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BoE Keeps Policy Unchanged, Tells Banks To Start Preparing For Negative Rates “If Necessary” But Sees Spike In Inflation
BoE Keeps Policy Unchanged, Tells Banks To Start Preparing For Negative Rates “If Necessary” But Sees Spike In Inflation The Bank of England kept its stimulus program unchanged on Thursday. The BoE maintained its Bank Rate at 0.1% and left the size of its total asset purchase programme at 895 billion pounds in a unanimous decision, […]
Gold & The Great Reset
Gold & The Great Reset Mike Maloney forecasts what’s next for money, markets & bitcoin The composition of the US dollar, including what it is backed by, has been replaced many times throughout America’s history. And another replacement is currently underway, warns monetary expert Mike Maloney. After President Nixon fully severed its ties to gold, […]
The ‘new normal’ has been postponed (and probably canceled)
The ‘new normal’ has been postponed (and probably canceled) There remains a hope that once we get past the economic and social effects of the pandemic, all of us will be able to return to something resembling normal life before the pandemic—even if it is a “new normal” marked by heightened vigilance and protection against […]
Fed’s GDP and Unemployment Projections: Who Believes Them?
Fed’s GDP and Unemployment Projections: Who Believes Them? In addition to its blather about interest rates, the Fed also made numerous economic projections. Economic Projections Please consider the Economic Projections of FOMC Participants under their individual assumptions of appropriate monetary policy, September 2020. Fed’s GDP, Unemployment, PCE Inflation Projections GDP Projection The Fed believes GDP will only […]
Unspoken Truth
Unspoken Truth We all know it yet the unspoken truth deserves to be said out aloud. You all heard the phrases ‘Don’t fight the Fed’, and ‘ there is no alternative’. Can we be clear what these phrases really mean? They mean people are buying assets at prices they otherwise wouldn’t because a central planning committee is […]
Negative Interest Rates Have Arrived
Negative Interest Rates Have Arrived We are often warned that negative interest rates are an approaching menace — not an immediate menace. Yet are negative rates already reality in the United States? Has the unholy day already arrived? Today we don the sleuth’s cap, step into our gumshoes… and unearth evidence that negative interest rates […]
$65 Oil And $5000 Gold: Traders Expect Volatility In Key Commodities
$65 Oil And $5000 Gold: Traders Expect Volatility In Key Commodities The year of the pandemic put two commodities under the spotlight, but for different reasons. Gold prices hit an all-time high in August, while crude oil slipped into negative for a day in April, when demand crashed and inventories soared. Both oil and gold […]
An Unlikely Sector Leads the Way in Surge of Corporate Leveraged Loan Defaults
An Unlikely Sector Leads the Way in Surge of Corporate Leveraged Loan Defaults From Birch Gold Group The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent Fed monetary policy continue to reveal themselves. The latest “reveal” that’s taking center stage is risky corporate leveraged loans, with defaults soaring to their highest levels since 2010 by issuer count, and since 2015 by rate. […]
They’ve Done It Again
They’ve Done It Again The stars are back in their courses. The angels are back in the heavens. And the Perfections are back within sight… For merely 148 trading days after bottoming… the S&P returned to record heights today. The index closed the day at 3,389 — eclipsing its February 19 height of 3,386. Thus […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 21st August 2020 – John Law’s MMT revisited
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 21st August 2020 – John Law’s MMT revisited “Earlier today apparently a woman rang the BBC and said she had heard that there was a hurricane on the way. Well if you are watching, don’t worry, there isn’t.” It’s blowing a full hooley out there this morning, which is very bad news […]
As the Bubble Slowly Pops, the Economic Chain Reaction Is Now in Progress
As the Bubble Slowly Pops, the Economic Chain Reaction Is Now in Progress Much has been written about the economic consequences of covid-19, yet, just as in many of the analyses of the Great Depression and the 2008 crisis, the years of accumulating debt preceding the event do not attract the attention they deserve. Covid-19—or […]
Bank Of Ireland Is Now Imposing Negative Rates On Cash Held In Pensions
Bank Of Ireland Is Now Imposing Negative Rates On Cash Held In Pensions If you’re holding your pension with the Bank of Ireland, you are now officially being charged to do so. In a move that we’re sure is going to have absolutely no consequences, the bank is starting to impose negative interest rates on cash held […]
UPDATE: Silver Breaks Out Above $21, What’s Next For Investors?
UPDATE: Silver Breaks Out Above $21, What’s Next For Investors? The long-awaiting day has finally arrived. After five long years, silver has finally reached its previous high of $21 set back in 2016. So, now that the silver price has reached and broken through the $21 level, what’s next for investors? Before I show the […]
Wait, why is The Fed buying my biggest competitors’ bonds?
Wait, why is The Fed buying my biggest competitors’ bonds? On Cantillionaires, Sycophants and Losers “It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning” — Henry Ford “The ultimate crisis will occur when […]
The Fed Just Admitted It Won’t Stop Printing Money For YEARS… Here’s How to Profit From This
The Fed Just Admitted It Won’t Stop Printing Money For YEARS… Here’s How to Profit From This The Fed will soon be buying stocks. Earlier this week, the Fed announced that it will begin buying corporate bonds from individual companies. Before this announcement, the Fed was already involved in the: The Treasury markets (US sovereign […]
