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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 strategy, in both your finances and overall lifestyle

Expert Federal Reserve-watcher Axel Merk joins the program this week to react in real-time to yesterday’s latest announcements by the FOMC and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

He and I discuss the Fed’s apparent lack of concern about both raising bond yields and building inflation concerns.

As far as Fed Chair Jerome Powell claims, the current easing mode of easy monetary policy is going to continue for a lot longer.

And for those concerned that the repercussions of those policies are having increasingly disastrous effect on the vast majority of the American public, Axel warns that it’s folly to believe the Fed is working in their interests…

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

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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 strategy, in both your finances and overall lifestyle

Expert Federal Reserve-watcher Axel Merk joins the program this week to react in real-time to yesterday’s latest announcements by the FOMC and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

He and I discuss the Fed’s apparent lack of concern about both raising bond yields and building inflation concerns.

As far as Fed Chair Jerome Powell claims, the current easing mode of easy monetary policy is going to continue for a lot longer.

Click here to listen to a sample of this Off The Cuff Podcast

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

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by Adam Taggart

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 saw another FOMC statement, which Fed-watcher Axel Merk returns to the program to de-code for us.

In short, the Fed is giving itself more leeway to deal with a problem it has no clue how to fix. It is simply playing for time, trying to reassure us in the meanwhile that it has everything under control.

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

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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 saw another FOMC statement, which Fed-watcher Axel Merk returns to the program to de-code for us.

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Off The Cuff LIVE!

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by Adam Taggart

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 Adam Taggart

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

PREVIEW

by Adam Taggart

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 Crash & Energy
- Why one is related to the other

Fresh off his own reaction to Jerome Powell's appearance on 60 Minutes, Chris sits down with Fed watcher Axel Merk to hear his seasoned perspective on the central bank's future moves:

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Off The Cuff: Inflationary Pressures Are Rising

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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 Crash & Energy
- Why one is related to the other

Fresh off his own reaction to Jerome Powell's appearance on 60 Minutes, Chris sits down with Fed watcher Axel Merk to hear his seasoned perspective on the central bank's future moves:

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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 Adam Taggart

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss:

The Fed's Flip-Flop
- Powell suddenly starts signing 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 better and better

Our resident Fed expert, Axel Merk, does his best to interpret the abrupt capitulation Jerome Powell has recently demonstrated.

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Off The Cuff: The Flip-Flop Fed

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Axel Merk discuss:

The Fed's Flip-Flop
- Powell suddenly starts signing 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 better and better

Our resident Fed expert, Axel Merk, does his best to interpret the abrupt capitulation Jerome Powell has recently demonstrated.

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

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by Adam Taggart

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 today's FMOC announcement, Chris and Axel discuss the next moves of the central banks, who's intervention and collusion have driven markets more than any other factor over the past decade. Most people don't realize that monthly liquidity injections are currentlyat their highest ever since QE began.

Now that the Fed is talking seriously about tightening — can it? Or will the markets revert to throwing a tantrum as the global liquidity spigots begin to reduce their flow?

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

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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

Now that the Fed is talking seriously about tightening — can it? Or will the markets revert to throwing a tantrum as the global liquidity spigots begin to reduce their flow?

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Off The Cuff: Watch The Fed Chair Transition Closely

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by Adam Taggart

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 of the economy

Axel Merk returns this week to share why he believes the upcoming Federal Reserve Chair transition just might be the pin that pops today's asset price bubble:

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Off The Cuff: Watch The Fed Chair Transition Closely

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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 of the economy

Axel Merk returns this week to share why he believes the upcoming Federal Reserve Chair transition just might be the pin that pops today's asset price bubble:

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Off The Cuff: The End Of Buying The Dip?

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by Adam Taggart

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 & Gold
- Old correlations no longer hold

Chris and Axel cover lots of ground in this week's Off The Cuff with lots of recent seismic moves — China's yuan-for-oil-for-gold announcement, the latest ECB statement, the resignation of Stanley Fisher (which may presage Yellen's exit when her term is up in early 2018. Things are shifting quickly in the markets, geo-politically, in the world economy — even in the weather. Axel warns that the long-standing relationships we've all become accustomed to are fading, and that we need to be prepared for different outcomes from what we're used to.

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Off The Cuff: The End Of Buying The Dip?

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

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 & Gold
- Old correlations no longer hold