
Proof It Is Rigged: "Fed Moved 93% of Entire Stock Market Since 2008?
• shtfplan.comMonetary policy has been the single most important factor in the economy for some time.
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Monetary policy has been the single most important factor in the economy for some time.
Despite collapsing earnings expectations and weaker than expected macro data, US equity markets have 'lifted off' since mid-February erasing the entire year's losses...
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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In the age of automation, what's scarce are problem-solving skills.
Washington is at "war" over the budget again. "Conservative" Speaker Paul Ryan is out with a big-spending $1.07 trillion budget and the "budget hawk" House Freedom Caucus wants to cut $30 billion. So much ado about so little. Another budget, another
Bottom line - the economy is due for a recession. And the indicators suggest that one may already be in the works.The bigger challenge is that both the Federal Reserve and the Federal Government are out of ammo.
- Rapidly Declining Exports Signal A Death Blow For The U.S. Economy
Delinquencies on poor-quality US car loans have climbed to their highest level in almost two decades, according to Fitch Ratings, reinforcing concerns over the rapidly growing market.
On October 7, 2001, the Bush Administration launched the U.S. war machine into the rugged mountains of Afghanistan under the banner of Operation Enduring Freedom. The official aim of the military aggression was to "liberate" Afghanistan from the
"Prosperity is like a Jenga tower. Take one piece out and the whole thing can fall."
One reason given for the contention that investors should fade Draghi's latest "package" is that, to quote Deutsche Bank, "we are one hawkish Fed statement away from a re-pricing."
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y perpetually expanding the U.S. money supply, America's standard of living increases as well. (If this logic does not make sense, be sure to go back and read Part One of this series.) The problem with this situation is that the only way that it ca
We wonder if this sentiment has been revised now that Bloomberg actually has the "big picture", and realizes that the only thing pushing the market higher is bond issuance (courtesy of central banks) whose proceeds are used to immediately buy all the
"Rampant Hedging" One week ago, the market was disappointed when Goldman's head commodity strategist, Jeffrey Currie pointed out the obvious, namely that the higher the price of oil rises, the greater the probability it will tumble shortly, as a resu
-- here's what they had to say
Earlier this week hedge fund manager Marin Katusa explained that up until the recent stock market hit all the easy money flowing into the energy sector was being exuberantly spent on hookers, blow and fancy toys.
For the first time ever, total credit card debt in the United States is approaching a trillion dollars.
Human beings have come up with some crazy ideas for money and finance over the years. Conch shells. Beads. Animal skins. Salt. Rice. All of these were used as a form of money at one time or another.
The spread between the 30Y US Treasury yield and 2Y has plunged by 7.5bps this morning (as 2Y sells off and 30Y rallies post-Draghi) to 175bps. This is the flattest curve since Dec 2008 lows (at 172bps) which can only bode poorly for financials...
Peter Schiff is back. That simply means he is talking more.
This RT article provides us a momentous summary of the world's latest Cold War. It is "The BRICS Versus the Anglosphere."
The euro is ripping higher after a big drop that followed the European Central Bank's announcement that it was cutting interest rates.
Mario Draghi unleashed his most audacious stimulus package yet, unexpectedly testing the lower bounds of all the European Central Bank's interest rates and expanding its monthly bond purchases by a third. The euro sank and stocks rose.
The "Smart Money" Is Quietly Getting Out Of Dodge: Sells For A Sixth Straight Week As Buybacks Soar
Over the past week we have been following a disturbing development in the US Treasury market: while the repo rate on the 10Y has been sliding deep into negative territory for a while...
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In the 21st century Americans have been distracted by the hyper-expensive "war on terror."