Investment Watch Blog

by Monica Kingsley Stocks had the perfect excuse to decline based on Fed’s guarded tone and no yield curve control around the corner – but apart from the late Wednesday selloff, they didn’t. Yesterday’s early U.S. session selling pressure aided by weak new unemployment claims, didn’t last long – and the bears didn’t muster enough strength … Read more

by Michael Snyder More than a million Americans were not supposed to be losing their jobs every week by the time we got to the middle of August.  By now, vast hordes of unemployed Americans were supposed to be returning to their old jobs and economic activity was supposed to be returning to normal levels.  … Read more

BY JOHN RUBINO Back in the simpler days of 2019, there was this (now completely forgotten) impending crisis in which emerging market countries’ dollar-denominated debt was going to blow up their – and by extension the rest of the world’s – economies. The short version of the story is that China, Brazil and some other … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am1pN6P8onA We are living in unprecedented times. The economy has bottomed out in an epic collapse even as stocks soar to record highs. The reality for the vast majority of Americans is daunting. Financial ruin, food insecurity, and poverty loom ever closer, and standards of living across the country have dropped precipitously to the worst … Read more

Hmmmm….   AC

History shows at least two examples when the 30 stocks that make up the DJIA failed to match the record highs of the tech sector. Are we living through a third such instance — and if so, what does it say about the stock markets next move? Our Global Market Strategist explains.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhx9zF_v6O0 In regard to Cenk Uyger, how can anyone look you in the eye and tell you they’re PRINCIPLED when he votes for someone he’s been telling people for YEARS is a corrupt establishment candidate who is “against progressive values?” There’s a LOT of Psychopathy going on in this world. Glad things are recorded. Otherwise, … Read more

Chinese Media Call to Revive ‘Sense of Hunger’ – Video Epoch Times In the face of an imminent food crisis in China, the anchor of CCTV, Bai Yansong, has spoken out saying that the Chinese people need to restore the feeling of hunger. His opinion was broadcasted by state-run media recently and has been met … Read more

Hillary Clinton Does Not Have to Testify on Private Email Server, Appeals Court Rules https://www.theepochtimes.com/hillary-clinton-does-not-have-to-testify-on-private-email-server-appeals-court-rules_3462417.html Federal Appeals Court Rules Hillary Clinton Does Not Have to Testify in Lawsuit Over Her Emails https://news.yahoo.com/federal-appeals-court-rules-hillary-221228923.html Hillary Clinton doesn’t have to testify in lawsuit over her emails, appeals court rules https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-judicial-watch-lawsuit/index.html   AC

Brown Advisory Head of Fixed Income Tom Graff weighs in on the latest jobless claims numbers.  

https://twitter.com/TweetWordz/status/1296183782811340808 He wanted to draw his own borders. Why was this video SUPRESSED for over a year?     h/t JADR

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BY SRSROCCO There is one chart that should deeply concern most Americans and the U.S. Federal Government.  While most analysts and economists are concerned about the rising U.S. Debt to GDP or the skyrocketing Public Debt, there is another indicator that is far more worrisome.  Unfortunately, I haven’t seen one economist even mention this fundamental indicator. … Read more

It was at 160 meters just a couple of days ago. It will be breached at 185 meters. Rain continues to fall… DOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!! The damn was built to hold 175 meters. We are 10 meters from that point.   AC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcw-6PqzMKc Links to slides and sources: There’s been a lot of questions and concerns regarding the next most likely outcomes for us both socially and economically. And while I can’t tell you exact what’s going to happen, I can definitely prepare you for the top 3 scenarios. So today I’m going to show you how … Read more

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