By Lance Gaitan I write about inflation extensively because it directly affects bond prices. When inflation rises, bond prices fall, and vice-versa. (And, of course, my readers book profits off those price moves via Treasury Profits Accelerator.) Wholesale (producer) prices usually foreshadow what’s to come in consumer prices. If it costs more to produce a gallon of milk, … Read more
by Jim Quinn 30 year mortgage rates are at seven year highs. I refinanced at 3.25% years ago. Now rates are at 4.75% and rising. Remember the housing bubble that burst from 2006 through 2012? Well, home prices nationally are now about 10% higher than the 2005 bubble peak. Meanwhile, real wages have stagnated and … Read more
by Ian Shilling Jonathan Cook: West’s Failure to Act Will Be Cause of the Next Gaza Massacre https://original.antiwar.com/cook/2018/05/16/wests-failure-to-act-will-be-cause-of-the-next-gaza-massacre/ Blog https://www.jonathan-cook.net/ Norman Finkelstein Explains the Extraordinary Evil That Is Israel https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/05/16/norman-finkelstein-explains-extraordinary-evil-israel/ Blog http://normanfinkelstein.com/ Gilad Atzmon http://www.gilad.co.uk/ Uri Avnery http://original.antiwar.com/avnery/ Uri Avnery is now over 80 years old and used to be a member of the Knesset. He has been mixing with Israeli leaders … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iKXF9VLcHQ The Patriot Pulse reports, Barack Obama’s post-presidency has been a disaster. Obama has undercut democratic norms by trying to sabotage Trump and the scandal surrounding his Deep State continues to expand. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://patriotpulse.net/barack-obama…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xpi2cmzo4Y The Patriot Pulse reports, Leftists attack any woman who steps out of line with their liberal ideology. They think they can bully Ivanka Trump into turning on the president because she’s not a hard-core conservative. But the media crossed a line with these two recent attacks on the First Daughter. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://patriotpulse.net/the-media-cr…
Blackouts, hyperinflation, hunger: Maduro faces reelection as Venezuela deteriorates. Since Maduro took over from Hugo Chávez — his mentor, who died in 2013 — Venezuela’s crisis has steadily intensified as a result of lower oil prices, corruption and a socialist system plagued with mismanagement. But as Maduro has sought to further consolidate power in the … Read more
If you’ve bought a dishwasher recently, like I have, you’ve probably noticed that you need to run it on the heavy setting to get your dishes clean – and it runs for hours to do so. You can probably guess why – “energy efficiency” regulations from the Department of Energy. However, the law authorizing the … Read more
The EU is on a collision course to the USA: To the rescue of the nuclear agreement with Iran wants the European Union , a law on the defense of the U.S. sanctions apply. “We must act now,” said EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday after a EU leaders meeting in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. It is mainly to protect small … Read more
A bolt out of the blue will get us the next couple of dollars on crude, says expert from CNBC. Oil prices ease after Brent tops $80 on growing concerns about Iran sanctions Oil prices hit $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014. Prices gave up gains in afternoon trade after rising … Read more
A popular brand of ice pop/popsicle frozen treats are being recalled after listeria was found at a production facility. Nearly 3,000 cases of ice pops are included in the recall, and consumers should check with the information and pictures below to ensure these products are not still in freezers. The ice pops are made by … Read more
by Chris Black If you were wondering why we can’t have nice things in America, well, that’s because left wing (aka “liberal”) activist judges are completely out of control, and they represent a mortal danger both to our Republic (remember how many times Trump’s executive orders were overturned by the 9th circus et al) and … Read more
BY JOHN MAULDIN Last week, I mentioned an insightful comment my friend Peter Boockvar—CIO of Bleakley Advisory Group—made at dinner in New York: “We now have credit cycles instead of economic cycles.” That one sentence provoked numerous phone calls and emails, all seeking elaboration. What did Peter mean by that statement? In an old-style economic cycle, recessions … Read more
by big_deal 8-10% is an accurate historical average rate of return on equities (stocks) over the long term. However, here are some very critical qualifications on these returns: These values are nominal total returns over a period of time with higher average inflation rate, higher average dividend rate, and lower company valuations. The expected returns over … Read more
by Kimble Charting Tech stocks have been the life blood of the bull market, especially the run higher over the last 2 years. But the recent selloff has caught investors attention. The bulls hope that the selling is morphing into consolidation… that will eventually breakout to the upside. But for now, the bears still have an opportunity. … Read more
by Thinker No show because the story isn’t stright that is going to be presented to the American people under oath? Trey Gowdy Gets Pissed and Agrees to SUBPOENA Assistant Attorney General! Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Congressman Trey Gowdy cannot believe the acting Assistant Attorney General has not shown up for the Congressional … Read more
by Thinker How many Washington D.C. elected politicions are going to fall covering the track of corruption from the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration? How many took the money to do what they shouldn’t have done? How many elected officials looked in the faces of the American people and swore an oath to uphold … Read more
From spring to winter again across the peaks and valleys of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria. Snow depths are measuring in at 2 feet with seven day snow totals at 3.5 feet. It seems late spring snows are becoming a thing of now and the future now. I thought our children would never know what snow … Read more
Jake of Blackstone Intelligence reveals the truth about John McCain and Paul Manafort. The true evil behind the madness is exposed forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=709&v=44s5t5c8qtw Paul Manafort has extensive connections to Russian oligarchs. Manafort’s partner in crime was Rick Davis. Together they lobbied US politicians on behalf of Russian and Ukrainian billionaires. It’s no coincidence that Manafort … Read more
After reading this list, already knowing how bad Obama was, I can confidently say I dont know half the crap he pulled. AC
