Economic Bubble

(Bloomberg) -- The inverted yield curve looks set to be a global phenomenon, with major Asian debt markets primed to mirror the moves in Treasuries as fears grow that the world economy is teetering on the brink of a recession. Yields in some Asian markets ar…

The Indian economy keeps sliding downward. GDP decelerated steadily from 8.2% in the first quarter of 2018-19 to 5.8% in the last quarter. Is this a short-term blip, or a deeper, more serious structural problem? The correct answer is ‘both’. The combined impa…

The writer is a geopolitical analyst. She also writes at globaltab.net and tweets @AneelaShahzad In spite of all efforts by the United States to restrict North Korea in its isolation, the country seems to be treading a geopolitical path of its own. The ques…

Netflixs latest boundary-pushing original series is an action-packed dramedy imported from Japan. The Naked Director, which is now streaming, delves into the competitive underground world of porn during the Japanese economic bubble of the 1980s. Directed by…

In 1991, Bugatti debuted the EB110, meant to be as high-tech a car as possible. It had a daring five valves per cylinder. In 1994, Ferrari followed suit with the 40-valve V8 355, then its own 60-valve V12 F50 a year later. But they were both beaten to the pun…

This article was originally published by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market. This past week’s events have sent the economic world into a tailspin. Mainstream analysts were so sure of themselves heading into the July Federal Reserve meeting – The Fed was going to cu…

Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, This past week's events have sent the economic world into a tailspin. Mainstream analysts were so sure of themselves heading into the July Federal Reserve meeting - The Fed was going to cut rates by a respectable…

A recession that threatens to sharply contract the economy and the equity markets may come a lot sooner than many investors think. A long list of financial leaders and analysts are warning that the sudden and sharp escalation of the U.S.China trade war could …

Op-Ed by Brandon Smith This past week’s events have sent the economic world into a tailspin. Mainstream analysts were so sure of themselves heading into the July Federal Reserve meeting – The Fed was going to cut rates by a respectable margin, or they were g…

(Bloomberg) -- The slide in Chinas yuan to a record low jolted financial assets across the globe Monday. The yuan dropped through the key 7 per dollar level in both onshore and offshore trading, after Chinas central bank set its daily reference rate weaker t…