Can You Feel It? Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As is the standard disclaimer for my blog, just be on notice that I could be imagining...
Stimulus And Consumption Are Fueling Economic Resilience (For Now...) Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The economy...
The economy has marched forward, ignoring higher interest rates and consistent calls for a recession. Credit goes to "We The People," the citizens of the...
Fooled By What We Measure, Enlightened By What We Don't Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Economists and pundits steer...
In his podcast addressing the markets today, Louis Navellier offered the following commentary. Scrutinizing Bid-To-Cover The U.S. Treasury is auctioning...
Key Events This Week: Inflation In The Spotlight As Earnings Season Winds Down As Jim Reid notes in his EMR note, "we had two US payrolls...
Futures Rebound As Global Yields Resume Grind Higher A selloff in treasuries and global government bonds returned with a vengeance on Monday...
Overview: The US dollar is recovering today after it was sold following the jobs report before the weekend. It is enjoying a firmer bias against nearly...
Today I begin a three part series exploring interest rates and inflation. How does the Fed influence inflation? Is the recent easing of inflation due...
If you feel like you're boiling, you're not alone. The Earth has entered an era many are calling a "global boiling" and scientists expect it to...
"Arbitrary... Outdated!" - Yellen Outraged After Fitch Cuts USA's AAA-Rating Update (1750ET): Treasury Secretary Yellen is pissed, calling...
Prices pressures are abating, albeit gradually, while economic momentum is faltering. The data in the coming weeks will help shape expectations for rate...
The FED might be winning the war on inflation. Their preferred metric for inflation the PCE Inflation Index surprised below expectations at 4.1%. PCE inflation...
The "Soft Landing" Charade Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance It is of the utmost importance that my readers know I am capable of being bullish. I...
- by New Deal democratNow let’s deal with this morning’s big news: real GDP improved at a perfectly respectable 0.6% over the first Quarter of...
The Government Can't Afford Higher For Longer, Much Longer Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Jerome Powell and his...
Jerome Powell and his colleagues endlessly reassert their “higher for longer” plan for interest rates. They aim to weaken economic growth, bringing...
IMF Raises Global GDP Outlook, Warns "Not Out Of The Woods" As Inflation Proves Sticky Confirming once again that economic sentiment always...
It’s not exactly what he’s best known for, but Alexander Hamilton helped develop the first national, compulsory health insurance policy in the world:...
- by New Deal democratThe below started out as a comment somewhere else, but it is too good a “big picture” summary of where the economy...
I wondered whether Chinese inflation behavior was anomalous. Answering that question depends critically on (1) what model you believe in, (2) what you...
Monetary Vs Fiscal Dissonance... And The Return Of QE Authored by Kevin Smith and Tavi Costa via Crescat Capital, Monetary and fiscal authorities...
In his podcast addressing the markets today, Louis Navellier offered the following commentary. Crude Hijacking The energy stocks I recommend ... Read ...
The growth of the new New South is real. The question is this: How sustainable is it? And at what point would the new New South...
In his podcast addressing the markets today, Louis Navellier offered the following commentary. More ECB Hikes While the Fed is ... Read more
A new NY Fed paper from Martin Almuzara, Richard Audoly, and Davide Melcangi has some interesting findings regarding nominal wages. This is their conclusion: We...
OTTAWA – Canada’s economy is slowing as consumer spending and savings have shrunk, according to new research from The Conference Board of Canada,...
A recent whitepaper by the Federal Reserve warns of "significantly lower profit growth and stock returns in the future." In his article, End of an Era:...
The government and some producers are pushing to industrialize the sugar cane-based spirit to boost its popularity around the world, while small farmers...
Leading economists, Federal Reserve Presidents, and most investors pay close attention to the shape of Treasury yield curves. They follow them, not necessarily...