Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) named names and pointed fingers: Its Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany in October dropped by 14.1 points, to a level of negative -24.7, matching July 2018, both the lowest levels …
by howmuch Last week President Trump announced a landmark new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, a deal that he thinks will pour “cash and jobs” into the US economy. We don’t want todebate the merits of Trump’s approach to trade, but the world should …
Global liquidity is rapidly shrinking as more central bankers begin to taper. The central banks know that they system cannot go any further so they need to bring it down and blame it on Trump fiscal policies. This is what …
Ron Paul warns that the stock market will drop by 50% and there is no way to stop it. John Williams of Shadowstats is reporting that the Fed is killing the economy. Major warnings coming from the IMF, BIS and …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Do you concur with the IMF WARNING? RKC ANSWER: The IMF said: “No financial regulatory framework can or should aim to reduce the probability of crisis to zero, so regulators should remain humble.” What the IMF is warning about …
From MarketWatch: The gig economy may not be nearly as large as the all hype it receives would suggest — that’s according to a report the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Friday which estimated that 1.6 million people, or about 1% of …
These guys have some dank charts: https://fred.stlouisfed.org Here are a few neat ones: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HTRUCKSSAAR https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10Y2Y https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RECPROUSM156N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA also this https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2018/09/28/recessionalert-weekly-leading-index-update h/t WilliamNyeTho
this is STRONGMAN SHELFORD REPORTING LIVE FROM ARGENTINA. OUR COUNTRY GOT CRAZY AND NOW THEY WANT TO TAKE INFLATION AND DEVALUATION DOWN. SO THEY ARE TAKING PESOS out of the market and forcing banks to buy a 70% interest rate …
by Troy The stock market and economy move in the same direction over the medium-long term. That’s why it’s extremely important to understand the state of a nation’s economy. Is the economic data improving or deteriorating? Let’s take a look at U.S. …
by Chris Martenson dailyhaha While life has always been uncertain, today our choices matter more than ever. The decisions each of us make today will determine if we thrive, merely survive, or fail during the future time of upheaval ahead. The …
by barroamarelo The bears have been saying for some time that the only reason equity markets are soaring are “quantitative easing” and debt inflation, and thus are in a bubble that will eventually pop. But can we quantify that, put …
https://youtu.be/LlmbDr6AjxU In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the manic gyrations in stock markets as investors get high on their own supply. They also discuss the yield curve failing to invert and the ‘free’ investing app …
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought more disappointing news both for and from the French economy. The statistics institute has released this. In September 2018, households’ confidence in the economic situation has declined: the synthetic index has lost 2 …
And why are Bank of Mexico executives and employees resigning in droves? By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Around 200 central bank employees, including 20 senior executives, have left their posts at the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) since presidential …
via Kara Chin, Jacqui Frank and Ali Newhard Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio says the economy looks like it did in the late 1930s in many ways: interest rates hit zero in the early stage of each crisis, asset prices are …
Do you think it’s possible to reverse the financial madness? Every single bubble will pop. Sometimes it takes years or even decades. But with complete certainty, we can be rest assured that all bubbles will eventually meet their end. What …
Interview with: Gerald Celente https://s3.amazonaws.com/ILB_MS_BUCKET/ILB-180921-WeeklyMarketWrap.mp3 Don’t want to listen? Read the podcast below! Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason Coming up the one and only Gerald Celente joins me for another explosive interview on the state …
via economicprism: There’s great elation flowing from the various economic bureaus down through President Trump. They bring a message of good news. If you haven’t heard, here in the USA, we live, work, and play in the dazzle and delight of …
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Marty; You are not only the only person to forecast BREXIT, you also said the British Economy would do far better after BREXIT. There was absolutely nobody that agreed with you. I read every bank report …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5sqcZwu0y0 Newt Gingrich: We will see a red wave, not blue in November https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB69j…
Do you think WALL ST. and MAIN ST. are correlated? There are thousands upon thousands of indicators we can look at to determine the health of the economy. Or we can just look out the window, take a drive …
Nice: https://tinyurl.com/ya47bwml First time in half a century, plus now we also have a massive export of natural gas: https://tinyurl.com/yddqa7w6
From Brandon Smith Almost every aspect of the global economic downturn, which started ostensibly in 2007-08 and is still ongoing to this day, can be traced back to the actions and policies of central banks. The Federal Reserve, for example, used …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But the cost of shipping surges, no holds barred. The signs that the infamous cyclicality of the transportation industry is changing direction once again are still timid. This industry is a thermometer of the goods-based economy. …
by Egon von Greyerz Many emerging markets are now turning to submerging markets as country after country is experiencing falling economies, currencies and stock markets. The currency is often the best indication of a country’s economic health. Just look at …
by Jim Quinn Hmm. A critical thinking person might wonder why payroll tax revenue would only be .4% higher YTD when Trump has added SO MANY new jobs and the unemployment rate is SO LOW. If millions of new jobs …
Here’s all the graphs he talked about in one place. h/t chkdg8
Obama’s Economy: “That’s one of the lowest numbers we’ve seen in years.” “That’s a horrific number.” VS. Trump’s Economy: “That’s a wow number.” “It keeps getting better and better and better.” See video will blow you away Obama’s Economy: “That’s …
via Jeff Sommer The chances of a recession by the end of 2020 are mounting. And the prospects for the American stock market in the next decade have worsened appreciably. Those are prognoses, not facts. But they’re not just offhand projections, …
