We are in the process of mean reversion….. pic.twitter.com/o1rMG9H6Kq
— OW (@OccupyWisdom) April 27, 2018
#jobless claims as a #recession indicator pic.twitter.com/de79lwCqAE
— OW (@OccupyWisdom) April 27, 2018
What’s a #bubble and what’s not a bubble, according to the experts: pic.twitter.com/LnTn7JYrhT
— OW (@OccupyWisdom) April 27, 2018
Compression in $SPX (daily) continues — indicating that a major imbalance is nearing… pic.twitter.com/F5pW3BALwx
— Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) April 27, 2018
‘We are headed for a massive financial crisis’ & Fed has ‘no idea what’s going on’ – Peter Schiff
After a stern warning about a calm before an economic storm, investor Peter Schiff has accused the US Federal Reserve of being oblivious to the upcoming crash.
Seeking Alpha quotes Schiff as saying that yields have risen to levels unseen since the last financial crisis a decade ago, with yield curves currently flattening. According to Schiff, that is a troubling sign for the economy in the bond market.“The 30-year [bond] is 3.15. It’s actually just under 20 basis points. 19 basis points is all you get for taking 20 additional years of interest rate and inflation risk. Think about how crazy that is,” the investor said. “I mean, interest rates, right now, on the 10-year, are just under three percent. On the 30-year, they’re slightly above three percent. But why would anybody believe that three percent yields are here to stay?”
The investor said that those low rates are an aberration if you go back to the Second World War and look at average bond yields. They’ve been low for a long time, but they aren’t going to stay low forever, according to Schiff.
“Clearly, the market assumes that interest rates on 10-year government bonds are going to stay just barely over three percent for the next 20 or 30 years. I mean, that is crazy. Why would anybody think that?” the analyst asked.
#Stacyherbert: #PetSmart $9+ billion #bond & loan maturities as sales & margins collapse. Lessons learned from t.co/Ct8XK0qO97? #SockPuppet? NONE. Its PlanetPonzi more debt credit & leverage. t.co/QqyaSz3yzl 2.0 What could go wrong? t.co/JcCCq2meQL pic.twitter.com/QxK6Vabpm4
— Planet Ponzi (@PlanetPonzi) April 26, 2018
Personal Consumption GDP contribution pic.twitter.com/pd7yjjjstv
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 27, 2018
not the best knowledge developing for an economy that is consumer driven… pic.twitter.com/Z0imAyDQkB
— Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) April 27, 2018
FANGs comparison with October 1929 SPX. pic.twitter.com/8SWI4K5ljM
— Nautilus Research (@NautilusCap) April 25, 2018
Mortgage Applications Dropped for the Fourth Time Since Mid-March
Mortgage applications dropped for the fourth time since mid-March, and mortgage rates hit a four-year high. As homes become less and less affordable, first time buyers are being pushed out of the market, and demand is being depressed. pic.twitter.com/UzfSkEqNfL
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) April 27, 2018
‘Grotesque’ Leverage and Rising Rates Are Already Causing Damage …
Bloomberg–22 hours ago
The number-one conversation Societe Generale’s having with clients right now is about the correlation between bonds and equities. But risks to corporate balance sheets is a bigger problem at the moment, particularly in the U.S. and China. Lapthorne said he worries about volatility in debt because of the impact it can
ECB renews vow to keep buying bonds after September ‘if necessary’
Houston Faces Debt Crisis Over Retiree Health Benefits
Houston Public Media–18 hours ago
The city’s latest monthly financial report shows that Houston has racked up $2.1 billion in debt tied to retiree health benefits, according to City Controller Chris Brown. “We are accruing about $160 million a year in unfunded liability,” Brown says, “and that’s basically because we are consistently underfunding those annual …
Workers and shareholders call GE an ’embarrassment’
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Workers and shareholders call GE an ’embarrassment’
Other retirees lamented GE’s $29 billion pension deficit, the largest among S&P 500 companies. They questioned whether the pension fund, whittled by years of low rates and inattention, will be around to support them. Flannery said the pension fund is running a “significant deficit,” but he said maintaining its integrity is “a ..