By Paul Kasriel By Paul Kasriel – In its April 2018 projections of the federal budget and economic performance based on current law out through FY 2028, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast the return of $1 trillion budget deficits… …read more From:: Financial Sense
Our Exploding National Debt: What, Me Worry? Read More »
By FS Staff By FS Staff – Fears of a trade war are heating up, but the US may be in a strong position to make a deal. This time on FS Insider, we spoke with legendary fund manager Felix Zulauf, head of Zulauf Asset Management… …read more From:: Financial Sense
Felix Zulauf: US-China Trade Conflict Likely to Get Worse Before Final Deal Read More »
By Gary Dorsch By Gary Dorsch – Over the past 30 years, the technocrats in Beijing have attained an almost mythical status. The decade after two decades of rapid double-digit growth has transformed China into the world’s second-biggest economy… …read more From:: Financial Sense
China Red-Chip Index Slides Into Fourth Bear Market in Past 3-Years Read More »
By Patrick O’Hare By Patrick O’Hare – The US dollar has been strong this year, particularly in the second quarter. The US Dollar Index, which measures the value of the US dollar against a basket of six foreign currencies, increased… …read more From:: Financial Sense
Is a Summer Swoon Emerging? Read More »
By Michael Shedlock By Michael Shedlock – How does the yield curve invert? Jim Bianco at Bianco Research says “Inside Out”. This is a guest post by Jim Bianco. I dispense with block quotes. The end of the article will be clear. …read more From:: Financial Sense
Yield Curve Will Invert From the Inside Out Read More »
By Independent Institute By Independent Institute – The people who run Facebook have some very strange ideas about the speech rights of the company’s customers, which they’ve encoded into computer algorithms that act to censor voices to which… …read more From:: Financial Sense
Facebook Censors the Declaration of Independence Read More »
By Danielle Park By Danielle Park – While stock bulls talk up a “strengthening” economy, consumer spending growth (which drives 70% of GDP in America) has fallen to a 4 ¼-year low even before rising trade tariffs are noted in backward looking data. …read more From:: Financial Sense
ECRI: Stealth Slowdown Unfolding Well Before Trade Tariffs Read More »
By Urban Carmel By Urban Carmel – The macro data from the past month continues to mostly point to positive growth. On balance, the evidence suggests the imminent onset of a recession is unlikely. The largest risk to the economy is… …read more From:: Financial Sense
July Macro Update: The Economy Is Fine. Trade War Rhetoric Is the Main Risk Read More »
By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices fell in London trade Tuesday, losing 1.5% from yesterday’s 2-week Dollar high before rallying to $1250 per ounce as US President Donald Trump began a 7-day trip taking in Nato’s HQ… …read more From:: Financial Sense
Gold Price -1.5% From 2-Week High as Trump Starts NATO, UK + Russia Trip Read More »
By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – China and the US slapped $34 billion worth of levies on each other’s exports last Friday, and the markets said, “yeah, whatever,” and marched higher. The question is, why? Market moves often baffle… …read more From:: Financial Sense
