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The Siren Song

By |2018-06-05T18:14:23-04:00June 5th, 2018|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

I ended my last piece on Brazil's depressing state with the following: And the media in the developed world will dismiss all of this as Brazil being Brazil, South America’s basket case reverting to type. The siren song of globally synchronized growth has gripped all commentary, and they aren’t about to let it go now. Certainly not for the other [...]

What Happens When The Dollar Double Whammy Lands On You (Again)

By |2018-06-05T18:06:18-04:00June 5th, 2018|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

A recent poll in Brazil showed that one-third of Brazilians favor “military intervention.” The country had been gripped by a crippling trucker’s strike, the results of which have been almost complete economic shutdown. Intervention, as it is softly termed, would be nothing less than a coup. The direct cause of the strike is quite simple. Under former President Dilma Rousseff, [...]

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