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“Stupid And Ridiculous”: Rabobank Says The Fed Will Cause Everything To Come Crashing Down In Epic Ruin
“Stupid And Ridiculous”: Rabobank Says The Fed Will Cause Everything To Come Crashing Down In Epic Ruin Powell Play “Central banks carry out a nation’s monetary policy and control its money supply, often mandated with maintaining low inflation and steady GDP growth. On a macro basis, central banks influence interest rates and participate in open […]
Insanity? Markets continue disconnect from economy and society
Insanity? Markets continue disconnect from economy and society It’s hard to ignore the protests on the streets of the world’s cities of late. Those protests are coming from a populace who knows that the system they live under long ago stopped benefiting them. While the focus has been the senseless killing by police of an […]
Incubation Phase: Gradually and then Suddenly
Incubation Phase: Gradually and then Suddenly Key points 1) The May jobs “shocker” was largely a reflection of CARES coverage of corporate payrolls. 2) The gap between Wall Street and Main Street appears similar to the “incubation phase” of other major downturns. 3) Federal support remains essential, but is best targeted toward preserving the “circular flow” of the […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 11 2020: The illusion wears thin
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 11 2020: The illusion wears thin “It is the system that deserves to be blamed. What those who wish to perpetuate the system deserve is another question.” The Fed did exactly what was expected – nay, demanded! Asset purchase volumes will be maintained while rates will remain near zero for […]
Lower Highs, Lower Lows, Eventual Dow 5,000 – Charles Nenner
Lower Highs, Lower Lows, Eventual Dow 5,000 – Charles Nenner Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner called the top of this market just 2% from the top in late January. Nenner predicted the stock market could go down as much as 40%. It went down about 38%. After much money printing and to […]
Are Bonds and Gold Telling Us Inflation Is Coming?
Are Bonds and Gold Telling Us Inflation Is Coming? Stocks continue to ignore 40 million unemployed, an economic depression, and societal collapse/ riots. The S&P 500 rallied yesterday to test major resistance at 3,100. The market is nearing the point of its rising wedge. A big move is coming. The VIX is also warning us […]
Weekly Commentary: Bubble Meets Pandemic Consequences
Weekly Commentary: Bubble Meets Pandemic Consequences For posterity, some numbers: Over the past three weeks (14 sessions), the S&P500 gained 11.5%. The KBW Bank Index surged 36.1%, with the NYSE Financials up 23.9%. The Dow Transports rose 27.2% in 14 sessions, with the Bloomberg Americas Airlines Index up 75.8%. Over this period, the broader market […]
How Can Socrates Forecast Thing Well in Advance?
How Can Socrates Forecast Thing Well in Advance? QUESTION: Martin –In the video link you see the blank answer by former Fed Chairman Bernanke when asked, in a 60 Minutes interview, as to where he saw unemployment going/peaking in the last crisis of 2008 (at minute 3:27). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKx1BZd9bjQHow do you best explain Socrates being able to […]
How to Maintain a Bull Market After Coronavirus
HOW TO MAINTAIN A BULL MARKET AFTER CORONAVIRUS Everyone thinks they know the cause and effect of the Federal Reserve’s response to crises such as 2008 and 2020. The Fed prints money to buy assets. This increases the quantity of money. And this causes prices to rise. The Fed wants this, because it thinks that inflation eases the burden on […]
Rickards: This Time IS Different
Rickards: This Time IS Different Stocks stumbled out of the gate today, at least partially on fears about a resurgence in coronavirus cases. South Korea, which did an excellent job containing the virus, has reported a new batch of cases. Japan and Singapore also reported new cases. Infections are increasing in Germany as well, where […]
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames It’s All Going to the Dogs (and Goats) Friday’s April US payrolls report showed 20.5 million jobs lost when in an ordinary downturn 200,000 might be considered bad; the drop in March alone was larger than that seen during the worst of the global financial […]
Underneath the Surface Trouble Is Brewing Once Again
Underneath the Surface Trouble Is Brewing Once Again Larry McDonald, publisher of the investment research service The Bear Traps Report, warns that this crisis is far from over. He spots growing tensions in the credit markets and thinks that large public borrowers like Italy and New York State are in need of massive bailouts. Stocks […]
Straight Talk
Straight Talk We live through very unique times, not only because of the shock of the coronavirus that recently hit the world unexpectedly, but also because of large complex structural issues that have been building for decades. A popular mantra says the stock market is not the economy and the economy is not the stock […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge (1) May Day 2020: Boeing – Marx Wins
Blain’s Morning Porridge (1) May Day 2020: Boeing – Marx Wins “I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.” There are going to be two porridge this morning… This is the ANGRY one. Later I am going to post something on Sovereign Debt.. I thought I ought to separate them.. you […]
