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Fourth Turning Economics
Fourth Turning Economics “In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as trivial as a Tea Party. The catalyst will unfold according to a basic Crisis dynamic that underlies all of these scenarios: An initial spark will trigger a chain reaction of unyielding responses […]
Subprime Auto Implosion In Full Effect As Lenders Start Dropping Like Flies
Subprime Auto Implosion In Full Effect As Lenders Start Dropping Like Flies We are in the midst of watching the subprime auto lending bubble burst in its entirety. Smaller subprime auto lenders are starting to implode, and we all know what comes next: the larger companies go bust, inciting real capitulation. In addition to our coverage out […]
Subprime Auto Bubble Bursts As “Buyers Are Suddenly Missing From Showrooms”
Subprime Auto Bubble Bursts As “Buyers Are Suddenly Missing From Showrooms” It was less than a month ago when we showed a series of “10 charts revealing an auto bubble on the brink“, and which laid out several very troubling trends, including i) the average new vehicle loan hit a record high $31,099; ii) the […]
Why is the MSM Covering Up Recessionary Data?
WHY IS THE MSM COVERING UP RECESSIONARY DATA? The Census Bureau put out their monthly retail sales report this morning. During good times, the MSM would be hailing the tremendous increases as proof the consumer was flush with cash and all was well with the economy. Considering 70% of our GDP is dependent upon consumer […]
Subprime Auto Loans: the Next Shoe to Drop?
Subprime Auto Loans: the Next Shoe to Drop? Booming auto sales have more to do with low rates and easy financing than they do with the urge to buy a new vehicle. In the last few years, car buyers have borrowed nearly $1 trillion to finance new and used autos. Unfortunately, much of that money was lent to borrowers who have less-than-perfect credit and […]
The Subprime Auto Loan Meltdown Is Here
The Subprime Auto Loan Meltdown Is Here Uh oh – here we go again. Do you remember the subprime mortgage meltdown during the last financial crisis? Well, now a similar thing is happening with auto loans. The auto industry has been doing better than many other areas of the economy in recent years, but this […]
Living a Lie
Living a Lie “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” – Fyodor […]
BREAKING BAD (DEBT) – EPISODE TWO
BREAKING BAD (DEBT) – EPISODE TWO ‘If you’re committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it’ – Saul Goodman – Breaking Bad “As calamitous as the sub-prime blowup seems, it is only the beginning. The credit bubble spawned abuses throughout the system. […]
Subprime Spikes Auto Sales, Delinquencies Soar, Industry in Total Denial, Fallout to Hit Main Street
Subprime Spikes Auto Sales, Delinquencies Soar, Industry in Total Denial, Fallout to Hit Main Street New vehicle sales in the US have been on a tear in 2014, rising 5.6% to 16.5 million units, the highest since banner year 2006. Light-truck sales jumped 10%, cars edged up 1.8%. The industry is drunk with its own […]
