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3 Things: Value Of Cash, 3rd Mandate, Yellen Channels Bernanke
3 Things: Value Of Cash, 3rd Mandate, Yellen Channels Bernanke El-Erian – The Value Of Cash My friend, Anora Mahmudova, recently wrote for MarketWatch about Mohamed El-Erian’s discussion on the importance of “cash” for investors. “At a breakfast meeting with reporters on Monday, the former Pacific Investment Management Company chief executive said central bank asset purchases have […]
Negative interest rates are coming to America
Negative interest rates are coming to America Well, that didn’t take long! Negative Interest Rate Policy appears to be a gift that keeps on giving. Just a little while ago I wrote that, in essence, if the Federal Reserve wants to keep the financial party going a little bit longer, it will have to continue […]
The Fed’s Doomsday Device
The Fed’s Doomsday Device Bezzle BALTIMORE – Barron’s, in a lather, says the market is facing the “Two Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” Huh? Only two? There were four last time! Supposedly, the so-called Brexit – the vote in Britain this Thursday on whether to leave or remain in the European Union (EU) – and uncertainty […]
Janet Yellen’s $200-Trillion Debt Problem
Janet Yellen’s $200-Trillion Debt Problem Blame “Brexit” BALTIMORE – The U.S. stock market broke its losing streak on Thursday [and even more so on Monday, ed.]. After five straight losing sessions, the Dow eked out a 92-point gain. The financial media didn’t know what to say about it. So, we ended up with the typical […]
Jeff Gundlach: “Things Are Going To Get Pretty Scary”
Jeff Gundlach: “Things Are Going To Get Pretty Scary” One day before the Fed’s June statement, Jeff Gundlach once again accurately predicted the somber mood that would ensue as a result of Yellen’s Wednesday decision and press conference when he correctly said that “Central Banks Are Losing Control.” Today, in the aftermath of James Bullard stunning […]
The Fed Has Lost Its “Myth Magic”
The Fed Has Lost Its “Myth Magic” Myths Are Worth Wondering About Wondering is what we do, here at the Diary, especially wondering about myths. “Myths” are not necessarily untrue. They just can’t be known or proven in the way, say, that Archimedes could prove that the king’s crown was made of gold. Antiquity’s most famous […]
Bernanke Blew It Big-Time: He Should Have Raised Rates Three Years Ago
Bernanke Blew It Big-Time: He Should Have Raised Rates Three Years Ago Bernanke blew it big-time, letting the “recovery” run seven years without any significant increase in rates. It is now painfully obvious that Ben Bernanke blew it big-time by not raising rates three years ago when the economy and markets enjoyed tailwinds. The former Federal […]
Grinding In Harms’ Way——The Fed’s Sick Wall Street Puppies Will Self-Destruct
Grinding In Harms’ Way——The Fed’s Sick Wall Street Puppies Will Self-Destruct Whatever is going on in the daily stock market, you can’t call it “price discovery” or even remotely rational. In fact, it amounts to grinding in harms’ way, and measures the degree to which the Fed and other central banks have turned the Wall […]
The Power Elite: Bumbling Incompetents
The Power Elite: Bumbling Incompetents Geniuses in Charge BALTIMORE, Maryland – Is there any smarter group of homo sapiens on the planet? Or in all of history? We’re talking about Fed economists, of course. Not only did they avoid another Great Depression by bold absurdity…giving the economy more of the one thing of which it clearly had […]
Without Recovery There Is Every Need To Examine The Worst Case
Without Recovery There Is Every Need To Examine The Worst Case There is a great deal that is wrong with mainstream economic commentary, starting with its unwavering devotion to orthodox economics and unshakable faith in their “stimulus.” No matter how little is actually stimulated there is never any doubt that the media will simultaneously forget […]
No More Twofers——Why The Vaunted “Clinton Prosperity” Of The 1990s Is A Risible Myth
No More Twofers——Why The Vaunted “Clinton Prosperity” Of The 1990s Is A Risible Myth That Hillary Clinton has—–unaccountably——stood by her man for 40 years is her particular foible. But now she wants 320 million Americans to stand by him, too, by electing her President so she can make Bill the nation’s economic czar: During a speech in […]
German Study: USA is the Top Tax Haven in the World
German Study: USA is the Top Tax Haven in the World A new study by the Green Party in Germany places the USA at the top of the list of tax havens for foreign investors. They have highlighted the key states in their study. I have written about this before. The strong capital flows coming into the USA from […]
Financial Analyst Warns: “What We’re Looking At Is An Event You’re Not Going To Be Able To Recover From”
Financial Analyst Warns: “What We’re Looking At Is An Event You’re Not Going To Be Able To Recover From” “Things are breaking down, something big is happening,” according to leading alternative news web site SGT Report. Citing the recent emergency meeting between the Federal Reserve and President Obama, America’s explicit warning to other countries not to devalue […]
Why the Quantity of Money Theory is DEAD Wrong
Why the Quantity of Money Theory is DEAD Wrong COMMENT: Bill Gross says you are wrong and helicopter money is coming and the Fed should print trillions to buy government bonds. Any comments? REPLY:Gross is not making a forecast without self-interest. Gross’ “helicopter money” calls for the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury to engage in another round […]
Market Analyst: “Nothing Is Real… All Of This is Being Played To Keep People Believing The System Is Working”
Market Analyst: “Nothing Is Real… All Of This is Being Played To Keep People Believing The System Is Working” The stock market may be hovering near all-time highs, but according to Greg Mannarino of Traders Choice that doesn’t mean the valuations are actually real: We exist, beyond any shadow of any doubt, in an environment of absolute […]
