Germany is probably already in a recession by most metrics

Germany is probably already in a recession by most metrics https://t.co/f40fWfDKRC — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) August 19, 2019 The seriousness of the current slowdown in the eurozone is put in perspective by this excellent 15-year overview from @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/FqDk4aI6qK — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) August 18, 2019

This sounds like the US is planning to sell off its SPR

via @chigrl: under the prior administration US was supposed to sell from the SPR to fund a much needed upgrade>>> US study to focus on leasing, not closing, portions of SPR: sources https://spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/081919-us-study-to-focus-on-leasing-not-closing-portions-of-spr-sources?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=realtime&utm_content=oil&utm_term=news&utm_campaign=webed&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=plattsoil&utm_content=6baa4bc1-ffb8-4cab-9675-3787dfd4aba1&utm_campaign=hootsuitepost

The present outcome of HIGHER BONDS, HIGHER STOCKS, HIGHER PRECIOUS METALS, is the culmination of central banks quoting “EVERMORE.”

via yragharris: The Federal Reserve just won’t admit that President Trump and the European Central Bank are holding its policy designs captive. Trump ramps up talk of tariffs in an effort to keep the financial markets uncertain while the ECB wishes to pursue an ever expanding balance sheet in an effort to reach an ambivalent inflation … Read more

You don’t need a PhD in economics to realize that there’s something wrong with this picture…

Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, In the latest sign that absolutely nothing makes sense anymore, WeWork filed formal regulatory paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, officially notifying the world that it will soon be going public. If you haven’t heard of WeWork (or it’s parent– ‘The We Company’), it’s a real estate company that … Read more

GE junk credit rating?

by chaney3 I’ve been largely uncertain of the claims of fraud brought against $GE and haven’t cared all that much, but have been seeing more articles with regards to it’s credit rating recently. Being the Autistic intraday trader I am I don’t care all that much for credit ratings as a metric, however once $GE … Read more

Trump pressures the Fed again

ALERT: Trump wants Fed to cut rates by full 1 percentage point-a move only considered when U.S.economy is on the brink of recession President Trump on Monday called for the Federal Reserve to sharply cut interest rates and again criticized the central bank’s chairman for a “horrendous lack of vision,” while reiterating his belief that … Read more

Recessions 101

by WSB_Austist Warning: This is the one rare post on this sub where I’m actually going to be serious and leverage my education and experience. Will return to full spectrum Monday. Background: I’ve seen a lot of posts and talk about recessions and how to profit on them. I just want to point out every recession is … Read more

Lost Within the Rate Cut: Fed’s Drive to Establish a New Payment System

via stevenguinness2: Part way through delivering a press conference following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since December 2008, chairman Jerome Powell let it be known that the central bank was ‘looking carefully‘ at developing a new faster payments system. Unsurprisingly, his words on the subject proved the equivalent of screaming into the face of a … Read more

Beware Of The $5 Trillion Corporate Debt Wall Due Through 2024

via Zerohedge: S&P Global Ratings is now warning about $5.2 trillion in corporate debt coming due through 2024, reported International Financing Review (IFR). The $5.2 trillion includes bonds, loans, and revolving credit facilities from financial and non-financial companies in the US. It represents almost half of the global rated debt expected to mature during the period. S&P … Read more

Typical market top behavior?

Let’s lever up, folks. Softbank to lend $20B to CEO and employees to invest in its own fund, per WSJ. That’s more than half of the money raised for its second Vision Fund. Typical market top behavior? $SFTBY Let’s lever up, folks. Softbank to lend $20B to CEO and employees to invest in its own … Read more

Gregory Mannarino: Prelude To THE BIG ONE

by Dunagun Kaiser via Reluctant Preppers with Greg Mannarino The US president says all is well and we’ve got the strongest economy ever… ..Why then is Trump calling for an immediate and drastic stimulus rate cut? ..Why then is the Fed is planning to put in place an unprecedented rule to shore up the biggest banks, which they’ve been saving … Read more

Safe Haven Appeal Sends Gold Above $1,500

From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold gains as recessionary fears lift safe-haven appeal, gold prices to hit $1,575 in 3 months and $1,600 in 6 months, and why bullion prices could keep exploding next week. Gold Gains as Recessionary Fears … Read more