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If Central Banks Are the Only Game in Town, We’ve Lost
If Central Banks Are the Only Game in Town, We’ve Lost Relying on monetary policy to prop up asset prices and smooth out global volatility is a recipe for disaster. Just since December 2018, central banks have collectively injected as much as $500 billion of liquidity to stabilize economic conditions. The U.S. Federal Reserve has […]
Intractable Inflation Very Dangerous New Paradigm – Michael Pento
Intractable Inflation Very Dangerous New Paradigm – Michael Pento Money manager Michael Pento says get ready for big inflation. Pento explains, “When the emergency ended (from the 2008-2009 financial meltdown), they were going to reverse course, sell those assets back to the public and take those dollars out of the economy. . . . A […]
Central Bank Balance Sheet Reductions–Will Anyone Follow the Fed?
CENTRAL BANK BALANCE SHEET REDUCTIONS – WILL ANYONE FOLLOW THE FED? The next wave of QE will be different, credit spreads will be controlled The Federal Reserve may continue to tighten but few other CB’s can follow ECB balance sheet reduction might occur if a crisis does not arrive first Interest rates are likely to […]
Highway to the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone On Thursday markets nearly broke their uptrend from the December lows, but once again a magic Friday overnight gap up driven by renewed hopes for an imminent China-US trade deal and supported by 9 Fed speakers trampling all over themselves to out dove each other alongside a flood of buyback […]
Doug Noland: Central Banks Are “Hostages Of Market Bubbles”
Doug Noland: Central Banks Are “Hostages Of Market Bubbles” Doug Noland’s weekly Credit Bubble Bulletin is always required reading. The latest – befitting the amazing things that have happened lately – is more necessary than usual. But at 10,000 words it’s also a lot longer than usual. So while everyone should definitely read the whole thing, here are some […]
We’re Overdue for a Sell-Everything/No-Fed-Rescue Recession
We’re Overdue for a Sell-Everything/No-Fed-Rescue Recession We’re way overdue for a sell-everything recession, one that the Fed will only make worse by pursuing its usual policies of lowering interest rates and goosing easy money. As I noted last week, central banks, like generals, always fight the last war–until the war is lost. The global economy is […]
Technically Speaking: Stuck In The Middle With You
Technically Speaking: Stuck In The Middle With You In this past weekend’s missive, we discussed the market stalling at the 200-dma. To wit: “We said then the most likely target for the rally was the 200-dma. It was essentially the level at which the ‘irresistible force would meet the immovable object.’” “What will be critically important now […]
Rant Alert
Rant Alert Warning. Rant Alert: The global central bank easy money experiment has failed and it is past time that central bankers stopped bullshitting us and just admitted it. Europe is about to enter a recession and rates are still negative, the US Fed just tried to reduce its balance sheet with the greatest economic […]
For the First Time Since 2007, Central Banks Are Net DRAINING Liquidity
For the First Time Since 2007, Central Banks Are Net DRAINING Liquidity Yesterday was a wake up call for the bulls. Unfortunately it’s only going to get worse. The fact is that no matter what verbal interventions Central Banks or the political elite issue, liquidity is now rapidly leaving the financial system. The Fed continues […]
he Coming Global Financial Crisis: Debt Exhaustion
The Coming Global Financial Crisis: Debt Exhaustion The global economy is way past the point of maximum debt saturation, and so the next stop is debt exhaustion.Just as generals fight the last war, central banks always fight the last financial crisis. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008-09 was primarily one of liquidity as markets froze […]
The Sorry State of the World Economy
The Sorry State of the World Economy Data released in January paint a bleak picture of advanced-economy prospects. Even if some emerging economies – which face serious challenges of their own – manage to pick up some of the slack, the world economy will remain encumbered by the combination of economic interconnectedness and political balkanization. […]
Global Collapse Accelerating Buy Gold Now – Chris Martenson
Global Collapse Accelerating Buy Gold Now – Chris Martenson By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Futurist and economic researcher Chris Martenson says a collapse is “a process, not an event.” Martenson contends the long awaited global collapse, on many fronts, has not only started, but is picking up speed. Martenson says, “Our prediction at PeakProsperity.com is these collapse […]
The Dangers of Negative Interest Rates and a Cashless Economy
THE DANGERS OF NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES AND A CASHLESS ECONOMY The recent gyrations in the stock market and the uncertainties surrounding American trade policies with China and other parts of the world have raised the question of when the next recession will inevitably follow the current economic recovery from the 2008-9 financial crisis. In the […]
