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Editor's Comment: Though it seem unimaginable, millions of Americans could starve, even right next to some of the wealthiest individuals in the world. In a nation of plenty, more and more face the possibility of being unable to purchase enough food
Countries around the world are selling their U.S. government debt holdings this year by the largest amounts seen since at least 2000.
Clear Signs That The Great Derivatives Crisis Has Now Begun
The warnings are getting louder. Is anybody listening?
"The trend in our projected net resources has continued to be negative," warns Treasury Secretary Lew forcing the administration to move up the deadline for the end of extraordinary measures from Nov 5th to Nov 3rd.
After two consecutive days of miserable Chinese econ data, when first imports and exports, and then wholesale deflation disappointed for one more month, overnight we got even more Chinese data this time on the "credi input end" when Beijing reported
PARIS - The Dow fell 50 points yesterday, halting an impressive bout of insanity.
KINGSTON, NY, 14 October 2015-- Nearly one year ago, on 29 October 2014, the Federal Reserve announced it would end QE3, its third round of bond-buying stimulus that ballooned its balance sheet by $3.5 trillion.
After collapsing in August and unable to get up in September, October's Empire Fed bounced very modestly from -14.67 to -11.36 (but missed expectations for the 7th month of the last 8).
Cuts Forecast; Burns Quarter Billion Dollars
As The World Bank notes, Unemployment in any form is a drag on an economy and society.
..."For All Intents And Purposes, We Are Out Of Money Now"
Dissent at the Fed and trouble with the Phillips Curve.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suffered its worst stock decline in more than 15 years after predicting a drop in annual profit, underscoring the giant retailer's struggles to reignite growth.
Bond guru Bill Gross of Janus Capital has become the latest figure from the world of finance to slam the hedge fund industry.
In news that is bound to make the inflationists at the Fed as well as property owners happy, Landlords Will Hike Rents by 8% this Year.
What does Manhattan's tallest residential tower have in common with the Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas? They're investments for rich families.
One year ago, when oil prices first cracked and tumbled from $100 to a level some 60% lower, it took the US oil industry about 9 months to fully feel the pain and proceed with cash-saving production cuts as a result of extensive oil-price hedges that
I am sick of me writing about this. Do you ever get sick of yourself? I am sick of me.
On the eve of a slew of earnings this week, U.S. stocks and the economy can't seem to catch a break.
Two things are true about the companies that just lifted U.S. stocks to the biggest rally in four years: their fortunes are most tied to the economy, and they're the least loved by credit investors. Both are reasons for optimism.
Markets discover price via supply and demand: Big demand + limited supply = rising prices. Abundant supply + sagging demand = declining prices.
Dell Inc. agreed to buy EMC Corp. for about $67 billion in the largest technology acquisition ever, creating a corporate-computing giant that will use a wider product lineup to woo customers as demand slows and competition stiffens.
For years, a copper replica of Wall Street's Charging Bull sculpture stood in the lobby at the London offices of Red Kite Group, one of the biggest metals hedge funds. With prices near six-year lows, a new statue faces it, an even bigger roaring be
In response to Chicago Suburbs $1 Million+ Home Sales "Not Totally Dead" Yet; Rush for the Exit, I received emails from Maryland and Texas about slowdowns in those states. Read more at http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/10/high-en
From London to Amsterdam to Mumbai, shipping containers have been celebrated as a cheap and easy way to provide pre-fab housing. But what is it like to live in one – and can they transcend pop-up status to be a permanent solution?
Non-Petroleum Import Prices Sink Most Since October 2009
The next great financial crisis may be only a short time away.
Sometimes less is more (less good data is moar good for stocks) and in the case of Marc Faber's recent appearance on Bloomberg's "What'd You Miss", 66 seconds of honesty was all that the hosts could take.
Dozens of banks signed amnesty agreements disclosing tactics, providing prosecutors with valuable information
