Investment Watch Blog

by Adam Michael Every, Rabobank’s Head of Financial Markets Research Asia-Pacific, shares my view on today’s bizarro markets: If one ever wanted a perfect example of just what a mess we are in globally, look at the market reaction to Friday’s payrolls data. Even with the caveats offered in the last Daily (that the data … Read more

by Adam Where to from here? It all depends on what investors think Powell will do next:      

by Michael Snyder We are about to open up a can of worms that could turn our entire country completely upside down by the time it is all said and done. Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes have been well known for a very long time, and I have been writing about them for many years. … Read more

by Michael Snyder Are we about to see some of the biggest names from Hollywood, Wall Street and Washington actually go to prison?  As I discussed in the first part of this series, the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein has the potential to erupt into the biggest scandal that America has ever seen.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office … Read more

by howmuch 2018 in general was not a great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 down 6.2%. However, the CEO compensation of S&P CEOs continued to rise, reaching a median of $12.4 million in 2018. What explains this unprecedented rise in executive compensation, and is it reason for concern? Our viz highlights the results of … Read more

by Top_P0st   Obvious statement is obvious, I know. Here is the deal, though. This topic is SO politically charged and important that your average, honest user, that is blinded by politics, will be here throwing shade one way or the other. There will most certainly be government actors and paid political activists here trying … Read more

by Adam Taggart Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. ~ Charles Mackay (1841) Like me, you may often feel gobsmacked when looking at the world around you. How did things get so … Read more

by Amy S. Are you ready for a major stock market crash and the next Great Depression? We continue to get more indications that U.S. economic conditions are going to deteriorate rapidly during the second half of this year. Yesterday, I reported on a brand new survey which found that 69 percent of U.S. CFOs … Read more

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by Simon Black Every time I come to Singapore I can’t help but marvel at its spectacular rise. I have a number of local friends who have been living here since independence in the 1960s, and they tell me the most incredible stories about how impoverished and underdeveloped Singapore was back then. Things were so backward … Read more

By The Phoenix The two biggest catalysts for the stock market rally are over. Those catalysts were: 1)   The hope of a Fed rate cut. 2)   The hope of a Trade Deal between China and the US. Regarding #1, the Fed June meeting resulted in no rate cuts. And last week’s jobs numbers greatly reduce … Read more

Authored by Tom Luongo, “Bernie Birnbaum is a horse of a different color, ethics-wise that is… …as in he ain’t got none!” — Johnny Caspar, “Miller’s Crossing” Serial pederast Jeffrey Epstein is going to be arrested again. The big questions are why?  And why now? I never doubted Donald Trump’s sincerity in wanting Hillary in … Read more

by Amy S.  Earthquakes happen anywhere, any time, and without any warning, so preparing is key Earthquakes are abrupt, devastating and disastrous, and what makes them worse is that they happen in an instant, without warning, anytime, anywhere. Originally published: thepreppingguide – By Jennifer It is because of this that many residents in ‘high risk’ areas should know what to … Read more