This week we talk about how the Bond Market is losing its biggest customer in world history, central banks. Liquidity doesn’t exist today without central bank printing and intervention. Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg says to prepare for inflation and …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/996519547216781312 Take one guess…. pic.twitter.com/wg16BPNzQ6 — Nick (@nickmjow) May 15, 2018 Higher rates will result in slumping loan demand, they said. They were right. pic.twitter.com/Ueap00Hya8 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 15, 2018 Bill Gross: The Economy Can’t Support Higher Yields https://twitter.com/JHIAdvisorsUS/status/996406524820901890 …
By Bob Shanahan Image via Wikimedia Commons Homelessness in America is out of control, especially on the West Coast. The total homeless population in the U.S. rose this past year for the first time since 2010, driven primarily by …
Trump Owns The Third Most Overvalued Stockmarket — EVER pic.twitter.com/E1lpJeST0s — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 15, 2018 #NASDAQ Party's like it's 1929! #CNBC Talking heads SHRIEK: "This charts is the breakout move that will take #Apple to $1 trillion." Muppets close …
via Zerohedge: How do you know an economy is growing? To answer that question fully would require for more time than most readers can dedicate to an article here, as there are simply too many indicators to mention, some objective, …
by Jim Quinn This news brings into question a couple narratives being peddled to the American public. If the world is awash in all that U.S. fracking oil, why have oil prices gone up 65% in the last year, from …
by Ruby Henley I promised an update on my previous report, which can be viewed here – http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/no-wonder-john-kerry-and-the-eu-leaders-are-in-a-state-of-panic-bribes-taken-on-the-iran-deal/ Information can be found by going back in time, so I am going to start with a report from 2015. I am …
https://twitter.com/TihoBrkan/status/995225958230712322 (2/3) The day of reckoning could be coming for China. Plethora of debt starts maturing this year, followed by 2019 & 2020. (3/3) Chinese stock market doesn’t seem worried for now. Same can be said about the overall #EmergingMarkets …
https://twitter.com/globalprotrader/status/994969292880924673?s=11 I’d say it’s a problem NOW and when we get a stock market crash and recession later this year, Fed Tax Receipts will dry up and those deficits turn from $1tln to 2 to 3… there’s a breaking point …
by Thinker The history of most Africans in positions of dictator political roles, shows the truth about who put them there. History of Africa explains why after centuries African life hasn’t changed much in the way of being robbed of …
by Lance Roberts A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the coming “Pension Crisis.” The important point made was the unrealistic return assumptions used by pension managers in order to reduce the contribution (savings) requirement by their members. “However, the reason assumptions …
via Rethinking Economics: Few remember the nuts and bolts of how the banks got bailed out in 2008. It shouldn’t have happened, and in fact, the bailout bill didn’t pass in Congress. The Dow dropped 740 points from its highs of …
By Bob Shanahan In March, Sacramento police officers shot and killed 22-year old Stephon Clark who was holding nothing other than a cell phone. The cops thought he had a gun and he was running through the neighborhood smashing car …
Financial Engineering Run Amuck #Stocks – #Economy | If the yield curve flattens, or even inverts, expect to see additional selling pressure on the financial sector. The banks, regional banks especially, will be laggards of the sector. @TradingNation #FED $DJIA …
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https://twitter.com/dlacalle_IA/status/995327261854371840 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/995110637700304896 Businesses increasingly indicate that they plan to raise prices going forward. https://t.co/veABmFDYUE via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/8ymxcTBuS1 — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) May 10, 2018
by howmuch Affordable housing is already a hot button political issue. Housing advocates have long pointed out the lack of affordable options in big cities with booming tech sectors, like San Francisco, but where does that leave the rest of the country? …
by Ruby Henley When I watched this video, I had to do a second take. I thought I had misunderstood this man’s words, but I was not mistaken. I am still amazed at what he said to the audience in …
by Ruby Henley Iran is threatening to release the names of Western officials who took bribe money to pass the Iran Nuke Deal. I am not surprised, as an investigator I follow by the name of George Webb spoke about …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/995820717173280769 We have been bringing our Tesla into service several times regarding steering problems and they kept telling us they can’t find anything and assured us it’s safe to put our kids in it. My wife refused. Then this happened. …
by Thinker The only people who don’t want to tell the truth, are people with something to hide, words of past president Obama. Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano on the investigation into the FBI. Rep. Trey Gowdy: …
via bradford-delong.com This year, 2018, will be the 11th year after the 2007 business cycle peak that preceded what is generally called the “Great Recession“. This year American national income per capita will be about 7.5% above its 2007 level. If …
by Thinker Plenty of people don’t like the cities they live in. Perhaps the crime rate is too high, or the city has ridiculous laws about the right to keep and bear arms. Perhaps the traffic is just terrible, or …
by Ruby Henley The astute reporter, Kimberley Strassel, who breaks major stories right and left has hinted at what she is working on now. She recently wrote the following in her Wall Street Journal column. https://www.wsj.com/articles/about-that-fbi-source-1525992611?mod=djemMER The Department of Justice …
by Charles Hugh-Smith Fortunately for Bulls, none of this matters. A relatively reliable measure of complacency/euphoria in the stock market just hit levels last seen in late January, just before stocks reversed in a massive meltdown, surprising all the complacent/euphoric Bulls. …
Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on This Week in Money: We also discuss what’s still holding back EVs, the iffy future of Tesla, and how a trade war might disrupt the global supply chains of the auto industry. And here’s the …
by Ruby Henley If you are running for office, you should expect to be asked a myriad of questions. It comes with the territory. None of us should be surprised to discover the first ever nominee for governor of any …
by Thinker Since the founding of the country, religion of some type has always played an active role in the lives of a majority of Americans. Although religious faith is on a long-term downward trend while secularism is on the …
You thought $1 million would be enough to retire on with no worries. But it turns out that isn’t true any longer. Since all of our expenses have gone up, but our retirement nest-egg hasn’t, we have encountered a troubling …
by Ruby Henley The deception humanity is currently dealing with is not a new complexity, but the fact that we are beginning to recognize the deception is. You can look at this breakthrough in developing the ‘eyes to see’ as …