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Charles Hugh Smith

fed

Why the Fed Has to Raise Rates

04/12/2015(0)
No empire has ever prospered or endured by weakening its currency. A great many insightful commentators have made the case for why the Fed shouldn’t raise rates this month–or ... Read More
World economy

Is This How the Next Global Financial Meltdown Will Unfold?

23/11/2015(0)
In effect, a currency crisis is simply the abrupt revaluation of the currency to reflect new realities. I have long maintained that the structural imbalances of debt and risk ... Read More
Paris-France

No Serious Financial Repercussions from the Paris Attacks? Don’t Be Too Sure

16/11/2015(0)
Global sentiment might switch decisively from “risk-on” to “risk-off” with far-reaching consequences. Goldman Sachs has helpfully announced that any financial repercussions from the attacks in Paris will be short-lived, ... Read More
fed

All Hail Our New Lord and Master, the Stock Market

29/10/2015(0)
We’re all minions now of the stock market. The all-powerful Federal Reserve is a mere minion of the stock market, a kitten absurdly claiming in public to be a ... Read More
Trading Volumes

The Paradox of Risk: Central Planning Is Linear, Reality Is Non-Linear

15/10/2015(0)
You thought it was safe to drive 90 miles an hour on a rain-slicked narrow road while you were tipsy because the airbag would save you, but it still ... Read More
money--dollars

Where Is the First Helicopter Drop of Money Likely to Land? (Video)

13/10/2015(0)
So what’s left in the toolbag of central banks and states to stimulate recessionary economies if QE has been discredited? The answer: Helicopter Money. We all know helicopter money of some ... Read More
jobs-unemployment

Financial Independence via Self-Employment: How Do We Do It?

23/09/2015(0)
Financial independence via self-employemnt is still possible, and there are a number of pathways to that goal. The conventional financial industry touts gaining financial independence by playing Wall Street’s ... Read More
World-currencies

The Next Financial Crisis Won’t be Like the Last One

16/09/2015(0)
It seems increasingly likely the next Global Financial Meltdown will arise in the FX/currency markets. Central banks are like generals: they tend to fight the last war. The Great Financial ... Read More
spx S&P500

Why the Market Could Soar From Here

08/09/2015(0)
Does the Fed really have a choice, given that the game is now for all the marbles? We all know the global economy is slowing, so why would stocks ... Read More
interest rates

Global Markets to Fed: No Rate Hike, the Strong Dollar Is Killing Us

25/08/2015(0)
Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn’t get enough ... Read More
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