Don't Believe The Democrats' "Medical Bankruptcy" Narrative Authored by Sally C. Pipes via RealClear Health (emphasis ours), Americans collectively have about $140 billion in outstanding medical...
Rickards: Bad News, I'm Afraid Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, The breakdown of global supply chains is well-known by now. Whether it’s finding groceries in...
Earlier this year, debate over the inflation spike in 2021 polarized around the question of whether it was “transitory” or “persistent.” But it turns out that...
Two of the largest challenges society faces today – climate change and social inequality – can benefit from a joint approach, particularly as investors may have...
Lacy Hunt: Negative Real Rates Are A Strong Recession Warning Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In his 4th Quarter Review and Outlook, Lacy provides some...
Productivity growth allows economies to increase output without increasing inputs and is a key driver of economic growth and of income per capita. However, productivity growth...
If there is a saying that expresses the mood of the market right now, it is “what is old is new again.” In short, the high...
In the US and UK, the recent labor market puzzle can be partly explained by mismatch, the pandemic’s effect on women (in the US) and older...
Over the past few weeks, Fed speakers are bemoaning inflation and voiced their wishes to squash it. They frequently mention how effective their monetary toolbox is...
When Does The Sizzling Economy Hit A Recession Brick Wall? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, "There are good reasons to believe that today’s hot economy...
- Overall total consumer spending on video games in the U.S. totaled $60 .4 billion in 2021, an 8 percent increase over 2020, according to new data released...
The weakness in the dollar came even as U.S. Treasury yields continued to gain,… The post Dollar slips 0.15% against the yen first appeared on Trading...
The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development should start developing federal-provincial/territorial accords towards implementing a national school nutritious meal program.
Market review Q4-2021: The low-rate conundrum Back in the mid-2000s, then-Fed chair Alan Greenspan remarked on the curious phenomenon of long rates staying low even though...
China Unexpectedly Cuts Key Rate, Adds Liquidity As Economic Growth Slowed, Retail Sales Slump A busy night started with weakness in US equity futures (Nasdaq down...
Europe's Spendthrifts Are Stuck In Irreversible Debt-Traps Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, A Euro Catastrophe Could Collapse It This article looks at the situation in...
Euro Challenges USDollar As Global Currency Goldman Sachs this week predicted that the Eurozone would grow at a faster pace than the U.S. in 2022, projecting...
Some commentators attribute the latest sharp increase in the Consumer Price Index to businesses pushing prices of goods higher in order to secure higher profits. (See the...
The economy doesn’t have a real inflation problem, and not recognising the difference is the biggest danger.
Real yields have moved higher, surging, actually, to start this year (up until more recently, that is). The 5-year TIPS rate has gone from ungodly ugly...
Want to know where housing demand is headed? Look at the MBA purchase application data from the second week of January to the first week of...
Stocks Vs. Bonds - What Could Go Wrong? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Stocks are priced for perfection. Bonds trade at historically low yields despite...
The US economy remains on track to post a sharp rebound in the fourth-quarter GDP report that’s scheduled for Jan. 27. The momentum, however, is expected...
Stocks are priced for perfection. Bonds trade at historically low yields despite 7% inflation. What could go wrong? As fiscal and monetary support for the economy...
Here Are The Two Things That Will Crush The Fed's Hiking Plans During Powell confirmation hearing today, the Fed chair said something notable which explains the...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) December jobs report, released January 7, provides some good news for the state of the nation’s economic recovery, yet the...
Much of the market’s performance is highly tied to the current narrative, be it bullish or bearish or a mixture of both, depending on the headlines...
Equities held their ground in December despite being faced with two factors that could have led to sharp falls: The resurgence of Covid infections and US...
"Speculative" is a word that aptly sums up the year 2021. The question that remains, however, is whether we have seen the peak in that speculative...
Bleak expectations for 2022.