econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 3 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-02-01 19-59That way, when Walsh does exactly what Trump wants, markets will interpret any rate cuts as economically justified rather than politically motivatedeconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 5 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-30 16-08Since producer prices tend to lead consumer inflation, without immediate rate hikes future CPI gains could move further above the Fed’s 2% target, a dynamic that supports goldeconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-27 20-07If Donald Trump and congressional Republicans decline to investigate Lee’s alleged unlawful conduct at the IRS, despite asserted proof that the IRS illegally targeted…econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-27 20-07High-ranking officials should not be able to shield themselves from liability through evasion and a judiciary that protects them.econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-27 20-07In this case, viable claims will never be adjudicated—not for lack of merit, but because Lee evaded process long enough and the court rewarded that evasion.econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-27 20-07This is extraordinary. Service-related dismissals are normally without prejudice because the merits are never reached.econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-27 20-07Despite documented, repeated attempts to serve him, the judge refused service by publication, mischaracterized those efforts, and dismissed Lee with prejudice.rzc24-nftbbg (70)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-23 19-55I think not only from fiat defenders but also from those who think about the potential of stablecoins. I have been hearing about the death of the USD since 2009, when the US debt was below $20T.rzc24-nftbbg (70)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-23 19-55However, there is a contrary narrative out there.econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-23 19-55After institutional adoption and broad retail buying, it has become one of the worst-performing assetseconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-23 19-55Most who bought Bitcoin ETFs would have done better with the S&P 500econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 12 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-21 20-45A main benefit of rising productivity is lower prices, and the Fed should not deprive the public of that benefit by generating inflation that turns prices that might otherwise fall into higher oneseconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-21 20-45If prices are so inflated that buyers can't afford them, those homes aren't worth the perceived value — a crash is comingeconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-21 20-45stocks or bonds, underexposed to foreign stocks, sitting on large cash positions, holding any Bitcoin, or lacking exposure to physical precious metals and mining stocks suggest…econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 16 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-19 16-31A Mortgage Bankers speech from 2006 warned about subprime in the same terms, with similar warnings delivered at the same conference in 2005econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 16 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-19 16-31Government will not act to avert a crisis; it will pursue policies that create crises, then blame capitalism and exploit the fallout to expand government power and set the stage for the next oneeconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 16 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-19 16-31No one in government wanted to rain on Wall Street’s or Main Street’s parade because the housing bubble was enriching manyeconbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 16 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-19 16-31Warnings were raised well before 2005, yet they were ignored and dismissed. The GSEs were the largest buyers of subprime mortgages with U.S. government backing, so a financial…econbullion (39)in LeoFinance • 16 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-19 16-31optout (59)in LeoFinance • 20 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-13 16-37I agree.