Hard hitting global and local news
Read More: Steve Keen on Economic Forecasts, Ponzi Schemes, GDP, China; One Way Streets and Poison
Hall of Mirrors: Jim Grant on the "Paper Moon", No Price Discovery Economy; Psychology of Bubbles Reason TV had an excellent interview with Jim Grant, editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer on the recent stock market turmoil. Grant says The Fed Turned the Stock Market Into a ‘Hall of Mirrors’ .“Confoundingly to me, people have come to be quite accepting of the value attached by fiat to these pieces of paper we call currency,†says Jim Grant, who’s the editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer and the author of The Forgotten Depression: The Crash That Cured Itself.“Are prices meant to be imposed from on high, or discovered by individuals acting spontaneously in markets?
Follow this link: Durable Goods Orders Surprise to Upside, Led by Autos
Visit site: Lessons in Gravity and Intervention; Do Something!
Continue Reading: New Home Sales Rise From July Downdraft; Surprise Softness in Home Prices
Chinese Stocks Extend Slide, Down Another 6%; S&P Futures +38 Points, Nasdaq Futures +71 Following a day in which only 6 out of 500 S&P 500 stocks rose, a snap back of some sort was in order.
Please consider the Vox article China’s Latest Stock Market Crash, Explained .
Don’t Worry, IMF Says "Premature" to Speak of Chinese Crisis Growth in China is slowing rapidly. How rapidly is a subject of much debate. Today, a senior IMF official says ‘Premature’ to Speak of Chinese Crisis .
Net Moves Since China Devaluation Posted by Michael Shedlock at 1:11 PM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s).
CME FedWatch 2015-08-20 Rate Hike Odds The CME concludes there is a 23.57% chance of a hike. This is bad math because the CME ignores ranges. If the Fed comes flat out and sets a target rate of precisely 0.25% that is a hike from here