Utilities Rising, Transportation Sector Sinking: Rotation Is Providing Stock Market Clues
by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Historically, investors gravitate toward more defensive and commodity-focused sectors, such as precious metals, energy, commodities, and utilities, in late-cycle bull markets. Recently, the stock market is beginning to show us signs that the bull market may be coming to an end. Commodities such as energy, grains, and precious metals have all … Read more
Daniel Lacalle: Inflation Tantrum And… China Sanctions?
CNBC, Released on 4/13/22 Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020) and Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017). He is a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and Chief Economist at Tressis SV. Ranked as one of the top twenty most influential economists … Read more
If you feel you’re stupid, I’m about to make you sound like a rocket scientist. Yes, Kamala again…
Something strange about her delivery h/t John Dutton
Is the U.S. stock and bond valuation bubble comparable to a bull market? The sell-off may be far from over
by Celinasoso Since April, stocks and bonds in the U.S. market have experienced a rare coordinated decline, and this situation of double-killing stocks and bonds is still fermenting. The economic cycle is moving forward for stock and bond investors amid the hawks of the Fed, and valuations may finally come into play again. The S&P 500 … Read more
First Texas bus drops off migrants blocks from US Capitol in Washington, DC
A bus from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday morning, transporting dozens of illegal immigrants as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis. Abbott announced last week that he was directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to transport migrants released from federal … Read more
Disney Just Received Devastating News…
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans, upset with Disney’s embrace of the LGBTQ movement, no longer want to do “business” with Mickey Mouse and instead will seek out “family-friendly alternatives,” according to a new survey shared with Secrets. The latest data said that 68.2% of voters are now “less likely to do business with Disney.” Of … Read more
So prices are nowhere near “stable.” You have miserably failed your first mandate.
So prices are nowhere near "stable." You have miserably failed your first mandate. https://t.co/l84PyLlAxE — Rudy Havenstein, Senior Markets Commentator. (@RudyHavenstein) April 12, 2022
The workforce is missing 5M men
Nearly 5 million working-age men are “missing” from the workforce, reports Bloomberg. While the employment rate for men ages 25 to 54 is almost back to where it was before the pandemic — about 86% of this cohort have jobs — it’s still some 7 percentage points below where it was in 1950s and ’60s. Experts … Read more
Inflation Alert! Inflation = loss of Purchasing Power of the Dollar. In March, the purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 dropped to a new record low of $58.80.
by Dismal-Jellyfish Inflation is not a sign of growth, nor is it a sign of anything positive. It’s an insidious sign of the loss of the purchasing power of our dollars, including the purchasing power of dollar-denominated labor (what we are paid for going to work everyday…). As we can see, this is a long-term … Read more
The fence is transitory?
h/t Galbatorix85
European natural gas price at $42!
https://twitter.com/GreekFire23/status/1514213262111477761
China’s three major financial industry associations warn of risks associated with NFTs..
https://twitter.com/cathyyuanzhang/status/1514228376953040900
Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War [2012]
https://youtu.be/y4P2O8UjQeU As the US and Iranian governments escalate tensions in the already volatile Straits of Hormuz, and China and Russia begin openly questioning Washington’s interference in their internal politics, the world remains on a knife-edge of military tension. Far from being a dispassionate observer of these developments, however, the media has in fact been central … Read more
KAMALA HARRIS: “I acknowledge one must acknowledge that prices are going up”
KAMALA HARRIS: "I acknowledge one must acknowledge that prices are going up” pic.twitter.com/KR1uZZQ9RP — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 13, 2022 Founder of American-made company Home Depot says Biden 'worse than Jimmy Carter'https://t.co/LKP3OFTvIW — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 12, 2022
Obama Judge declines prison for 2 men who impersonated federal officers and infiltrated the Secret Service…
Judge Declines Jail for Two Men Who Impersonated DC Federal Agents U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey (Obama appointee in 2015) declined to hold the two men in jail who are accused of impersonating federal agents in Washington DC. “There’s been no showing that national security information has been compromised,” Harvey said in his decision. If … Read more
Mike Maloney: Inflation To Bring DEFLATIONARY Bust WORSE Than 1929
Gold Silver (w/ Mike Maloney), Released on 4/12/22 Join Mike Maloney as he examines the latest inflation news and projects what is likely to follow – a deflationary bust that could make 1929 look like a mere bump in the road. Don’t miss this one. Download Mike’s best-selling book for free here: https://pages.goldsilver.com/freebook Thanks for sharing and … Read more
Inflation Nation! Real Average Weekly Earnings Growth Lowest Since 2007 (-3.6%) While Mortgage Payments UP 50% (US Treasury 2Y Yield Dumps 12 Basis Points)
by confoundedinterest17 Feeling hot, hot, hot! Inflation, that is. US real average weekly earnings growth YoY is down to -3.60%. That is the lowest since 2007 and is worse than The Great Recession and financial crisis of 2008. And look at this chart of mortgage payments under Biden. The US was actually experiencing DECLINING mortgage payments YoY … Read more
LA Gangs Systematically Targeting Wealthy.
LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city’s wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police. In many cases, they’re making off with designer handbags, … Read more
‘Extraordinary’ W boson particle finding contradicts understanding of how universe works
“If this is real, and not some systematic bias or misunderstanding of how to do the calculations, then it’s a huge deal because it would mean there’s a new fundamental ingredient to our universe that we haven’t discovered before.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/08/extraordinary-w-boson-particle-finding-contradicts-understanding-of-how-universe-works