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Inflation and a Virtuous Barbell
In a system where tax avoidance is a national aspiration, the currency must inflate continuously and at varying rates to accommodate the Treasury’s cash needs. Last week in "The Wrap," we noted that real gasoline prices, adjusted for inflation, are actually quite low. We also predicted that inflation could touch double digit rates later this year as a result of the US-Israeli war with Iran, but the big driver of inflation remains the federal debt.
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May 2510 min read


The Wrap: Rate Cuts, FSOC Fantasy and CRE Deflation
The Trump FSOC document reads like a Marvel comic book and is entirely laudatory towards crypto fraud, but uses the same idiotic language as former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in describing the grave systemic risks posed by residential mortgage servicers. The report states incredibly: "The continued use of U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins is expected to support the role of the U.S. dollar in the international financial system..."
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Dec 11, 20256 min read
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