Halloween Madness Tears Stock Market to Shreds

Investors will start to realize the economy is not recovering in August, I said. As result, the stock market will break sometime in August or September
Drumbeats of the Epocalypse: The Economic Death March Has Come to Town!

The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said.… “This is a deeply sobering outlook, with the crisis likely to leave long-lasting scars and pose major global challenges,” said World Bank Group Vice President for […]
Wall Street Bulls Battle the Bears in Mother of All Recessions

FedMed proved dead awhile ago with the whole Bulls team looking dead on the field, until Team Trump, the owner’s club, joined Coach Powell.
Stock Market Overmedicated on FedMed, Patient Goes into Cardiac Arrest

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday gave the market a double-dose of exactly what it thought the market needed, and the market just about died!
Federal Reserve Monetizing US Debt Faster than its Previous Tightening

And, yet, the world sleeps in its cradle as the Fed nurses Wall Street with the warm, sweet milk of government debt.
The Relentless Road to Recession Continued

Consider this a travelogue in pictures (graphs and charts really) that presents a rather striking and comprehensive image of a nation journeying into recession.
The Beginning of the End: Great Recession 2.0 is Obscured but Here!

The Great Recession never ended. I say that because the deep economic flaws that caused it were never corrected.
Sailing Through a Global Storm Without Enough Hot Air

Some may find that hard to believe because there is so much hot air (fiat money) still floating the system from a historical standpoint.
How’s That Recession Coming, Dave?

Most economic indicators this year have moved relentlessly in the direction of recession, and now the Cass Freight Index is saying a US recession may start in the 3rd quarter, fitting up nicely to my prediction that we would be entering recession this summer.
And That’s How it All Came Down

Those candied rate-cutting hopes gave the market a little bump following the Fed’s June meeting, but still not much and one that was short-lived, falling off by half the next week.