Winter Is Coming

by Jesse The markets paused today to consolidate their gains. The economic news is not all that good if you look at it closely. But since most mainstream media talking heads just parrot talking points everything is just great. I …

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Merkel plane nearly crashed

technical defect of merkels plane via google translate: Technical problems in the government plane! On the way from Berlin to the G20 summit in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, the government machine with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (64, CDU) …

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Supercomputers in the Skies

by FS Drones are everywhere: they’re shooting film for the the movies we watch, delivering packages and medical supplies, even helping to plant seeds in areas devastated by forest fires. Tabb Firchau of Freefly Systems spoke to FS Insider on the explosive …

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Volatility Isn’t Buying Stock Rally

by Dana Lyons Despite a more than 2% jump in the S&P 500, short-term volatility expectations unprecedentedly closed higher on the day. Yesterday saw traders (more likely, computers) push stocks sharply higher on the heels of an apparently more dovish Fed. …

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The precious metals trifecta

From FXStreet: Going forward, there are – and will continue to be – three primary drivers of global physical gold (and silver) demand. During certain times in the past only one or two of these elements provided most of the momentum. However, as …

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Exchange-Traded Bond Funds And Bond Mutual Funds Pack Special Risks & Surprises In A Downturn That Can Entail A Catastrophic Loss For Investors

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Exchange-traded bond funds and bond mutual funds are big business. They’re a lot easier for retail investors to buy and sell than the actual bonds, particularly bond ETFs, which trade on stock markets just like stocks …

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If you average the past 5 cycles, housing leads the stock market by 9.6 months. The housing ETF peaked in January 2018 and the S&P 500 may have peaked in September.

via upfina: The September CoreLogic Case-Shiller index wasn’t terrible, which is encouraging since many housing related indexes have shown weakness recently. The problem with this report is it’s from September. Therefore, it doesn’t quell investors’ nerves about the direction of the …

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