HIGH YIELD SPREAD SPEAKS TO COMPLACENCY The Bank of America-Merrill Lynch High-Yield Spread, which tracks the spread or difference between high-yield corporate bond yields (also known as “junk bonds”) and U.S. Treasury bond yields. High-yield bonds have higher yields than safer investment grade bonds to compensate investors for their higher risk. In a bubble or time of complacency, […]
TRIGGER$ September 2018
GOLDMAN’S BEAR MARKET INDICATOR FLASHING “CRASH DEAD AHEAD”!
GOLDMAN’S BEAR MARKET INDICATOR FLASHING “CRASH DEAD AHEAD”! — SOURCE: 09-05-18 — “Goldman’s Bear Market Indicator Shows Crash Dead Ahead, Asks “Should We Be Worried?”” — One year ago, we reported that in its attempt to calculate the likelihood, and timing, of the next bear market, Goldman Sachs created a proprietary “Bear Market Risk Indicator” which at […]
CENTRAL BANKS ENRICH A SELECT FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF MANY
CENTRAL BANKS ENRICH A SELECT FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF MANY — SOURCE: 08-30-18 Mises.Org, Thorstein Polleit – “Central Banks Enrich a Select Few at the Expense of Many” — The message unanimously churned out by politicians, central bankers, and ‘mainstream’ economists is that central banks are there for the ‘greater good’. They provide the […]
WASHINGTON’S PLAN TO AVOID AN OUT OF CONTROL US DEBT PROBLEM
WASHINGTON’S PLAN TO AVOID AN OUT OF CONTROL US DEBT PROBLEM FINANCIAL REPRESSION: THE COMING BLEND OF OLD & NEW MACRO-PRUDENTIAL MONETARY POLICY APPROACHES — SOURCE: Blended excerpts by MATASII from the Financial Repression Authority & Daniel Nevins, Equity.com When you hold Treasuries, you’re aligning your interests with those of the entire political class, along […]
FED’S PREFERRED INFLATION INDICATOR REACHES MANDATE AS IT JUMPS TO 6 YEAR HIGHS
FED’S PREFERRED INFLATION INDICATOR REACHES MANDATE AS IT JUMPS TO 6 YEAR HIGHS — SOURCE: 08-30-18 – “Fed’s Preferred Inflation Indicator Jumps To 6 Year Highs, Reaches Mandate” — The growth rate of Americans’ spending has slowed in the last three months (to +0.4% MoM as expected in July) and income growth has slowed, up […]
HEDGE FUNDS PILE INTO TECH SHORTS – JUST AS NASDAQ HITS ALL TIME HIGH
HEDGE FUNDS PILE INTO TECH SHORTS – JUST AS NASDAQ HITS ALL TIME HIGH — SOURCE: 08-29-18 – “Hedge Funds Pile Into Tech Shorts Just As Nasdaq Hits All Time High” — One week ago we reported that even as the market hit fresh all time highs, the hedge fund community has had a(nother) terrible […]
THE DIVERGENCE OF THE S&P 500 & VIX HISTORICALLY HAS SPELLED MAJOR TROUBLE
THE DIVERGENCE OF THE S&P 500 & VIX HISTORICALLY HAS SPELLED MAJOR TROUBLE IStockphoto — SOURCE: 08-29-18 MarketWatch – “Why a trend divergence in the S&P 500 and the VIX may spell trouble for stocks” — The fear index is not behaving as it should. The S&P 500 and the Cboe volatility index — the […]
GLOBAL CAR SALES HIT SPEED BUMP AS DEMAND SLOWS & TRADE TENSIONS LOOM
GLOBAL CAR SALES HIT SPEED BUMP AS DEMAND SLOWS & TRADE TENSIONS LOOM Auto makers grapple with higher steel and aluminum prices and stiffer emissions regulations in Europe and China The trade dispute between the U.S. and China is pressuring the global auto industry. Above, Buick vehicles outside a car dealership in Shanghai. PHOTO: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS […]
FED FUND FUTURES DON’T BELIEVE WHAT THE FED IS CURRENTLY “SPINNING”
FED FUND FUTURES DON’T BELIEVE WHAT THE FED IS CURRENTLY “SPINNING” The Fed Funds target rate according to the FOMC members’ median ‘Dot Plot” is UP. The Fed Funds Futures market says down! The markets don’t believe what the Fed is currently “spinning”!
THESIS 2018: IN THE NEW “MULTI-POLAR WORLD” THE GLOBALISTS STILL CONTROL ALL THE PLAYERS
THESIS 2018: IN THE NEW “MULTI-POLAR WORLD” THE GLOBALISTS STILL CONTROL ALL THE PLAYERS SOURCE: 08-23-18 Alt-Market.com, Brandon Smith – “In The New “Multipolar World” The Globalists Still Control All The Players” — The greatest tool at the disposal of globalists is the use of false paradigms to manipulate public perception and thus public action. […]