On Wire

by Deplorable Patriot The people in the photo below are Ethel and Julius Rosenberg in 1951.   Ethel ‘s age was 37 , Julius 35. Executed June 19, 1953 .  They were charged  Conspiracy to commit espionage. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who spied, with others, for the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government of the United States. They provided … Read more

SenatorRandPaul, Released on 12/4/18 Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky., … Read more

by Troy The stock market tanked -3% today as the yield curve started to invert. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going up on any given day, week, or month. *Probability ≠ certainty. Past performance ≠ future performance. But if you … Read more

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Relevant bit at 5:01 but the whole video is worth a watch. When discussing the media’s treatment of HW following his death, Jimmy Dore brings up an interesting idea regarding the psyche of our nation, the sycophantic nature of our culture and the general unwillingness to break from the official narrative of TPTB: “The United … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER Imports are real benefits, exports real costs. Seems everyone of consequence has it backwards? A collapse in global trade can make 2008 look tame:

via @OddStats: Red years had as many or more than we have had in 2018 so far (does not include today).    

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via marketwatch: We’re due for a prolonged bear market I often read articles, along with the comments, to gauge the stock market’s sentiment from an anecdotal perspective. I recently noticed a quote by investor Sir John Templeton: “For 100 years optimists have carried the day in U.S. stocks. Even in the dark ’70s, many professional money … Read more

Mike Maloney covers all the trouble brewing in the global economy in this 11-minute video – including data he promised to show you last week.    

by Chris Well, there’s a dozen reasons for why the markets are falling hard right now, so it’s hard to really pinpoint any one of them as being the most important. Flat yield curve, housing in rapid decline, trade “decisions” with China that turned out to be anything but and very prematurely announced. Add it … Read more

Just when we thought the bogus Assange smear couldn’t get worse, Politico asks the world to hold their beer. It appears that a certain segment of American society hate Donald Trump more than they love their own country. They would rather see America burn down to the ground (metaphorically speaking), than accept the fact they … Read more

by Thinker Bill and Hillary Clinton are on their book tour, just like Michelle Obama, and some people are getting a steal of a deal on tickets while others aren’t. One thing for sure that the authors are feeling is a lack of buyers or listeners. As more and more people in the world go … Read more

from Zero Hedge Earlier this morning, Nomura’s Charlie McElligott noted something which in retrospect was quite prophetic: the cross-asset strategist highlighted that his Risk Parity model showed that the market’s most important strategy is in “de-risking” mode as the economic cycle turns sharply: In a positioning confirmation / “nod” then to this growth- and inflation- slowdown scenario, it … Read more

By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The historic powwow at the G20 in Buenos Aires last weekend could turn out to produce some positive results. At least the Chinese and the Americans are thrashing around. Maybe they’ll knock down a trade barrier or two by accident. But the good news this week is that nothing … Read more

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Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the massive bubble ready to burst at any moment in Hong Kong as the city continues to face declines. Following HSBC’s announcement in October that they planned to raise their prime lending rate, Hong Kong faced its first decline in 29 months. Hong Kong … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch4VYYRp0Kc More reason to vote them people out and keep out!!   AC