From CNBC: In its first meeting since October’s market turmoil and this week’s midterm elections, the Federal Reserve voted to maintain the current level of its benchmark interest rate. The policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, as expected, unanimously approved keeping the federal funds …
40 percent of black likely voters approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing, according to the daily Rasmussen poll released on Oct. 29. The number marks a record high, the pollster noted, and shows a rapid rise in …
by Tim Staermose The year was 1999. I was working for a small newsletter company with its Asian research offices based in Manila, Philippines. The dotcom boom was in full swing. And, just like today, companies with no profits, burning through …
It will probably exonerate Trump which is why they’re waiting til the midterms end: https://tinyurl.com/y7xm4aa6
by Jesse Colombo As seen on Forbes by RealInvestmentAdvice.com’s Jesse Colombo: “Why Another Market Volatility Surge Is Likely Ahead“: The U.S. stock market is climbing to record highs once again and volatility has calmed down dramatically from its panic-induced levels reached earlier …
Corporate Buybacks + record insider sales, it just doesn't get more evident about management motives https://t.co/cTJKYbONtv — Sunchartist (@sunchartist) September 26, 2018 the boost that US repatriation provided to the US equity and bond markets via share buybacks and corporate …
BY SRSROCCO The question on the minds of many investors, is which of the precious metals will be better investments during the next market crash? I should know because I receive this question in my email box quite often. So, …
by anon_poaster It’s likely that youtuber “Black Pigeon Speaks” has sold out, and is now part of a pump & dump scam group. This is very similar to what happened a few years back to “George4title”, who was a popular …
From Jim Rickards, Editor, The Daily Reckoning: The mainstream media narrative about the U.S.-China trade war implies that Trump is on a highly damaging ego trip and China holds all the cards. The exact opposite is true. Trump has ample financial …
via Yonhap South Korean stocks may move in a tight range as investors are likely take a cautious approach due to lingering risks over various global issues, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at …
Let me know what city you think prices are WAY too high? (Compared to wages) Look around the U.S. and the rest of the world. Chances are that housing is so unbelievably expensive that the average household is facing an …
via talkingpointsmemo: Trade Secretary Liam Fox told the Sunday Times newspaper that “intransigence” by EU officials “is pushing us towards no deal.” He put the chance of Britain crashing out without a deal at 60 percent. Britain and the EU say …
via BBG Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari wrote in a post “there is little reason to raise rates much further, invert the yield curve, put the brakes on the economy and risk that it does, in fact, …
via PAUL KASRIEL The current level of the federal funds rate is 1.92%. As of June 13, 2018, the median estimate of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members of the appropriate federal funds rate by the end of 2018 was 2.40%. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLlvbIB68Pc The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and Indiana Board of Animal Health (BOAH) are urging Hoosiers to take steps to prevent illness while visiting events where pigs are exhibited following confirmation of a case of influenza in a …
via hedgopia: US companies are sitting on tons of cash, and are also spending tons in dividends and buybacks. As they continue to pay back shareholders, debt load – rising – moves front and center. S&P 500 buybacks shot up to …
Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president’s policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next. Thirty-one percent (31%) of …
by FS Emerging Market Outflows During Puplava’s last discussion with FS Insider, he noted that we won’t be able to tell who’s swimming naked, so to speak, until the tide goes out. With the Fed cutting its balance sheet and the …
Jun 1 – FS Insider interviews Financial Sense Wealth Management CIO Chris Puplava on the QE unwind by the Fed and other central banks now putting pressure on emerging markets, the high yield debt market, and other…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBAlynYldY Emily Zanotti for the Daily Wire reports, If Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) dies in office, his wife, Cindy McCain, will succeed him, according to a new report from Washington, D.C. insider and veteran journalist John Gizzi. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/31178/…
by Simon Black Last June, in one of the most egregious displays of economic insanity, Argentina was able to raise $2.75 billion by selling bonds with a ONE HUNDRED YEAR maturity. Even more miraculously, the bond turned out to be wildly popular with …
via SCMP Kerry Craig says while a down cycle will inevitably follow America’s currently buoyant growth, a catastrophic downturn like the 2008 global financial crisis is unlikely. Debt levels are more manageable, and the imbalances in the economy less severe. …
by FS Listen to this podcast on our site by clicking here or subscribe on iTunes here. Financial Sense Newshour just spoke with Craig “Bullseye” Johnson from Piper Jaffray to get his outlook on the market. Johnson believes the corrective phase that started …
“Big tech companies gain while smaller online ad firms are squeezed under the European Union’s GDPR, which takes effect in May.” More from WSJ: When the European Union’s justice commissioner traveled to California to meet with Google and Facebook …
by sundance With Inspector General Michael Horowitz submitting a criminal referral for fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe; and with knowledge of federal prosecutor John Huber paralleling Horowitz for months within the investigation; it might be worthwhile going through the names of some …
BY PATRICK WATSON You may have noticed that stocks have stopped going straight up. That’s not a big deal by itself. Bull markets and high volatility can coexist, and often did until the last few years. The scary part is that …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glczP5E_ZlI Hank Berrien for the Daily Wire reports, In the next few years, the fried chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A will likely leapfrog over Taco Bell, Burger King, and Wendy’s to become America’s third-largest fast food restaurant, only trailing McDonald’s and …
by SacredSocrates I went to the dentist today to have two cavities filled. They told me that they would be using a composite resin. A simple Google search provides plenty of details regarding dental composite resins and their BPA content. …
Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, In 2010, Brookings Institute offered a report stating that the global “middle class” was set to explode, almost entirely from the transition of China’s and India’s urban poor populations to the middle class (middle class meaning annual …
Classic New England snow storm on the way with some likely seeing 12" or more – much less expected SW CT into #NYC. AM commute will be a mess. Simulated radar for 7 AM Tuesday… pic.twitter.com/FszlpGfGWX — Ed Vallee (@EdValleeWx) …