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Lesson From Canada: There Really Are No Rate Hike Targets
Lesson From Canada: There Really Are No Rate Hike Targets Despite an inflation spike in Canada, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says “Rate hikes Aren’t Mechanical.” Bloomberg reports Poloz Says Canadian Inflation Spike Doesn’t Violate 2% Target. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he’s not worried about inflation temporarily rising above the 2 […]
Belief in Inflation (And 4 or More Rate Hikes in 2018) Picks Up
Belief in Inflation (And 4 or More Rate Hikes in 2018) Picks Up Investors Increasingly believe the Fed may hike four or more times in 2018. The inflation scare is picking up steam. Due to Federal Reserve Beige Book regional reports, investors increasingly believe the Fed will go on a rate hike spree this year. […]
Saxo Bank Quarterly Outlook: End of a Cycle Like No Other
Saxo Bank Quarterly Outlook: End of a Cycle Like No Other Saxo Bank’s provides an ominous economic outlook in its second quarter report. What follows below are snips from a 35-page report by Saxo bank. I condensed the report for readability. Any emphasis in italics is mine. Until the final paragraph what follows are snips […]
Opinion Nearly Unanimous: Inflation Has Arrived
Opinion Nearly Unanimous: Inflation Has Arrived Opinion is nearly unanimous. Inflation is coming and it won’t be short-lived. Inflation proponents are coming out of the woodwork. Here are some examples. Inflation is Building DiMartino: Inflation Is Building And The Fed Will React. “Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino knows the Fed will be out of bullets […]
China Eyes Yuan Devaluation in Trade Dispute
China Eyes Yuan Devaluation in Trade Dispute Finally, we have a story that makes retaliatory sense vs. the widely believed “nuclear” treasury dumping theory. The widely-circulated “nuclear” theory suggests China would dump US treasuries in a trade war with the US. That theory never made any sense. Such a move would tend to strengthen the […]
India’s Big Brother: Fingerprint and Eye Scans Required for Food and Medicine
India’s Big Brother: Fingerprint and Eye Scans Required for Food and Medicine India collects biometric data on 1.3 billion residents for use in a nationwide identity system called Aadhaar. The New York Times notes Big Brother has Arrived in India. Seeking to build an identification system of unprecedented scope, India is scanning the fingerprints, eyes […]
War Proponents, Democrats Included, Want Trump to Hit Syria
War Proponents, Democrats Included, Want Trump to Hit Syria With not an ounce of evidence the world once again points a finger at Syria. In response to a clear false flag event in which Assad is alleged to have gassed his own people, unthinking fools on the left and right want Trump to do something. […]
What a Hoot: Fed Chairman Powell Says “Growth Has Picked Up”
What a Hoot: Fed Chairman Powell Says “Growth Has Picked Up” In his first non-FOMC speech, Jerome Powell stresses growth and jobs. Inquiring minds are investigating Jerome Powell’s speech on his Outlook for the U.S. Economy presented today at the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Here are a few key quotes. After what at […]
Bank of Japan Buys Record Amount of Equity ETFs: Once Upon a Time
Bank of Japan Buys Record Amount of Equity ETFs: Once Upon a Time The Japanese stock market fell, so the Bank of Japan bought more equity funds. After cornering the bond market, the Bank of Japan has its sight on the stock market with a Record Buying Binge in March. The Bank of Japan spent […]
Australia’s Housing Bubble Finally Popped?
Australia’s Housing Bubble Finally Popped? Australia’s mining towns are getting crushed. Not even Sydney is immune. Perth Investors Fear the Worst West Australia property investors are suffer as the mining slump lingers. Nearly One-Third Losing Money on Resale. A report from property research firm CoreLogic shows one-third of investors in Perth property lost money on […]
Crisis Struck 10 Years Ago: What’s Changed?
Crisis Struck 10 Years Ago: What’s Changed? The financial crisis and the massive federal response reshaped the world we live in. Or did it? The Wall Street Journal has an interesting infographic series of 25 charts entitled 10 Years After the Crisis. Here’s eight of the 25. Median Income Barely Up Forget averages. The median […]
Venezuela Knocks Three Zeros Off Its Currency to Halt Hyperinflation
Venezuela Knocks Three Zeros Off Its Currency to Halt Hyperinflation Redenomination is Venezuela’s sorry story of the day. It won’t work. In a worthless attempt to halt hyperinflation, Venezuela Deletes Three Zeros From Its Failing Currency. Socialist Venezuela is going through a crisis that has left people struggling to pay for food and find medicines. […]
Consequences of Replacing the Gold Standard with the PhD Standard
Consequences of Replacing the Gold Standard with the PhD Standard In 2011, Jim Grant chastised the Fed about replacing the Gold Standard with the PhD Standard. Our “reward” is coming up. Here is the pertinent video clip of James Grant. “The 2007-2009 real estate debacle is the monetary equivalent of a chain reaction on a […]
Peak Gold? No: Peak Gold Production? Perhaps
Peak Gold? No: Peak Gold Production? Perhaps Some claim we have reached peak gold. It depends on what one means by the term. Perhaps we have reached peak production. Last September, Bloomberg reported We’re Reaching Peak Gold. The world may have already produced the most gold in a year it ever will, according to the […]
Worst Case Scenario: What is It?
Worst Case Scenario: What is It? This article provides insight as to the way the Fed and all central banks think. A worst-case scenario is a concept in risk management wherein the planner, in planning for potential disasters, considers the most severe possible outcome that can reasonably be projected to occur in a given situation. […]
