Investment Watch Blog

via Zerohedge: Stocks reversed earlier gains, turning lower in Europe as U.S. futures pared as many as 20 points of upside in overnight trading before turning lower on Monday, following a mixed session across most of Asia as investors weighed the outlook for equities after a roller coaster few weeks. Volumes were subdued with many … Read more

by DCG You cannot make this up. Seattle has had a homeless crisis for over three years. They allow the homeless to urinate and defecate in public. Homeless are allowed to shoot up drugs openly on city streets. Crime is rampant and Seattle Police are slow to respond. Prostitution is on the rise. Seattle has a lot of … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Isn’t it obvious that repeating the policies of 2009 won’t be enough to save the system from a long-delayed reset? 2019 is shaping up to be the year in which all the policies that worked in the past will no longer work. As we all know, the Global Financial Meltdown / recession of … Read more

Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, There are a lot of people expressing certainty about the rest of the year. For most the next move is higher as they are expecting a massive seasonality based rally especially if the Fed holds off on raising rates in December. Some are coming out and predicting a sell … Read more

by youtubehead Everyone here is so focused on the US. But what’s happening in China is really concerning. Recently, a major property developer had to go out to the debt market and pay 13% yield. Wynn stated the high rollers arent going to Macau. And they only see this during a recession. A professor produced … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k00GZ221_No Bill Nelson’s Campaign Lawyer Predicts a Hand Recount, and a Victory https://www.rollcall.com/news/politic… The Democratic Party’s premier election lawyer predicts that the Florida Senate race is heading for a hand recount, and he said Thursday that he thinks Sen. Bill Nelson may in fact be re-elected. Marc Elias, the partner at Perkins Coie who is now representing Nelson’s Senate … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter In 2018, “each month has brought weaker than normal sales, rising inventory, and continued downward pressure on prices” in Vancouver, British Columbia, writes Steve Saretsky, a Vancouver Realtor and publisher of real-estate blog, Vancity Condo Guide. The market faces another headwind: “With the Bank of Canada determined to reach a neutral rate … Read more

Authored by Andrew Moran via LibertyNation.com, The eurozone could not borrow from the momentum of the U.S. economy in the third quarter as economic growth slumped to a tepid 0.2%, the slowest rate in more than four years. With the 19-nation currency bloc beginning to stagnate, and the heavyweights failing to post significant gains, Brussels is … Read more

by gorillaz0e Graph of this issue: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqyqT0fWkAEiv0S.jpg October was a rough ride for U.S. stocks, which despite regaining a portion of the month’s losses Wednesday ended as one of the worst months since the financial crisis. The S&P 500 lost $1.91 trillion in October, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices analyst Howard Silverblatt. Losses were spread … Read more

Policy-makers are urgently trying to stem China’s economic slowdown amid an escalating trade war, record corporate defaults and a plunging stock market. China Banks Fall on Concern Loan Targets Are a Step Too Far China’s biggest banks dragged down the stock market on Friday as investors took a dim view of the government’s unprecedented move … Read more

The central bank is running out of time, the system is deteriorating at an accelerated pace. Certain actors want the central bank system to continue on, but they are stuck, the narrative has shifted away from them and they are desperately trying to regain it.      

by Troy The S&P 500 has made a 61.8% retracement and is now stalling. This is completely normal. Most 10%+ corrections have a 61.8% retracement and then a pullback or retest of the lows before heading higher. 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: … Read more

by Fabius Maximus Summary: After the parades and picnics, here are suggestions for ways to celebrate Veterans’ Day. Make it more than just another holiday. Make it the start of a new and better America. Contents But first, why Veteran’s Day? Force Congress to fully fund care for Veterans. Hire a Vet. Support our troops, active … Read more

by Martin Armstrong   In Florida, the vote was very close. Ron DeSantis got nearly 40,000 more votes than socialist Andrew Gillum in the Florida governor’s race. Then Rick Scott over 15,000 more votes than Bill Nelson in the Senate race. Florida’s secretary of state ordered a recount Saturday afternoon for the elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Both races … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6KJQCel90E Trump’s Trumpism Is Spreading Like A Wildfire Out Of Control!c

Keith Ellison steps down from being DNC post. Erdogan says he gave the tapes to the US, UK, Germany and many other countries, but heard nothing yet. Trump bashes Macron before he visits him in France. Macron called for an EU army, his popularity is plummeting. Q drops more bread, the plan is moving forward … Read more

via Ronald Surz Four years ago I thought I had discovered a leading indicator of market crashes that was flashing red at that time. Then again 2 years ago I thought that surely this indicator was calling an end to the bull market. I was wrong again. You be the judge. Is the indicator a false … Read more