by Lance Roberts It is always refreshing to step away from the keyboard for a few days and hit the “reset button,” which is exactly what I did last week. My wife and I took a quick trip to Mexico to get a little sun on our face while we wiggled our toes in the sand. I … Read more
@StockBoardAsset? This, from Citi, is amazing pic.twitter.com/syRj8zbkdi — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 25, 2017 Hedge Funds Haven’t Been This Leveraged to Buy Stocks Since the Bull Market Began Increasing use of borrowed money is a sign of confidence Managers raising longs while cutting back on short positions Hedge funds are borrowing more to buy … Read more
By Michael Snyder Yes, this is a true story. I was completely shocked when I learned about this too, and this just underscores the importance of repealing the individual mandate immediately. Shortly after taking office, President Trump issued an executive order which was intended to move the IRS away from enforcing Obamacare’s individual mandate, but … Read more
by John Rubino Corporate share repurchases have turned out to be a great mechanism for converting Federal Reserve easing into higher consumer spending. Just allow public companies to borrow really cheaply and one of the things they do with the resulting found money is repurchase their stock. This pushes up equity prices, making investors feel … Read more
By Michael Snyder Why is the west coast shaking so violently? According to the latest data from Earthquake Track, there have been 698 earthquakes in California within the past 30 days. By the time that you read this article, that number will undoubtedly have changed. In recent days I have felt such an urgency to write about … Read more
Here are the sources cited in graphic: Student Loans Food Stamps Federal Debt Money Printing Health Insurance Costs Labor Force Participation Workers’ Share of Economy Median Family Income Home Ownership h/t hyalineye
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the Canadian Federal Deficit which has reached $5.9 billion half way through the fiscal year. As John goes into, Canada’s private debt to GDP has reached 266.89% in 2016 (the 2017 numbers are yet to be released and are likely to be much higher). … Read more
Gold and silver expert Rob Kirby says the price suppression of gold and silver is in the process of ending. Kirby says, “In the very near future . . . we are going to experience precious metals to be cryptoized and put on the blockchain. . . .These are going to be superior alternatives to … Read more
What is CFD Trading? CFD trading was originally invented by bankers in the city of London, in the early 1990s. It served the purpose of more efficient short term trading, for speculation and for hedging. CFDs are Contracts For Difference, they are simply contracts whose value exactly tracks the price of the underlying market. Today … Read more
By Michael Snyder Should Donald Trump be named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine just like he was last year? This has become the biggest controversy in the mainstream media over the past couple of days, but there really shouldn’t be any controversy at all. According to Time Magazine, the “Person of the Year” … Read more