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The Fed Will Ignite The Next “Financial Crisis”
The Fed Will Ignite The Next “Financial Crisis” There seems to be a very large consensus the markets have entered into a “permanently high plateau,” or an era in which price corrections in asset prices have been effectively eliminated through fiscal and monetary policy. Partnering with this fairytale like mindset is an overwhelming sense of […]
Economic Collapse: Will Cryptocurrency Save the Financial System?
Economic Collapse: Will Cryptocurrency Save the Financial System? In the second article of my three part series, I addressed how we got to the current state of this financial chaos. In this last article, I explain where we are heading and how cryptocurrency could be the last chance to create a sustainable economic system. Where to go from here? […]
Central Banks Put a Safety Net Under Financial Markets
CENTRAL BANKS PUT A SAFETY NET UNDER FINANCIAL MARKETS Most early business cycle indicators suggest that the global economy is pretty much roaring ahead. Production and employment are rising. Firms keep investing and show decent profits. International trade is expanding. Credit is easy to obtain. Stock prices keep moving up to ever higher levels. All […]
The Liquidity Punch Bowl
THE LIQUIDITY PUNCH BOWL It is appropriate with the inauguration of this weekly column to look at the “Big Picture”. The biggest risk to world stock markets, and asset prices in general, in 2018 is that G7 central banks (led by the Federal Reserve) are finally attempting to normalise monetary policy nine years after the […]
Central Banks Put a Safety Net Under Financial Markets
Central Banks Put a Safety Net Under Financial Markets Most early business cycle indicators suggest that the global economy is pretty much roaring ahead. Production and employment are rising. Firms keep investing and show decent profits. International trade is expanding. Credit is easy to obtain. Stock prices keep moving up to ever higher levels. All […]
The Coming Market Crash Will Set Off The Biggest Gold Panic Buying In History
The Coming Market Crash Will Set Off The Biggest Gold Panic Buying In History The leverage in the economic system has become so extreme; investors have no idea of the disaster that is going to take place during the next stock market crash. The collapse of the U.S. Housing and Investment Banking Industry in 2008 […]
Will Monetary Policy Trigger Another Financial Crisis?
Getty Images Will Monetary Policy Trigger Another Financial Crisis? Sustained unconventional monetary policies in the years after the 2008 global financial crisis created the conditions for the second-longest bull market in history. But they also may have sown the seeds of the next financial crisis, which might take root as central banks continue to normalize […]
MONEY AND THE STOCK MARKET: IS THERE ANY RELATION?
MONEY AND THE STOCK MARKET: IS THERE ANY RELATION? Is it true that changes in money supply are an important driving force behind changes in the stock price indexes? Intuitively it makes sense to argue that an increase in the growth rate of money supply should strengthen the growth rate in stock prices. Conversely, a […]
‘Perfect storm’: Global financial system showing danger signs, says senior OECD economist
‘Perfect storm’: Global financial system showing danger signs, says senior OECD economist The world financial system is as dangerously stretched today as it was at the peak of the last bubble but this time the authorities are caught in a “policy trap” with few defences left, a veteran central banker has warned. Nine years of […]
Why the Next Downturn “Will Not Look Like 2008”
Why the Next Downturn “Will Not Look Like 2008” Nine years of scorched-earth monetary policies come home to roost. There are always cycles. The current cycle started at the bottom of the Great Recession and will last “until central banks put on the brakes,” said Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, in an interview with […]
Global Crisis Events: The Weird Keeps Getting Weirder
Global Crisis Events: The Weird Keeps Getting Weirder While the mainstream media and general public tend to assume that every new day is bringing us closer to a better future, many alternative analysts focus on the underlying weirdness of our world and all of the crisis factors that average people don’t want to think about. […]
Central Bank Reserves – The Rise of the Yuan
Central Bank Reserves – The Rise of the Yuan QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I understand that your model shows that China will become the dominant economy post-2032. The IMF added the yuan to their SDR basket. Are central banks starting to use the yuan in reserves in a major way yet? KD ANSWER: Yes. The ECB […]
Fed Scared to Death of Causing Global Financial Crash – Nomi Prins
Fed Scared to Death of Causing Global Financial Crash – Nomi Prins Two time, best-selling author Nomi Prins says central bankers have no idea how to stop the easy money policies that they started after the financial meltdown of 2008. Prins explains, “So, when the Fed says they are going to remove assets from their […]
Central Banks: From Coordination to Competition
Central Banks: From Coordination to Competition This is one reason why I anticipate “unexpected” disruptions in the global economy in 2018. The mere mention of “central banks” will likely turn off many readers who understandably have little interest in convoluted policies and arcane mumbo-jumbo, but bear with me for a few paragraphs while I make […]
