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Gold: A Modern Investment Framework For An Ancient Asset
Gold: A Modern Investment Framework For An Ancient Asset Gold no longer serves as an official money in the modern financial system, yet it is still considered an important asset due to its established diversification and store of value properties. But what framework(s) should we use to understand the role that gold should play in […]
Chinese Firms Ask For Billions In Loans Amid Virus Outbreak
Chinese Firms Ask For Billions In Loans Amid Virus Outbreak In response to the economic paralysis brought about by the coronavirus, Chinese banks are offering billions of dollars in loans to Chinese companies, according to two banking sources via Reuters. About 300 Chinese firms, including top food delivery company Meituan Dianping and smartphone maker Xiaomi, have […]
The Prophet
The Prophet Oh how I miss George Carlin. Yes he was mainly known as a stand up comedian, but he was more than that, much more. He was a social critic, he challenged that status quo, he dared to go where society wasn’t prepared to go: Look at ourselves critically. He did it with biting […]
Garbage-In, Garbage-Out – Uncertainty Goes Viral As Baltic Dry Crashes Near All-Time Low
Garbage-In, Garbage-Out – Uncertainty Goes Viral As Baltic Dry Crashes Near All-Time Low Uncertainty Let’s revisit the chart from Friday’s T-Report where we examine stocks, bonds, and oil. Oil Didn’t Buy into the Bounce At the start of the week, stocks retraced all of their coronavirus losses, but treasuries only retraced a portion and commodities […]
Controlling the Narrative Is Not the Same as Controlling the Virus
Controlling the Narrative Is Not the Same as Controlling the Virus Are these claims even remotely plausible for a highly contagious virus that spreads easily between humans while carriers show no symptoms? It’s clear that the narrative about the coronavirus is being carefully managed globally to minimize the impact on global sentiment and markets. Authorities are […]
The Triumph of Madness
The Triumph of Madness Viewing the past through the lens of history is unfair to the participants. Missteps are too obvious. Failures are too abundant. Vanities are too absurd. The benefit of hindsight often renders the participants mere imbeciles on parade. Was George Armstrong Custer really just an arrogant Lieutenant Colonel who led his men […]
Corona Virus? The Chinese Central Bank Has a “Solution”
Corona Virus? The Chinese Central Bank Has a “Solution” In response to the economic paralysis brought about by the coronavirus, the Chinese central bank has pumped $243 billion into financial markets. On Monday February 3 2020, China’s equity market shed $393 billion of its value. Most experts are of the view that in order to counter the […]
Expect “Cascading Global Impact” As Coronavirus Causes Massive Manufacturing Disruptions Worldwide
Expect “Cascading Global Impact” As Coronavirus Causes Massive Manufacturing Disruptions Worldwide China has now placed hundreds of millions of its citizens under quarantine, leaving its economy grinding to a halt. Workers can’t leave their homes. Factories are idle. Most (if not all) of China’s ports are no longer shipping. International flights are increasingly banned from […]
Coronavirus Ignored To Protect Stock Market Rally
Coronavirus Ignored To Protect Stock Market Rally It appears an effort to mask the danger of the coronavirus from the American people may be in play. This could be an attempt to protect Trump’s all-important stock market rally. It has become very apparent that the President values the stock markets’ constant move to newer highs […]
The Coronavirus Is A Nightmare For The Global Economy
The Coronavirus Is A Nightmare For The Global Economy Trade is already being crippled. And there’s no relief in sight. As China has now placed hundreds of millions of its citizens under quarantine, its economy is grinding to a halt. Workers can’t leave their homes. Factories are idle. Most (if not all) of China’s ports […]
The Pandemic Isn’t Ending, It’s Just the Beginning of Global Disorder and Depression
The Pandemic Isn’t Ending, It’s Just the Beginning of Global Disorder and Depression When you’ve been lied to, you’ve been betrayed. Betrayal has consequences. Unsurprisingly, denying the pandemic is unstoppable and consequential is the order of the day: authorities everywhere are terrified these realities might leak through all their oh-so-obviously desperate firewalls and filters. Why are […]
MacroView: The Next “Minsky Moment” Is Inevitable
MacroView: The Next “Minsky Moment” Is Inevitable In 2007, I was at a conference where Paul McCulley, who was with PIMCO at the time, was discussing the idea of a “Minsky Moment.” At that time, this idea fell on “deaf ears” as the markets, and economy, were in full swing. However, it wasn’t too long before the 2008 “Financial Crisis” brought […]
Part Two of Surveillance Capitalism at the Limits to Economic Growth – social controls through digital infrastructures have bio-physical limits
Part Two of Surveillance Capitalism at the Limits to Economic Growth – social controls through digital infrastructures have bio-physical limits Part Two For Shoshana Zuboff, to be human involves using one’s will to shape one’s own future. In this respect she draws on the philosopher Hannah Arendt. Arendt analysed the totalitarianism of Nazi Germany and […]
The Consequence of Globalism Is World Instability
The Consequence of Globalism Is World Instability If the coronavirus proves to be serious, as it does not appear to be at the present time, many economies could be adversely affected. China is the source of many parts supplied to producers in other countries, and China is the source of the finished products of many […]
Narrow
Narrow New highs again for tech as $NDX keeps relentlessly crawling higher, now 16.2% extended above its 200MA. As outlined yesterday’s it’s a key warning signal. This latest rally has produced another warning signal and that is the leadership in $NDX is narrowing dramatically. Narrowing leadership has spelled trouble for $NDX in the past, especially as it […]
