Investment Watch Blog

Do you see the difference between how MSM treated Obama compared to Trump? “iTs aLl JuSt a ShOw”. h/t smurfin101

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by jessefelder Tesla’s stock price has soared five-fold over the past nine months or so prompting CNBC’s Michael Santoli to call it a, “one-stock mania.” I agree with his assessment but I think it’s also important to note that this is not an isolated phenomenon. In fact, there have been several “one-stock manias” over the … Read more

by Jason Burack of Wall Street for Main Street Wasn’t repo only supposed to be temporary? A perpetually rolled over term repo gathers no loss. Additional show notes here. Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought provoking content that includes interviews with top experts, analysis and short videos about investing and the … Read more

BY SRSROCCO The Global Economy is heading for serious trouble when the disintegration of the U.S. Shale Oil Industry begins, likely within the next few years.  With Global GDP growth based on world oil production growth, the main driver has been the U.S. shale oil industry. This is terrible news because the top U.S. shale oil … Read more

by visualcapitalist While looking at the top countries by GDP is a useful big picture measure, it can also be informative to look at the components that make up an economy as well. Examining a country’s economic building blocks can tell us a lot about what stage of development the country is in, and where competitive … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER Typical collapse prior to recessions: Still working its way lower: Another example of a small move up after a long downtrend that are touted to be a ‘reversal’: Another somewhat misleading headline, as per the year over year chart:

ITS NEVER TOO OLD!   h/t Q33

By Harry Dent I just saw an update of John Hussman’s infamous model that shows a very clear correlation between stock valuations, defined as stock prices over U.S. economic gross value-added, and 12-year total investment returns. This indicator is similar to stock market capitalization over GDP, which I have shown recently, except it is more predictive and specific … Read more

by The Phoenix Tesla (TSLA) is going to ignite a new stock market mania. In case you’ve missed it, TSLA has soared to nearly $900 per share. It was trading at $200 per share back in June 2019. So we’re talking about a 400%+ gain in the span of roughly seven months. The professional investor crowd … Read more

From Brandon Smith Though it is often referred to by critics and elitist central bankers as a “barbaric relic”, there is no denying that gold is usually the go-to asset during times of crisis and uncertainty. And as much as they pretend to hate it, even the elites secretly stock the precious metal whenever the economy … Read more

by Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity As the Wuhan coronavirus spread worsens, the financial markets are throwing one hell of party, hitting record highs. Yet the world’s #2 economy, China, just hung up a big “CLOSED” sign — stocks should be tanking hard here. How can they shrug off the virus’ threat to global trade? Chris believes that … Read more

by Michael Lebowitz and Jack Scott “Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a … Read more