Investment Watch Blog

from Zero Hedge Yesterday, when looking at a chart of gold priced in yuan, a level which the PBOC appeared to be far more concerned about than the yuan-dollar exchange rate, we asked if the Chinese central bank had “lost control”, because after managing to “peg” its currency at roughly 8,300 Yuan per oz of gold in Q3, … Read more

by Ruby Henley All the Fact Check websites continually smack down any references to George Soros encouraging the destruction of the sovereignty of the United States.  Just get used to any information making its way to the headlines concerning George Soros – that is if it is negative – to be considered false by the … Read more

by howmuch Now that the global trade war, started by United States President Donald Trump, is in full swing, many people want to learn the facts before passing judgement. Global trade is a complicated problem and it may be easier to understand the issue piecemeal. Take a look at the infographic below to see the … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L9Xh1eeW90 “Supply-demand theorists glance at this graph and declare that the trend toward more U.S. oil production caused oil’s price to fall. But the claim does not bear scrutiny.”

It will probably exonerate Trump which is why they’re waiting til the midterms end: https://tinyurl.com/y7xm4aa6

by WARREN MOSLER Gone from bad to worse: Highlights The highest interest rates in over 7 years took their toll on mortgage activity in the October 12 week, with purchase applications for home mortgages falling a seasonally adjusted 6 percent while applications for refinancing fell 9 percent. Despite the sizable seasonally adjusted decline, unadjusted purchase … Read more

by Shaun Richards Yesterday brought us some new insights into the thinking of the Bank of England and indeed the UK establishment. This was because what you might consider the ultimate insider gave evidence to Parliament as Sir John Cunliffe joined the Department of the Environment as long ago as 1980. Intriguingly his degrees and … Read more

by Thinker Rep. Louie Gohmert, (R-Texas), on former FBI Director James Comey’s memos and the fallout from the Russia investigation. It continues to become clearer every day and why many are turning from blue to red. Americans need to stop looking at colors or parties and start looking at history of what the man or … Read more

by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: I read your piece that parliamentary governments are far more dangerous than your American system because it allows minorities to gain the upper hand and rule a country. That is clearly the case here in Germany. Merkel does not have the majority yet she leads the country and Europe. Thank you for your … Read more

by Martin Armstrong The price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude dropped more than US$55 per barrel BELOW North American benchmark of West Texas Crude. The widening discount is evidence the commodity is illustrating how the environmentalists are really destroying the Canada economy. They are causing taxes to rise as social programs continue on an unsound … Read more

via washingtonexaminer: President Trump’s promise to cut Obama-era regulations has gone into overdrive, with the slashing generating $33 billion in savings, far more than expected. A new report from the White House budget office said that $23 billion in savings has occurred this year alone, with the total at $33 billion since the president took … Read more

by Troy More than 1 month ago I explained my main long term worry for the U.S. stock market: The economy & the stock market move in the same direction in the medium-long term. Key economic indicators tend to deteriorate BEFORE bull markets end. But here’s the tricky part. Sometimes leading economic indicators deteriorate JUST before bull markets … Read more