Fed’s Bullard Fires Broadside at Fed, Shrapnel Hits his Foot by Wolf Richter • September 20, 2015 Fed Has No “Satisfactory Answer” Why Still “Stuck in Emergency Mode”
Spanish Banks Warn of Financial Meltdown if Catalonia Votes for Independence by Don Quijones • September 20, 2015 But bluffs can backfire.
FBI Ramps Up Biometrics Programs to Catalogue Information on Everyone in America by Electronic Frontier Foundation • September 19, 2015 The FBI seems to think we should all be OK with this.
German Stocks Crush Dream of Central-Bank Omnipotence by Wolf Richter • September 18, 2015 American investors are on the hook.
“None and Done”: Fed Flip-Flopping is a Confidence Killer by Wolf Richter • September 18, 2015 There’s a lot of monetary slush out there (video by Christine Hughes).
Bankers Threaten Fed with Layoffs if it Doesn’t Raise Rates by Wolf Richter • September 17, 2015 And bank shares got crushed.
A Spinoff Goes to Heck, after Just 10 Months by Wolf Richter • September 17, 2015 Wall Street engineering at its best. Investors now get their hands burned off.
The Time Bomb under Canada’s Economy: Soaring Household Debt, and Suddenly Delinquencies! by Wolf Richter • September 16, 2015 “Fortunately, there’s little need to fret about households’ ability to carry all that debt.”
World Holds Breath, Waits for “Death of the Dollar” by Wolf Richter • September 15, 2015 Dismantling the dollar hegemony one yuan at a time.
Inside Janet Yellen’s Brain at 4 a.m.… by Bill Bonner • September 15, 2015 Once you’re manipulating markets, it’s a hard habit to break.
World Is Now “More Exposed than Ever” to Explosive Dollar by Wolf Richter • September 15, 2015 A risk too ugly to behold.
“There’s Just No Cash”: Oil Bust in Canada Hits Creditors by David Yager • September 14, 2015 What happens when an entire industry, even at higher oil prices, can no longer service its debt?
Freight Goes to Heck, Now Even in the US by Wolf Richter • September 14, 2015 Global recession watch: the cleanest dirty shirt gets dirtier.
Is Brazil About to Drag Down Spain’s Biggest Bank? by Don Quijones • September 13, 2015 The timing could not have been worse.
A Change in Market Dynamics I Find Particularly Troubling by Christine Hughes • September 13, 2015 This Chart Shows: Investors Are Losing Faith in the Fed.
Is Catalonia About to Go All In? by Don Quijones • September 12, 2015 An extremely high-stakes game of political poker, not just for Catalonia and Spain but for Europe.
BRICs in Crisis, Argentina’s President Freaks out, Goes on Warpath … against the Financial Times by Bianca Fernet • September 12, 2015 Cristina: “Going After the BRICS: It’s Not Economics: It’s Geopolitical, Stupid.”
A Worrying Development for Stock Market Bulls by Bill Bonner • September 11, 2015 A New Global Recession.
Corporations in Rate-Hike Panic, Sell Bonds like there’s No Tomorrow, Investors Blissfully Eager by Wolf Richter • September 11, 2015 Bond investors, armed with other people’s money, haven’t got the message yet.
Three unmentionable insights about people, free from Ashley Madison by Fabius Maximus • September 10, 2015 Dark lessons from Ashley Madison that are seldom mentioned by the media.
This Is Another “Subprime” Waiting to Blow by Bill Bonner • September 10, 2015 We know exactly what happens – because it already happened twice this century.
Global Economy Nearing a “Structural Recession” by Wolf Richter • September 10, 2015 And monetary policies will be “ineffective”: Investment Bank Natixis.
Oil Suddenly Gets Ugly in Mexico by Don Quijones • September 9, 2015 Toxic mix? Chesapeake’s ex-CEO McClendon teams up with Mexican ex-president Fox.
Buyout Binge in American Craft Brew Revolution Gets Personal by Wolf Richter • September 8, 2015 Now they got my favorite brewski.
Investors Get Jittery As Spain Enters Whole New World of Pain by Don Quijones • September 8, 2015 Even chief financial alchemist Draghi is unable to prevent gravity from taking hold.
What a Million Dollars Buys in Australia’s Housing Market by Mark Hansen • September 8, 2015 Ominous signs for one of the few bright spots in the weakening economy.
Revenue Recession Spreads past Dollar, Energy by Wolf Richter • September 7, 2015 Not seen since the Financial Crisis.
The Default Next Move For Oil Is Down, And Here’s Why by Martin Tiller • September 6, 2015 Panic seems like a strong word, but….
Why Hedge Fund Hotshots Finally Got Hammered by David Stockman • September 5, 2015 Got caught in one of the great financial pivots of history.
What’s Coming Unglued Now in Canada? by Wolf Richter • September 4, 2015 “The number of half-empty office buildings in Alberta is projected to spike.”