[brucedickinson]

yes. It’s enough to hear daily about the “ recovery.”. Or sometimes “ recession.” We are in and have been in a depression. As soon as Trump wins, if Hillary doesn’t steal electoral votes, the press will stop cheerleading and they will say it’s all Trump’s fault. It will be doom and gloom for 4-8 years.

[Tallguy]

Fascinating stuff!

[VaRepublican]

well now...That’s a deep read. Not really sure if I get it.

[bert]

When the real inflation rate rises to a rate of repose of 7%, what will the interest rate be then?

That should be the question

[quantumman]

We have learned that monetary policy alone does not stimulate growth. Only fiscal policy, e.g. lower taxes along with tight money work. Think Reagan, Laffer and Volcker in the early 80’s.

[The_Media_never_lie]

If we are indeed in some kind of a depression, which I believe we are, it is important to remember this:

Obama initiated the largest tax hike in history (Obamacare) coming out of the 2008 economic crisis.

[wastoute]

These people seem to be so stupid that they fail to realize productivity can be influenced by things like gummint and overbearing regulations from pinheads.

[Flavious_Maximus]

As long as you have Marxist controlling the USA federal government, people and businesses will NOT spend their hard earned money on anything but food, guns and vital necessities.

The problem is Obama and the rat party. It is as simple as that.

Why purchase materials or spend on home improvements when the government can take it all away with EPA policies and regulations?

There is also the lingering threat that a government collapse is imminent considering Obama has put us 20 trillion in debt.

Better to save all your money and invest in gold, silver and lead bullets.

[wastoute]

To think one has to study economics for decades to get this stupid.

[wastoute]

Libtards are mind bogglingly stupid. I posted years ago “think of money as a wild animal”. You would think that libtards who love game preserves would grasp this. Let money run free and it prospers. Start putting up fences and money just moves on somewhere else. Our Founders understood this, hence the phrase, “Blessings of Liberty”.

[jsanders2001]

When the banks start stealing your money with fancy legalese or not allow you to withdraw it you’ll know we have indisputable proof. It’s my contention that Soros, Sorors, the UN, the NWO, and a whole host of Middle Eastern countries are all focused on bringing about the rise of the Mahdi / AntiChrist and are doing everything to create the environment to make this happen. I believe events have been orchestrated intentionally by these evil men and that if it required meetings of world leaders donning special robes and masks and kneeling down and making blood sacrifices, even human ones in the presence of others, while chanting rituals they would do it. Yes it does sound like crazy talk but think back to the world before January 20, 2009 and how much has happened since then. Doesn’t sound near as crazy does it?

[expat_panama]

Top'o'the wrappin' up the week morning!  We've been working w/ stocks sagging a fraction of a % in mixed volume and today futures see slightly sagging stocks in mixed action. Again.  If it's profit taking then there're profits being taken w/ precious metals too --g/s now at $1,336.52/$19.56 and metals futures are now at -0..83%

The only report is Wholesale Inventories after the bell.

All the news that's fit for the bird cage:

Secret History of Trump's Decision to Challenge Fed - Seth Lipsky, NYS
Politics Is the Bull Market's Biggest Hurdle - Howard Gold, MarketWatch
Election Models Have No 'Temperament' Equation - Caroline Baum, MW
How to Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs - Daniel Gross, Strategy+Business
No, Taxpayers Are Not Subsidizing Banker Bonuses - Don Watkins, ARI
Fact Checking the 'Fact Checkers' on Apple & the EU - Peter Schwartz, HP
Are You Having Trouble Hiring? Try Paying More - Barry Ritholtz, BBW

Meet me at We Didn't Humanize Markets, Markets Humanized Us.

[palmer]

This navel gazing over “R*” is silly. The main reason why “R*” is so low is because the monetary authorities have lost all credibility that they will stop colluding to keep “R*” low. The main problem is QE and the threat of QE. What!? I thought we ended QE? No, we did not. We merely shifted ours overseas temporarily. “R*” cannot rise until that stops because “R*” is based on the future value of money which is based on future monetary policy.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It is vital that the US public labels the current situation as “the Obama depression”. Because unless we create and push this label into the public mind, Obama and his failed policies will be given a pass, and the media and Democrats will blame all their incompetence and arrogance on “the Trump depression”, starting from his first day in office.

They may even begin the blame game before he takes office.

You know they will. So do I. So if we want a Trump presidency to be potent, we need to assign the Democrat’s mistakes to them, NOW, or else.

[thoughtomator]

There's no adjusting for systemic corruption.

As a great man once said - it's not a recession, it's a robbery!

[Dick Vomer]

So what is a prudent investment strategy?

[PTBAA]

There is a natural rate of interest that has been calculate by the greatest mind in the universe. R*=42.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“[The Banksters] do not, of course, speak at all about why it took them nearly ten years to come to this realization.”

Well, they’ve been just a LITTLE bit busy playing both ends against the middle!

*SPIT*

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“It immediately raises issues of basic logic, as how can the rate at which employment and inflation normalize be less than zero when nominal rates are constrained by a zero lower bound? We must destroy money to get inflation?”

Either that or WWIII. Choose wisely, Grasshopper! :)

[Biggirl]

Mr. Trump WILL WIN in a LANDSLIDE.