by Charles Hugh-Smith Some decades are easy and expansive, others are painful but necessary to lay the foundations for future progress. Many people reject the idea of historical cycles due to their imprecision. I understand the appeal of this objection, …
By Lance Roberts Economic stagnation arrives as expected as the “Sugar Rush“ of liquidity continues to fade from the system. Before we review what wrote in March 2021, Goldman Sachs just slashed their GDP growth rates for 2022. “Specifically, the bank …
by confoundedinterest17 The last time we saw US labor productivity out per hour this low was in 1981 when President Reagan inherited stagflation from President Jimmy Carter. As unit labor costs soar +8.3%. Any wonder that the 1% have been …
by Daniel Lacalle via Mises The United States retail sales and jobless claims weakness, significantly below estimates, coincides with the largest fiscal and monetary stimulus in history. Something is not right when these figures come significantly below estimates in an environment of massive upgrades to gross domestic …
President Biden: "We've gone from stagnation to an economy that is growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years." pic.twitter.com/ZycvOUWtsm — The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2021 Bostic: Healthy Level of Inflation Is a Sign of Growing Economy pic.twitter.com/U1rwEGwReM …
by Ron Paul Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has proposed that governments around the world require payment of at least a uniform “global minimum corporate tax.” A motivation for Yellen’s push for a global minimum corporate tax is fear that the Biden …
The US and Europe are following the disastrous Japanese policy of printing to stagnation. Big mistake. Watch, subscribe and leave your comments.https://t.co/BaS21lxePZ — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) March 31, 2021
By John Mauldin I recently made a case that the Fed’s monetary policy is turning Japanese. Let’s examine how that worked for them. From one perspective, it has done quite well. From another, they have paid a cost. Is it worth …
This is not the sign of a healthy global economy, it's a sign of over indebtedness and stagnation pic.twitter.com/2CeA1EU9Es — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) February 28, 2019 More China gloom & doom data: #China February factory activity shrinks to 3y low, export …
by Charles Hugh-Smith All the policies that worked in the Boost Phase no longer work. Natural and human systems tend to go through stages of expansion, stagnation and decline that follow what’s known as the S-Curve. The dynamic isn’t difficult to …
by Trivirus Long post and food for thought for those willing to read into the numbers instead of relying “experts” for counsel. , I will include some real investment tips for those who think long term and rightfully view the “consensus” mentality with …
