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by John Rubino Insanity, like criminality, usually starts small and expands with time. In the Fed’s case, the process began in the 1990s with a series of (in retrospect) relatively … Read more
Greenlight’s Einhorn Says Issues That Caused the Crisis Are Not Solved Greenlight founder cites too-big-to-fail, few rating agencies At Oxford Union, Einhorn stands behind struggling short bets Hedge-fund manager David … Read more
by Trivirus I made a prediction a month ago that we will see the beginnings of a recession and stock market crash sometime around early 2018 – likely Feb, March, or … Read more
by David Haggith While David Stockman stated early this year with resolute certainty that the debt ceiling debate would blow congress up and send the nation reeling over the financial precipice, … Read more
US Recession Could Be Closer Than We Think Charts Show The ratio of the Goldman Sachs commodities index to the S&P 500 shows the ratio of commodities to stocks. Commodities … Read more
from The Morgan Report David Morgan‘s weekly perspective… IMF lists 9 banks could be struggling in the coming years to achieve sustaining profitability. The huge debt problems continues. A yellow light, … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider At least three liberal nonprofit organizations the Justice Department approved to receive funds from multibillion-dollar mortgage settlements were instrumental in killing the ObamaCare repeal bill and are now … Read more
by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Many of those about to be vaporized did not grasp the fragility of the “prosperity” they assumed was both solid and permanent. Business-cycle … Read more
With next Recession Looming, Central Banks Back with Negative Rates Negative interest rates are back in the spotlight. Central banks will need to be prepared to cut interest rates deep … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “July proved to be a tough month for chain restaurants,” the report said. Foot traffic at chain restaurants fell 4.7% in July year-over-year. Same-store sales fell … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith If we stop counting zombies, we’re already in recession. How shocked would you be if it was announced that the U.S. had just entered a recession, that … Read more
By David Stockman Recession Alert—Real Gross Value Added Has Been Negative in 3 of Last 4 Quarters Its Official: The Single Biggest Bubble in History!
by David Haggith The 1929 stock market crash became the benchmark to which all other market crashes have been compared. The following graphs of the crash of 1929 and the Great … Read more
BY JOHN MAULDIN Exactly 10 years ago, we were months way from a world-shaking financial crisis. By late 2006, we had an inverted yield curve steep to be a high-probability indicator of recession. I … Read more
The US is preparing to tip into recession (within an unannounced depression). The only time federal tax receipts stop growing is right before recession. It is the ultimate “sign” of … Read more
The Dangerous Season Begins Now Russell 2000: 30-Year Seasonal Pattern Russell 2000 The Russell 2000 enters a period of seasonal weakness in mid July. Source: Seasonax As you can see, … Read more