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Charles Hugh Smith

Book Author, Blogger at Of Two Minds
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Charles Hugh Smith, has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, OfTwoMinds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as well as notable political, social and cultural trends. Charles ...more
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Bull Or Bear? The Ultimate Source Of Market Instability
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:43 AM EDT
Everyone wants a trend they can trade for effortless gains. That may no longer be realistic.
In this article: DJI
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We Have Forgotten That Business-Cycle Recessions Are Essential
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 4:00 AM EDT
A stagnating zombie economy never recovers.
In this article: DJI
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Banks, Banks, Banks: The Elephant Nobody Even Sees
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 6:59 PM EDT
Amidst of a tsunami of commentary about banks, nobody mentions the proverbial elephant in the room, which is the overwhelming dominance of finance in the economy and society.
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What If The Whole Point Is To End "The Fed Put"?
Monday, March 6, 2023 12:25 PM EDT
Choose one, and only one: a stock market that inflates and pops in an endless series of ever-more destructive bubbles, or a real economy that is no longer in thrall to the engines of wealth inequality and speculative frenzy.
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The Easy Jobs Are (Mostly) Gone
Saturday, March 4, 2023 1:09 AM EDT
My projections are: less high-quality work gets done; less work of any quality gets done; those carrying most of the weight burn out and quit and everyone wonders why the quality of goods and services is sinking to new lows.
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The Forces Upending The Global Economy Cannot Be Reversed
Thursday, March 2, 2023 12:24 AM EDT
So sorry, but the lifestyle of low-cost credit and all the goodies it could buy is permanently out of stock.
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What ChatGPT And DeepMind Tell Us About AI
Monday, February 20, 2023 4:37 PM EDT
What's interesting is the really hard problem AI has not been applied to is how to manage these technologies in our socio-economic-cultural system.
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The Core Of The Economy -- The Middle Class -- Is Crumbling
Saturday, February 18, 2023 3:01 AM EDT
The net result of hyper-globalization and hyper-financialization is the crumbling of the middle class.
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Seven Points On Investing In Treacherous Waters
Saturday, February 4, 2023 2:04 AM EDT
What's truly valuable has no price and cannot be bought.
In this article: SPX
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What Goes Up Also Comes Down: The Heavy Hand Of Bubble Symmetry
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 4:26 PM EDT
Should bubble symmetry play out in the S&P 500, we can anticipate a steep 45% drop to pre-bubble levels, followed by another leg down as the speculative frenzy is slowly extinguished.
In this article: NDX, SPX
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The Race To The Bottom Accelerates
Saturday, January 28, 2023 7:21 PM EDT
In the race to the bottom, nobody's in charge except to make sure nothing gets done of any consequence.
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You Want Truly "Sound Money"? A Thought Experiment
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 2:03 AM EDT
One of the great fictions about money is that it is neutral. It isn't.
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Contrarian Thoughts On The Petro-Yuan And Gold-Backed Currencies
Saturday, January 21, 2023 2:02 AM EDT
Rather than cheer the concept of a new currency, we're better served to look at the velocity of that currency and the cycles of investing that currency in assets denominated in that currency for a low-risk return.
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Want To Know Where The Economy Is Going? Watch The Top 10%
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 2:02 AM EDT
Should the wealth effect reverse as assets fall, capital gains evaporate, and investment income declines, the top 10% will no longer have the means or appetite to spend so freely.
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The Forgotten History Of The 1970s
Friday, January 13, 2023 4:22 AM EDT
Stagflation--inflation plus stagnant growth, is once again in the news, and there are numerous articles comparing the present to the 1970s.
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What If The "Black Swan" Of 2023 Is The Fed Succeeds?
Monday, January 9, 2023 9:22 PM EDT
If the Fed succeeding is a "Black Swan", bring it on.
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