The U.S. Economy Is In Big Trouble

Via Investment Dynamics Research “You’ve really seen the limits of monetary and fiscal policy in its ability to extend out a long boom period.” – Josh Friedman, Co-Chairman of Canyon Partners (a “deep value,” credit-driven hedge fund) The Fed’s abrupt policy …

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Boeing planes have trouble flying, Tesla cars can’t stay on the road, and social media companies’ websites are down across the world.

Boeing planes have trouble flying, Tesla cars can't stay on the road, and social media companies' websites are down across the world. — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 14, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV4l2y9ISqE cancellation wave has begun https://t.co/GtRXpiDIvO — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 14, 2019 …

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Hollywood’s Biggest Night in Massive Trouble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyXcWy4bQY Hollywood’s Biggest Night in Massive Trouble Hollywood stars will gather for the 91st annual Academy Awards on Sunday after several years of ratings declines that one report said are making advertisers nervous. Last year, the Oscars grabbed a record-low …

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The trouble in Europe has only begun

by LoseMoneyAllWeek MacroVoices probably my favorite podcast has an amazing interview with grant Williams. This was on social risk; ie political extremeism. From the description: Erik asks Grant if we in a cyclical bear market and where he feels treasury …

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This suggests trouble dead ahead

So what do financials think?$XLF suggests trouble dead ahead pic.twitter.com/7ygP6GFQOB — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) January 12, 2019 2019 S&P 500 earnings expectations nosedive. pic.twitter.com/ESqsyCjk62 — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 13, 2019 Dow Global $DJWDragon Fly Doji 200 DMA resistance pic.twitter.com/yAxXIqGR81 — …

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The Fed is heading into trouble

https://twitter.com/goldmarketgirl/status/1080546202310115328 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1080539471702118401 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1080565063822520321 Trump calls this a "Glitch"; He is sadly mistaken that credit cycle is rolling over. pic.twitter.com/ApWlsq9OSU — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 2, 2019 Glitch? RIGHT? H/T: @_Lester_Davids pic.twitter.com/z92Nm0x5RM — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) January 2, 2019 AMMM THANK YOU @hks55 …

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Goldman Sachs In TROUBLE! Malaysia Files Criminal Charges After Two Executives Go Rogue

Associated Press for the Western Journal reports, Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives on Monday for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1U8evDFHko Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-mal…      

Why California’s Housing Market is in for Serious Trouble

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Homebuilder Toll Brothers just said it out loud. High-end homebuilder Toll Brothers, when it announced earnings this morning, made some peculiar comments. Not so peculiar was the plunge in new orders in its fourth quarter, ended October 31: …

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Aircraft Leasing Bubble in Trouble?

Alarming signals are coming from an unlikely place, the market that the industry long touted as an engine of infinite growth. By MC01, a frequent commenter, for WOLF STREET: In 1990, leased aircraft accounted for 15% of airline fleets. By 2017, …

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Trouble brewing in Hong Kong

by Simon Black Hong Kong has for decades been one of the most stable places in the world. When the British took Hong Kong over in the late 1800s, it was nothing more than an irrelevant backwater made up of fishing …

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