by Thinker 2020 Elections Filled With Liars, Losers, Haters, Traitors…WHO HAS A CLEAN “SUCCESSFUL” history like Donald “JOHN” Trump? Who can even come close to the record Trump has made who is just into his third year, he’s breaking records!!! …
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Over the weekend, President Trump decided to reignite the “trade war” with China with two incendiary tweets. Via WSJ: “In a pair of Twitter messages Sunday, Mr. Trump wrote he planned to raise levies on …
by Kimble Charting Are junk bonds about to send stocks a concerning message to stocks? They might be worth watching very closely for hints right now! This chart looks at junk bond ETF (JNK) over the past 6-years. Since 2017, JNK has created …
Very interesting video. Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 1, the Democrat Politician Protection Act, on a party-line vote. Here’s why that’s bad news for American democracy: watch the Video Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 1, the Democrat Politician Protection …
by independenttrader It has been more than four months since the European Central Bank has officially finished currency printing. It would seem that it was a short period of time, and yet bankers were able to prepare themselves for several …
Chinese banks quietly lower daily limit on foreign-currency cash withdrawals Lenders have reduced the ‘scrutiny benchmark’ for US dollar withdrawals to US$3,000 from US$5,000 on the instructions of the central bank Chinese banks have increased their scrutiny of foreign-currency withdrawals …
by northmantrader Is the never ending rally ready to blast off or is it running out of steam setting up to finally correct? Let’s first separate facts from fiction. Forget data and earnings, only 3 things truly mattered this past week: …
via WSJ: These attacks aren’t about special counsel Robert Mueller, his report or even the surreal debate over Mr. Barr’s first letter describing the report. The attorney general delivered the transparency Democrats demanded: He quickly released a lightly redacted report, …
If rate cuts don’t happen soon, is the economy going to tank? Economist John Williams says, “The economy is tanking, and I’ll contend it already has, although we have not seen it in the GDP reporting. . . . The …
by David Haggith The highest summit of irrational exuberance ever not seen by those engaging in it makes the perfect peak for the greatest global economic collapse ever not known by those who fell into it. Some days the level of denial …
BY JOHN RUBINO The Fed tightens and stocks tank. The Fed promises to stop tightening and stocks soar. The Fed implies that it might actually cut rates and stocks soar some more. The Fed appears to take back the rate cut …
This all about shutting down Trump in 2020… And punishing those who help elect him in 2016. h/t Voluntaryist
CNN FURIOUS Over Trump’s Defense Of Paul Joseph Watson. Following Trump’s defense of Paul Joseph Watson after facebook banned him, CNN reporter Oliver Darcy tweeted in outrage over the actions of the president. In a story he wrote on CNN …
So, I get on Facebook for my daily check of family and friends post, which is about all I use it for, and I see that they want me to take a survey. Boy, I’m sure they will regret that. …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Fed sheds $46 Billion, Total QE Unwind Reaches $580 Billion. Assets drop to lowest level since Nov 2013. In April, total assets on the Fed’s balance sheet fell by $46 billion, as of the balance sheet for the …
Global PMIs weakened again in April (still above 50) pic.twitter.com/nZYLwvcY23 — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) May 3, 2019 Global trade volumes down for 2 consecutive Qs now (worst since GFC)@nationalbank pic.twitter.com/1z5SIjVLwI — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) May 3, 2019 https://twitter.com/RVAnalysis/status/1124127026871332864 …
via Lexington Law Survey: One in Four Seniors Wish They Had Taken This Basic Financial Advice Sooner The philosophy “live life with no regrets” can help people embrace the present instead of ruminating about the past or worrying about the future. …
From Birch Gold Group On Tuesday, POTUS took to Twitter and called for the Fed to cut rates by 1%, pointing to 3.2% GDP growth and “wonderfully low inflation.” China is adding great stimulus to its economy while at the same …
Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, Cyber Wars And All That… Behind the Huawei story, we must not forget there is a wider financial war being waged by America against China and Russia. Stories about China’s banks being short of …
THE LETTER: WARNING PDF: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5986068/WHSC-to-AG-4-19-19.pdf On the Warpath: Emmet Flood’s Letter Signals a New Phase RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I think it is safe to say that the New York Times story yesterday that we were the first to highlight …
by WARREN MOSLER Headline number looks promising. The question is whether employment will lag the other indicators that are decelerating, or provide the support that turns them around. And note the .1 drop in the work week is equivalent to …
by Troy While the S&P has been in a steady uptrend and was recently at new highs, various indices have lagged significantly. The last time this happened was October 2018, just before the stock market crashed -20% in 3 months. …
UPDATE: FACEBOOK bans ‘dangerous’ Farrakhan, INFOWARS… Facebook said Thursday that it has permanently banned several far-right and anti-Semitic figures and organizations, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer, for being “dangerous,” …
By John Mauldin The US, Europe, and most of the developed world on are the road to Japanification. The rest of us will begin to look like Japan with its astronomical deficits and ultra-dovish monetary policy. We will see financial …
More and more companies either choose not to invest in other countries or are prevented from doing so. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Global foreign direct investment flows plunged by another 27% in 2018 — after …
BY PATRICK WATSON Almost every day brings comforting news on the trade front. They’re talking! Someone went to Beijing! Someone else is optimistic! The problem is, that’s just talk. The longer it goes on, the more time tariffs have to …
by Kimble Charting The 4-month rally has been broad-based, with other risk-on assets like crude oil rallying in stride. This isn’t a surprise, as crude oil will often perform in line when the economy is on track. Currently, the correlation between stocks and …
by FS For well-prepared investors, retirement milestones are something to be celebrated. However, getting to the big day stress-free takes a lot of organization and planning. Keeping key dates in mind is one of the most important aspects of planning …
by Shaun Richards Some days a topic appears that has become an economic theme plus links with the discussions of earlier in the week and today is such a day. Since late summer last year we have began observing some …
