by Shaun Richards Overnight there have been some intriguing releases from the BIS or Bank for International Settlements, which if you were not aware is the central bankers central bank. The BIS has, although it would not put it like …
by Martin Armstrong What people have to understand is that the Federal Reserve is moving in the opposite direction with respect to its monetary base. The Adjusted Monetary Base is the sum of currency (including coin) in circulation outside Federal Reserve …
by stockboardasset The supply of homes for sale in the second quarter of this year, the all-important spring market, rose at three times the rate of last year, according to Trulia The supply of homes for sale is still down 5.3 …
by Jody Chudley of Daily Reckoning It is a problem impacting everyone, including you. And it is hitting us right where it hurts — in the wallet. The issue is a massive shortage of truck drivers in the United States. American …
via businessinsider: For now, the coming “labor shortage” is good news for workers. We should root for it to continue. It’s undoubtedly a headache for some owners and managers. But it’s one they should, hopefully, be made to live with for …
by John Rubino Economist Peter Bookvar recently analyzed the the anecdotal evidence of capacity constraints piling up in recent industry surveys, including the following: “Business is strong in all regions. Materials are tight. Trucking continues to be a major challenge.” (Chemical Products) …
via Palisade One of the most important macro-situations that’s developing right now is the looming U.S. dollar shortage. I don’t mean in the sense that banks don’t have enough dollars to lend out – I’m talking about the foreign sovereign …
by Shaun Richards At the moment we are seeing quite a few trends combined which look as though they are returning us to a position where there is a shortage of US Dollars. This is troubling as this was an …
by Thinker In this video, Luke gives you the latest breaking news in Harare, Zimbabwe with Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante. We cover the white farmers, bitcoin cryptocurrency community, the soft coup against Mugabe, the real social economic situation …
by DCG Liberal utopia: Pay for it until you can afford it no longer then costs you a fortune to leave it. According to Newsweek: “The number of people packing up and moving out of the Bay Area just hit its highest …
by Gordon T Long The World Bank just released a telling report entitled “Trade Developments in 2016: Policy Uncertainty Weighs on World Trade“. Though they deflect the problems in global trade to areas such as excessive regulatory initiatives and policy uncertainty …