Stagflation: Q1 GDP much weaker than expected on inventory plunge as inflation comes in red hot… Jeremy Powell says that a US recession is likely. “This is what it takes to get inflation down.”

The trend is clear: the US economy is rapidly slowing down, in large part due to the “depressurization event” among small and medium regional banks, that has seen loan issuance grind to a halt. There was an almost palpable gasp …

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Rising Debt Means a Weaker Dollar

by: Stefan Gleason Americans appear to be growing more concerned about the skyrocketing national debt level – officially $28.1 trillion and counting. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s monthly Fiscal Confidence Index recently shed five points, dropping to a level of …

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Look at whats been going on for the last 4 trading days. Weaker and weaker impluses off the 200 day moving average. buyers are running out of energy.

https://twitter.com/hks55/status/1054450442569166854 BlackRock Passive BlackRock Passive BlackRock Passive pic.twitter.com/mKooWCXBm3 — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) October 22, 2018 Reminder of this chart – how oversold are we? Well actually – overbought would be the better question pic.twitter.com/2kCKiWGhBA — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) October 22, 2018   …

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Mnuchen Calls for Weaker Dollar

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; You have repeatedly said that the USA was a lower dollar while Europe thinks a strong currency is better. You said the dollar would decline first into 2018. That seems to be spot on. After Treasury …

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