A couple of years ago, Economic Collapse News warned that the Federal Reserve was preparing for the United States for subzero interest rates (SEE: Is the Federal Reserve preparing U.S. banks for negative interest rates?). It was reported at the time: Officials at the Fed have iterated many times that they are not in the […]
Archives for September 2019
Is the GDP a reliable indicator for a recession?
By: Frank Shostak In response to a weakening in the yearly growth rate of key economic indicators such as industrial production and real gross domestic product (GDP) some commentators have raised the alarm of the possibility of a recession emerging. Some other commentators are dismissive of this arguing that the likelihood of a recession ahead […]
QE4: Federal Reserve buys $14 billion in U.S. Treasurys in two weeks
Wait a minute…The fourth round of quantitative easing has already begun? Yikes – and there wasn’t even an announcement or anything. Well, for the first time in five years, the Federal Reserve is purchasing US Treasurys again. Since the middle of August, the United States central bank has purchased $14 billion in U.S. debt. While […]
Junk bond sales could top $33 billion this fall amid low yields
As central banks slash interest rates to prevent a global economic meltdown, yields on bonds are not really attractive. This could spur demand investor demand for junk bonds in the coming months as traders want higher yields. So says a new research note from JPMorgan Chase. Analysts say that there could be just under $33 […]
Week in Review: August 26 to September 1
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: U.S. will not impose new auto tariffs on Japanese imports The left’s #BoycottOliveGarden fails Ron Paul: Are recessions inevitable? SAD: Tulsi Gabbard fails to qualify for next Democratic […]