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Deflation Rearing its Ugly Head Around the Globe
by
darlag
on 14 Nov 2014
155 comments, latest
10 years ago
According to the latest figures, deflation is now perched on China’s doorstep. In September, China’s consumer price index was up 1.6%, but its producer price index fell 1.8%. The ...
Largest steel mill in China bankrupts - capital shortage blamed
by
darlag
on 19 Nov 2014
10 comments, latest
10 years ago
As we constantly allude, deflationary pressures create a lack of capital as economies slow causing companies to borrow excessively to stay afloat. Debt is the biggest killer of companies ...
World leaders just beginning to acknowledge global economy is in serious trouble
by
darlag
on 17 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The global economy has been in serious trouble for a decade or more. All the talk of “green shoots†and “improving economic conditions†has been just rhetoric, in some ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average - Elliott Wave update for week ending 11/14/2014
by
darlag
on 16 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stalled out this week. It moved sideways in a very narrow range all week. Next week should not be so sluggish. The Dow hung ...
S&P 500 Index - Elliott Wave update for week ending 11/14/2014
by
darlag
on 16 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
Like the Dow, the S&P 500 is hovering around the area where Intermediate wave (5) equals .618 times wave (1). It appears exhausted and ready to roll over. As ...
Jobless claims up this week despite upbeat outlook for holiday staffing
by
darlag
on 13 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
This week’s claims number missed expectations by 12,000, the most in the last 8 weeks. At 290,000, it was the highest rate in almost 2 months. But, according to ...
Peace is bullish for the stock market - Myth or Reality?
by
darlag
on 13 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
Myth #7 - "Peace is bullish for stocks" Most people would not argue that peace is bearish for stock prices. It would seem more logical to say that peace ...
GOLD bulls will make some money over the next few months - but it's temporary
by
darlag
on 12 Nov 2014
1 comment, latest
10 years ago
Elliott Waves are forecasting a multi-month bear market rally -- GOLD may have found a solid bottom for the first leg of a Primary degree zigzag correction. If so, ...
U.S. Dollar to give back some of its gains since May - but only temporarily
by
darlag
on 10 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
Elliot Wave update for week ending 11/7/2014 The U.S. Dollar is stretched by any measure you want to go by. The next few weeks/months should see a significant correction ...
10 YR US Treasury (yield) -- Elliott Wave update for week ending 11/7/2014
by
darlag
on 9 Nov 2014
7 comments, latest
10 years ago
The 10 YR US Treasury yield appears to have found the bottom of the corrective Intermediate wave (2) around 1.87%, and is in the process of completing Minor degree ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average - Elliott Wave update for week ending 11/7/2014
by
darlag
on 9 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is approaching the point where Intermediate wave (5) would equal .618 times wave (1), the first logical area around which to look for a ...
Forex vs. stocks: What's "better" to trade?
by
darlag
on 7 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
Jim Martens of EWI talks about the reasons why Forex is a great alternative to trading the stock markets. http://www.globaldeflationnews #investing
Financial imperialism? Treasury forces foreign banks to rat on US acct holders
by
darlag
on 7 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
If there was any question about why the phrase “ugly American†is popular all over the world, recent threats by the U.S. Treasury department should clarify the answer. In ...
Are wars good or bad for the economy?
by
darlag
on 7 Nov 2014
2 comments, latest
10 years ago
It is common for economists to offer a forecast for the stock market yet add a caveat to the effect that “If a war shock or terrorist attack occurs, ...
Belgian workers protest government austerity program - violence erupts
by
darlag
on 7 Nov 2014
1 comment, latest
10 years ago
Demonstrations turned violent on Thursday as 100,000 supporters of Belgium’s three biggest trade unions protested in the streets of Brussels. At issue is the new governmentâ€Ȓ austerity programs which ...
Will the G20 act on "tax shifting" at upcoming summit in Brisbane? Not likely.
by
darlag
on 6 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The small European duchy of Luxembourg has been called a “magical fairyland†for brand-name corporations seeking to minimize their tax exposures in their own countries. Big names like IKEA, ...
EWT is the only model I know which has successfully tracked the price of gold
by
darlag
on 4 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The Fed hasn't been able to explain gold's behavior, nor have the myriad of gold selling websites. For all those supposedly at the helm of where gold prices are ...
Even in Cambodia, Gov't is the problem, not the solution to unemployment
by
darlag
on 3 Nov 2014
Posted 10 years ago
One of the characteristics of a country which owes too much money is the tendency for government to try to dictate to the private sector where it should put ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average - Elliott Wave update for week ending 10/31/2014
by
darlag
on 2 Nov 2014
9 comments, latest
10 years ago
I have cautioned in the last two weekly updates that there was still the possibility of new highs in the Dow Jones Industrials. I didn’t put as much weight ...
Child poverty up 50% from 2008 as the number of billionaires doubles
by
darlag
on 1 Nov 2014
2 comments, latest
10 years ago
More than 2.6 million children have fallen into poverty and homelessness since 2008 bringing the total number of children trapped in poverty worldwide to just over 76.5 million. On ...
Greenspan says QE has been a failure - Market turmoil inevitable
by
darlag
on 29 Oct 2014
4 comments, latest
10 years ago
“I think that real pressure is going to occur not by the initiation by the Federal Reserve, but by the markets themselves." Greenspan, speaking to the Council on Foreign ...
Expect new lows in the Dow and the S&P next week - downward pressure continues
by
darlag
on 18 Oct 2014
12 comments, latest
10 years ago
The S&P 500 is still tracking in lockstep with the Dow Jones Industrials. Like the Dow, the S&P will continue its downward trek in the coming week. The corrective ...
Dow Jones Industrials look set to resume decline again this week
by
darlag
on 26 Oct 2014
5 comments, latest
10 years ago
Last week’s assumption that the Dow was making a fourth wave correction was obviously wrong. Apparently the Dow completed Minor degree wave 1 and is in the process of ...
Deflation continues to gnaw away at China's housing market bubble
by
darlag
on 26 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
New home prices continue to fall in China as inventories rise. China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported last month that prices have dropped in 69 of the 70 cities ...
What do Santayana and Fannie Mae have in common?
by
darlag
on 23 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
Santayana will be proven right again as politicians and bankers forget why there was a housing crisis After the housing crash in 2006 and 2007, the Government Sponsored Enterprises ...
French propose vague laws to get around EU
by
darlag
on 20 Oct 2014
1 comment, latest
10 years ago
Of all the policies that define the European Union, perhaps the most controversial is the one declaring that all citizens of a member nation are free to move about ...
October update: Gold continues to wind its way lower, as anticipated
by
darlag
on 19 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The fourth wave triangle has completed as projected. Gold continues to work its way lower into Intermediate wave (5). The July Gold update anticipated that Minor wave E of ...
EWI's Hochberg talks about the current state of the markets (audio clip)
by
darlag
on 18 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
In this 12 min audio clip from Market Wrap Radio on October 14th, Steve Hochberg talks about volatility and explains why Elliott Wave International believes the stock markets have ...
Fed head tries to talk up the stock market by talking up the economy
by
darlag
on 17 Oct 2014
2 comments, latest
10 years ago
“If you can’t dazzle them brilliance, baffle them with bulls**tâ€. That appears to be the plan out of the Federal Reserve as the Fed Chair, Janet Yellen, expresses overt ...
Dow plunges 370 points at open, pundits scramble to find an answer why
by
darlag
on 15 Oct 2014
5 comments, latest
10 years ago
While the talking heads at CNBC and other market analyst networks scratch themselves with confusion and bewilderment, those following the Elliott Wave analysis by Global Deflation News were not ...
Buenos Aires Hoovervilles continue to grow as social housing budget shrinks
by
darlag
on 15 Oct 2014
4 comments, latest
10 years ago
Over half a million people are homeless in the squalor of the slums in Argentina’ largest and capital city of Buenos Aires. That’s about 17% of the city’s population ...
Canberra rents fall 5% YoY - rising unemployment and vacancies blamed
by
darlag
on 13 Oct 2014
5 comments, latest
10 years ago
It’s no secret that Australia’ housing market has been in a bubble, but the latest economic signs point to a possible leak in that bubble. October’s Domain Group rental ...
The bears seem in control of the markets - Dow negative on the year as of Friday
by
darlag
on 12 Oct 2014
3 comments, latest
10 years ago
Elliott Wave update for week ending 10/10/2014 The Dow Jones Industrial Average has steadily declined since it peaked on Sept. 19th. There are multiple interpretations of the current structure, ...
Falling UK house prices being blamed for poor purchase approval rate
by
darlag
on 9 Oct 2014
12 comments, latest
10 years ago
In London, a monthly uptick in purchase approvals for August could not raise the rate high enough to avoid a YoY decline in the approval rating of nearly 2%. ...
Falling container shipping prices in Europe for 29 of the last 36 weeks
by
darlag
on 10 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
More deflationary evidence in Europe and Asia – world’s largest shipping company reporting falling freight rates. According to Reuters, shipping rates for ports from Asia to Norther Europe fell ...
CalPERS dumping hedge funds too complex to keep up with says new CIO
by
darlag
on 6 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
There are more than 10,000 hedge funds and growing in the U.S., many of them part of the municipal pension fund strategies all over the U.S., including CalPERS, California ...
Secret recordings and culture of clash at the Federal Reserve of New York
by
darlag
on 30 Sep 2014
5 comments, latest
10 years ago
Carmen Segarra is a veteran bank regulator, over 13 years in the regulatory compliance business at firms including Bank of America and Citi Bank and Societe Generale. Educated at ...
The S&P 500 Index will continue its downward trek this coming week...
by
darlag
on 5 Oct 2014
Posted 10 years ago
The S&P 500 lost ground four days in a row this week, but managed to gain back some ground on Friday. Friday’s corrective relief rally was probably enough to ...
Joshua Wong: Unlikely celebrity emerges from the Hong Kong protests
by
darlag
on 1 Oct 2014
6 comments, latest
10 years ago
There are periods in history when unlikely heroes emerge. Save for Joan of Arc, rarely are they in their teens. No doubt, Beijing wishes 17 year old, Joshua Wong, ...
The ONE Economic Comparison That Must Not Be Named Just Was
by
darlag
on 1 Oct 2014
1 comment, latest
10 years ago
It’s happened. The one economic comparison Europe has dreaded more than any other; the name that’s akin to Lord Voldemort for investors has been uttered: “deflation http://www.globaldeflationnews
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