Investment Watch Blog

by sundance Lawyers representing Lt. General Michael Flynn have filed a motion to dismiss [pdf here] citing “government misconduct”.  Additionally Mr. Flynn has filed a declaration [pdf here] requesting to remove his prior guilty plea and take the case to trial.  Hours later the DOJ revised their sentencing memo, dropped their request for jail time and offered … Read more

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The mortgage regulators are stretching the removal of mortgage qualifications to the limit in an effort to keep the housing party going. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) is recommending the removal of the DTI as a factor in qualified mortgage underwriting. Ironically, tighter mortgage finance regulations were the purpose for … Read more

by DCG Demorat Governor JB Pritzker Just last week I told you how Illinois’ new automatic voter registration system led to a possible 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office said the data of 574 people who self-identified as non-citizens was erroneously forwarded to elections officials to be registered to vote. … Read more

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was asked about Republicans’ line of questioning for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and the whistleblower’s identity. He said the questions were to determine “credibility” as well as “bias and motive.”

CNN panel sparks outrage by calling Kanye West the ‘token negro of the Trump administration’ as they ‘mock’ his mental health. A segment appeared on Tuesday night’s CNN Tonight with Don Lemon in which a black commentator said Kanye is ‘the token negro of the Trump administration’ Another black commentator said ‘Kanye West is what happens … Read more

Regardless of the fact that the coronavirus is a bio weapon or not, the situation in the quarantined zones will get worse. Think about it for a minute with Wuhan as an example: 11 million citizens in quarantine, no traffic going in or out. Supermarkets and stores including pharmacies are going to run out of … Read more

by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Most traders understand what a “Waterfall event” is if you’ve been trading for more than 3 years.  Nearly every downside price reversion event initiates in a breakdown event (the first tier of the waterfall event) which is followed by additional deeper waterfall price collapses.  Almost like price breaks lower, finds support, … Read more

https://youtu.be/-nxSSh2KjZc “Scientists: Asians at much higher risk due to ACE2 cells “This might explain the observation that the new Coronavirus pandemic and previous SARS-Cov pandemic are concentrated in the Asian area”” Huge variance across populations, with East Asians usually at the top (meaning highest risk infection), and Europeans usually at the bottom (meaning lowest risk … Read more

Former FDA official thinks the cases are “dramatically under-reported” by “tens of thousands”. “some analysis coming out that there may be as many as 300,000 cases in China right now” @ 1:30 They are taking those drastic actions for a reason. This is a genie that cannot be put back in the bottle.   CK

Newly Found Transcripts Not a good look for Schiff and the Impeachment Hoax! Adam Schiff has some explaining to do. It looks like the Moment of Truth has finally arrived! Click the link to see the transcripts: https://area17gz.com/2020/01/29/newly-found-transcripts-not-a-good-look-for-schiff-and-the-impeachment-hoax/   h/t DeplorableOldMan

Investing News, Released on 1/29/20 The Investing News Network sat down with Frank Holmes of US Global Investors at this year’s Vancouver Resource Investment Conference to talk about gold, platinum and palladium, and what’s next for precious metals.  Frank Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., a boutique investment … Read more

by Lance Roberts A week dominated by headlines of a spreading respiratory virus has had investors recalling pandemics past, from SARS in 2003 to the Ebola scare six years ago. While the “Wuhan” virus, or known scientifically as “nCoV,” is still in its infancy, it is closely tracking both the infection and, unfortunately, death rates of the SARS virus. … Read more

by Fabius Maximus Summary: Our government is evolving from a Constitutional Republic into something else as America’s power centers coalesce to take power. See them moving to limit free speech. Will they succeed? Photo 86092871 © Michaeljayberlin – Dreamstime.   We are taking the next step away from a Republic running under the Constitution to a … Read more

by Michael Markowski The 2:00PM press conference held by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the conclusion of the January 29th FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting started out with a bang. Within minutes the S&P 500 rallied to its high of the day. Shortly thereafter, the world’s leading stock index began to make lower highs and … Read more

Photo by Flickr.com | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group Like Victor Frankenstein, the Fed may have created its own monster. It’s been called many things, such as Quantitative Easing (QE), QE Lite, QE/Not QE, “Organic” Balance Sheet Growth, and more. But no matter what you choose to call it, the bottom line is this: The Fed is growing its official balance … Read more

  ASIANS FIGHT BACK: I’M NOT A VIRUS! Fear in age of outbreak: Chinese not welcome… LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong suspends travel from China. Schools in Europe uninvite exchange students. Restaurants in South Korea turn away Chinese customers. As a deadly virus spreads beyond China, governments, businesses and educational institutions are struggling to find … Read more

by Michael Snyder This coronavirus outbreak continues to grow at an exponential rate.  In fact, the number of cases is 14 times larger than it was just one week ago.  Needless to say, if the number of cases continues to escalate at this pace, we are going to have a horrifying global pandemic of epic … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith All of these guarantees and redundancies are as illusory as the “unsinkable” technologies of the Titanic. The past three decades of global growth are rarely attributed to luck: it’s all the result of our brilliant fiscal, monetary and trade policies. Those in positions of wealth and power are delighted to take credit for … Read more