@yapstone.bsky.social
youtu.be/oY7ahvI7MX4?...
summary of the Mirin/Bessent Plan...
summary of the Mirin/Bessent Plan...
Trump: The Fed and The AI Arms Race Richard
YouTube video by Richard Duncan - Economics
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
youtu.be/oY7ahvI7MX4?...
summary of the Mirin/Bessent Plan...
summary of the Mirin/Bessent Plan...
Reposted
10/10
Economists insist that "free trade" benefits a country whether or not its trade partners engage in free trade, but that's only because they assume balanced trade. Few understand that the arithmetic of comparative advantage only works when exports are used to pay for imports.
Economists insist that "free trade" benefits a country whether or not its trade partners engage in free trade, but that's only because they assume balanced trade. Few understand that the arithmetic of comparative advantage only works when exports are used to pay for imports.
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
10/10
Economists insist that "free trade" benefits a country whether or not its trade partners engage in free trade, but that's only because they assume balanced trade. Few understand that the arithmetic of comparative advantage only works when exports are used to pay for imports.
Economists insist that "free trade" benefits a country whether or not its trade partners engage in free trade, but that's only because they assume balanced trade. Few understand that the arithmetic of comparative advantage only works when exports are used to pay for imports.
youtu.be/uSccAcMv_uk?...
that time and that place. we were young. I was 22.
that time and that place. we were young. I was 22.
Surprise Attack: Inside the Tet Offensive | Vietnam in HD (S1, E3) | Full Episode
YouTube video by Military Heroes
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
youtu.be/uSccAcMv_uk?...
that time and that place. we were young. I was 22.
that time and that place. we were young. I was 22.
stablecoins backed by Treasuries
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
Ben Kizemchuk on X: "How is this financial repression you may ask? There is work currently underway to back stablecoins with US treasurys. That means the stablecoin issuer holds short-term US government debt, like T-bills, as collateral. The intention is to maintain a 1:1 peg to the US dollar. Users" / X
How is this financial repression you may ask? There is work currently underway to back stablecoins with US treasurys. That means the stablecoin issuer holds short-term US government debt, like T-bills, as collateral. The intention is to maintain a 1:1 peg to the US dollar. Users
x.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
stablecoins backed by Treasuries
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
"Under post-2008 monetary-fiscal convergence and particularly following the COVID-19 crisis, fiscal policy has increasingly become a driver of aggregate demand."
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
Ben Kizemchuk on X: "tldr: Real GDP collapse as the new economic growth Going down with the Rocket Ship 📉🚀: How Economies Can Grow Amid Declining Real GDP in a Post-Scarcity Regime Traditional measures of economic growth, chiefly real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are built on the assumption of https://t.co/mA3LKptuPv" / X
tldr: Real GDP collapse as the new economic growth Going down with the Rocket Ship 📉🚀: How Economies Can Grow Amid Declining Real GDP in a Post-Scarcity Regime Traditional measures of economic growth, chiefly real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are built on the assumption of https://t.co/mA3LKptuPv
x.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Under post-2008 monetary-fiscal convergence and particularly following the COVID-19 crisis, fiscal policy has increasingly become a driver of aggregate demand."
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
x.com/BenKizemchuk...
Jensen Huang - great American, innovator, immigrant and the world's greatest salesman.
youtu.be/2wK06mCJWHo?...
youtu.be/2wK06mCJWHo?...
Episode 31: A Conversation with Jensen Huang
YouTube video by Special Competitive Studies Project
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August 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Jensen Huang - great American, innovator, immigrant and the world's greatest salesman.
youtu.be/2wK06mCJWHo?...
youtu.be/2wK06mCJWHo?...
who will buy the US Treasurys with massive federal deficits?
stablecoins will be backed by UST's, this will be a massive growth center.
youtu.be/kmxVSdbJQzM?...
stablecoins will be backed by UST's, this will be a massive growth center.
youtu.be/kmxVSdbJQzM?...
Ending the Triffin Dilemma: Lyn Alden, James Lavish & Mark Moss | Bitcoin 2025
YouTube video by Bitcoin Magazine
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
who will buy the US Treasurys with massive federal deficits?
stablecoins will be backed by UST's, this will be a massive growth center.
youtu.be/kmxVSdbJQzM?...
stablecoins will be backed by UST's, this will be a massive growth center.
youtu.be/kmxVSdbJQzM?...
gold, bitcoin, dollar
crypto and stablecoin legislation this week
the Genius Act, Clarity Act. get your knowledge up to date with Lyn Alden.
youtu.be/LDISDDGIhRg?...
crypto and stablecoin legislation this week
the Genius Act, Clarity Act. get your knowledge up to date with Lyn Alden.
youtu.be/LDISDDGIhRg?...
This Is a Debt Spiral by Design and Tariffs Will Accelerate the Breakdown | Lyn Alden
YouTube video by Kitco NEWS
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
gold, bitcoin, dollar
crypto and stablecoin legislation this week
the Genius Act, Clarity Act. get your knowledge up to date with Lyn Alden.
youtu.be/LDISDDGIhRg?...
crypto and stablecoin legislation this week
the Genius Act, Clarity Act. get your knowledge up to date with Lyn Alden.
youtu.be/LDISDDGIhRg?...
Electrification of our economy now! demand side management is necessary:: youtu.be/DDVm5vmZIwE?...
Next Housing demand investment. Health care demand investment. giving wealthy tax breaks to sit on their money and not invest strategically is a mistake.
Next Housing demand investment. Health care demand investment. giving wealthy tax breaks to sit on their money and not invest strategically is a mistake.
The Race is On to Electrify Demand (eg cars, heat pumps)
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Electrification of our economy now! demand side management is necessary:: youtu.be/DDVm5vmZIwE?...
Next Housing demand investment. Health care demand investment. giving wealthy tax breaks to sit on their money and not invest strategically is a mistake.
Next Housing demand investment. Health care demand investment. giving wealthy tax breaks to sit on their money and not invest strategically is a mistake.
Deployment Day... I love these guys.
youtu.be/Rhf5zyvBYFM?...
youtu.be/Rhf5zyvBYFM?...
Watch What Its Like As Navy Sailors Go To Sea
YouTube video by David Hoffman
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July 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Deployment Day... I love these guys.
youtu.be/Rhf5zyvBYFM?...
youtu.be/Rhf5zyvBYFM?...
Reposted
1/3
Bloomberg: "In a draft statement prepared for their meeting, BRICS leaders agreed to voice “serious concerns” about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures “which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg: "In a draft statement prepared for their meeting, BRICS leaders agreed to voice “serious concerns” about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures “which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
BRICS Set to Condemn ‘Coercive’ Tariffs, Draft Statement Shows
BRICS leaders are poised to adopt a position at odds with President Donald Trump on trade tariffs, conflict in the Middle East and global arms spending, even as they shy away from any direct challenge...
www.bloomberg.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Bloomberg: "In a draft statement prepared for their meeting, BRICS leaders agreed to voice “serious concerns” about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures “which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bloomberg: "In a draft statement prepared for their meeting, BRICS leaders agreed to voice “serious concerns” about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures “which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
buy, borrow, die1!!
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
buy, borrow, die1!!
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
your next trip to walmart could be with stablecoin. this is token money not credit.. but alas your money is someone else's credit. if HH's & business will not or can no longer go into debt then the fed gov't will need to run a larger deficit (credit) to keep it all going.
youtu.be/OpBGgntJqtM?...
youtu.be/OpBGgntJqtM?...
Why Companies Like JP Morgan And Visa Are Creating Crypto Tokens
YouTube video by CNBC
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
your next trip to walmart could be with stablecoin. this is token money not credit.. but alas your money is someone else's credit. if HH's & business will not or can no longer go into debt then the fed gov't will need to run a larger deficit (credit) to keep it all going.
youtu.be/OpBGgntJqtM?...
youtu.be/OpBGgntJqtM?...
So why is trump budget massively adding to income inequality? will not end well
x.com/michaelxpett...
x.com/michaelxpett...
Michael Pettis on X: "1/15 Kenneth Rogoff says: "There is, for example, a terrific chapter in which Ray Dalio brutally critiques Japanese policymakers for failing to force debt writedowns after the country’s early 1990s financial crisis.' https://t.co/qa7GgWqAwr via @ft" / X
1/15 Kenneth Rogoff says
x.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So why is trump budget massively adding to income inequality? will not end well
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Reposted
1/14
This article is a very good illustration of how, in a hyperglobalized world, countries that choose to control their domestic economies—which, among other things, means controlling their capital and trade accounts—can impose...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
This article is a very good illustration of how, in a hyperglobalized world, countries that choose to control their domestic economies—which, among other things, means controlling their capital and trade accounts—can impose...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
China floods Brazil with cheap EVs triggering backlash
The world's largest car-carrying ship - with the equivalent of 20 football fields of vehicles - completed its maiden journey late last month to dock in Brazil's Itajai port.
www.reuters.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
1/14
This article is a very good illustration of how, in a hyperglobalized world, countries that choose to control their domestic economies—which, among other things, means controlling their capital and trade accounts—can impose...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
This article is a very good illustration of how, in a hyperglobalized world, countries that choose to control their domestic economies—which, among other things, means controlling their capital and trade accounts—can impose...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Kelton is correct here.. also
def: savings is unspent income & debt is negative savings. increasing savings does not add to GDP, only consumer & bus spending does. deficit is result of distribution of income to top percentile at expense of bottom. it's just accounting.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
def: savings is unspent income & debt is negative savings. increasing savings does not add to GDP, only consumer & bus spending does. deficit is result of distribution of income to top percentile at expense of bottom. it's just accounting.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Trump's budget bill and ballooning deficits
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the current budget bill will add $3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. On Point wraps up a weeklong exploration of what Trump's budget bill...
www.wbur.org
June 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Kelton is correct here.. also
def: savings is unspent income & debt is negative savings. increasing savings does not add to GDP, only consumer & bus spending does. deficit is result of distribution of income to top percentile at expense of bottom. it's just accounting.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
def: savings is unspent income & debt is negative savings. increasing savings does not add to GDP, only consumer & bus spending does. deficit is result of distribution of income to top percentile at expense of bottom. it's just accounting.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
treasury bonds are just money, in US case its just adding $37T more money to the economy.
youtu.be/Wy7NAqdqo3I?...
youtu.be/Wy7NAqdqo3I?...
3. Treasury & Federal Reserve Basics
YouTube video by Modern Money, Banking, and Finance
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
treasury bonds are just money, in US case its just adding $37T more money to the economy.
youtu.be/Wy7NAqdqo3I?...
youtu.be/Wy7NAqdqo3I?...
money is not a "thing" but an accounting entry at banks. we don't use money, we use credit. when walmart buys stuff from a chinese vendor, no "thing" moves across the Pacific to china as payment, but rather a chinese firm gets a credit at a bank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSia...
15. Operational Realities of the Monetary System Scott Fullwiler
YouTube video by Modern Money, Banking, and Finance
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
money is not a "thing" but an accounting entry at banks. we don't use money, we use credit. when walmart buys stuff from a chinese vendor, no "thing" moves across the Pacific to china as payment, but rather a chinese firm gets a credit at a bank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSia...
about sums it up...
x.com/SpencerHakim...
x.com/SpencerHakim...
Spencer Hakimian on X: "So you’re telling me we got the rest of the world to do the lowest value, lowest profit margin, most capital intensive, and most cyclical parts of economic activity. And in exchange, they gave our companies the cheapest priced goods in the world to resell and thrive off of." / X
So you’re telling me we got the rest of the world to do the lowest value, lowest profit margin, most capital intensive, and most cyclical parts of economic activity. And in exchange, they gave our companies the cheapest priced goods in the world to resell and thrive off of.
x.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
about sums it up...
x.com/SpencerHakim...
x.com/SpencerHakim...
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Live with Lisa Fischer
YouTube video by MrRsgibson
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
an alternative to trump's future tariff train wreck. although I fear america first agenda will never allow this without congress taking back control per the constitution.
www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...
www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...
Rebalancing the world economy: Right idea but wrong approach
Richard Samans on why tariffs won’t fix global imbalances and why Europe may be best positioned to lead a bold G3 solution with the U.S. and China.
www.brookings.edu
April 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
an alternative to trump's future tariff train wreck. although I fear america first agenda will never allow this without congress taking back control per the constitution.
www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...
www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...