Economic Bubble

By Brandon Smith If we are to measure the concept of economic recovery in real terms, then we would have to look at the fundamentals (not stock markets) and whether or not they’re improving. Unfortunately, not all economic data is presented to the public hon…

Authored by Patrick Hill via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Recently, analysts have been discussing the pros and cons of using negative interest rates to keep the U.S. economy growing.  Despite this, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has said that he does not anticipate…

Authored by Brandon Smith, via Birch Gold Group, In the second week of October, after the partial U.S.-China trade deal was announced to much fanfare, I made this prediction: "US and Chinese officials rarely waste an opportunity to use trade talk headlines …

In the second week of October, after the “partial” U.S.-China trade deal was announced to much fanfare, I made this prediction: “US and Chinese officials rarely waste an opportunity to use trade talk headlines to head-fake markets with false hope. Rumors of …

In the second week of October, after the partial U.S.-China trade deal was announced to much fanfare, I made this prediction: US and Chinese officials rarely waste an opportunity to use trade talk headlines to head-fake markets with false hope. Rumors of a p…

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By Brandon Smith In the second week of October, after the partial U.S.-China trade deal was announced to much fanfare, I made this prediction: US and Chinese officials rarely waste an opportunity to use trade talk headlines to head-fake markets with false h…

Remember when Mazda sold a rear-drive sedan as its flagship? Me either, but the internet assures me it happened. Let’s have a last-of Mazda moment, with a pristine 929 from 1992. Mazda began production of its 929 flagship in 1967. Through five generations i…

Japans mass tourism boom of the 1950s and 1960s, followed by the economic bubble a few decades later, were in many ways the making of the countrys numerous hot spring resorts. They also turned out to be their downfall. During the bubble years in particula…

Nomura Holdings Inc. named Kentaro Okuda as its new chief executive officer, turning to a 32-year company veteran to help cement a sweeping overhaul of its global operations and reverse a slump at home. Co-chief Operating Officer Okuda, 56, will replace Koji…