by confoundedinterest17 Covid struck in early 2020 and The Fed spiked the punchbowl with a massive surge in M2 Money. Like a storm surge. Today’s unemployment report showed initial jobless claims and continuing jobless claims ALMOST at pre-Covid levels. So it …
TikTok and the Chinese Govt have diabolical plans for you. They are paying to create COVID conspiracy videos to get them to go viral on Facebook. Their plans are here in black and white. #TikTokIsCCP #CPC #CCP #China #Facebook @CNBC …
🇺🇸 Inflation Is US inflation transitory? The BofA US transitory inflation meter remains at 100. BofA expects core PCE inflation will settle down to 2.1% by the end of 2022👉 https://t.co/h1N9R2c9oD ht @BofAML #markets #US #inflation#corecpi #cpi #economy #economics #investing …
by confoundedinterest17 The headlines scream “850,000 jobs added.” The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) members are probably saying “Oh no! We might have to raise rates and cut asset purchases!!!” Despite the 850,000 jobs added in June, there are so …
The first national estimate of the virgin in Japan discovered an increasing rate of young adults with no history of heterosexual vaginal intercourse. After a comprehensive study of national fertility survey data, the University of Tokyo’s public health experts came …
via CNBC: American Airlines is cancelling 90 flights per day through April 24 as a result of the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The airline, which had been flying 24 of the Boeing planes before they were grounded …
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc had $50 billion (39 billion pounds) in total bookings for its ride-service and food-delivery businesses last year, a testament to the size and global reach of the company as it prepares to woo …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Getting rid of MBS faster and shifting to short-term Treasury bills will be on the list. The Fed shed $32 billion in assets in January, according to the Fed’s balance sheet for the week ended February …
by Lance Roberts In 2013, I began warning about the risk to oil prices due to the ongoing imbalances between global supply and demand. Those warnings fell on deaf ears as it was believed that “oil prices could only go higher …
by Charles Hugh-Smith Just in case you missed what’s going on in France: the status quo in Europe is doomed. The status quo has a simple fix for every crisis and systemic problem: 1. create currency out of thin air …
by Shaun Richards This week has seen something of an expected shifting of the sands from the European Central Bank ( ECB) about the economic prospects for the Euro area. On Monday its President Mario Draghi told the European Parliament …
The Heart of the Matter by John Hussman of Hussman Funds Let’s be clear. October’s market decline was a rather mild warning shot. At its lowest close, the S&P 500 lost -9.9% from its September peak, before rebounding in recent sessions. As I …
by Lance Roberts Bear Market Growl Grows Louder Several months ago, I penned an article about the problems with “passive indexing” and specifically the problem of the “algorithms” that are driving roughly 80% of the trading in the markets. To wit: …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The biggest problem with Nafta that hurt US workers, Mexican workers, and the Mexican economy, though it hugely benefited profit margins of global automakers and Corporate America, remains unaddressed: Wage repression in Mexico, including via “protection …
by DCG Last Thursday, August 2nd, Americans witnessed history. Wait: Only those Americans watching Fox News. At that time, Vice President Mike Pence was in Hawaii to lead the Honorable Carry Ceremony to welcome home the potential remains of US soldiers …
by DCG At last: Remains of our US soldiers being brought home Please let this be true! It’s a long time coming, way too long. The 55 remains are, hopefully, just a start to bringing home our thousands of dedicated …
via confoundedinterest: On the one hand, The Federal Reserve has been raising its target rate (upper bound) in recent years, from 25 basis points (Dec ’15) to 200 basis points today. But if we subtract inflation (CPI YoY) from the target …
John Mack, Harvard professor and one of the most prestigious UFO researchers, was working extensively on this fascinating case before his death. This one is great for skeptics, because the sheer amount of witnesses heavily supports the case that something otherworldly occurred that day …
Today on the War Room, we take a look at why the deep state is in panic and how all the Clinton operatives from over the years are being called into action now to try and destroy President Trump. We …
via Jill Mislinski Here is a summary of the four market valuation indicators we update on a monthly basis. The Crestmont Research P/E Ratio (more) The cyclical P/E ratio using the trailing 10-year earnings as the divisor (more) The Q Ratio, …
by Disobedient Media While Julian Assange remains unable to contact the outside world from the Ecuadorian embassy amidst the silence imposed by the Ecuadorian government, a heroic group of activists has been continually standing in solidarity with Assange. The vigils …
by Ruby Henley It is September 9, 2017, and the nightmare of Hurricane Irma is closing in on Floridians and those in the path of Hurricane Irma. The path of Irma is moving westward, which takes it off Miami and …