Investment Watch Blog

via forbes: The Senate Banking Committee held two hearings on housing finance reform last week, proving once again the truth of that old adage: The more things change, the more they stay the same. If the Senate witnesses looked familiar, that’s because they were. Many of them had testified in the House last December, and virtually all have long been … Read more

BY JOHN RUBINO Jim Rickards: In the next financial panic, “gold will be going up $100 a day, $1,000 a week” … Noam Chomsky on the Russiagate “farce” … Glenn Greenwald is vindicated by Mueller Report … Rick Rule: In precious metals things take place in three or four year cycles; don’t worry about a … Read more

#China Car Sales v Dealer Inventory 😳 (SocGen) pic.twitter.com/zoXVQZ7P8O — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) April 7, 2019 pic.twitter.com/Ob1bQSB6r7 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 7, 2019

by SambaBrazilian For interest rates the yield curve will steepen (short term rates falling) and stocks will fall. Those 2 together would be my leading indicators of recession. Banks are generally a bit more robust than in 2007 but there are weak ones in Europe, such as Deutsche Bank which could fail early on. I … Read more

how is this even possible in the "greatest economy ever"? pic.twitter.com/IOGeOfMUOp — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 7, 2019 "If -4.2% is the actual decline forthe quarter, it will mark the first year-over-year decline in earnings for the index since Q2 2016." pic.twitter.com/IdKw7AJD8J — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 7, 2019 Neat chart! Our (Nordeas) EPS model (based on … Read more

by Grif Ohio is set to become the 17th state to approve “constitutional carry,” a law that would allow all law-abiding Ohioans to carry a concealed weapon without obtaining a permit — a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine supports. If approved, Ohio would become the 17th state to approve connotational carry. On Tuesday, Kentucky Governor Matt … Read more

By Dagny Taggart A “mysterious and dangerous” fungal infection has emerged, and experts are warning that it is a serious global health threat. In A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy, The New York Times outlines the terrifying details: The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people with weakened immune … Read more

In a letter sent to Morgan Stanley on April 2, Lyft questioned the firm about its alleged role in helping market certain products that would help pre-IPO investors bet against the stock. CNBC reviewed a copy of this letter, which was signed by Peter Stris of the law firm Stris & Maher, serving as the … Read more

The following are 35 mind blowing facts about America that previous generations of Americans never would have believed… #1 Approximately one-fourth of the entire global prison population is in the United States. #2 By the time an American child reaches the age of 18, that child will have seen approximately 40,000 murders on television. #3 … Read more

by magnora7 I think this question so frequently, it has almost become a mantra. There is so much activity, but so little progress. Everyone (including myself) is constantly missing the forest for the trees. We don’t know what progress is. Is it technology? Medicine? Ideology? Or is it thoughtfulness? Joy? Wisdom? The ability to find … Read more