Macro Voices, Released on 10/15/19 Topics: Why the narrative just failed and what it means Translating narrative failure to portfolio positioning: Who wins and who loses? Reconciling Luke’s narrative failure thesis with the treasury bid evidenced by low yields
Via Marketwatch President Donald Trump has a love/hate relationship with polls, surveys and predictions. He loves the ones that paint him in a positive light, and, of course, he hates all those “fake” ones that don’t. He’s going to absolutely adore this one. According to Moody’s Analytics, Trump is headed toward another four years in the … Read more
A crew of ghoulish bullies broke into a bizarre Halloween dance in front of an elderly television director on his way to work at 30 Rock, then pummeled the senior when he tried to walk around them, police said. John Sullivan, 72, had just gotten off a train on Sixth Ave. near W. 43rd St. … Read more
by Chris Mexico is now a net importer of oil. Here’s the data. Here’s consumption (down, but still just over 1.8 mbd): And here’s the production chart again, but presented slightly differently and with the consumption line overlaid: The prospects for any nation decline severely once they become a net importer of energy. Just how … Read more
For More Information See: James’s Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7XZm… https://www.courier-journal.com/story… https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-0…
by howmuch According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in the U.S. is $61,937. Some companies are well-known for having sky-high salaries that are more than twice the median household income. Our new visualization ranks the highest-paying U.S. companies by median salary based on the latest research from … Read more
by David Haggith It’s QE4ever, Baby! The Fed’s latest move back into quantitative easing took a quantum leap in a single day with last week’s rush announcement of major permanent money injections to begin this Tuesday. Since the Fed adamantly denies it is doing what it is doing — going back to quantitative easing (because they legally … Read more
By J. G. Martinez D. Dear fellow readers. This week has been “interesting” in South America. Interesting, indeed, but as in the ancient Chinese curse style. For those of us in this side of the hemisphere, having been able to witness first-hand, in the front line, how the very same plot that made us get the heck … Read more
Though Bernie Sanders is a recent millionaire, recent tax returns show he gives less than one percent of his income to charity. Campus Reform Correspondent Ethan Cai went to one Senator Sanders’ events at Dartmouth to ask students to guess what he gives to charity and they were surprised to discover the real amount: … Read more
Another HUGE bailout tonight of $190.2B…and it’s about to get CRAZY!
This goes with that ban on sales of fur clothing the Governor touted a few days ago. Can’t sell a fur coat, but if the people feel a need for baby parts…. via campusreform: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring UC and CSU schools provide students with free chemical abortions. SB 24 or the “College … Read more
by serkok Nine former officials were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison for their role in the 2017 bid for Catalonia’s independence. Three other defendants who were found guilty of disobedience escaped jail terms. Barcelona [link to http://www.youtube.com (secure)] In Paris police used water cannons against protestors (firefighters). Paris Firefighters protest in Paris: … Read more
via reason: In the original Planet of the Apes movie (1968), the most-fascinating character is Dr. Zaius, the elitist, orangutan in chief who alone possessed the secret knowledge that (spoiler alert!) apes descended from humans. Toward the end of the film—shortly before he warns Charlton Heston’s character not to search for the truth “because you may not like … Read more
They’re supposed to do this to pull an economy out of crisis yet we’re being told that everything is awesome?! Something is not right here. For those willing to connect the dots, this is truly a historic time right now. Some are impatient that “it’s taking forever to happen”. In my opinion, for those who … Read more
And people accuse Trump of being authoritarian? AC
by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits Yesterday, the Nobel prizes in economics were awarded. Unfortunately, gold has been omitted and got nothing. How unfair! But looking at the Dutch central bank press release, gold would have much higher chances if they were the ones granting the prizes and not the Swedish central bank! 2019 Nobel in Economics and … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn How heartless and grubbing can a business be. Isabel Albright was born on September 11, 1916 in Oakland, California. She lived through 18 presidents and two world wars, and left behind a huge family. When she died last December at the remarkable age of 102, her family was shocked when satellite television provider … Read more
By Nick Cunningham Oil prices rose on Friday after the U.S. and China seemed to hammer out a trade deal that postponed tariffs. But after studying the details – or lack thereof – investors lost much of their enthusiasm. Crude prices were down at the start of trading on Monday, a reflection of disappointment following last … Read more
