Posts Tagged ‘bubble’

Housing bubble: 57% of Australians can’t afford $100 mortgage increase

A new study shows 57% of Australia mortgage holders could not handle a $100 increase in their loan repayment. Stress has turned up in even the wealthiest cities. But who is truly wealthy? Paper profits on homes with enormous mortgages does not constitute wealth. Please consider $100 Tipping Point for 57% of […]

Nick Robinson @bbcnickrobinson and the Westminster bubble

Nick Robinson and the Westminster bubble The BBC’s Nick Robinson (a former chair of the Oxford University Conservative Association) has desperately tried to discredit independent media by saying that criticism of the BBC is so persistent that it’s negatively affecting public perceptions of mainstream media, and also accused independent media of living in a “social […]

Housing Bubble Symmetry: Look Out Below

September 12, 2017 By Charles Hugh Smith Housing markets are one itsy-bitsy recession away from a collapse in domestic and foreign demand by marginal buyers. There are two attractive delusions that are ever-present in financial markets: One is this time it’s different, because of unique conditions that have never ever manifested before in […]

McAfee: ‘Bitcoin is Not a Bubble, It Will Continue To Grow’

John McAfee via RT News: “While some people believe that the surging value of Bitcoin represents a financial bubble, John McAfee explains why this is not the case. Because Bitcoin and other blockchain currencies are changing how we transact value, the old systems are shedding this value as people stop using them.” READ MORE BITCOIN […]

The crypto currency ICO craze smells a whole lot like the dot com bubble

Greenspan: Bond bubble about to break because of ‘abnormally low’ interest rates

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan issued a bold warning Friday that the bond market is on the cusp of a collapse that also will threaten stock prices. In a CNBC interview, the longtime central bank chief said the prolonged period of low interest rates is about to end and, with it, […]

Raoul Pal warns Bitcoin is a speculative bubble, "scarcity" may be a myth and it isn’t a "store of value"

(Natural News) A bitcoin investor who purchased the popular cryptocurrency several years back when it was only about $200 – it’s now valued at almost $3,000 U.S. – recently sold everything he had and moved his money elsewhere. And his advice is that you should do the same if you don’t want to suffer the […]

Humanity Has Reached Peak Idiocy – What Happens When The Idiocy Bubble Bursts?

It has now become abundantly obvious to all thinking people that humanity has reached “peak idiocy.” This cognitive bubble of idiocy is reflected across all the following suicidal, destructive things that humanity does to itself in the name of power or profit: The ramping up toward nuclear war with Russia and China. “[T]he insane, crazed monsters […]

Humanity has reached peak idiocy… what happens when the idiocy bubble bursts?

(Natural News) It has now become abundantly obvious to all thinking people that humanity has reached “peak idiocy.” This cognitive bubble of idiocy is reflected across all the following suicidal, destructive things that humanity does to itself in the name of power or profit: The ramping up toward nuclear war with Russia and China. “[T]he […]

Housing’s Echo Bubble Now Exceeds the 2006-07 Bubble Peak

Housing’s Echo Bubble Now Exceeds the 2006-07 Bubble Peak By Charles Hugh Smithwashingtonsblog.com A funny thing often occurs after a mania-fueled asset bubble pops: an echo-bubble inflates a few years later, as monetary authorities and all the institutions that depend on rising asset valuations go all-in to reflate the crushed asset class. Take a quick […]

Another U.S. Proxy Force Defeated By IS – Incompetent Training or Intent?

Another U.S. Proxy Force Defeated By IS – Incompetent Training or Intent? The U.S. military has again failed in one of the training programs it runs in support of fighting the Islamic State. Earlier training missions had failed to create competent and willing forces. Supplies for U.S. supported forces ended on the black […]

Farmers To Sue Monsanto Claiming Roundup Gave Them Cancer

A group of farmers in Nebraska who have all been diagnosed with cancer are suing agrochemical giant Monsanto. The four farmers have claimed that glyphosate, in the the popular Monsanto herbicide brand Roundup, caused them to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and that the company intentionally misled the public about its dangers. Activist Post reports: The lawsuit was […]

Donald Trump’s Depressing ‘Black Pill’ Foreign Policy Speech

I found this speech even more depressing than Trump’s speech to JEWPAC. It was highly dishonest. He lied about the second world war and 9/11, he was disingenuous to hopes for peace with Iran and Syria, and he put Israel’s interest first as ever and as always to our disadvantage. He swore to uphold democracy […]

US Presidential Elections 2016: The (controlled) revolt of the masses

     The presidential elections of 2016 have several unique characteristics that defy common wisdom about political practices in 21st century America. Clearly the established political machinery – party elites and their corporate backers -have (in part) lost control of the nomination process and confront ‘unwanted’ candidates who are campaigning with programs and pronouncements that polarize […]

This Japanese Chi Master Demonstrates His Power By Controlling Animals

We too often take it for granted that human beings only have five senses, and whenever something cannot be immediately explained within the framework of modern science, we tend to brush it off as an anomaly, or an oddity. “I exchange energy with the animals, and then they go to sleep.” -Master Kanzawa Sensei For thousands […]

This Japanese Chi Master Demonstrates His Power By Controlling Animals

We too often take it for granted that human beings only have five senses, and whenever something cannot be immediately explained within the framework of modern science, we tend to brush it off as an anomaly, or an oddity. “I exchange energy with the animals, and then they go to sleep.” -Master Kanzawa Sensei For thousands […]

Herman Cain Got It Spectacularly Wrong on the Housing Bubble

You Tube Friday, October 14, 2011 Cain attacked people like Ron Paul who said the housing bubble was going to pop. Print this page. Comment Rules 32 Responses to “Herman Cain Got It Spectacularly Wrong on the Housing Bubble” Herman Cain Got It Spectacularly Wrong on the Housing Bubble =========================================== H. Cain hasn’t been “right” […]

Pump up the bubble? HSBC offering 90% mortgages again

  Lisa Bachelor Guardian October 14, 2011 First-time buyers are being targeted with a new range of mortgages from HSBC, which is making £350m of lending available to borrowers with small deposits. The bank has launched a range of fee-free mortgages with a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) of 90%, including a market-leading lifetime tracker. The bank is reserving £250m of […]

Imploding Bubble Economies

by Stephen Lendman   Economic meltdown comes in stages. Recognition takes longer. Tout TV pundits stay in denial longest, calling crisis conditions a normal correction. Reality suggests otherwise with US unemployment approaching 23%, home foreclosures multiplying, and poverty levels double or more official distorted numbers that artificially hold them down. Longtime market expert and regular […]

Marc Faber Sees No Bubble in Gold Price Run Up

Chanyaporn ChanjaroenBloomberg Sept 6, 2011 Gold’s rally above $1,900 an ounce shows no signs of a “bubble” as central banks continue to boost money supply that has helped spur bullion to a record, according to investor Marc Faber. “I don’t think that gold is in a bubble,” Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom […]

Gold Down Further 2% – Chorus of ‘Gold Bubble’ Callers Such as Roubini Out in Force Again

Gold Core Thursday, August 25, 2011 All major currencies have risen against gold again today as the vicious sell off seen on Tuesday and particularly yesterday continued in Asia overnight and in Europe. Gold is trading at USD 1,723.80, EUR 1,192.10, GBP 1,052.90, CHF 1,369.50 and JPY 133,225 per ounce. Gold at $1,700/oz Remains $800 […]

Student-Loan Delinquencies Rise, Adding To Fears Of An Education Bubble

  Alexander Eichler The Huffington Post August 167, 2011 While the job market remains sluggish, student loan debt continues to rise, fueling fears that a higher-education spending bubble may be underway. Outstanding student debt has climbed 25 percent since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New […]

Stagflation Threatens Western Economies – Gold A Bubble, To Correct Or Go Parabolic As Per 1970’s?

Gold Core Aug 16, 2011 Stagflation Threatens Western Economies – Gold A Bubble, To Correct Or Go Parabolic As Per 1970’s? All major currencies have fallen against gold today with the euro down 1% against gold on nervousness ahead of the Franco German summit. Gold is trading at USD 1,776.70, EUR 1,235.10, GBP 1,084.10, CHF […]

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