Investment Watch Blog

by independenttrader Europe is rebelling against the United States More than a year ago, we reported that the United States had unilaterally withdrawn from a nuclear agreement with Iran. Shortly after this decision, Americans began to impose sanctions on Iran. As a consequence, trade with this country has been prohibited. More important countries of the European … Read more

Tropical Storm Barry Inches Toward Gulf Coast; Heavy Rain Moves In; Dangerous Flooding Ahead in Lower Mississippi Valley At a Glance Tropical Storm Barry will make landfall today along the northern Gulf Coast, possibly as a hurricane. A major threat of rainfall flooding is in play over the northern Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley. … Read more

Walter Cronkite unnerved a nation 56 years ago, by taking off his glasses. The video has been seen by countless millions over the decades: Cronkite announcing on live television in 1963 the death of President Kennedy. He stops for a moment, removes his glasses, composes himself and moves on. That gesture rattled Americans because they expected journalists to … Read more

CA passes law, Presidential hopefuls must show your tax return. Barr is moving forward with the investigations. Flynn’s new attorney goes after fake dossier, FISA warrant. The D’s expose their real plan for America, it’s exactly what we thought it was. AOC, Pelosi, and HRC explain how to avoid ICE. Rep Gooden says people that … Read more

This is what happens when you allow psychopaths to use force. Like always excuses will be made so the state can reign supreme. h/t Playaguy

by Thinker YouGov has taken a poll, Boris Johnson has already won and the people are pushing for the BREXIT, if Johnson can’t complete the BREXIT he must resign. Trump is explaining why tariffs are so important right now, they are being used to create new trade deals for the new economy. Trump put out … Read more

by Martin Armstrong Normally, equity valuations reflect the present value of future cash flows that are primarily a function of current cash flows, growth expectations, and then the discount rate. Most fundamentalists will look at the cash flow generation in both the short and long-term. With equity valuations at their record highs, investors, in theory, … Read more

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: I was told that none of the big bankers during the Great Depression went to jail either. Doesn’t the government understand that this is the very image of draining the swamp? DK ANSWER: The bankers own the reign of government from the courts to the White House. In the years that followed the … Read more

by Frank Shostak via Mises Wire After closing at 735 in February 2009 the S&P500 has been following a relentless up-trend closing at the end of June this year at 2941.76 – an increase of 300% since February 2009. The increase in the US stock market this year appears to defy the visible softening in the momentum of … Read more

By Simon Watkins Last week Saudi Arabia announced that it is to launch its first Euro-denominated bonds shortly, following the recent bond issue from Saudi Aramco. At around the same time, the effective Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), stated that the long-delayed initial public offering (IPO) of 5% of Saudi Arabia’s oil … Read more

By Robert Ross I’m a safe income guy always on the hunt for the safest and most stable dividend-paying stocks. And I can tell you one thing. There’s always a way to “play it safe,” even with something as volatile as Bitcoin. Here I’ll share the best way to ride Bitcoin’s current bull market without taking … Read more

Ummm… WOW. Every single ‘Democrat’ needs to watch this video. Nothing in this is twisted around or presented in any way that could be construed as manipulation. This is simply a collection of raw footage. This is one of the best things Mark Dice has ever done.   h/t kaibosh