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Drumbeats of the Epocalypse: The Economic Death March Has Come to Town!
Drumbeats of the Epocalypse: The Economic Death March Has Come to Town! The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said.… “This is a deeply sobering outlook, with the crisis likely to leave long-lasting scars […]
Market Update: A Titanic Disaster Ahead?
Market Update: A Titanic Disaster Ahead? Tech stocks now in a classic blow-off top At this point, as go the leading Tech stocks, so go the markets. So much capital has crammed into the tech sector this year that it boggles the mind. Tech stocks now make up 40% of the market cap of the […]
Game Over Spending
Game Over Spending Second quarter 2020 came and went like a California wildfire. The economic devastation caused by the government lockdowns was swift, the destruction immense, and the damage lasting. But, nonetheless, in Q2, the major U.S. stock market indices rallied at a record pace. The Dow booked its best quarter in 33 years. The […]
TOTAL MARKET INSANITY: Toyota vs. Tesla
TOTAL MARKET INSANITY: Toyota vs. Tesla The present market insanity reminds me of the similar mentality of Americans right before the 1929 stock market crash and the pre-1999 Tech Bubble. However, the big difference today is that technology has destroyed the ability of investors to understand the meaning of VALUE. The notion that technology makes […]
Who Will Get Hit When Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) Blow Up? Banks or Unsuspecting “Market Participants”?
Who Will Get Hit When Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) Blow Up? Banks or Unsuspecting “Market Participants”? Answers emerge from the murky business of CLOs. There has been quite some hoopla surrounding Collateralized Loan obligations (CLOs) because the underlying leveraged loans – junk-rated loans often used by private equity firms to fund leveraged buyouts (LBO) and […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 29 2020: What if it’s just begun?
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 29 2020: What if it’s just begun? What if the real pain is still to come? “That about sums it up for me..” There is an amusing piece on the FTs’ Alphaville listing 20 things investors should look for when trying to work out who will be the next Wirecard. You […]
The #1 Question I am Receiving From Readers
The #1 Question I am Receiving From Readers Could the markets crash again? This is the #1 question I’m receiving from subscribers. When I ask them why they’re concerned, the #1 explanation is that the economy is in a recession/depression and yet stocks are close to or have already hit new all-time highs. Let’s dissect […]
Market Begins To Internalize Reality
Market Begins To Internalize Reality Summary The financial media is beginning assign blame to the recent stock market weakness to the spike in COVID cases and the potential for a November Democratic sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress Nothing new to GMM as we have been on this early and stood alone […]
Wild Ride to Nowhere Since Jan 2018: What the US Stock Market Looks Like Minus APPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, FB
Wild Ride to Nowhere Since Jan 2018: What the US Stock Market Looks Like Minus APPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, FB Entire market of 3,451 stocks minus “Giant 5” is down 1% from Jan 2018. But wow, the volatility! You would have been better off with a despicable freaking savings account. The market capitalization of the […]
The Fed Just Admitted It Won’t Stop Printing Money For YEARS… Here’s How to Profit From This
The Fed Just Admitted It Won’t Stop Printing Money For YEARS… Here’s How to Profit From This The Fed will soon be buying stocks. Earlier this week, the Fed announced that it will begin buying corporate bonds from individual companies. Before this announcement, the Fed was already involved in the: The Treasury markets (US sovereign […]
If Stocks Don’t Hold Here We Could See Another Crash of Sorts
If Stocks Don’t Hold Here We Could See Another Crash of Sorts Stocks have fallen hard over the weekend again. The media is pinning this drop on the potential for another COVID-19 pandemic, but the facts don’t support that theory. At times like these, it’s essential to ignore narratives, and focus on price. With that […]
Weekly Commentary: Extraordinary Q1 2020 Z.1 Flow of Funds
Weekly Commentary: Extraordinary Q1 2020 Z.1 Flow of Funds Financial crisis erupted in March. The Fed slashed rates at a March 3rd emergency meeting – and then began aggressively expanding its holdings/balance sheet (creating market liquidity). Even from a “flow of funds” perspective, it was one extraordinary quarter. Total Non-Financial Debt (NFD) surged a nominal […]
Inequality On Rise – Many Of 99% Dirt Poor As Rich Gain
Inequality On Rise – Many Of 99% Dirt Poor As Rich Gain Inequality has soared over the last several months with billionaires seeing huge gains in their wealth while many people are getting slammed. Much of the adverse effect on the average American has so far been masked by trillions of dollars flowing from the […]
Central Banks Bailed Out Markets To Avoid Trillions In Pension Losses
Central Banks Bailed Out Markets To Avoid Trillions In Pension Losses The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published a report showing how pension funds in OECD countries recorded a massive loss of approximately $2.5 trillion during the stock market meltdown in February through late March. Shortly, after that, central banks intervened with monetary cannons to rescue stock markets and […]
