Trump blasts MIC

TRUMP: “I’m not saying the military’s in love with me. The soldiers are. The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs …

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China violated Taiwan air space today.

https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1303644164828037123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303644164828037123%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.godlikeproductions.com%2Fforum1%2Fmessage4515874%2Fpg1 “TAIPEI: Multiple Chinese fighter jets entered airspace to Taiwan’s southwest on Wednesday, said the island’s defence ministry, describing it as a destabilising action which threatened regional peace. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has repeatedly complained of Chinese military activities …

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Master The Art Of Doing Nothing

by jessefelder This post is an excerpt from a recent Market Comment featured on The Felder Report PREMIUM. “One of the best rules anybody can learn about investing is to do nothing, absolutely nothing, unless there is something to do… I …

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Over 50% of households in major cities struggling financially… PEW: Share of young adults living with parents higher now than Great Depression.

Over 50% of households in major cities struggling financially… There’s no question the coronavirus pandemic has forced many Americans into financial hardship, but a new NPR/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey provided a clearer picture of the …

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Ahead of the September FOMC

by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News Next week brings the long-awaited September FOMC meeting. What is said and what is unsaid will have significant impacts on the short-term direction of COMEX gold and silver prices, so let’s take some time today to …

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Stocks Vs. Volatility – Standoff Gets Flipped

by Dana Lyons In recent weeks, we have written about the odd behavior between stocks and volatility, two markets that generally moved in opposite directions. Specifically, though stock indices enjoyed a persistent upward ascent, their corresponding volatility indices remained buoyant, even rising …

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Technicals still work: Lovely bounce play signaled in advance. But also note the trend is broken.

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1303752497341902848 https://twitter.com/PuffDragon11/status/1303757931532357634 Gravity still works. pic.twitter.com/fh5Qr1mceX — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) September 8, 2020 Tech junk bond yields are still near record lows. Investment grade for this sector look the same. Tech stocks don’t belong at these valuations. And neither …

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