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via marketwatch: U.S. stocks continue to rally in the face of steadily falling earnings estimates, leading some market commentators to draw comparisons to 2016, when equity markets rose amid a corporate earnings … Read more
via Zerohedge: When it comes to China, the past decade revealed two things beyond a shadow of a doubt: i) all of the country’s economic data is utterly meaningless as … Read more
Matt from Silver Fortune interviewed by Elijah Johnson of Silver Doctors Gold and silver have undergone a significant downturn the last few weeks. But with the Fed continuing in an easing direction, Matt from Silver Fortune … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The real worry is the economy in the Eurozone. The Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar against the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish … Read more
via Reuters: The Bank of Japan cut its inflation forecasts on Wednesday but maintained its massive stimulus program, with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warning of growing risks to the economy from trade … Read more
via Reuters: European Central Bank policymakers are likely to debate new multi-year loans to banks, a potent stimulus tool, in the months ahead as they navigate a “fragile and fluid” global … Read more
By Harry Dent I see China as the center of the greatest bubble period in modern history. The emerging world has been on an urbanization tear, especially since 1980, and … Read more
Interview with Hayman Capital Founder, Kyle Bass. Bass says 1$ trillion infrastructure stimulus is needed or US will hit a recession. Global recession before US recession. Watch Germany for EFA. … Read more
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers are debating ways to wean the euro zone off years of easy money, floating ideas such as a new kind of multi-year loans … Read more
via fxstreet: Below are some key highlights from the introductory statement delivered by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the ECON committee of the European Parliament, Brussels, 26 November 2018. The data … Read more
via interest.co.nz: The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: in the current social, political, and technological landscape, a … Read more
via confoundedinterest: Following The Great Recession and the financial crisis, The Federal Reserve enacted their zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP) and started buying Treasury Notes and Agency MBS. QE1, the first round … Read more
by FS We’ve seen several flash crashes and bursting bubbles this year, accompanied by frothy activity popping up in various sectors and asset classes. This time on the Big Picture, we … Read more
A Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member criticized the central bank’s decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable. Goushi Kataoka argued that the BOJ should have instead … Read more
by John Rubino In a normal business cycle, the economy expands for a while and businesses hire lots of new people at somewhat higher wages, generating enough tax revenue to … Read more
