Economics And Finance
Trumponomics Delivers First Manufacturing Contraction In Nearly A Decade
• The U.S. manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) was 49.9 in August, below the neutral 50.0 threshold for the first time since September 2009, according to IHS Markit. Trumponomics Delivers First Manufacturing Contraction In Nearly A Decade • New orders received by manufacturers dropped the most in 10 years, while…
When Sales At Struggling Chains Fall Faster Then Commercial Rents (#GotRecession?)
Barneys’ fight with landlord is an extreme example of an issue bedeviling many retailers: high rents. When Sales At Struggling Chains Fall Faster Then Commercial Rents (#GotRecession?) Don’t blame all the vacant stores on e-commerce. Sky-high rents are squeezing retailers, too. Although commercial retail rents are down from recent peaks,…
Kiva Is Saving The World One Micro-Loan At A Time!
We envision a financially inclusive world where all people hold the power to improve their lives. Kiva Is Saving The World One Micro-Loan At A Time! More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded…
Bitcoin Is The Fraud? JPMorgan Metals Desk Fixed Gold Prices For Years (#GotBitcoin)
Trump Administration Unable And Unwilling To Prosecute Banksters. Bitcoin Is The Fraud? JPMorgan Metals Desk Fixed Gold Prices For Years (#GotBitcoin) The United States’ largest bank faced fresh ridicule from Bitcoin (BTC) circles this week after prosecutors said traders had conducted more market fraud. As Bloomberg reported on Sept. 16,…
Fed Injects Tens Of Trillions Into Markets As Liquidity Dries-Up (#GotBitcoin?)
The Fed said Thursday that its balance sheet stood at $4.18 trillion as of Wednesday, versus $3.8 trillion in September. Peak Fed holdings were $4.5 trillion. About $229.5 billion in repo interventions were also outstanding on Wednesday, versus $210.6 billion on Jan. 9. Fed Injects Tens Of Trillions Into Markets…
First-Ever SEC-Qualified Token Offering In US Raises $23 Million (#GotBitcoin?)
Blockstack PBC, a decentralized computing network, announced that it managed to raise more than $23 million in the first-ever U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-approved token offering. First-Ever SEC-Qualified Token Offering In US Raises $23 Million (#GotBitcoin?) Participation From U.S. Retail Investors Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack PBC…
Service Sector Also Impacted By Negative Affects Of Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)
According to the WTO, that points to “a loss of momentum in world services trade,” although it added that cross-border sales of services were likely to hold up better than sales of goods. The WTO said trade in services had already slowed sharply in the first three months of 2019,…
Global Debt History
Imagine if one day your debt piled so high you owed more than three times your income. Global Debt History For an individual, it’s a nightmare scenario. Unimaginable. For countries, it’s simply how the economy works. Financial obligations are stacking higher each year, and global debt history shows us a worrying statistic…
Junk Debt Sends Early Warning Signals (#GotBitcoin?)
Distressed ratio in high-yield bonds rose to three-year high in August. Junk Debt Sends Early Warning Signals (#GotBitcoin?) Warning signals are starting to flash in the market for junk debt, an indicator that investors are worried that companies with high debt loads could be at risk even if the U.S.…
Justice Department Considering Guidance On Companies ‘Inability-To-Pay’ Claims (#GotBitcoin?)
The department may issue guidance that prosecutors can use when companies claim they are unable to pay a proposed criminal fine. Justice Department Considering Guidance On Companies ‘Inability-To-Pay’ Claims (#GotBitcoin?) The U.S. Justice Department may issue guidance for federal prosecutors to use when companies claim they are unable to pay…
Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?)
The Bank of Japan is starting to think about easing options in more detail. Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?) The Bank of Japan is growing more open to the idea of cutting short-term interest rates deeper into negative…
Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Forecasters in survey expect GDP will increase 2.2%, falling short of Trump’s goal. Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?) The Trump administration’s goal of achieving economic growth of 3% or better is looking increasingly remote this year, according to forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.…