Liberty and Finance: The Ghost of Bad Debt

For over a decade, the Federal Reserve has been caught in a delicate dance, balancing the stability of the banking sector with the potential consequences of its actions. Much like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat, the Fed has effectively been propping up banks by swapping out their toxic debts with newly printed currency. In a recent interview with Rafi Farber on Liberty and Finance, the term “ghost of bad debt” was coined to describe the consequences of this strategy, hinting at an unsettling truth that could soon come to roost. Farber, a financial commentator with a…