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“We’ve Reached The Tipping Point” – Guggenheim’s Minerd Warns Virus Will Deflate The Everything Bubble
“We’ve Reached The Tipping Point” – Guggenheim’s Minerd Warns Virus Will Deflate The Everything Bubble Last week, Guggenheim’s Global CIO Scott Minerd exclaimed that “the cognitive dissonance in the market is stunning,” as he reflected on the ever-rising stock prices (and collapsing credit spreads) he was seeing in the face of growing global fears of the virus’ […]
Why a bear market will lead to a dollar collapse
Why a bear market will lead to a dollar collapse Falling equity markets this week are likely to signal the onset of a bear market, responding to a combination of the coronavirus spreading beyond China and persistent indications of a developing recession. This has provoked a flight into US Treasuries, with the ten-year yield falling […]
Global Demographic Fact Vs. Central Bank Sorcery
Global Demographic Fact Vs. Central Bank Sorcery Summary The annual growth of the working-age population is the organic baseline for growth in national, regional, and global consumption. However, since World War II, interest rate policy has moved inversely of annual working-age population growth, to incent ever more debt as working-age population growth has decelerated to […]
China Reports Catastrophic Data: PMIs Crash To Record Low, Confirming Coronavirus Collapse
China Reports Catastrophic Data: PMIs Crash To Record Low, Confirming Coronavirus Collapse One week ago, ahead of today’s Chinese data release which would for the first time capture the devastation from the coronavirus pandemic, we wrote that “to those who have been following our series of high-frequency, daily indicators of China’s economy, it will probably not […]
“Trump Faces An Impossible Trade-Off”: Why A Global Recession Is Now Inevitable
“Trump Faces An Impossible Trade-Off”: Why A Global Recession Is Now Inevitable With California reporting late on Friday that a second coronavirus case of “unknown origin” has been uncovered, prompting Santa Claria’s Health Department to caution that “now is the time to prepare for the possibility of widespread community transmission” echoing similar warnings from the […]
There Is Just One Question: Will The Fed Activate A Coordinated Central Bank Bailout On Sunday
There Is Just One Question: Will The Fed Activate A Coordinated Central Bank Bailout On Sunday With global markets in freefall, the S&P opening 3% lower and cementing its worst week since the global financial crisis; the Dow (or is thar Down Joanes) plunging more than 4,000 points this week, traders (especially levered ones) are […]
“The Markets Are Really Panicking”: VIX Explodes, Markets Crash In Worst Week Since Lehman
“The Markets Are Really Panicking”: VIX Explodes, Markets Crash In Worst Week Since Lehman Friday’s market performance has traditionally been the weakest, even during the meltup phase ahead of the recent coronacrash, and as such it will probably not come as a surprise that today’s overnight rout which followed the biggest 6-day correction from a […]
Spirits in the Material World
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD There is no political solutionTo our troubled evolutionHave no faith in constitutionThere is no bloody revolution The Police – Spirits in the Material World As I was driving home from work last week, an almost forty-year-old song began emanating from my radio. I’ve always appreciated the music of The Police, […]
The Global Economy Was Sinking Long Before The Coronavirus Appeared
The Global Economy Was Sinking Long Before The Coronavirus Appeared In order to determine if a geopolitical or economic threat is legitimate, I find it helps to watch how the mainstream propaganda narrative flows and changes. For example, for the past year as almost every fundamental indicator was flashing warning signs on the global economy […]
Peter Schiff: The Real Safe-Haven Money Is Going Into Gold
Peter Schiff: The Real Safe-Haven Money Is Going Into Gold Stock markets tanked on Monday. The Dow Jones was down over 1031 points. It was the biggest drop in two years for the Dow. The Nasdaq shed 355 points. The S&P500 was down 111. As stocks dropped, the bond market was red-hot. Prices soared and […]
Rabobank: Markets Need To Start Pricing For One Of Two Things – One Bad, The Other Terrible
Rabobank: Markets Need To Start Pricing For One Of Two Things – One Bad, The Other Terrible It is that rarest of occasions. Not a global pandemic, because: 1) we still aren’t in one yet, officially; and 2) we have had that pandemic declaration made in the relatively recent past (2009-10). Rather, we are being […]
How Gold Is Manipulated
How Gold Is Manipulated Is there gold price manipulation going on? Absolutely. There’s no question about it. That’s not just an opinion. There is hard statistical evidence to make the case, in addition to anecdotal evidence and forensic evidence. The evidence is very clear, in fact. I’ve spoken to members of Congress. I’ve spoken to […]
