by BainCapitalist There are many, and deciding which ones are better than others is a subject of huge debate in macroeconomics. I’ll give you a couple examples: Inflation rate. This can more specifically be CPI, PCE, or a core measure. The …
by OfficialHavik Usually the first sign of a downturn is when default rates for various kinds of debt rise (credit card, auto loan, etc.). Here’s an article from the NYpost talking about it. https://nypost.com/2018/08/11/more-americans-are-defaulting-on-their-credit-cards-analyst/ Despite a booming economy, many …
Article here Some of the more concerning ones: -Crowdsourcing CMG Financial, a lender based in San Ramon, California, has created Homefundme.com, where prospective home buyers can tap the collective pockets of their social network. “They can basically ask their family, friends, …
via businessinsider: China’s money-printing industry is running at “full steam” for foreign clients including Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Brazil, and Poland, according to reports. The printing is linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has seen China build …
The "synchronized growth" mirage is fading. The bond market -like most markets- is a game of relatives. As investors become aware of liquidity and solvency risks in "high yield" and emerging markets, funds flow into US treasuries and dollar assets …
via @OccupyWisdom : The #CPI #inflation number (obviously it’s much higher) is 2.90% And…the 10 year #treasury is at 2.87% So…after loaning #money for ten years, you end up with a negative rate of return. Then you have to pay #taxes on …
Fund positioning at extreme bullish levels, anemic late summer trading volumes EM risks, high VIX short trade and double top potential formation mean this is not time to be complacent when everybody else is 💤. Remember, computers drive 70% of …
https://twitter.com/KyleKovacovsky/status/1029084819639087105 H O L Y S H I T–> "The emerging market foreign exchange basket just witnessed its largest 4D drawdown since Lehman. That’s -5.3% being a 5.2% standard deviation move over a ten year period," h/t @Convertbond #Lira $USD …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com According to a Gallup poll released Monday, more Democrats view socialism positively than they do capitalism – a development that comes amid the popularity of Democratic socialist candidates in the midterm elections. Fifty-seven percent …
by MadUnit So the big sugar companies stopped FL’s natural watershed and now creating huge algae blooms in FL killing almost all the the waterlife. I would not have know about it if I didn’t have family in FL. If …
80 fires in different cities, planned attack by people dresses in black. They are using homemade bombs. Nobody knows why they are doing it. Swedish Police has now issued a statement on the riots tonight, here’s the highlights. – …
by Martin Armstrong Trump really needs to clean house when it comes to the judicial system. It is just totally out of control and they have long held themselves above the law. The majority of judges outright deny human rights …
by Martin Armstrong Once again, tens of thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets demanding the end of corruption in government. At least 450 people were injured in clashes with the police who are still defending the government against …
by Shaun Richards Over the past few days we have seen the expected height of summer lull punctured by events in Turkey. This morning there has been a signal that this has become a wider crisis as our measure of …
The more I watch Obama and all his cronies the more I respect Jimmy Carter. At least Carter seems like he gives a damn about the average American. BBT
The fact the Cryptos are taking a hit here tells me that trouble may be building in Stocks. I would expect Cryptos, Gold, and Silver to stage a rebound relatively soon especially if stocks fall. Keep an eye out. …
by Michael Snyder We haven’t seen emerging market currencies crash like this in over a decade, and analysts are warning that if this continues we could witness a devastating global debt crisis. Over the past decade, there has been an …
by Michael Snyder If you could live forever, would you do it? Throughout history, money has allowed the elite to buy just about anything they want – except an escape from death. Many super-rich individuals are deeply haunted by the …
via The Bear Trap Report *LIRA DROPS TO NEW RECORD AS TRUMP STEPS UP TARIFFS ON TURKEY *TRUMP AUTHORIZES DOUBLING OF TARIFFS ON TURKEY STEEL, ALUMINUM *USD/ZAR SURGES 2.1% TO 14.3829, HIGHEST SINCE NOVEMBER 2017 *Indonesian rupiah, the currency at …
by stockboardasset Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (“Ford Credit”) filed additional court documents with the Northern District of Texas last week, claiming Reagor-Dykes Motors, LP and other related Debtors entities ran “the largest floor-plan-financing frauds in the history of the United States.” …
by Jim Quinn Matteo Salvini: "I want to know who’s financing it—where is this money coming from? Who is going to lead the prayer? I want names—I will not give even half a square meter of space [until these rules …
by Jesse Colombo Though Turkey’s financial markets have been struggling since the start of this year, the country’s currency and government bonds have been in an all-out freefall in the past week. A political clash with the United States caused the lira …
from Financial Survival Network Robert Cheney, CEO and Director of our new sponsor C21 Investments, is bullish on the Cannabis industry’s growth. It’s no secret that the industry is expanding rapidly and Rob is expecting it to grow from $11 billion per …
from Financial Survival Network John Rubino is back… There’s a number currencies that are currently dissolving. Argentina, Venezuela, Iran, Pakistan and Russia. The Yuan has been plunging and the dollar has been rising. It’s hard to understand the irrationality of it all. …
by John Ward We have the Clintons, Obamas and Bushes to thank for the emergence of seriously radical politics in the US. The same is true in the UK of the hijacking of a depraved Blairite Labour Party as the reaction …
by stockboardasset The Australian household debt to income ratio has ballooned to shocking levels over the past three decades as Sydney is ranked as one of the most overvalued cities in the world. According to the Daily Mail Australia, credit card bills, home …
by stockboardasset According to the latest numbers from Acadata Ltd., a housing bubble in the UK is steadily deflating due to the economic uncertainties surrounding Brexit, along with tighter monetary conditions via the Bank of England, which could alleviate lingering affordability issues. British …
via Charles Gave While the Trump administration may crow endlessly about how swell the economy performed last quarter, that 4.1% GDP print will quickly become a wistful memory.” -BERNARD BAUMOHL, Economist at the Economic Outlook Group Towards the tail-end of July, …
by Jesse “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 Thomas More: (With a sudden, contemptuous sweep of …
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Turkey’s currency crisis is breathing new life into gold, pension crisis could be good for gold, and why gold is …