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A Solemn Pause|Kunstler
A Solemn Pause|Kunstler Events are moving faster than brains now. Isn’t it marvelous that gasoline at the pump is a buck cheaper than it was a year ago? A lot of short-sighted idiots are celebrating, unaware that the low oil price is destroying the capacity to deliver future oil at any price. The shale oil […]
China shares plunge, Europe eyes crunch ECB meeting
China shares plunge, Europe eyes crunch ECB meeting (Reuters) – Chinese shares chalked up their biggest one-day slide in nearly seven years on Monday after regulators there took steps to rein in speculative lending, while investors everywhere braced for what is shaping up to be a critical week in the euro zone. Expectations are high that the […]
The Fed and the Price of Oil
The Fed and the Price of Oil Given the potential for financial losses triggered by oil’s price collapse to cascade into the financial sector at large, the Fed may well be forced to intervene either directly or indirectly. An email dialog with correspondent Mark G. last month alerted me to the key role the Federal […]
At Last The ‘Experts’ Wake Up To Oil
At Last The ‘Experts’ Wake Up To Oil Boy, did the ‘experts’ and ‘analysts’ drop the ball on this one, or what’s the story. Only today, Goldman’s highly paid analysts admitted they’ve been dead wrong from months, that their prediction that OPEC would cut production will not happen, and that therefore oil may go as […]
The ECB’s risky crossing of the Rubicon | European Voice
The ECB’s risky crossing of the Rubicon | European Voice. Eurozone monetary officials are expected to make history when they gather for the European Central Bank’s next policy-setting meeting on 22 January. Observers expect that Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), and his colleagues will finally cross the Rubicon and announce the […]
A statement full of Keynesian fallacies – Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada
A statement full of Keynesian fallacies – Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada. From today’s Open Europe news summary: Draghi: ECB ready to initiate QE to counter low inflation In an interview with Handelsblatt, ECB President Mario Draghi warned that persistently low inflation in the Eurozone meant that “the risk that we do not fulfill our mandate […]
Moneyness: Robin Hood central banking
Moneyness: Robin Hood central banking. There were plenty of reports in the press this year accusing central banks of behaving like King John, stealing from the poor to help the rich. Rich people’s wealth tends to be geared towards holdings of stocks and bonds whereas the poor are more dependent on job income. By pushing […]
The Greater Abomination: Washington’s Lies About TARP’s “Success” Are Worse Than The Original Bailouts, Part I | David Stockman’s Contra Corner
The Greater Abomination: Washington’s Lies About TARP’s “Success” Are Worse Than The Original Bailouts, Part I | David Stockman’s Contra Corner. The mainstream economics narrative is so far down the monetary rabbit hole that the blinding clarity of the chart below has no chance whatsoever of seeing the light of day. That’s because it dramatizes the real truth regarding all […]
IMF Now Ready To Slam The Door On The U.S. And The Dollar
IMF Now Ready To Slam The Door On The U.S. And The Dollar. As I write this, the news is saturated with stories of a hostage situation possibly involving Islamic militants in Sydney, Australia. Like many, I am concerned about the shockwave such an event will create through our sociopolitical structures. However, while most of […]
Does QE Create “Deflation”? |
Does QE Create “Deflation”? |. Malinvestment vs. Overinvestment Recently we have come across a very interesting article by Lee Adler, which discusses the connection between the Fed’s money printing activities and the shale oil boom. In this context the possibility is mentioned that QE may actually contribute to “creating deflation”. Obviously, we agree with many, in […]
Treasury Warns Congress (and Investors): This Financial Creature Could Sink the System | Wolf Street
Treasury Warns Congress (and Investors): This Financial Creature Could Sink the System | Wolf Street. Office of Financial Research slams Leveraged Loans In its 2014 Annual Report to Congress, the US Treasury’s Office of Financial Research, which serves the Financial Stability Oversight Council, analyzed for our Representatives the “potential threats” to the US financial house […]
OPEC Presents: Q4 and Deflation – The Automatic Earth
OPEC Presents: Q4 and Deflation – The Automatic Earth. Thinking plummeting oil prices are good for the economy is a mistake. They instead, as I said only yesterday in The Price Of Oil Exposes The True State Of The Economy, point out how bad the global economy is doing. QE has been able to inflate stock […]
How Bloomberg’s Algo-Writers Serve The Cult Of Keynesian Central Banking | David Stockman’s Contra Corner
How Bloomberg’s Algo-Writers Serve The Cult Of Keynesian Central Banking | David Stockman’s Contra Corner. If you ever needed proof that the financial press has been completely indoctrinated in the cult of Keynesian central banking consider the attached Bloomberg note on the recent tiny decline in Chinese industrial company profits. Without breaking for anything more than a comma, its hapless […]
Goldman Warns “Further Yen Depreciation Could Be A Net Burden” As Japanese Bankruptcies Soar | Zero Hedge
Goldman Warns “Further Yen Depreciation Could Be A Net Burden” As Japanese Bankruptcies Soar | Zero Hedge. It is no secret that one of the primary drivers of relentless S&P 500 levitation over the past two years, ever since the start of Japan’s mammoth QE, has been the use of the Yen as the carry […]
This Country Will Be the Next Zimbabwe… |
This Country Will Be the Next Zimbabwe… |. Working with their Hands Things are slowing down. This is Thanksgiving week. People are leaving work early, trying to beat the holiday traffic rush. US stocks and gold were flat yesterday. We’re still in New York, taking care of business. Tomorrow, we’ll get an early start and […]
