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No, the US is Not the ‘Weak Link in the Global Economic Recovery’

Posted on August 16, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

On Tuesday, the Associated Press published an article making what may seem like an intuitive claim: "Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery." "People in China are…

ICARUS EXCLUSIVE: Trade Play – ASX.LYC – Lynas Corp Ltd

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Icarus Special Contributor Keyser Sze | 0 Comments

Lynas has been on my radar for a few months now, I’ve traded in and out a few times, all profitable so far. Moving forward this stock will sit in…

Governments Aren’t Afraid of Debt……The Twilight Zone Has Arrived

Posted on August 4, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

It seems that an odd, and at one time, unthinkable economic theory is having a little more than its time in the sun. MMT or Modern Monetary Theory has become…

Five Charts Illustrating U.S. Economic Trends Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted on August 3, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

States are taking differing approaches to reopening and closing during the pandemic, and the economy has been feeling the impact. More than half of states have instituted statewide mask mandates…

Japan to Ease Investment Rules to Push Bank-Fintech Marriage

Posted on August 3, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Japan plans to relax investment rules to make it easier for banks to take stakes in fintech firms, hoping to spur the lending sector to drop its outdated business model…

Russia Expects to Begin Mass Anti-Coronavirus Vaccinations by October

Posted on August 3, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Russia's health ministry has announced that it expects to begin mass anti-coronavirus vaccinations by October, with the first rounds to be administered to front line medical workers as well as…

US’s Defense Production Act Kicks Kodak Into Gear

Posted on August 1, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

After having been comprehensively steamrolled by the move to digital cameras in recent years, the once-great American icon has been thrown an epic lifeline. After having filed for bankruptcy in…

Continued Global Reliance on an Increasingly Fragile Supply Chain

Posted on July 30, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Over the past 20 years, as China's dominance was steadily built by an insatiable demand for cheap foreign labour and manufacturing capacity, the global trade environment continued to stack an…

The Retail Bankruptcy Wave May Be Subsiding….but Can It Hold?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The tsunami of retail bankruptcies, restructurings and liquidations seen since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic has been of biblical proportions. In the US alone, more than 25 retailers and…

Goldman Warns “Real Concerns Are Emerging” About The Dollar As Reserve Currency; Goes “All In” Gold

Posted on July 30, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

In his morning critique of goldbugs’ resurgent optimism about the future of gold, which has exploded alongside the price of precious metals, which in turn have been tracking the real…