by jessefelder While most investors and pundits are currently focused on optimistic analyst earnings estimates for the coming year there’s another far more important phenomenon underway that deserves more attention. Three years ago Stan Druckenmiller gave a very important speech to …
via Macro Voices Erik Townsend welcomes Jim Grant to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss new Fed governor Powell, treasury yields and how far the FED go before something breaks. They discuss his outlook on inflation, gold, junk bonds, China and the …
by Dylan Scott, NEE Trump Asks China To Reduce Their Trade Deficit And Stop Intellectual Property Theft This week, the President slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to enhance domestic steel production, to the dismay of liberal economists and journalists who …
by Dana Lyons After setting its all-time high during the dotcom bubble, 18 years later — to the day — the PHLX Semiconductor Index is finally scoring a decisive new all-time high. One factor in convincing us that the correction of …
by Geoffrey Grider AT LEAST 21,000 NEEDY PEOPLE HAVE DIED WHILE WAITING FOR MEDICAID COVERAGE, WHILE 13 MILLION ABLE-BODIED ADULTS RECEIVED COVERAGE FROM MEDICAID IN THE STATES THAT EXPANDED MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS OBAMACARE, AN EXPLOSIVE …
Drivers licensing is not about qualifying to operate a motor vehicle, it has become a database and tracking program for the federal government. The requirements for the states to issue drivers licences are being dictated by the Department of Homeland …
via bloomberg Our prediction last year of a global growth downturn was based on our 20-Country Long Leading Index, which, in 2016, foresaw the synchronized global growth upturn that the consensus only started to recognize around the spring of 2017. With the …
by stockboardasset From Maryland to Maine, millions of American’s strapped on their rubber boots and grabbed a rusty snow shovel to end the week, after a fierce nor’easter dumped several feet of snow across the Northeast. This, of course, was backbreaking work for …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “The very slow pace may still be contributing to a buildup of various financial imbalances.” So we have the first Fed Governor and member of the policy-setting FOMC who came out and said that the QE …
The Chinese government has taken over its management, and its CEO is under investigation. By Tsvetana Paraskova, Oilprice.com: When a little-known private Chinese company said in September 2017 that it would be buying 14 percent in Rosneft, many analysts were wondering how …
It is generally believed that being stylish stands for having to spend a lot of money on one’s looks. However, money is not as important as creativity, one should always remember that. You must have seen some people, who buy …
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, In a world dominated by mobile capital, mobile capital is the comparative advantage. Defenders and critics of “free trade” and globalization tend to present the issue as either/or: it’s inherently good or …
One more step towards an Orwellian society. Big brother is watching your ass, invading your privacy, and stealing your data. But dont worry! Thr government is keeping you safe from all of the terrorists. Just give us all your rights …
International Ministry: For over a decade, the FBI had been paying employees of Best Buy’s Geek Squad to pass on information about illegal materials on customer devices sent in for repair, according to records obtained through the Freedom of Information …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8PshOYXBHY Maybe, but they’re probably using US taxpayer money… LO
by bloodonthecleaver there is an answer! the good news is that it starts with you, yes you, and the choices and relationships you make. the bad news is that it takes sacrifice on your part. but if you dream of …
Trends Research, Released on 3/8/18 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and …
BY PATRICK WATSON Source: Mauldin Economics The long-awaited Strategic Investment Conference 2018 kicked off with a keynote from David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff titled, “Year of the Dog: Will It Bark or Bite?” (Spoiler: The answer is “bite.”) Rosenberg began by running through …
BY JOHN MAULDIN In the course of inventing new tools, sometimes you find that the old tools weren’t so bad. Sometimes they might even be better than your “improved” versions. And that might be the case with our key inflation measure. My …
by DCG Patrick Firman: Sheriff for the city and county of Denver From KDVR: An undocumented immigrant illegal alien is in jail in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents want to take him into custody. But the Denver Sheriff’s Department refuses to honor …
Here’s a great statement of where California stands on illegal aliens flooding into their state. You won’t believe what Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had to say in a statement following the DOJ’s Jeff Sessions’ statement on the lawsuit against California… …
In response to President Trump signing proclamations Thursday imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Republic Steel has announced plans to restart its Lorain facility. The move would bring back more than 1,000 jobs to the Lorain plant, which will be …
by John Coumarianos This is my most recent Citywire article on an academic study of bubbles. Despite what Eugene Fama asserts, they have telltale signs. ——- The return of volatility earlier this month set stock markets on edge, but are …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQaddNkP0s This is one of many reasons I do not use facebook.
Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, The global economy is the sum of its production of goods and services versus its capability to consume those. This article will outline the mismatch of fast rising capacity versus the deceleration of consumptive capability. As for productive capacity; mechanization, innovation, technology, …
Authored by Alex Deluce via GoldTelegraph.com, In the United States, the proven route out of poverty has always been education. A higher level of education has been viewed to be the direct cause of a higher level of income. Surprising studies …
Look at the 1%. They get richer and richer. Look at the bottom 90%. Constantly getting poorer. It’s a fact and it’s accelerating. Doesn’t matter about your 7 shares of Amazon. Doesn’t matter about your 12 shares of Google. The …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idaHIzyuJgM Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren took to the streets of West Hollywood, California, and asked liberals why they hate Fox News — and Sean Hannity wants her to go back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zcf6jSAc0k California Border Activists Back Jeff Sessions Against ‘Sanctuary State’ http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… http://www.breitbart.com/big-governme… http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… https://fightsanctuarystate.com/attor… http://www.breitbart.com/california/2… http://www.breitbart.com/big-governme…