Decision Time

by northmantrader The first quarter of 2019 was a smash hit for bulls. Capitulating central banks, record buybacks flushing the system with artificial liquidity, constant jawboning by dovish central bankers and permanent promises of progress on a China trade deal, and a collapsing yield picture bringing back TINA (there is no alternative) all of which produced … Read more

Recession Is Coming: The Shocking Indicator You Can’t Ignore!

by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with David Moadel of Portfolio Wealth Global about the inevitable coming title wave on the near horizon, the recession. As the yield curve inverts like we haven’t seen since 2007, every single recession indicator is now in play. There has never been a time where we saw … Read more

Gov Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot the bill for state political campaigns

by DCG Guess who just announced he’s most likely going to run for a fourth term? And don’t kid yourself that this will eliminate corporate and large donations. Those will never be eliminated as every politician (just ask those demorats who fly to Hollyweird to fundraise) needs every dollar they can get. From NY Post: Taxpayers will be … Read more

S&P Is Key To Coming Gold Rally – David Brady

by David Brady via Sprott Money News Prior to the FOMC meeting last week, I forecast that the Fed would be dovish on both interest rates and the balance sheet reduction program, but this would mean that all of the dovish “speak” since their verbal 180 in January that contributed to the rally in stocks is now priced … Read more

Market outlook: macro weakness is offset by bullish price action

by Troy The economy’s fundamentals determine the stock market’s medium-long term outlook. Technicals determine the stock market’s short-medium term outlook. Here’s why: The stock market’s long term risk:reward is no longer bullish. The medium term direction (e.g. next 6-9 months) is mostly mixed, although there is a bullish lean. The stock market’s short term is neutral We … Read more

“What we know is that the yield curve inversion preceded each of the last 11 recessions, and that alone is strong evidence of correlation.” The U.S. yield curve inverted in December. There’s a recession or worse on the horizon.

via forbes: There’s a lot of chatter about the inversion of the yield curve and how it’s an indicator of an impending recession. To better understand, let’s take a look at both the history, and the current situation. Remember that a recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. It’s a … Read more

Drunk shopping is a $45 billion industry

People who work in sports, transportation, and energy appear most likely to splurge while inebriated. What are they buying? Clothes, shoes, movies and electronic devices top the list. Drunk shoppers are using Amazon to shop almost exclusively. A whopping 85 percent of drunk shoppers made their mistakes with Amazon. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/survey-drunk-shopping-is-a-45-billion-industry/1884646653?fbclid=IwAR36j3fKTzNOEz_aswFPzaAhU8KPw81sL0AAuU1o3aIxx_SjJr1ZVQUn19Q  

Illegals overwhelm Texas cities… ‘Never seen anything like this’… Spring surge shocks system… U.S. ending aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras over migrants

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities Border Patrol agents expect to see more than 100,000 apprehensions and encounters with migrants in March, the highest monthly total in over a decade. Vast majority of those crossing between ports of entry turn themselves into Border Patrol agents, … Read more

Zuckerberg Calls For Tighter Internet Regulations… ‘We Need More Active Role For Governments’

FACEBOOK CLAMP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits the social networking site should be regulated after Christchurch mosque terror attack The firm’s founder and chief executive said there is a need for government and regulators to have ‘a more active role’ FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg has sensationally admitted the site should be regulated. The social networks billionaire … Read more

Warlord Bankers and the Federal Reserve

Follow our banking series as we take you step by step how easy it is to close the Federal Reserve. We are building an interactive e-book and this is the first lesson. Click here to see the entire lesson: https://truthbits.blog/2019/03/30/war…  

What the Heck’s Going on in China’s Video-Game Market, the Largest in the World?

The Dragon in the Game Room. By Adam H. Williams, Senior Associate at E911-LBS, LBSglobe.com, for WOLF STREET: The opening of mainland China’s video game market to the world, combined with the rapid adoption of smartphones in China, has helped drive the extraordinary rise in global video game sales of the last decade. China’s gaming-industry revenue soared tenfold from 2008 … Read more

It’s The New Shimmer Of The American Left

“The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Both a Terrible Place to Work and a Place That Does Terrible Work,” Robby Soave writes at Reason. Speaking of which, “Mississippi man pleads guilty in ‘Vote Trump’ church arson,” CBS-affiliate WREG reported yesterday: A member of a black church in Mississippi has pleaded guilty to burning the church, which … Read more