Investment Watch Blog

by TFittonJW If Mueller were any other government employee, he would already have been asked to resign. Unconstitutional and imcompetent — shut it down. A quick analysis on the failing Mueller “get Trump” operation: And we’re doing the heavy lifting on Mueller oversight in the courts: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/justice-department-reveals-may-provide-judicial-watch-previously-redacted-portions-rosenstein-scope-authority-mueller-memo/ I talked about this with Tucker Carlson earlier this … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xI8x3KlyA EWI’s analysts know the technical indicators which have proven their value over the years. One of these time-tested indicators is sending a warning that should be of interest to every investor.

The Trump administration is applying aggressive trade tariffs against friend and seeming foe alike in these days of heightened yet manufactured global economic “events, dear boy, events”, to quote former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. China’s getting the brunt of the tariff abuse, and is returning tariff pressures in kind while ramping up its drive … Read more

By – Ruby Henley Today, May 16,  is a grave day in our battle for the Internet, as it is the last ditch effort to save Net Neutrality.  The Senate will vote to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality repeal. Odds are, with Republican opposition, Congress won’t do it, but it’s the last, … Read more

by visualcapitalist Regardless of which side of the 49th parallel you are on, banking sectors play a crucial role in both the financial system and the economy. But while banks on each side of the border perform many similar functions, and have comparable economic impacts, the fact is that the U.S. and Canadian banking systems are … Read more

The consensus minimum death toll figure for that period in Chinese history is 400,000. Jung Chang and Jon Halliday place the number at up to three million in Mao: The Unknown Story. But even without a single death, the Cultural Revolution would have been horrific. It was an attempt—in some ways entirely successful and in other ways not—to destroy … Read more

by Ruby Henley The report by the OPCW’s fact finding mission for Syria determined that chlorine was released from cylinders by mechanical impact in the Al Talil neighborhood of Saraqib. President Trump was correct, and it appears the government of Syria was involved.  The following statement from the report must be accepted as truth – … Read more

Authored by Adem Tumerkan via Palisade Research, Last week, used car prices had their biggest drop since 2009 – directly after the financial market meltdown of 2008. And right now, the auto market is showing signs of incredible worry. Delinquent subprime auto-loans are higher than they were in the last recession. Look for yourself. . .   What’s interesting … Read more

by John Rubino After an epic (generation-spanning at the long end) decline in interest rates, the trend has finally reversed. Which means, if history is still a reliable guide, there’s a number that ends this cycle and ushers in the next recession and equities bear market. But what is it? Here’s a chart (from MishTalk via … Read more

by Disobedient Media The Guardian recently published a patently disingenuous article which described WikiLeaks Editor-In-Chief Julian Assange hacking into the communications at the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been arbitrarily confined since 2012, and was cut off from the outside world since late March of this year. The Guardian’s article, Revealed: Ecuador spent millions on spy operation … Read more

by Jesse “It’s no accident that the size of the financial sector today as a percentage of GDP is at levels equaled only on the eve of the Great Depression. Like the decade leading up to the financial crisis of 2008, the Roaring Twenties were marked by not only financial boom and technological wonder, but … Read more

by Martin Armstrong It really is stunning how politicians in Europe are so disconnected with the people. The press bashes those in Britain who are against “refugee” immigration from the Middle East as RACISTS, despite the fact that they are of all races and Islam is not a race, it is a religion. It is amazing how they throw … Read more

by Jim Rickards of Daily Reckoning Investors can be forgiven for thinking they hit the trifecta last Friday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment had dropped to 3.9%, the lowest in almost 20 years. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported that its widely followed GDP forecasting tool was showing projected growth for the second … Read more

by Simon Black As if things weren’t bad enough for beleaguered Tesla… The company lost $1.1 billion in cash in the last quarter, executives are leaving the company in droves, it’s facing production issues with its Model 3 and, as I recently discussed, Elon Musk insulted analysts on the latest earnings call by dismissing their questions – … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn I know, I know. The answer to that question is as numerous as stars in the heavens.  Recently, DCG did a post on a strange bulge under Hillary’s jacket. Hillary had sported strange bulges on her back before — under her green jacket at a private fundraiser on the evening of February 24, 2016 in the … Read more

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hi there Mr. Armstrong In attempting to synthesize some of your past comments, I wonder if it is accurate to conclude that rate hikes are the lesser of two evils between collapsing pension funds and higher debt servicing costs? If so, the implication is that budgets don’t matter, since it appears you … Read more