Wealth Abuse

An Escalating War On the Use of Cash

February 26, 2016 0

By John Browne On February 16th, The Washington Post printed the article, “It’s time to kill the $100 bill.” This came on the heels of a CNNMoney item, the day before, entitled “Death of the […]

Financial

When Currency Pegs Break, Global Dominoes Fall

February 25, 2016 0

CHARLES HUGH SMITH When a currency peg breaks, it unleashes shock waves of uncertainty and repricing that hit the global financial system like a tsunami. The U.S. dollar has risen by more than 35% against […]

Wealth Abuse

Financial Time Bombs Hiding In Plain Sight

February 23, 2016 0

by David Stockman The bear will soon be arriving in earnest, marauding through the canyons of Wall Street while red in tooth and claw. Our monetary central planners, of course, will once again—for the third time this century——be utterly shocked and unprepared. That’s because […]

Media

2016: The Year Wishful Thinking Fails

February 16, 2016 0

February 16, 2016 If we collectively choose wishful thinking, catastrophic consequences are guaranteed. Wishful thinking has been an integral driver of the “recovery” 2009-2015: asset bubbles aren’t bubbles, central bank policies are brilliantly successful, unemployment […]

Commentary

Mass Layoffs To Return With A Vengeance

February 5, 2016 0

How safe is your job? by Adam Taggart Remember the mass layoffs of 2008-2009? The US economy shed millions of jobs quickly and relentlessly, as companies died and the rest fought for survival. Then the […]

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