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The #1 Question I am Receiving From Readers
The #1 Question I am Receiving From Readers Could the markets crash again? This is the #1 question I’m receiving from subscribers. When I ask them why they’re concerned, the #1 explanation is that the economy is in a recession/depression and yet stocks are close to or have already hit new all-time highs. Let’s dissect […]
Chesapeake Files For Bankruptcy, Wiping Out $7 Billion In Debt And Any Existing Equity Value
Chesapeake Files For Bankruptcy, Wiping Out $7 Billion In Debt And Any Existing Equity Value After years of melting, the Chesapeake icecube is finally history: at exactly 350pm on Sunday afternoon, the company that launched the US shale boom, finally gave up and filed for a pre-packaged bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. In […]
The Fed Isn’t a Magic Money Tree
The Fed Isn’t a Magic Money Tree There seems to be no end to the Federal Reserve’s arrogance. Fed officials believe that through their wise actions, they can eliminate the business cycle, lower unemployment and make society prosperous. But it’s actually much more limited in what it can do. All the Fed can reliably do […]
Recovery or Renewal? Time for an economic rethink
Recovery or Renewal? Time for an economic rethink A recent study of long-term fluctuations in economic growth published in Nature Scientific Reports suggests both danger and opportunity in the emerging debate about post Covid-19 economic recovery. In this blog, Craig D. Rye and Tim Jackson outline their findings. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to […]
30% Of U.S. Shale Drillers Could Go Under
30% Of U.S. Shale Drillers Could Go Under U.S. shale was one of the big losers of the Saudi-Russian price war that many saw as a war on U.S. shale. Producers scrambled to stay afloat as prices sank back to lows not seen since 2016, and they are still scrambling. Banks are giving them the […]
Weekly Commentary: More W than V
Weekly Commentary: More W than V The much vaunted “V” recovery is improbable. To simplify, a somewhat “w”-looking scenario is a higher probability. After such an abrupt and extraordinary collapse in economic activity, a decent bounce was virtually assured. Millions would be returning to work after temporary shutdowns to a substantial chunk of the U.S. […]
Into Darkness: Where The Fed Is Leading Us
Into Darkness: Where The Fed Is Leading Us The system is hurtling towards breakdown. Protect yourself now. As you may know, I was one of the very first voices publicly reporting on covid-19, issuing an alert that the virus was a significant pandemic event on Jan 23rd, 2020. This was long before most media outlets […]
How Surging Bank Deposits May Collapse the U.S. Dollar
How Surging Bank Deposits May Collapse the U.S. Dollar In another episode of “Strange 2020”, banks have become flush with deposits. But not in the way you might expect. According to CNBC, “A record $2 trillion surge in cash has hit the deposit accounts of U.S. banks since the coronavirus first struck the U.S. in January.” In one […]
ECB v Fed
ECB v Fed QUESTION: Martin, You mentioned in a recent blog post that the ECB, unlike the FED, can go bankrupt. Can you explain further? Not sure where you get the time, energy and resources to research and write all that you do buy it is truly amazing. Regards, M ANSWER: The Federal Reserve does not need […]
COVID-19 and the economy: Where do we go from here?
COVID-19 and the economy: Where do we go from here? The COVID-19 story keeps developing. At first, everyone listened to epidemiologists telling us that a great deal of social distancing, and even the closing down of economies, would be helpful. After trying these things, we ended up with a huge number of people out of work […]
An Excellent Seasonal Buying Opportunity in Silver Lies Directly Ahead
An Excellent Seasonal Buying Opportunity in Silver Lies Directly Ahead Gold’s Little Brother Today I want to put a popular precious metal under the magnifying glass for you: silver. Silver, often referred to as the “little brother” of gold, has a particularly interesting seasonal pattern I would like to share with you. Shiny large good delivery […]
“V-Shaped” Recovery Not Now: It Gets Worse, 30.55 Million on Unemployment. Week 14 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse
“V-Shaped” Recovery Not Now: It Gets Worse, 30.55 Million on Unemployment. Week 14 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse Had a setback. Over 11 million gig workers on unemployment insurance. But four states, including Florida, still can’t process federal PUA claims. This unemployment crisis is shape-shifting, and some states are still trying to catch up with […]
Market Begins To Internalize Reality
Market Begins To Internalize Reality Summary The financial media is beginning assign blame to the recent stock market weakness to the spike in COVID cases and the potential for a November Democratic sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress Nothing new to GMM as we have been on this early and stood alone […]
Business Uncertainty About Sales Goes Haywire
Business Uncertainty About Sales Goes Haywire These Charts Show What Mess Businesses Face Going Forward. I’m going to show you a chart based on data that the Atlanta Fed released today. We’ll dissect it in a moment. The chart would be funny, if it weren’t so serious. At first, just look at the chart superficially. These results […]
