This chart shows investors are on another level of complacency…. If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

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World index on 312 trading day run without even a 5% correction. Almost double any other previous period since 1970! https://twitter.com/TihoBrkan/status/953609513650724865 Central Bank Asset Purchases, Net Monthly 2019: $0B2018: $50B2017: $100B2016: $160B2015: $130B2014: $60B2013: $125B#ECB#BOJ#BOE#FOMC Via @BearTrapsReport — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) January 18, 2018 The $VIX vs stockmarket sentiment (inverted) pic.twitter.com/oSsnI10Bo9 — Topdown Charts (@topdowncharts) … Read more

US banks suffer 20% jump in credit card losses… America’s daunting student debt crisis is about to get even worse

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US banks suffer 20% jump in credit card losses The big four US retail banks sustained a near 20 per cent jump in losses from credit cards in 2017, raising doubts about the ability of consumers to fuel economic expansion. “People are using their cards to get from pay cheque to pay cheque,” said Charles … Read more

SECURITY BREACH: Massive Congressional scandal Democrats ignoring. House Report: Pakistanis Made ‘Unauthorized Access’ To Congressional Servers

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House investigators concluded that Democratic IT aides made unauthorized access to congressional servers in 2016, allegedly accessing the data of members for whom they did not work, logging in as members of Congress themselves, and covering their tracks, according to a presentation summarizing the findings of a four-month internal probe.   AC

Due to delaying work and marriage, scientists say adulthood now begins at 24

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by DCG From The Telegraph: Adulthood does not begin until 24, scientists have concluded because young people are continuing their education for longer and delaying marriage and parenthood. The traditional definition for adolescence is currently between and the ages of 10 and 19, which marked the beginnings of puberty and the perceived end of biological growth. But, writing … Read more

THIS Hasn’t Happened in the U.S. Stock Market Ever In History! Meltdown Prevented by the Fed!

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The market has been supported by central banks. The economics textbooks literally have to be rewritten after this is over. They have destroyed it completely. What a horrible shame this will be. In the meantime though…EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Do you believe that people often forget about the ripple or domino effect? For example, they might … Read more

Italy Embracing Populism Is A Major Headache For Europe

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Authored by Tom Luongo, For years Italy’s Northern League kept to itself, being focused on secession rather than reform from within.  That change began last year with their non-binding referenda to petition Rome for more fiscal autonomy.  But, as the Italian parliamentary elections come into view, the Northern League is playing politics. And doing it well. … Read more

BREAKING: FBI PETER STRZOK WORKED FOR CLINTON. INTERVIEWED GEN. FLYNN. EXPEDITED EMAIL PROBE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsi9RPzCDwY Mr. Strzok and Ms. Page from December 14, 2016 to approximately to [sic] May 17, 2017.” http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3… The process, he said, might take up to 19 congressional working days. https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01… Rudy Giuliani: Clinton Foundation “is a classic RICO enterprise”, Bribery Op https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSFzU… A Bombshell House Intelligence report exposing extensive FISA abuse could lead to … Read more

Dreamers reject compromise to reopen government… McConnell says NO DEAL!… New Poll is not looking good for Democrats

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So the Dreamers are running the show for the Dems now? WTF? ————————————————————-?————————————————————-?– A key group of illegal immigrant “Dreamers” said Sunday that a deal lawmakers are considering to reopen the government with a promise to turn to immigration soon isn’t good enough, heaping more pressure on Democrats to keep the shutdown going. Dreamers staged … Read more

Chinese Gold Investment increase Dramatically While America Piles Into Stock Bubbles

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By the SRSrocco Report, Chinese demand for physical gold investment surged in the first three-quarters of 2017 while Americans ditched the shiny yellow metal for increased bets in the crypto mania and stock market bubble market.  Even though China’s Hang Seng Stock Market outperformed the Dow Jones Index last year, Chinese citizens purchased the most gold … Read more

Chartbrief 180 – On Bulls And Bears

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via Callum Thomas Studying sentiment surveys can help not only in short-term stockmarket timing decisions, but also in understanding the broader mood of the market.  Taking the longer term view that we use in this article really illustrates this point in that clear changes in regimes and climaxes in sentiment can be identified and utilized to enhance … Read more

Peter Strozk: “We can’t let we the people decide the next president of the United States […] we need an insurance policy.”

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More messages turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team; Others go missing… WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has turned over to Congress additional text messages involving an FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team following the discovery of derogatory comments about President Donald Trump. But the department … Read more

The Private Equity Firms at the Core of Brick & Mortar Retail Bankruptcies

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter An astounding list of the meltdown: PE firms doomed the retailers. One of the big forces in the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown are private equity firms that acquired retail chains via leveraged buyouts during the LBO boom before the Financial Crisis or more recently. Numerous of those retail chains have now filed for … Read more

Central Banks: From Coordination to Competition

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by Charles Hugh-Smith This is one reason why I anticipate “unexpected” disruptions in the global economy in 2018. The mere mention of “central banks” will likely turn off many readers who understandably have little interest in convoluted policies and arcane mumbo-jumbo, but bear with me for a few paragraphs while I make the case for something … Read more

FISA Memo Exposed – Guess Who's Going To Jail

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRQbyPwVKU I doubt Hillary or Obama will go to prison. Don’t think we’ve ever jailed a president or ex President and Hillary has so much dirt on everyone, no man dares to go there. Not that I don’t think they should, I believe more than anyone they should go to jail, but consider this…. Benghazi, … Read more

Great Video Explanation – “Operation Trump” – Former Federal Prosecutor Outlines Scope of FBI and DOJ Corruption…

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by sundance Former federal prosecutor Joe diGenova outlines the majority of the events behind the unlawful surveillance of Donald Trump and each of the participating members within the FBI and DOJ corruption. In essence, during this 30 minute discussion, diGenova outlines much of the back-story and how FBI officials Bill Priestap, Peter Strzok, Jim Baker, Andrew … Read more

Time-Wasting Stupidity: Facebook To Let Users Rank 'Credibility' Of News

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Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Facebook will now let users rank the credibility of stories. Expect partisan ratings.   In an move that supposedly will weed out fake news, Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News. “Facebook said on Friday that it planned to prioritize high-quality news on the social network by allowing its users to … Read more

What They’re NOT Telling You About The Government Shutdown!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL-955J9JOc On the early hours of Sat. Jan. 20th, 2018, a shutdown of the United States federal government had just begun— a year anniversary following Donald Trump taking office. After a failure to pass a relevant legislation funding bill for government operations and agencies, the shutdown stemmed from the disputes over the status of persons … Read more