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by John Ward As yet more fiat cash suddenly appeared in the money tree orchard yesterday, scrumpers threw it at stock markets to little or no avail. Briefed on top secret … Read more
by jessefelder I recently made the distinction here, with a little help from Ben Graham, between investing and speculating. Over the past decade, markets have become overrun with speculators while investors … Read more
This is the first time that Beirut has defaulted on its nearly $90bn debt pile, on which it was spending around half of government revenues just to pay interest. It … Read more
by Braconomist Before, you start reading on the main topic, i would like to make an analogy. The reason World War I started is extensively credited to the assassination of … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: Films, TV, and books show our fears – and dreams of solutions. See how they have evolved over time, and their missing element that prevents us from … Read more
(Image: © Shutterstock) Related: The 11 Most Beautiful Mathematical Equations The algorithm they built provided accurate solutions up to 100 million times faster than the most advanced software program, known … Read more
Doug Noland (Credit Bubble Bulletin) put out an interesting piece on Repo Madness over the weekend. Here’s some excerpts: “U.S. securities/“repo” finance is clearly a major source of liquidity for … Read more
by Shaun Richards If we were to step back in time to when the new QE era began around a decade ago we would not find any central bankers expecting … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Pressures are already building on the financial stability front that will make the next economic downturn messier than anticipated.” – Bill Dudley, former President of the NY … Read more
Numbers don't lie. The problems in the overnight lending market are more than TWICE as bad as they were in the second half of 2008. Where's Kevin Bacon? Let's get … Read more
RT, Released on 11/27/19 The Trump impeachment investigation is entering a new phase and a step closer to a vote on whether to impeach the president. The U.S. House Judiciary … Read more
by Shaun Richards Even a cursory glance at the news will tell you that there is a lot of rumbling discontent in the pensions arena. There has been the issue … Read more
by Shaun Richards Today has brought the Euro area financial sector and banks in particular into focus as the ECB ( European Central Bank ) issues its latest financial stability … Read more
by Marc Faber and Yra Harris via Financial Repression Authority Dr. Marc Faber and Yra Harris on the Markets and Investing
JPMorgan’s Warning: Lower Equity Returns Are on the Way Nov.06 — Kerry Craig, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, talks about the outlook for corporate earnings and stock markets. … Read more
Deutsche Version Investors are hearing encouraging news. The trade dispute between the US and China seems to cool off. The risk of a chaotic Brexit is receding. The yield-curve is … Read more