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Fed Rate Hike Will Cause Hyperinflationary Great Depression – John Williams
Fed Rate Hike Will Cause Hyperinflationary Great Depression – John Williams Economist John Williams says the economy is in deep trouble, and the Fed knows it. Williams says the Fed talking up “robust economic growth” that is causing inflation is “nonsense.” Williams explains, “The one thing that is not causing inflation is ‘robust economic growth.’ […]
Hyperinflationists Come Out of the Woodwork Again
Hyperinflationists Come Out of the Woodwork Again CoinDesk asked me to share my opinions on the chance of hyperinflation. My thoughts are below. From CoinDesk Hi Mish, I am working on an article for CoinDesk about recent fiscal and monetary splurge by governments and central banks across the globe and the impact on gold and […]
Economy Still Falling Off a Cliff – John Williams
Economy Still Falling Off a Cliff – John Williams Economist John Williams says don’t put too much faith in the good employment numbers that came out last week because “It’s not as happy of a picture as it looks.” Williams is the founder of ShadowStats.com. His calculations strip out government accounting gimmicks to give a […]
Entering Period of Perpetual Money Printing – John Williams
Entering Period of Perpetual Money Printing – John Williams Economist John Williams says be careful what you wish for when it comes to Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Williams explains, “Unless you can get a good healthy consumer, you are not going to get a good healthy economy. It’s that simple. I think the Fed […]
Fed Will Crash Markets & Dollar, Gold Protects – John Williams
Fed Will Crash Markets & Dollar, Gold Protects – John Williams Economist John Williams warns the Federal Reserve has painted itself into a very tight no win corner. No matter what the Fed does with rates it’s going to be a disaster. Williams explains, “You had some very heavy selling towards the end of the […]
Is the U.S. in a depression? (How John Williams became America’s most important statistician)
Is the U.S. in a depression? (How John Williams became America’s most important statistician) America’s economy has been progressing steadily. First quarter real GDP growth came in 2.2%. The official unemployment rate is 3.8%. Inflation, according to the Fed’s preferred measure is 2%. But how accurate are those numbers? “Nonsensical,” says John Williams, founder of […]
The U.S. Deficit Is Beyond Control: Markets Don’t Like Long-Term Government Insolvency
The U.S. Deficit Is Beyond Control: Markets Don’t Like Long-Term Government Insolvency Economist John Williams sat down with USA Watchdog‘s Greg Hunter to discuss the dire state of the dollar and United States economy. The monetary path the US is on is out of control, and the unwillingness of government officials to reduce the deficit and […]
Can You Trust US Economic Data? Eight “Out Of The Box” Investment Insights – Peter Diekmeyer
Can You Trust US Economic Data? Eight “Out Of The Box” Investment Insights – Peter Diekmeyer This morning, Canada released GDP data which showed the economy shrank by 1.6% on an annualized quarter-over-quarter basis during Q2. While economists forecast a 1.5% drop, those “projections” were made after the quarter was already over. Six months […]
Weekly Commentary: Cracks at the Core of the Core
Weekly Commentary: Cracks at the Core of the Core January 15 – Bloomberg (Matthew Boesler): “The U.S. economy should continue to grow faster than its potential this year, supporting further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve, New York Fed President William C. Dudley said. ‘In terms of the economic outlook, the situation does not appear […]
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 […]
Food and Medicine Will Soon Be Unobtainable
Food and Medicine Will Soon Be Unobtainable If product is not moving, then how will you get your food, medicine and other essential supplies? Famed economists, John Williams, from Shadow Stats and Joseph Meyer, Straight Money Analysis, will tell you that the Baltic Dry Index is the best indicator of the economic health of the […]
Why This Feels Like a Depression for Most People
Why This Feels Like a Depression for Most People “And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Everyone has seen the pictures of the unemployed waiting in soup lines during the Great Depression. When you try to tell a […]
The Endless Emergency—–Why It’s Always ZIRP Time In The Casino
The Endless Emergency—–Why It’s Always ZIRP Time In The Casino Based on the headline from the latest Jobs Friday report you wouldn’t know that we are still mired in an economic emergency—–one apparently so extreme that it might entail moving to the 81st straight month of zero interest rates at next week’s FOMC meeting. After all, the unemployment rate came in smack-dab on the Fed’s […]
The US Economy Continues Its Collapse
The US Economy Continues Its Collapse Do you remember when real reporters existed? Those were the days before the Clinton regime concentrated the media into a few hands and turned the media into a Ministry of Propaganda, a tool of Big Brother. The false reality in which Americans live extends into economic life. Last Friday’s […]
A Recession Within A Recession
A Recession Within A Recession On Friday, the federal government announced that the U.S. economy contracted at a 0.7 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2015. This unexpected shrinking of the economy is being primarily blamed on “harsh” weather during the first three months of this year and on the strengthening of the […]
