A Globally Systemic Central Bank Is Hiking Rates In A Recession

A major global central bank would never hike rates during a prolonged recession, would it? You might be surprised to find out the answer is a solid, yes. Not only did it just happen, the reasons why tell us a whole lot about the real aim of central bank policies, where they come from, and, more important of all, the status of our globally synchronized world. The cycle drama just got taken up a notch.

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[nicolasbenson]

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[philiscoolerthanu]

Jeff.
No inflation?
Why is gold at an all time high?
Copper is at an all time high?
Silver broke through $30 its highest since 2013.
Do you see you were wrong? Inflation is the expansion of money and credit. How you refuse to acknowledge this is beyond me.

[dberweger]

Why is the swiss flag in the background if he speaks about japan? Switzerland was one of the first central bancs in the world to start lowering interest rates.

[jamesedwards]

You should have spoken to bonds, which are worthless. When the world wants Japanese bonds because they actually EARN and rate of return worth having. Japan's currency will RISE, substantially. As long as the USA is paying high rates, the rest of the world must match those rates or suffer poor currencies, any economist would confirm that. Nice try.

[lsheets]

Drinking game: Take a drink every time he says Central Bankers are clueless. Warning: Do not drive after playing this game.

[fluffyclucks]

Japan has long running been clueless and probably the worst offender. I thought Ueda was going to change things, and had his chance to raise rates into a hot economy last year, but like Kuroda before him, failed to do the right thing. Most central bankers these days need to grow a pair, put their foot down, and put politicans and governments in their places, but wimp out. Expecting monetary policy and central bank purchases of ETFs, money printing, flooding the system with liquidity, etc. and every other thing under the sun to pump up stock prices and make up for empty bogus government policy is an exercise in futility. Japan and others' long running practices of propping up the short term at the expense of the long term is going to exact a price and probably a big one in this case. These things always come to roost sooner or later--all the worse the further down the road they kick the can. The media does not help either, like with how Powell appeared on Sixty Minutes, as if the guy is a rock star. All of these guys, more or less obviously studied at the John Law School of Economics or really really want to take a page out of his book. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Ignoring the wise writings of the likes of Ludwig Von Mises, Hayek, Schumpeter and others is a recipe for disaster. My point? It is a sad state of affairs, the day of reckoning is coming, and special thanks to central banks and everyone who played their part in the coming Symphony of Destruction.

[d-mrnbaiceyne]

Has Jeff ever considered the inversion in the US Yield Curve resolving itself by the long end rising above the short end, not the other way round..

[jb]

But you said they don't control the interest rates that the market controls the the rates.

[tradermunky]

Dr copper wants to break 5 and gold refuses to have a meaningful correction. I don't like that.

[dberweger]

Very little numbers and evidence in this videos

[kennethrobinson]

It appears that central planners around the world have no idea what they are doing.

[hectorrodriguez]

If interest rates go down the asset bubble will get worst. If they go down the consumer economy and job holder will suffer. They are trying to avoid both.

[nat]

Interest rates are at a historic low now. Historically, interest rates have been much higher than they are currently. There is almost no chance that interest rates are going to go lower anytime within the next several years. There is a strong likelihood that they will go higher still.

[petermerelis]

Japan’s mistake was being the sole CB correct about not raising rates aggressively. now they’re left holding the bag.

[BayouRepairGuy]

Your judgment is skewed because you probably own too much real estate. The rates need to go higher. That’s the only way out of this.

[jennem]

Love your videos and your excellent explanations

[HelloNotMe]

These people are one of clueless, incompetent, or dishonest. In any case they shouldn’t be in charge of anything.

[reallymakesyouthink]

It's all about currency strength. Rate hikes means stronger currency which means exports are cheaper.
This is especially important with the wars going on right now, nobody wants to have a low currency and can't get their hands on oil or other commodities.

[ericrobertson]

Japan needs to export 150B more or import 150B less.