Tag: Economy
Globalists Fuming After U.S. Shuts Down World Trade Court
(Associated Press) Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade...
A Win for Trumponomics as U.S. Trade Gap Narrows in October
(Associated Press) The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped.
The Commerce...
Elephant in the Room: Why Nobody Talks About Ballooning Federal Deficits
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) The presidential race will mesmerize Americans over the next 11 months. The country hasn’t been this polarized since...
Hyperinflating, Land Expropriating Zimbabwe Begs White Farmers to Return as Country...
(NewsPunch) Crisis-torn Zimbabwe is on the brink of “manmade starvation” with most households unable to obtain enough food to meet basic standards, a UN envoy...
Bank Branch Closures Hurt Seniors, Rural Communities Most
(Epoch Times) Americans in rural parts of the country have been hit hard by bank closures as they lose access to services for which...
The Week that Was: News You May Have Missed
(Credit Bubble Bulletin) The S&P500 gained 1.0% (up 25.3% y-t-d), and the Dow added 0.6% (up 20.3%). The Utilities were unchanged (up 19.0%). The...
Central Banker Admits Fed Got It Wrong, Markets Got It Right
(Associated Press) In mid-2016, even with unemployment falling and the economy growing modestly, James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, was...
Planning to Sell Your House to Fund Your Retirement? Good Luck!
(Paul Brandus, MarketWatch) I’ve written before about the grim financial prospects that millions of older Americans face. Meager personal savings, debt, looming health care...
Hidden Economic and Social Despair as U.S. Life Expectancy Drops —...
(MSN/Los Angeles Times) A reversal of American life expectancy, a downward trend that has now been sustained for three years in a row, is...
Powell Talks Up Economy, Recommits to Creating More Inflation
(Associated Press) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday sketched an optimistic view of the economy but signaled that continued low inflation means higher...
