from Financial Survival Network Danielle Park notes that real estate has seen quite a rise during the current cycle. However, our economic world is complicated; everything is connected. While the stock market has been taking its lumps, what will be the effect on real estate? Danielle believes that it’s going to come down as well, for a … Read more
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Pablo Picasso Massacre in Korea 1951 In the New Year, after a close to the old one that was sort of terrible for our zombie markets, do prepare for a whole lot of stories about China (on top of Brexit and Yellow Vests and many more windmills fighting the Donald). And don’t count … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital This is getting old. The PPT is now juicing Oil higher, because doing so relieves stress in the junk bond market (a large percentage of junk bond issuers are shale companies that require higher Oil prices to be profitable). This, in turn, is sending a “all clear” signal to stocks, … Read more
https://youtu.be/_NHoyW-urfc Obama thought he was always going to be president when he made some laws, and now President Trump can use those laws against them all…. So this is really funny… they never thought some one can use those laws against them.. SD
This is a tragic video that shows some children being snatched , sometimes in front of their parents. Each year hundreds of thousands of children in the US go missing , many never heard from again. What is happening to these children? This documentary reveals some of the facts about missing children and reasons children … Read more
Video synopsis: Conservatives have reached a demographic cliff. No significant growth in our ranks from now on. As we are pushed more and more, will Civil War indeed be the answer? Possibly so… h/t NXavier
by Troy With the S&P rallying 4 days in a row, it is now at its 38.2-50% resistance zone and February 2018 lows resistance. Can the stock market go straight up (medium term rally) without a pullback or retest of the December 2018 lows? Or is a pullback/retest mandatory? Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long … Read more
By Nick Cunningham “The outlook for the global economy in 2019 has darkened.” That conclusion came from a new report from the World Bank, citing a variety of data, including softening international trade and investment, ongoing trade tensions, and financial turmoil in emerging markets over the past year. “Storm clouds are brewing for the global economy,” the World … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider The strategic American military system for moving troops, weapons, and supplies over long distances has decayed significantly and needs rapid upgrading to be ready for any future war with China or Russia, according to a report by the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board. When Barack Obama stepped down as commander-in-chief of the United States … Read more
Bryan Chai for the Conservative Tribune reports, Tucker Carlson has never had a problem speaking what’s on his mind and he’s unapologetic about that fact. “The View” has proven itself to be a cesspool of screeching and mean-spirited ladies masquerading as daytime television. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9XownwoTQ Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/tuc… Tucker Carlson has never had a problem speaking what’s … Read more
by sundance A statement from Fox affiliate Q13 in Seattle appears to confirm that a news video editor intentionally manipulated video feed from the public address of President Trump. “In a statement, Q13 noted that the video editor responsible has been placed on leave pending an internal investigation.” A side-by-side comparison shows the manipulation by the newsroom: “We … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But all bets are off if something big breaks. Since the low point on Christmas Eve, the S&P 500 has rallied 9.9%, nearly half of which on December 26. This was helped along by the word “patient,” used by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, other Fed governors, and the FOMC minutes. The effect: … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Those households, enterprises and organizations that have no debt, a very low cost basis and a highly flexible, adaptable structure will survive and even prosper. The coming recession will be unevenly distributed, meaning that it will devastate many while leaving others relatively untouched. A few will actually do better in the recession than … Read more
by Michael Snyder In just a few days, this will officially be the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and there is no end in sight. President Trump is pledging that he will not sign any spending bill unless it includes funding for a border wall, and the Democrats are promising their supporters that they … Read more
by Michael Snyder Something is happening to our planet. The mainstream media is not talking much about this, and the experts assure us that everything is going to be just fine, but the truth is that we have been witnessing an unusual amount of seismic activity all over the world. Up until just recently, most … Read more
via visualcapitalist: According to Accenture, millennials are set to inherit the biggest wealth transfer in history, amounting to an estimated $30 trillion over the course of 30 to 40 years. While it’s hard to know what this newest generation of investors will do once the funds hit their accounts, there is no shortage of speculation about the habits … Read more
by John Ward Specialised Wonkism is getting in the way of Renaissance thinking ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ And now, here is the news…. A recent poll showed that a majority of Tory activists (and an overwhelming majority of Brexiteer voters across the board) would far rather leave the EU with No Deal than the May Deal. As I suggested earlier … Read more
The U.S. has released a statement after negotiations with China. You would think after the 90 day truce, huge meetings, lots of press, massive hype in the media, that there would be some major developments with the ongoing issues, right? They wouldn’t leave the public with a big pile of nothing, would they? Well, guess … Read more
Trend-following algorithms turn bearish at swiftest pace since 2008 as machines steer more trades. From the Wall Street Journal: Investors have started to shake off last year’s steep losses, helping markets regain some ground in 2019. But the robots are still almost uniformly bearish. Trend-following investment strategies—a computer-based way of trading that has become a major … Read more
by Jesse I get the definite sense from the tape of the SP 500 futures trading that stocks are being slowly and carefully ‘walked higher’ from the recent lows. This could be effective as long as the markets remain relatively quiet and no exogenous macro events intrude. So from the bearish standpoint, now is a … Read more