Category Archives: Banana Republic Corruption

The Fed is Forcing Americans To Pay MORE on Their Debts… For POLITICAL Reasons

Ready to get really furious? There is ample evidence that the current Fed, led by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, is highly political, making policy decisions based on political preferences rather than economic data, or what’s best for Americans’ pocketbooks. Case … Continue reading

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Is the Fed TRYING to Trigger a Debt Crisis?

By Graham Summers, MBA | Chief Market Strategist The Fed is in the political crosshairs. As I outlined previously, there is ample evidence that the Fed, particularly Fed Chair Jerome Powell acts in a highly political manner. This runs contrary … Continue reading

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Can DOGE Fix This? We’ll Find Out Soon!

By Graham Summers, MBA | Chief Market Strategist More Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) news. As the Trump administration prepares to take office on January 20, 2025, more and more data points detailing the egregious fraud, waste, and abuse in … Continue reading

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Ignore the Donations, the Fed Has Been Political For DECADES, Part 1

By Graham Summers, MBA | Chief Market Strategist The Federal Reserve (or “the Fed” for short) is supposed to be a politically independent entity. Political commentators are outraged that Federal Reserve employees donated $10 to Democrats for every $1 to … Continue reading

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A “Mystery” Buyer is Propping Up the Markets

By Graham Summers, MBA | Chief Market Strategist This is BLATANT manipulation! Stocks suffered a mini crash in early August when the Bank of Japan blew up the carry trade. Peak to trough, the S&P 500 lost 10% in a … Continue reading

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Are You Ready For the Second Wave of Inflation?

Our latest theme is that the U.S. Central Bank, called the Federal Reserve, or the Fed for short, is NOT politically independent, but is in fact a highly partisan organization that leans left. The above items are not some conspiracy … Continue reading

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How the Fed is Juicing Stocks to Help the Biden Administration

Yesterday, I detailed how the Fed is a political entity… and it leans left. By quick way of review… 1) The Bernanke-led Fed launched QE 3 just three months before the 2012 Presidential election. At the time, the economy was … Continue reading

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Here’s Proof the Fed is a Political Entity… and It Leans LEFT

By Graham Summers, MBA It’s time to tell the truth when it comes to Fed political interventions. One of the biggest myths concerning the Fed is that it is politically independent. This is laughably false to anyone who has paid … Continue reading

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The Fed and the Treasury Are Juicing the System for the 2024 Election

By Graham Summers, MBA The Fed and the Treasury are juicing the markets to help the Biden administration with its 2024 re-election bid. And their actions are going to result in a massive crisis hitting some time in 2025. The … Continue reading

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I Have a Serious Question For You

Who are you going to believe… the mainstream shills, or your own eyes and wallets? The economic data in the US is telling us that the economy is booming. GDP growth is roaring at annualized rate of over 4%. Unemployment … Continue reading

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Welcome to 3rd World USA!

By Graham Summers, MBA We continue to receive signals that the U.S. is an emerging market. One of the hallmarks of emerging markets, particularly banana republics, is that politically connected businesses are treated like royalty while everyone else gets screwed … Continue reading

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Do You Like Bananas? Our Fed Does.

By Graham Summers, MBA Yesterday’s article caused quite a stir.  If you missed it, my main point was this: the U.S. is now an emerging market. And it’s getting downright embarrassing. Last week our Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, … Continue reading

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