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Uh Oh: U.S. Layoffs Rise 38 Percent – Highest Level For August Since 2009

September 6, 2019

Uh Oh: U.S. Layoffs Rise 38 Percent – Highest Level For August Since 2009 We continue to get more numbers that indicate that U.S. economic activity is really starting to slow down.  According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the number of layoffs in the United States was 38 percent higher in August than it was […]

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The Psychological Bubble That Has Been Propping Up The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Implode

December 4, 2018

The Psychological Bubble That Has Been Propping Up The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Implode Optimism can be a very powerful thing.  For a long time Americans believed that things would get better, and that caused them to take action to make things better, and that actually resulted in things moving in a positive direction.  […]

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3 Things That Happened Just Before The Crisis Of 2008 That Are Happening Again Right Now

November 30, 2018

3 Things That Happened Just Before The Crisis Of 2008 That Are Happening Again Right Now Real estate, oil and the employment numbers are all telling us the same thing, and that is really bad news for the U.S. economy.  It really does appear that economic activity is starting to slow down significantly, but just […]

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11 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Slow Down Dramatically

November 14, 2018

11 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Slow Down Dramatically The pace at which things are changing is shocking the experts.  Just a few months ago, many of the experts were still talking about how the U.S. economy was “booming”, but since then a major shift has taken place.  Most of the headlines […]

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New Vehicle Sales “Collapse” And Pending Home Sales “Plunge” As America’s Economic Slowdown Accelerates

September 28, 2018

New Vehicle Sales “Collapse” And Pending Home Sales “Plunge” As America’s Economic Slowdown Accelerates In late 2018, the bad economic news just keeps rolling in.  At a time when consumer confidence is absolutely soaring, the underlying economic numbers are clearly telling us that enormous problems are right around the corner.  Of course this is usually […]

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Why the Next Downturn “Will Not Look Like 2008”

January 25, 2018

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 […]

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Recession 2017? Things Are Happening That Usually Never Happen Unless A New Recession Is Beginning

February 9, 2017

Recession 2017? Things Are Happening That Usually Never Happen Unless A New Recession Is Beginning Is the U.S. economy about to get slammed by a major recession?  According to Gallup, U.S. economic confidence has soared to the highest level ever recorded, but meanwhile a whole host of key economic indicators are absolutely screaming that a new […]

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Are You Kidding Me? Chinese Exports Plunge 25.4 Percent Compared To Last Year

March 9, 2016

Are You Kidding Me? Chinese Exports Plunge 25.4 Percent Compared To Last Year We just got more evidence that global trade is absolutely imploding.  Chinese exports dropped 25.4 percent during the month of February compared to a year ago, and Chinese imports fell 13.8 percent compared to a year ago.  For Chinese exports, that was the worst decline that […]

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The Last 16 Times This Happened There Was A Recession…

January 20, 2016

The Last 16 Times This Happened There Was A Recession… Something has just happened that has signaled a recession every single time that it has occurred since World War I.  16 times since 1919 there have been at least 8 month-over-month declines in industrial production during the preceding 12 month period, and in each of […]

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