On Wire

by Chris Sometimes there’s a glitch in the quote feeds for a minute, or two.  Rarely for five whole minutes. So I let a very bizarre VIX (a huge slam lower) reading go by for five minutes before I thought much of it. Now we are 35 minutes into the strange reading so I am … Read more

Gutfield is a savage. Love how the Republicans are being openly hostile to PC culture these days   AC

All I want for Christmas is Trump to officially declare George Soros an enemy of the state and seize his assets       AC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKbz34X6Fk Gowdy wants information on Ivanka Trump’s use of personal email https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gowd…   Outgoing House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly demanding information on Ivanka Trump’s reported use of personal email. The letter, obtained by the Hill, follows the Washington Post report claiming that Trump sent hundreds … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith For all we know, the panic selling is Wall Street’s way of forcing the Fed’s hand: stop with the rates increases already or Mr. Market expires. Markets everywhere are gagging on something: they’re sagging, crashing, imploding, blowing up, dropping and generally exhibiting signs of distress. Does the market need a Heimlich Maneuver? Is there … Read more

by Michael Snyder What gives you a sense of meaning and purpose in life?  That may seem like a very unusual question, but I believe that it is a very important one considering how deeply unhappy our society currently is.  Everyone needs a reason to get out of bed in the morning, because there wouldn’t seem to … Read more

by Michael Snyder Thanksgiving week was not supposed to be like this.  Normally things are slow in the days leading up to Thanksgiving as investors prepare to gorge themselves with turkey and stuffing as they gather with family and friends.  But this year the stock market is crashing, and Wall Street is in panic mode.  … Read more

by FS Financial Sense Newshour spoke with Ryan Sweet, director of real-time economics at Moody’s Analytics, to discuss his forecast for a holiday spending boom and 2020 bust. Ryan is considered one of the most accurate high-frequency forecasters of the US economy, according to MarketWatch. Here’s what he told listeners on Saturday’s podcast (click here for … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7k6grp_zjI We look at more strange things about the California Wildfires and the fact that the trees seemed untouched by fire. I also look at a video of someone driving down the beach, which might or might not be from the wildfires, in which cars are burned and displayed in strange ways. All links and … Read more

Governor Jerry Brown agrees with Trump on how the forest fires could have been prevented. Gowdy goes after Comey about public testimony, Nunes calls for declas of more emails. The deep state is fighting back saying Ivanka used private email comparing it to Clinton. Schumer, Blumenthal pushing to get Whitaker out. Judge rules to block … Read more

Mall retailers are being hammered, after this holiday season many retailers might not be in business. Retail sales is not that hot, online sales are continuing to increase but have not reached the one to one ratio with brick and mortar sales. Housing activity decreases as rates increase. The establishment are producting polls that are … Read more

by Troy As per our recent market studies, we said that the stock market would probably bounce and then pullback. Sometimes that pullback leads to a marginal high (vs. the initial low), sometimes it leads to an exact retest, and sometimes it leads to a marginal low (vs. the initial low). The stock market has made … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOyjGxXmP4 Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us…      

If you don’t know the specifics about how trusts operate, you are missing an important piece of the global financial picture. Trusts are hidden money, and they are the way that the ultra-rich of this world hide their assets. It is estimated that 50 TRILLION dollars are hidden around the world in trusts. This is … Read more

by Dana Lyons 3 of our favorite indicators of risk continue to signal “risk off”. In analyzing risk in the market, we predominantly rely on quantitative models that we’ve developed over the years. However, there are other indicators that we’ve found helpful in instructing us as to the “risk-on” vs. “risk-off” situation in the market. These … Read more

via valuewalk: One can’t help but walk away from Europe worried and concerned. The Continent is long on bickering and skepticism and short on unity and solidarity – all of which is threatening the EU’s fragile cyclical economic expansion and the global earnings of U.S. multinationals. As Europe’s woes accumulate and reach a tipping point, the aftershocks will … Read more

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by sundance President Trump, not necessarily the White House – but rather, President Trump, releases an absolutely pitch-perfect statement that encapsulates the myriad of interests that have sought to exploit, manipulate, leverage and utilize the murder of Jamal Kashoggi. This entirely accurate and brutally honest statement by President Trump will drive the left-wing media, specifically WaPo, NYT and CNN, absolutely … Read more

via mises.org: Money supply growth slowed in October, falling to the lowest rate recorded since February of this year. Overall, money-supply growth remains well below the growth rates experienced from 2009 to 2016, and has fluctuated very little since March. In October, year-over-year growth in the money supply was at 3.7percent. That was down from September’s … Read more

Is the world experiencing the kiss of death? pic.twitter.com/pZaxea64Cc — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 20, 2018 When commodities AND stock markets are doing the same thing like this we have a MAJOR CREDIT PROBLEM GOING ON…liquidity will get much worse imo pic.twitter.com/OwZv4yyCyb — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) November 20, 2018 Uh Oh – borrowing at the top of … Read more