Watch out for leveraged ETNs

by independenttrader Recently, I had a consultation with an entrepreneur who highlighted the problem of not knowing the principles of leveraged ETNs (Exchange Traded Notes). Piotrek, a successful entrepreneur, intended to invest most of his capital in shares of small gold mining companies. Due to his extensive experience, volatility that accompanies GDXJ was not a problem … Read more

Whistle blowers are just Political activist Federal employees that are politicizing whistleblow system

by Xeven President has not broken any laws. The activist are illegally weaponizing laws and programs designed to protect true whistleblowers. Surely this fraud is also against the law? They usually have immunity due to their position in government or because they’ve managed to get involved in crimes and have sought lifetime immunity from persecution in … Read more

TRUMP LOSES COURT FIGHT TO KEEP TAX RECORDS SECRET… FILES EMERGENCY APPEAL

President Donald Trump lost Monday in his effort to stop the release of his personal and corporate tax returns as part of a criminal investigation in New York. Trump’s attorneys immediately appealed the ruling handed down in U.S. district court in lower Manhattan. In August, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. subpoenaed eight years of … Read more

What’s Holding Up the Market?

by Charles Hugh-Smith The Fed’s nearly free money for financiers policies in support of the Super-Rich do not exist in a vacuum–the disastrous consequences are already baked in. What’s holding up the U.S. stock market? The facile answer is the Federal Reserve (“the Fed has our back,” “don’t fight the Fed,” etc.) but this doesn’t actually describe the … Read more

China Takes A Comprehensive Trade Deal Off The Table, And That Is Disastrous News For The U.S. Economy

by Michael Snyder The Chinese never intended to make a deal, and now they are publicly admitting it.  For months, I have been warning readers of The Economic Collapse Blog that a comprehensive trade deal with China will not happen before the 2020 presidential election, and the reason why this is the case is actually very simple.  … Read more

Bob Shiller Warns “Blooming” Of Recession Narrative “Will Doom Trump”

Authored by Robert Huebscher via AdvisorPerspectives.com, A recession would doom President Trump’s reelection chances, according to Robert Shiller. But he said the chance of that happening before next November is less than 50%. Shiller is a professor of economics at Yale University and a co-recipient of the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He spoke to … Read more

Mike Maloney and Jeff Clark: World’s biggest gold investors are on a buying spree and silver $170 is a no-brainer … Gerald Celente: The Greatest Depression will be worse than the Great Depression …

BY JOHN RUBINO Mike Maloney and Jeff Clark: World’s biggest gold investors are on a buying spree and silver $170 is a no-brainer … Gerald Celente: The Greatest Depression will be worse than the Great Depression … Tony Heller offers “climate alarmists” a gift … Edward Snowden reminds us why he’s a hero … Charles … Read more

David Morgan: Interest Rates Cut, Outlooks Downgraded

by David Morgan of The Morgan Report Interest Rates Cut, Outlooks Downgraded The U.S. Federal Reserve keeps lowering its benchmark interest rates. Repeatedly citing a weakening economic picture abroad, trade policy uncertainty, and muted inflation. Watch this video on Interest Rates Cut, Outlooks Downgraded, then please share with your friends and family on social media and use the … Read more

MORE New York Businesses Are Collapsing After Minimum Wage Hike, It will Only Get Worse

When “If you can’t afford a living wage you shouldn’t be in business” is taken to its logical next step, it becomes “if you can’t survive on a minimum wage, you shouldn’t survive.” And what did we see every time communism has been implemented? Famine and death on unimaginable scale. Coincidence? Not at all.   … Read more

Boris Johnson to sabotage EU if forced to delay Brexit… preparing to ‘squat’ as Prime Minster to ensure Brexit.

Boris Johnson to sabotage EU if forced to delay Brexit. Boris Johnson would veto the EU’s seven-year budget and send a Eurosceptic commissioner to Brussels to “disrupt” the bloc’s workings if he were forced into a Brexit delay, under plans being discussed by ministers. Senior Government figures are considering a series of proposals to “sabotage” … Read more

THE SEINFELD EFFECT: How to make a story out of nothing.

Axios and Politico breathlessly report that “Judge orders White House to preserve records of Trump’s calls with foreign leaders.” Well, my, oh my, that must mean something serious is happening! We’ve got him now! Not so much. In the initial stages of ANY lawsuit (even the fender-bender down the street) once an action has commenced parties are … Read more

Colin Powell’s Diplomatic “Shambles” Continues

China Pulls Out of Giant Iranian Gas Project: Exit follows broader Chinese pullback from Islamic Republic amid U.S. pressure. China National Petroleum Corp. has pulled out of a $5 billion natural-gas project in Iran as escalating tensions threaten to sever Beijing’s trade with Tehran, a key lifeline for the Islamic Republic. The exit by Beijing—which … Read more