“Not QE” Puts Fed Between A “Rock And A Hard Place”
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 21, 2023 | Economics"QE" or "Quantitative Easing" has been the bull's "siren song" of the last decade, but will "Not QE...
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Bank Runs. The First Sign The Fed “Broke Something.”
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 14, 2023 | EconomicsWith the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, questions of potential "bank runs" spread among regional ...
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From Consumer Sentiment To Unemployment – The Parallels
Written by Jim Colquitt | Mar 6, 2023 | EconomicsOn Friday, February 24th, the most recent reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment ...
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Recession Signal As Consumers Struggle To Pay Bills
Written by Lance Roberts | Feb 17, 2023 | EconomicsWe recently discussed the recession signals from the NFIB (National Federation Of Independent Busin...
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NFIB Survey Suggests A Recession Is Coming
Written by Lance Roberts | Feb 3, 2023 | EconomicsThe most recent NFIB (National Federation Of Independent Business) is sending a strong signal of an...
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Mild Recession Likely To Be Worse Than Expected
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 30, 2022 | EconomicsA recent MarketWatch article discussed JPMorgan's Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Pinto, views abou...
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Debt & Why The Fed Is Trapped
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 23, 2022 | EconomicsThe massive debt levels provide the single most significant risk and challenge to the Federal Reser...
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Deficit Reduction. Is It Reality Or A Mirage?
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 13, 2022 | EconomicsRecently, the Biden Administration started taking victory laps on deficit reduction. Of course, the...
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Economic Slowdown Now, Recession Coming In 2023
Written by Lance Roberts | Aug 16, 2022 | EconomicsEconomic slowdown but no recession! That message comes from the latest employment report, service s...
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MMT Policy Was Tried, And It Failed.
Written by Lance Roberts | Jul 22, 2022 | EconomicsMMT Policy (Modern Monetary Theory), the grand experiment, was tried following the pandemic-driven ...
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“Economic Hurricane” – Hyperbole Or Real Possibility?
Written by Lance Roberts | Jun 14, 2022 | EconomicsAn "economic hurricane" is coming. That ominous warning comes from Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan ...
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Social Security: Whistling Past The $96 Trillion Graveyard
Written by Lance Roberts | Jun 10, 2022 | EconomicsSocial Security has a problem. As Democrats push to expand entitlements to include free preschool a...
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Written by Lance Roberts | Apr 25, 2022 | EconomicsRecession warnings are clearly on the rise. Much of the initial media fervor focuses on the inversi...
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Bailouts And The Demise Of Capitalism And Free Markets
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 28, 2022 | EconomicsBailouts are the root cause of the dysfunction of capitalism and the demise of free markets. Ov...
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Recession Risk: Rising Rapidly (Or, Could We Be In One Already?)
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 18, 2022 | EconomicsRecession risk is rising rapidly. In fact, it is possible that we may already be in one. While ...
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Oil Spikes And Economic Outcomes
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 11, 2022 | EconomicsOil spikes have historically negatively impacted economic outcomes. As the chart below shows, oil s...
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No. Greedy Corporations Aren’t Causing Inflation
Written by Lance Roberts | Mar 7, 2022 | EconomicsGreedy corporations are not causing inflation. Such is despite the claims of many of those on the p...
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Economic Stagnation Arrives As “Sugar Rush” Fades
Written by Lance Roberts | Feb 14, 2022 | EconomicsEconomic stagnation arrives as expected as the "Sugar Rush" of liquidity continues to fade from the...
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Disinflation Is A Bigger Threat Than Inflation
Written by Lance Roberts | Feb 7, 2022 | EconomicsDisinflation, and ultimately deflation, is a more significant threat than inflation over the next t...
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Wage Increase – The Good, Bad, & Ugly
Written by Lance Roberts | Jan 21, 2022 | EconomicsWage increases are undoubtedly good for workers. However, as we will explore, wage increases are a ...
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The Fed’s Monetary Policy Has Screwed Americans
Written by Lance Roberts | Dec 6, 2021 | EconomicsThe Fed's monetary policy has screwed Americans. Such is the basic premise of a recent Washington T...
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Inflation vs. Deflation – Which Is The Bigger Threat In 2022?
Written by Lance Roberts | Dec 3, 2021 | EconomicsInflation vs. deflation - while headlines get filled with "inflation" concerns, historical data sho...
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Investors Starting To Realize “Stagflation” Is A Problem.
Written by Lance Roberts | Oct 18, 2021 | EconomicsInvestors are slowly waking up to the realization that "stagflation" is a problem. For years, the t...
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The 5000-Year View Of Rates & The Economic Consequences
Written by Lance Roberts | Oct 11, 2021 | EconomicsThe fact we have the lowest interest rates in 5000-years is indicative of the economic challenges w...
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The Debt Ceiling Non-Crisis & Why Rates Will Fall.
Written by Lance Roberts | Oct 1, 2021 | EconomicsThe financial media is rife with misinformation on the debt ceiling and the jump in interest rates....
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The Coming “Reversion To The Mean” Of Economic Growth
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 24, 2021 | EconomicsFrom stimulus boom to income thud, the coming "reversion to the mean" of economic growth is happeni...
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Expecting “Stimulus?” Household Credit Explodes Higher.
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 20, 2021 | EconomicsIn the second quarter, household credit exploded higher as stimulus payments ran dry. Was the surge...
> Read More#MacroView: Deficit Deniers & 40-Years Of Economic Erosion
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 17, 2021 | EconomicsAfter 40-years of economic erosion, there are still deficit deniers. The belief that debt and d...
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#MacroView: The Insecurity Of Social Security
Written by Lance Roberts | Sep 10, 2021 | EconomicsThe latest annual report from the Social Security Trustees showed the insecurity of social securit...
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The Data Shows The Fed Is Behind The Surging Wealth Gap
Written by Lance Roberts | Aug 13, 2021 | EconomicsThe data shows the Fed is behind the surging wealth gap. Such is despite protestations "Quantit...
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