Investment Watch Blog

Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that his natural political instincts are superior to those of any other current figure. As campaign 2018 entered its final week, Trump seized upon and elevated the single issue that most energizes his populist base and most convulses our media elite. … Read more

via visualcapitalist: The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. At first glance, the business world may seem quite static. The biggest companies today – ones like Apple, Walmart, or Exxon Mobil – will likely also be some of the biggest companies tomorrow. Fast forward a week, a month, or a year, and … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn Yesterday evening, a Defense Department official told Fox News that: The first 100 active-duty troops of Operation Faithful Patriot had arrived at the U.S.-Mexican border at a port of entry in McAllen, Texas to provide support for Border Patrol agents. There are about 2,600 troops now at staging bases, largely in Texas. Several thousand more … Read more

by Adam Taggart The concept of ‘retirement’, of enjoying decades of work-free leisure in your golden years, is a relatively new construct. It’s only been around for a few generations. In fact, the current version of the relaxed, golfing/RV-touring/country club retirement lifestyle only came into being in the post-WW2 boom era — as Social Security, corporate & … Read more

by Jesse Colombo After last week’s sharp decline, stocks bounced a bit this week, and the talking heads on TV could hardly contain themselves. Unfortunately, this week’s bounce does absolutely nothing to negate the major technical breakdown that occurred last week.  According to the chart below, the S&P 500 is still below its uptrend line, which … Read more

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics One of the proprietors of StockBoardAsset.com tweeted about two weeks ago wondering when the stock market was going to start pricing in a slow-down in the economy. To that I responded by pointing out that the DJ Home Construction index is starting to price in a housing market crash. Residential construction … Read more

by Lynette Zang of ITM Trading Between May and October global markets had diverged, with most headed down as the US markets headed up. This is certainly not the first time this has happened. Then as now, the US market dropped to meet up with the rest of the world’s market. And main stream media has all the … Read more

Futures Rallied after Drop on Apple News – I want to get to the nonfarm payroll number. This is the big number, and, maybe, because the initial number was good, the market rallied. Although, I think the real reason that the market rallied in the morning is because we had a big rally in Asia … Read more

When Al Gore was born only 7000 Polar Bears existed. Today only 30,000 remain… AC

by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report Two jobs to stay afloat. Shrinkflation. Record Debt. The Fed is destroying the Middle Class. Today on The Liberty Report!  

via Chris Mathhrews  After a tumultuous October, investors are regaining their footing and counting on a safety net for stock values that may prove treacherous. One reason for renewed confidence has been that leading up to earnings releases, public companies face greater restrictions to buying back their own shares, a phenomenon known as a “buyback … Read more

by TFittonJW Here is the latest Judicial Watch Update: Key background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/weekly-updates/weekly-update-new-soros-docs/  

by Dr. Eowyn From John Philip Sousa IV’s essay on Stars & Stripes Forever: Given that just a 2 or 3 percentage point drop in turnout among Republicans mean Democrats take control of Congress next year, I thought I’d list a few reasons why Republicans might want to consider skipping this election. Here goes … 1. … Read more

From Birch Gold Group The value of the U.S. dollar is determined by a number of variables, both within our borders and outside of them. For example, this year’s trade wars with China have resulted in a stronger dollar and a weakened yuan. China is a known currency manipulator, and there is not much the U.S. can do … Read more

by Michael Snyder  A series of large earthquakes has rattled California over the last 24 hours, and scientists are telling us that the shaking was the result of “movement along the San Andreas Fault system”.  In recent months there has been an alarming amount of seismic activity all along “the Ring of Fire”, and there have been … Read more

From Bill Bonner, Editor, Bill Bonner’s Diary: POITOU, FRANCE – We came back to France to celebrate the Toussaint with friends and family. All Saints’ Day is still an important holiday in France. People go to church in the morning, clean the graves of their relatives in the afternoon, and put pots of chrysanthemums on the sepulchers. We … Read more

by Thinker How in the world, is the Republican Congressman from South Carolina Trey Gowdy not a name that every American in the United States knows??? How is is name not being mentioned in churches all over the country for his faith, honesty, and his commitment to the people that he swore an oath to … Read more

by Chris Black Let me begin today’s article with a statement: there will be no blue wave. The dimms will not take over the House. This is not going to happen. It’s all a pollster’s wet-dream, aimed at demoralizing the Republican base. But it’s not working. Here’s my premise:   OCTOBER JOBS: +250K… ECONOMY ADDING … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Rebuilding social capital and social connectedness is not something that can be done by governments or corporations. As the mid-term elections are widely viewed as a referendum of sorts, let’s set aside politics and ask, what’s behind the erosion of our civil society? That civil society in the U.S. and elsewhere is fraying … Read more