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  • Stagflation Begins

    09/10/2024 6:38:54 AM PDT · by delta7 · 14 replies
    Armstrong Economics ^ | 10 Sep 24 | Martin Armstrong
    Nine of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reported a decline in economic activity in August, up five districts from the July Beige Book report. Our system has warned that we are entering a period of stagflation, where inflation remains high but GDP declines. Now, the Fed is reporting that two-thirds of the US economy is experiencing “flat or declining activity.” The US economy advanced 3% during the last quarter, leading many to believe that the economy is recovering since Q2 posted a measly 1.4% advancement. Consumer spending, amounting to 70% of GDP, rose 2.9% last quarter as well, but people...
  • Markets are uneasy as a U.S. recession looks more likely

    09/05/2024 6:41:31 PM PDT · by lasereye · 28 replies
    Marketwatch ^ | September 5, 2024 | Gordon Gottsegen
    Will the U.S. economy be able to beat inflation without going into a recession? That may be the question investors are asking themselves as more economic data is pointing to a softening economy. Recession fears started to percolate in early August, when July jobs data showed the unemployment rate growing to 4.3%. The increase in unemployment triggered the recession-indicating Sahm rule and a deep stock-market selloff over the next two trading days. “The unemployment rate is increasingly more of a watch point for investors,” Matt Stucky, chief portfolio manager of equities at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, told MarketWatch. Although the...
  • The Stag In Stagflation! Non-farm Productivity In Q1 Grew At A Measly 0.3% Annuaized While Unit Labor Costs Soared 4.7%

    05/02/2024 7:15:14 AM PDT · by Kaiser8408a · 6 replies
    Confounded Interest ^ | 05/02/2024 | Anthony B. Sanders
    Fed Chair Powell yesterday said he doesn’t see the “stag” in stagflation. Really? Well, in Q1 in the US… it failed to show up as non-farm productivity – or nonfarm employee output per hour – rose at a measly 0.3% annualized rate after an upwardly revised 3.5% gain in the prior period (well below expectations)… Source: Bloomberg On the flip-side of that – and echoing the market-worrying ECI data earlier this week – Unit Labor Costs soared 4.7% in Q1 (well above the 4.0% expected and the 0.4% rise in Q4)… Source: Bloomberg So wage inflation is confirmed – rising...
  • What the Markets Are Saying (about Biden)

    05/02/2024 3:31:11 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 15 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 2 May, 2024 | Jeffrey Folks
    No one can accurately predict where the stock market will go, but it is a fact that the Biden administration’s spending imperils every American. After a strong run in 2023 and early 2024, stock markets have been selling off lately. I cannot predict whether this market sell-off will continue, but I can state what has happened so far and speculate as to why it has happened and whether it will continue. In my opinion, anyone who says he can do more than speculate is deceived or lying. After closing at an all-time high of 5,254 on March 28, the S&P...
  • Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy

    04/29/2024 6:00:10 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 53 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | April 28, 2024 10:39 AM ET | WILL KESSLER
    The U.S. economy is showing signs of stagflation as growth slumps down and prices continue to surge for average Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. U.S. annual economic growth measured just 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, following a report of persistently high inflation in March of 3.5% year-over-year. The combination of both low growth and high inflation, in conjunction with continuously high amounts of government spending and debt, has led to signs of stagflation in the U.S. economy, which wreaked havoc on U.S. consumers throughout the 1970’s, according to experts who spoke to the DCNF. “It’s...
  • 2 experts outline a looming scenario where the US economy could end up caught in a dreaded period of stagflation

    04/28/2024 12:35:00 AM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 25 replies
    Market Insider via MSN ^ | 4/28/24 | fdemott@insider.com (Filip De Mott)
    Slower growth and rising inflation has brought back distant cries that stagflation is coming. This would force interest rates to stay higher for longer, putting pressure on US businesses and consumers. One investor says anyone looking to hedge this risk should focus on fixed income. A pair of economic reports has brought back a word no central banker ever wants to hear: stagflation. The difficult scenario occurs when inflation rises and growth stalls, a dangerous combination just experienced by the US economy. Worries emerged when Thursday's first-quarter GDP reading slumped against expectations, growing at an annualized 1.6% rate. That's a...
  • JPMorgan Issues Warning: Investors Advised to Prepare for Potential 1970s-style ‘Stagflation’

    02/28/2024 12:00:07 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 13 replies
    ubj via msn ^ | 2//28/24 | Rahul Kumar
    ast week, U.S. stocks surged to a fresh all-time high, but this upward momentum might be short-lived due to growing concerns of the economy entering a stagflation scenario reminiscent of the 1970s, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase. Marko Kolanovic, the bank’s chief market strategist, cautioned in a note to clients about the potential shift away from a “Goldilocks” scenario, where the economy experiences moderate growth without significant fluctuations, towards a period of stagflation resembling that of the 1970s. He emphasized the risk of the market narrative transitioning from a favorable Goldilocks scenario to one marked by stagflation, which could...
  • Government Power! Core Producer Prices Up 17% Under Biden But 3rd Straight Month Of ‘Deflation’ (Consumer Purchasing Power Down 15% Under Biden)

    01/12/2024 8:36:15 AM PST · by Kaiser8408a · 3 replies
    Confounded Interest ^ | 01/12/2024 | Anthony B. Sanders
    Government power is causing inflation and middle class economic repression. For example, US credit card debt is at an all-time high as consumers attempt to cope with inflation under Biden. While inflation RATE is finally cooling off, the LEVEL of inflation remains high. Purchasing power for consumers is down 15% under Vacation Joe. Following yesterday’s hotter-than-expected CPI, this morning’s Producer Price Index was expected to accelerate (headline not core). However, it did not – headline PPI actually decline 0.1% MoM (+0.1% MoM exp). That is the 3rd straight month of ‘deflation’ but inched PPI YoY up to +1.0% I am...
  • Massive Layoffs Are Coming in 2024

    12/27/2023 5:45:37 PM PST · by Lazamataz · 27 replies
    MSN ^ | 12/27/2023 | Story by Suzanne Blake
    Mass layoffs are in store for 2024, and it might end up affecting nearly half of companies, according to a new poll. That's the latest information from a Resume Builder survey, based on responses from more than 900 companies this month. Resume Builder is a professional platform that allows users to create resumes in just a few steps. In the survey, nearly four in 10 companies said they are likely to have layoffs in 2024, prompting increased fears of a recession around the corner. More than half of companies also said they plan to implement a hiring freeze in 2024....
  • Bidenomics! Industrial Production Unexpectedly Heads Lower In May, Still Signaling Stagnation (Joe’s Pacific Coast To Indian Ocean Railroad Hasn’t Kicked In Yet)

    06/18/2023 7:13:45 AM PDT · by Kaiser8408a · 10 replies
    Confounded Interest ^ | 06/18/2023 | Anthony B. Sanders
    I wonder if Biden’s proposed railroad from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean will generate massive industrial production growth? Is this more Bidenomics?? Industrial production unexpectedly dips in May. It peaked eight months ago. On a year-over-year basis, May’s Industrial Production declined to a lame 0.23%. As The Fed hikes rates and slows M2 Money growth. Today the Fed released its Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report for May 2023. Industrial production edged down 0.2 percent in May following two consecutive months of increases. The Bloomberg Econoday consensus was a small increase. In May, the index for manufacturing ticked up...
  • Goldman Sachs Sees Ghosts of Stagflation, Warns of Tight Times Ahead

    06/09/2023 11:09:08 AM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 7 replies
    benzinga via msn ^ | June 8, 2023 | Nabaparna Bhattacharya
    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) sees a mini stagflation scenario ahead, ailed by sluggish growth and higher inflation. The banking behemoth predicts a stricter environment for capital markets and financing as the risk appetite for its clients is lower, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the bank's president John Waldron.
  • What Comes After the Great Liquidation

    03/12/2023 8:41:39 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 59 replies
    Economic Prism Blog ^ | Match 10, 2023 | MN Gorton
    Expectations were great. When 2023 started, there was a general sense that the stock and bond markets had turned over a new leaf. A repeat of 2022 was out of the question. The primary assumption was that inflation would relent. After that, everything else would neatly fall in line. Specifically, interest rates would decline, and the next great stock market boom would bubble up just in time to bailout the meager retirement savings of aging baby boomers. That was the general outlook when 2023 commenced. But instead, the opposite is now happening. Inflation is persisting. Interest rates are rising. And...
  • NYU Economist Warns of ‘Unavoidable’ Global ‘Crash’ in Soros-Funded Outlet

    12/05/2022 7:41:26 AM PST · by JV3MRC · 14 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | 12/5/2022 | Joseph Vazquez
    A piece published in a major liberal publication funded by leftist billionaire George Soros is projecting global economic disaster. The Soros-funded Project Syndicate released a Dec. 2 column by New York University Professor Emeritus of Economics Nouriel Roubini headlined: “The Unavoidable Crash.” Roubini wrote that years of frivolous fiscal, monetary and credit policies compounded by major negative supply shocks have significantly damaged the world economy, including the U.S.: “Stagflationary pressures are now putting the squeeze on a massive mountain of public- and private-sector debt.” Roubini didn’t mince words. “The mother of all economic crises looms, and there will be little...
  • Record 7 Percent Surge Small Business Rent Delinquency In October

    11/07/2022 10:02:35 AM PST · by george76 · 11 replies
    MishTalk ^ | NOV 6, 2022 | MISH
    Small businesses are struggling to pay rent due to higher rent inflation and fewer customers. The struggles vary by type of business. ... Record Surge in Small Business Delinquencies Alignable reports Record Surge In Rent Delinquency: Up 7% In October, Totaling 37% For U.S. SMBs Due to ongoing economic challenges, small business owners' ability to pay their full rent on time in October took a major hit based on a new Alignable poll. In fact, the U.S. rent delinquency rate among small businesses jumped 7% in just one month, marking the largest, most rapid increase in 2022. In September, rent...
  • More than 1 in 4 workers making $200K or more now say they live paycheck to paycheck. So even rich people are struggling to save, and pros offer 3 solutions

    11/07/2022 10:04:07 AM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 81 replies
    https://www.marketwatch.com/ ^ | Nov. 5, 2022 | By Andrew Shilling
    Making bank doesn’t mean you have loot saved in the bank. Roughly 45% of those making more than $100,000 say they live paycheck to paycheck; 47% of those making between $150,000 and $200,000-a-year; and 28% of those making over $200,000, a new report from PYMNTS.com found. What’s more, a 2022 survey from LendingClub revealed that 30% of those earning $250,000 or more live paycheck to paycheck. And that’s too bad, as many savings accounts are now paying more than they have in a decade — see the highest rates you may get on a savings account now here. “The combination...
  • US economy will soon start losing 175,000 jobs a month, Bank of America warns

    10/16/2022 6:32:27 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 96 replies
    wish tv ^ | 10.16.22 | Matt Egan, CNN
    The Federal Reserve’s fight to squash inflation will cause the US economy to start losing tens of thousands of jobs a month beginning early next year, Bank of America warns. Although the jobs market remained surprisingly strong in September, the Fed is working hard to change that by aggressively raising interest rates to ease demand for everything from cars and homes to appliances. The pace of job growth is expected to be roughly cut in half during the fourth quarter of this year, Bank of America told clients in a report Friday.
  • Fed's Evans Says Fighting Inflation Is the Top Priority Even If That Means Job Losses

    10/10/2022 8:26:50 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 25 replies
    https://www.nbcnewyork.com/ ^ | October 10, 2022 | By Jeff Cox,CNBC
    Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said the central bank is holding fast in its commitment to bring down inflation even if it means people losing their jobs. Speaking three weeks before the Fed is expected to approve its fourth consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase, the central bank official told CNBC he hopes to minimize economic damage. "Ultimately, inflation is the most important thing to get under control. That's job-one," Evans said during a live "Squawk on the Street" interview. "Price stability sets the stage for stronger growth in the future." Markets will get a fresh look at...
  • Inflation hits record 10% in 19 EU countries using euro

    09/30/2022 5:30:30 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 21 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | September | By DAVID McHUGH
    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe’s major economies as higher prices undermine consumers’ spending power. Consumer prices in the 19-country eurozone rose a record 10% in September from a year earlier, up from an annual 9.1% in August, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday. Only a year ago, inflation was as low as 3.4%. Price increases were beyond what market analysts had expected and are at their highest level since...
  • Tone-Deaf Fortune Mag Headline: ‘Why You Should Be Happy About Inflation’

    09/21/2022 7:45:21 AM PDT · by JV3MRC · 12 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | 9/21/2022 | Joseph Vazquez
    Fortune magazine ran one of the dumbest liberal takes on inflation yet. Its propaganda piece even puts fraudulent economists like Paul Krugman to shame. The liberal magazine had the audacity to publish a tone-deaf inflation story with the headline: “Why you should be happy about inflation and worried about something else, top economist Brad DeLong says.” The magazine pushed the insane propaganda of University of California, Berkeley Professor Brad DeLong who reportedly said that so-called “‘reopening inflation’” has “‘so far been a very good thing.’” The liberal rag continued: “DeLong argues that there is a major economic shift taking place...
  • US faces stagflation due to labor shortage, government spending: FedEx founder

    09/20/2022 3:12:25 AM PDT · by EBH · 24 replies
    New York Post ^ | 9/19/22 | Thomas Barrabi
    The US economy is in the middle of an unusual “stagflation” period and lacks enough workers to meet spiking demand because of the Biden administration’s policies, FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith said. Smith delivered his grim view of the economy after stocks tanked on FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam’s warning of a looming “worldwide recession.” The FedEx chairman blamed government programs that poured money into an overheated economy for sapping demand from the labor market. “We’re sort of in a stagnation, stagflation period, because you have this tremendous demand, but we’re still one percentage point, in terms of lower labor...