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When the Future Becomes Today Risky Trinity Addictive Behavior Mixed Debt Signals Is the Fed Shooting Blanks? Losing the Narrative Las Vegas, Maine, NYC, and Montana “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” – Vladimir Lenin “However...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Fed Report: “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2015” 2. Americans Making $100,000+ Pay 80% of Federal Income Taxes 3. Be Sure to Read Today’s SPECIAL ARTICLES at the End Overview We begin today by looking at the recently released Federal Reserve study on the...
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As was widely expected, the Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) left the Fed Funds rate unchanged at 0.25%-0.50% yesterday. What was surprising in the statement and the projections was the fact that the Committee cut in half the projected number of rates hikes for this year and next. The Fed signaled late...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Fed in a Tough Spot as Inflation Ticks Up to 2.2% 2. The Fed Has a Real Dilemma on Its Hands Now 3. More on the War On Cash – Stratfor’s Latest Analysis 4. Conclusions – Ramifications of a World Without Cash Overview The Federal Reserve’s policy setting body...
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Be Careful What You Wish For If Crazy Doesn’t Work, Try Crazier Yellen & the Spirit of Prudent Planning Y2K All Over Again? Go Thou and Do Likewise The Religion of Economics “No one will lend at a negative interest rate; potential creditors will simply choose to hold cash, which pays...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. A Primer on the Fed Open Market Committee 2. The Case FOR a Fed Funds Rate Hike Tomorrow 3. The Case AGAINST a Fed Funds Rate Hike Tomorrow 4. The Fed’s Dilemma – Crying Wolf Too Often Overview The Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) which sets US monetary policy convened in Washington...
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IN THIS ISSUE 1. Treasury Out of Money November 5 Unless Congress Acts 2. This Year’s Debt Ceiling Fight Could Be Really Ugly 3. Is a New Recession Looming Just Around the Corner? 4. US Recession Estimates Hit 14-Month High Last Week 5. NEW SPECIAL REPORT: Seven Risk Factors That Could Drive the...
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Today we’ll look at a couple of recent Gallup polls that should be interesting, regardless of your political stripe. Americans’ trust in the government to handle domestic problems has fallen to a new all-time low of just 38%. Americans are a bit more likely to trust the government to handle...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. 2Q GDP Report Was Better Than Expected at 3.9% 2. The Problem With How the Government Measures GDP 3. Janet Yellen’s Supposed “Flip-Flop” on Monetary Policy 4. Fed’s Latest Uncertainty Leads to More Turmoil in Stocks 5. Sunday’s Rare SuperMoon, BloodMoon...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Fed is Worried About the Global Economy & Deflation 2. Deflation: Why Falling Prices Are Bad For the Economy 3. Yet Another Government Shutdown Looms Large 4. Federal Debt Totals More Than $107,000 Per Household 5. Rare “SuperMoon,” Lunar Eclipse & “BloodMoon”...
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The Fed Punts Again The Demographic Realities of the European Immigration Crisis A New East-West Rift Merkel Has a Plan Newfound Sympathy Detroit, Toronto, NYC?, and Coconut Grove “The European Project has very little economic and political capital left to defend it if anything goes wrong now....
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As I write this today, I am awaiting the Fed’s decision on whether to hike the Fed Funds (“FF”) rate for the first time in almost a decade. The world is watching with what I would call unprecedented attention, but I don’t understand why. Hardly anyone expects the Fed to raise...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. August Unemployment Rate Fell to Seven-Year Low 2. US Economic Outlook For the Second Half of 2015 3. Inflation Still Running Well Below the Fed’s 2% Target 4. Stronger Dollar Could Hamper Growth This Year & Next 5. New China Economic Data Point to Further Slowdown 6. Fed...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. 3Q GDP Report May be a Stunner on the Downside 2. Population Growth & Productivity Headed in Wrong Direction 3. Population & Productivity Growth Drive the Economy Long-run 4. Worker Productivity Has Plunged Lower Since 2010 5. What Can be Done to Boost Sustained US Economic...