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via Andres Cardenal, CFA Summary Nobody can predict bull and bear markets, but some indicators do a sound job at providing capital protection during bear markets. The stock and bond markets are interconnected, and we can learn a lot about the health of the stock market by watching price action in the bond market. When stocks … Read more
by Simon Black When all the tribes of Israel still lived in their holy land, they practiced something called the Jubilee. According to the Book of Leviticus, the Jubilee existed because the Israeli land actually belonged to their god Yahweh…. and the current owners were just borrowing it (sounds like land ownership today – try not … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Not good: California Home Sales Slowest For An October In Seven Years (Econintersect) California home sales fell year over year for the third consecutive month, hitting a seven-year low for an October, as affordability constraints and a more cautious stance by many would-be buyers continued to weigh on the market. Interesting. Wonder … Read more
from Financial Survival Network Gerald Celente knows that the elite rulers of our country can’t seem to get enough endless wars. They seem to thrive upon them. So many political and military leaders want Afghanistan to continue forever, with no end game or goal in site. Same with our involvement in Syria. But President Trump has had … Read more
CNBC, Released on 12/24/18 *This interview was recorded on 12/24/18 Peter Boockvar is the Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group and Editor of The Boock Report newsletter https://boockreport.com/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-1dcft5j2Y California state tax protest 2019. If savages can breaks laws and be rewarded – wait until civilized Californians start breaking laws… the ones that count. WCAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCXLBdfpveg California is using their state to bring in illegals then make those people impossible to live there and for them to move to other states. Those illegals will vote Demoncrats, turn red state to blue. They will turn our country just like Venezuela and the leaders will take over America and turn it into … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6rBM1sIiGU I didn’t see the usual “after Christmas sales” ads on tv, print, or on the internet. I thought it a sign. BC
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the countless countries swapping out of the US dollar as the world reserve currency loses faith, the only thing keeping it from completely crashing and starting a domino effect around the world! The most recent news is that India and the UAE have … Read more
by Doug Hornig, Contributor, GoldSilver GoldSilver’s Mike Maloney recently released a video dealing with inversion of the yield curve in the bond market. It’s an excellent introduction to a subject about which all investors should have a basic grasp. And it’s important enough that a few aspects are worthy of further exploration. To begin, what is the … Read more
by Natura Naturans A Thursday report claiming that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was in Prague during the 2016 US election has begun to unravel after one of its authors admitted it was based on third-hand information which nobody affiliated with the report had seen, according to the Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross. McClatchy reported Thursday that … Read more
via businessinsider: In the life of a decade-long credit cycle, the global economy’s current condition shows it’s firmly heading toward a downturn, according to a new analysis from Nomura. A single cycle is historically a decade long. The beginning is marked by the end of a crisis/a cyclical bottom, and ends when credit contracts and the … Read more
Corporate Debt Is Reaching Record Levels In the aftermath of the financial crisis, a swath of individuals and families began a long and painful deleveraging process. Businesses, meanwhile, quickly moved in the opposite direction—loading up on cheap debt to the point where many observers now worry that highly leveraged companies pose a threat to the … Read more
Market loves the "big progress" tweet. Meanwhile, copper is in retreat and China's PMI just hit a contractionary three-year low print of 49.4 in Dec as growth weakens to a 28-year low. — David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) December 31, 2018 https://twitter.com/MacroTechnicals/status/1079719892302159873 The last time #China's Manufacturing #PMI fell below 50, the Chinese government provided significant stimulus, … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Merkel has come out and said that “Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty.” This is what you have been saying that the agenda is to federalize Europe. Would you care to elaborate on her latest statement? Thank you from Berlin PH ANSWER: Merkel has stepped down as … Read more
by Martin Armstrong I went to go watch VICE – the story about how Dick Cheney took over the government with the aid of his wife – Lynne Cheney. Vice is a film that seeks to bring complicated information about the inner corruption in Washington and transform it into a digestible and entertaining format. There is no question that … Read more
(CNN)Netflix seems to be flying so high over the reception to its just-released psychological horror film “Bird Box” that it’s breaking a long-held tradition of staying largely mum on viewership. The streaming service on Friday said more than 45 million “accounts” have watched the Sandra Bullock-led film in its first week of release, the “best … Read more
by Thinker While the anti-Trumpter’s (fake news journalists) continue to push articles bashing Donald Trump, the real “TRUTH” is being suppressed. Huffington Post must be desperate for a story to write with a headline like the one below. Instead of reporting “REAL” news, they are focused on bringing down the man who many believe was responsible for … Read more
by the-99th-monkey In a tyrannical succession of overthrowing countries, Timber Sycamore, the plan to destabilize Syria with extremists in order to collapse Iran by giving pipeline control to OPEC, and Golan Heights oil to Israel, might actually be ending. Though US has claimed to have been fighting to eradicate Al-Qaeda in the middle east; not only have … Read more
by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC Stock markets are forever cyclical, an endless series of alternating bulls and bears. And after one of the greatest bulls in US history, odds are a young bear is now gathering steam. It is being fueled by record Fed tightening, bubble valuations, trade wars, and mounting political turmoil. Bears are dangerous events … Read more