prices continue to rise in most regions of the world, spurred on by historically low interest rates and generally benign credit conditions
Read More »IMF Warns: World Economy At Risk Of Another Financial Meltdown – Here’s Why
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the world economy is at risk of another financial meltdown. Here's why.
Read More »China’s Economy Is Not Crashing – It’s Actually Worse Than That! Here’s Why
China’s economy is not crashing even though many of the latest economic statistics are the lowest in some time. It's actually worse than that. Here's why.
Read More »What the Business Cycle Index Is Saying About A Possible Recession
Knowing when the U.S. economy is heading for recession is paramount to successful investment decisions. Our weekly Business Cycle Index (BCI)...[has an excellent track record of providing] reliable early warnings for the past seven recessions and last week's BCI] is far from signaling a recession.
Read More »Trade Hardball: China Threatens To Cut Off Supply Of Rare Earth Elements To U.S.
China does not have the means to match the U.S. in the total number, or amount, of tariffs but China can strike back in other ways. One critical way would be to cut off its export of rare earth elements to the U.S..
Read More »The U.S. Gov’t Is Hopelessly Bankrupt! Here’re 4 Ways They See It Being Resolved
The U.S. government is hopelessly bankrupt reporting last week that it has a negative net worth of MINUS $75 TRILLION. Here's a look at how they see this problem being resolved - or not.
Read More »Newest S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Data Shows Gains In 16 of 20 Cities
Below is a look at the newest S&P/Case Shiller home price data which shows that, on a month-over-month basis, 16 of 20 cities saw home prices gain, with Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Boston seeing declines.
Read More »$500,000 Bitcoin? It’s Really Not That Ridiculous – Here’s Why
Bitcoin bulls estimate that the price of each coin could hit $20,000 very soon thanks to rising demand. But there are some who believe that the price of bitcoin could very well go on to hit $500,000 - even as much as $1,000,000 - in the very near future.
Read More »We’ll See Deficits at $40 Trillion in a Few Short Years – Here’s Why & How
Is $40 trillion by 2025 even possible? Unfortunately, yes. This means you need to pick your investments with great care and prepare your business now. If you’re ready, you can take advantage of the sale of a lifetime ahead.
Read More »Cross-Border Comparison Of Best & Worst Cities For Housing Affordability – How Does Your City Fare?
A recent study examined home affordability relative to incomes and found that Canada’s largest markets rank just as highly as the hottest ones in the U.S.. Check out the infographic below to see how U.S. and Canadian markets rank.
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