What Ferrari Signals About Australia
This week also saw the Australian Bureau of Statistics come out and say the data shows ‘typical’ prices we pay across the whole economy are growing. The post What Ferrari Signals About Australia...
View ArticleGold’s Down. What’s Up With That?
Gold is trading around US$1,085 per ounce. That’s a five-year low, down over 40% from its all-time high in August 2011, and down over 8% this year alone. The post Gold’s Down. What’s Up With That?...
View ArticleWage Growth Falls to Record Low 2.27%
At 2.27%, the pace of wage growth slowed to its lowest rate in almost two decades. And it tops the previous record of 2.29% set in the March of this year. The post Wage Growth Falls to Record Low 2.27%...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to the Yield of the Century
Bond manager Bill Irving says there is only a 1% chance of yields going over 10% again in the next 10 years. The post Say Goodbye to the Yield of the Century appeared first on The Daily Reckoning...
View ArticleDon’t Let Yourself Be Conditioned to Think With the Herd
Conditioning also heavily influences our investment decisions. Whatever the recent market performance has been it is extrapolated into the future. The post Don’t Let Yourself Be Conditioned to Think...
View ArticleInflation: ‘Picnics’ Are a Shadow of Their Former Selves
Overnight, US inflation data for the month of July revealed an absence of price pressures in the world’s largest economy. Core inflation rose 0.1% month on month in August and 1.8% for the year. The...
View ArticleThe Federal Reserve Apologises for Getting It Wrong
‘Restrain economic activity somewhat’ is Federal Reserve speak for deflation. But Janet dare not utter the ‘D’ word and spook the crowd. The post The Federal Reserve Apologises for Getting It Wrong...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Buy hard Assets
Until inflation takes control in times of deflation it pays to load up on hard assets. Think cash, land, fine art and bullion. The post Why You Need to Buy hard Assets appeared first on The Daily...
View ArticleThe Dollar Will Die with a Whimper, Not a Bang
The same force that made the dollar the world’s reserve currency is working to dethrone it. The post The Dollar Will Die with a Whimper, Not a Bang appeared first on The Daily Reckoning Australia.
View ArticleHow Inflation Could Be Caused in 15 Minutes
One of the conundrums of monetary policy over the past eight years is the Federal Reserve’s failure to cause inflation. This sounds strange to most. People associate inflation with misguided monetary...
View ArticleThe War on Deflation
The deflationary clouds continue to gather on the horizon. Governments, worldwide, have been fighting the war against deflation for nearly seven years. The post The War on Deflation appeared first on...
View ArticleLike Japan, the ECB Will Never Defeat Deflation
Europe’s economic crisis looks set to lurch further into the mire it currently finds itself in. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) President Mario Draghi suggested The post Like Japan, the ECB Will...
View ArticleThe Real Bubble isn’t in Stocks
A lack of real growth means lower returns on equity. In such an environment, global bond AND stocks markets will get smashed. The post The Real Bubble isn’t in Stocks appeared first on The Daily...
View ArticleThe Makings of the Next ‘10-Bagger’ Stocks
The Dow needs to at least remain above the moving averages here. The bulls would ideally like to see it go on and make a new high in early 2016. The post The Makings of the Next ‘10-Bagger’ Stocks...
View ArticleThe Socialist Captains of Capitalism!
The bastions of capitalism have clearly taken the world’s most recognisable socialist slogan. Central banks of the world are uniting, in a fight against…market forces! The post The Socialist Captains...
View ArticleThe Playboy Mansion Tells You How to Invest
Time turns, but some things do stay the same. The Playboy mansion is now believed to be the most expensive property on the market in the US today. The post The Playboy Mansion Tells You How to Invest...
View ArticleThe Deflationary Puzzle is Coming Into Focus
The market has a lot of work to do in clearing out the excesses in the system that have built up over the past four decades. The post The Deflationary Puzzle is Coming Into Focus appeared first on The...
View ArticleWhy Negative Rates Can’t Stop the Coming Depression
Economic growth rates are falling toward zero. And at zero, it normally doesn’t make sense for the business community — as a whole — to borrow. The post Why Negative Rates Can’t Stop the Coming...
View ArticleThe Fed’s Desperate Battle against Stagnation: A New Era Begins
The Fed’s independence is again threatened: not by war, but by secular stagnation. The post The Fed’s Desperate Battle against Stagnation: A New Era Begins appeared first on The Daily Reckoning...
View ArticleThe Verdict on QE and Zero Interest Rates
The dual strategy of Quantitative Easing (QE) and punishing savers has been an abject failure. The post The Verdict on QE and Zero Interest Rates appeared first on The Daily Reckoning Australia.
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