UK Is 'Flirting With Recession', Growth In China's Shadow Banking Is Slowing, Seasonal Weakness In The Russell 2000 Index Begins

The Dangerous Season Begins Now Russell 2000: 30-Year Seasonal Pattern Russell 2000 The Russell 2000 enters a period of seasonal weakness in mid July. Source: Seasonax As you can see, the Russell 2000 does indeed typically decline between May and October. However, there is one last surge into a mid July interim peak before it … Read more

Monopolies Under Microscope… AMAZON Power Spooks; 'Taking Over So Much'

Should America’s Tech Giants Be Broken Up? Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook may be contributing to the U.S. economy’s most persistent ailments. As a former tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, Jonathan Taplin isn’t your typical academic. Lately, though, he’s been busy writing somber tomes about market shares, monopolies, and online platforms. His … Read more

Trade Deficits, Debt-Fragility & Seismology: Forecasting The Next Economic Collapse

by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Why America’s Trade Deficit Will be at the Heart of the Next Economic Collapse Ask ten physicists a question about physics and you will get one (correct) answer.  Ask ten economists a question about the economy and you will get ten answers—all wrong. It’s no secret that economists are notoriously bad … Read more

US World Supremacy Challenged: China Opens First Overseas Military Base

by Tesseract Since World War II, not many countries have dared to challenge the United States’ military dominance in the world. The US has a far greater military reach than all its closest competitors. In recent years however, other powerful nations have begun to challenge US Supremacy by flexing their military muscle away from home. China … Read more