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US Debt Sales To Surge: Treasury Raises 2018 Borrowing Need To $1.33 Trillion
US Debt Sales To Surge: Treasury Raises 2018 Borrowing Need To $1.33 Trillion America’s funding needs are starting to grow at a dangerous pace. Even before the NYT reported of Trump’s startling suggestion of a further $100 billion tax cut in the form of an inflation-adjusted capital gains tax cost basis which mostly benefits the […]
America The Insolvent
Satansgoalie America The Insolvent A reckoning is due. One the elites are already readying for. Watching the world these days, I’m experiencing the same fury that rises up from my gut when the driver in the car ahead me is weaving drunkenly, endangering everyone on the road. Fury is a normal and rational human response […]
Weekly Commentary: $247 Trillion and (Rapidly) Counting
Weekly Commentary: $247 Trillion and (Rapidly) Counting I chronicled mortgage finance Bubble excess on a weekly basis. Relevant data were right there in plain sight, much of it courtesy of the Federal Reserve. Yet only after the Bubble burst did it all suddenly become obvious. Flashing warning signs were masked by manic delusions of endless […]
Trump’s Trade War May Spark a Chinese Debt Crisis
Trump’s Trade War May Spark a Chinese Debt Crisis (Bloomberg Opinion) — There’s no chance China will cut its trade surplus with the U.S. in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. For starters, Washington has made no specific demand to which Beijing can respond. But its efforts may have an unexpected side effect: a debt crisis […]
Five Pillars of Debt Default
Five Pillars of Debt Default Regular readers of Gold Goats ‘n Guns know that I’ve been handicapping a major sovereign debt default to begin here in 2018 or early 2019. But, what do I mean by that? How does a sovereign debt default come about? And who will default? There are a staggering number of factors […]
The Debt Train Will Crash
The Debt Train Will Crash Off the Tracks Woes to Come Growing Leverage Pension Problems We are approaching the end of the debt Train Wreck series. I’ve spent several weeks explaining why I think excessive debt is dragging the world economy toward an epic crash. The tracks ahead are clear for now but will not […]
Spotlight Turkey: Hyperinflation and Mass-Migration Crisis Inevitable
Spotlight Turkey: Hyperinflation and Mass-Migration Crisis Inevitable Turkey isn’t close to hyperinflation yet. But the path it’s on is a guaranteed way to get there. As Erdogan tightens his grip on finance and the central bank, Investors Fear Turkish Currency Crisis. The Turkish lira fell around 4% against the dollar late Monday after Mr. Erdogan […]
As Global Debt Hits A Record $247 Trillion, The IIF Issues A Warning
As Global Debt Hits A Record $247 Trillion, The IIF Issues A Warning Every quarter the Institute of International Finance publishes a new number of the total amount of global debt outstanding, and every quarter the result is the same: a new record high Today was no exception: according to the IIF’s latest Global Debt […]
President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Architect of Monetary Madness and a U.S. Debt Default
President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Architect of Monetary Madness and a U.S. Debt Default Every schoolchild is dutifully taught that President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was America’s savior. They are repeatedly told that FDR and his New Deal policies pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression. What nonsense. In fact, FDR was the architect of […]
The Dark Cloud of Global Debt… The Perfect Storm Looms
The Dark Cloud of Global Debt… The Perfect Storm Looms While everyone is debating the effects of possible trade sanctions on the global economy, few are paying attention to a far more serious issue. Enormous global debt, combined with low-interest rates, have set the stage for a global recession that has the potential for economic […]
BLINKING RED BUBBLE LIGHT: Stock Market Investor Margin Debt Reaches New High
BLINKING RED BUBBLE LIGHT: Stock Market Investor Margin Debt Reaches New High The world is standing at the edge of the financial abyss while most investors are entirely in the dark. However, specific indicators suggest the market is one giant RED BLINKING LIGHT. One of these indicators is the amount of margin debt held by […]
Italian debt; a financial disaster waiting to happen
Italian debt; a financial disaster waiting to happen The new Italian government will increase public spending and public debt. It promised to reduce taxes, introduce basic security and reform pensions. Italy’s Northern League’s leader Mateo Salvini surged in the polls and the party is now the strongest in Italy. A couple of years ago it […]
