By Alfred Kammer Español, Français One year into the pandemic, Europe finds itself at another turning point. New waves of infection are hitting the continent, requiring...
JPM Reports Blowout Earnings On $5.2BN Reserve Release; Stock Drops On Warning Of "Challenged" Loan Demand During a Q1 that was marked by steadily climbing interest...
The Bank of Nova Scotia’s chief executive says Canada should avoid the pre-pandemic “trap” of middling economic growth once COVID-19 is beaten, proposing more financial assistance...
Between January 1970 and December 2020 on average changes in money supply preceded changes in real economic activity by fourteen months, as depicted by real gross domestic product...
Earnings Optimism Explodes Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, As markets surge to record highs, analysts are rushing to ratchet up earnings estimates as optimism explodes....
Bouncing back with incredible force, the S&P 500 has gained 50% over the past 12 months, with the index now landing just shy of its 52-week...
The Bank of Nova Scotia’s chief executive said Tuesday that Canada should avoid falling into the pre-pandemic “trap” of middling economic growth every year once COVID-19...
Small businesses in Africa need digital banking services including plenty of credit. Although these businesses drive economic growth and contribute up to one-third of the continent’s...
As markets surge to record highs, analysts are rushing to ratchet up earnings estimates as optimism explodes. "The first quarter of 2021 marked the largest increase...
Recently, the March jobs report showed a whopping 916,000 new jobs. Interestingly, there were some anomalies in the data and millions missing from the official count....
Remembering the Father of Supply-Side Economics Robert Mundell’s theories spawned decades of economic debate and still matter to the big ideas of today. Bruce Bartlett,...
The Global Debt Problem Authored by Alasdair Macloed via GoldMoney.com, It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of...
Lacy Hunt at Hoisington Management has some interesting thoughts regarding the inflation debate and the potential for decelerating inflation. Case For Decelerating Inflation In its Quarterly...
Expect Inflation To Accelerate? Here's 8 Reasons To Expect Decelerating Inflation Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Lacy Hunt at Hoisington Management has some interesting thoughts...
Debt-Fueled Spending Won't Create Growth Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the “2nd Derivative Effect” and the ongoing cost...
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GDP only measures economic growth – not inequality, poverty or unpaid work like elder care. So researchers in the Netherlands developed a new way for governments to...
Futures Spooked By Hottest Chinese Factory Inflation Since 2018 US equity future struggled for direction after hitting an all time high of 4,102 as investors assessed...
More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the "2nd Derivative Effect" and the ongoing cost of the stimulus. With the passage of the $1.9...
I covered BRIC Manufacturing PMIs for 1Q 2021 (https://trueeconomics.blogspot.com/2021/04/5421-brics-manufacturing-pmis-1q-2021.html) and BRIC Services PMIs (https://trueeconomics.blogspot.com/2021/04/8421-bric-services-pmi-1q-2021-slowing.html) in...
The chief executive of Bank of Montreal says they see a rip-roaring recovery this year for both the economies of the United States and Canada, with...
Although African economies have slowed under the COVID-19 pandemic and decreases in oil and commodity prices, the authors of a recent publication by the Boston Consulting...
The Canadian dollar has posted considerable losses on Wednesday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2634, up 0.55% on the day. On the fundamental front, the Ivey...
At 2.5% for the MSCI AC World index, the rise in global equities in March was close to February’s 2.2%. It wasn’t all smooth running, though,...
Articles about employment issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often start by highlighting two widely accepted trends: Africa has a young labor force with high youth unemployment,...
It will be gradual, with ample advance notice. And it’ll only begin once the economy has “fully recovered.” That, at least, is the plan for raising...
Peter Schiff: Friday's Payrolls Report Does Not Reflect "Job Creation" Via SchiffGold.com, The economy is recovering quickly! Just look at the rebounding jobs market. But in...
The euro is listless in the Monday session. Currently, EUR/USD is trading at 1.1757, down 0.02%. Eurozone faces turning point with vaccine rollout Europe has been...
Futures Ramp To Record High In Aftermath Of Blockbuster Jobs; Tesla Soars S&P futures surged and most Asian stocks climbed (Europe remains closed for Easter holiday)...