via John Stepek The ten-year US Treasury yield is arguably the most important interest rate in the world. Yesterday, it hit its highest level since 2011. This morning it’s still rising – heading above 3.2%. It’s not so long ago that …
via tomluongo: The pieces have been moving into place for months now. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has seen her power within German political circles wane for more than a year. Italy’s opposition to the European Union’s budget rules is stiffening. Bond …
From Frank Holmes at Frank Talk: Get ready, gold bulls: The precious metal could be close to finding a bottom. The price of gold fell back below $1,200 an ounce again last week as the U.S. dollar advanced following another federal …
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan As the trade war intensifies and president Donald Trump continues to hold firm on raising tariffs, many are feeling the pinch. If you’re looking for a new car though, your wallet could be dramatically impacted, as those higher …
via RT The collapse of banking giant Lehman Brothers was the catalyst for a financial crisis in 2008. What could cause a new great recession a decade later? The Boom Bust show investigates. Professor Ronald Filler, who was a top …
via Chris Kimble After navigating an early year stock market correction, investors have seen the S&P 500(NYSEARCA: SPY) climb back to new all-time highs. While making new highs is bullish, it’s concerning when it comes with a significant divergence. In this case, …
Precious metals expert David Morgan thinks there is one very big reason to own physical gold and silver, and that is the possibility the Deep State and the Globalists will crash the financial markets. This is not a farfetched concept …
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Tilray could well become the poster-child stock of the biggest stock bubble in U.S. History. This past summer Tilray (TLRY) went public (July) at $17 per share. TLRY is a Canada-based medical marijuana company. While its …
via bi As stocks continue to make record highs, the narrow leadership in major indexes is masking weakness lurking under the surface. Vincent Deluard, a macro strategist at INTL FCStone, says a correction could rock the vulnerable stock market within …
Alibaba’s Jack Ma backs down from promise to Trump to bring 1 million jobs to the US Jack Ma, founder of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, has recanted his promise to Donald Trump to create 1 million U.S. jobs. Ma’s statements …
By Harry Dent I agree with him! The richest man in China, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, reckons the trade war is the beginning of a long-term battle for supremacy between China and the U.S. He’s sees no effective short-term solution …
by John Ward The electorates of the Western World remain largely unaware of how close they are to losing their social rights, liberties and savings. Only the last of these, alongside Crash2, stands a chance of creating the necessary levels of …
It’s possible that it was a purely tactical decision. But now that I’ve read the letter Ford wrote to Feinstein about Kavanaugh, one line stuck out: “I have received medical treatment regarding the assault.” Reading that, I would naturally think that the writer …
by Daniel Carter The crash of 2008 is now a distant memory for most people. The economy is seemingly on a roll and stock prices are near all-time highs. However, what we learn from history is that we do not learn …
via @foimbert Tepper says stocks could drop 5 percent to 20 percent if trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies increase. “We may have to get used to that these tariffs just may be on,” he says. “Then, there will …
by John Ward MP Sarah Wollaston quite rightly wants the police to do more about (and tighten up the prosecution of) potentially dangerous stalkers. But now the crime includes “Cyber abuse”, her Private Member’s Bill is too lax in its definitions …
by Michael Snyder Hurricane Florence is about to make a “direct hit” on the east coast, and public officials are making one ominous declaration about this storm after another. Florence is being called “extremely dangerous”, “a monster”, “the worst in 60 years”and “the storm of …
A fresh piece of Citi research lands on bond market liquidity, which evokes a reminder of those days in late 2015 when a lot of attention was focused on how easy it was to buy and (more importantly) sell corporate debt. Back …
With US and Russian fleets standing toe-to-toe off the coast of Syria, can President Trump trust the intelligence he’s being given about the war? Harry Reid, the former Senate Majority Leader, suggested that Trump be given “fake” intel briefings. Sen. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwiGfW5glw Cristina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers announced they would be officially asking President Trump to issue a declassification order on all Carter Page FISA docs, Bruce Ohr 302’s and other relevant Russia docs. Read …
via morningconsult: A 34 point drop almost overnight. But wait, it gets worse: “Among younger generations, Nike users, African Americans, and other key demographics, Nike’s favorability declined rather than improved.” Plus: “Before Kaepernick was revealed as the face of Nike’s campaign, …
People have been fasting for years to lose weight,but what if we told you that the longer you fast, the longer you can live? The idea may be hard to stomach, but a new study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) …
by stockboardasset Florence, which became the first significant hurricane (Category +3) of the 2018 Atlantic season, had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The powerful Category 4 storm is some 2,000 miles from the US coastline, …
via Gregor Gregersen Fed monetary policies have inflated the biggest bubble ever. The Fed risks popping this bubble with further rate hikes. Fall 2018 could see the beginnings of an economic collapse if the bubble pops. Major U.S default and debt …
via nextgov: Social media has become such a powerful tool it can affect the very institutions that underpin society. The Securities and Exchange Commission is well aware of this, prompting officials to seek out an out-of-the-box tool to monitor and flag posts …
by stockboardasset Tropical Storm Gordon is quickly heading west-northwest at 17 mph with sustained 65 mph winds toward a landfall tonight along the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has declared a hurricane warning from the …
by DCG From HuffPo: Senate Democrats just gave a huge gift to President Donald Trump: They agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats because they wanted to go home. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) had lined up …
A crisis could be much closer than we think. EU floats headline of Turkey bailout then denies it one hour later. We call this a trial ballon by officials pic.twitter.com/9OBrwgt7Q0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 28, 2018 regional indices starting to …
via Moe Zulfiqar, B.Comm. The case for lower oil prices continues to get stronger. If you hold oil-related investments, this might be the time to rethink your stance. There is basic economics at play in the oil market that foretells lower …
IT GOES against everything we’ve been told about our “robust” economy, but the Australian dollar is about to take a massive hit. via News AU THE Australian dollar could drop as low as 40 US cents, relegating our economy to …