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…unless you’re asking these questions just to farm karma points and/or you’re just lonely and need some attention, let answer it the best way I can. Remember, this NOT financial advice, but just how I see things. Imagine if we weren’t talking about Bitcoin but something else (say Swiss Francs), then the question sounds a bit silly. “Should I sell my wife and children and buy Swiss Francs?”. Why would you plough everything you own into one single thing?
Frontrunning: December 28
- General Motors Co is facing calls to add air bags as standard equipment on its popular compact cars in Mexico, mirroring broader pressure on auto makers to provide basic safety equipment even when governments don't mandate it. (http://on.wsj.com/1YGZlEw) - A powerful cluster of tornadoes roared through North Texas on Saturday night, killing 11 people and causing widespread damage, police officials said.
Honey, I Shrunk The Middle Class: Less Than One Third Of Households Qualify
If it takes more than $126,000 to fund a qualitatively defined middle class lifestyle, what sense does it even make to call this "middle"? The Pew Research Center's recent report The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground: No longer the majority and falling behind financially made a media splash, as it reported that less than 50% of adults are members of the Great American Middle Class.
Dave Barry Answers - Was 2015 The Worst Year Ever? (Spoiler Alert: Yes)
Authored by Dave Barry, originally posted at The Miami Herald, Sometimes we are accused - believe it or not - of being overly negative in our annual Year in Review. Critics say we ignore the many positive events in a given year and focus instead on the stupid, the tragic, the evil, the disgusting, the Kardashians. OK, critics: We have heard you. This year, instead of dwelling on the negatives, we’re going to start our annual review with a List of the Top 10 Good Things That Happened in 2015. Ready?
Europe Enters New Year With Nearly $2 Trillion In Sub-Zero Interest Debt
Earlier this month, Mario Draghi disappointed markets by failing to deliver an outsized depo rate cut and an expansion of monthly PSPP purchases. It’s not that the ECB didn’t ease. They did. It’s just that they didn’t ease enough, because when every DM central banker has gone Keynesian crazy (or, “full Krugman” as it were), a 10 bps cut doesn’t “cut” it (so to speak), and a six month extension of QE had been priced in at least since September.
Stocks Roundtrip From Friday's Cliff-Dive
If and when Greece finally defaults it will be able to place the blame squarely at the feet of the European elites. If an agreement has not been reached by Friday when the Eurogroup of Finance...
The Other 4/20: Peeking Through The Smoke Of America's Pot Industry
On Sunday, we suggested that the increase in traveling escorts combined with a concurrent drop in spending on alcohol and gambling bodes poorly for consumer spending in the US.
Greek Neo-Nazi Party Trial Begins On Hitler's Birthday; Supporters Attack Witnesses
In a special built courtroom and under draconian security measures, one of Greece’s most important political trials against current and former MPs and members of neo-nazi Golden Dawn started on Monday morning. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and 68 other defenders stand trial on felony charges for having established a criminal organization, having committed several racists attacks and murder and the procession of weapons.
Goldman Asks If Negative Rates Are Coming To The US
While looking at data provided by Eurostat reveals a picture of positive European growth and vibrance, what central banks on the ground are saying is something totally different. And indeed, after yesterday's surprising move by Sweden's Riskbank, there are now at least four central banks, and numerous countries in Europe, that are toiling under NIRP: Sweden (-0.1%), Denmark (-0.75%), the Eurozone (-0.2%) and, of course, Switzerland (-0.75%).
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