The Fire Hose of Chaos: The Fed
Episode Date: May 12, 2025Jerome Powell has been on the receiving end of Trump's threats and the markets have reacted negatively to the undermining of the Fed's credibility. He...
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832 episodes transcribedJerome Powell has been on the receiving end of Trump's threats and the markets have reacted negatively to the undermining of the Fed's credibility. He...
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Today we're discussing the Trump administration's 96th tariff policy which imposes port fees on Chinese ships.Join the Patreon here: https://www.patre...
In the past, we've chatted through the domestic issues facing New Zealand, so let's discuss the economic future of the ~5 million Kiwis in the context...
Well, the Russian Reach series needed an update, and it's not a pretty one. The infiltration of the US government by Russian interests is growing and...
The green transition in the US has made great progress in recent years, but the wheels are falling off. This is largely due to economic pressures, lac...
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Pete Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense, has been doing his best to completely dismantle the United States' ability to fight a war now or in th...
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The Trump administration can put out as much trade deal fluff as they want, but the reality is that the internal dysfunction and unpredictable nature...
What could have happened much, much further down the road (or even avoided given the right circumstances) is now in the headlines - the US is headed i...
Here's a video I recorded while I was in New Zealand at the end of 2024. In this video, we cover a question that the US is still trying to answer - sh...
Trump's endless tariff policies will likely hit just about every corner of the American economy, but the US housing industry is poised to take a devas...
If you're like me, you've probably sat at your computer for hours on end, reading tons of articles, watching countless interviews, and you still have...