Roaring 20s or Great Depression 2.0?

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The binary ahead is the result of a simple law of Nature: adapt or die. Will we revel in a New Roaring 20s of exhilarating expansion, or will we suffer a Great Depression 2.0? Gordon Long and …

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Is Inflation About to Come Roaring Back?

By Graham Summers, MBA | Chief Market Strategist Has inflation been slain? According to the official data, the answer is “maybe” at best, but most likely “no.” There are three official inflation measures in the U.S. They are: The Consumer …

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This isn’t a dot com bubble, it’s the “roaring ‘20s”

by Naive-Historian-2110 https://www.history.com/news/1929-stock-market-crash-warning-signs “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Mark Twain never lived to see the Federal Reserve, but he probably would have been able to recognize it’s cyclical nature. The Federal Reserve has a long history of facilitating …

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July Jobs Report Disappoints! Only 187k Jobs Added, Wage Growth Of 4.4% Still Lower Than Core Inflation Rate Of 4.8%, Rent CPI (June) Is Still Roaring At 7.8% YoY (May and June Figures Revised Sharply Lower)

by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is watching July’s jobs report carefully. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the US economy added 187k jobs in July, less than the expected 200k. US average hourly earnings continued at 4.4% year-over-year (YoY). However, …

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Core Inflation Cools To 4.8% In June >2x Target, REAL Wage Growth Finally Goes Positive (1.2% YoY) While RENT Inflation Still Roaring At 8% YoY (Taylor Rule Now Implies A Fed Target Rate Of 10.42%)

by confoundedinterest17 As M2 Money growth has stalled, we are seeing inflation cool a bit. Core inflation YoY is now down to 4.8% (still >2x Fed target). The good news? REAL average hourly earnings YoY is finally positive for the …

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