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Fed Waterboarding Deutsche Bank
Macroeconomic analyst Rob Kirby says there is a lot you are not seeing with all the bad news coming from Deutsche Bank (DB). You’ve seen DB stock hit all-time lows, the Fed downgrading them and flunking the bank on a recent stress test. Rob Kirby says it’s much worse than you think and explains, “Basically, it […]
E Will Small Auto Part Stores Survive Amazon?
The traditional brick-and-mortar auto part stores are in big trouble following Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN) entrance into the market. The e-commerce market leader has been expanding to different marketplaces in recent years including video streaming, green groceries, and auto parts among others. Its entry into the auto parts business is seen as a direct rivalry to […]
CBL’s High-Yield Bonds Are Increasingly Attractive (6.1% Yield + Price Appreciation)
Every investor has their own unique needs and tolerance for risk, and no one has a working crystal ball. Nonetheless, by assembling a prudent mix of portfolio investments, every individual can increase their odds for success. And depending on your situation, the 6.1% yield coupon payments on CBL’s 2023 bonds (they pay a 5.25% coupon […]
You Can’t Solve A Debt Problem By Issuing More Debt
Most of the money in the U.S. is created by banks when they make loans. The only way to get extra money into the economy is to borrow it from banks, leaving us all trapped under a mountain of personal debt and mortgages. When you take out a loan, new money is created. As people […]
China’s Manufacturing Sector Slows Amid Trade Tensions
Chinese manufacturing sector slowed in June amid escalating trade tensions with the United States, the official data showed. The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index published on Saturday expanded to 51.5 in June, slightly below experts’ projection of 51.6 and 51.9 recorded in May. However, it remained above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction for […]
The Improving Economy
The economy seems to be in a short term improvement cycle according to forecasts from GDPNow and Nowcast which show real GDP growth for second quarter 2018 are dancing around 3% – up from first quarter’s headline growth of 2.0%. GDP Is Hard to Forecast Accurately GDP is a hard animal which to predict accurately […]
