4 MAY 2024 · In this episode, Mark Thornton discusses Consumer Confidence as a reliable indicator of the current economy. Individual components of the index are declining, but do not yet indicate a looming crisis or recession. Mark thinks that it does indicate, along with other economic statistics, of a clear worsening in the economy and his predictions for 2024.Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

25 APR 2024 · In this week's episode, Mark examines the Chocolate Crisis of 2024.  Cocoa prices have skyrocketed. The media is trying to paint this as another example of the ravages of Climate Change, but the market is making all of its typical adjustments to ensure that chocolate products continue to flow to consumers, and also making adjustments to improve the long term conditions.Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

20 APR 2024 · Mark Thornton launches a new podcast called Unanimity: Where Thoughts Matter. Exploring basic concepts of the world and humanity, he hopes to unlock the mystery of widespread disagreeableness in society. Please subscribe to this monthly podcast at https://Mises.org/Unanimity.Unanimity will not replace the weekly https://mises.org/minorissues.

18 APR 2024 · In this week's episode, Mark takes another look at the Producer Price Index. As suggested in an episode from September 2023 (see https://Mises.org/MI_35), the PPI has indeed leveled off and is no longer "contributing" to the Federal Reserve's "Immaculate Disinflation." Mark points out that wholesale price increases are already in the long PPI "pipeline" and will likely make the Fed's announced plans fall apart.Additional ResourcesPPI at Fred: https://mises.org/MI_67APPI 2022: "The Producer Price Index" at https://Mises.org/MI_35CPI: "Where’s the Beef?" at https://Mises.org/MI_36"The Fed's Immaculate Disinflation" at https://Mises.org/MI_03Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

11 APR 2024 · The inflation news from the Federal Reserve is once again disappointing. All the measures were up and higher than predicted by the experts. Mark recaps this news and compares his guesses about the economy to the forecasts of the Federal Reserve and Wall Street economists. Mark also reiterates his predictions about rate cuts and the economy. Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

5 APR 2024 · What happens when war shuts down the Strait of Hormuz? Mark looks at the economics and causes of a growing list of problems with the chokepoints of international trade: the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, and Baltimore harbor. Will these chokepoints become Scapegoats for the Federal Reserve and could war closing the Strait of Hormuz become a genuine world crisis?Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

28 MAR 2024 · In this week’s episode, Mark links the Global Climate change agenda to the old “Population Bomb” of the 1970s. He shows that climate alarmists are really de-populationists in environmentalist clothing—both of which run counter to science and promote personal, irrational agendas.Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

22 MAR 2024 · In this week's episode, Mark looks at the opportunities ahead of us for significant reforms and dismantling the State. Increasingly, more people realize that the government has been lying to them and working against their interests. Many also realize that Austrian economists, in contrast with Mainstream economists, have been presenting the true picture of the State. The political landscape has already shifted—and continues to shift—beneath the State, like an earthquake under a teetering third world building. The foundations of the World Economic Forum agenda are now in tatters.Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

16 MAR 2024 · In this week's episode, Mark looks at the opportunities ahead of us for significant reforms and dismantling the State. Increasingly, more people realize that the government has been lying to them and working against their interests. Many also realize that Austrian economists, in contrast with Mainstream economists, have been presenting the true picture of the State. The political landscape has already shifted—and continues to shift—beneath the State, like an earthquake under a teetering third world building. The foundations of the World Economic Forum agenda are now in tatters.Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at https://mises.org/issuesfree.

13 MAR 2024 · <p>In this week's episode, Mark looks at the golden opportunities we have ahead of us for significant reforms and dismantling the State. More people realize the State has been lying to them and working against their interests. Many realize that Austrian economists, in contrast to Mainstream economists, have been presenting the true picture of the State. The political landscape has already shifted and continues to shift beneath the State like an earthquake under a teetering third world building. The foundations of the World Economic Forum agenda are now in tatters.</p><p>Be sure to follow Minor Issues at <a href="https://Mises.org/MinorIssues" target="_blank">Mises.org/MinorIssues</a>.</p><p>Get your free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization at <a href="https://mises.org/issuesfree" target="_blank">Mises.org/IssuesFree</a>.</p>