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Canada’s “Other” Problem: Record High Household Debt
Canada’s “Other” Problem: Record High Household Debt Earlier today, the Bank of Canada surprised some market participants by failing to cut rates. True, the loonie was plunging and another rate cut might very well have accelerated the decline, further eroding the purchasing power of Canadians who are already struggling to keep up with the inexorable rise […]
We Know How This Ends, Part 2
We Know How This Ends, Part 2 In March 1969, while Buba was busy in the quicksand of its swaps and forward dollar interventions, Netherlands Bank (the Dutch central bank) had instructed commercial banks in Holland to pull back funds from the eurodollar market in order to bring up their liquidity positions which had dwindled […]
We Know How This Ends, Part 1
We Know How This Ends, Part 1 The finance ministers and representatives of central banks from the world’s ten largest “capitalist” economies gathered in Bonn, West Germany on November 20, 1968. The global financial system was then enthralled by a third major currency crisis of the past year or so and there was great angst […]
War On Cash Escalates: China Readies Digital Currency, IMF Says “Extremely Beneficial”
War On Cash Escalates: China Readies Digital Currency, IMF Says “Extremely Beneficial” Remember when Bitcoin and its digital currency cohorts were slammed by authorities and written off by the elite as worthless? Well now, as the war on cash escalates, officials from The IMF to China are seeing the opportunity to control the world’s money […]
Bank of Canada faces key rate decision Wednesday: To cut or not?
Bank of Canada faces key rate decision Wednesday: To cut or not? Economists have conflicting views on whether the central bank should cut its rate or hold steady Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is set to reveal the bank’s latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday, and many economists say a rate cut could […]
The Fed’s Phony Boom Is Becoming a Real Bust …
The Fed’s Phony Boom Is Becoming a Real Bust … No More Juice Friday’s 391-point drop in the Dow – a nearly 2.5% fall – ended the worst 10-day start to a year in U.S. market history. The average stock in the S&P 1500 – which includes about 90% of all stocks in listed in the […]
The Fed’s Stunning Admission Of What Happens Next
The Fed’s Stunning Admission Of What Happens Next Following an epic global stock rout, one which has wiped out trillions in market capitalization, it has rapidly become a consensus view (even by staunch Fed supporters such as the Nikkei Times) that the Fed committed a gross policy mistake by hiking rates on December 16, so much […]
What If There Is No “Fed Put” – Paul Brodsky Thinks Yellen Will Not Bailout Markets This Time
What If There Is No “Fed Put” – Paul Brodsky Thinks Yellen Will Not Bailout Markets This Time Earlier today, Art Cashin summarized most (very desperate) traders’ thoughts when he said that as a result of today’s market crash, “the Fed will try anything” to prop up the wealth effect it had so carefully engineered with seven […]
Norway Pushes Panic Button: “We’re In A Crisis Now, We Can’t Deny That”
Norway Pushes Panic Button: “We’re In A Crisis Now, We Can’t Deny That” We’ve spent quite a bit of time documenting Norway’s precarious balancing act in the face of slumping crude prices. On the one hand, falling crude puts pressure on the krone which essentially allows the Norges Bank to compete in the regional currency […]
You Can Either Surf, or You Can Fight
You Can Either Surf, or You Can Fight Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that? Lance: What? Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. – “Apocalypse Now” (1979) Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3] – Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991) Outside the bus the smell of sulfur hit Bond with sickening force. It was a […]
What Does The Federal Reserve Have to Hide?
What Does The Federal Reserve Have to Hide? Over the years, dissidents in Congress (notably including former US Representative Ron Paul and current Republican and Democratic presidential contenders Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders) have periodically proposed legislation to audit the Federal Reserve. The legislation is always rejected and, when it gets any significant attention at […]
Albert Edwards Hits Peak Pessimism: “S&P Will Fall 75%”, Global Recession Looms
Albert Edwards Hits Peak Pessimism: “S&P Will Fall 75%”, Global Recession Looms 2016 has thus far been a year characterized by remarkable bouts of harrowing volatility as the ongoing devaluation of the yuan, plunging crude prices, and geopolitical uncertainty wreak havoc on fragile, inflated markets. With asset prices still sitting near nosebleed levels after seven […]
What’s Behind the Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates in a Struggling Economy?
What’s Behind the Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates in a Struggling Economy? Much has been written and broadcast over the past few weeks in the financial media and the business pages of general-interest newspapers debating the wisdom of the decision in December by Fed Chair Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve Board to raise […]
Nigerian Currency Collapses After Central Bank Halts Dollar Sales To Stall “Hyperinflation Monster”
Nigerian Currency Collapses After Central Bank Halts Dollar Sales To Stall “Hyperinflation Monster” Having told banks and investors “don’t panic” in September, amid spiking interbank lending rates and surging default/devaluation risks, it appears the massive shortage of dollars that we warned about in December has washed tsunami-like ashore in oil-producing Nigeria. Following the Central bank’s decision this week to halt […]
