Month: June 2018

The market is weak. But have no fear because the Fed will step in. No wait, this time is different. No wait, the economy is doing well… Hmmmm… What do you think is really going on? The stock market should be robust. It should be able to handle major shocks. But look at how fragile … Read more

BY JARED DILLIAN I’ve said this many times. When rates go up sharply, stuff blows up because lots of people are negatively exposed to higher rates. Households, corporations, and governments are all negatively exposed to higher rates—in different degrees. Back in 1994, we found that it was Mexico, Procter & Gamble, and Orange County, California who all … Read more

by stockboardasset Vladimir Dorofeyev, CEO of Russia’s Malakhit Marine Engineering Design Bureau, told TASS in 2015 that “the work on the fifth-generation of submarines is already underway.” Now an anonymous source deep within the Russian defense sector told TASSon Thursday that the Husky-class fifth-generation nuclear-powered submarine will be armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles with a deployment date … Read more

by Duane Norman, Free Market Shooter Recently the troubled USS Gerald R. Ford has been making headlines, in yet another embarrassing moment for the US Navy’s troubled acquisition process: The previously undisclosed problem with a propulsion system bearing, which occurred in January but has yet to be remedied, comes as the Navy is poised to request approval … Read more

by Tom McClellan 10 years ago in June 2008, oil prices were making a top above $140/barrel, which turned out to be an exhaustive blowoff top.  A steep collapse ensued, taking oil prices down to below $40 in January 2009. Crude oil gives us a 10-year leading indication for what the stock market is going to … Read more

via The Week Is another global financial crisis on the horizon? Investors are increasingly worried that an escalating political crisisin Italy could lead to a populist, euroskeptic government taking power. As a result, there’s rising uncertainty about whether the country might eventually abandon the euro currency zone or default on its giant debt pile. To make things … Read more

via Selwyn Parker In the year 1929, as America slides into recession, a Republican senator, avowed patriot, Mormon “prophet” and businessman named Reed Smoot decides that he wants to do something about saving the country’s jobs. They are being lost, insists Senator Smoot, because too many countries are selling too many goods into the United States and undermining … Read more

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the growing pension bubble and why it may burst sooner than later. In the most recent news, state pensions are at risk of crashing. According to a recent study by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the risk of a collapse is massive if the economy … Read more

Ecommerce is growing approximately 23 percent each year. Yet nearly half (46 percent) of small businesses in the U.S. do not yet have a website. What is the most important decision you’ll make when you’re establishing an ecommerce store? Well, setting your product lineup is certainly important as it dictates the very nature of your … Read more

by Jim Quinn Record low unemployment rate my fat ass!!! Don’t believe the BLS bullshit. Scanning the Household data proves it is bullshit. If the economy was booming the number of people not in the labor force would be declining, as discouraged people came back into the work force. From May 2017 through September 2017 … Read more

via @tomwfranck “I think we’re in a rolling bear market,” said Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist. “It’s fooling everybody at the index level, but there’s a lot of pain out there.” The strategist’s comment came as the S&P 500 fell 0.3 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average slipped nearly 1.2 percent. The most bearish strategist tracked … Read more

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Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the risks the Canadian housing market are seeing as the bubble continues to gain pressure all while interest rates rise. Prices have been rising dramatically in many local housing markets throughout Canada to a level that cannot sustain itself. In recent months, the rallies … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXByNO0PIv4 Alex Jones presents video footage of Obama during a PBS News Hour where he suggested Donald Trump would need to use magic to bring unemployment numbers down to where they are today.

The Pentagon on Thursday ratcheted up rhetoric about China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, even as the Trump administration presses China for cooperation on North Korea. When asked by a reporter about the ability of the US to “blow apart” one of China’s controversial man-made islands, Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of … Read more

by Jim Quinn From September 2009 “The Federal Reserve is the glue that marries corporations to the government. As Governor of NJ, Woodrow Wilson understood (at least on paper) the danger of marrying corporations to the state. Wilson wrote: — “The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as that exists, … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER Spending was up, but unfortunately due to higher gas prices, which were paid for by further dipping into savings that were already far too low. So looks to me like q2 is off to a very uncertain start after a weak q1: Highlights Income isn’t quite as soft and spending isn’t quite … Read more