Economics And Finance
Negative Interest Rates In Europe, Depressing Retail Sales And Plunging U.S. Imports, Q.E. Back On The Table (#GotBitcoin?)
Abrupt decline in inbound container volume at California’s big gateways came after shippers pulled forward purchases from Asia ahead of potential new tariffs. Negative Interest Rates In Europe, Depressing Retail Sales And Plunging U.S. Imports, Q.E. Back On The Table (#GotBitcoin?) U.S. Seaborne Imports to Los Angeles, Long Beach Plunged…
Manufacturing Pullback Flashes Signs of Economic Slowdown (Hint: Bad News) (#GotBitcoin?)
Output at U.S. factories decreased 0.4% in February after falling 0.5% in January; industrial production edged up. Manufacturing Pullback Flashes Signs of Economic Slowdown (Hint: Bad News) U.S. manufacturing output declined for the second consecutive month in February, a fresh sign that a long-predicted slowdown is hitting the U.S. economy.…
Weak Economic Data Spurs U.S. Government Bond Rally. Hint: This Is Bad News! (#GotBitcoin?)
A key U.S. government bond yield fell near its lowest levels of the year Friday after a series of reports showed signs of weakness throughout the manufacturing sector, adding to concerns about the U.S. economy. Weak Economic Data Spurs U.S. Government Bond Rally. Hint: This Is Bad News! Indicators help…
Dollar General Warns of Slower Sales Growth (#GotBitcoin?)
Dollar General Corp. on Thursday said same-store sales grew in the most recent quarter, but profit was less than expected as the retailer invests in lower prices and increases the portion of sales that come from less profitable products like food, sending shares lower. Dollar General Warns of Slower…
Purchases With Plastic Get Costlier For Merchants—And Consumers (#GotBitcoin?)
Visa and Mastercard plan to raise fees on credit and debit cards, putting new strain on retail. Purchases With Plastic Get Costlier For Merchants—And Consumers (#GotBitcoin?)Related: Bitcoin Usage Among Merchants Is Up, According To Data From Coinbase And BitPay The recession has changed consumers’ payment preferences, with more card purchases…
The ‘Cartel’ Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bonds
First it was the Libor-rigging cartel, then the FX exchange-rate manipulation cartel, now, European regulators have moved on to prosecuting "anti-competitive" practices in euro-denominated sovereign bond markets. The 'Cartel' Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bond Markets One month after the European antitrust regulators charged Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole and…
Undercover Surveillance From A Party For The One-Percent Wall Street Secret Society! (#GotBitcoin?)
One-Percent Jokes And Plutocrats In Drag Recently, our nation’s financial chieftains have been feeling a little unloved. Venture capitalists are comparing the persecution of the rich to the plight of Jews at Kristallnacht, Wall Street titans are saying that they’re sick of being beaten up, and this week, a billionaire investor, Wilbur…
Mysterious Magnetic Portals Connect Earth To The Sun. Could There Be Other Portals Between Planets And Stars, Etc? (#GotBitcoin?)
A favorite theme of science fiction is "the portal"--an extraordinary opening in space or time that connects travelers to distant realms. Mysterious Magnetic Portals Connect Earth To The Sun. Could There Be Other Portals Between Planets And Stars, Etc? Our planet has come a long way in scientific breakthroughs and…
A $4 Trillion Problem For Investors: The Fed’s Shrinking Portfolio (#GotBitcoin?)
“It’s changing the psychology of investors,” said Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at money manager Guggenheim Partners LLC. A $4 Trillion Problem For Investors: The Fed’s Shrinking Portfolio The Federal Reserve Building In Washington. The Central Bank Has Been Shrinking The Portfolio Of Bonds It Bought During The Financial Crisis…
Pan-Africanism Plus Bitcoin Equals New Global Super-Power (#GotBitcoin?)
Overcoming Racism, Tribalism, and Financial Struggles through Blockchain. Pan-Africanism Plus Bitcoin Equals New Global Super-PowerBlacks And Blockchain Technology [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRvL2rImQMo&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNnNZIpi1LtND45wkhuptUM[/embed] The discussions being held at Howard University, via the Black Blockchain Summit, are worth taking time to watch. Below, is a feed from facebook, that you’ll want to set aside time…
Very Revealing Quotes By Some Prominent Businessman, Senators And Congressmen About Our Country’s Monetary System! (#GotBitcoin)
It's stuff like this that drives us Bitcoiners! Very Revealing Quotes By Some Prominent Businessman, Senators And Congressmen About Our Country's Monetary System! (#GotBitcoin) "It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would…
Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession (#GotBitcoin?)
“Every year that the recovery lasts, it just makes the pressure around preparedness for a downturn that much more urgent,” said Mary Murphy, who studies rainy-day funds at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession (#GotBitcoin?) Local officials are feeding their…