by Appropriate_Meat2715 Japan’s economy has been struggling with deflation and low growth for decades, despite the efforts of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to stimulate demand and inflation through ultra-loose monetary policy. However, recent data suggests that Japan’s inflation is …
via discern.tv: On May 1, government bank officials sold Republic Bank to JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the country. Even the New York Times report about the sale recognized that the normal rules had been suspended when the interests of …
by Chris Black I get it, the world is a giant Sodom and Gomorrah, and America has never been fatter, unhealthier, controlled and degenerate. But on the other side, what are you going to do from age 30 on? Sit …
by Michael Earlier this year the Federal Reserve declared war on inflation, and since that time we have seen a series of interest rate hikes that has been absolutely breathtaking. We knew that this would negatively impact the financial markets, …
by Michael What do you think is going to happen when we get to a point where the world simply cannot produce any more oil than it is already producing? It is often said that “energy is the economy”, and …
by dreadnought89 Yesterday Barclay’s announced that they are suspending any further sales from inventory/issuance of VXX shares. This is the ETN that holds the front two months of /VX VIX futures contracts. Since the announcement, VXX has become decoupled from the …
by Keith Weiner of Monetary-Metals The Federal Reserve published Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation, and solicits comments about its ideas for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This is our extended commentary offered in response. Implications from the Federal Reserve’s Paper Our first comment …
Running an eCommerce site is an exciting and essential way to expand your business. While most small businesses prefer to piggyback on existing platforms like Amazon, Etsy, or eBay to keep costs to a minimum, an increasing number of medium-sized …
by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits The bond yields dropped despite surging inflation. It’s not a usual thing on the market, so we have to ask: what does it mean for gold? The markets hide many mysteries. One of them is the recent …
by Shaun Richards Today there can only be one subject although as ever I will avoid the politics as much as is possible. Anyway at the current rate of progress anything on that subject would be out of date before …
Michigan State Economics Professor Mark Dr. Skidmore says there is a limit to money printing even when all the global central banks are doing it. Skidmore says, “What does it mean when a central bank is buying equities, or buying …
Published on Jun 9, 2013 By Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald For the past week, the Guardian and Washington Post have been reporting on some extraordinary revelations about previously secret massive NSA surveillance programs that invade the privacy of both …
by Mark Angelides Three of the most demonized figures of our time seem to be floating in each other’s orbits; much to the horror of Liberal commentators. With Nigel Farage’s visit to the Ecuadorian embassy on Thursday, rumours are rife …
by John Rubino Money center banks — which over the past few decades have grown into the biggest financial entities the world has ever seen — appear to have hit a wall, and are now shedding tens of thousands of …
