Category: US
Hedge Funds No Longer on Trump’s Side
China wants a deal, Trump can smell it! It’s why they’re printing yuan in the billions and pushing it out into the system.
US-China Trade War! What it Means for NZ
It will be one of the interesting events in our history as the US confronts China over its trade practices. For now, all we can do is have faith that fairness will prevail.
The Nice Thing About Donald Trump…
China has been providing Americans with low-cost goods for nearly 40 years…with trade barriers coming down steadily. Suddenly, the China trade is unacceptable.
How ‘Megapolitics’ Destroy Wealth
In the ongoing trade war, the Chinese are unleashing their own dogs. They’re now threatening to stop buying food from the US altogether and even sell their US Treasuries.
Should Alabama Impose Tariffs on California?
Banning trade didn’t work for North Korea. Instead, it created a Hell on Earth. But how about the US? Would it create an Eden here?
The Only Real Way to ‘Fix’ Capitalism
Capitalists are conscious. They always try to get the outcomes they want…and they don’t mind cheating — when they can get away with it.
Washington’s War on Tomatoes
The stock market was rattled after Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods.The Chinese replied with silly threats of their own.
Wisdom Comes at a Price…
Mr Trump watched the stock market sink; the Dow dropped as much as 648 points intra-day. He fully intends to blame the next downturn on the Fed.
The Tragic Story of the House on the Hill…
We give a Chinese company our fake money. It gives us a real TV set. How did we ‘lose’ money? And why is it any of Donald Trump’s business?
The Two Things Buffett Can’t Buy
A 5% return in a single year may be acceptable. Spread it over two years and it becomes only 2.5% — barely equal to inflation.
Are We Finally Beaten?
The Fed is ready to cut rates again — just like it was 2008. Republicans and Democrats are ready to spend, spend, spend…just as if they didn’t already have a trillion-dollar deficit…
How the Feds Will Cover Up Their Next Larceny
If you’re at the tail end of a credit-fuelled bubble…with an overpriced stock market…a trillion-dollar federal deficit…and $72 trillion of debt…What are you going to do?
Who Will Push America Over This Cliff?
Rates have been negative for nearly the last 10 years; federal debt more than doubled, while real growth rates fell.
How the Financialisation Scam Works
The key to the whole financialisation scam is what it costs to buy a ticket to ride this train — the DebtBall Express — that pulled out of the station back in 1971.
The Wall Gave Way, and We Fell…
The tax cut didn’t really cut the cost of government. It simply shifted it to debt…and onto the public and into the future. And now the future is coming into view.