by RobertLeeSwagger I noticed this pattern at first when I was looking at defense contractors. Each saw pretty steady growth between 2002 and 2012 the few that I listed below increased between 50% and 140% in those 10 years. However, …
Do you think the average person has overextended themselves? If so, what are they buying? The financial situation for most Americans isn’t looking pretty. With asset prices rising and wages remaining stagnant, we have encountered a big problem. There’s no …
#MarginCalls loom in #China as prices of pledged shares plunge. According to statistics by TF Securities, as of Jun 19th, stock prices of 619 companies were close to levels where margin calls will be triggered. Shanghai Composite tumbled 3.8% on …
by stockboardasset Las Vegas, one of the epicenters of the real estate crash in 2007 to 2009, has yet to recover from its August 2006 speculative bubble peak, but recently, upside momentum in 2018 prices has Fitch Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical …
from Zero Hedge If one listens to the NFIB small business survey, or for that matter any of the other periodic confidence surveys over the past year virtually all of which are at or near record highs, life in the US …
ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY So housing prices are making new highs because of a “lack of inventory,” but homeownership rates are at 1980s levels. At least in #housingbubble1 the prices moved in lock step with ownership. Now due to artificial scarcity the …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on This Week in Money: A wide ranging interview on the auto industry.
By Rodney Johnson I had a finance professor in college who referred to self-evident ideas as BGOs, or blinding glimpses of the obvious. The term stuck with me, and my kids have heard it their entire lives. And it came …
by stockboardasset A history of economic cycles dating back to the mid-1800s reveals a troubling outlook for today’s Central Bank induced bull market of hopes and dreams, which could be in the later innings. It is quite evident that Americans have quit …
Affordable home shortage to continue through 2018, new Reuters poll says from CNBC. via CNBC: An acute shortage of affordable homes in the United States will continue over the coming year, according to a majority of property market analysts …
What I can say with full confidence, though, is that prices will rise – for producers and consumers alike – which is good for gold but a headwind for continued economic growth. From Frank Holmes at Frank Talk: Higher Inflation Has …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The trend is becoming clear. Blame surging home prices that have outrun wage increases for years, mortgage rates that have risen to the highest level since 2011, the massive affordability issues that come with those factors, …
Let me know where you live and how much the average home is selling for. Toronto – $1 million When we look at real estate prices, we see unsustainable rises. Look around the major cities in US and the rest …
Run-up in home prices is ‘not sustainable’: Realtors’ chief economist Home values have been rising for six straight years, and the gains have been accelerating for the past two years. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is nearly …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCQmELVS1u8 It’s called money in there pocket, that’s why AC
by stockboardasset Norwegian salmon spot prices just tagged a historical high as faltering supply combines with increasing global demand. This has unleashed a perfect storm sending prices above a multi-year neckline of NOK 70 (€7.48/$8.66), and tagged fresh highs around NOK …
Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert, Sputniknews, Released on 5/22/18 Click Here to Listen to the Interview https://ria.ru/aurora/flv/file.aspx?ID=6958280&type=mp3 As the Pope warns about the ‘unacceptable’ ethics of ‘gambling on the failure of others’ via credit default swaps, Double Down talks to Craig Hemke of TFMetalsReport about the latest from Italy where …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/999079367618760704 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/999234958307811329 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/999241148781776896 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/999236152216444928 Inflation Is Coming to the US Economy on an 18-Wheel Flatbed Multiple signs of inflation in freight-related industries are at or near historical highs, in what could be an early sign that price pressures are building …
MIAC # 050 Global Cooling, Rising Food Prices & the Blockchain – Matthew Aaron of CRYPTO 101 Podcast and David DuByne of ADAPT 2030 YouTube series discuss: • Global Cooling & Grand Solar Minimum • Rising Food Prices • …
by John Rubino Here’s a new indicator for you: It seems that the difference between the price of oil here and abroad is a measure of tightness in the market, with a rising spread indicating higher prices in the future, …
By Lance Gaitan I write about inflation extensively because it directly affects bond prices. When inflation rises, bond prices fall, and vice-versa. (And, of course, my readers book profits off those price moves via Treasury Profits Accelerator.) Wholesale (producer) prices usually foreshadow what’s …
by Jim Quinn This news brings into question a couple narratives being peddled to the American public. If the world is awash in all that U.S. fracking oil, why have oil prices gone up 65% in the last year, from …
via Sam Meredith The price of crude has risen over the past two years, from $26 in 2016 to $77 on Monday, as the balance between supply and demand has been steadily tightening. Alongside a broader escalation in regional conflict, Citi …
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, U.S. President Trump has made a deal with some OPEC producers to keep prices high as they support the U.S. economy and boost federal taxes. This is what Iran’s Energy Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on state …
The newest reports coming out of the US and international crop review by the USDA show dismal figures for the US, and I do mean dismal with 4x less than normal for spring wheat plantings and corn, barley, oats are …
by Simon Black In June 1884, a local farmer named Jan Gerritt Bantjes discovered gold on his property in a quiet corner of the South African Republic. Though no one had any idea at the time, Bantjes’ farm was located on …
by M. K. Matthews, The Organic Prepper Global economy and geopolitics are underpinning the oil price surge and gas prices are going up. Who recalls the oil embargo of 1973? That was when the Arab-dominated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced …
by John Rubino Cornflakes and milk may or may not be getting more expensive, but some higher-profile things are rocking like it’s 1979. Houses, for example: Home prices just took the biggest jump in four years (CNBC) – Homebuyers, hold …
The magnificent house price bubble wheezes. By Steve Saretsky, Vancouver, Canada, Vancity Condo Guide: With 2017 mortgage pre-approvals having now expired, the first wave of buyers facing OSFI’s ground breaking mortgage regulations are being put to the test. The regulations, also …
