Anatomy of the SVB and Signature Bank Failures – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran It has been nearly a month since the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The collapses sparked plenty of confusion and led to lots of concerns about a banking crisis....
View ArticleThe Recession Is Back on – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Recession talk had died down heading into 2023: the labor market remained strong, inflation had been slowing, and the numbers were getting better. What a difference a few months can...
View ArticleFed Official Rejects the Digital Dollar – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran The Federal Reserve is in the early stages of developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as a digital dollar. But while the CBDC is far from becoming a reality in...
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate: The Next Shoe to Drop? – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Does the pain ever end? Now that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse, and First Republic have shown the banking system is incredibly vulnerable, market...
View ArticleTheater of the Absurd: Debt Ceiling Style – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Is the U.S. government soon approaching the so-called X-date? Maybe or maybe not. But even if it did, it is almost certain that Washington will strike a last-minute agreement that will...
View ArticleWill Zimbabwe Make Gold Great Again? – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently announced that it will launch gold-backed digital currency after enduring hyperinflation for much of the 21st century. But while some have...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Debt Limit Deal is a Joke – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Did the House Freedom Caucus members have a point in rejecting the Fiscal Responsibility Act? The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its assessment of the debt ceiling...
View ArticleThe Banking Turmoil That Won’t Go Away – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran All has been quiet on the banking front. After First Republic became the latest financial institution to crumble, conditions have appeared to stabilize. But then you look at several...
View ArticleInflation Fears Unjustified, Leftists Say – Swamponomics Video
By Andrew Moran Inflation is not happening. Inflation might occur for a little bit, but it will not be significant. Inflation is here, but it will not last for long. Inflation might be here for a...
View ArticleSundown: A Climate Change Story – Swamponomics – Special Edition
By Andrew Moran Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. But the current US administration might do the next best thing: block it out. Of course, anyone who has watched The...
View ArticleBidenomics Juicing the Labor Market – Swamponomics TV
By Andrew Moran Signs indicate Bidenomics is subsidizing the labor market, be it via growing government payrolls or sending taxpayer dollars to certain sectors for green jobs. For more episodes, click...
View ArticleAmerica’s Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Addiction – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran It has been two months since President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reached a debt ceiling agreement that was comically named the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Both...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Long COVID – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Economists thought the red dragon would come out roaring after the Chinese government lifted most COVID-related public health restrictions. Were they wrong? For more episodes, click here.
View ArticleThe BRICS Oil Canvas – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran During the 15th annual BRICS summit, the coalition of emerging market economies announced that six countries have been formally invited to become members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia,...
View ArticleThe Jagged Edge of Inflation – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Establishment economists sitting in their Ivory Towers are frightened by the d-word: Deflation. For more episodes, click here.
View ArticleBidenomics, Politics, and Labor – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump recently headed to Michigan in support of United Auto Workers (UAW) members.
View ArticleThe US Economy is Broken – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Uncle Sam had a great fall. All the president’s horses and all the president’s men couldn’t put Uncle Sam together again. Many of the headwinds that rested underneath a booming United...
View ArticleBiden Discounts Your Taylor Swift Tickets – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran There is a war in the Middle East. Inflation is reaccelerating. The national debt has risen by millions of dollars in the last minute. Crime is ravaging inner cities. The border crisis...
View ArticleCan the US Fund All the Wars? – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran Now that another major military conflict has been ignited in the Middle East, there are questions as to whether the United States can afford to fund these wars. President Joe Biden and...
View ArticleQE is Dead! Long Live QE! – Swamponomics
By Andrew Moran A new Bloomberg survey of economists worldwide shows that they believe the Federal Reserve and other central banks will not be as adamant about unleashing quantitative easing policies...
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