via @mcm_ct: Wonder what is going on? Wonder how bad the malinvestment situation is? Wonder how big the bubble and its collapse will be? Well, look at the sheer lunacy in China! via @TaviCosta: More signs of Chinese capital outflows rising again: China’s imports of precious stones accounted for 69% of overall imports from Hong Kong last … Read more
via @TaviCosta: Well, I believe today’s market has remarkable similarities to late 1920’s.
Signs of weak growth keep popping up pic.twitter.com/yzb11RykGC — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 26, 2019 https://twitter.com/epomboy/status/1088972476342771712 Investors had been running record/cycle low cash allocations going into 2018. But there's a few reasons why this is likely to change. https://t.co/cLwbID5hE8 by @topdowncharts pic.twitter.com/x1yMvbzOKX — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) January 25, 2019 Consensus Bulls definitely not back … Read more
via theguardian: The Food and Drug Administration is sacrificing American lives by continuing to approve new high-strength opioid painkillers, and manipulating the process in favor of big pharma, according to the chair of the agency’s own opioid advisory committee. Dr Raeford Brown told the Guardian there is “a war” within the FDA as officials in charge of … Read more
by axolotl_peyotl Trump has it right about some things, but he has it really wrong about others, and at the top of that last is his attitude towards Assange. In addition, the bizarre 180 we’ve witnessed with respect to Assange is very telling, as those who previously lauded him are now calling for his head, largely because … Read more
by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Until recently, Germany has been the seemingly unbreakable workhorse that has pulled the European economy back from the brink and kept it ticking along through a myriad of internal and external pressures, as well as political crises, over the last decade. As the undeniable leader of the bloc, the country has spearheaded and … Read more
by Paul Farrugia of First Macro Capital Much has been discussed, about has happened to the world since 2008, and many investors today are anchoring to the most recent crash in 2008-09. A new crop of investors never even experienced a true crash. But the next crash is never the same as the last crash. The solutions … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Dear Mr. Armstrong, I’m reading your blog for 10 years, every single day, first thing in the morning. It changed me and my views on events in pretty much everything. I want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU for your titanic work, that you made available to people around the world, … Read more
by Troy The stock market continues to hold at its 50% retracement. This has been one of the fiercest non-stop recoveries after a 20% selloff. Will the stock market continue its V-shaped recovery? Or is a retracement imminent? We think a retracement is more likely due to the macro context right now. Source: Investing.com The … Read more
via mises: In our Principles of Microeconomics courses, we sometimes consider whether a firm should shutdown some line of production. A firm shuts down when it ceases operations, when it closes down and stops its production. The firm stops spending money on everything except its fixed costs. A federal government “shutdown” has a completely different meaning. … Read more
But traffic is up, and these are still the good times. By MC01, a frequent commenter, for WOLF STREET: Ryanair lowered its 2018 profit guidance from a range between €1.1 billion and €1.2 billion to a range of €1.0 billion to €1.1 billion, in what Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary called “a disappointment.” While over one billion euro in profit … Read more
“Ax falls quickly at BuzzFeed and Huffpost!” Headline, New York Post. Fake News and bad journalism have caused a big downturn. Sadly, many others will follow. The people want the Truth! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2019 IMAGE: Laid Off Buzzfeed/HuffPo “Journalists” Flood Twitter Begging for Jobs as They are Trolled Hard by … Read more
THIS IS THE REAL SLAPDOWN https://www.facebook.com/youngamericasfoundation/videos/359321281556915/ h/t Buzzcheeze
ITM Trading, Released on 1/25/19 Link to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/great… Trade wars continue between the US and China, the two largest global economies. In the US, they say the trade war is having an impact on China’s economy, which is certainly true, but on May 11, 2017, China’s shorter-term debt interest rates rose above longer … Read more
by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the most recent moves by the Federal Reserve to desperately prop up the US economy as it reaches its inevitable end. Janet Yellen, former chair of the Fed said recently that it’s very likely that the Fed has made … Read more
Bill Still covers the interview of Roger Stone by Tucker Carlson after he was arrested. You can bypass the ad by skipping to 1:17 h/t supporter
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by Fwellimort John Bogle was more of a two fund portfolio. 60% US Market. 40% US Bond Market. However, note Bogle was also a S&P500 person until the US Market fund in Vanguard became available. Buffett is also a two fund portfolio. He wanted 90% S&P500. 10% US Bond Market. as a legacy. The US … Read more
Bill Maher Trashes ‘Prick,’ ‘Smirkface’ Covington Kid w ‘S***-Eating Grin.’ Bill Maher’s never lacked for chutzpah, given his own smirking shit-eating grin. But once again, somebody who prides himself as being an iconoclast simply reinforces the establishment left opinion. (Classical reference in headline.) h/t ED
via nationalreview: To watch Stelter’s show, Reliable Sources, after a reporting debacle is to watch a master class in whataboutism and faux-persecution, followed by the insistence that even the most egregious lapses in judgment or professionalism are to be expected from time to time and that we should actually be worrying about the real victim here: the … Read more
Thanks to Trump, China’s economy is rapidly decelerating. By adopting a tough stance on trade with Beijing, President Trump was able to expose the weakness of China’s economy and demonstrate that its growth is far more fragile than it appears. In fact, the tariffs began worrying China’s elite last summer – a clear sign that … Read more
You are gonna love it, Schumer funded Israels wall but wont fund ours.. BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL! pic.twitter.com/a0G7GWi74k — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2019 h/t Jake
by visualcapitalist Ever since the first towering spires broke through the clouds in New York and Chicago, skyscrapers have remained a potent symbol of economic might. The tallest buildings require vast amounts of materials, expertise, and capital to make them a reality, but the cities that add these landmarks to their skylines gain prestige and send a powerful … Read more
by sleepyguy22 The yield takes compounding into effect, the rate does not. For small rates, e.g. what you get in a savings account, these will be virtually identical. You can start seeing the difference on larger interest rates. Example: a savings account with $10,000 and a 10% APR (rate). Let us assume you deposit it at the beginning of … Read more