Consumer Sentiment at major resistance pic.twitter.com/3J9unWgsaH — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 26, 2018 That explains everything late cycle blues: auto industry stalls out pic.twitter.com/Arza7RTy47 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 26, 2018 "Global Growth Estimates Continue to Come Down, Driven by Japan and …
by stockboardasset Creator, a culinary robotics company, designed around a transparent 14-foot-long “culinary instrument” that cooks and assembles burgers to order in under 5 minutes, is set to open in San Francisco’s South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood in September. The …
The whole $TSLA thing was predictable. The bid was predictably fake and predictably dropped. It was literally the most obvious case of market manipulation by a large company I can remember since I follow the markets. The SEC will be …
by Shaun Richards As many of the worlds central bankers enjoy the delights of the Jackson Hole conference it is time for us to look what might be regarded as a measuring stick of their interventions. To do so we …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Because monetary policy acts with a lag, waiting for inflation to materialize before reacting is undesirable, particularly when economic conditions are such that outsized deviations of inflation from its target are a plausible outcome.” Let’s break …
‘Left-Leaning’ Man Threatened to ‘Blow Up’ Conservative Student Conference. A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly threatening to “shoot” and “blow up” a conference of conservative high school students. Last month’s High School Leadership Summit at Washington D.C.’s George Washington …
via daily times St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Friday raised new alarm bells over the US central bank’s plan to keep raising interest rates, warning that even one more rate hike could set the stage for …
BY JOHN MAULDIN If you read mainstream financial news, you don’t need me to tell you how bad our economy is. Skepticism abounds in the punditry. But sometimes we get so busy worrying about negative things that we ignore positive things …
by Thinker A stronger/less compromised Attorney General would have shut down the anti-Trump investigations months ago. The fake Russia collusion charge was found to be a hoax last year and yet Robert Mueller was allowed to then greatly expand his …
by stockboardasset Here is some more creepy Orwellian Bullshit from Amazon. Over the past month, an army of Amazon workers was discovered on social media defending their employer after numerous reports surfaced of the terrible working conditions at the company’s fulfillment centers. The Twitter accounts, …
by TFittonJW IT ALL BEGAN WITH HILLARY CLINTON! The server was her idea, she ignored warnings about BB use, the classified info is on Weiner’s laptop because of Hillary Clinton. Judicial Watch deposed Ms.Abedin and other top Clinton aides in …
via Yuan Talks Shanghai Composite closed 0.18 percent higher at 2729, pulled back into gaining territory by the banking sector which outperformed in the afternoon session. Shares of 5G companies, liquor makers, and gas companies led the losses. Shenzhen Component …
via Moe Zulfiqar, B.Comm. The case for lower oil prices continues to get stronger. If you hold oil-related investments, this might be the time to rethink your stance. There is basic economics at play in the oil market that foretells lower …
via stockboardasset: Mexico continues to descend into chaos, as a record number of homicide cases were opened last month, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday. The ministry states 2,599 homicide cases were opened in July — an average of 84 …
via UPFINA Since the S&P 500 earnings are growing 26.62% and the NFIB small business index is 0.1 away from its record high, you would think everything is perfect. That’s actually not true as we will get to later in this …
Imagine where Hillary Clinton would be today if only one-tenth of the amount of scrutiny was applied to her actual crooked activities while acting as Barack Obama’s Secretary of State, compared to the effort put forth by Robert Mueller’s endless …
global liquidity is rapidly shrinking — and that is a major problem — usually brings a crisis of some sort pic.twitter.com/tWlnLWEBvB — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 25, 2018 "Global liquidity is already below pre-crisis levels, tide will continue to ebb," h/t …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033220222499598336 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033224552594198528 Swap curve just inverted. Not bullish. pic.twitter.com/1ZmIeeJLzL — Kevin C. Smith, CFA (@crescatkevin) August 24, 2018 $spx pic.twitter.com/4iaXpku32P — Álvaro Oviedo (@alvoviedo) August 24, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033194499399409669
From Birch Gold Group In a firm display of confidence, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for the creation of an independent payment system that doesn’t rely on the U.S. dollar. Citing the Financial Times, a Zero Hedge report quoted Maas (emphasis ours): Europe …
As an IT geek who dabbles in the cyber space (sex not security lol jk) any device you’re using that’s not completely airgapped (no outside connection to anything) is sending telemetry to the manufacturer, provider, and who knows who …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Speculators in gold price futures are short 670 tonnes – the biggest bearish position in 25 years. First things first: I want to thank the many readers who have expressed their interest in an article about my views …
by Dana Lyons The mid-cap segment of the equity market may be offering bulls the best set-up at the present time. If Goldilocks was an equity trader, she would probably have her eye on the mid-cap segment of the market right …
by DCG According to a report by Zero Hedge, a position on the “Poop Patrol” pays $184,678 in salary and benefits. From Fox News: San Francisco’s decrepit, feces-ridden sidewalks are the residents’ No. 1 complaint — so the city’s newly elected mayor is creating a new …
by Michael Snyder Those that sold their cryptocurrencies at the peak of the market made a tremendous amount of money, but those that hold on to the bitter end are going to be gravely disappointed. For a while there, it seems …
By Chris Black Your really have to read this piece and watch the video, as it’s very important in order to understand the Zeitgeist. Alright, so what do we have here is the second most-watched news show on cable TV …
Probably because people would march in the streets if they understood it. via theculturechronicles: When the economy is talked about in the mainstream media, you almost never hear about a very important indicator and one that really describes how the average …
by Daniel Carter The mainstream media’s narratives are a carefully crafted infrastructure, a framework that guides the beliefs and behavior of most citizens. So, when news comes out that contradicts this framework, the media quickly misdirects. They generally do this by …
via realclearmarkets: For nearly two decades, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has deployed negative interest rates, asset purchases and other unorthodox monetary policy tools to battle moribund inflation. Today, that policy toolkit is showing signs of exhaustion – a warning …
via knowledge.wharton: Sanitation workers, firefighters, teachers and other state and local government employees have performed their duties in the public sector for decades with the understanding that their often lackluster salaries were propped up by excellent benefits, including an ironclad pension. …
