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by John Rubino This morning’s jobs report was stronger than expected, which – combined with Amazon’s dramatic increase in its minimum wage to $15/hr — implies rising wages going forward. … Read more
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 … Read more
Do you believe that real estate prices can rise if mortgage rates rise? The real estate market is very diverse, very widespread, and very volatile. 30 years ago, I couldn’t … Read more
From Antiwar.com: The U.S. spends far more on its military than any other nation on Earth, but very soon, it will not be the top expenditure of the U.S. government. Rather, … Read more
Google and other social media platforms decided to allow cryptocurrency ads back on their sites. So the central bank is now ok with cryptocurrency because they believe they turned enough … Read more
via nytimes: The run-up in borrowing costs is a one-two punch brought on by the need to finance a fast-growing budget deficit, worsened by tax cuts and steadily rising interest rates … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the most recent news of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates once again! The Federal Reserve raised interest rates … Read more
via QuantalyticsResearch: US Stocks Global stocks are inching higher this AM, ahead of today’s US Fed interest rate decision US stocks index futures are edging higher, pointing to a positive open … Read more
by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump correctly called the economy a “big, fat, ugly bubble.” The bubble is now much bigger, but President Trump has … Read more
by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning The Federal Reserve will almost certainly raise its benchmark rate in under two weeks — for the eighth occasion since December 2015. For a market … Read more
by Adam Taggart Here’s a frightening series of stats I posted on the site three years ago (so you can bump the percentages up a bit): A new report by Bloomberg … Read more
BY SRSROCCO The U.S. Government’s balance sheet is one step closer to blowing up as its debt, and interest expense hit new record highs. And when I say “new record … Read more
via @OccupyWisdom : NEGATIVE REAL INTEREST RATES The #inflation rate above the interest rate Wage earners lose Savings deposits lose Cash holders lose Bond/Fixed income investors lose Retirees lose Most equity investors … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the most recent news regarding the Canadian economy as inflation hit its highest level since 2011, interest rates skyrocket … Read more
by Chris Kimble CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE With numerous stock indices hitting all-time highs, is it possible that interest rates could be peaking? It does seem unlikely in my … Read more
via @OccupyWisdom : FOR TWO DAYS I’VE BEEN LECTURED ABOUT #INTERESTRATES, BY SECOND RATE “EXPERTS” Interest rates follow cycles of 30-40 years. This has been true for all of western civilization. 1/ … Read more