by Lance Roberts | Sep 16, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Asset bubbles have been prevalent throughout history. Whether it was the “Tulip bubble” in the 1600s, the South Sea bubble of the 1700s, or the Dot.com bubble of 2000, they were all a result of excessive investor speculation. Of course, the other side of the inflation...
by BusinessInsider.com | Sep 15, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Years of 0% interest rates in the US damaged the economy and created bubbles like bitcoin, Nassim Taleb told CNBC on Thursday. “You’re creating bubbles, creating tumors like bitcoin,” the author of “The Black Swan” said about monetary...
by Lance Roberts | Sep 13, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Recently, the Biden Administration started taking victory laps on deficit reduction. Of course, the deficit remains the bully-pulpit of fiscal conservatives, so going into a mid-term election, it is not surprising to see it used for political advantage. “The bottom...
by John Mauldin | Sep 9, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Politicians talk about “jobs, jobs, jobs” because a steady income keeps people happy and (mostly) voting for incumbents. Carville once told us, “It’s the economy, stupid,” and it always has been. Economies in recession are usually bad for those in power. Economists...
by Lance Roberts | Sep 9, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
At the Jackson Hole Summit, Jerome Powell made it clear the Federal Reserve remains focused on combatting inflation despite recession signals rising in tandem. To wit: “Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools forcefully to bring...
by Tyler Durden, Zerohedge.com | Sep 6, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Over the weekend, in Morgan Stanley’s Sunday Start note, the bank’s in-house permabear Mike Wilson, previewed the topic of his weekly fire and brimstone sermon, which ironically was fire and ice, part 2, and his justification for why stocks are going far...
