The European Central Bank’s “Mea Culpa”

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by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Economists, conservative investors and market observers have been issuing stern warnings for years regarding the severe impact of the current monetary policy direction. The problems In a recent statement, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos warned of potential side effects and risks to the economy resulting directly from the central bank’s policies. He … Read more

Turning Japanese? Fed’s Brainard Argues For Capping Interest Rates Next Crisis

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by Jason Burack via Wall St For Main St Fed Governor Lael Brainard recommends the central bank use caps on interest rates the next time short-term rates get near zero. But Japan is now having enormous problems and in the last stage of this after decades of interest rate manipulation and financial repression.   Commit to tipping us … Read more

Youtube Purge: December 10, 2019

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https://youtu.be/H1j2S2pu3Nk SACHA BARON COHEN CALLS FOR GLOBAL FREE SPEECH “PURGE” AND ADL TAKEOVER OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA Sacha Baron Cohen Calls For Global Free Speech “Purge” and ADL Takeover of All Social Media https://t.co/rD7XWMbLY3 pic.twitter.com/T73Z2ysX5Q — ResidentBUZZ.com (@ResidentBUZZcom) November 25, 2019 https://banned.video/watch?id=5dd8bef73ff37c00261cb59c   AC

Michael Snyder – Markets Will Lose 40% to 50% on No China Trade Deal, Debt Bubble to End All Bubbles

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Journalist and book author Michael Snyder says says no China trade deal will cause the stock market to “lose hope for the future.” Snyder predicts stocks will “fall at least back to its long term averages, which is 40% to 50% lower than stocks are today.” Snyder also says, “The system is failing. People that … Read more

Oil Prices are Heavily Influenced by the USD

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    Source: StockCharts Brent Crude Oil Price  Brent crude oil is trading around $63 per barrel, while WTI crude oil (West Texas Intermediate) is hovering around $58.50 per barrel, both registering slightly bullish momentum in the final month of the year. The moderate gains in the price of crude oil since October have seen … Read more

[Bloomberg] U.S. Proposes Duties on $2.4 Billion of French Goods Over Tech Tax

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Potential targets for duties include wine, cheese, handbags USTR exploring similar probes of Austria, Italy and Turkey https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-02/u-s-proposes-2-4-billion-in-tariffs-on-france-over-digital-tax?srnd=premium-europe Edit: additional Link for Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-france/u-s-vows-100-tariffs-on-2-4-billion-of-french-products-over-digital-services-tax-idUSKBN1Y62HC?utm_source=reddit.com  

Despite talk of a global uptick, the indicators on global trade all point down.

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Despite talk of a global uptick, the indicators on global trade all point down. @markets via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/TVwemuAA9w — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) December 1, 2019 One can only anticipate a reversal in these forward looking trends to justify the “green shoots” & “ global reflation trade” memes. Today’s ISM backlogs weakening corroborated Morgan Stanley data … Read more

This Would Be The First Impeachment In History With No Established Crime

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Adam Schiff’s New Impeachment Hoax Report Just Debunked By Constitutional Scholar’s Testimony At Today’s House Judicial Committee Trials Lawyer, George Washington University Professor, and legal expert Jonathan Turley in his opening statement called Nadler’s impeachment inquiry unConstitutional based on the actual debates at the Constitutional Convention during the Impeachment Pseudo-Debates today. In his opening statement, Turley mentions … Read more

About To Relive The 2007 Real Estate Crash Again?

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by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Does history repeat itself?  Are price patterns and chart patterns reliable enough to suggest that a global Real Estate market collapse may be set up?  What would it take for another Real Estate collapse to take place in today’s global market? First, let’s start with this simple chart highlighting the “Bear … Read more

Central Bankers Have Declared War On Your Savings

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by Andrew Moran via Mises When any one of the plethora of bubbles burst – pick your poison – and the next financial crisis impacts Wall Street and Main Street, how will the central banks and federal governments react? They have fired all their unconventional rounds of bullets, from subzero interest rates to vast money-printing . One other proposal could conceivably be … Read more