by Doug Hornig, Contributor, GoldSilver GoldSilver’s Mike Maloney recently released a video dealing with inversion of the yield curve in the bond market. It’s an excellent introduction to a subject about which all investors should have a basic grasp. And it’s important enough that a few aspects are worthy of further exploration. To begin, what is the … Read more
by Natura Naturans A Thursday report claiming that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was in Prague during the 2016 US election has begun to unravel after one of its authors admitted it was based on third-hand information which nobody affiliated with the report had seen, according to the Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross. McClatchy reported Thursday that … Read more
via businessinsider: In the life of a decade-long credit cycle, the global economy’s current condition shows it’s firmly heading toward a downturn, according to a new analysis from Nomura. A single cycle is historically a decade long. The beginning is marked by the end of a crisis/a cyclical bottom, and ends when credit contracts and the … Read more
Corporate Debt Is Reaching Record Levels In the aftermath of the financial crisis, a swath of individuals and families began a long and painful deleveraging process. Businesses, meanwhile, quickly moved in the opposite direction—loading up on cheap debt to the point where many observers now worry that highly leveraged companies pose a threat to the … Read more
Market loves the "big progress" tweet. Meanwhile, copper is in retreat and China's PMI just hit a contractionary three-year low print of 49.4 in Dec as growth weakens to a 28-year low. — David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) December 31, 2018 https://twitter.com/MacroTechnicals/status/1079719892302159873 The last time #China's Manufacturing #PMI fell below 50, the Chinese government provided significant stimulus, … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Merkel has come out and said that “Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty.” This is what you have been saying that the agenda is to federalize Europe. Would you care to elaborate on her latest statement? Thank you from Berlin PH ANSWER: Merkel has stepped down as … Read more
by Martin Armstrong I went to go watch VICE – the story about how Dick Cheney took over the government with the aid of his wife – Lynne Cheney. Vice is a film that seeks to bring complicated information about the inner corruption in Washington and transform it into a digestible and entertaining format. There is no question that … Read more
(CNN)Netflix seems to be flying so high over the reception to its just-released psychological horror film “Bird Box” that it’s breaking a long-held tradition of staying largely mum on viewership. The streaming service on Friday said more than 45 million “accounts” have watched the Sandra Bullock-led film in its first week of release, the “best … Read more
by Thinker While the anti-Trumpter’s (fake news journalists) continue to push articles bashing Donald Trump, the real “TRUTH” is being suppressed. Huffington Post must be desperate for a story to write with a headline like the one below. Instead of reporting “REAL” news, they are focused on bringing down the man who many believe was responsible for … Read more
by the-99th-monkey In a tyrannical succession of overthrowing countries, Timber Sycamore, the plan to destabilize Syria with extremists in order to collapse Iran by giving pipeline control to OPEC, and Golan Heights oil to Israel, might actually be ending. Though US has claimed to have been fighting to eradicate Al-Qaeda in the middle east; not only have … Read more