Investment Watch Blog

via GPC The financial system just gave us a big “tell.” First and foremost, the US Dollar has taken out both its bull market trendline AND critical support. The technical damage here is severe. We will get bounces, but the bull run is over. This is effectively the currency market saying “inflation is a coming.” … Read more

via  RecessionAlert.com There is a lot of focus on the U.S. yield curve at the moment given its relentless move toward inversion (when short-term rates are higher than long-term rates). Can the history of the yield curve provide for useful forecasting as to the start dates of the next U.S recession? The 10-year minus 1-year yield … Read more

by Michael Snyder It is that time of the year again.  Every year, people start talking about a possible stock market crash in October, because everyone remembers the historic crashes that took place in October 1987 and October 2008.  Could we witness a similar stock market crash in October 2018?  Without a doubt, the market is … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Want to understand the full scope of neofeudalism in America? Follow the money and the power and privilege it buys. The repugnant reality of class privilege in America is captured by the phrasedate rape: the violence of forced, non-consensual sex is abhorrent rape when committed by commoner criminals, but implicitly excusable date rape when … Read more

by Ruby Henley September 25 was National Voter Registration Day, and there is a massive movement underway to secure the youth vote in America.  It involves the founder of National Voter Registration Day, Matt Singer and even some Fortune 500 companies. Matt Singer is a partner at Impactual, a social impact firm advising companies, nonprofits, … Read more

by Michael Snyder Should students that refuse to turn in their homework receive a grade of 50 percent anyway?  Of course not.  That would be like workers that didn’t show up for work asking for 50 percent of their paychecks.  Our system of education has become a complete and utter joke, and the rest of … Read more

by GoldCore via CNBC Europe, Russia and China join forces with a new mechanism to dodge Iran sanctions European Union’s foreign policy chief announced Monday that the bloc was creating a new payment mechanism to allow countries to transact with Iran while avoiding U.S. sanctions. Called the “special purpose vehicle” (SPV), this mechanism would aim … Read more

by sundance There has been a great deal of background activity in the past 72 hours surrounding the U.S. and Canada trade negotiations.  However, some of that activity has become more brutally obvious; a deal is not likely to happen. Against growing visibility the Canadian team of Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland were intent on using … Read more

by Chris Black   Motto: ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies)   If I am not mistaken, this Schumer character, who, amazingly enough, serves as Senate Minority Leader, is a trained lawyer. I wonder where he went to … Read more

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via bi The percentage of global stock markets outperforming their benchmark is close to the lowest in 30 years, according to Morgan Stanley data. The conditions that cause this measure to rebound will go a long way towards signaling whether a recession is imminent, the firm says. The stock market has made an awful lot of history … Read more

by withabackpack I have been doing some research into Chinese stocks recently as lots of people have been saying they are presenting buying opportunities at these prices. However I discovered that it is illegal (seemingly?) for us foreigners to actually invest in the companies. Or we can invest in a holding company and not own … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Seattle’s historic spike falters. New York condo prices back where they were last Sept. House-price bubbles in other metros get even more splendid. Home prices in the US surged 6.0% in July compared to a year ago (not seasonally-adjusted), and 0.4% compared to June, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home … Read more

via CNSNews: Americans on average spent more on taxes than on food and clothing combined in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s new data on consumer expenditures, which was released this month. “Consumer units” (which include families, financially independent individuals, and people living in a single household who share expenses) spent an average of $9,562 … Read more

SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=28238 Imagine you’re a high school student doing a homework assignment on the Federal Reserve. You go to YouTube and type in “Federal Reserve” in the search bar and find “Century of Enslavement: The History of the Federal Reserve.” The horror! Luckily, you don’t have to worry about that, because now that MSNBC … Read more

by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Emerging markets continue to decouple from the U.S. market, making them look attractive as a value play—particularly distressed Chinese equities. Below I’ll share with you two big reasons why I think China is well-positioned to outperform over the long term. So far this year, the MSCI Emerging Markets … Read more

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Tilray could well become the poster-child stock of the biggest stock bubble in U.S. History. This past summer Tilray (TLRY) went public (July) at $17 per share. TLRY is a Canada-based medical marijuana company. While its operations are targeting the international medical marijuana market, the Company generated just $9.7 million in … Read more