WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – “Patient” monetary policy. “Muted” inflation. “Uncertainty” over global trade and government policies that may be undermining the economy. Evidence of a world slipping back to an inflation-less, slow-growth norm – the outlook that prompted the U.S. Federal …
Can we just admit it? This is not a REAL bull market. Stock buybacks, central banks, short squeeze. Not even the major institutions or retail investors are getting sucked in right now! What a terrible joke and yet, just look …
by Troy The S&P 500 is still hovering at its 2800 resistance. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ is up 10 weeks in a row while the S&P is up 9 of the past 10 weeks. The bears are looking to short here, …
Climate change expert sentenced to 32 months for fraud, says lying was a ‘rush’ The EPA’s highest-paid employee and a leading expert on climate change was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison Wednesday for lying to his bosses and …
After just 2 months as Tesla’s top lawyer, Dane Butswinkas will return to Williams & Connely full time, according to the WSJ. Butswinkas said he would continue to work for Tesla outside the company. Jonathan Chang, who has been at Tesla …
2:54 Five million Latin Americans plan to migrate to the United States in the next 12 months, and an estimated 42 million more say they want to enter the country. Those statistics were in a report from Jim Clifton, the …
Reporter Millie Weaver challenges the Democrat talking point that “late-term abortions are only available for medical emergencies” by showing she was able to schedule an abortion appointment in her 9th month of pregnancy simply using the vague excuse of depression. …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter China, Japan, other foreign entities dumped US Treasuries. But someone had to buy. Here’s who. Under the impact of a stupendous spending binge peppered with juicy tax cuts, the Treasury Department has had to issue a …
Yet another indicator pointing to a recession. Like I have said hundreds of times. I’m not saying that it’s going to happen. I’m simply providing the data. If the central banks print more money, the stock market can break previous …
Over 80% of all non-financial stocks in Canada lost money on a free cash flow basis in the last 12 months! Australia, US and Asian countries aren’t too far behind. This is not a picture of a healthy global economy. …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter California’s rate payers & taxpayers likely on the hook, as we know from PG&E’s first bankruptcy in 2001. “PG&E remains committed to providing safe natural gas and electric service to customers as it prepares to initiate …
By Tom Kool Crude oil prices continued to rise on Tuesday, making the most recent rally the longest in 17 months. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) – The Henry Hub natural gas price …
Trump: I did say I’m prepared for shutdown to go on for years from CNBC. Democrats emerge from a meeting at the White House showing little optimism about ending a government shutdown. From CNBC: Democrats emerged from what they called a …
by Jon Rappoport It’s been twenty-four months since I first posted this. Would love to hear your thoughts on this article and President Trump two-years on. Sound off in the comments… My position on Donald Trump December 2016 I’ve written …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Debt out the wazoo, but someone is still buying it. The US gross national debt has ballooned by $1.33 trillion over the past 12 months to $21.8 trillion as of December 14, according to Treasury Department …
via Matt Belvedere There could be a lot more pain for the stock market if Leuthold’s Doug Ramsey’s historical valuation comparison becomes a reality. Ramsey says the S&P 500 could decline 20 percent over the next six to 18 months. …
by Natura Naturans “It could happen in a matter of months,” says Martin Mlynczak of NASA’s Langley Research Center. ________________ 29 Sep 2018 -“The sun is entering one of the deepest Solar Minima of the Space Age,” writes Dr Tony Phillips, …
via thefreethoughtproject: Months before Hillary Clinton officially announced her bid for the presidency, the Rothschild family was hard at work helping craft her future economic policy. As Wikileaks reveals in the ongoing hugely-damaging release of John Podesta’s files, Lynn Forester de …
It’s difficult to take Jerome Powell’s jawboning about an independent Fed unaffected by either Trump’s ongoing verbal assault or the markets’ recent declines when he supposedly, suddenly, sees an entirely different economic reality than he did two months ago. Fed …
by Kimble Charting Could the S&P remain stuck in a trading range for another 8-months? Possible as it could be repeating a prior trading range! This chart applies Fibonacci extension levels to the 2007 highs and 2009 lows at each …
via scmp: Home prices have skyrocketed 325 per cent in the past two decades. OP Capital’s chief executive Oscar Choi said he’s “100 per cent sure” there’s a bubble in the housing market. Meanwhile, overbuilding has emerged as a concern. Local …
by Patriankka I’ve been tracking since September 2017. On a paper. Being aware how many times I go to grocery store and how much I spend on crap I don’t need. This allowed me to put money into things I …
via marketwatch: Fewer people expect to be able to buy a home, but the majority say they’ll keep trying the same approach Only 13% of Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next 12 months, marking the third …
By Harry Dent I was one of the few, along with Robert Shiller, predicting that the real estatebubble in the U.S. was getting ready to burst back in late 2005. Home sales had peaked in July 2005. Home prices peaked nine …
Brent Johnson interviewed by Craig Hemke at TF Metals Report Brent Johnson is one of the good guys. He’s a sound money advocate who understands that, though change is coming, it’s not necessarily coming next week. To that end, it was great fun to …
by DCG Free to roam in sanctuary Oregon: Illegal alien Gallardo/Clackamas County Sheriff’s photo From Oregon Live: Federal officers say they placed an immigration hold in March on a man facing domestic violence allegations but the Multnomah County jail wouldn’t recognize their …
by Scorface Lyft is five times cheaper to acquire than Uber. It has 35% of ridesharing marketshare in America and is rapidly growing in Canada—two of Amazon’s biggest market. Currently, no major Western ridesharing platform is profitable. That’s because it …
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan President Donald Trump’s trade war is making things even worse than before for businesses in the United States. The trade war has been dragging on for four long months now, and the pain is being felt financially. Companies’ …
Politicians are often asked what keeps them up at night. Typically the answers are scary. Not so, apparently, with President Trump. National Economic Council Chairman Larry Kudlow, one of President Trump’s top policy advisors and an architect of the 2017 …
