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Lesson From Canada: There Really Are No Rate Hike Targets
Lesson From Canada: There Really Are No Rate Hike Targets Despite an inflation spike in Canada, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says “Rate hikes Aren’t Mechanical.” Bloomberg reports Poloz Says Canadian Inflation Spike Doesn’t Violate 2% Target. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he’s not worried about inflation temporarily rising above the 2 […]
Belief in Inflation (And 4 or More Rate Hikes in 2018) Picks Up
Belief in Inflation (And 4 or More Rate Hikes in 2018) Picks Up Investors Increasingly believe the Fed may hike four or more times in 2018. The inflation scare is picking up steam. Due to Federal Reserve Beige Book regional reports, investors increasingly believe the Fed will go on a rate hike spree this year. […]
The Deflation/Inflation Debate
THE DEFLATION/INFLATION DEBATE “Naïve inflationism demands an increase in the quantity of money without suspecting that this will diminish the purchasing power of the money.” ― Ludwig von mises, The Theory of Money and Credit It is hardly surprising that with equity indices stalling, the financial community is increasingly worried that the long, steady bull market […]
Opinion Nearly Unanimous: Inflation Has Arrived
Opinion Nearly Unanimous: Inflation Has Arrived Opinion is nearly unanimous. Inflation is coming and it won’t be short-lived. Inflation proponents are coming out of the woodwork. Here are some examples. Inflation is Building DiMartino: Inflation Is Building And The Fed Will React. “Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino knows the Fed will be out of bullets […]
Economists Who Push Inflation Stunned That Rising Home Prices Put Buyers Deeper Into Debt
Economists Who Push Inflation Stunned That Rising Home Prices Put Buyers Deeper Into Debt Once again, when the government intervenes – this time in housing – the left hand is starting a fire that the right hand is trying to put out.Rising prices for homes are once again pricing out prime borrowers and nobody can […]
BofA’s Striking Admission: Markets Will Soon Begin To Panic About Debt Sustainability
BofA’s Striking Admission: Markets Will Soon Begin To Panic About Debt Sustainability In the latest BofA survey of European fixed income investors (both IG and high yiled), the bank’s credit analyst Barnaby Martin writes that “after fretting about inflation at the start of the year, April’s credit survey shows that the biggest concern has reverted […]
Who Needs Wall Street When You Can Have A Monetary Unicorn?
Who Needs Wall Street When You Can Have A Monetary Unicorn? The single most important price in all of capitalism is the interest rate—-and at all points on the maturity curve. And the single most important truth about honest interest rates is that they must be discovered by markets, not imposed by the state. We got to […]
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. —Ernest Hemingway Military spending is the second largest item in the US federal budget after […]
High Debt Levels Rant
HIGH DEBT LEVELS RANT I am going to break from regular market commentary to step back and think about the big picture as it relates to debt and inflation. Let’s call it philosophical Friday. But don’t worry, there will be no bearded left-wing rants. This will definitely be a market-based exploration of the bigger forces […]
Freight Costs and Volumes Surge, Inflation Fears Heat Up
Freight Costs and Volumes Surge, Inflation Fears Heat Up February was off the chart. “We are seeing an unprecedented rise in logistics costs,” General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening told the Wall Street Journal after the company reported earnings. Shares dropped 9% on Wednesday and another 2% on Thursday. They’re down nearly 40% from their peak […]
Venezuela’s Inflation Surges to A New High: 8321%
Venezuela’s Inflation Surges to A New High: 8321% After Venezuela ditched its multiple exchange-rate system and announced that it would introduce a new cryptocurrency (read: the petro), the hapless bolivar staged a bit of a rally. Many people concluded that the rally was the result of these two policy changes. While that conclusion might hold […]
Loonie Spikes As Canadian Consumer Prices Surge
Loonie Spikes As Canadian Consumer Prices Surge Oh, Canada… growth is stagnating, housing bubbles imploding, and now inflation is surging… Canadian Consumer prices surge 2.2% YoY (well above expectations of +1.9% and January’s +1.7% YoY) Core prices – which exclude more volatile items like energy and are considered a gauge of inflation pressures – inched […]
The Way to Survive Hyperinflation
The Way to Survive Hyperinflation COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; I just wanted to comment that I am from Venezuela. My father came here to visit me in Florida where I live with a Green Card. Everything he saved in life for his retirement is now worthless and it does not even pay to travel back to […]
