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Taiwan – Will China use it for an indirect attack on the U.S.? Soros sees possible collapse in Chinese Financial Markets From Nixon to Carter & from Trump to Biden… Historic Rhyme? The Naked King: Exposing U.S. Dollar & Diplomacy Weakness September 7, 2021 “With the issue of our security apparatus and the projection of […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Muted After Asian Rally: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Firmer U.S. yields pushes dollar higher for second day [Reuters] U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit [NBC] ‘A train wreck’: Congress faces a daunting September as deadlines pile up [CNN] US reaches 40 million recorded Covid-19 cases — […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Traders Weigh Fed Taper Outlook: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil extends losses after deep Saudi price cuts signal demand concerns [Reuters] Factbox: U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies struggle to restart production after Ida hit [Reuters] Life after the ECB? The tapering debate begins [Reuters] Talk now, act later: Five questions for the […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Dares to Ask If Crisis Stimulus Can Be Pared Back: Eco Week [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond-Market Day of Reckoning Denied as Weak Jobs Dim Taper Talk [AP] Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions [AP] Until 2023? Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high [CNBC] College debt crisis drives more students away from […]

An Emerging Threat of Stagflation? Market prices were generally higher this week. Precious metals, energy, and most other commodities were strong, while the dollar dropped. Among the major indexes, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were positive, but the Dow Jones finished lower for the week. Despite mostly higher prices, there were some underlying signs […]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead: Investors grow wary as stocks hit new highs [AP] Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues [AP] Florida grapples with COVID-19′s deadliest phase yet [Reuters] Chinese high-yield index dips to lowest since 2020 [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Slash Exposure to U.S. Stocks That Count on China [WSJ] Schools Are […]
China’s historic Bubble has been integral to CBB analysis for two decades. I’ve on a weekly basis chronicled how interconnected Chinese and the U.S. Bubbles worked in harmony to inflate one epic global Bubble. Loose U.S. monetary policy and financial conditions were initially instrumental in stoking expansion of Chinese finance and economic output. As for […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver on Jobs Shocker as Tapering in Focus: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Gains After U.S. Jobs Data Comes in Well Below Estimates [Reuters] Oil rises on demand outlook, Gulf outages [CNBC] Jobs report disappoints — only 235,000 positions added vs. expectations of 720,000 [AP] After Ida soaks Northeast US, cleanup and mourning continues […]