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After three Chinese banks are bailed out, are more at risk?(economist.com)
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Turkey's President Just signaled the possibility of obtaining nuclear warheads(trtworld.com)
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Trump was so angry after China’s retaliation that he wanted to double tariffs(cnbc.com)
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Fears of a German recession are rising(economist.com)
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
I’m so pleased to hear that you liked it! My book is on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1793927758/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_...
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
No hard feelings! No one has been more surprised than me by the response I’ve gotten - I can see why you might be suspicious. I will make an effort to post from other sources more frequently moving forward.
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
I have submitted a few news article that I've found interesting (from Bloomberg etc) that have also done well on here lately. But you're right. I will make an effort to mix up my submissions! Thanks!
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Hi, I’m Joshua Konstantinos the author of this post. I’m sorry if you don’t like the quality of my article. But I felt I should respond to the insinuation that I’m doing something underhanded to “somehow” get to the top of hacker news. I d
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Pension funds may be wrecked in a future recession(cassandracapital.net)
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The Strength of the Dollar Is Leading to a Currency War –and Not Just with China(cassandracapital.net)
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Parts of America may already be facing recession(economist.com)
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The Recent Resignation of Italys PM Threatens the Euro with a Parallel Currency(medium.com)
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China’s Yuan Devaluation Is Dangerous for China(medium.com)
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Almost nobody in Hong Kong under 30 identifies as “Chinese”(economist.com)
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Short Version: Devaluing the Yuan offsets US tariffs but comes with dangerous tradeoffs. -Increased difficultly servicing dollar-denominated debt. -Potential for Capital flight if devaluation continues -Escalation of trade war with US China
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China's Faces Tough Tradeoffs with Yuan Devaluation(cassandracapital.net)
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Maybe Warren Buffett Is Warning Us About Something(bloomberg.com)
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Bolsonaro set to reject G7 Amazon aid package(ft.com)
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The Next Recession (Whenever It Comes) Will Be About Sovereign Debt(medium.com)
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Hopefully you’re right. But I think if you look at how the people of Greece have already suffered since almost having a sovereign debt crisis you’ll agree the potential is there for it to be quite bad in Italy. https://www.nytime
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
I think we agree that QE is not inflationary (and obviously despite years of QE inflation is low) However, monetization if the debt (which is very different from QE) is definitely inflationary. Would you suggest that every country could sim
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Japan, Italy, and Greece are in the same category of heavily indebted countries as a percentage of their GDP. But, you’re absolutely correct that a key difference between these countries is that Japan controls its own currency (unlike Italy
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Respectfully, I think that Lehman brothers was a major part of why the great recession was the great recession. I’ll quote economist Allen binder: People argue that if it wasn’t Lehman Brothers it would have been something else,” ….“I don’
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
When the assets that banks hold as capital reserves falls in value substantially it's quite bad for the entire economy. See this NYT article from 2011 when the market was worried about Italy: https://www.nytimes.com/201
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
If Italy was to leave the Euro, and pay back their debts in a devalued currency: First it was be a massive deflationary shock to have that debt fall in value (very similar to how mortgage debt falling in value was a shock). Banks in France
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Respectfully, I think the risks from Italy leaving the euro are extremely underrated. Italy defaulting on it's debt would be substantially worse than just "bond holders losing money." Italy has an extremely large amount of de
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The Next Recession Will Be About Sovereign Debt(cassandracapital.net)
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by joshuafkon 7y ago
Short Version: The Resignation of the Italian prime minister last Tuesday will likely lead to the dissolvement of parliament and elections as early as this fall. With the right-wing League party soaring in the polls there is a very real ch
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How the Resignation of Italy’s Prime Minister Threatens the EU and the Euro(cassandracapital.net)
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A Primer on Quantitative Easing (QE) and Its Inherent Limits(medium.com)
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