Investment Watch Blog

Investing thesis. 1) Chop until midterms. S&P 500 10,000 2027 target. 2) Rates coming down. Yield curve normalizes: Bull steepener. 3) Breadth will expand. Look at S& P 500 equal weight. 4) expect flows into interest rate sensitivity areas. Financials, Housing, Real… — James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) October 17, 2026

Italy is starting to recognize the dangers of open borders — John Hargrave (@Johnhardyharhar) October 17, 2026

U.S. citizens wrongfully arrested or detained by immigration authorities could receive at least $500,000 in damages under a new bill introduced in Congress. Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico introduced the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act on Thursday. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, is the only co-sponsor at … Read more

– Debt is 117.5% of GDP & heading to 122% – Interest is the biggest budget line – The deficit is 5.4% – French spreads over bunds hit 139bp this month But sure, burn down your historic buildings. That will help bring down the deficit. The French protestors demanding funding miss one fundamental fact: There … Read more

A U.S. Army officer falls to the field at high speed during a fast rope demonstration gone wrong during the Navy vs UTSA pregame tonight. The officer was attended to on the field and taken to the hospital on a stretcher. There has been no update on his condition but we pray… — U.S Military … Read more

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia had been sitting down for an interview with the newspaper The Wall Street Journal when she discovered she had been fired just five days into her role, reports say. Donald Trump’s latest press secretary had made a disastrous debut on Tuesday, taking only three questions from friendly outlets, reading … Read more

Brent crude traded around $108.82–$109 on Sunday after settling at $109.86 Friday, its highest close since May. WTI held near $101. Ukraine’s overnight attack of more than 1,000 drones set fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal and Ruchi depot. The terminal handles about 120,000 barrels per day of refined products. Russia said it downed … Read more

Macron blaming fuel prices is rich. His own fuel tax hike set off the Yellow Vest riots in 2018 and he had to scrap it. The people torching cars in Paris aren’t protesting diesel. 🚨🇫🇷🇮🇷 Macron blames the riots… on Trump?? "We should never mix up peaceful protesters with looters and rioters, because there are … Read more

pic.twitter.com/O6W9wr9eR5 — Siphokazi LaPosh Sowazi (@sowazis) October 18, 2026

In a Newsmax interview Thursday, Trump said he is allowed to grant himself a pardon. He said he does not think about doing it because he “did nothing wrong” and could have done it when he left office the first time but did not. He also said he does not want people who work for … Read more