Investment Watch Blog

James Rickards is a renowned lawyer, economist, and finance expert. Jim is also the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis and five other books.  

Authored by Laura Frost via BondVigilantes.com, Financial markets can be a scary place for investors. The US economy is now in its longest expansion on record, the world is seeing record level of total debt and now even some corporate bonds have negative yields. If you’ve carved a pumpkin, got your Halloween costume and been to … Read more

by Lance Roberts Just recently, CNBC ran an article touting the call of “Billionaire Investor Ron Baron” of the Dow reaching 650,000 in just 50-years. Billionaire investor Ron Baron sees the Dow at 650,000 in 50 years https://t.co/oPElm0nrHT — CNBC (@CNBC) October 25, 2019 As noted in the article: “Speaking from his annual investment conference in New York, Baron predicted … Read more

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The degree to which Elon Musk manipulates GAAP accounting in awe-inspiring. That the various regulators in charge of protecting investors allow Musk to commit accounting fraud is shocking. Note: The commentary below is an excerpt from the latest issue of the Short Seller’s Journal. It’s based on Tesla’s earnings press release. In the … Read more

David Moadel, Released on 10/30/19 David Moadel is a trader and investor of stocks and options. A former elementary school teacher, David has a master’s degree in education and a unique ability to convey knowledge in the area of finance. He has coached many people and likes to combine fundamental and technical analysis to help … Read more

by Shaun Richards Some days an item of news just reaches out and grabs you and this morning it has come from the increasingly troubled Hong Kong. We knew that there would be economic consequences from the political protests there but maybe not this much. The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (October 31) … Read more

Scientific and technological progress often brings plenty of benefits for the average person, but sometimes, there are unintended consequences. As modern vehicles become more advanced, these consequences have become more clear than ever. A recent report from Ars Technica highlights some of the issues associated with renting or buying a “connected vehicle” from a third party. In … Read more

China Says It Won’t Go Past First Base, No Diddling Stage 1 in the works but Chinese downplay prospect for others APEC cancellation adds another hurdle for a star-crossed deal https://twitter.com/TomOrlik/status/1189894356481773569 h/t wsb_mods_r_dumbfucks

We’re expecting a full House vote today as Democrats look to counter-protests from Pres Trump and his GOP allies that the impeachment process is illegitimate and unfair. The resolution calls for open hearings and requires the House Intel Committee to submit a report outlining its findings and recommendations. #FoxNews  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRYbXLBMu4 100% Fed Up reports, Adam Schiff tried the usual lie Sunday morning while on ABC with Martha Raddatz, but she wasn’t having it. Schiff tried to say that the Durham investigation is “tainted” because of political motivation: “This is tainted because of the motivation, which is a political one, to serve the president’s political … Read more

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