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Goldman Warns On Limits Of Central Bank Policy: “The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions”
Goldman Warns On Limits Of Central Bank Policy: “The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions” Back in May, we noted that minutes from the ECB’s April 14-15 policy meeting seem to reveal that the central bank is either obtuse or else suffering from a frightening bout of willful ignorance. Here’s are the excerpts which led […]
The Fed Can’t Fix It: “All That’s Left is a Reset, Shutdown of the System”
The Fed Can’t Fix It: “All That’s Left is a Reset, Shutdown of the System” Did Janet Yellen make the right decision in delaying a Federal Reserve rate hike? Did the United States dodge a bullet? Of course not. And the system is on course for a dangerous, hard landing. As far as many experts […]
US Credit Growth – the First Cracks?
US Credit Growth – the First Cracks? Inflationary Bank Lending and Money Supply Growth Given that there is currently no “QE” program underway – with the exception of the reinvestment scheme designed to prevent the Fed’s balance sheet from shrinking (if it were to shrink, the money supply would decline as well) – money supply […]
Time for the Nuclear Option: Raining Money on Main Street
Time for the Nuclear Option: Raining Money on Main Street Predictions are that we will soon be seeing the “nuclear option” — central bank-created money injected directly into the real economy. All other options having failed, governments will be reduced to issuing money outright to cover budget deficits. So warns a September 18 article on ZeroHedge […]
The US Bond Market is far Larger than the Stock Market: If Even Part of it Blows, it’ll Dig a Magnificent Crater
The US Bond Market is far Larger than the Stock Market: If Even Part of it Blows, it’ll Dig a Magnificent Crater “So, if rates rise, we get nervous. If rates fall, we get nervous. If rates stay the same, we get nervous. When don’t we get nervous? Raise the rates already! We are talking […]
“Emerging Markets Are On The Verge Of Liquidation” Top Performing Hedge Fund Manager Warns; “QE4 Is Coming”
“Emerging Markets Are On The Verge Of Liquidation” Top Performing Hedge Fund Manager Warns; “QE4 Is Coming” Until recently, John Burbank’s Passport Capital was one of the top 15 performing hedge funds in 2015. Recent events have only led to an even higher YTD P&L making Burbank one of the top performing managers of 2015: […]
Currency Wars, Battles, And Hostile Actions
Currency Wars, Battles, And Hostile Actions With its recent miniscule 2% devaluation of the Yuan, media pundits noted that China had now also entered into the global currency war. What this comment implies is that other countries with the ability to issue or print their own currency, including the U.S., have been participating in a […]
Now What?
Now What? September 18 – Reuters: “The world’s leading central banks are facing the risk that their massive efforts to revive economic growth could be dragged down again, with some officials arguing for bold new ideas to counter the threat of slow growth for years to come. A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept […]
It Begins: Australia’s Largest Investment Bank Just Said “Helicopter Money” Is 12-18 Months Away
It Begins: Australia’s Largest Investment Bank Just Said “Helicopter Money” Is 12-18 Months Away Just over two years ago, when the world was deciding who would be Bernanke Fed Chair replacement, Larry Summers or Janet Yellen (how ironic that Larry Summers did not get the nod just because a bunch of progressive economists thought he […]
This Is Actually Going To Happen Next Year
This Is Actually Going To Happen Next Year The intellectual groundwork is being laid for the next stage of the Money Bubble, and it’s going to be epic. Here are excerpts from two articles that appeared over the weekend (and which should be read in their entirety). Both deal with Japan, which went all-in on debt […]
Fourth Turning: Crisis of Trust
Fourth Turning: Crisis of Trust “Imagine some national (and probably global) volcanic eruption, initially flowing along channels of distress that were created during the Unraveling era and further widened by the catalyst. Trying to foresee where the eruption will go once it bursts free of the channels is like trying to predict the exact fault […]
Why The Keynesian Chorus Is Cackling Like Chicken Little
Why The Keynesian Chorus Is Cackling Like Chicken Little This is getting way too stupid. The Keynesian Chorus has launched a full blast trilling campaign, emitting a shrill cackle of warnings against a Fed rate hike. Yes, 80 months of pumping free money into the canyons of Wall Street is not enough. Why? Well, this is hard to type with a straight […]
The City’s stranglehold makes Britain look like an oh-so-civilised mafia state
The City’s stranglehold makes Britain look like an oh-so-civilised mafia state Dodgy donations, misselling, trading scandals, tax evasion: wherever you sniff, something stinks ‘The financial sector exploits an astonishing political privilege: the City of London is the only jurisdiction in the UK not fully subject to the authority of parliament.’ Illustration: Sébastian Thibault Be reasonable […]
