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The biggest question, however, is whether Europe will slide into recession before the ECB has even had a chance to follow through with any of its hikes, which are supposed to begin as soon as next month... which is also when the European economy is now widely expected to contract, in another dire repeat of the events that pushed the continent into the sovereign debt crisis.
READ MOREThe return of stagflation will increase the growing movement to replace the dollar as the world reserve currency. This will be the final nail in the welfare-warfare-fiat money regime’s coffin. History shows that such a crisis usually results in people embracing some form of authoritarianism. However, if those of us who know the truth are effective in spreading the ideas...
READ MORE“This process – and the global spillovers it implies from US monetary policy – could drive over-tightening and a global recession,” Evercore ISI analysts warned last week.
READ MOREIn the meantime, we get to listen to the people that told us inflation was not a threat now tell us that inflation can be solved with more inflation.
READ MOREWe suspect things are about to accelerate rather notably in claims data as layoffs have very recently started to accelerate dramatically...
READ MOREConsumer price inflation accelerated to a four-decade high, adding pressure on the Bank of Canada to deliver more aggressive interest rate hikes in coming weeks.
READ MORECentral banks' focus on fighting persistently high inflation could lead to a recession over the next two years and raise the risk of 'financial accidents', U.S. investment firm PIMCO said on Wednesday. Rising prices have dominated the global financial markets this year, pushing central banks to increase interest rates to contain demand. But uncertainty around the pace of tighter...
READ MOREThe last time the housing market suffered a major meltdown in 2006, it took the entire U.S. economy with it. But history never follows the exact same script twice.
READ MOREDeutsche Bank AG’s chief executive officer warned the global economy may be headed for a recession as central banks step up efforts to curb inflation, joining a growing chorus of executives and policy makers who are painting a pessimistic picture.
READ MOREInvestment bankers in the US and Europe are bracing for potentially billions of dollars in total losses on big-ticket leveraged buyouts as they struggle to offload risky corporate debt that’s plunging in value amid a sweeping market selloff.
READ MOREThe Bank of Japan's resolve to keep borrowing costs ultra-low is causing a "negative spiral" of yen weakness that highlights the need to tweak its yield cap policy, said Yuri Okina, a member of a key government panel, adding to criticism of the BOJ's policy. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has vowed to defend the bank's 0.25% cap for the 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB)...
READ MORE\Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates has built a $10.5 billion bet against European companies, almost doubling its wager in the past week to its most bearish stance against the region’s stocks in two years.
READ MOREGovernment bonds extended a global rally as swirling concern that Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes will push the US into recession sent investors scurrying for the safety of sovereign debt.
READ MOREThe S&P 500 Index is poised for its worst first half since Richard Nixon’s presidency as red-hot inflation and Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes batter stocks.
READ MOREU.S. stock futures crept higher early Thursday ahead of weekly employment data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s second day of testimony on Capitol Hill.
READ MORERecord haul of 2,000 coins found in an ancient harbour and belong to era of Fatimid Caliphate which ruled much of the Middle East and North Africa from 909 to 1171...
READ MORECrypto is crashing, equities are sliding, currencies are cratering, but gold is holding steady...
READ MORERussia’s government and parliament are seeking to change rules on the sales and management of the state’s precious metal and gem stockpiles amid the war with Ukraine.
READ MOREStrange how campaign season leads to the usual political drama over taxes. Republicans have learned the hard way that they should never raise them, at least not in ways that are noticeable. They accuse Democrats of plotting secret increases.
READ MOREUS families may have been patient these past months, but they cannot perform miracles. If inflation persists, the trend of real wages and savings will inevitably lead to a slump in demand and a higher recession risk.
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