Investment Watch Blog

by John Ward Eurozone economic forecasts are being slashed at the moment. William Devijlder at BNP Paribas has joined the Wall Street Journal, the IMF and now (finally) the European Commission in pointing out the wind direction: “GDP is now expected to grow 1.3% versus a previous forecast of 1.9%. The revision is significant and reflects, among … Read more

We reveal how hackers manipulate people, including customer service agents, to give up your personal information to gain access, and take over your wireless services and other accounts. Are the companies doing enough to protect you? To read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.5009279 How its done if you wanted to know.   AC

via Marketwatch: Investors, knocked around by the latest stretch of volatility VIX, +0.06%  , are wiggling out of their risky margin positions in a big way. Margin debt, the most current figures show, fell $90 billion in the fourth quarter, marking the fastest pace since the financial crisis. Now, at $554.3 billion, it’s at its lowest level in more … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gfX_wt20Y HEY, AOC…ever heard of “the way back machine”?….it’s all there sweetie. Dumber than a box of hammers…     LC

via seattletimes: In November, Washington voters spoke overwhelmingly, passing with nearly 60 percent of the vote a sweeping array of new gun regulations. But, it turns out, voters might not have had the last word. In at least 13 mostly rural counties across Washington, from the Pacific Coast to the eastern wheat fields, county sheriffs … Read more

by DCG A very dangerous and slippery slope in New York now thanks to Governor Cuomo. From NY Post: New York City Catholics and abortion opponents voiced outrage Saturday over the lack of justice for an unborn child who was killed in Queens. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown recently charged Anthony Hobson with murder for allegedly killing … Read more

via mishtalk: byMish 16 hrs–edited For the fourth time since October, the IMF revised its global growth forecast lower. The Wall Street Journal reports IMF Lowers 2019 Global Growth Forecast. The global economy is starting the year on weaker footing, according to new quarterly forecasts from the International Monetary Fund. The global economy is starting the year … Read more

While Congress use Billions of Tax Payers Dollars to fund Sanctuary Cities which aids and abets Illegal Aliens, Americans live on the streets in Tent Cities with no electricity or running water. California, Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore and many many more cities…..    

by John Ward Is the coming Labour split much more than a threatened Sextit? Are there any surprises up to but not including one in the Mail on Sunday’s revelations about Husband Comrade Corbyn? When will Theresa May stop looking for a way through Brussels obduracy? At what point will politicobots finally stop saying “Crashing out”? … Read more

by JanssenReportHost Today on the Janssen Report: yellow vests a short-lived violent whim of small scattered groups or a structural upheaval of revolutionary proportions? Although the final judgement on the impact of this ‘movement’ can only be done after the fact, it seems fair to say that there’s a growing sense of injustice about the way … Read more

by JanssenReportHost A cross-border collaboration of investigative journalists has revealed a major tax fraud scheme by bankers and lawyers. Although dubbed ‘the heist of the century’ because of the vastness of the scam impacting multiple countries, this story has received little attention in the mainstream media across Europe. The fraud supposedly comprises 55 billion euros worth … Read more

by David Haggith As happened with the first housing market crash that began in 2007 but didn’t become widely recognized until mid-2008, the present housing crisis began exploding one story at a time last summer, and this blog was perhaps the first to state that summer’s change was the turning point from decades of ascent into … Read more

Virtually everyone knows America has a big illegal immigration problem. But we also have a legal immigration problem: Current U.S. immigration policy is not serving the best interests of America. Is there a way to protect American citizens and still welcome newcomers to our shores? Reihan Salam offers an insightful solution.    

by JanssenReportHost References: – Greg Hunter’s USA Watchdog, interview with David Stockman “Everything will grind to a halt in 2017” https://youtu.be/7xgNncFHAng – Tone Vays and his technical analysis of the stock markets: @ToneVays (Twitter)