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via trueeconomics: Since the start of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and through subsequent Euro area crises, the EU frameworks for reforming financial services have invariably been anchored to the need … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital Yesterday’s note caught a lot of attention. In it, we argued that investing in stocks today based on the Fed getting dovish is like buying … Read more
via Reuters: The Federal Reserve’s policy twist on Wednesday might seem just what the White House ordered, with a hold put on what President Donald Trump termed “loco” interest rate … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The post-Christmas stock rally extended through Wednesday as the small-cap and tech stocks led the way, with the Russell 2000 up 14.3% and the Nasdaq up … Read more
Do you believe that we will see banks on the brink of failure during the next financial crisis? Or are they safe now? In one of the most volatile years … Read more
by Amy S. Trends research analysis expert, futurist, keynote speaker, and Institute Director, Gerald Celente is trusted by many large corporations as the foremost authority on trend forecasting, research, and … Read more
What would happen if a major bank failed or essentially was faced with failure? Bailout? Bail-in? IMF bailout? Restructuring? What would happen if a major bank failed? What would the … Read more
via Bloomberg: A key regulator of Wall Street banks has joined the Federal Reserve in warning about risky corporate borrowing that has reached record levels as lender protections are eroded. The Office … Read more
Credit Suisse’s systemic risk score reaches the highest since 2006/2007. Credit Suisse's systemic risk score reaches the highest since 2006/2007. pic.twitter.com/NYjPB4w1pg — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) December 2, 2018 In the … Read more
This was was essentially breaking down the unseen danger. While one particular issue might be “small”, the counter-party risk could be great. It could pull everything down with it. One … Read more
by HomoSemiHabilis Hear me out on this because I think it’s the most empirical treatment of how things could very quickly go horribly wrong. Fact 1 : banks handle … Read more
via @paranoidbull: People in 1987 bought insurance so they could bet permanently on unlimited upside…now in 2018 people SELL INSURANCE so tget can use the proceeds to bet on unlimited upside! … Read more
Where do you see the global ECONOMY in 6 months? Better or worse? Is the economy really bouncing back? Well it’s time we take a deeper look. If we accept … Read more
This is the largest systemic fraud of the century – dwarfing the mortgage crisis – the @federalreserve has deliberately induced it aswell as done nothing about it thanks to @OccupyWisdom … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Emerging Markets turmoil: The price of cheap debt & misallocation of capital. “Excess liquidity usually leads to the misallocation of capital, masking any balance sheet constrains. … Read more
So many people are waiting for a specific moment. They’re waiting for the grand reveal. “Look! There it is!” But it doesn’t work like that in all cases. This is … Read more