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And I Didn’t Even Mention Greece, the End of the Euro or Evil Russia!! Yikes!
And I Didn’t Even Mention Greece, the End of the Euro or Evil Russia!! Yikes! This is a screen shot from my iPhone about a week ago. And really this says it all. Breaking news is highlighting the all time highs again while the underlying economic news is negative across the board. No other time […]
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 […]
The Incredible Lies We Are Told About Wall Street
The Incredible Lies We Are Told About Wall Street The corporation has become a financial asset to be manipulated by CEOs and institutional shareholders. Fewer than half of the US population owns a single share of stock and even fewer Americans are in a position to start their own businesses. Nonetheless, at least in rhetoric […]
Oil Losses Force Norway to Consider Measures to Back Economy
Oil Losses Force Norway to Consider Measures to Back Economy Norway is considering tapping reserve funds to shield westernEurope’s biggest oil producer from the worst slump in crude prices in more than half a decade. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the government is now “on alert” to respond to the rout. “If the economic situation requires […]
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith: We Just Enjoyed the Last Christmas in America
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith: We Just Enjoyed the Last Christmas in America. The end of rising wages = the end of mass affluence: we just enjoyed the Last Christmas in America (TLCIA). As unemployment topped 10%, the January 1975 cover of Ramparts magazine blared: The End of Affluence: The Last Christmas in America. (TLCIA) The government responded to the high […]
A Crash Course in Money (Part V) |
A Crash Course in Money (Part V) |. Last Thursday, the Dow shot up 421 points, or 2.4%, following the Fed’s announcement that it would be “patient” about normalizing interest rates. It was the biggest single-day gain for the Dow in three years. And the 13th biggest single-day gain ever. No one knows what was […]
Misreading the Lessons From Financial Crises – NYTimes.com
Misreading the Lessons From Financial Crises – NYTimes.com. “There are good crises and there are bad crises. Every crisis breaks a deadlock and sets events in motion. It is either a disaster or an opportunity. A bad crisis is one in which no one has the power to make good use of the opportunity and […]
BEIJING WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM « The Burning Platform
BEIJING WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM « The Burning Platform. The Chinese stock market hit a four year high today at 3,020. This is up 53% since the middle of 2013 low and up 48% in the last six months. I guess this must mean the Chinese economy is operating on all cylinders. If you think […]
charles hugh smith-The Only Two Charts You Need to Understand the S&P 500
charles hugh smith-The Only Two Charts You Need to Understand the S&P 500. As long as corporations continue borrowing money to buy back their own stocks and the yen keeps dropping, the SPX will continue lofting higher. Why is the S&P 500 rising, even as valuations are getting stretched, profit growth is declining and sales […]
charles hugh smith-The Rubber Band Is Stretched–Will It Break?
charles hugh smith-The Rubber Band Is Stretched–Will It Break?. A rubber band can remain stretched for some time, but it takes some force to keep it stretched. The consensus is anticipating a smooth sleigh ride for Santa’s traditional stock market rally from November to year-end. But the rubber band of the current rally is looking quite […]
