Investment Watch Blog

A recent survey of taxpayers shows a large number of Americans anticipated a tax refund that is either the same size or larger than last year’s. The survey, released by tax-preparing software firm TaxAct this month, showed that only about 30 percent of Americans anticipated “receiving less of a refund on their 2022 returns” despite … Read more

by dbc13543 Back in 2008 the first massive sign of distress appeared in mid-March with the fall of Bear Stearns. While many other dominoes fell in 2008 after the failure of Bear Stearns, there wasn’t a full-blown crash and crisis until mid-September when both Lehman Brothers and AIG failed in two days. The point being, … Read more

As the banking crisis spreads and global demand for dollars surges, central banks are rapidly reducing their holdings of U.S. debt to “cash out” and the use of the Federal Reserve’s overseas liquidity tools has surged. ​ Federal Reserve data showed that official foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell by $76 billion to $2.86 trillion … Read more

by Quant2011 Food and energy eats most of peoples income. Veeery little is left for rentals / luxury furniture and yep, probably for things like iphones, pharma drugs, new shiny cars and soooo many things corporations sell. So now you tell me, that in hyperinflation (fiat collapse) housing will rise in price the same as … Read more

First CNN does a segment on de-dollarization, now Fox News also. What is going on here? 🔊 pic.twitter.com/uBocFnLIMJ — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 27, 2023 If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before. A surprising segment on CNN. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/1r8msosckh — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 27, … Read more

🇩🇪 Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday morning, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in https://t.co/SAEuQ9hMSU… pic.twitter.com/5rp1V6a6mj — PiQ (@PiQMarkets) March 27, 2023 The largest strike in … Read more

Sean absolutely nails it.pic.twitter.com/b2VWwNrVbg — James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) March 26, 2023

Russia’s diplomatic links to Europe continue to collapse at a moment nuclear rhetoric is increasing and growing more dangerous. Simple communication among governments also continues to grow worse, making conflict de-escalation among major powers all the more difficult. Germany has claimed that the presence of Russian intelligence agents and officials in Berlin has greatly increased … Read more

Well, at least he meets the diversity quota. Biden Nominee for FAA Chief goes 0-for-7 on Aviation Policy Quiz by Senator Ted Budd. Yes, 0 for 7. The nominee withdrew last night. Victory.pic.twitter.com/ORoo11cHpo — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 27, 2023 h/t John Dutton

The dozen-or-so “atmospheric rivers,” also known as rain storms, that have hit California this winter so far have provided a much-needed reprieve from the persistent drought conditions that have plagued the state for many years. There is a downside, though: many of the state’s crop farms are now underwater from all this excess moisture, which … Read more

There’s a bit of good news for those who had their money in Silicon Valley Bank. The bad news will hit the rest of us as we will pay the difference in losses from the deal brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). According to Fox Business [emphasis added]: On Sunday, the Federal Deposit Insurance … Read more

by okie1 I wanted to wait for some more data to come in before making this, but it suffices to say that rumors of the fed pivot on social media are greatly exaggerated. Charts of the fed’s balance sheet have been circulating that look something like this, and people have been proclaiming the return of QE … Read more

Latex chemical spilled in Bucks County and got into the Delaware River, compromising the Philly water supply. Water is in short supply now. #news #Philadelphiawater #water #Philly #Pennsylvania #latex #BucksCounty #water #breakingnews #waterbottle pic.twitter.com/fBsc73VdyZ — ▪️ J.P ▪️ (@NYCryptoKing) March 27, 2023

David Sacks of the Allin podcast is advocating that commercial real estate holders in the city of San Francisco be bailed out because no one wants to rent the buildings any longer. He successfully helped petition the government to bail out depositors in Silicon Valley Bank, and now wants to extend welfare payments to high … Read more

The city of Los Angeles is starting a mansion tax for Home sales above $5 million, escalating above the price of 10 million. They are sending all of their productive people away, while allowing an eviction moratorium which was a Communist rug pull allowing thieves to NOT pay rent for 3 years. There is absolutely … Read more