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Something Smells Fishy
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY It’s always interesting to see a long term chart that reflects your real life experiences. I bought my first home in 1990. It was a small townhouse and I paid $100k, put 10% down, and obtained a 9.875% mortgage. I was thrilled to get under 10%. Those were different times, when you […]
We’re In Uncharted Economic Territory
We’re In Uncharted Economic Territory We’re in uncharted territory … For example, this is the first time in history that most central banks worldwide have printed money during the same time period. And one of America’s leading economists (Nobel-prize winner Robert Shiller) just said that – unlike 1929 – this time, stocks, bonds and housing are ALL overvalued: This […]
Robert Shiller: Unlike 1929 This Time Everything – Stocks, Bonds And Housing – Is Overvalued
Robert Shiller: Unlike 1929 This Time Everything – Stocks, Bonds And Housing – Is Overvalued Robert Shiller is a professor of economics and finance at Yale University. He is the author of Irrational Exuberance, which in 2000 predicted the collapse of the tech bubble and is now in its third edition. He was awarded the […]
The potential bond crisis most people have never heard of
The potential bond crisis most people have never heard of While 007 goes from strength to strength, his financial namesake may be heading for a fall “The name’s Bond,” goes the famous line. But in this case, it’s not James Bond. While nearly everyone knows every detail about the 007 super spy, his lesser-known financial namesake is many times more important. […]
Is The 505 Trillion Dollar Interest Rate Derivatives Bubble In Imminent Jeopardy?
Is The 505 Trillion Dollar Interest Rate Derivatives Bubble In Imminent Jeopardy? All over the planet, large banks are massively overexposed to derivatives contracts. Interest rate derivatives account for the biggest chunk of these derivatives contracts. According to the Bank for International Settlements, the notional value of all interest rate derivatives contracts outstanding around the globe […]
China Momentum Indicator Plunges to “Hard Landing” Level
China Momentum Indicator Plunges to “Hard Landing” Level “But nothing is normal in China anymore.” Hard-landing gurus have been predicting an imminent end of the China bubble for years. A “hard landing” would be the optimistic scenario. The other scenario would be a crash-and-burn. But to their greatest frustration, there was no hard landing, or […]
Experts Are Warning That The 76 Trillion Dollar Global Bond Bubble Is About To Explode
Experts Are Warning That The 76 Trillion Dollar Global Bond Bubble Is About To Explode Warren Buffett believes “that bonds are very overvalued“, and a recent survey of fund managers found that 80 percent of them are convinced that bonds have become “badly overvalued“. The most famous bond expert on the planet, Bill Gross, recently […]
We Just Broke 2008′s Record for the Fastest Economic Unraveling!
We Just Broke 2008′s Record for the Fastest Economic Unraveling! In my last piece I provided a technical analysis that signaled we are entering the first stage of a bursting bubble that we’ll call the Fed Bubble. Now while I do believe technicals provide good insight to the economic landscape I see them as a necessary rather […]
How Shale Is Becoming The .COM Bubble Of The 21st Century
How Shale Is Becoming The .COM Bubble Of The 21st Century As I review the financials of one of the largest shale producers in the United States, Whiting Petroleum (WLL), I can’t help but notice the parallels to the .COM era of 1999 which, to some extent, has already returned to the technology and biotech […]
Australia’s Bad Bet on China
Australia’s Bad Bet on China Wolf here: After any bubble, it’s always: “Nobody predicted the crash….” Central bankers don’t see bubbles. They’re not allowed to. At least officially, they don’t see them. And thus they can’t see the implosions coming. They can’t officially see these things because they help create them with their monetary policies. Industry insiders and their financiers don’t […]
Canada’s Central Bank is Headed by a Comedian
Canada’s Central Bank is Headed by a Comedian Yet Another Delusional Bubble Blower Canada is home to one of the most egregious housing and credit bubbles in the world – a legacy of its former central bank governor Mark Carney, who is now blowing a similarly dangerous bubble in the UK as governor of the […]
