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Why no economic boost from lower oil prices?

April 18, 2016

Why no economic boost from lower oil prices? Many analysts had anticipated that a dramatic drop in oil prices such as we’ve seen since the summer of 2014 could provide a big stimulus to the economy of a net oil importer like the United States. That doesn’t seem to be what we’ve observed in the […]

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Consumer Drowning Sorrows at the Bar

January 16, 2016

CONSUMER DROWNING SORROWS AT THE BAR Month after month I watch as the MSM mouthpieces try to spin declining consumer spending in a positive light. They are practically out of excuses. They are befuddled, because month after month they report “awesome” job gains and can’t understand why all these gainfully employed Americans aren’t buying shit […]

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Peter Schiff Warns: “The Whole Economy Has Imploded… Collapse Is Coming”

December 7, 2015

Peter Schiff Warns: “The Whole Economy Has Imploded… Collapse Is Coming” Back before 2008 Peter Schiff was harshly criticized and laughed at for his predictions about a coming economic collapse. Among other things Schiff warned that consumer spending had hit a wall, stocks were overpriced and lax credit lending practices would lead to a detonation of the […]

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Ignore the Media Bullsh*t–Retail Implosion Proves We Are In Recession

October 15, 2015

Ignore the Media Bullsh*t–Retail Implosion Proves We Are In Recession Here we go again. The dying legacy media will continue to support the status quo, who provide their dwindling advertising revenue, by papering over the truth with platitudes, lies, and misinformation. I have been detailing the long slow death of retail in America for the […]

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Energy prices and consumer spending

May 12, 2015

Energy prices and consumer spending Among the disappointments in the 2015:Q1 GDP figures was weak consumption growth, which was a little surprising given the extra cash most consumers have on hand as a result of lower energy prices. I wanted to take a look at how the recent consumer behavior compares with what we’ve seen historically. The […]

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Consumers Simply Never Showed Up | Alhambra Investment Partners – We Are Different.

November 16, 2014

Consumers Simply Never Showed Up | Alhambra Investment Partners – We Are Different.. The largest calendar segments of the retail universe are back-to-school followed closely by Christmas. The peak month for back-to-school is August which is usually the third or fourth biggest month of the year in terms of raw retail sales; with October right […]

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