STAGNATION & ZOMBIFICATION OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERWAY Liquidity injections and zero interest rate policies disguise risk and may give a false sense of security. The difference between now and the Asian or the 2008 crisis is that this time the excess risk is hidden under central banks’ balance sheets and will continue to […]
TP Moderate Risk
OECD: “NOW 536 ZOMBIE CORPORATIONS (13% OF WORLD)”
OECD: “NOW 536 ZOMBIE CORPORATIONS (13% OF WORLD)” — MATASII RESEARCH ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS — In 2018, the number of “zombie” companies, defined as companies with profits (EBIT) less than interest payments totaled 536, not far off the highs seen during the Global Financial Crisis (626). At 536, the number of zombie companies in the world […]
CORPORATE LEVERAGE GOING TO GET $3T WORSE JANUARY 1 DUE TO NEW ASSET ACCOUNTING RULES
CORPORATE LEVERAGE GOING TO GET $3T WORSE JANUARY 1 DUE TO NEW ASSET ACCOUNTING RULES A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 02-17-19 – “$3 Trillion In New Liabilities Are About To Blindside Corporate Balance Sheets” MATASII SYNTHESIS: A massive $3 trillion in corporate liabilities is about to show up on […]
FOOD INFLATION AT THE SUPER MARKET: AN ACCELERATION TOWARDS GETTING “LESS FOR MORE”
FOOD INFLATION AT THE SUPER MARKET: AN ACCELERATION TOWARDS GETTING “LESS FOR MORE” A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 02-12-19 – “Amazon Hikes Prices At Whole Foods As Consumers Brace For Inflationary Tidal Wave” MATASII SYNTHESIS: Data initially sourced from a report by the WSJ Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market raised prices […]
WITH RISING LABOR RATES IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME: MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS HAVE BEGUN RAISING PRICES
WITH RISING LABOR RATES IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME: MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS HAVE BEGUN RAISING PRICES A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE MATASII SYNTHESIS: The WSJ and others are reporting on rising prices from Diapers & Clorox to Cat Litter. The key reported findings are: After finding they could […]
CHINESE “ZOMBIE” CORPORATIONS ROCKED BY TWO BIGGEST DEFAULTS YET!
CHINESE “ZOMBIE” CORPORATIONS ROCKED BY TWO BIGGEST DEFAULTS YET! A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 02-11-19 – “China Rocked By Two Biggest Corporate Defaults Yet” MATASII SYNTHESIS: CHINA MINSHENG INVESTMENT GROUP A private investment group with interests in renewable energy and real estate, Failed to make a Feb. 1 bond […]
SAXO BANK: DATA SHOWS THERE IS “ZERO CONFIDENCE IN THE REAL ECONOMY”!
SAXO BANK: DATA SHOWS THERE IS “ZERO CONFIDENCE IN THE REAL ECONOMY”! A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 02-08-19 – Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist & CIO, Saxo Bank – “Jakobsen: Data Shows There Is “Zero Confidence In The Real Economy”” MATASII SYNTHESIS: In 2018 based on their core macro view […]
STRUGGLING FARMERS MAY BE A PRECURSOR TO SHORTAGES & US FOOD PRICE INFLATION
STRUGGLING FARMERS MAY BE A PRECURSOR TO SHORTAGES & US FOOD PRICE INFLATION A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-RESEARCH & PUBLIC ACCESS ) READERS REFERENCE MACRO: MACRO – GE-ECONOMICS – GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY & SHORTAGE SOURCE: 02-07-19 – Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, – “The U.S. Faces A Catastrophic Food Supply Crisis In America As Farmers Struggle” MATASII […]
SMALL BUSINESS IS SUDDENLY GETTING NERVOUS & CONSERVATIVE WITH CASH
SMALL BUSINESS IS SUDDENLY GETTING NERVOUS & CONSERVATIVE WITH CASH A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-RESEARCH & PUBLIC ACCESS ) READERS REFERENCE MATA: SENTIMENT SOURCE: 02-04-19 – “”We Could Be At A Turning Point”: Small Business Confidence Is Suddenly Collapsing” MATASII SYNTHESIS: Small businesses has hit its lowest level since the 2016 election, according to a new report. […]
FITCH WARNS OF POSSIBLE CUT TO US TRIPLE AAA RATING IF SHUTDOWN CONTINUES
FITCH WARNS OF POSSIBLE CUT TO US TRIPLE AAA RATING IF SHUTDOWN CONTINUES A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SOURCE: 01-09-19 – Fitch via CNBC – “Fitch warns of possible cut to US triple-A rating if shutdown continues” YOUR MATASII SYNTHESIS TAKEAWAYS: “If this shutdown continues to March 1 and the […]