Move along; nothing to see here. Retail sales have been flatter than a pancake the last three months. And this is in a STRONG jobs market?

Move along; nothing to see here. Retail sales have been flatter than a pancake the last three months. And this is in a STRONG jobs market? pic.twitter.com/sI5bAWeSbQ

— Tony Sagami (@Tony_Sagami) March 15, 2018

#STAGFLATION EQUATION

1) #MONETARY #INFLATION ✅
CHANGING INFLATION
EXPECTATIONS✅
+_______________________
#MONEY VELOCITY

2) STAGNANT #GDP GROWTH
+ INFLATION
__________________
STAGFLATION ! pic.twitter.com/znnVQOHK5n

— OW (@OccupyWisdom) March 15, 2018

The moment you realize that the #equity markets, #housing market and #bond market are built on a foundation of #ZIRP pic.twitter.com/r8Ml0trR40

— OW (@OccupyWisdom) March 16, 2018

The US Dollar continues to struggle for a footing as it can’t even reach previous trend lines anymore. The Atlanta FED shifts their call from 5.4 percent GDP to just 1.9 percent as the economic outlook weakens. JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs now see growth cooling. Disappointing retail sales numbers have also pushed sentiments negative for equities. We’ll discuss how the precious metals reacted this last week.

1-Month Libor…
Mar 2010: 0.23%
Mar 2011: 0.21%
Mar 2012: 0.24%
Mar 2013: 0.20%
Mar 2014: 0.16%
Mar 2015: 0.18%
Mar 2016: 0.44%
Mar 2017: 0.94%
Mar 2018: 1.79% pic.twitter.com/p6PKS6Rgag

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 15, 2018