00:00 - Intro00:50 - Revisiting Chris's 2021 prediction about bonds and inflation02:34 - What is the Federal Reserve?04:21 - What has happened to the US economy since COVID?06:20 - The monetary base07:12 - Three ways the Government can throw money around09:02 - Interest rates and inflation10:35 - The Fed has grown massively12:03 - How the Fed buys and sells debt13:41 - Quantitative easing and tightening15:05 - What value does the Fed provide to the world?17:30 - Summary. Thanks for listening!________________Chris is a novelist author of financial thrillers.CRISIS DELUXEA PRINCE AMONG MEN
