Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Investors are waking up after years of somnolent money-making. Markets are in a tizzy. They’re finally reacting to the Fed’s rate-hike cycle, the slowest rate-hike cycle in history. It took three years to nudge up …
by Michael Snyder Stock markets are crashing all over the world, we are seeing extremely violent “flash crashes” in the forex marketplace, economic conditions are slowing down all over the globe, and fear is causing many investors to become extremely …
Asia markets fall again as Tokyo gets 2019 off to nightmare start There was no respite for Asian investors Friday as most regional markets suffered more losses, with Tokyo tanking three percent and technology firms taking another hiding after Apple’s …
BY JOHN MAULDIN Last week my British friend Jim Mellon sent me a fascinating article with an alarming title: “News from Euroland—Recession Imminent.” Now, I am not one who falls prey to click-bait headlines (nor is Jim). And I’m also well aware …
From P.J. O’Rourke and American Consequences: In the interest of adding a little cogitation to the process of governance, let’s conduct a “thought experiment.” Let’s think about just one of the purposes that the federal government has been put to – providing …
via mishtalk: The majority of board members at Banca Carige, Italy’s 10th largest bank, resigned and the ECB took Over. The Telegraph reports ECB Steps in at Italian Bank as Country Teeters on Recession. The European Central Bank has announced the appointment …
by Dr. Eowyn In July 2018, New York Times’ editorial board actually called on Democrats to go to war against President Trump using mafia Godfather tactics. Now, former NYT editor Jill Abramson — the paper’s first female executive editor — says the NYT has a financial incentive to bash Trump, …
By Rodney Johnson As I’ve written before, Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) has many problems, including quality control (it now ranks 27th out of 29 vehicle makes, according to Consumer Reports) and a quick burn rate. But one issue hit harder on …
by Richard Rosso Bear markets characteristically align with economic contraction. In his seminal tome – “Anatomy of the Bear – Lessons from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms,” which should be required reading for advisors and professional investors, author Russell Napier provides comprehensive analysis …
From the Texas Tribune: Law enforcement leaders say civil asset forfeiture is a necessary tool for fighting crime, but several lawmakers see it as a violation of Americans’ civil liberties. Texas legislators are poised to take up the issue once again …
Following the worst year for stocks in a decade, Philip Kennedy sees a massive stock market decline in the next 18 months. Kennedy thinks the stock market has hit a high and it’s down from here. When the crash occurs, …
Banks can arbitrarily unperson you : The story of Patreon censorship reveals Banks and Credit Card companies exerting direct control over social media platforms (and the rest of our lives). via thepostmillennial: In a video released on January 1st, 2019, Dr. Jordan Peterson …
https://civiqs.com/results/ryan_favorable?annotations=true&net=false&uncertainty=true Seems about right for a Deep State hack that serves the system rather than the constituents. Can’t wait to see CNN dig their hole deeper by adding him to their roster. h/t MingTheCat
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital In December, Jerome Powell confirmed that he is going to implement a financial reset. That reset will crash stocks. We know this because the Fed didn’t even HINT at tapering its Quantitative Tightening program at …
by Michael Snyder Well, that sure didn’t take long. Many had been hoping that 2019 would be a calmer year for Wall Street, but so far that has not materialized. In fact, a surprise announcement by Apple has just …
Authored by Michael Howell via CrossBorder Capital, • Global Liquidity falling at its fastest rate since 2007/08 Crisis • Over-zealous Central Banks are largely to blame. Not a broken banking system like 2007/08 Crisis • Squeeze evidenced by flat yield …
by kattbollar I am sure many of you have heard about right-wing and conservative e-celebs being deplatformed from various platforms and payment services (Alex Jones, Sargon etc). Many of you may not support them, and that’s fine. I am …
by Buck Rogers China has started ranking citizens with a creepy ‘social credit’ system — here’s what you can do wrong, and the embarrassing, demeaning ways they can punish you https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4 China plans to rank all its citizens based on …
The US government is now in its 12th day of an ongoing shut down, extending the political confusion that began in 2018. China’s PMI didn’t just show a slowdown, it showed a contraction. It wasn’t just visible in china, …
by TFittonJW Huge: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obtains-carter-page-fisa-court-documents/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-fbi-records-show-dossier-author-deemed-not-suitable-for-use-as-source-show-several-fbi-payments-in-2016/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-justice-department-discloses-no-fisa-court-hearings-held-on-carter-page-warrants/
by Kimble Charting One of the broadest stock market indices in the states is starting off the year with a key test, that could send a very important message for months to come! This chart takes a look at the New York …
via Daniel Lacalle: With the 10th anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy having just passed and the recent stock market drop, the fear of a new financial crisis is palpable. And those fears are justified. The question is not whether there …
Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Finally, a clear and convincing – and unrefuted – case can now be presented to the public, as to precisely whom the guilty party was, that downed the MH17 Malaysian airliner …
via @MI_Investments: Q/T stopped forcing C/B’s to explain $20T bal sheets not temporary. US deficits $1T–>$2T. Debt crises erupt + spread globally. #DebtMatters #Vol #TradersMkt Strong economy, Jay Powell? Or an economy on IV infusions of debt just to maintain …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Ugly long-term charts that Wall Street doesn’t want us to see. And now US stocks are infected too. How well does a buy-and-hold strategy work in the stock market over the long term – as measured …
by Michael Snyder The beginning of a new year is supposed to be all about hope, right? And I would certainly like to tell you that 2019 is going to be America’s best year ever and that everybody is going …
by Michael Snyder The character of a nation is a reflection of the character of millions of individual people, and one of the fastest ways to get a sense of the character of individual people is to visit their homes. …
by John Rubino Much about 2019 is uncertain. But a few things are pretty much guaranteed, including the following: Government debt will rise at an accelerating rate Like a life-long dieter who finally gives up and decides to eat himself …
Anyone notice this? The last two minutes of S&P trading on Dec 31st were wild. Since the first day of the year is historically the most volatile, the last two minutes of 2018 might be a "preview" of what’s to …
