Every week, we reach new heights of weirdness. The worldwide total of debt trading at negative interest rates rose to $17 trillion. Nearly 15% of S&P 500 companies no longer earn enough money to even…
Aussie stocks bounced strongly yesterday. The ASX 200 finished up nearly 1%. And overnight, US stocks had another good session, rising around 1% on — what else — hopes of additional stimulus! That should translate…
The stock market famously ‘looks ahead’; is it looking ahead to a weaker, poorer America? After January 2000, stocks (our most important capital assets) began to fall. Measured by gold, the Dow is worth less…
As you’re probably aware by now, an ‘inverted yield curve’ is the bond market’s way of saying there’s a recession a comin’. In this case, we’re talking about recession in the world’s largest economy…
Every week, we reach new heights of weirdness. The worldwide total of debt trading at negative interest rates rose to $17 trillion. Nearly 15% of S&P 500 companies no longer earn enough money to even…
The stock market famously ‘looks ahead’; is it looking ahead to a weaker, poorer America? After January 2000, stocks (our most important capital assets) began to fall. Measured by gold, the Dow is worth less…
As you’re probably aware by now, an ‘inverted yield curve’ is the bond market’s way of saying there’s a recession a comin’. In this case, we’re talking about recession in the world’s largest economy…
We are seeing global debt increasing. Even after suffering a massive debt crisis in 2008, we have seen debt swell over the years. As you can see below, since 2007 debt has increased in all…
The misguided policies of these group thinkers — all in pursuit of growth, growth and more growth — is going to come with a very significant emotional and financial cost to many millions of people…
The US, the world’s biggest spendthrift, spends money it doesn’t earn. And China, the world’s biggest chump, builds huge factories, highways, cities, ports — all to sell real products to a customer who pays with…