Why the #Fed Is #WRONG About #InterestRates

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Richard Werner – an economics professor and the creator of quantitative easing – says that it’s a myth that interest rates drive the level of economic activity. The data shows that the opposite is true: rates lag the economy.

Economics prof Steve Keen – who called the Great Recession before it happened – points out today in Forbes that the Fed’s rate dashboard is missing crucial instrumentation:

The Fed will probably hike rates 2 to 4 more times—maybe even get the rate back to 1 per

#InterestRates, #TPP, and the #Smuggling of #Oil and #Arms

By Global Research News

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Turkish-ISIL Oil Trade: Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Russia All Accuse Turkey of Smuggling Oil

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, December 17 2015

Because of the Turkish government’s role in the multi-spectrum US-led war against the Syrian Arab

#End the #FED

NY Time: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

One of the longest economic expansions in American history remains so fragile that the Federal Reserve said on Thursday it would postpone any retreat from its stimulus campaign.

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tomatobubble,com

These esoteric (high-fallutin') academic discussions regarding whether or not The Federal Reserve The Hebrew National Bank should raise interest rates or lower interest rates are as confusing and they are amusing. It's confusing because - unless one has been taught how this criminal enterprise works - the whole "easing" vs "tightening" debate is enough to make the head spin. 

But for those who have figured out the scam, it's amusing to hear Fed-watchers and know-nothing analysts regurgitate the nonsense that your enlightened reporter was once taught to believe during Economics class at Rutgers University. Suffice it to say, the subject of Economics is just as corrupted with lies and fallacies as the