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by David Haggith Now, the federal government just told you that inflation rose to 2.8% on the Fed’s favorite gauge. That was but a sneeze, a mere 0.1% blip further up and away from the Fed’s 2% target. So, while it is in the wrong direction, ‘twas but a calming breeze, not a tariff-heated hurricane of price …
by David Haggith As Trump settles down from his recent raging against voters for being obsessed with inflation, having claimed inflation was now a Democrat hoax, one of today’s articles talks both about the inflation that is happening and the inflation that is not happening due to the president’s tariffs. According to limited available government reports, Trump appears to …
by Michael The Chinese have no intention of giving in to President Trump and are vowing to “fight to the end”. So that means that an economic war between the number one economy on the entire planet and the number two economy on the entire planet is officially on. Yesterday, I warned my readers that …
Stock trading is such a huge part of congress. It shouldn’t be. I can’t wait to tell all these stories of corruption, treason and betrayal. Coming soon. https://t.co/ylTCFuBm1M — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 22, 2024 We posted this report on a suspicious purchase of Fair Isaac stock by a U.S. Congressman in May.$FICO has now …
Guest Post by George Ford Smith via mises.org No one today talks about the death penalty for debasing gold or silver coins as established by section 19 of the Coinage Act of 1792, nor do they usually bring up Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution, which authorizes only “gold and silver Coin a Tender in …