Author Archives: Charles Hugh Smith

An Iceberg Called Bernanke

Manipulating interest rates is only the tip of the Federal Reserve’s agenda.

Neo-Keynesian Trap

Cheap, abundant credit stimulates the wrong kind of growth.

Inflation by Any Other Name

Nominal GDP targeting puts your savings in the crosshairs.

Bernanke’s Bad Bet

  The Fed sacrifices Main Street’s wealth to Wall Street. By Charles …

The Trouble With T-Bills

How our last export industry might bankrupt us

Busting the Safety Net

The economic crisis hastens an entitlement crash.

No Easy Money

The case for raising interest rates

Bringing Down the House

Why home prices won’t rise again

Bringing Down the House

Why home prices won’t rise again