Economy

Although it may seem strange, the recent scramble for Bitcoin fortunes bears an odd but striking resemblance to the California Gold Rush in the mid-19th century. This time round, however, the miners are using computers and cryptography instead of shovels and buckets.

The consumption of illicit drugs and fighting the war on drugs is having an enormous economic impact on America. Prepare yourself for some very alarming numbers.

I read Martin Armstrong because he has influence, but his writing style stinks and it is always confusing - difficult to follow and understand - and I think deliberately so. Below is an interpretation - and critique - of his latest rambling economic and political insights and manner of presentation.

The U.S. economy is on life support, graciously provided by Central Planners but no amount of money printing can cleanse the rot of the U.S. economy. In this Markets at a Glance, we investigate the U.S. consumer and show that for a large portion of the population, things are not anywhere close to being better, in fact they are worse than before the recession.

We live in a country where almost everyone is drowning in debt and where most people are either flat broke or very close to flat broke...The following are 21 ways to end the phrase "Americans are so broke".

Recession, currency devaluation, hyperinflation and social unrest are all distinct possibilities if Argentina does not reach a settlement with the holdouts in the near future. Below are more insights into Argentina's latest debt default.

For the second time in the last fifteen or so odd years, Argentina has defaulted on its debt and...in the process the U.S. has inadvertently further accelerated the decline of the U.S. and the dollar's dominance. Let me explain why that is surely the case.

After a long period of very low interest rates following the global financial crisis the central banks of the U.S. and U.K. are planning to gradually tighten their easy monetary policies as their economies improve. When their benchmark interest rates go up, interest rates elsewhere will go up to so should we worry if and when global financial conditions tighten?

An Argentine friend queried me about Argentina's debt default yesterday asking me for my thoughts on the subject. Here is my reply in the form of an open letter to my friend and to the Argentina government should they be interested. They should.

During the credit crisis, one of the problems that occurred was that too many loans were being made to people that had no ability of paying their debt back. We see this trend in full stride once again in the auto industry. Subprime auto lending is back in a big way. Why is this happening? What are its repercussions? This article explains.