Investment Watch Blog

By Rodney Johnson It’s that time again – back to school season – when we have to drive a little slower, watch for flashing yellow signs that signal much higher ticket costs, put down our cell phones, and try to remember the rules on when to stop for school buses (always on your side of … Read more

via wattsupwiththat: In today’s digital and Internet-of-Things  world, it is easy to transform information into images — graphs, charts and other visuals that are colorful and informative.  Modern math and statistical software packages can do it all for you with a few clicks of your mouse or taps on the screen.  These visuals can be very powerful … Read more

by Amy S.  A major earthquake measuring magnitude 6.4, has struck in the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of Oregon. The quake took place at 11:08 AM eastern US time Thursday at a very shallow depth of only 12km. This is an extremely dangerous development. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is the single most dangerous earthquake … Read more

by Harry Dent I noticed this cycle right away in my research in the early 1980s: Substantial stock market bottoms have come every 20 years, and major ones every 40. That 40-year cycle would correspond to the generation waves of spending that have actually peaked 39 years apart, in 1929, 1968 and 2007. Twenty years would be half … Read more

RT America, Released on 8/29/19 The US Navy sent a warship near contested islands in the South China Sea for a “freedom of navigation” operation. Beijing condemned Washington’s “illegal attempt at maritime hegemony.” Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss. He argues that the move is tantamount to the US “tearing its … Read more

BY SRSROCCO Not only are the precious metals prices looking better than they have for several years, but the reasons to own them continue to improve as central banks begin to crank up their massive CREDIT CARD DEBT. In just the past month, the U.S. Treasury has increased the outstanding public debt by a whopping $450 … Read more

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Liberty Report Whether it’s a trade war or military war, or both, there are no real winners. Just scores of losers. President Trump unilaterally launched this unnecessary trade war with China. Congress, as has become tradition in America, was not consulted. Taxes were raised on American consumers, who pay the tariffs, by … Read more

by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) President Trump won the White House in 2016 because we are living in a depression with cyclical recessions along the way, as the U.S. economy and stock market masquerade as boom times. A depression can be defined as a severe and prolonged recession. A typical recession is due to a decline in economic … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER With personal income decelerating shouldn’t surprise anyone if personal consumption does same, not to forget benchmark revisions just took employment down by 500,000 dampening that source of personal income: US Personal Income Grows the Least in Nearly a Year Personal income in the United States increased 0.1 percent month-over-month in July of … Read more

by Jesse “Seems a [trade] deal or truce would be enough to slow the contraction till after elections which is what Trump wants.  That is likely Trump’s hope.  Maybe will buy him 3 months or so— but not long enough to block downturn before November 2020. We are at end of cycle.  CBs can play … Read more

by econimica Summary After 250 weeks without a purchase of Treasuries (since Oct. 2014), for the second week in a row, the Federal Reserve bought Treasuries. The $14 billion in purchasing is in stark contrast to zero purchases since Quantitative Easing ended and selling during Quantitative Tightening. When the Fed sells Treasuries, asset prices struggle, but … Read more

Maybe on of the Greatest Video’s ever made that YouTube tried desperately to hide.       h/t Shamrock007