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Jim Rogers: Turmoil Is Coming
Jim Rogers: Turmoil Is Coming Predictions on the markets, gold, Greece & more Two years since his last interview with us, investor Jim Rogers returns and notes that the risks he warned of last time have only gotten worse. In this week’s podcast, Jim shares his rational for predicting: increased wealth confiscation by the central […]
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun The Greek financial system is in the process of totally imploding, and the rest of Europe will soon follow. Neither the Greeks nor the Germans are willing to give in, and that means that there is very little chance that a debt deal is going to happen […]
End of the Line! China and Germany Look Ready to Pop
End of the Line! China and Germany Look Ready to Pop The U.S. stock market has finally hit a speed bump after more than six years of a Fed- and QE-driven rally. The S&P 500 is up 232% since March of 2009 despite this unprecedented stimulus in the feeblest economic recovery in history. But since […]
Stay Out Of Harm’s Way—-The Casino Is Fixing To Blow
Stay Out Of Harm’s Way—-The Casino Is Fixing To Blow Shock waves have been rumbling through the global bond market in the last few days. On April 17 the yield on the 10-year German bund pierced through the 5bps level, but yesterday it tagged 100bps. That amounted to a 20X move in 39 trading days. It also amounted to total annihilation if you […]
Investors Start To Panic As A Global Bond Market Crash Begins
Investors Start To Panic As A Global Bond Market Crash Begins Is the financial collapse that so many are expecting in the second half of 2015 already starting? Many have believed that we would see bonds crash before the stock market crashes, and that is precisely what is happening right now. Since mid-April, the yield […]
A Bubble on Thin Ice
A Bubble on Thin Ice An Inexperienced Herd A recent Bloomberg article discusses the fact that most traders active today have never known anything but the era of easy money, and wonders how they will handle the potential end of that era. To this it should be mentioned that the widely expected rate hike cycle may well […]
How Much More Extreme Can Markets Get?
How Much More Extreme Can Markets Get? These charts help us understand that a top is not just price, but a reversal in extremes of margin debt, valuation and sentiment. In blow-off tops, extremes of valuation, complacency and margin debt can always shoot beyond previous extremes to new extremes. This is why guessing when the blow-off […]
A Global Recession Is Inevitable
A Global Recession Is Inevitable In every market supply and demand are determining the price. Charles Biderman uses this simple logic as the foundation for his investment philosophy. The outspoken founder of the research firm TrimTabs is convinced that stock prices are a function of liquidity—the amount of shares available to buy and the amount […]
4 Factors Signaling Volatility Will Return With A Vengeance
4 Factors Signaling Volatility Will Return With A Vengeance Buckle up. It’s going to get bumpy. No one could have predicted the sheer scope of global monetary policy bolstering the private banking and trading system. Yet, here we were – ensconced in the seventh year of capital markets being buoyed by coordinated government and central […]
Why Are Exchange-Traded Funds Preparing For A ‘Liquidity Crisis’ And A ‘Market Meltdown’?
Why Are Exchange-Traded Funds Preparing For A ‘Liquidity Crisis’ And A ‘Market Meltdown’? Some really weird things are happening in the financial world right now. If you go back to 2008, there was lots of turmoil bubbling just underneath the surface during the months leading up to the great stock market crash in the second […]
It’s Official: The BoJ Has Broken The Japanese Stock Market
It’s Official: The BoJ Has Broken The Japanese Stock Market As those who follow such things are no doubt aware, The Bank of Japan often says some very funny things about inflation expectations and monetary policy. Essentially, the bank is forced to constantly defend its QE program because as it turns out, monetizing the entirety […]
The Central Problem with Central Banks: They Become the Greater Fools/Bag-Holders
The Central Problem with Central Banks: They Become the Greater Fools/Bag-Holders Those who are confident the central banks can print unlimited money may find there are political and financial consequences to such extremes that cannot be foreseen. The central problem with central banks is their mandate now includes propping up all asset markets globally. Back in […]
A Tale Of Two Graphs——Why Bubble Finance Will Fail
A Tale Of Two Graphs——Why Bubble Finance Will Fail On Friday the BLS reported, among other things, that full-time employment in April had dropped by 252,000 from the prior month and that the weekly earnings of production workers had risen by the grand sum of 67 cents (0.1%) before inflation and taxes. But why should still another confirmation that […]
The Rich Get Richer: Titanic Stock Bubble Fueled by Buyback Blitz
The Rich Get Richer: Titanic Stock Bubble Fueled by Buyback Blitz Why are stocks still flying-high when the smart money has fled overseas and the US economy has ground to a halt? According to Marketwatch: “For the eighth week in a row, long-term mutual funds saw more money flowing out of U.S. stocks and into international stocks, according […]
Suddenly “You Can’t Ignore The Data” Has Turned Into “Trust Me”
Suddenly “You Can’t Ignore The Data” Has Turned Into “Trust Me” The week that passed has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for many nervous investors. And for some: a realization that the once hyped, hawked, and levered Billion dollar babies can indeed “come off the rails.” Turning the once joyride into something more […]
