PE56: Austrian Business Cycle Theory & Practice (XI)
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the fifty-sixth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast. Contents 00:00 Intro 01:10 Fed Funds target rate 04:14 Fed Funds effective rate 05:29 Interest on bank reserves 08:40 US 1 year T-bill 09:13 US 2 year T-note 10:08 US 3 year T-note 10:35 US 5 year T-note 10:40 US 10 year T-note 11:00 US 20 year T-bond 11:20 US 30 year T-bond 12:44 Austrian Business Cycle Theory 16:20 Central bank planning board policy rates 18:55 Policy rates exacerbate booms and busts 20:20 Inverted yield curve means recession 22:00 Pretence of knowledge Here we look at the Federal Reserve policy rates, versus the market rate for US government securities. We use this backdrop to describe the basic Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle, and how the central bank exacerbates booms and busts. https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.