- newFederal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates and Asset Purchases Unchanged
The Federal Reserve kept its foot to the floor Wednesday in terms of the help it is providing for an economy that central bank officials say has slowed down.
- 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 21, 7:01pm -
- The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Dollar’s Purchasing Power Swoons, January Update
San Francisco Bay Area condo prices are the glaring exception. House Price Inflation in all its glory.
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 6:15pm -
- Dalio and BlackRock’s Fink Predict Inflation Rebound
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio said during the opening panel of the Future Investment Initiative, or FII. “With that, you’re also going to see a pick up in deficits,” leading governments to sell more bonds.That view was shared by BlackRock Chief Exe…
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 6:08pm -
- ECB Officials Agree to Counter Investor Rate-Cut Skepticism
European Central Bank policy makers are uncomfortable that investors appear to be largely ruling out more interest-rate cuts, and have agreed to stress that such stimulus remains a viable option, according to officials.
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 5:58pm -
- The Problem with a 100-Year US Government Bond
The US is running up debt like never before, and one of the reasons Washington can get away with it is because interest rates are hovering around their lowest levels ever. This raises the question—should the Treasury lock in these rates for 50 yea…
- 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 5:58pm -
- Our December 2020 forecasts for the World Economy: GnS Economics
We are deep in an economic crater which, cushioned by astronomical levels of fiscal and monetary meddling, has been portrayed as a pothole.
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 5:49pm -
- Wall Street, Financial Firms Go On Lobbying Hiring Spree As Democrats Take Control of Washington
Wall Street and financial firms are hiring a legion of lobbyists as Democrats prepare to rein in their industry with tighter regulations and increased scrutiny.
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 5:35pm -
- Some Progressives Push for $2,000 Monthly Stimulus Checks for the Rest of the Pandemic
Last May, then-Senator Kamala Harris introduced a bill along with two other progressive senators: Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Ed Markey of Massachusetts.The bill would've provided payments of $2,000 per person per month for the duration of the pan…
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 5:04pm -
- IMF Warns on Financial Stability Threat from Vaccine Shortages: FT
The IMF has warned that emerging markets’ limited access to Covid-19 vaccines poses a risk to global financial stability, saying shortages could exert a drag on economic recoveries in low-income countries.
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:56pm -
- Democrats Prepare to Pass COVID Relief Bill Without Republican Votes
Democrats are setting the stage to use budget reconciliation to pass the next round of coronavirus relief without Republican votes.
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:54pm -
- Get Used To Living Under "Subsidiarity" After The Great Reset
We’ve all been hearing a lot The Great Reset lately, new slogans abound such as Build Back Better, the New Normal, and what seems to be a “new” model called “Stakeholder Capitalism” is being espoused
- 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:52pm -
- I’m Tired of Being Cooped Up—and That is Why Silver is Going to Soar
Feeling cooped up? Tired of lockdowns and shutdowns and your favorite restaurants being closed?Me, too.It feels like this will last forever, but sooner or later things will begin to reopen. It will be a new normal, and the process may be rocky, but a…
- 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:36pm -
- The Fed's Ever-Growing Golden Footprint: Lebowitz
Gold's message is not in the price of gold per se but its strong correlation to the Fed's ever-growing footprint from destructive monetary policies.
- 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:11pm -
- Instability: NorthmanTrader
In every century the same thing happens at one point or another. Society loses the plot and gets caught up in a mania, a grandiose exercise in self delusion. It can be political, it can be religiou…
- 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:04pm -
- Bond Rally Here Sends A Bearish Message To Stocks
Bonds have experienced a large percentage decline since the highs of last March. Have bonds fallen enough? If they rally, could they be sending a bearish message to stocks?
- 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 4:00pm -
- Fed Chairman Powell Will Try to Soothe Markets, but That May Not Work
Fed chairman Jerome Powell will try to avoid sounding hawkish in any way when he talks about the Fed's commitment to its easing policies.
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 3:25pm -
- Europe’s Deepening Gloom Is Captured By a Corner of Bond Market
The spread between the 30-year swap rate, the price of locking in borrowing costs, and German bond yields is at its widest since April. That reflects both unprecedented demand for bonds as a haven and a diminishing appetite for hedging by debt issuer…
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 3:06pm -
- 10Y Yield Tumbles Below 1.00% As Liquidations Lash Stocks
It seems that all the cheering over soaring heavily-shorted stocks has an ugly unintended consequence after all. We are sure the regulators will be looking into this now.
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 3:03pm -
- Short-Squeezed Hedge Funds Are Now Getting Hit on Their Bullish Bets Too
With a full-blown retail raid targeting their short books, many of the stocks hedge funds are bullish on are suddenly in trouble, too. That has prompted the industry to cut their risk appetite at the fastest pace in more than a year.C
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 3:02pm -
- Retail Brokerages Suffer Widespread Outages As Short-Squeeze Surge Accelerates
Downdetector reports Robinhood, Ameritrade, E-Trade, Charles Schwab, Fidelity are experiencing issues or outages as the US cash session began around 0930 ET.
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 2:57pm -
- Durable Goods Orders Disappoint In Preliminary January Data
Durable Goods Orders were expected to rise (+1.0% MoM) for the 8th straight month in preliminary January data, but disappointed expectations for the first time since April by rising just 0.2% MoM.
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 2:55pm -
- Dow Futures Drop Over 500 Points, S&P 500 Set to Fall from Record
Intensifying speculative behavior among retail investors is causing many on Wall Street to raise a red flag. Heavily shorted names, including GameStop and AMC Entertainment, continued to be pushed higher by amateur day traders in online chat rooms.
- 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 2:53pm -
- Will Markets Crash in 2021?
In today's video: “I do think that this year, there’s going to be some tremendous market correction, I think that people are going to start coming to the conclusion that they have to run to safety. A lot of people think that the markets are so ma…
- 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:56pm -
- Gold Slips As Dollar Rebounds Ahead of U.S. Fed Verdict
Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as the dollar climbed, with investors' looking forward to a U.S. Federal Reserve policy statement for clues on approach to monetary policy the central bank is likely to adopt.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:35pm -
- Fed Likely to Keep Interest Rates Near Zero as Economy Stumbles: WSJ
Federal Reserve officials are likely to acknowledge recent signs of economic weakening but keep policy on hold at a meeting that concludes Wednesday, choosing to wait and see if business activity picks up.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:32pm -
- Americans Won’t Be Rushing to Retail Stores to Shop After Getting COVID Vaccine: Survey
40% of consumers say they plan to shop for apparel in stores either the same amount or less after being vaccinated, according to a study by First Insight.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:21pm -
- Millions of Americans Increased Their Credit Card Debt Because of COVID
More than 50 million Americans increased their credit card balances since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:20pm -
- European Stocks Retreat amid Uncertainty in Global Markets
European stocks were lower on Wednesday, echoing an uncertain trend seen in other global markets as investors monitor vaccine rollouts and earnings.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:18pm -
- Putin Warns of ‘All Against All’ Fight If Global Tensions Are Not Resolved at WEF
President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing problems and imbalances in the world, and that these could deteriorate to a point where there is a fight of “all against all.”
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:14pm -
- Euro Nations Want to Shake Up Their Debt Rules — And It Could Spell Trouble in Bond Markets
The euro zone wants to update its fiscal rules but it could spark nervousness among investors.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:12pm -
- Weekly Mortgage Demand Falls, but Size of Average Homebuyer Loan Hits Record
Sharp gains in home prices and a slight rise in interest rates combined to weaken demand for mortgages last week.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:10pm -
- Boeing’s 2020 Net Loss Hits Record $11.9 Billion
Boeing is scheduled to detail its losses during a brutal 2020 and provide guidance on its recovery prospects as the pandemic continues to hurt travel demand.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:09pm -
- Covid Updates: CNBC
The U.S. is recording at least 170,700 new Covid-19 cases and at least 3,100 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using JHU data.
- 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 21, 1:03pm -
- Is Gold Money?
Is gold money? Many would say so, and a web search returns tens of thousands of additional affirmative responses. If you want to start a fight with a gold bug, take the opposite view. But is it so? To answer the question of whether gold is money requ…
- 23 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 9:06pm -
- Russia Ramps Up Gold Production Despite Pandemic
Gold mining companies of Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula produced more than 6.8 tons of the yellow metal last year, which is an almost eight percent increase year-on-year.
- 23 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:58pm -
- Turkey Plans to Produce 100 Tonnes of Gold Annually in 5 Yrs -Minister
“The real aim is to increase production to 100 tonnes or more in the next five years,” he said, adding Turkey aimed to be among some 10 countries that produce more than 100 tonnes of gold per year.
- 23 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:53pm -
- Fed Powell's Final Fantasy: NorthmanTrader
Oh dear, the Fed has a problem. It’s one thing to deny a bubble when it’s only cranks like me on Twitter pointing out the unfolding market distortions. Yet bubble talk is now all the ra…
- 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:47pm -
- Fed Will Need to Reassure the Market It’s Not Thinking About Dialing Back Its Support
Markets figure that as long as the Fed keeps pumping, then it's safe to keep buying.
- 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:39pm -
- Just 11 Percent of Americans Satisfied with Direction of US: Gallup
The 11 percent mark remains above the 7 percent Gallup recorded in 2008, the lowest satisfaction it has ever polled.
- 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:25pm -
- California’s Unemployment Fraud: 95% is under Fed PUA Program. PUA Fraud is a “National Problem”
Fraudulent payments by California could exceed $20 billion. New security measures to prevent fraud cause delays in payments that triggered a new hullabaloo.
- 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 21, 8:24pm -
- Everything Is Broken: Charles Hugh Smith
One shared trait of these broken service systems is that they're all digital and all online. Wasn't everything supposed to become faster, better, easier and cheaper when it was digitized and put at our fingertips via websites and mobile phone apps?
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 7:51pm -
- Currency Wars Are Back
The biggest mistake the Biden administration can make is to follow the siren calls of its competing economies to massively devalue the US Dollar, print endlessly and go full-MMT (Modern Monetary Theory), which is not modern nor a theory. Destroying t…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 7:42pm -
- Billionaire Paul Singer Has a Warning for Investors: 1970s-Style Inflation Can Happen Again
Billionaire Paul Singer has a warning for his fellow investors: 1970s-style inflation can happen again, and almost nobody is ready for it.The hedge fund manager -- a frequent critic of U.S. monetary policy -- said in an interview on Grant Williams’…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 7:37pm -
- The Chart That Explains Larry Fink's True "Green" Agenda
If Larry really cared about the environment instead of just how to boost his bonus, he would donate the fees that Blackrock generates from its ESG funds and donate them to charity. Or the least he could do is stop using his private Gulfstream 650 whi…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 7:13pm -
- BofA Warns "Take Profits" Ahead Of Coming Correction
BofA's technical analyst Stephen Suttmeier published a note on Monday titled "Correction risk increases moving into February," point out that as January comes to an end, seasonality risks in February may suggest it's now time to "take some profits...
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 7:09pm -
- Income Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Income support captures if the government is covering the salaries or providing direct cash payments, universal basic income, or similar, of people who lose their jobs or cannot work.
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 6:14pm -
- Unemployment Is Much Worse Than You Think — Here’s Why
But it turns out that discouraged workers aren’t the only problem with the unemployment rate. In fact, these days the headline unemployment rate isn’t just an undercount, it actually paints an alternate reality that masks the degree to which low-…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 5:50pm -
- Godiva Is Closing or Selling All of Its Stores in the United States
This change comes during a time when Covid has hit dozens of underperforming businesses. The retail apocalypse in particular has come for restaurants, mall stores, businesses that rely on impulse shopping and luxury retailers.
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 5:45pm -
- Yet Another Study Shows—Yet Again—That Lockdowns Don't Work
Although advocates for covid-19 lockdowns continue to insist that they save lives, actual experience keeps suggesting otherwise. On a national level, just eyeballing the data makes this clear.
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 5:43pm -
- COVID-19 Has Cost Global Workers $3.7Tn in Lost Earnings
Women and young workers bear brunt of job losses and reductions in hours, says UN labour body.
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 21, 5:41pm -
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