Investment Watch Blog

by Dana Lyons Big down months off of highs have led to bear markets in the past. Everything was going just fine for investors at the end of September (well, maybe not under the surface). The major averages closed right near all-time highs, just in time for quarterly 401(k) statements. Then October happened and, well, you know…a … Read more

by Shaun Richards It is time for another part of our discovering Japan theme as we travel to Nagoya, where Governor Kuroda of the Bank of Japan was talking earlier today. Let us open with some good news. The real GDP has been on an increasing trend, albeit with fluctuations, and the output gap — … Read more

We need these everywhere, not just in California. Imagine the infrastructure and jobs created by giving the money back to the people in the community!   TK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCiYSEF6Cgo A RED WAVE [& TRIBUNALS] IS COMING — Dr. Dave Janda Politico: Democrats traumatized by 2016 are having pre-midterms nightmares On the eve of the midterms, President Donald Trump’s approval is falling, young voters are energized, and Republicans look poised to lose their House majority. It’s enough to make Democrats nervous, miserable wrecks. Haunted … Read more

Service sector growth slowed sharply in October, confirming the US trade war is hitting the Chinese economy hard, and sooner than most expected The Chinese service sector continued to grow in October, but at a much slower pace than in the previous month, hitting a 13-month low, data from financial news outlet Caixin showed. The … Read more

by Troy The stock market and economy move in the same direction over the medium-long term. That’s why it’s extremely important to understand the state of a nation’s economy. Is the economic data improving or deteriorating? Let’s take a look at U.S. economic data as of the end of October 2018. Unemployment The Unemployment Rate continues to … Read more

Do you think that the Fed knows that increasing rates causes the economy to fall? Or do you think that they believe “this time is different”? Or are they simply trying to create a crash intentionally to further consolidate power and wealth?   The Federal Reserve is completely and entirely responsible for what happens in … Read more

Interesting beginning to Ca voting. Would be wonderful to see that state free itself from the destructive, nihilistic policies of the lunatic Left. The mass emigration of taxpayers and businesses alone give pause to reconsider re election more of the same, let alone that state’s massive and growing debt… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYE63xsMNUc New job growth report shatters … Read more

This article was originally published at Zero Hedge Stock buybacks may be back as blackout session ends, but suddenly companies’ appetite to repurchase their own shares appears to be slowing sharply. After an initial record surge in the amount of US corporate cash repatriated from offshore jurisdictions (if only for accounting purposes, as the bulk of … Read more

by Troy The S&P 500 has made a correction and its bounce stalled at the 38.2% retracement. Here’s our long term, medium term, and short term outlook for the U.S. stock market. As U.S. stock market investors and traders, our job is to separate the signal from the noise. The economy’s fundamentals determine the stock market’s … Read more

by Michael Snyder Stocks are falling again, and many believe that this new crisis is only just beginning.  After a disappointing end to last week, a lot of investors were hoping for a bounce to start this week, but so far that has not materialized.  As I write this article, all the big markets in … Read more

by Michael Snyder What in the world has happened to our country?  Most of us have very fond memories from when we were younger, and it is true that often our memories of “the good old days” can leave out the bad parts.  None of us are perfect individually, and America has certainly never been … Read more

NOTE- This technology is VERY Demonic! Please don’t support or mess with it. We were warned by God not to. LH

by Charles Hugh-Smith An unknown but likely staggeringly large percentage of small business owners in the U.S. are an inch away from calling it quits and closing shop. Timothy Leary famously coined the definitive 60s counterculture phrase, “Turn on, tune in, drop out” in 1966. (According to Wikipedia, In a 1988 interview with Neil Strauss, Leary … Read more

The economy is not one sided. That’s for certain. Just by choosing a particular set of statistics, we can think that the economy is doing great. Sure, you can stick your head in the sand and pretend everything is just fine, but that won’t change reality. If we look closely at ALL of the statistics, … Read more

from Zero Hedge A surprising trends has emerged when comparing the labor force participation rate of those with a college degree or higher versus high school dropouts. As the chart below shows, over the past 2 decades, the participation rate of college graduates has been steadily declining.   At the same time, the LFPR of high … Read more

by DCG Free to roam in sanctuary Oregon: Illegal alien Gallardo/Clackamas County Sheriff’s photo From Oregon Live: Federal officers say they placed an immigration hold in March on a man facing domestic violence allegations but the Multnomah County jail wouldn’t recognize their civil detainer. The man is now accused of killing his wife and dumping her body … Read more

by Geoffrey Grider A ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member mocked the appearance of Texas congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan. They may want to abolish the 2nd Amendment, but Democrats love to shoot themselves in the foot. How else do you explain last night’s Weekend Update … Read more

Mike Tyson: “Listen: I’m a black motherf*cker from the poorest town in the country. I’ve been through a lot in life. And I know Donald. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—Barack, whoever—nobody else does that. They’re gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. … Read more