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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. US Economy Grew By 2.3% In 2019, Down From 2.9% 2. US Consumer Confidence Remains Strong For Now 3. Gallup: US Economic Confidence Highest Since 2000 4. Why Recession Could Unfold Sooner Than We Think Overview Today we’ll look at last week’s initial report on 4Q US Gross...
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ECB Spreads the Cash German Banks Hoarding Cash UK Eyes the Brexit Recession Warnings Galore Home for the Summer and Hopefully Cleveland? “A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that...
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Recession Watch Earnings Recession Is GDP Flatlining? High-Yield – Rising Defaults Reverse Deleveraging Who Are These Reckless Borrowers? Working Out of Debt San Francisco, Portland, New York, and Birthdays “Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.”...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Could Plunging Oil Prices Portend Something Worse? 2. Worst Week For Dow Jones Stocks Since 2011 3. Americans Finally Turning Bullish on the Economy 4. National Debt Topped $18 Trillion in Late November Overview Today, we touch on several bases. No doubt everyone reading this noticed...
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The Return of the XIX Century Panic? The Velocity Trap The Economic Singularity An Exogenous Cause of the Next US Recession Chicago, Athens (Texas), Boston, Geneva, Atlanta, and New York Replace the FDA International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says the global economy is facing “the risk...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. US Unemployment Rate Dips to 6-Year Low 2. Why President Obama Can’t Sell This Economy 3. More Than Jobs, Americans Need Rising Incomes 4. The Last Year Has Been a Tough One For Income 5. A Glimmer of Hope: Capital Spending is Rebounding 6. Potomac & YCG Webinar Recordings...
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Having taken Thomas Piketty to the cleaners a few weeks back (see “ Gave & Gave … and Hay ”), Charles Gave now redresses the balance with regard to the issue of economic inequality in today’s Outside the Box . He makes a forceful case that “poverty matters for capitalists”...
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Assume a Perfect World Objects in the Rear-View Mirror Are Larger An Imaginary Recession Peace in Our Time? Government Spending Per Household Exceeds Median Household Income What Do You Want It to Be? Las Vegas, Singapore, San Francisco, and Carlsbad An engineer, a chemist, and an economist are stranded...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Goldman Sachs Issues Upbeat Report on USA 2. US Economy Disappoints in the 4Q 3. Fed Sets Record Straight – More QE 4. Pew: Government Threatens Personal Rights Overview We will cover a lot of ground today. We begin with a new report from Goldman Sachs which argues that the US...
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Even while here in Tuscany I go on reading my email, albeit at a pace that is somewhat less maniacal than usual. I can't help myself; I find it fascinating to "surf" my emails and other sources. I get several hundred emails a day and about 40-50 that get more than a cursory notice. (I always...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Greece Avoids “Drachmageddon” For Now 2. Americans’ Net Worth Plummeted in 2007-2010 3. Household Net Worth Plunges 39% 4. The “New Normal”? 5. Fed Policy Announcement Due Tomorrow 6. Americans are Definitely Discouraged Overview Today we focus on a new...
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What If California Were Greece? The Separation of Bank and State Coming Together or Flying Apart? Europe in Recession Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch A Slowing US Economy Where’s My Quantitative Easing? Home for a Week! New York and Italy It is simply hard to tear your eyes away from the slow-motion...
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The "Quarterly Review and Outlook" from Hoisington Investment Management is one of the most significant pieces that crosses my desk – I try and drop everything else as soon as possible. This quarter's is no exception. The authors, Dr. Lacy Hunt and Van Hoisington, get right down to brass...