#JAPAN JUN PRELIMINARY PMI MANUFACTURING: 53.1 V 52.8 PRIOR *Export orders index declines for first time since Aug 2016 in a warning sign about overseas demand❗ *Link: https://bit.ly/2K6u9K0 COPPER: down -17.5% in 2018, the Chinese have not been able to …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter How the “Yield Curves” Stack Up in central-bank manipulated bond markets. So we had a little bond-market upheaval this morning. After President Trump successfully manipulated bond yields down yesterday and today by griping about the Fed’s …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Trade wars in the auto industry are not uncommon. It’s just that the US has lost them so far. So-called “trade wars” are neither new nor uncommon for the US and its trade “partners.” The US …
85 people have been killed and over 2 million forced to flee their homes in record-breaking floods that have hit Japan. Over 14 inches of rain fell in 2 hours – just insane! Pretty apocalyptic sounding to me! …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Was “QQE” just a pretext for bringing the government bond market under control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis? In June, total assets on the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet dropped by ¥3.79 trillion yen ($34 billion) from …
via Economica : Population demographics in the developed world paint a grim economic picture. Rapidly aging populations and plummeting birth rates mean drastic declines in productive population and a commensurate drop in energy consumption. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint), …
by Shaun Richards Some days quite a few of our themes come naturally together and this morning quite a few strands have been pulled together by the news from Nihon the land of the rising sun. Here is NHK News …
by John Rubino A couple of decades ago, when the post-war baby boom generation was in its prime earning and tax-paying years, governments had a chance to guarantee the survival of their financial systems. But they blew it. Instead of …
via newshub.co.nz: More than 330 minke whales have been killed in Japan waters for what the country says is ‘research’ – and 122 of them were pregnant. The whales were hunted under the cover of the country’s ‘scientific whaling programme’ during …
via GainsPainCapital It’s a good thing that the BLS ignores things like the recent rise in real estate and gas prices when it generates its official inflation numbers… Why? Because if the BLS didn’t do this we might actually see …
By Harry Dent The biggest debates I have are with gold bugs. They believe endless money printing will inevitably lead to hyperinflation and that will push the gold price over $5,000 an ounce while sinking the dollar to near zero. They are …
via upfina: The April jobs report in the US wasn’t great as there were misses across the board. The total jobs created was 164,000 which missed estimates of 191,000. The participation rate missed estimates for 62.9%, coming in at 62.8%. …
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought news from the land of the rising sun or Nihon. Actually it is news that much of the media has been churning out over the Abenomics era when they have tried to report …
By Brenden Weber Yahoo Japan recently confirmed they are buying a 40 percent stake in BitArg(ARG) Exchange Tokyo, as ARG announced it would accept minority stake capital participation from Z Corporation, an owned subsidiary of Yahoo Japan Corporation. The exchange operator explained (translated): “As a …
from World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the recent evidence that Japan is in fact the one dumping U.S. treasuries. For quite some time, misleadingly it has been believed that China was indeed …
At present, China produces 97% of the world’s rare earth metals. But Japanese researchers say they have discovered vast deposits of rare earth minerals, used in many hi-tech appliances, in the seabed. If recovering the minerals from the seabed proves …
by Simon Black ‘Mrs. F.’ was 84 years old the first time she ever went to prison. Her crime? Petty shoplifting. She stole rice, strawberries, and cold medicine. She served her time. Got released. Then shoplifted again so that she’d go …
Japanese policy towards innovation and domestic production has seen a major turnaround in the 80s. Japanese government set a new initiative: to not copy from the West, but to learn from the West and to do it better. In many …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75JxdctAwrw Some people still doubt the fact that Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets are manipulated by big-money players – commonly referred to as “whales” – who pump and dump large stocks of cryptocurrency. Those people have never heard of Nobuaki Kobayashi. …
by Martin Armstrong The Japanese government once again reduced its holdings of US government bonds during December 2017. In total, Japan sold bonds worth $ 22.5 billion. This is not a huge amount. Nevertheless, this puts the total stock of US …
by Kimble Charting Below looks at the Nikkei Index from Japan and the Shanghai Index from China. Let me make this point right off the bat-“Both” markets at this time are in rising trends. Below looks at the Nikkei Index on a monthly basis …
South China Morning Post came out with an article explaining that sea currents have changed slightly around Japan and this is driving the coldest temperatures in 50 years and record snow across the islands. Interestingly these changes are what is …
by Simon Black After having traveled to more than 120 countries in my life, the only person I know who’s been to more places than I have is Jim Rogers. Jim is a legend– a phenomenal investor, author, and all-around great …
by Martin Armstrong The two largest foreign holders of the US debt, China and Japan, reduced their holdings of US government bonds in November compared to October. While many are trying to say see, they are dumping US bonds, China reduced its holdings …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter First decline in its colossal balance sheet since 2012. An amazing – or on second thought, given how central banks operate, not so amazing – thing is happening. On one hand… Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko …
by Yuli-Ban No matter how much you might want it to be true just to satisfy that tiny little itch on your nerve that the MSM has aggravated, there is actually very little chance that China will collapse. “How is …
North Korea has enemies surrounding its borders after causing global terror with its nuclear weapons programme. Kim Jong-un has threatened to nuke many of his neighbours and the US as the dastardly dictator flexes his muscles. In response, Donald Trump …
by Amna El Tawil According to the latest reports for November, China’s holdings of the US Treasuries decreased for the sixth month in a row. More precisely, China’s holdings declined to $1.049 trillion, a drop of about $66 billion, data …
By Michael Snyder On Tuesday junk bonds continued to crash, the price of oil briefly dipped below 28 dollars a barrel, Deutsche Bank was forced to deny that it is on the verge of collapse, but the biggest news was …
Podcast: Play in new window | Download In Part 2 of his most EXPLOSIVE interview ever, Hat Trick Letter editor Jim Willie was on fire, dropping numerous new BOMBSHELLS for SD listeners: Dead Petro-Dollar Event Coming– Saudis set to announce the acceptance of …