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Politicians are competing for the very machinations of control in our society. For the right to pass and enforce laws which apply to everyone (whether they agree with them or not) and to force them to pay for their enforcement. They are not simply co
The U.S. dollar (USD) is on thin ice. I say this because it's close to "rolling over." See for yourself. This chart shows the performance of the U.S. Dollar Index since the start of 2017. This index tracks the dollar's performance again
News that legendary investor and one-time "Bond King" Bill Gross would retire from investing after nearly five decades in the asset management business...
Having soared to all time highs in 2018 cheering Trump's tax cuts, economic confidence among small businesses has hit its lowest level since the 2016 election, according to a new report.
The debt crisis in the United States of America has reached apocalyptic proportions. A new and horrifying report out details the reason why 63 of America's largest cities are completely broke: debt and overspending.
Pending home sales in January plunged despite falling mortgage rates. The GDP report, due tomorrow will be delayed.
Futurist and economic researcher Chris Martenson says a collapse is "a process, not an event."
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Ernest Hancock
Tim Picciott (Crypto Self Direct; The Liberty Advisor) on the Economic Report - Christopher Karabats (SmartCash) on their blockchain based cryptocurrency and focus on a decentralized economy
Apple iPhone sales are never supposed to go down.
"Yes, We're At The Bottom": Hamptons Home Sales Fall 35% As Owners Refuse To Cut Prices
Everything Can Come Crashing Down... And A Total Rejection Of Any Policy Alternatives
Over the weekend, we showed the one chart that every trader should have "taped to their screen", namely Nomura's latest recap of the key Fed balance sheet roll-off dates, or those days in which there is a tangible decline in system liquidity as billi
Officially a month long today, the (partial) US government shutdown that began on Dec. 22 is now the longest in US history, surpassing both the 1995-96 shutdown (21 days) and 2013 shutdown (16 days), and with both Trump and the Democrats digging in,
Justin's note: Today, we're passing along a valuable essay from Crisis Investing chief analyst Nick Giambruno. In it, he reveals what he calls "the most powerful wealth building secret in investing"… one that has made legendary investors li
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Ernest Hancock
James Corbett (The Corbett Report) on a variety of world news headlines - Tim Picciott (Crypto Self Direct; The Liberty Advisor) on the Economic Report
Mark Hulbert recently wrote a piece suggesting "Retirees Should Not Fear A Bear Market."
Yes, a government that issues its own currency can pay its bills. But piling up debt for no urgent reason is lunacy...
Reviving an age-old debate whether the insolvent, bailed-out zombies GSEs, Fannie and Freddie will emerge from conservatorship...
While what we did wasn't entirely hidden, it was only partly public. And for reasons that will become clear as we go, no one on the inside has wanted to talk about it until now. While these people didn't do much that was actually illegal (at leas
The following is a table of mine that shows how Tucson compares to El Paso, San Antonio and Albuquerque in population, in the percent of the population in poverty, in per-capita income, in median household income, in the percent of those 25 years and
The collapse of the sedan market has left Detroit automakers with too many plants. An auto recession has begun.
You don't need me to tell you how completely crazy and distorted the financial markets have become over the last decade. Anyone reading this already knows that, which is partly why I stopped writing on the topic several years ago. I came to the con
When we reported Wells Fargo's Q3 earnings back in October, we drew readers' attention to one specific line of business, the one we have repeatedly dubbed the bank's "bread and butter", namely mortgage lending, and which as we then reported was "the
We're all familiar with the term, "quantitative easing." It's described as meaning, "A monetary policy in which a central bank purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase
With even Morgan Stanley openly discussing whether the Fed will "make the market happy", it now appears that the Fed tightening is effectively over with the Fed Funds rate barely above 2%, and the only question is whether the Fed will cut rates in 20
In 2018, a very significant economic change occurred which sealed the fate of the U.S. economy as well as numerous other economies around the globe.
Wall Street has been on a roller coaster ride over the last few months. If you listen to the pundits on the financial networks, you'll hear the word "volatile" used over and over again. That word certainly seems to describe the current state of
To get a good seat at the banquet of consequences, the owner of capital has to shift his/her capital into scarce forms for which there is demand.
2019 has started more calmly after a very volatile year-end in the markets.
The stock market has gone "Roman Candle" since Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, gave a speech that was interpreted as a precursor to the Fed softening its stance on monetary policy.
