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Off The Cuff: ‘Don’t Believe For A Second That The Government Has Your Back’

In this week’s Off The Cuff I sit down with Axel Merk to discuss: The implications of yesterday’s announcements by the Federal Reserve How much does the Fed truly care about inflation? Is the Fed willing to sacrifice the purchasing power of the USD in pursuit of its dual mandate? Why resilience remains the right…

Off The Cuff: ‘Don’t Believe For A Second That The Government Has Your Back’

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

Off The Cuff: The Fed Is Just Playing For Time At This Point

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by Chris Martenson

In this week’s Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss: Fire resilience The Fed has no clue how to get out of the box it’s in The Fed is only looking at the immediate term; it leaves tomorrow’s problems to tomorrow Why the best short-term policy is a good long-term policy Last week…

Off The Cuff: The Fed Is Just Playing For Time At This Point

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Off The Cuff LIVE!

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by Chris Martenson

What’s better than an Off The Cuff with John Rubino? Or Wolf Richter? Or Axel Merk?

How about one with ALL of them?

That’s what attendees of last weekend’s Peak Prosperity annual seminar were able to enjoy, live on stage.

This meeting of the minds was the first time Axel, Wolf and John had ever met one another in person. And the idea-exchange that ensued was pure magic.

For this week’s Off The Cuff, we’re giving you a huge treat. A chance to watch these great thinkers in action.

Off The Cuff LIVE!

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

What’s better than an Off The Cuff with John Rubino? Or Wolf Richter? Or Axel Merk?

How about one with ALL of them?

That’s what attendees of last weekend’s Peak Prosperity annual seminar were able to enjoy, live on stage.

This meeting of the minds was the first time Axel, Wolf and John had ever met one another in person. And the idea-exchange that ensued was pure magic.

For this week’s Off The Cuff, we’re giving you a huge treat. A chance to watch these great thinkers in action.

Off The Cuff: Inflationary Pressures Are Rising

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by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss: Powell's Non-Message He's trying to be as boring as possible to keep the markets placid Rising Inflation We may quickly go from “too little” inflation to “too much” Good Times? Many of the metrics the Fed looks at are still green The Boeing…

Off The Cuff: Inflationary Pressures Are Rising

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Transcript for Axel Merk: Why Is Anyone Still Waiting to Sell the Dollar?

by Peak Prosperity Admin

Below is the transcript for Axel Merk: Why Is Anyone Still Waiting to Sell the Dollar? Chris Martenson: Today we are speaking to Axel Merk, president, chief investment officer and founder of Merk Investments. Axel is a noted expert on world currencies and manages several mutual funds that manage currency risks for investors. For years he…

Off The Cuff: The Flip-Flop Fed

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by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss: The Fed's Flip-Flop Powell suddenly starts singing a dovish tune Which Risks Are The Ones Most Worth Watching Not all risks are created equal Corp Profits vs Wage Inflation Why does the Fed value one and hate the other? Outlook For Gold Looking…

Off The Cuff: The Flip-Flop Fed

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Off The Cuff: Are We About To See Taper Tantrum 2.0?

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by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss: Taper Tantrum 2.0? The Fed wants to tighten. But can it? Bad Balance Sheets Can central banks simply hold their bad assets forever? The Flattening Yield Curve A classic signal of approaching recession Bitcoin Trying to make sense of the recent run-up Recorded before…

Off The Cuff: Are We About To See Taper Tantrum 2.0?

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Off The Cuff: Watch The Fed Chair Transition Closely

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by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Alex Merk discuss: The Cost Of Disaster Natural disasters are NOT GDP "positive" Watch The Fed Chair Transition It could be what pops this bubble Fracked Up Why the shale patch will continue to disappoint Parallels with the 1930s Military spending is becoming a bigger driver…

Off The Cuff: Watch The Fed Chair Transition Closely

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Off The Cuff: The End Of Buying The Dip?

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by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss: Bye, Bye Fisher The Fed's Vice Chair steps down Bye, Bye Yellen? Axel thinks Fisher's departure signals Janet Yellen will be out, too No Decision-makers Left Everyone is on the same train when it comes to the "markets" The Future Of The Dollar, Euro, Yuan…