FITTON: SOROS WATCH: U.S. Government Media Network Fires Journalists Over Report Critical of Soros

by TFittonJW At the request of a scandal-plagued Democratic senator tried for bribery and corruption, the head of the government’s international media networks is abusing his office to punish employees behind a broadcast critical of leftwing billionaire George Soros. U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Chief John F. Lansing, an Obama appointee, is utilizing Stalinist … Read more

U.S. Budget Deficit Widens by 77 Percent compared to last year, posted a record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018

The U.S. budget deficit widened to $310 billion in the first four months of the fiscal year, underscoring the revenue hit from Republican tax cuts and an increase in government spending. The budget gap widened 77 percent compared with the same October-January period a year earlier, according to the Treasury monthly budget report released on … Read more

Don’t Believe the Hype – Expect a Worsening of U.S.-China Relations

by Michael Krieger  If you receive your news via Donald Trump tweet, or courtesy of proclamations by Larry Kudlow, you’d be forgiven for eagerly anticipating a groundbreaking U.S.-China trade deal to be announced imminently, and thinking such a deal will save the global economy from rolling over into a serious downturn as well as pacify geopolitical … Read more

The U.S. Federal Debt Burden Has Never Been This High Before A Recession

by Jesse Colombo As the current economic cycle becomes increasingly long-in-the-tooth and macroeconomic and earnings data deteriorate, it is time to start thinking about the next recession. In particular, I wanted to point out that the U.S. federal debt burden has never been so high before a recession, as the chart below shows (hat tip to my Twitterfollower @grimacemcdonald for … Read more

Why The Boom Bust Cycle Keeps Repeating

by Frank Shostak via Mises Wire In a free, unhampered market, we could envisage that the economy would be subject to various shocks but it is difficult to envisage a phenomenon of recurrent boom-bust cycles. According to Rothbard, Before the Industrial Revolution in approximately the late 18th century, there were no regularly recurring booms and depressions. There would … Read more

Harvard Trained Economist: MARK MY WORDS – US Real Estate Will NEVER Be What It Was Before

by Harry Dent of Economy & Markets Recently we talked about why Millennials aren’t buying a house at the same rate as their Boomer and Gen X parents. Today, let’s talk about how Boomers and Gen Xers are actually contributing to the housing shortage, and so driving up prices and thwarting the ability of younger people to buy. And… Why … Read more

Median 1-Bedroom Rent In San Francisco Soars To Nearly $3,700 A Month! Hell I don’t even MAKE $3700.00 a month!

That is just INSANE!       Highest One Bedroom Median Rent Prices (Bay Area Locations in bold): San Francisco ($3,690 / month) Mountain View ($3,450) Emeryville ($3,050) New York City ($2,870) Milpitas (2,800) San Jose ($2,540) Boston ($2,390) Los Angeles ($2,330) Oakland ($2,320) Washington, DC ($2,150) Seattle ($1,970) San Diego ($1,910) Miami ($1,790) https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/03/05/median-1-bedroom-rent-sf-3690-month-zumper/ … Read more

Utilities Creating Another Important Topping Pattern?

by Chris Kimble In 2000 the Dow Jones Utility index spent around 7-months creating a topping process. The S&P 500 had declined for nearly 12-months before the waterfall decline in Utilities got started. In 2007, Utilities spent nearly 12-months creating a topping process. The S&P 500 had declined for nearly 9-months before the waterfall decline in Utilities got started. … Read more

Highest Valuations Ever – US stocks are the most overvalued ever, higher than prior speculative mania market peaks in 1929 & 2000

via @mcm_ct:   US stocks are the most overvalued ever, higher than prior speculative mania market peaks in 1929 & 2000 1. Price to Sales 2. Price to Book 3. Enterprise Value to Sales 4. Enterprise Value to EBITDA 5. Price to Earnings 6. Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow h/t @TaviCosta   Some pretty negative … Read more

Similar Warnings From Last Fall – This Time, The Outlook Is Worse

similar warnings from last fall – this time, the outlook is worse pic.twitter.com/YlpYqyeb4q — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 6, 2019 global earnings growth in freefall pic.twitter.com/dEqLdqnqfI — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 6, 2019 pic.twitter.com/0L4sq5UW45 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 6, 2019 BIS WARNS OF CORPORATE BOND CRASH RISK FROM ABRUPT RATINGS CUTS — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 5, 2019 … Read more

As The Economy Teeters On The Brink Of A Recession, U.S. Debt Levels Are Absolutely Exploding

by Michael Snyder We now have official confirmation that the U.S. economy has dramatically slowed down.  In recent days I have shared a whole bunch of numbers with my readers that clearly demonstrate that a new economic downturn has begun.  And even though stock prices have been rising, the numbers for the “real economy” have been depressingly bad lately.  … Read more

Sharply Lower Prices Help Sell New Houses, But it’s Not Enough

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Inventory continues to surge. Potential buyers move on. Here is the good news: Lower prices stir sales. Clearly, homebuilders are motivated to move their inventory, and they’re making deals at lower prices. The median price of new single-family houses whose sales closed in December fell 7.2% from a year earlier, to … Read more

Another Gauge of the Goods-Based Economy Heads South

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Orders for Class-8 trucks – made by Daimler (Freightliner, Western Star), Paccar (Peterbuilt, Kenworth), Navistar International, and Volvo Group (Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks) – plunged 58% in February compared to February last year, to 16,700 orders, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence after they’d already plunged 58% year-over-year in January and 43% in December. … Read more