Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This is what happens when Chinese conglomerates get sidelined by unfortunate events. In the second quarter, sales of large office properties in Manhattan fell 26% from the same period a year ago. It was the worst …
by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the continuation of stock buybacks in the markets as an act of desperation. The problem with that is, despite vast amounts of massive stock …
By Harry Dent I’ve been ranting for weeks now about it… People don’t understand that sky-high home prices are bad for countries, cities, businesses, and consumers. And only the 62% of people who already own homes are feeling the “bliss” …
Do you think the current market is sustainable? Look at the figures. It’s absurd. It’s abnormal. Just a handful of stocks are rising. Those who hold those stocks have put the blinders on and believe that everything is just fine. …
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user230519/imageroot/2017/01/27/2017.01.27%20-%20Dow%20LT_0.jpg You don’t have to be expert to see how big the stock market bubble is. (1028). Stock market bubble (7/8/2018) Another big bubble is the stock market. I think it is manipulated by the rich people who rule this …
– Interest Rates Cannot Rise Because It Will Cause A Recession Sorry, rates are unsustainably low and bond yields as well. Rate hikes are urgent and healthy. If “growth needs zero interest rates” and massive debt, why is growth so …
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The XHB homebuilder ETF is decisively below three key moving averages after it knifed below its 50 dma last week. KB Homes reported a big earnings and revenue “beat” on Thursday after the market closed. The …
BY SRSROCCO The world is standing at the edge of the financial abyss while most investors are entirely in the dark. However, specific indicators suggest the market is one giant RED BLINKING LIGHT. One of these indicators is the amount …
Why U.S. Household Wealth Is In A Bubble – Part 1 Since the financial crisis in early-2009, household wealth has surged by nearly $46 trillion or 83 percent to a record $100.8 trillion. As the chart below shows, the powerful increase in …
A massive survey of recent homebuyers reveals all. By Stephen Punwasi, Better Dwelling: Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking, and only had a vague recollection of what happened? Then your responsible friend sets off a chain of …
by GoldCore – London house prices down 1.9 per cent in Q2 (yoy) – London house prices still 50% above 2007 bubble peak (see chart) – Brexit and weak consumer confidence to blame say experts – Little sign that U.K. property “weakness” …
The chart (bloomberg) featured in our new WELLINGTON LETTER shows the largest speculative bubbles in 300+ years plus bitcoin. Note that once the bubble implodes, its over! No second chance to get out. https://twitter.com/BertDohmen/status/1011686262736969728 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1011643094620569606 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1011639756592164867 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1011637774326394881
Wall St. For Main St., Released on 6/24/18 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed first time guest, technology expert, technology investor and editor at The High-Tech Strategist newsletter since 1987, Fred Hickey. During this hour plus long …
Do you think real estate prices will rise into 2019? This is a video I’ve been working on for a while. It was long (as usual) but I hope you appreciate it. Just look at where real estate has gone. …
via thefederalist: Well, my criticism in the last 30 years of the institution, obviously a lot of us who voiced those concerns, it fell on deaf ears. So progressive thinkers and institutional administrators within the university got their way. And now …
It’s not subtle: Home sales plunge, inventory jumps, prices begin to react. By Steve Saretsky, Vancouver, Canada, Vancity Condo Guide: With National home sales declining by 16% year over year in the month of May, marking the worst year over year decline since May …
by John Rubino As bubbles expand and hot money starts burning holes in corporate pockets, merger and acquisition deal terms begin to leave reality behind. Often one deal of such breathtaking size, scope and hubris is struck that — in …
by Michael Lebowitz If you’re a frequent reader, you’ve noticed that we often find fault with the one-sided manner in which the mainstream media reports on economic topics and the asset markets. Of chief concern to us, the cheerleading for …
by John Rubino Home prices are still rising pretty much everywhere in the US, with California as usual leading the way. State-wide, the median CA home is now above $600,000, up 9% year over year. In San Francisco County, homebuyers are paying …
Nobody wants to use the ‘B’ word, but a bubble is upon us, a growing number of market watchers are warning. And it could pop sooner than many expect, Centricus Asset Management Fund Manager Ralph Jainz said Monday. Assets like …
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about recent warnings regarding a massive tech bubble burst. Despite Goldman Sachs who are infamously wrong most of the time saying that there is no tech bubble, it doesn’t take …
Meanwhile, all the traditional metrics were being downplayed as no longer being relevant or important. If we need any proof of this occurring then just look at what happened when analysts started asking serious questions in his conference call. Tesla …
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The bubbles in assets are supported by the invisible bubble in greed, euphoria and credulity. Well, folks, here we go again: we have a double-bubble economy in housing and stocks, and a third …
via Safehaven: Some 44 million people in the United States now owe more than $1.5 trillion in student loans, and not only do women carry the lion’s share of this burden, but they’ll also have the toughest time paying it back. …
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move along, no bubble here. pic.twitter.com/XEpQHnRAsk — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 12, 2018 nothing can go wrong pic.twitter.com/ANbV4kXoog — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 11, 2018 Tech relative EPS growth off a bit pic.twitter.com/QimKMOHnQi — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) June 12, 2018 https://twitter.com/DonDraperClone/status/1006266970126340096 the …
via Business Insider: Attempting to read the tea leaves and anticipate near-term market movement is nearly irresistible. Bold proclamations of just-around-the-corner seismic price movements reliably get a lot of attention, regardless of whether or not those making said predictions have …
Bernanke saw no risk to the economy of: . $13 trillion deficit . $4.7T Fed QE bubble . $1.5T increase in taxes . Stagnating real wages . Productivity growth and labor participation rate at 1978 levels. …But is worried about …
via Dollar Collapse: If you believe you will be able to buy a house for significantly less than you would have to pay for it today, you will probably wait to buy that house. Likewise, if you believe it will …
GEORGE SOROS COMPLAINS: ‘EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG, HAS GONE WRONG’ George Soros recently lamented the rise of President Trump and anti-establishment parties across the globe, saying “everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong.” Soros made the comment in …