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World trade unlikely to grow much in 2019, regardless of any US-China deal. And risks lie to the downside – producers of electronics might reduce output further to reverse record … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 Fed Chair Jerome Powell is singing “Take it easy.’ The Federal Reserve risks stoking the same sort of asset bubbles that Chairman Jerome Powell has linked to the last two … Read more
by Dennis Miller Historically, funds holding investment-grade bonds have been considered a safe investment. Lending money to hundreds of well-known companies had little chance of major default and provided interest income. … Read more
via marketwatch: We believe the housing industry is at risk to face a perfect storm. Demand 1. The rate of household formation remains consistently below its long-term trend of 1.2 million … Read more
by Troy Today’s biggest news was that the Fed predicts no more rate hikes this year. Given that we are extremely late in this economic expansion cycle, this probably means … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Crackdown on lending shenanigans and bank misconduct plus an onslaught of new condos at worst possible time worry the RBA. The Reserve Bank of Australia has … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter On the surface, consumer debt is a smaller risk factor than it was before the Financial Crisis. But the averages conceal the reality that income & … Read more
by Jesse Colombo The OECD recently published a paper called “Corporate Bond Markets in a Time of Unconventional Monetary Policy,” which showed that outstanding global corporate debt has surged over … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But deposit-taking banks have pulled back. Lovingly known as “shadow banks,” nonbanks have come to dominate the mortgage market. And they originate the riskiest mortgages. The … Read more
via dailyreckoning: Since the end of QE and the “taper” in October 2014, the Fed has been trying to “normalize” their balance sheet and interest rates. The balance sheet needed to … Read more
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by Lance Roberts It is often said that one should never discuss religion or politics as you are going to wind up offending someone. In the financial world it is … Read more
by Martin Armstrong There is a new and very serious data scandal rising up with iPhones that Apple is being asked to shutdown. There are a number of major companies who … Read more
via marketwatch: An escalating trade war, a hard landing in China, and Brexit could prompt a global recession U.S. investors are once again paying attention to the dark clouds gathering over … Read more
via CNBC: Covenant quality, or the protections lenders get in the leveraged loan markets, reached a historic low in the third quarter. Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen warned last month … Read more
