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$1,400,000,000,000 Gone In Less Than A Week – Stock Market In Turmoil As The Trade War Dramatically Escalates
$1,400,000,000,000 Gone In Less Than A Week – Stock Market In Turmoil As The Trade War Dramatically Escalates Our trade war with China has begun to spiral out of control, and as a result global financial markets have been thrown into a state of turmoil. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 767 points, […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 29th 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 29th 2019 “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” The UK is a curious […]
$1.6 Trillion Fund Spots A New, Ticking Time Bomb In The Market
$1.6 Trillion Fund Spots A New, Ticking Time Bomb In The Market First it was the shocking junk bond fiasco at Third Avenue which led to a premature end for the asset manager, then the three largest UK property funds suddenly froze over $12 billion in assets in the aftermath of the Brexit vote; two years later the Swiss […]
The Rise of Insanity
The Rise of Insanity Everybody is trampling all over themselves to raise bullish targets. $SPX 3,300, $SPX 3,350, $SPX 3500, do I hear Dow 31,500? Yes I am. The big driver of course the Fed and central banks cutting rates again to save the global economy. And amid all the hype and excitement you see headlines like […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 11 2019 – Man on the Moon Day!
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 11 2019 – Man on the Moon Day! “The Sky is not the limit – there are footprints on the Moon.” So many choices for this morning’s quote. The classic Armstrong “One Step” was too obvious. I did think about “To infinity and beyond”. But the one I chose is […]
Lagarde, the ECB and the next crisis
Lagarde, the ECB and the next crisis The appointment of Christine Lagarde as president of the ECB has been greeted with euphoria by financial markets. That reaction in itself should be a warning signal. When risky assets soar in the middle of a huge bubble due to a central bank appointment, the supervising entity should be concerned.Lagarde is […]
Challenging the Notion that the Fed will Support Markets to Prevent a Crisis
Challenging the Notion that the Fed will Support Markets to Prevent a Crisis A pervasive belief throughout both the mainstream and independent media is that when faced with the threat of an economic downturn, central banks will act unconditionally to lower interest rates and inject fresh stimulus into markets by way of quantitative easing. One theory […]
For Those Who Don’t Understand Inflation
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND INFLATION This article is a wake-up call for those who do not understand the true purpose of monetary inflation, and do not realise they are the suckers being robbed by monetary policy. With the world facing a deepening recession, monetary inflation will accelerate again. It is time for everyone to […]
Distortion
Distortion This week we entered the Sell Zone as I called it last weekend. Overnight today $ES hit nearly 3004 and is currently 23 handles lower on the news that the latest NFP report beat while unemployment ticked slightly higher. Whether the sell is now in full swing or more highs are still to come is an […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 4th July 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 4th July 2019 “I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.” In the headlines this morning: https://morningporridge.com/stuff-im-watching Subscribe to podcast via: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/blains-financial-porridge/id1469567347 Happy birthday America! This morning’s intro-quote is over 170 years old – and I could only use it […]
U.S. Stock Market Hits a New Record High, but What’s Really Going On?
U.S. Stock Market Hits a New Record High, but What’s Really Going On? As Americans head off to Independence Day celebrations, they’ll be greeted with a plethora of headlines about record highs in the U.S. stock market. What I find most interesting about the latest bout of exuberance is the fact that priced in gold, […]
Rabobank: “There Are Lots Of Comparisons One Can Make To The 1930s At The Moment, None Flattering”
Rabobank: “There Are Lots Of Comparisons One Can Make To The 1930s At The Moment, None Flattering” Yesterday’s 1 July handover day celebrations in Hong Kong did not go as smoothly at all. After rain had forced the flag-raising ceremony indoors for the first time, early clashes between police and protestors were a harbinger of […]
Markets Might Hafta Grapple with “Patient”: Fed Rate Cut in July After This Inflation?
Markets Might Hafta Grapple with “Patient”: Fed Rate Cut in July After This Inflation? Not a rate-cut economy. The inflation index that the Fed has anointed to be the yardstick for its inflation target – the PCE price index without the volatile food and energy components – rose 0.19% in May from April, according to […]
Weekly Commentary: History Rhymes
Weekly Commentary: History Rhymes President Trump and President Xi are meeting in Osaka as I write. We’ll know much more in the morning. Pre-meeting reports had the two sides agreeing to a “truce.” Heading into the meeting, President Trump said progress was made in Friday trade talk preparations, as he seeks to “even it up” […]
