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“Why is the United States, with the world’s largest economy, borrowing heavily on international capital markets–rather than lending, as would seem more natural? What implications do the U.S. current account deficit and our consequent reliance on foreign credit have for economic performance in the United States and in our trading partners? What policies, if any, […]
The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “In contrast to earlier cycles of debt crisis and economic growth, guess what we have that you didn’t have in earlier cycles? We retained the baggage from the last crisis and now are moving into an environment of ‘rate normalization’ which is really difficult to […]

[Bloomberg] Dollar Pares Weekly Gain as Gold Rebounds; S&P 500 Futures Rise [Bloomberg] Dollar’s 3-Week Rally Versus Yen Is the Biggest Since ’95 [Bloomberg] Slew of U-Turns Blight Modi’s Cash Ban, Leaving Indians Outraged [Bloomberg] Tapes and Ethics Scandal Back in Brazil to Haunt Temer [Bloomberg] ECB’s Stournaras Says ‘Far Too Early’ to Discuss QE […]

[Bloomberg] Dollar Surge Weighs on Emerging Markets as Copper Extends Rally [Bloomberg] Asia’s Accelerating Currency Rout Set to Sideline Central Banks [Bloomberg] Rupee Sinks to Record as Foreign Funds Dump Indian Assets on Fed [CNBC] ECB warns that risks of global market corrections have ‘intensified’ [Bloomberg] ECB Says It Can Shield Euro Area From Global […]
About this week’s show: Trump Presidency may be the most price inflationary in history Reganesque Supply Side Economics stymied by current massive debt level We are about to witness the cruelty of the Mr. Market The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “In contrast to earlier cycles of debt crisis and economic […]

[Bloomberg] Most on Fed Saw Rate Hike Relatively Soon With Less Labor Slack [Bloomberg] Inside the Fed’s November Minutes: The Annotated Meeting [Bloomberg] Treasuries Plunge Sends Yields to 16-Month High on Economic Data [Bloomberg] Signs of Overheating Appear in a Big Chunk of the S&P 500’s Membership [Reuters] Big banks’ relationship with Dodd-Frank: it’s complicated […]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Climb to Record Highs as Dow Tops 19,000; Oil Falls [Bloomberg] Trump Looks to Put Stamp on Fed in First Months of Presidency [Bloomberg] Why Italy’s Bank Problem Challenges the Rule Book: QuickTake Q&A [Bloomberg] Goldman: Hedge Funds Are Poised to Get Beaten for the Eighth Year Straight [Reuters] Russia rejects U.S. […]

[Bloomberg] S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 Hit Record Highs as Oil Jumps [Bloomberg] China May Face Yuan Float if Capital Controls Fail [Bloomberg] Three Charts Signal Dark December for Slumping China Bond Market [Bloomberg] How India’s Cash Chaos Is Shaking Everyone From Families to Banks [Reuters] Top ECB officials pledge continued support to euro […]