Tag Archive for: Fed

Ep-58 Jeff Deist: Shaping the Future of Money and Credit

Ep-58 Jeff Deist: Shaping the Future of Money and Credit

Jeff Deist makes his first appearance on the Gold Exchange Podcast to talk about why he joined Monetary Metals and what he sees for the future of money and credit. Keith and Jeff discuss the importance of Say’s Law, the impossibility of economic modeling, and the failures of the Fed. Tune in for this must-see […]

Jeff Deist: Why I Joined Monetary Metals 

Jeff Deist: Why I Joined Monetary Metals

This post was written by Jeff Deist, former President of the Mises Institute. Jeff will be joining Monetary Metals full-time as General Counsel in May.  I am exceptionally pleased to join Monetary Metals after ten years at the Mises Institute.   Offering yield on gold is both simple and yet novel in today’s modern context. […]

Ep 57 – Danielle DiMartino Booth: Threading the Fed Needle

Danielle DiMartino Booth: Threading the Fed Needle

Can Jerome Powell do the impossible? Fed insider, author, and CEO of Quill Intelligence, Danielle DiMartino Booth joins the Gold Exchange Podcast to talk about Fed policy and its implications. Does the Fed care about gold? Will rates fall below zero? Watch to hear Danielle’s expert insights! Follow Danielle on Twitter: @DiMartinoBooth Connect with Keith […]

What Is Undermining the Banks? 

April Fools

April 1, 2023  First, it was the crypto-focused Silvergate Bank. Then it was Silicon Valley Bank. And immediately after, Signature Bank. Silvergate and Signature could be dismissed because, well, crypto. But Silicon Valley Bank is something entirely else. It was older, and much larger. And a mainstay of high-tech, venture-funded startups for many decades.  Then […]

Why Can’t Banks Raise Their Rates on Deposits?

Why Can’t Banks Raise Their Rates on Deposits?

As the Federal Reserve has hiked rates from 0% to over 4.75%, the average interest rate on bank deposits has remained low, around the FDIC’s national average for savings accounts of 0.37%. This has led many to ask the simple question.   Why aren’t banks raising the interest rate on deposits?   The Hotel California Banking System  […]

Did the Fed just Pivot?

Did the Fed just Pivot

Last week, we had this to say about the implications of SVB’s collapse…  Everyone in the market has to think about an unpleasant reality and come to grips with it. They have to consider the risks of things that previously they may have thought absolutely safe. Such as bank deposits, and Treasury bonds (and government-guaranteed […]

Ep 50 – Brent Johnson: Has the Dollar Milkshake Spilled or Just Begun?

Ep 50 - Brent Johnson: Has the Dollar Milkshake Spilled or Just Begun?

Is the dollar heading to new heights or new lows? Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital joins the Gold Exchange Podcast LIVE in New Orleans! Listen to Brent discuss the historic rise of the DXY, the effects on (d)emerging markets, and how he sees a currency and sovereign debt crisis playing out. Will Powell be able […]

Ep 49 – Larry Lepard: Fighting the Broken Monetary System

Ep 49 - Lawrence Lepard: Fighting the Broken Monetary System

Fix the money, fix the world! Larry Lepard, Managing Partner at Equity Management Associates and vocal sound money advocate, joins the Gold Exchange Podcast LIVE in New Orleans! Listen to Ben and Larry discuss the Fed’s doom loop, the dollar parabola problem, and what investors might consider as their monetary escape hatch. Connect with Larry […]

Ep 48 – Peter Boockvar: What Will Cause the Fed to Pivot?

Peter Boockvar

Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group Peter Boockvar joins the Gold Exchange Podcast LIVE at the 2022 New Orleans Investment Conference to discuss market dynamics, a potential Fed pivot, unemployment numbers and more! Read Peter’s Boock Report and connect with him on Twitter Connect with Keith Weiner and Monetary Metals on Twitter: @RealKeithWeiner @Monetary_Metals […]

Ep 40 – Dan Oliver Jr: Markets Will Force the Fed to Balance

Dan Oliver Jr.

Dan Oliver of Myrmikan Capital joins Keith and Dickson on the Gold Exchange Podcast to talk about the history of credit bubbles, the inevitability of central bank failings, and what history can tell us about the Fed’s current trajectory. Connect with Dan on Twitter: @Myrmikan and at Myrmikan.com Connect with Keith Weiner and Monetary Metals […]