The Other Big Debt(s)
RED INK RISING … We write a lot about the national debt on this website. And with good reason. It’s obscene, people. Out of control....
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Chair Grilled
by FITSNews
“NOISE IN THE DATA?” We’ve written previously on the Federal Reserve’s looming interest rate hike. Sure, it was an excuse to drool over Fed governor Lael...
1Q 2017 Growth Estimate Slashed
by FITSNews
LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN RENEWED OPTIMISM TO GROW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY … So much for all that economic “Trumphoria.”...
Lael Brainard And The Coming Rate Hike
by FITSNews
FEDERAL RESERVE PREPARES TO MAKE ANOTHER MOVE … A typically dovish member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors made it clear this week she...
3Q 2016 Economic Growth Estimate Slashed
by FITSNews
THE “RECOVERY” ROLLS ON … The Atlanta Federal Reserve has slashed its “Nowcast” growth estimate for the third quarter all the way down to 1.9 percent...
Federal Reserve Goes “All In” For Hillary Clinton
by FITSNews
NO RATE HIKE PRIOR TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION … We knew America’s mainstream media was in the tank for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Same with...
August Jobs Report Backtracks
by FITSNews
THERE’S TROUBLING WAGE DATA, TOO … After back-to-back months of fairly robust job growth (in quantity, anyway), the U.S. employment situation dimmed a bit during...
Ron Paul: The Phony Jobs Recovery
by Letters
GOVERNMENT POLICIES PRODUCING STAGNATION, NOT GROWTH … || By RON PAUL || Last Friday saw the release of a bombshell jobs report, with headlines exclaiming that...
Jobs Report Shatters Expectations
by FITSNews
BIG PRINT FUELS RATE HIKE SPECULATION … The federal government’s jobs report shattered expectations for the second month in a row – posting a net...