Goldman Sachs’ “Bear Market Indicator” Hits 48-Year High

via Zerohedge: “Get used to this kind of volatility,” warns Hussman Funds’ John Hussman in his latest comment. “Unfortunately, the moment interest rates hit zero, [historical risk and valuation] limits vanished, and preemptively responding to speculative extremes became terrifically detrimental.” “Presently, neither valuations nor …

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Goldman Sachs – Criminal Charges at Last?

by Martin Armstrong The U.S. Justice Department’s against individuals related to the pillaging of the Malaysia investment fund known as 1MDB offers several new insights into the global, multibillion-dollar scandal. But there is something the press is overlooking. The senior Goldman …

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Goldman Sachs on Housing Slowdown

via  Bill McBride A few brief excerpts from a Goldman Sachs research note today: The Housing Slowdown The most likely drivers of the slowdown are higher interest rates and tax reform. CR Note: We discussed these two key headwinds at the …

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Tesla Drama Continues: Goldman Had No Mandate When Musk Tweeted

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-14/goldman-sachs-is-said-to-have-had-no-mandate-when-musk-tweeted “Goldman Sachs Group Inc. hadn’t been formally tapped as a financial adviser by Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer when Musk revealed plans last week to take the automaker private and said he’d secured the funding for the transaction, according …

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Is Goldman Sachs to new Rothschilds?

by Martin Armstrong Many in Germany are up-in-arms over the appointed by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Jörg Kukies who will become deputy finance minister in her new coalition government. Kukies will take over the responsibilities for financial markets and European policies at the Finance …

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Goldman Sachs Funded Circle Purchases Poloniex Crypto Exchange

News Articles here: 1. Goldman Sachs-Funded Circle Purchases Poloniex For $400 Million https://coincentral.com/goldman-sachs… 2. Circle CEO: We will compete with Venmo and Coinbase https://finance.yahoo.com/news/circle… 3. Circle acquisition of Poloniex is just the beginning of likely consolidation in crypto https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/26/circl… 4. …

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