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Bitcoin isn’t the bubble — the global financial system is
Bitcoin isn’t the bubble — the global financial system is © Getty Images Pretty much every article you read about bitcoin in the mainstream press ends up in the same place. You may not hear it until the seventh or eighth paragraph, but eventually you’ll be told that the whole thing is nothing more than […]
China’s mortgage debt bubble raises spectre of 2007 US crisis
China’s mortgage debt bubble raises spectre of 2007 US crisis Many young homeowners in booming cities owe more than they earn, and some even falsify salary details to get bigger mortgages Behind the dream of property ownership they share with many like-minded friends lies an uninterrupted housing price rally in major Chinese cities that dates […]
When This Debt Bubble Bursts, Central Banks Will Turn to Money Printing… Again
When This Debt Bubble Bursts, Central Banks Will Turn to Money Printing… Again Let’s face the facts. The only reason the financial system has held together so well since 2008 is because Central Banks have created a bubble in bonds via massive QE programs and seven years of ZIRP/NIRP. As a result of this, the […]
So When Will China’s Debt Bubble Finally Blow Up?
So When Will China’s Debt Bubble Finally Blow Up? The upside is fake stability. The downside is too ugly to contemplate. Corporate debt in China has soared to $18 trillion, or 169% of GDP, the largest pile of corporate debt in the world, according to the worried Bank for International Settlements. The OECD has warned […]
Will the Crazy Global Debt Bubble Ever End?
Will the Crazy Global Debt Bubble Ever End? There are multiple sources of friction in the Perpetual Motion Money Machine. We’ve been playing two games to mask insolvency: one is to pay the costs of rampant debt today by borrowing even more from future earnings, and the second is to create wealth out of thin […]
The Bank For International Settlements Warns That A Major Debt Meltdown In China Is Imminent
The Bank For International Settlements Warns That A Major Debt Meltdown In China Is Imminent The pinnacle of the global financial system is warning that conditions are right for a “full-blown banking crisis” in China. Since the last financial crisis, there has been a credit boom in China that is really unprecedented in world history. […]
Square Holes and Currency Pegs
Square Holes and Currency Pegs When David Bowie died, everybody, in what they wrote and said, seemed to feel they owned him, and owned his death, even if they hadn’t thought about him, or listened to him, for years. In the same vein, though the Automatic Earth has been talking about deflation (for 8 years, […]
58 Facts About The U.S. Economy From 2015 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
58 Facts About The U.S. Economy From 2015 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe The world didn’t completely fall apart in 2015, but it is undeniable that an immense amount of damage was done to the U.S. economy. This year the middle class continued to deteriorate, more Americans than ever found themselves living in […]
Deflation Warning: The Next Wave
Deflation Warning: The Next Wave The global economic slump is accelerating The signs of deflation are now flashing all over the globe. In our estimation, the possibility of an associated financial crisis is now dangerously high over the next few months. As we’ve been saying for a while, our preferred model for how things are […]
China Is Pushing On A String Ensemble
China Is Pushing On A String Ensemble Look, it’s very clear where I stand on China; I’ve written a lot about it. And not just recently. Nicole Foss, who fully shares my views on the topic, reminded me the other day of a piece I wrote in July 2012, named Meet China’s New Leader : Pon […]