Deflation must be embraced
byThere are two problems with understanding deflation: it is ill defined, and it has a bad name. This article puts deflation into its proper…
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Bawerk.net: How to Invest in the New World Order
byIn our latest Toward a New World Order, Part III we ended by promising to look closer at investment implications from the political and…
Safety in (the right) numbers
by“Gross: Global yields lowest in 500 years of recorded history. $10 trillion of neg. rate bonds. This is a supernova that will explode…
Mish: US Import/Export Prices Show Cross Border Deflationary Pressures
bySource: Mike “Mish” Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/us-importexport-prices-show-cross.html There’s a slew of US economic reports out today. Let’s take a look starting with a look at Import…
China chooses her weapons
byChina’s recent mini-devaluations had less to do with her mounting economic challenges, and more to do with a statement from the IMF on 4…
But what does it mean?
by“Risk is what’s left over when you think you’ve thought of everything.” – Carl Richards. By the time this financial crisis is over, a…
Zero Hedge: It’s Not Just Margin Debt: Presenting The Complete Chinese Stock Market Ponzi Schematic
bySource: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-26/its-not-just-margin-debt-presenting-complete-chinese-stock-market-ponzi-schematic Late last month in “The Biggest Threat To Chinese Stocks: Shadow Lending Crackdown“, we suggested that the pressure on Chinese equities –…
Jim Grant Explains “Our” 3 Biggest Financial Mistakes
byThis piece first appeared at Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-27/jim-grant-explains-our-3-biggest-financial-mistakes Submitted by Michael Ide via Valuewalk.com, Speaking at Russell Napier’s Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh earlier this…
How Government Inaction Ended the Depression of 1921
by[This piece, by Lew Rockwell, was first published at mises.org here https://mises.org/library/how-government-inaction-ended-depression-1921] As the financial crisis of 2008 took shape, the policy recommendations were not…
Rising yields and rising correlation in major bond markets – end of cycle or correction?
byEuropean bond yields have risen following the lead of US treasuries Yield curves are steepening despite minimal inflation A return to the natural rate…