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One Last Look At The Real Economy Before It Implodes – Part 5
One Last Look At The Real Economy Before It Implodes – Part 5 Since I began writing analysis for the liberty movement more than eight years ago, I have always said that we will know when the endgame of the globalists is upon us when the criminals come out into the light of day and […]
Magnificent Housing Bubble Unravels in Much of Canada
Magnificent Housing Bubble Unravels in Much of Canada Canada’s housing bubble, which has been so much more magnificent than anything the US was ever able to conjure up, notched another gain in March, according to the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index, which rose 0.3% for the month. Prices were up in eight of the metropolitan […]
There’s Trouble Brewing In Middle Earth
There’s Trouble Brewing In Middle Earth For the second time in three years, I’m fortunate enough to spend some time in New Zealand (or Aotearoa). In 2012, it was all mostly a pretty crazy touring schedule, but this time is a bit quieter. Still get to meet tons of people though, in between the relentless […]
The Economic Wall Dead Ahead Is Hidden Behind False Signs Of “Recovery”
The Economic Wall Dead Ahead Is Hidden Behind False Signs Of “Recovery” This morning I had left the TV mistakenly tuned to CNBC with the sound on—-and unavoidably caught another bullish strategist jawing about the US economy’s awesome strength. This one was peddling as exhibit #1 the recent surge in C&I loans, arguing that it is a sure sign that business is gearing up […]
If Anyone Doubts That We Are In A Stock Market Bubble, Show Them This Article
If Anyone Doubts That We Are In A Stock Market Bubble, Show Them This Article The higher financial markets rise, the harder they fall. By any objective measurement, the stock market is currently well into bubble territory. Anyone should be able to see this – all you have to do is look at the charts. […]
The Fed Has Not Learnt From The Crisis
The Fed Has Not Learnt From The Crisis The Financial Crisis of 2007 was the nearest thing to a “Near Death Experience” that the Federal Reserve could have had. One ordinarily expects someone who has such an experience—exuberance behind the wheel that causes an almost fatal crash, a binge drinking escapade that ends up in the […]
10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse Off Than Just Before The Last Economic Crisis
10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse Off Than Just Before The Last Economic Crisis If you believe that ignorance is bliss, you might not want to read this article. I am going to dispel the notion that there has been any sort of “economic recovery”, and I am going to show that we […]
Inside The Federal Reserve: “Money For Nothing” – The Full Movie
Inside The Federal Reserve: “Money For Nothing” – The Full Movie Nearly 100 years after its creation, the power of the U.S. Federal Reserve has never been greater. Markets and governments around the world hold their breath in anticipation of the Fed Chair’s every word. Yet the average person knows very little about the most powerful […]
At the Fed in 2009, Rolling Dice in a Crisis
At the Fed in 2009, Rolling Dice in a Crisis Ben Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve Board have earned accolades from all corners for the extraordinary actions they took to rescue the financial system in 2009. While 2008 was the Fed’s annus horribilis, exposing how unaware the central bank had been of the risks building […]
A Day In The Life Of A Falling BRIC
A Day In The Life Of A Falling BRIC It’s not that long ago, in 2001, that Jim O’Neill, then still with Goldman Sachs, coined the term BRICs, for the fast emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. O’Neill saw a global power shift from the west to these four nations happening. Fast forward […]
Reckless Stock-Market Leverage Intoxicates Politicians
Reckless Stock-Market Leverage Intoxicates Politicians The sudden bloodletting that leveraged currency speculators experienced when the Swiss National Bank yanked the cap on the franc should have been a warning: central-bank promises that everything is under control are meaningless. And because of leverage, innumerable trading accounts blew up in a matter of moments. Leverage acts like […]
Two More Harbingers Of Financial Doom That Mirror The Crisis Of 2008
Two More Harbingers Of Financial Doom That Mirror The Crisis Of 2008 The stock market continues to flirt with new record highs, but the signs that we could be on the precipice of the next major financial crisis continue to mount. A couple of days ago, I discussed the fact that the U.S. dollar is experiencing […]
Shale sub-prime and the Ides of March
Shale sub-prime and the Ides of March “Sub-prime” is the term by which became known the debt market segment that served low quality housing in the US. Essentially these were products supporting mortgages to low-middle class families, that in 2006/07, up against the simultaneous rise in interest rates and commodities prices, produced a wave of […]
Never before has drilling for oil collapsed this far this fast.
Never before has drilling for oil collapsed this far this fast. The word “boom” can never be thought of as a stand-alone concept that everyone loves, particularly governments because they get to rake in the big bucks. It’s always attached to its miserable twin that no one wants to see, the “bust.” They come invariably in […]
Here’s a $9 Trillion Question
Here’s a $9 Trillion Question (Bloomberg) — When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., up 50 percent since the financial crisis, according to […]
