by Michael Snyder It isn’t supposed to be this cold in October. The official start of winter is still almost two months away, and yet the weather in much of the western half of the country right now resembles what we might expect in mid-January. All-time record lows for the month of October are being … Read more
The phenomenon works – until it doesn’t. What’s astonishing is how long it works. This is the transcript from my podcast last Sunday, THE WOLF STREET REPORT: There is a phenomenon in stock markets, in bond markets, in housing markets, in cryptocurrency markets, and in other markets where people attempt to get rich. It’s when everyone … Read more
#UPDATE A powerful earthquake has struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines, crushing a man under debris and sparking searches of damaged buildings already rattled by two previous deadly tremorshttps://t.co/SG86AGtLFc pic.twitter.com/gCTpn43Fyn — AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 31, 2019 A high-rise hotel and a number of other structures were nearly destroyed in the Philippines after the … Read more
Today’s guest, Alan Myers, shares his thoughts on the current state of the global banking system. During our discussion Alan shares why the Federal Reserve and the United States Government have created a mess that will end badly for themselves and the people.
by TFittonJW Great interview with my Judicial Watch colleague Matt Miano (l): And a blunt conversation with Lou Dobbs tonight:
Link is multiple videos of members of Congress speaking on this. Schiff and the dems are going for a full blown coup attempt… attempting impeachment with no evidence or proof of any crime… https://twitter.com/kbq225/status/1189628366523174912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-14369204421632654372.ampproject.net%2F1910251950120%2Fframe.html https://twitter.com/kbq225/status/1189628366523174912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-14369204421632654372.ampproject.net%2F1910251950120%2Fframe.html Ben
This article was written by Mac Slavo and originally published at SHTFplan.com While consumer confidence has fallen yet again, consumer spending remains high. In fact, for the third straight month, consumers have been losing confidence in the markets, yet they haven’t curtailed their spending. Optimism about job prospects and business conditions down the road grow weaker … Read more
from SGTreport On Monday night I was a guest on the Quite Frankly show where I shared vital information which hopefully helps to expose those behind the latest anti-human PG&E fires in California. Please consider supporting SGT Report on Patron with a monthly contribution: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5104183
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by Michael Snyder You don’t use up all of your ammunition before the battle even begins. The U.S. economy has not even officially entered recession territory yet, although many experts are definitely anticipating one in 2020. When that recession arrives, the Federal Reserve is going to want as much ammunition to fight it as possible. … Read more
I have called consumer confidence the world's most useless indicator because it is essentially a measure that tells you what the stock market did last month. So, what do we think about the economy? What is the stock market doing? https://t.co/6aYLoNztZ5 pic.twitter.com/jKMWNawzUt — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) October 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/GregMannarino/status/1189622779995447298 Easy money used to be a tool reserved for recessions/crises. It's now the default policy in any environment as the prevailing central bank view is that there are only positive (stimulus, wealth effect) & no negative (if higher inflation comes, that's good) consequences to easing. — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) October 30, 2019
via sentimentrader: Confidence conflict Quite a few times over the past couple of months, we’ve discussed how various aspects of sentiment were curiously subdued. From individual investor surveys to fund flows to hedge fund exposure, and many more, we were seeing readings typically present during much more prolonged and severe pullbacks. That’s starting to change. Smart … Read more
Mind boggling. Brazilian stocks outperformed every G-20 equity market in the last 30 years, in USD terms. Even with its currency devaluing 99.99% against USD! Buying stocks of a falling knife currency can sometimes work. pic.twitter.com/a6mMYxX2HZ — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) October 30, 2019
by Celesmeh Hey guys! I’m back six months later with a new version of the budgeting spreadsheet I made. Earlier this year I posted the spreadsheet I made for myself and it really resonated with people. As I got more and more feedback I found places where I could improve and develop the sheet into … Read more
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-lyft-unveil-ballot-initiative-to-counter-california-gig-economy-law-11572386291?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1 Updated Oct. 29, 2019 9:20 pm ET Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other ride-hailing and on-demand companies in California said Tuesday they submitted a ballot initiative that would alter a statewide law intending to reclassify contract workers as full-time employees. The companies are funding the measure, called the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services … Read more
All stars aligned. Fed easing.Negative real yields everywhere.Unemployment rate falling. We likely in the early stages of a raging bull market for precious metals. pic.twitter.com/WBLrZm4xxy — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) October 30, 2019
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via statnews: Americans are rightly furious about the high and unsustainable price of cancer drugs, which now routinely cost more than $100,000 per year of therapy. Those prices are made worse by the fact that most cancer drugs offer only modest benefits — one study put the median benefit at 2.1 extra months of life — along with the … Read more
'When rising powers have suffered such slowdowns in the past, they became more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad. China seems to be headed down just such a path.' https://t.co/4wojaTsFZ2 — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) October 30, 2019 The defining geopolitical story of our time is the slow death of U.S. hegemony in favor of … Read more