John Rubino

money--dollars

“Soon” And “Really, Really Crazy.”: Starting Up The Helicopters

14/07/2016(0)
As the abject failures of the past few years’ monetary experiments became apparent, it was clear that something else would have to be tried. The only questions were when ... Read More
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Can You Imagine The Fed Raising Interest Rates In This World? Europe In Chaos Edition

07/07/2016(0)
    Two short months ago it was generally expected that US interest rates would rise for the balance of the year — a move made possible by steady ... Read More
JAPAN-ECONOMY-GDP

Something Huge Is Coming From Japan

04/07/2016(0)
Pretend, for a minute, that your country responds to the bursting of a credit bubble by borrowing unprecedented amounts of money and using it to prop up banks and ... Read More
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Brexit’s Big Loser? Japan

30/06/2016(0)
One of the first results of Britain’s voting to leave the European Union was a sharply lower pound. Which means the UK is now winning the currency war. Henceforth ... Read More
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Will The European Union Just Dissolve?

27/06/2016(0)
Now the real fun begins. Last night Britons voted to leave the European Union, sending shock waves around the world — though not directly or immediately threatening the concept ... Read More
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Brexit Rules The Week

21/06/2016(0)
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll ... Read More
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Unintended Consequences, Part 1: Easy Money = Overcapacity = Deflation

20/05/2016(0)
Somewhere back in the depths of time the world got the idea that easy money — that is, low interest rates and high levels of government spending — would ... Read More
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Macy’s Crushed By Amazon, Italian Banks Crushed By Euro

12/05/2016(0)
This is a tale of changing environments and the organisms that are, as a result, dying off. First, consider the bricks and mortar retailers. Amazon, the dominant online seller ... Read More
Chinese-notes-RMB

China Stops Trying To Fool The World; World Is Sorry

10/05/2016(0)
Something interesting has happened. China earlier this year responded to falling stock prices by borrowing a trillion dollars and spending it on commodities, boosting the prices of iron ore, ... Read More
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A Currency War Battle That Europe and Japan Can’t Afford To Lose

05/05/2016(0)
The dollar is tanking lately. From a high of around 100 in December, the dollar index — which measures USD against a basket of foreign currencies — is down ... Read More
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