Monthly Archives: April 2018

Diesel-gate fraud still in motion

Overnight there is news that German prosecutors conducted a large-scale raid on several premises of Volkswagen’s sports car maker Porsche, as part of an investigation connected to the diesel-emission scandal. While reports say that authorities are probing three employees of … Continue reading

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On slowing growth, a flattening yield curve and bear market losses

It’s important to understand that yield curve inversion and bear markets typically begin 9 to 12 months before any recession is officially proclaimed in backward looking data.  Here is my partner Cory Venable’s chart showing the inversion points in the … Continue reading

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Synchronized global slowdown on crushing debt and falling free cash flow

The Atlanta Fed is out today with its latest mark down in the US GDP growth estimate for Q1 2018: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2018 is 1.9 … Continue reading

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