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Stagflation Begins

Nine of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reported a decline in economic activity in August, up five districts from the July Beige Book report. Our system has warned...

How to Read the July Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics released its report for July, indicating a slight uptick in employment. It is difficult to trust BLS data after their latest data...

The Second Great Depression?

The coming economic collapse will not resemble the Great Depression. Yes, we are in a recession – but it will not be reminiscent of the Great Depression that...

Deflation v Inflation v Stagflation – Misconceptions Clarified

Some people have a very hard time understanding that we are in a massive deflationary spiral; they think that rising prices simply means it is inflation and not...

Powell Pessimistic After Q1

Powell reiterated this week that he does not see any short-term need to lower interest rates. The Fed remains delicate in its speech to the public. They knew that...

Jerome Powell on Stagflation

“I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘-flation’,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said during his Wednesday address. Powell believed inflation would be...

US GDP & Recession into 2028

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, Socrates correctly picked March as the Directional Change, and it looks like there will be a sharp decline into June. Are you expecting a...

Schwab – The Madman of Davos Changing the World

  There is a very serious problem in the social sciences where some academics think they can control the economy following the path first blazed by Karl Marx....

Rents in NYC Exceeding Pre-COVID Levels

COMMENT FROM A REAL ESTATE BROKER IN NYC ON RENTAL MARKET: Equity Residential is demanding 40 to 45% increases on lease renewals. On one floor in particular, units...

Is COVID Following the Economics of the Black Plague?

While just about every historical piece on the Black Plague you will read tells the story from the plague perspective. However, I look at history differently. I...