via visualcapitalist: Copper’s special relationship with electricity has been apparent since ship designers first regularly began installing copper to protect the masts of wooden ships from lightning in the early 19th century. Today, of course, you might be more used to …
by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE This 4-pack looks at the DJ Home Construction, Banks, Junk Bonds and the S&P 500, highlighting that bearish divergences took place in 1999 and 2007 at each (1). These assets were sending bearish …
by Amy S. Thinking of the lights going out for a longer period of time is pretty bad in our day and age. We have become so dependent and reliant on energy, living without it would be a true challenge. This would be …
by Michael Snyder We have definitely deviated from the script. According to virtually all of the “experts”, the stock market was not supposed to keep plummeting in November. This was supposed to be the month when the market calmed down and …
https://twitter.com/pierpont_morgan/status/1062063617451966465 Spreads blowing out on GE debt (these are the 2035 notes now at 265bps) pic.twitter.com/zyNa06TZcK — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) November 12, 2018 The share buyback chickens are finally coming home to roost. In 2016 alone GE borrowed money to …
by Troy We’re seeing something very interesting right now. Most of our long term market studies are still bullish, but several are turning bearish. This is typically what happens in the last year of a bull market, when the market …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter There were company-specific debacles that sank some of the gorillas, such as Goldman Sachs, Apple, and – oh gosh, not again – GE; and there was the general issue of fears circulating that the bull market …
Financial Survival Network, Released on 11/12/18 There’s wildfires in California, disputed elections all over the map, and panic all over the place; will it lead to a Wall Street Meltdown? It’s often said that stocks climb on a wall of …
By Harry Dent I was one of the few, along with Robert Shiller, predicting that the real estatebubble in the U.S. was getting ready to burst back in late 2005. Home sales had peaked in July 2005. Home prices peaked nine …
via Nicomachus : Just got back from Ft Lauderdale. Last night my wife and I were invited to our friend’s 5th anniversary party. About 150 people were there. Many people flew down from NY/NJ/CT. We knew some people there including some from …
We’re overestimating growth, thinking of it as heading towards low growth. In reality, we’re heading towards negative growth, once adjusted for inflation. By Stephen Punwasi, Better Dwelling: Canadian mortgage credit growth is falling, but how bad is it in real terms? …
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Silver to show strength before the year ends, the concerning implications of gold’s comeback, and why the world always …
by Lance Roberts Not surprisingly, my recent article on “The Important Role Of Recessions” led to more than just a bit of debate on why “this time is different.” The running theme in the debate was that debt really isn’t an issue as long …
$DXY hitting new 52 week high…can you hear it 👂…liquidity is leaving the system…😳 pic.twitter.com/cyRCLmWTEC — Edward Dowd (@DowdEdward) November 12, 2018 Chart: The fed funds rate is nearing the interest rate on excess reserves (IOER) – pic.twitter.com/UU7A1ooTCu — (((The …
by Michael Snyder It is really happening. At one time, the idea that large numbers of people would willingly allow themselves to have microchips implanted into their hands seemed a bit crazy, but now it has become a reality. Thousands …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Despite intense public pressure from President Trump, the Fed is getting increasingly hawkish on interest rates and the QE unwind. But in another, even more important area, the Fed has totally caved. Has the Fed made …
by Michael Snyder California has been absolutely devastated by horrific wildfires in recent years, but the state has never seen anything quite like this. At this moment, three major wildfires are raging, and the Camp Fire in Butte County is …
by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC The widely-held mega-cap stocks that dominate the US markets are just wrapping up another blockbuster earnings season. Sales and profits soared largely due to Republicans’ massive corporate tax cuts. Still these lofty stock markets are vulnerable to …
by Nomi Prins via Daily Reckoning This midterm election season seems like it lasted forever. There was certainly no shortage of ads, media dissections of every sound bite they could get their hands on and more than enough negativity to go around. We …
by Martin Armstrong Italy is arguing that it will retain its budget and refers to how both France and Germany exceeded their budgets and the Commission disregard the Maastricht treaty rules in the case of both countries. In the budget …
by Jon Hall, Free Market Shooter In May of this year, Netflix announced that Barack Obama, along with his wife Michelle, had struck a multi-year deal with the company to produce “films and services” for their streaming service. Notably, alongside the announcement, the …
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, There are a lot of people expressing certainty about the rest of the year. For most the next move is higher as they are expecting a massive seasonality based rally especially if the Fed …
by John Rubino Doug Casey: “We’re headed for a catastrophe of genuinely historic proportions … including a civil war” … Peter Schiff: “Blue wave averted, larger deficits coming” … Mike Maloney: “One hell of a crisis coming” … Stefan Molyneux: …
by youtubehead Everyone here is so focused on the US. But what’s happening in China is really concerning. Recently, a major property developer had to go out to the debt market and pay 13% yield. Wynn stated the high rollers …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter In 2018, “each month has brought weaker than normal sales, rising inventory, and continued downward pressure on prices” in Vancouver, British Columbia, writes Steve Saretsky, a Vancouver Realtor and publisher of real-estate blog, Vancity Condo Guide. The …
by gorillaz0e Graph of this issue: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqyqT0fWkAEiv0S.jpg October was a rough ride for U.S. stocks, which despite regaining a portion of the month’s losses Wednesday ended as one of the worst months since the financial crisis. The S&P 500 lost $1.91 …
Bearish factors in place… (in part credit to someone) pic.twitter.com/fYbC5zC5jr — coolbiz1 (@coolbizone) November 10, 2018 These are very bullish charts for risk off pic.twitter.com/zQUOV2VO5Q — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) November 11, 2018 A detailed look at weekly put/call ratios…some big things …
by Thinker President Trump arrives at Elysee Palace and holds bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, sending a wake-up call to the rest of Europe who isn’t filling their obligations to NATO, and Trump seems to be letting everyone know, …
Bear markets: the 1st drop, bounce, and subsequent drop pic.twitter.com/KE0aeF1AV0 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 9, 2018 wow -> housing inventory is flooding the market! pic.twitter.com/fREunNN9RZ — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 9, 2018 BofA's Bear market signposts – 11 of 19 (58%) …
by Chris Black Do you remember what Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s handler, used to say back in the day? Never let a crisis go to waste? After winning the midterms, Democrats are now looking to pass aggressive gun control legislation in …