Years ago, markets used to pay a lot of attention to the money supply and trade deficits. Now, these numbers barely get a passing mention. In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff said he thinks what is old will become new again and trade deficits and mon
In 1991, demographers Neil Howe and William Strauss published their awkwardly titled tome "13th Gen," about Generation X -- the Americans born between 1961 and 1981. If Xers had paid attention, they would have committed suicide.
The historian Niall Ferguson recently wrote an article entitled: A message to all professional thinkers - we either hang together or we hang separately.
After the flash October sentiment survey extended September's rebound from August's slump, expectations were for the small positive to hold or improve further, but the final print was slightly disappointing - dropping from 96.0 to 95.5 (still up from
With mortgage applications plunging (on just a modest rise in mortgage rates) and a disappointing tumble in existing home sales, new home sales were expected to slow in September (after a huge bounce in August) and they did (but less than expected th
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Beginning in the early 1970s and continuing today, troubling socioeconomic trends have beset America's middle class. The trends include a declining percentage of children born to married parents, a declining percentage of children living with both
CNN is assuring us that "the next one won't be as bad as 2008". But how do they know? After all, we didn't have a president that was in danger of being impeached in 2008.
If there was one message that resonated from the IMF meetings, it was that what we are doing isn't working. Acknowledging that fact is every bit as important as the forecasts of dour prospects for global growth and the risks of excess leverage.
After years of denials by the Fed and its minions in the controlled corporate media, the Federal Reserve had to admit this week that it's beginning its fourth round of so-called "quantitative easing" since the Lehman collapse and ensuing financ
After years of denials by the Fed and its minions in the controlled corporate media, the Federal Reserve had to admit this week that it's beginning its fourth round of so-called "quantitative easing" since the Lehman collapse and ensuing financ
While some of the decline was attributed to temporary factors like the General Motors strike, the downturn is part of a much broader trend that has intensified in the wake of the U.S.-China trade war.
Do you believe that a recession is coming? If so, you certainly have a lot of company. It turns out that more than two-thirds of all U.S. households "are preparing for a possible recession" right now.
The bombastic money manager cited billionaire Buffett's plans to increase his investment in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) as one of a multitude of reasons to buy big banking stocks.
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The strength of the US consumer has been the bedrock of the current economic expansion. Just a few weeks ago, in a CNBC interview, Fed Vice Chair Clarida said that "I cannot think of a time where in the aggregate the consumer has been in better sha
While algos continue to zig and zag, daytraing the barrage of optimistic and pessimistic US-China trade deal headlines, and stock buybacks are set for another record, with a recent report finding that cumulative buybacks YTD are already up +20% YoY c