Commentary

Approaching a Global Deflationary Crisis?

August 18, 2015 0

Anyone with any sense for global economic trends ought to be worried. The signs are everywhere of a serious deflationary crisis. It is obvious that Chinese growth is falling. The prices for energy and the […]

Government

Here’s the Next Crisis “Nobody Saw Coming”

August 7, 2015 0

CHARLES HUGH SMITH When borrowing become prohibitive (or impossible) and raising taxes no longer generates more revenues, state and local governments will have to cut expenditures. Strangely enough, every easily foreseeable financial crisis is presented […]

Financial

Connecting the Dots: The Wall Street Titanic and You

July 29, 2015 0

“I would highlight that equity market valuations at this point generally are quite high.” —Janet Yellen Are you worried about the stock market? If you are, you’re in the minority of investors. Greece… China… don’t […]

Financial

Global Derivatives: $1.5 Quadrillion Time Bomb

July 28, 2015 0

By Stephen Lendman When investing becomes gambling, bad endings follow. The next credit crunch could make 2008-09 look mild by comparison. Bank of International Settlements(BIS) data show around $700 trillion in global derivatives.  Along with […]

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