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Senate Vote on Audit the Fed Scheduled for January 12th
The Senate will vote on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill (S.2232) on January 12th. As reported by the Wall Street Journal: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) scheduled a vote for next month on legislation known as “Audit the Fed,” [...]
Fed Leaks Benefit Certain Investors
A recent study by two Berkeley University economists not only confirms that the Federal Reserve routinely "leaks" confidential information but that the recipients of those leaks may be on the ground floor of a great investment [...]
The Federal Reserve's history of opposing transparency
Roger Auerbach, University of Texas Professor of Public Affairs and expert on aspects of the Federal Reserve's past that the Fed would prefer to keep hidden, has published a must-read article in the Huffington Post exploring the Federal [...]
Surprise: Government lying about true size of the national debt
Inflation and unemployment are not the only examples of the government manipulating government statistics. As former Government Accounting Office Head David Walker recently pointed out in The Hill,the government is also understanding the true [...]
Will the Fed raise rates?
Champagne corks are popping in DC over the October unemployment rate. According to the official figures, unemployment is at its lowest rate since 2008. Of course, the official figures are manipulated to lower the official unemployment [...]
Top 10 Senators Who Need to Hear From YOU on Audit the Fed!
Campaign for Liberty is implementing a massive grassroots mobilization plan on Audit the Fed in the run-up to a Senate vote after Thanksgiving. (Sign your Audit the Fed petition here and be entered for your chance to win a Colt AR-15 sporting [...]
Janet Yellen: We need more information about the Fed
Isn't it ironic? Fed Chair Janet Yellen, speaking at a Federal Reserve Conference, recently suggested that policymakers need to "review" the "unconventional" monetary polices pursued by Central Banks in response to the 2008 financial [...]
Federal Reserve Hires ANOTHER Goldman Sachs Executive
The Federal Reserve announced the hiring of yet another former Goldman Sachs executive. Neel Kashkari will be the president of the Minneapolis Fed. With this latest appointment, four of the Fed's 12 regional banks will be headed by former [...]
Chinese Yuan Pushes to Topple Dollar as World Reserve Currency
China took another step in its push to make the Yuan the World's Reserve Currency instead of the Dollar. From Bloomberg: China took another step to boost the yuan’s global usage, saying it will start direct trading with the Swiss franc, as the [...]
Janet Yellen Says Fed Could Turn to Negative Interest Rates
We all know that the Federal Reserve has artificially kept interest rates low for quite some time. Central banks argue (incorrectly) that in times of economic downturn lowering interest rates can help stimulate the economy. But what happens when [...]