#TBT – One Step Removed by Chris Martenson This is an article that first ran on Aug 22, 2020. We’re re-running it now because it’s an important piece of “framing” which we define as “a way of seeing the world that can help make sense of it or condense the topic in a way that allows us to process the world faster.” As… #TBT – One Step Removed by Chris Martenson This is an article that first ran on Aug 22, 2020. We’re re-running it now because it’s an important piece of “framing” which we define as “a way of seeing the world that can help make sense of it or condense the topic in a way that allows us to process the world faster.” As…
Fed Rate Increase Likely, Polycrisis, UFO disclosure PREVIEW by davefairtex While there was a ton of “polycrisis” news this week, there were just two reports: Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL): +3.4B w/w. Mostly unchanged. ISM Services: actual 50.3, expected 52.2. Flat. Rates appear to be lining up for a 25 bp rate increase ahead of the Fed meeting coming up on Wednesday, June 14th. The odds… Fed Rate Increase Likely, Polycrisis, UFO disclosure PREVIEW by davefairtex While there was a ton of “polycrisis” news this week, there were just two reports: Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL): +3.4B w/w. Mostly unchanged. ISM Services: actual 50.3, expected 52.2. Flat. Rates appear to be lining up for a 25 bp rate increase ahead of the Fed meeting coming up on Wednesday, June 14th. The odds…
Shift Happens! When? In 2025 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson In this report, I make the case that we’ve really only got until 2025 before the economy and all things financial take a turn for the worse. The impossibility of constantly doubling and redoubling debt levels lays bare the fact that sooner or later this unsustainable practice comes to an end. Perhaps a crashing end…. Shift Happens! When? In 2025 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson In this report, I make the case that we’ve really only got until 2025 before the economy and all things financial take a turn for the worse. The impossibility of constantly doubling and redoubling debt levels lays bare the fact that sooner or later this unsustainable practice comes to an end. Perhaps a crashing end….
Chapter 5 – DEBT! by Chris Martenson DEBT! This chapter is exceptionally important. Grasp this, and the future will be revealed. This chapter, all on its own, should motivate us all to take action, build resilience, and find our tribe. I created and am now recreating the Crash Course because I truly (desperately) want to help as many people as I can… Chapter 5 – DEBT! by Chris Martenson DEBT! This chapter is exceptionally important. Grasp this, and the future will be revealed. This chapter, all on its own, should motivate us all to take action, build resilience, and find our tribe. I created and am now recreating the Crash Course because I truly (desperately) want to help as many people as I can…
#TBT – The Trouble with Printing Money by Chris Martenson Hello everyone, thrilled to bring you yet another exciting development in our ongoing content evolution. This, my friends, is our next significant move in our newly implemented content schedule – the inauguration of Throw Back Tuesday. But before we dive into that, allow me to reassure you that the familiar two-part content you’ve come to… #TBT – The Trouble with Printing Money by Chris Martenson Hello everyone, thrilled to bring you yet another exciting development in our ongoing content evolution. This, my friends, is our next significant move in our newly implemented content schedule – the inauguration of Throw Back Tuesday. But before we dive into that, allow me to reassure you that the familiar two-part content you’ve come to…
The Wealth Transfer Begins by Chris Martenson Chris recently appeared on the Bigger Pockets podcast to discuss the truth behind quantitative easing, money printing and the Fed’s consistent financial swerving. Watch below for his explanation of why bubbles are starting to burst in today’s economy, how interest rates had a large part to play in inflation, the new reality of de-dollarization… The Wealth Transfer Begins by Chris Martenson Chris recently appeared on the Bigger Pockets podcast to discuss the truth behind quantitative easing, money printing and the Fed’s consistent financial swerving. Watch below for his explanation of why bubbles are starting to burst in today’s economy, how interest rates had a large part to play in inflation, the new reality of de-dollarization…
More Disability & A Fix For Mass Formation? PREVIEW by davefairtex Four reports this week – payrolls, ISM, the Fed balance sheet, and total bank credit Nonfarm Payrolls (PAYEMS): +339k, expected +190k, prior +294k. Expansion. Unemployment (UNRATE) 3.7%, prior 3.4%, expected 3.5%. Low, Sideways Trend. Employed Part-Time – Could Only Find Part-Time Work (LNS12032196): +7k, but in a downtrend. Expansion. CLF 16-64, With a Disability, Men+Women… More Disability & A Fix For Mass Formation? PREVIEW by davefairtex Four reports this week – payrolls, ISM, the Fed balance sheet, and total bank credit Nonfarm Payrolls (PAYEMS): +339k, expected +190k, prior +294k. Expansion. Unemployment (UNRATE) 3.7%, prior 3.4%, expected 3.5%. Low, Sideways Trend. Employed Part-Time – Could Only Find Part-Time Work (LNS12032196): +7k, but in a downtrend. Expansion. CLF 16-64, With a Disability, Men+Women…
Crash Course Chapter 4: INFLATION by Chris Martenson If you can understand inflation, you have a shot at understanding how the world works, and where it’s heading economically. Unfortunately, inflation is almost never taught properly in schools, if at all, and it’s mischaracterized in the press, over and over again. They all keep talking about inflation as “rising prices” when it’s actually “falling… Crash Course Chapter 4: INFLATION by Chris Martenson If you can understand inflation, you have a shot at understanding how the world works, and where it’s heading economically. Unfortunately, inflation is almost never taught properly in schools, if at all, and it’s mischaracterized in the press, over and over again. They all keep talking about inflation as “rising prices” when it’s actually “falling…
How To Navigate the Coming Inflation PREVIEW by Chris Martenson Bold prediction: There’s a lot more inflation on the way. Actually, it’s not that bold, because inflation is a monetary phenomenon, and that makes it a matter of policy, which is under the direct control of people, and people are people. So they will do the same things today (and tomorrow) that were done elsewhere… How To Navigate the Coming Inflation PREVIEW by Chris Martenson Bold prediction: There’s a lot more inflation on the way. Actually, it’s not that bold, because inflation is a monetary phenomenon, and that makes it a matter of policy, which is under the direct control of people, and people are people. So they will do the same things today (and tomorrow) that were done elsewhere…
PM Correction, Rate Increase Ahead, No Reform w/o Crash & Burn PREVIEW by davefairtex Consumer Sentiment: 59.2, expected 58.0, previous 57.7; contractionary. Q1 GDP (2nd estimate): +0.3% q/q (+1.3% annualized), up from +0.275% (1st estimate); contractionary. Durable Goods, New Orders (DGORDER): +1.1% m/m, expected -1.1% m/m, prior +3.2%; expansionary. Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL) -20B w/w; deflationary. This week both the 1 and 10-year rates moved higher, while the 1-month… PM Correction, Rate Increase Ahead, No Reform w/o Crash & Burn PREVIEW by davefairtex Consumer Sentiment: 59.2, expected 58.0, previous 57.7; contractionary. Q1 GDP (2nd estimate): +0.3% q/q (+1.3% annualized), up from +0.275% (1st estimate); contractionary. Durable Goods, New Orders (DGORDER): +1.1% m/m, expected -1.1% m/m, prior +3.2%; expansionary. Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL) -20B w/w; deflationary. This week both the 1 and 10-year rates moved higher, while the 1-month…