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WTO Lowered Its Trade Growth Forecast For The Year To Just 1.7%
September 30, 2016 Global Economy
The World Trade Organization (WTO) just lowered its trade growth forecast for this year and next. With central banks out of stimulus options, the time to prepare for a crash is now. It’s Too Late to Rescue Wall Street
September 28, 2016 U.S. Economy
Can you inflate a balloon by taking out the air? The answer is obvious. And, yet, Wall Street is rising (to rarefied levels) even as money is flowing out. How can this be? Killing Democracy: The Rise of Nation Inc.
September 12, 2016 Global Economy
Democracy, sovereignty and a global economy are mutually incompatible. This “political trilemma” has led nations to start acting as corporations, putting your financial stability at risk. New Money Hitting Real Estate
September 9, 2016 Real Estate
Previously lumped in with financials, REITs will soon have their own sector on the S&P 500. And the added liquidity should open the floodgates for new cash to flow into real estate. The Global Economy: Drunk on Debt
August 30, 2016 Global Economy
The European economy is supposed to be wracked by doubt and anxiety over Brexit, negative interest rates and terror attacks. So why are markets rising? Government spending, and lots of it.