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China in Continuous PPI Deflation and No Depression In Sight?

Both Chinese PMI and the producer price index (PPI) are in deflation since 2012. This opens a lot of questions about the sustainability of Chinese economic growth, but also about the certain economic theories that consider deflation as a precursor of depression, as it did in the early 1930s. China's speed of economic growth simply slows, recently to 7%, according to China statistics "China’s Economy Showed Moderate but Steady Growth".

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Charles Hugh Smith Financial Crash Definitely by 2016

2015-07-14

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Originally Published on Jul 12, 2015 Plenty of people think there could be another financial calamity as early as fall of 2015. What is financial writer Charles Hugh Smith’s timeline? Smith predicts, “I see the motivation and the trend unfolding along those lines. They may be able to save it for another quarter, or maybe …

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Charles Hugh Smith-Financial Crash Definitely by 2016

2015-07-12

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Plenty of people think there could be another financial calamity as early as fall of 2015. What is financial writer Charles Hugh Smith’s timeline? Smith predicts, “I see the motivation and the trend unfolding along those lines. They may be able to save it for another quarter, or maybe it will be the first quarter …

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Will wage inflation stop the stock market rallye?

wage inflation United States
Stock markets can only improve if sales increase more than the costs of the companies. Wage inflation describes the development of the major component of company costs. Torsten Sløk of Deutsche Bank describes the development of American wages

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GSR interviews CHARLES HUGH SMITH – June 17, 2015 Nugget

2015-06-18

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GoldSeek Radio’s Chris Waltzek talks to Charles Hugh Smith from Of Two Minds http://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html http://www.goldseek.com/ http://radio.goldseek.com/

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Charles Hugh Smith on Accrediting Yourself

2015-06-12

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Charles Hugh Smith: Rising Healthcare Costs

2015-06-03

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Jun 4 – US healthcare costs are now close to 20% of our entire economy and are climbing steadily. Cris welcomes Charles Hugh Smith, writer of the Of Two Minds blog, who discusses why healthcare costs are out of control, why Obamacare… http://www.financialsense.com/subscribe

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The Self-Employed Middle Class Hardly Exists Anymore

The revenue breakdown of non employer businesses in 2011
It's sobering that in a nation of 317 million people (of which 145 million people file tax returns), only 3% of all those reporting income are self-employed people earning enough to support a middle class life without the additional income earned by a working spouse. Many people rightly aspire to improve their household's state of resilience through actions such as storing emergency supplies, starting a vegetable garden, and learning basic...

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Endangered Species: The Self-Employed Middle Class

The revenue breakdown of non employer businesses in 2011
Including the professional class, perhaps 3% of the workforce is truly independent. Being self-employed (i.e. owning your own small business that does not require employees) is an integral part of the American Dream. Many start out dreaming of a corner office in Corporate America, but as they move up the ladder, many become disillusioned by the process and the goal: do I really want to spend my life making big-shots even wealthier?

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05-03-15 – MACRO ANALYTICS – Learning To Innovate – w/ Charles Hugh Smith

2015-05-03

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Video Content Abstract at: LINK http://www.gordontlong.com/Macro_Analytics.htm#Smith-05-04-15

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Neofeudalism 101: Strip-Mining the Upper Middle Class

Share of nation's income
This Neofeudal structure is unstable by its very nature. I have often examined the Neofeudalist structure of the U.S. economic hierarchy, and the many social and financial fault lines running through this creaking structure.

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04 08 15 – MACRO ANALYTICS – Nature of Work – w/ Charles Hugh Smith

2015-04-08

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Video Content Abstract at: LINK http://www.gordontlong.com/Macro_Analytics.htm#Smith-04-08-15

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How Many Slots Are Open in the Upper Middle Class? Not As Many As You Might Think

Even the most educated workers have declining wages
Not only are there not that many slots in the upper middle class, the number of open slots is considerably lower. If America is the Land of Opportunity, why are so many parents worried that their princeling/princess might not get into the "right" pre-school, i.e. the first rung on the ladder to the Ivy League-issued "ticket to the upper middle class"? The obsessive focus on getting your kids into the "right" pre-school, kindergarten and prep...

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03 09 15 – MACRO ANALYTICS – What The Trends Suggest – w/ Charles Hugh Smith

2015-03-09

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US Economic Indicators

US Recession Indicators Concurrent Indicators
The four best US economic indicators, in form of concurrent indicators, can be seen at Doug Short, here in detail.

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Charles Hugh Smith–The Emperor Of Lies Has No Clothes #2525

2015-03-03

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Charles Hugh Smith has written about the we are living in An Empire of Lies. We discuss what that means and why it must eventually end. The surprising thing is how long it has lasted. This is why it’s so important to go back to the local investing and keep the money in your community … Continue reading...

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2014 Posts on Global Macro

11 10 14 – MACRO ANALYTICS – Following Japan’s Failed Economic Model w/Charles Hugh Smith

2014-11-10

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Charles Hugh Smith: Wealth Inequality by the Fed Now Mainstream Issue

2014-11-04

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Nov 4 – Cris Sheridan welcomes Charles Hugh Smith, author of the Of Two Minds blog. Charles notes that the Federal Reserve has been seen as all-powerful, but believes that perception is now waning. http://www.financialsense.com/subscribe

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Place of Birth of New Ukrainian Leaders Cement the Country’s Move to the West and the EU

2014-10-27

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2014-10-27

ukraine languages candidates
The place of birth of the Ukrainian leaders give us hints where the country is headed. Most of them come from the very West of Ukraine, from places that formerly were part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, of Poland or Romania.

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