May 16

Capital Flight From Greece Accelerates, €5bn in May,

Capital flight from Greece continues, €5bn in May, not counting orders to buy foreign bonds. The exodus now includes cashing…

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May 15

Screeching Halt in China; Weak Trade Data; Imports

China bulls are in for a multi-year shock because rebalancing from an economy overly dependent on exports is going to…

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May 15

Mish Interview on the “Daily Bell”: Rise of

On Sunday, May 06, 2012 I gave an Exclusive Interview to the "Daily Bell" with Anthony Wile that I would…

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May 15

ALS Update; I Still Need Your Help; Money

In case you missed it, back on April 2, 2012 I reported My Wife Joanne Has ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease.…

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May 14

200,000 Lose Unemployment Benefits This Week, Nearly Half

The grim situation in California is about to get grimmer as Unemployment Benefits Go Bye-Bye More than 200,000 long-term jobless…

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May 14

No Deal: Greek Moderate Left Party says “No

The talks still continue but good news is on the horizon as yet another political party, the Democratic Left, has…

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May 14

California Deficit Soars to $16 billion; Governor Brown

California, like Greece is perpetually in fiscal trouble. Overoptimistic revenue forecasts coupled with spending $2 billion more than expected has…

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May 13

Greek Communist Party Calls For Annulment of Greek

I was hoping for an election announcement today, but the pressure is on for "one" more day as Greek President…

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May 12

Tax Collection Violence in Italy: Mail Bombs in

Violent protests against the hated Equitalia, the Italian tax collection agency, are making headlines in several cities in the past…

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May 11

TrimTabs on Debt and Disability Claims: How Much

In response to 2.2 Million Go On Disability Since Mid-2010; Fraud Explains Falling Unemployment Rate I received a nice email…

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May 11

Cash Cow Liquidity Comparison: Where’s the Cash and

In light of  renewed banter about corporations being flush with cash following Apple's stellar earnings, I thought it would be…

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May 11

LPS Home Price Index (HPI) Shows National Home

The latest LPS HPI Release suggests home prices are flattening out if not bottoming. Data is from February. Highlights Nationally,…

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May 10

Marc Faber: “Bureaucrats in Brussels make US government

The quote of the day goes to Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report. Faber says "I…

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May 10

More Anecdotes From China on Plastics, Metalworking, Unused

Reader Steve responded to Chinese Architect Comments on "Dark Apartments", Vacancies, Residential Malinvestment with anecdotes of his own on Plastics,…

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May 10

Spain Nationalizes BFA and 45% of Bankia; No

The implosion in Spanish banks continues. On Wednesday, Spain nationalized BFA, the 8th nationalization since the start of the crisis.…

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May 9

3-Month Gasoline and Petroleum Usage Still Declining

The following chart from reader Tim Wallace shows three-month usage for February, March, and April compared to the same three…

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May 9

Tsipras Plans to Nationalize Banks, put Moratorium on

Spanish Bond Yields Back Above 6% Yield on the 10-year Spanish bond is up 22 basis points to 6.06%, having…

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May 9

Tea Party Ousts 6-Term Republican Senator in Indiana

On Tuesday, six-term Republican senator Richard Lugar was ousted  in shocking defeat in the Indiana primary to Tea Party activist…

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May 8

Chinese Architect Comments on “Dark Apartments”, Vacancies, Residential

From the China anecdotes file, reader Gary writes ... "Hi Mish, I have a friend that is an architect in…

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