Signs of weak growth keep popping up, 10yr Breakeven not buying what S&P selling

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Signs of weak growth keep popping up pic.twitter.com/yzb11RykGC — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 26, 2019 https://twitter.com/epomboy/status/1088972476342771712 Investors had been running record/cycle low cash allocations going into 2018. But there's a few reasons why this is likely to change. https://t.co/cLwbID5hE8 by @topdowncharts pic.twitter.com/x1yMvbzOKX — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) January 25, 2019 Consensus Bulls definitely not back … Read more

Top FDA Official Blows Whistle as Agency Approves Drug 10X Worse Than Fentanyl, Funded by DoD

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via theguardian: The Food and Drug Administration is sacrificing American lives by continuing to approve new high-strength opioid painkillers, and manipulating the process in favor of big pharma, according to the chair of the agency’s own opioid advisory committee. Dr Raeford Brown told the Guardian there is “a war” within the FDA as officials in charge of … Read more

Julian Assange Sues Trump Administration to Reveal Charges Against Him; WikiLeaks Associates Being Interrogated

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by axolotl_peyotl Trump has it right about some things, but he has it really wrong about others, and at the top of that last is his attitude towards Assange. In addition, the bizarre 180 we’ve witnessed with respect to Assange is very telling, as those who previously lauded him are now calling for his head, largely because … Read more

As Goes The Germany Economy, So Goes The Eurozone

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by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Until recently, Germany has been the seemingly unbreakable workhorse that has pulled the European economy back from the brink and kept it ticking along through a myriad of internal and external pressures, as well as political crises, over the last decade. As the undeniable leader of the bloc, the country has spearheaded and … Read more

WARNINGS FROM THE PAST: The Dow In 1937 Vs Today

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by Paul Farrugia of First Macro Capital Much has been discussed, about has happened to the world since 2008, and many investors today are anchoring to the most recent crash in 2008-09. A new crop of investors never even experienced a true crash. But the next crash is never the same as the last crash. The solutions … Read more

We are All Connected & for an End Game Purpose

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by Martin Armstrong COMMENT:  Dear Mr. Armstrong, I’m reading your blog for 10 years, every single day, first thing in the morning. It changed me and my views on events in pretty much everything. I want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU for your titanic work, that you made available to people around the world, … Read more

Market outlook: will the stock market continue its V-shaped recovery? Or is a retracement imminent?

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by Troy The stock market continues to hold at its 50% retracement. This has been one of the fiercest non-stop recoveries after a 20% selloff. Will the stock market continue its V-shaped recovery? Or is a retracement imminent? We think a retracement is more likely due to the macro context right now. Source: Investing.com The … Read more

What Shutdown? Federal Spending Only Down 7%

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via mises: In our Principles of Microeconomics courses, we sometimes consider whether a firm should shutdown some line of production. A firm shuts down when it ceases operations, when it closes down and stops its production. The firm stops spending money on everything except its fixed costs. A federal government “shutdown” has a completely different meaning. … Read more

Low-Cost Airlines Are Crashing into Bankruptcy One After the Other as Financial Conditions Tighten in Europe

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But traffic is up, and these are still the good times. By MC01, a frequent commenter, for WOLF STREET: Ryanair lowered its 2018 profit guidance from a range between €1.1 billion and €1.2 billion to a range of €1.0 billion to €1.1 billion, in what Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary called “a disappointment.” While over one billion euro in profit … Read more

“Ax falls quickly at BuzzFeed and Huffpost!” Headline, New York Post. Fake News and bad journalism have caused a big downturn. Sadly, many others will follow. The people want the Truth!

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“Ax falls quickly at BuzzFeed and Huffpost!” Headline, New York Post. Fake News and bad journalism have caused a big downturn. Sadly, many others will follow. The people want the Truth! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2019 IMAGE: Laid Off Buzzfeed/HuffPo “Journalists” Flood Twitter Begging for Jobs as They are Trolled Hard by … Read more

THE GREAT WALL CONTINUES TO CRACK: China’s Golden Solution

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ITM Trading, Released on 1/25/19 Link to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/great… Trade wars continue between the US and China, the two largest global economies. In the US, they say the trade war is having an impact on China’s economy, which is certainly true, but on May 11, 2017, China’s shorter-term debt interest rates rose above longer … Read more

The Fed Is Desperate! – This WILL NOT End Well!

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by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the most recent moves by the Federal Reserve to desperately prop up the US economy as it reaches its inevitable end. Janet Yellen, former chair of the Fed said recently that it’s very likely that the Fed has made … Read more

Monitoring YouTube comment deletions

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My girlfriend came up with the idea for this awesome program. It’s currently monitoring the following channels for any comment deletions: Planet X News, Planet X Physicist, Jeranism, M Bens, Nathan Oakley, Anthony Riley, Phuket Word, Dahboo77, Crrow777 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS73X1QnrrA    

Bogle vs Buffett?

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by Fwellimort John Bogle was more of a two fund portfolio. 60% US Market. 40% US Bond Market. However, note Bogle was also a S&P500 person until the US Market fund in Vanguard became available. Buffett is also a two fund portfolio. He wanted 90% S&P500. 10% US Bond Market. as a legacy. ​ The US … Read more

AMERICA’S HALL MONITORS AT TIME-WARNER-CNN-HBO STRIKE AGAIN

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Bill Maher Trashes ‘Prick,’ ‘Smirkface’ Covington Kid w ‘S***-Eating Grin.’ Bill Maher’s never lacked for chutzpah, given his own smirking shit-eating grin. But once again, somebody who prides himself as being an iconoclast simply reinforces the establishment left opinion. (Classical reference in headline.)     h/t ED

BAD, PRESS: How the media fail.

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via nationalreview: To watch Stelter’s show, Reliable Sources, after a reporting debacle is to watch a master class in whataboutism and faux-persecution, followed by the insistence that even the most egregious lapses in judgment or professionalism are to be expected from time to time and that we should actually be worrying about the real victim here: the … Read more

Trade Wars Are Fun And Easy To Win

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Thanks to Trump, China’s economy is rapidly decelerating. By adopting a tough stance on trade with Beijing, President Trump was able to expose the weakness of China’s economy and demonstrate that its growth is far more fragile than it appears. In fact, the tariffs began worrying China’s elite last summer – a clear sign that … Read more