The Fed

Interest rates should be determined by the market, according to its needs, to operate efficiently and effectively distribute society’s financial resources.

Once upon a time, American firms built with the long term in view, and the government did not try to hinder them. Today, thanks to reckless federal government spending, we are living hand-to-mouth, accumulating massive debts, and soon enough will be broke.

Once upon a time, American firms built with the long term in view, and the government did not try to hinder them. Today, thanks to reckless federal government spending, we are living hand-to-mouth, accumulating massive debts, and soon enough will be broke.

The political establishment is trying to stoke panic that Trump is “politicizing” the Federal Reserve. But it’s already political. The real danger, from their perspective, is not that Trump is changing the Fed; it’s that he’s making its true nature harder to hide.

The political establishment is trying to stoke panic that Trump is “politicizing” the Federal Reserve. But it’s already political. The real danger, from their perspective, is not that Trump is changing the Fed; it’s that he’s making its true nature harder to hide.

Mainstream economists have justified the creation of the Federal Reserve because they claim that a growing economy—especially the banking system—needs an “elastic” currency. In other words, the economy “needs” at least some inflation. Austrian economists know better.

Bob explains why blaming private equity for America’s housing woes misses the deeper economic forces at play, from speculation to Federal Reserve intervention.

As the Federal Reserve signals it doesn't care about price inflation, we're reminded the Fed is mostly motivated to ensure rising asset prices for Wall Street while pushing cheap credit to finance federal deficits.

Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the causes and implications of the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates.

Jeff Degner joins Bob Murphy to explain how inflation reshapes marriage, fertility, and family life, linking Austrian monetary theory to today’s cultural hurdles.