Category Archives: Dubious statistics

Powell Tap Dances on Interest Rate Outlook as Stagflation Starts to Kick In

Powell threw Mr. Market and Trump a bone by hinting the Fed might cut rates in Sept. But the Fed lacks good options with stagflation looming

Asking the Wrong Questions About Antidepressants

A new “reassuring” study about withdrawal from antidepressants shows how blinkered the thinking around this type of medication is.

Has Extreme Poverty Really Plunged Since the 1980s? New Analysis Suggests Not

A new analysis challenges the widely-held view that extreme poverty has fallen sharply, and finds a big reversal due to neoliberal “reforms”

Autism Fabulist RFK, Jr. Shuts Down Research Into Possible Environmental Causes Even as He Escalated Broad-Based Attack Against Vaccines.

More on RFK, Jr.’s hypocrisy.

Tucker Slams Predatory Buy Now, Pay Later Loans as the Economist Celebrates This New Debt Slavery Device

A relatively new financial product, buy now pay later loans, is deepening the misery of already over-extended Americans, especially Gen Z

New Study Attempts to Candy-Coat Impact of Job Loss

A reader critical thinking exercise! Time to take a hard look at a study that argues that losing your job may not be all that terrible.

James Galbraith: From the Fossil-Fuel Civilization Into …? Economics Gets a Biophysical Reality Check

James Galbraith argues that economics can’t keep ignoring that energy and resources for production are no longer abundant and easy to access

Putin-Trump Summit: Press and Collective West Political Hysteria Escalates as Russia Makes Large, Significant Advance Near Pokrovsk

Trump beats a big retreat in what he expects from the Putin summit even as Russia scores a major battlefield breakthrough.

What Is Happening to the Dollar as a Safe Haven?

Why the speed of the dollar’s demise seems to be a tad over-anticipated.

Federal Reserve, Using Non-Compliant Accounting, Hides Over $100 Billion a Year of Losses and Resulting Negative Equity, Due to Illegal Bank Subsidies

A former Fed economist explains in detail how the central bank has been using dodgy accounting to hide losses from impermissible subsidies

Stagflation Watch for the US Economy as a Whole

Upgrading a US recession watch for the US to a stagflation watch due to inflation even as ISM indexes signal current contraction

As Tariffs Bite and Jobs Stall, New Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living

As Trump’s new tariffs are about to squeeze American wallets even harder, a new tool helps keep track of the damage.

Chronically Ill? In RFK Jr.’s View, It Might Be Your Own Fault

RFK, Jr.’s policy views confirm that he hates the poors.

The Post-Pandemic Disinflation: Low Sacrifice, High Prices

Central banks in advanced nations really do believe they did a masterful job of managing the post-Covid inflation. This article explains why

Fed’s Rates Not Restrictive for Markets. Financial Conditions Ultra-Loose. Manias Form, Margin Debt Blows Out, Junk Bonds Party in La-La-Land

Despite the Fed depicting its current rate policy as restrictive, manic pricing in many financial markets says otherwise.