via John Stepek The ten-year US Treasury yield is arguably the most important interest rate in the world. Yesterday, it hit its highest level since 2011. This morning it’s still rising – heading above 3.2%. It’s not so long ago that …
by TFittonJW Here is the big Judicial Watch Update: Background on Soros: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-documents-show-state-department-and-usaid-working-with-soros-group-to-channel-money-to-mercenary-army-of-far-left-activists-in-albania/ And our ammo ban battle: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-atf-for-records-about-obama-administration-attempt-to-restrict-ar-15-ammunition/ (Pic of yours truly prepping for the Update in our DC HQ offices.)
via CNBC: One warning sign in housing market could spell trouble for economy from CNBC. The U.S. economy is growing at a healthy pace, the labor market is its tightest in years and consumer confidence hasn’t been this high since …
by Shaun Richards Today we return to a topic which has been regularly in the headlines in 2018. We started the year with the US administration that looking like it was talking the US Dollar lower in line with its America …
by Chris The number of cases where the FBI has merely operated as the “fixer” for the system is overwhelming. In fact, it seems to be the rule rather than the exception. So I am at a loss for how …
by Thinker Since becoming the 45th president of the United States, it has been a daily battle for Donald Trump to run the country and fight off the men and women who conspired against it and him. A man who …
From Kitco: A rising U.S. deficit, coupled with increased printing of money, should be tailwinds for gold, said Ken Hoffman, senior expert at McKinsey Basic Materials Practice… Continue reading at Kitco…
by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Global stocks are dropping this morning as US treasury yields continue to rally after the yield on the US 10-year hit the highest level since 2011 in yesterday’s trading US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, during a …
by Michael Snyder U.S. bonds have not fallen like this since Donald Trump’s stunning election victory in November 2016. Could this be a sign that big trouble is on the horizon for the stock market? It seems like bonds have …
by Michael Snyder Should men wear stilettos? At one time that would have been unthinkable, but in recent years the trend toward “gender-fluidity” has broken down many of the old barriers that once ruled the fashion world. So now many …
by Chris Black If you are sick and tired of the Kavanaugh nomination for SCOTUS extravaganza, here’s an interesting piece of news that went under the mainstream media’s radar. A weirdly dressed and even weirder-acting soy-boy hit a pro …
by Ruby Henley She must feel so out of control right now. Sad, she could not tell the truth to the person who questioned her. More than that, why has she been trained to help someone to break the law? …
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital More and more “bells are ringing” for this market rally. The microcap index, called the Russell 2000, typically leads the overall market in risk on/ risk off moves. With that in mind, what does the …
Tess Pennington Ready Gardens Have you ever wondered why you should start your own garden when food is readily available at grocery stores? What about those who would love to be self-sufficient to the point of living off the food they can …
From Brandon Smith Blind faith in the U.S. dollar is perhaps one of the most crippling disabilities economists have in gauging our economic future. Historically speaking, fiat currencies are essentially animals with very short lives, and world reserve currencies are even …
by Geoffrey Grider Ana Maria Archila, one of the two women who confronted Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator on Friday, helps lead a progressive organization funded by billionaire George Soros that heads an $80 million activist effort …
BY DEB SHAW Following spectacular data in Q3, US economy squeezes out another good quarter Trump’s Iran sanctions drive up crude oil prices, sending inflation expectations higher Despite relative weakness in Q3, expect US dollar to begin rallying in earnest this …
via John P. Hussman, Ph.D.: Chuck Prince famously said we have to dance until the music stops. Actually the music had stopped already when he said that. – George Soros In recent days, the combination of extreme valuations and unfavorable market …
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by nowrongturns I see a common strategy that many tend to employ is to pick an index like the s&p and then pick some of the stocks in the top 10 of the index that they think are good companies. …
via failedevolution: Younger generations have been ‘trained’ by the dominant culture to act in more ‘pragmatic’ terms in the arena of a brutal economic cynicism. As the fight for a place in this system becomes harder and harder, more and more …
Do you think we are experiencing similarities with the “Roaring 20’s”? Let me know what you think. When a market behaves according to fundamentals, it’s easy to track. When there is euphoria and manipulation, it becomes quite difficult. Today we …
by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Global stocks are rallying this morning following news that the Italian coalition government is seeking a lower budget deficit after CY2019 & positive comments made by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about the outlook for the US …
by Michael Snyder Over 20 major retailers have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of last year, and in 2018 we may break the all-time record for annual store closings that was established just last year. We are in the midst …
by Michael Snyder Could you imagine the immense devastation that would take place if a giant wall of water 80 feet high slammed into the west coast of the United States? It may not happen today or tomorrow, but scientists …
Authored by Jan Kot via Mingtiandi.com, Hong Kong’s towering home prices took their first dip in nearly two and a half years Hong Kong’s private home prices marked their first decline in 29 months only days after Hong Kong banks …
At this point have to say really tired of this US market bs pic.twitter.com/goX8ey6P7r — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) October 2, 2018 The only time we've seen anything close to this many classic top features was the week of March 24, 2000 …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Ford drops to 4th place. Industry sales in the red for the year. But FCA sales jump. GM stopped giving out monthly numbers of new-vehicle deliveries earlier this year, and switched to quarterly releases. Today it reported its …
via visualcapitalist: In many areas of life, we are often our own worst enemies. The realm of personal finance is no different. What’s the biggest threat to achieving financial independence? Unfortunately, it’s your own brain. You can invest in all …
by Chris Black According to a Tuesday hit piece in the “newspaper of record” (just kidding), President Trump participated in, let me quote, questionable and dubious tax strategies, in order to increase his already huge fortune. The NYT article claims …