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Negative interest rates in the US are virtually guaranteed now
Negative interest rates in the US are virtually guaranteed now On October 19, 1987, the US stock market suffered the worst crash in its more than 200 year history, dropping more than 23% in a matter of hours. It wasn’t just in the United States, either. More than 20 major stock markets around the world, […]
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 […]
Hitting Zero: 700 Years of Declining Global Real Interest Rates
Hitting Zero: 700 Years of Declining Global Real Interest Rates Are negative interests here to stay? A recent study by Yale economist Paul Schmelzing suggests that global real interest rates “could soon enter permanently negative territory.” In Mesopotamia around the third millennium B.C. there were two types of money circulating: barley and silver. The interest rate on […]
“Last Hurrah” for Central Bankers
“Last Hurrah” for Central Bankers We’ve all seen zombie movies where the good guys shoot the zombies but the zombies just keep coming because… they’re zombies! Market observers can’t be blamed for feeling the same way about former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke. Bernanke was Fed chair from 2006–2014 before handing over the gavel to Janet […]
David Stockman on What Triggers the Next Financial Collapse
David Stockman on What Triggers the Next Financial Collapse International Man: You have sounded the alarm on a coming financial crisis of historic proportions. How do Trump’s trade policies figure into your view that a crisis is coming? David Stockman: Trump’s trade policies only create more risk and rot down below. They’re just kicking the […]
Peter Schiff: The 20’s Will Be An Explosive Decade for Gold
Peter Schiff: The 20’s Will Be An Explosive Decade for Gold In 2019, gold had its best year since 2010. Peter Schiff appeared on the RT Dec. 31 and said he thinks the yellow metal should have done even better. And given the current economic conditions, he believes the 20’s will be an explosive decade for gold. You […]
Rickards: World on Knife Edge of Debt Crisis
Rickards: World on Knife Edge of Debt Crisis Herbert Stein, a prominent economist and adviser to presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, once remarked, “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The fact that his remark is obvious makes it no less profound. Simple denial or wishful thinking tends to dominate economic debate. […]
Peter Schiff: The Fed Is Not Done Cutting Until It Gets to Zero
Peter Schiff: The Fed Is Not Done Cutting Until It Gets to Zero Peter Schiff recently appeared on Kitco news with Daniela Cambone to talk politics, the economy and the Fed. He said that no matter what Jerome Powell is saying, the Fed central bank isn’t finished with rate cuts. Lisa started out the interview […]
Trump Urges Fed To Cut Rates, Launch QE To Counter “Strong” Dollar
Trump Urges Fed To Cut Rates, Launch QE To Counter “Strong” Dollar President Trump took to Twitter this morning to admonish Fed Chair Powell (something he hasn’t done for a little while). Trump said “Would be sooo great if the Fed would further lower interest rates and quantitative ease.” Why? The economy is doing great right? […]
Is A Global Crash Just Around The Corner? Central Banks Are Cutting At The Fastest Rate Since The Financial Crisis
Is A Global Crash Just Around The Corner? Central Banks Are Cutting At The Fastest Rate Since The Financial Crisis There is something very fishy about the world’s economic situation. On one hand, US president Trump keeps repeating that the US economy is the strongest it has ever been, with global strategists, economists and officials […]
Trapped
Trapped What? You thought a 850+ point drop in the $DJIA would result in a down week? No Sir. The unholy alliance has struck again. Massive jawboning by multiple administration officials about how well the China trade deal was going, a favorable jobs report and above all, the US Federal Reserve, all contributed to a furious rally to […]
47 Percent Of GDP – This Is Definitely The Scariest Corporate Debt Bubble In U.S. History
47 Percent Of GDP – This Is Definitely The Scariest Corporate Debt Bubble In U.S. History We are facing a corporate debt bomb that is far, far greater than what we faced in 2008, and we are being warned that this “unexploded bomb” will “amplify everything” once the financial system starts melting down. Thanks to […]
The Fed’s Answer to the Ghastly Monster of its Creation
The Fed’s Answer to the Ghastly Monster of its Creation The launch angle of the U.S. stock market over the past decade has been steep and relentless. The S&P 500, after bottoming out at 666 on March 6, 2009, has rocketed up over 370 percent. New highs continue to be reached practically every day. Over […]
Peter Schiff: If They Were Smart, They Wouldn’t Be in the Stock Market
Peter Schiff: If They Were Smart, They Wouldn’t Be in the Stock Market Peter Schiff hit a number of subjects in his most recent podcast, including bitcoin, the stock market, wealth inequality, the Fed and the voting age. He also said we should be thankful for capitalism. Stock markets hit record highs again this week. […]
The History Of Interest Rates Over 670 Years
The History Of Interest Rates Over 670 Years Today, we live in a low-interest-rate environment, where the cost of borrowing for governments and institutions is lower than the historical average. It is easy to see that interest rates are at generational lows, but, as Visual Capitalist’s Nicholas LePan notes below, did you know that they are also […]
