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Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates. [Images Money / CC BY 2.0] The Federal Reserve is caught between a rock and a hard place. Inflation grew by 6.8% in November, […]
Weekly Commentary: State-Directed Credit Splurge
Weekly Commentary: State-Directed Credit Splurge New data released Friday confirm ongoing historic Chinese Credit excess. Total Aggregate Financing increased (a ridiculous) $524 billion during August to $40.5 TN, doubling July’s growth and exceeding estimates by almost 40%. It was the strongest monthly gain since March’s record $759 billion. This pushed y-t-d (8-month) growth to $3.828 […]
No Payment, No Problem: Bizarre New World of Consumer Debt
No Payment, No Problem: Bizarre New World of Consumer Debt All kinds of weird records are being broken. But it’s scheduled to expire, and then what? The New York Fed released a doozie of a household credit report. It summarized what individual lenders have been reporting about their own practices: If you can’t make the […]
The Bottom’s Falling Out
The Bottom’s Falling Out Imagine you’re standing across the street from a house that’s on the verge of falling apart, a condemned building, an edifice devoured by rot from bottom to top. Now imagine you see a construction crew arriving to repair it, and they start to fix the roof. You would think that’s not […]
Chinese Firms Ask For Billions In Loans Amid Virus Outbreak
Chinese Firms Ask For Billions In Loans Amid Virus Outbreak In response to the economic paralysis brought about by the coronavirus, Chinese banks are offering billions of dollars in loans to Chinese companies, according to two banking sources via Reuters. About 300 Chinese firms, including top food delivery company Meituan Dianping and smartphone maker Xiaomi, have […]
Stocks Crater – 3.5 Trillion Dollars In Global Market Cap Wiped Out – China Considers “Dumping U.S. Treasuries”
Stocks Crater – 3.5 Trillion Dollars In Global Market Cap Wiped Out – China Considers “Dumping U.S. Treasuries” Wall Street responded to our escalating trade war with China by throwing a bit of a temper tantrum. On Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 617 points, and that was the worst day for the […]
The True Size Of The U.S. National Debt, Including Unfunded Liabilities, Is 222 Trillion Dollars
The True Size Of The U.S. National Debt, Including Unfunded Liabilities, Is 222 Trillion Dollars The United States is on a path to financial ruin, and everyone can see what is happening, but nobody can seem to come up with a way to stop it. According to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government is currently 22 […]
Weekly Commentary: Q4 2018 Z.1 “Flow of Funds”
Weekly Commentary: Q4 2018 Z.1 “Flow of Funds” I’ve been anxiously awaiting the Fed’s Q4 2018 Z.1 “Flow of Funds” report. It provided the first comprehensive look at how this period’s market instability affected various sectors within the financial system. From ballooning Broker/Dealer balance sheets to surging “repo” lending to record Bank loan growth – […]
As The Economy Teeters On The Brink Of A Recession, U.S. Debt Levels Are Absolutely Exploding
As The Economy Teeters On The Brink Of A Recession, U.S. Debt Levels Are Absolutely Exploding We now have official confirmation that the U.S. economy has dramatically slowed down. In recent days I have shared a whole bunch of numbers with my readers that clearly demonstrate that a new economic downturn has begun. And even though stock […]
The Most Depressing Stat Of The Month: The U.S. National Debt Is About To Pass The $22 Trillion Mark
The Most Depressing Stat Of The Month: The U.S. National Debt Is About To Pass The $22 Trillion Mark The U.S. national debt is wildly out of control, and nobody in Washington seems to care. According to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government is currently $21,933,491,166,604.77 in debt. In just a few days, that figure […]
The “Stock Market Crash Of 2018” Is Rapidly Transforming Into “The Financial Crisis Of 2019”
The “Stock Market Crash Of 2018” Is Rapidly Transforming Into “The Financial Crisis Of 2019” Stock markets are crashing all over the world, we are seeing extremely violent “flash crashes” in the forex marketplace, economic conditions are slowing down all over the globe, and fear is causing many investors to become extremely trigger happy. The […]
2018 Was The Worst Year For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008
2018 Was The Worst Year For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008Now that the year is finally over, we can officially say that 2018 was the worst year for stocks in an entire decade. Not since the last financial crisis have we had a year like this, and many believe that 2019 […]
This Is Exactly The Kind Of Behavior That You Would Expect During A Stock Market Implosion…
This Is Exactly The Kind Of Behavior That You Would Expect During A Stock Market Implosion… If a doctor tells you that his patient’s condition is swinging up and down wildly, is that a good sign or a bad sign? Of course the answer to that question is quite obvious. And if a doctor tells […]
