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Inflation, the National Debt and the U.S. Dollar - What Could Go Wrong?
Manage episode 289966720 series 2137790
With a ballooning U.S. federal budget deficit, a growing national debt, and double digit increases in the money supply, is it time to bet against the dollar?
Topics covered include:
- What is driving the double digit increases in U.S. home prices
- Why hasn't inflation spiked in line with rising home prices
- What is the velocity of money and why is it falling
- What are three schools of thought regarding what causes inflation
- What is the average interest rate and maturity schedule of the U.S. national debt
- How the Bank of Amsterdam is an example of how central banks can go insolvent and shut down
- Why the dollar has an exorbitant privilege
Thanks to Policygenius and Hello Fresh for sponsoring the episode. Use code david12off for 12 free meals with free shipping from Hello Fresh.
For more information on this episode click here.
Show Notes
Where Did Americans Move in 2020? by Janelle Cammenga—Tax Foundation
Velocity of M2 Money Stock (M2V) Chart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Consumer Price Index – March 2021—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inflation and Debt by John H. Cochrane, Fall 2011—National Affairs
US Government Finance: Debt by Dr. Edward Yardeni and Mali Quintana—Yardeni Research, Inc.
Related Episodes and Content
A Complete Guide to Understanding and Protecting Against Inflation
287: What Causes Hyperinflation and How To Prepare For It
295: Federal Reserve Insolvency and Monetizing the National Debt
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
489 episodes
Manage episode 289966720 series 2137790
With a ballooning U.S. federal budget deficit, a growing national debt, and double digit increases in the money supply, is it time to bet against the dollar?
Topics covered include:
- What is driving the double digit increases in U.S. home prices
- Why hasn't inflation spiked in line with rising home prices
- What is the velocity of money and why is it falling
- What are three schools of thought regarding what causes inflation
- What is the average interest rate and maturity schedule of the U.S. national debt
- How the Bank of Amsterdam is an example of how central banks can go insolvent and shut down
- Why the dollar has an exorbitant privilege
Thanks to Policygenius and Hello Fresh for sponsoring the episode. Use code david12off for 12 free meals with free shipping from Hello Fresh.
For more information on this episode click here.
Show Notes
Where Did Americans Move in 2020? by Janelle Cammenga—Tax Foundation
Velocity of M2 Money Stock (M2V) Chart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Consumer Price Index – March 2021—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inflation and Debt by John H. Cochrane, Fall 2011—National Affairs
US Government Finance: Debt by Dr. Edward Yardeni and Mali Quintana—Yardeni Research, Inc.
Related Episodes and Content
A Complete Guide to Understanding and Protecting Against Inflation
287: What Causes Hyperinflation and How To Prepare For It
295: Federal Reserve Insolvency and Monetizing the National Debt
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
489 episodes
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