The Heritage Foundation just put out a report full of charts and infographics highlighting "key economic and political indicators for Asia." Here is one to watch – China's foreign investment spending in other countries. Take a look!
Read More »China’s Foreign Investment Spending ($443 Billion) by Country (+2K Views)
The Heritage Foundation just put out a report full of charts and infographics highlighting "key economic and political indicators for Asia." Here is one to watch – China's foreign investment spending in other countries. Take a look!
Read More »Still NO Housing Bubble in Canada – So What Will Cause Prices to Finally Correct?
Canada's housing prices continue to escalate [there has been no housing collapse as there has been in the U.S., Spain, U.K., Australia and elsewhere over the past 4-6 years] but concern is rising as to whether they are now, finally, 'in a bubble' and about to correct either modestly or severely. This article discusses what would cause a change in direction in Canadian housing prices. Words: 500
Read More »Latest CPI Data Shows Inflation at 1.66% vs. ShadowStats’ 9.26% – Which is More Accurate?
The July 2011 Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released yesterday puts the June year-over-year inflation rate at 1.66%, which is less than half the 3.82% average since the end of the Second World War. That being said the ShadowStats Alternate annualized rate of inflation is 9.26%. [Which is more accurate?] Words: 384
Read More »Latest CPI Data Shows Inflation at 1.66% vs. ShadowStats’ 9.26% – Which is More Accurate? (+2K Views)
The July 2011 Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released yesterday puts the June year-over-year inflation rate at 1.66%, which is less than half the 3.82% average since the end of the Second World War. That being said the ShadowStats Alternate annualized rate of inflation is 9.26%. [Which is more accurate?] Words: 384
Read More »What Recession? This Chart Shows Otherwise
Deutsche Bank's Joe LaVorgna tracks payroll tax receipts as a measure of real-time labor market health [see an earlier article on that chart and a host of others here] and the latest data for the current quarter show receipts growing 6% year-over-year. [It brings into question all those purveyors of doom who claim that a recesssion is just around the corner.]
Read More »Rick Rule: Epic Collapse in Confidence Coming – Here's How to Protect Yourself
When the public, and in particular the savings public at large, comes to understand that quantitative easing is actually counterfeiting...you will begin to see confidence cave and the collapse in confidence will be epic. That’s what has me nervous. [Here is how to detect when confidence is about to cave and how to protect oneself in such an eventuality.]
Read More »Rick Rule: Epic Collapse in Confidence Coming – Here’s How to Protect Yourself
When the public, and in particular the savings public at large, comes to understand that quantitative easing is actually counterfeiting...you will begin to see confidence cave and the collapse in confidence will be epic. That’s what has me nervous. [Here is how to detect when confidence is about to cave and how to protect oneself in such an eventuality.]
Read More »Influential Analysts, Economists, Hedge Fund Managers and Traders Watch These Charts Closely – Now You Can Too
We love charts....so we reached out to some of the world's most influential analysts, economists, hedge-funders and traders and asked them a simple question: "What charts are you always keeping your eye on?" [Here they are!] Words: 440
Read More »IMF’s “World Economic Update” & “Global Financial Stability” Reports Based on Questionable Optimism
The extremely optimistic assumptions on which both of the recent International Monetary Fund's 'World Economic Update' and 'Global Financial Stability Report' are based are such that, given all the attendant circumstances, I do not place much weight on either of them. Here is a summary of what the reports have to say and why I have come to that conclusion. Words: 625
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