by Lance Roberts It is always refreshing to step away from the keyboard for a few days and hit the “reset button,” which is exactly what I did last week. My wife and I took a quick trip to Mexico to get …
By John Mauldin from Mauldin economics This time is different are the four most dangerous words any economist or money manager can utter. We learn new things and invent new technologies. Players come and go. But in the big picture, this time …
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 recessions are not just inevitable, they are necessary to flush bad …
by David Haggith One of the kookiest moments last month came when Fed Chairwoman Yellen spoke about seeing no financial collapse in sight during our lifetimes “Would I say there will never ever be another financial crisis? No. Probably that …
by David Haggith These updates to my list of “Seven Troubles Assailing the US Economy” are far too important to remain buried at the end of that article since many readers may not return to the article to check for updates. The summer …
From Jim Rickards, Editor, Rickards’ Gold Speculator: I guess we can all use a break now and then, and this seems like one of those weeks when not much is happening. We had a tumultuous 10-day period from March 14–24, …
Over the coming months, I believe we could see an economic meltdown at least six times the size of the 2007 subprime mortgage meltdown… The next financial collapse, already on our radar screen, will not come from hedge funds or …