Investment Watch Blog

by Charles Hugh-Smith As for Iraq, the implicit gain was supposed to be access to Iraqi oil. Setting aside the 12 years of “no fly zone” air combat operations above Iraq from 1991 to 2003, the U.S. has been at war for almost 17 years in Afghanistan and 15 years in Iraq. (If the word “war” … Read more

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By David Stockman The single most important price in all of capitalism is the interest rate—-and at all points on the maturity curve. And the single most important truth about honest interest rates is that they must be discovered by markets, not imposed by the state. We got to ruminating about those core propositions when we read that San Francisco Fed … Read more

old expert Andrew Maguire says, “We are very close to a price reset (in gold and silver). What is a price reset? It is no more than settling . . . close to a trillion dollars of derivatives that are underwater and unable to be delivered. It is going to be a simple paper market … Read more

by James Quinn via Burning Man Platform Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel Yeah, we’re goin’ to the Roadhouse We’re gonna have a real Good time The Doors – Roadhouse Blues Spending a week driving around a western state 1,700 miles … Read more

The EU is maneuvering to position themselves where the UK will never exit the system. The confidence in the the American economy is fading, the economy has never recovered, we have been living in a central banking illusion. Housing data declines as housing prices surpass the 2008 crisis levels. Mortgage rates are rising and the … Read more

by John Coumarianos Are we in a depression? The question seems absurd. There has been GDP growth since 2009 and some mild inflation to go with it. In fact, this is the second longest economic expansion on record. As Robert Shiller said over the weekend (though in the context of warning against complacency), “[i]f the economy manages … Read more

Financial Survival Network, Released on 3/27/18 It’s no secret that the financial sector has expanded at a near geometric pace, along with the debt burden. While it’s great for the big banks, it’s come at the expense of society as a whole and individuals have taken it on the chin. Low cash levels and liquidity … Read more

via SCHIFFGOLD Twitter has announced a ban on cryptocurrency ads. The social media company’s announcement is more bad news in what has turned into several bad months for cryptocurrencies.  After a meteoric rise that sent Bitcoin above $20,000, the crypto has fallen back to earth. Bitcoin is currently trading below $8,000 and according to a CCN report, … Read more

by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, The Philadelphia Fed’s coincident economic activity index suggests the economy is close to recession. The Coincident Economic Activity Index is produced monthly by the Philadelphia Fed. The indexes are released a few days after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the employment data for the states. The coincident indexes combine four state-level … Read more

by Jesse   “So the old shell game plays out once more. In, 2016 millions of average Americans enthusiastically signed up for a war on elites; with boisterous hurrahs they climbed aboard the Trump train; and after a few years’ journey they are going to find themselves deposited right back where they started, with inequality … Read more

by Disobedient Media Source: UPDATE: Texas man facing Tewksbury weapons charges said he was on classified government mission TEWKSBURY — Police and the FBI are investigating the intentions of a 59-year-old Texas man who man was caught with a massive weapons cache in a Tewksbury hotel before he told investigators he was on a classified mission … Read more

https://twitter.com/B75434425/status/978467910279680002 congress wants 1.2 million documents they are refusing to turn over to congress about hillary     Devin nunes, we will impeach Rosenstein and Sessions for stone walling congressional oversight h/t Jake

via Mark Hulbert It would take only a small stock market drop next week to trigger something big — a “sell” signal from the famous Dow Theory. This is important, for two reasons. The first is that the Dow Theory has been beating the market for an awfully long time. One academic study from the 1990s calculated the … Read more

via Scott Minerd Summary The markets are potentially on a collision course for disaster, brought about by strong fiscal stimulus in the late stage of the business cycle. At this stage of the business cycle monetary and fiscal policy should be utilized to cool off the economy. With corporate debt at record levels, the next recession … Read more

Paul Manafort’s attorney just moved to have the charges dismissed because Mueller went outside his mandate which was Russian collusion. Boom, the FTC is now investigating Facebook and the investigation will be spreading to Twitter now. Zuckerberg will not hand over information to the UK but is open to testifying in front of congress. The … Read more

https://youtu.be/qNpLUFRfsZI “The struggle of the Left to rationalize its positions is an intolerable, Sisyphean burden.” ― David Mamet, The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture   AC

Kurt Russell TAKES Whoopi Goldberg to SCHOOL on gun control, Kurt Russell & Ted Nugent defends guns, & the view debates gun control https://youtu.be/uy0_IZ0MWts