Photo by Jayphen Simpson From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group In the mainstream corporate press like Fortune magazine and the Associated Press, the desperate attempts to milk even the faintest hints of optimism continue. Here’s a taste of what I’m talking about: The unemployment …
by confoundedinterest17 The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index is plunging and just fell below 90. The index was above 100 before the Wuhan virus outbreak in 2020, but has only been at 100 or above for only two months under …
US equity advisory optimism at its lowest since 2008. pic.twitter.com/oXIqDGHplG — Longview Economics (@Lvieweconomics) October 18, 2022 While earnings remain inflated, the great disconnect between equity prices and earnings has come off a long way. pic.twitter.com/apBUgNVNsi — Steve Donzé (@steve_donze) …
by BoatSurfer600 Nouriel Roubini says predictions for a mild recession are 'delusional' as severe financial crisis looms *** — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) July 25, 2022 U.S. 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELDS SHARPLY LOWER IN EUROPEAN TRADE, LAST DOWN 6.5 BPS TO 2.757% — …
by confoundedinterest17 In case you are wondering why Biden’s approval ratings are so terrible, check out this chart. Under Biden’s Reign of Error, inflation has soared to 9.1% YoY and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has crashed. REAL Avg Weekly …
Business leader optimism hits record low amid soaring inflation, labor shortages Business leaders’ confidence in the outlook of the economy has plummeted over the past year according to JPMorgan Chase, which found that optimism among executives of mid-sized firms …
by Martin Armstrong Since politicians are incapable of easing the energy crisis, they gaslight the public to believe that high prices are a good thing. Ontario Liberal candidate Granville Anderson is urging Canadians to see the “silver lining” in higher …
by Charles Hugh-Smith If we can’t discern the difference between doom-porn and investing in self-reliance, then solutions will continue to be out of reach. I’m often accused of calling 783 of the last two bubble pops (or was it 789? Forgive …
Teetering on the edge. BofA Says Fund Managers Most Gloomy on Record on Recession Woes Monthly survey shows global growth optimism at all-time low Global recession singled out by investors as main tail risk The war in Ukraine is setting …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1442541174141722629 The chart shows how without credit impulse the party is over. Economies are hooked on credit impulse cycles in the absence of real growth 👇 H/T @AndreasSteno pic.twitter.com/gq0UkMsU3w — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) September 27, 2021 Busiest US container port …
by Lance Roberts As markets surge to record highs, analysts are rushing to ratchet up earnings estimates as optimism explodes. “The first quarter of 2021 marked the largest increase in the bottom-up EPS estimate during a quarter since FactSet began …
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From Birch Gold Group When it’s time to retire, you enter into a “realm of the unknown.” You won’t have a job, you’ll likely collect Social Security, and hopefully you’ll have a plan. With all that comes some natural concerns. For example, …
by spontaneousdisorder I thought I’d briefly point out a couple of sentiment indicators. The markets got oversold about a month ago but a sharp rally has already worked off that condition. The daily sentiment index has already reached 73% in …
Consumers plan big holiday spending despite drop in economic optimism from CNBC. via CNBC: The percentage of Americans viewing the economy as excellent or good dropped 8 points to 50 percent, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic survey. Those …
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, “Only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot I was reminded of that quote recently as I was reading a great piece by Tim Duy: “Federal …
by John Ward There are two things required in any commentary about the econo-political-financial situation of Italy at the moment. The first is a sense of reality (unblurred by spin) about what has actually taken place here; the second is an …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Corporate America fears that a Trade War would hit supply chains in China. Something strange happened in the Empire State Manufacturing Survey released by the New York Fed this morning. The survey has two headline components: …
Throwing the stock market a bone #Powell walked back his hawkish tone saying no evidence the economy is overheating. Apart from the fact that economies don't overheat from too much growth, the facts show the confidence inspired Trump bump is …
by WARREN MOSLER Highlights Optimism among small business owners is surging, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), whose Small Business Optimism Index rose 3.7 points in November to 107.5, the highest level since November 2004. The monthly jump …
by Victor Mozambigue Bubbles in any economy are signals of eventual doom. Bubble signals from optimism have far bigger consequences. America is trapped inside a similar bubble of optimism right now. In fact, America has not seen such extremes …
