The Fed Is Trapped

Nearly All Corporate CFOs Say The Economy Is Going To Slow And The Stock Market Is Overvalued. [Click to view in browser](. Economics [Debt Has Not Been Caused by Low Interest Rates, but Higher Rates Would Topple the Whole World Economy]( Yves here. Richard Murphy makes some critically important points about the current low interest rate conundrum, which is how central banks have effectively painted themselves in a corner. They can’t do much to increase interest rates without hurting housing prices, which has a strong effect on consumer... 4068 [The Fed Is Trapped And Repo May Very Well Be The First Symptom Of The Massive Financial Asset Bubble Imploding. Nearly All Corporate CFOs Say The Economy Is Going To Slow And The Stock Market Is Overvalued.]( The Fed is Trapped and Repo may very well be the first symptom of the massive financial asset bubble imploding. 304 [What does it mean to “have control”]( There’s a lot of confusion over my previous post, where I agreed with Jeffrey Hummel’s claim that the Fed has relatively little control over interest rates, at least in the way that most people envision the concept.  (Of course they can create high nominal interest rates through persistent inflation,... 12 [Former White House Budget Director: “Third Great Depression is Happening”]( Former White House Official and Father of Reaganomics, David Stockman just sounded the alarm in Washington and on Wall Street. Claim your FREE copy of David’s urgent new book, Peak Trump: The Undrainable Swamp and The Fantasy of MAGA (a $26.99 value), today. [See how to claim your free copy here.]( Sponsored by Charles Street Research Speculation [Gold, silver prices back down as risk aversion recedes]( Most market watchers don’t at all expect the U.S. and Iran to become friendly, but more likely is Iran’s clandestine operations against the U.S. that have been carried on by Iran and its proxies for years. Meantime, the U.S. will continue to put the screws to Iran by harsh economic sanctions and working to prevent the nation from developing a nuclear weapon.... 3404 [Gold price needs more than geopolitical uncertainty to sustain 2020 rally - Saxo Bank]( In a telephone interview with Kitco News, Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, said that he could see gold prices falling to $1,500 and entering a new consolidation phase as prices have fallen sharply from Wednesday ’s multi-year high above $1,600 an ounce. 3090 [Investors Are All-in Financial Assets At An Historic Bubble….Any Number Of Catalysts Can Prick It.]( Investors are all-in financial assets at an historic bubble. When the entirety of Wall Street has bought into the popular delusion, you have likely finally reached the peak. Any number of catalysts can prick it. How many of these reports even mentioned war with Iran as a risk? t.co/d2QIDrExB3 1475 [How Taxing is Your Options Trade?]( If you’re an active trader and you’re using a broad-market ETF to trade options on the S&P 500®, you may be paying more in taxes than you would using index options. Read more about the differences in tax treatment of index and ETF options. [Click here to read more.]( Sponsored by CBOE Power Plays [Iran Not Backing Down As Trump Said? Iran-Backed Militia Apparently Firing Rockets At US Embassy In Iraq]( There are reports of an active strike against the US Embassy in Baghdad, and this is happening AFTER Trump said “Iran appears to be standing down”… 1701 [Kalecki on the Political Obstacles to Achieving Full Employment]( This section from Michal Kalecki’s 1943 Essay on Politics and Ideology is so clear and relevant that it needs to be read widely. Thanks to New Economic Perspectives for flagging it. 927 [There Is A Lot Of Speculation That John Bolton Is The “Second Whistleblower”]( by Michael Snyder 780 [Tehran Plane Crash Appears To Be “A Shootdown Event,” Experts Say]( A group of aerospace experts said Wednesday that Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752, which seemingly dropped out of the sky minutes after takeoff last night in Tehran, was likely shot out of the sky. 125 [Young man from rural PA found five 1,000% stocks]( 34-yr-old Matt McCall made history when he predicted five 1,000% winners on national TV. Now he’s doing it all over again. [Click here for his new pick.]( Sponsored by Stansberry Research Business/Commerce [The End Of College Is Near]( Authored by Jared Dillian via MauldinEconomics.com, 270 [Four Bank Failures in 2019]( There were four bank failures in 2019. This was up from zero in 2018. The median number of failures since the FDIC was established in 1933 was 7 - so 4 failures in 2019 was well below the median. The great recession / housing bust / financial crisis related failures have been behind us for a few years. The... 166 [Norway Airport Parking Garage Fire Destroys Hundreds Of Cars And Grounds Flights]( Norway's airport suffered a major fire yesterday at a parking garage on the premises. The fire resulted in air traffic being grounded and an evacuation of the facilities. 66 You are subscribed to email updates from [InvestingChannel](. To stop receiving these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( now. InvestingChannel, Inc., P.O. Box 118 New York, NY 10018. [Link](