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Is The Long-Anticipated Crash Now Upon Us?
Shutterstock Is The Long-Anticipated Crash Now Upon Us? Is this the market’s breaking point? I admit: I’m a permabear. This is no surprise to those who know and have followed me over the years. But I’m publicly proclaiming my ‘bearishness’ because doing so might open up a needed and long overdue dialog. Here’s my fundamental […]
Bubbles, Balloons, Needles and Pins
Bubbles, Balloons, Needles and Pins M. C. Escher Meeting (Encounter) 1940 It’s no surprise that China has its own plunge protection team -but why were they so late?-, nor that Beijing blames its problems on Trump’s tariffs. GDP growth was disappointing at 6.5%, but who’s ever believed those almost always dead on numbers? It would […]
The New IPCC Report Offers Climate Solutions That Depend on Magic
THE NEW IPCC REPORT OFFERS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS THAT DEPEND ON MAGIC To solve the crisis, we’d have to slow growth. And no one wants to admit that. (Photo: Roxanne Desgagnés/Unsplash) Over the past couple of decades, climate scientists have warned government leaders that global warming could pose an extinction-level threat to humanity. In response, policymakers […]
Hedge Fund CIO: “Some See Parallels Between Today And The Late-1930s, Which Led To World War II”
Hedge Fund CIO: “Some See Parallels Between Today And The Late-1930s, Which Led To World War II” The future is unknowable. Yet never has capital been so concentrated in strategies that depend on the future closely resembling the past. The most dominant of these strategies requires bonds to rally when stocks fall. For decades, both […]
Of Course The Fed Is Crazy
Of Course The Fed Is Crazy Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Triumph of Death 1562 Finally financial ‘markets’ go through a substantial dip, which Steve Mnuchin claims is just temporary and Donald Trump says is caused by the fact that the Fed is ‘loco’. Mnuchin may well be right, but it won’t be because he […]
The Synchronized Growth Fallacy (Interview at Real Vision)
The Synchronized Growth Fallacy (Interview at Real Vision) Please find the complete interview here. The fallacy of synchronized growth. We have been hearing from international bodies, from central banks that we were living in a synchronized growth territory. That we were seeing developed markets grow faster than what was typical while emerging markets were also growing in […]
“They Are Worried About Panic”: China Blocks Bad Economic News As Economy Slumps
“They Are Worried About Panic”: China Blocks Bad Economic News As Economy Slumps China’s Shadow-banking system is collapsing (and with its China’s economic-fuel – the credit impulse), it’s equity market has become a slow-motion train-wreck, its economic data has been serially disappointing for two years, and its bond market is starting to show signs of […]
Our Delusional Economy Is Poised To Slam Into The Brick Wall Of Reality
dailyhaha Our Delusional Economy Is Poised To Slam Into The Brick Wall Of Reality Will you thrive, merely survive, or fail? While life has always been uncertain, today our choices matter more than ever. The decisions each of us make today will determine if we thrive, merely survive, or fail during the future time of upheaval […]
Why Growth Can’t Be Green
Why Growth Can’t Be Green New data proves you can support capitalism or the environment—but it’s hard to do both. Warnings about ecological breakdown have become ubiquitous. Over the past few years, major newspapers, including the Guardian and the New York Times, have carried alarming stories on soil depletion, deforestation, and the collapse of fish […]
What Comes Next
What Comes Next Previews of the coming reckoning All things have a beginning, a middle and and end. And now, more than 3,480 days into the current bull market, the longest in history, we can say with high confidence we are very close to its end. Why? For manifold reasons that are multiplying fast. So […]
When Does This Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham Finally End?
When Does This Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham Finally End? Credit bubbles are not engines of sustainable employment, they are only engines of malinvestment and wealth destruction on a grand scale. We all know the Status Quo’s response to the global financial meltdown of 2008 has been a travesty of a mockery of […]
Seven ways to build the solidarity economy
Seven ways to build the solidarity economy We can transform capitalism by encouraging the ‘better angels of our nature.’ Credit: Flickr/Cogdogblog. CC BY 2.0. The solidarity economy is a global movement to build a post-capitalist world that puts people and planet front and center, rather than the pursuit of blind growth and profit maximization. It […]
End of Growth Among “Haves” Dooms Growth Among “Haves” & “Have Nots” Alike
End of Growth Among “Haves” Dooms Growth Among “Haves” & “Have Nots” Alike The global economic system is premised on growth, not just any growth, but growth where it matters (economically). However, population growth (the foundation of economic growth) among the high and upper middle income nations of the world is rapidly winding down. As I have outlined […]
