“Look, China’s death rates are low, we are gonna be fine here”
by HappyGentle TL;DR – Death numbers in China are likely to be 10x official number China has been saying that there is only 2,600~ deaths in Wuhan, the most infected place on … Read more
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Negative interest rates just hit United States. Pay the government to loan them money! What a deal!
Overnight I caught this….. That is not a glitch and you are reading that right.. a negative rate Treasury bond! Later on it did go up slightly into the positive … Read more
With low test rates, COVID-19 spreads in shadows… NYC Cases Suddenly Double
Paris (AFP) – The lack of available tests for COVID-19 means the world is effectively fighting the pandemic blind and may not know the true extent of infection for months … Read more
Chart: The Downward Spiral in Interest Rates
by visualcapitalist During the onset of an economic crisis, national governments are thought to have two chief policy tools at their disposal: Fiscal Policy How the central government collects money through … Read more
Panicked Fed Slashes Rates to Near 0%, Throws $700 Billion QE on Top, after $1.5 Trillion Shock-and-Awe Repos Fizzled. Stock Futures Plunge 5%, Hit Limit Down
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Holy moly, what a mess. But here is our hilarious cartoon of Jerome Powell tearing out his hair. Gotta keep you sense of humor. Sunday at … Read more
Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program
The Federal Reserve, saying “the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States,” cut interest rates to zero on Sunday and launched … Read more
This chart comparing infection rates between Italy and the US
by dev_thetromboneguy
Jawboning the Fed on Cutting Rates
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Hello Martin, I see President Trump is still calling for interest rate cuts from the Fed. I know he is a businessman and with the current situation … Read more
Jim Rickards: We’re Heading Into Negative (Real) Interest Rates
by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning Last July I was in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, along with a host of monetary elites, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods conference that … Read more
COVID-19 China infection rates mapped
by i-only-buy-leaps COVID-19 is hella bad news, obviously, but accurate portrayal of incidence rates are important. Think critically about the visual representations you see. tl;dr: maps often lie. scary version … Read more
Get Ready: NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES COMING IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS
via Zerohedge Earlier today, when discussing the impending inevitability of negative rates in the US according to BMO rates strategists, we said that the question is not if but “when.” Now, according … Read more
Bank of Canada slashes rates amid coronavirus fears, says ready to cut again
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada on Wednesday took a cue from the Federal Reserve and cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point in response to mounting worries about … Read more
Negative interest rates in the US are virtually guaranteed now
by Simon Black On October 19, 1987, the US stock market suffered the worst crash in its more than 200 year history, dropping more than 23% in a matter of hours. … Read more
What the charts looked like in 2008 when the Fed slashed rates by 3 quarters of a point in Jan 2008 after an unscheduled meeting.
by ElephantSquad Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence.
BREAKING FED CUTS INTEREST RATES…HALF A PERCENT!
Developing… The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong. However, the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity. In light of these risks and in support of achieving its maximum … Read more
