Archive for 2020
JPMorgan Is “Counting The Days” Until The Second Covid Wave
As governments ease lockdown restrictions, attention is focused on the risk of a second wave of COVID-19 infections. And, as JPMorgan writes, “the message from most people is: so far, so good, although as everyone also recognizes the lags with COVID-19 are long, so that three-to-four weeks need to pass in order to see how…
“It’s All Bullsh*t” – 3 Leaks That Sink The COVID Narrative
In recent days a series of leaks across the globe have further shown the “official line” on coronavirus does not hold water… The science of the coronavirus is not disputed. It is well documented and openly admitted: Most people won’t get the virus. Most of the people who get it won’t display symptoms. Most of the…
Central Banks Are Destroying What Was Left Of Free Markets
President Reagan memorably said that the nine words you don’t want to hear are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” Governments in all the major jurisdictions are now making good on that unwanted promise and are taking responsibility for everything from our shoulders. Those receiving subsidies and loan guarantees are no doubt grateful,…
Bankruptcy Tsunami Begins: Thousands Of Default Notices Are “Flying Out The Door”
Two weeks ago, when showing the uncanny correlation between defaults and the unemployment rates, we predicted that the number of Chapter 11 filings that is about to flood the US will be nothing short of biblical. All that was missing was a catalyst… and according to Bloomberg that catalyst arrived in the past week or…
Snyder: Fear Of COVID-19 Has Absolutely Destroyed America’s Future
Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Very few people are talking about it, and even fewer are bothering to object, but by borrowing and spending so much money our politicians are essentially feeding America’s financial future into a wood chipper. It took from the founding of our country all…
Wall Street Caught Short Again As “Money Printer Go BRRRRRR To 11”
With US stocks soaring to start the week on the combination of Powell’s 60 Minutes affirmation that the Fed’s money printer go BRRRRR to 11 (as Nomura’s Charlie McElligott poetically puts it) coupled with favorable news of a coronavirus vaccine trial by Moderna (which saw favorable results in a group of 8 “young and healthy” volunteers), the bulk of…
The National Debt Clock Is Flashing A Major Red Alert!
The National Debt Clock is flashing a major warning, Red Alert! this morning while working on another article I happened to glance at this indicator and recoiled in horror. While most people are aware the national debt has exploded, it brought my focus back to this subject. Many of us that watch the economy closely…
Snyder: It’s Much Worse Than You Are Being Told
For a long time I warned that our economic bubble would burst and that we would plunge into a nightmarish economic collapse. Now it has happened, and it turns out that fear of COVID-19 was the “black swan event” that triggered the collapse. The ironic thing is that COVID-19 is not even close to the worst thing…
BoE Warns Of Worst Economic Slump In 300 Years
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) “voted unanimously” to keep the banking rate at 0.1% and left its bond-buying program unchanged despite the country’s worst economic slump in 300 years, caused by coronavirus lockdowns. MPC voted 7-2 to leave its bond-buying program unchanged at £645 billion. Two of its nine policymakers (Michael Saunders and Jonathan Haskel) voted to increase the…
Brace For A Monday Massacre: Buffett Liquidates All Airline Holdings As Berkshire Sees Another Leg Lower
Well, it’s official: there won’t be any “Buy American” op-eds by the Oracle of Omaha this time around. In fact, if anything, they will be titled simply “Sell.“ Warren Buffett, who turns 90 in 4 months, had an unpleasant surprise for the Perma bullish Berkshire faithful during their annual pilgrimage to Omaha live-stream of Berkshire’s annual meeting:…