Monday, January 01, 2018
Sheffield Street Trees 2017 - Textbook Example of How to Wreck the Environment and Economy / Local / Sheffield
By: Nadeem_Walayat
2017 was the year when the climate change mega-trend made it's presence felt from record breaking global temperatures resulting in deductive giant storms from Hurricanes in the west to Cyclones in the east that have wreaked havoc across the planet, literally destroying every building on many of the smaller Islands hit. However, whilst most recognise the dangers of climate change and are eager to do their bit towards attempting to lessen its unfolding catastrophic consequences of. However in a small provincial corner of England, those in charge of running the city of Sheffield apparently have taken a leaf out of the 'Trumps' book of Ignorance and implemented actions that achieve the exact opposite. One of seeking to destroy the local environment through the actions of felling thousands of big street trees.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
2017 Was The Year of The Cryptocurrency! Happy Bitcoin New Year / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Jeff_Berwick
What a year for cryptos it was!
To put it in perspective, bitcoin could fall 90% from current levels and it will still have outperformed stocks, bonds, and real estate in 2017.
Bitcoin started 2017 at $960.79.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Stock Market Q1 2018 Outlook: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Slide / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: F_F_Wiley
If 2018 rings in a bear market, it could look something like the Kennedy Slide of 1962.
That was my conclusion in “Riding the Slide,” published in early September, where I showed that the Kennedy Slide was unique among bear markets of the last eighty years. It was the only bear that wasn’t obviously provoked by rising inflation, tightening monetary policy, deteriorating credit markets or, less commonly, world war or depression.
Moreover, market conditions leading up to the Slide should be familiar—they’re not too far from market conditions since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. In the first year after Kennedy’s election, as in the first year after Trump’s election, inflation seemed under control, interest rates were low, credit spreads were tight, and the economy was growing. And, in both cases, the stock market was booming.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Commodities, CRB, Oil & Gas, Gold, Silver... Markets Big Picture Update / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Gary_Tanashian
Some monthly charts of interest in the commodity sector, including precious metals.
CRB Index dwells below key resistance. A break of 200 would target around 250 in 2018.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
National Stock Trading is Different From International / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Kavinesh_A
In this present day trading world, there are two types of trading available for the welfare of share traders. One is within the country; another one is trading with international countries. A person could trade with one thousand five hundred countries with his money and earn a lot of money. Because in a country currency value is less, when compared to US dollars at the same time, that person is high valued currency country, he would be in a position to earn more money from his country, for the earning more revenue purpose he has to register with the international trading company, which would be providing assistance to trade with all countries. In that case, a person could be in a position to invest a small amount of his country money and take back huge amount from the country which share is purchased. In general calculation is very important in investing money with the other countries. Because, in case the country is poor country will not support the trade market, and it would be taking all the share holders money for the government.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Bitcoin Trading Alert: Strong Correction and Possible Rebound / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Mike_McAra
Crazy week, huh? Bitcoin is firmly in the scope of mainstream media, and the recent very volatile action makes it only a better story. On Bloomberg, we read:
Bitcoin resumed its tumble on Thursday after South Korea said it was eyeing options including a potential shutdown of at least some cryptocurrency exchanges to stamp out a frenzy of speculation.
South Korea has been ground zero for a global surge in interest in bitcoin and other digital currencies as prices surged this year, prompting the nation’s prime minister to worry over the impact on Korean youth. While there’s no immediate indication Asia’s No. 4 economy will shutter exchanges that have accounted by some measures for more than a fifth of global trading, the news is a warning as regulators the world over express concerns about private digital currencies.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
The End of the World as We Know It - Gold Safe Haven / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
By: Richard_Mills
Imaginations of the Misguided
It’s Christmas 2017 and North Korean Dear Leader Kim Jong-un is facing a crisis. Recently the United States, with UN approval, imposed the harshest round of economic sanctions yet on his reclusive regime.
While North Korea has been sanctioned since 2006 due to continuing attempts to develop nuclear weapons, this new provocation by its sworn nemesis is the last straw for Kim, who feels the great legacies of his father and grandfather, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, weighing more heavily each day.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
Stock Markets Hyper Risky 2018 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
By: Zeal_LLC
The US stock markets enjoyed an extraordinary surge in 2017, shattering all kinds of records. This was fueled by hopes for big tax cuts soon since Republicans regained control of the US government. But such relentless rallying has catapulted complacency, euphoria, and valuations to dangerous bull-slaying extremes. This has left today’s beloved and lofty stock markets hyper-risky, with serious selloffs looming large.
History proves that stock markets are forever cyclical, no trend lasts forever. Great bulls and bears alike eventually run their courses and give up their ghosts. Sooner or later every secular trend yields to extreme sentiment peaking, then the markets inevitably reverse. Popular greed late in bulls, and fear late in bears, ultimately hits unsustainable climaxes. All near-term buyers or sellers are sucked in, killing the trend.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
Four Things We Learned About Gold in 2017 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: Arkadiusz_Sieron
2017 is almost over. What did we learn about gold during this time?
Gold May Prosper in Good Times
First, gold may shine in unpleasant macroeconomic outlook. Generally, gold performs the best during economic slowdown or turmoil. In 2017, the economic conditions were far from recessionary climate. Global economic growth accelerated and became more synchronized among countries. The U.S. economy performed well, the unemployment rate achieved a record low, while inflation remained subdued. The Fed hiked interest rates three times, while the Republicans managed to pass a tax bill. And the U.S. stock market continued its rally, while the cryptocurrencies experienced a parabolic rise at the end of a year. Does it look like a supporting environment for gold? Not really. However, the price of the yellow metal has risen more than 12 percent in 2017, as one can see in the chart below. Perhaps it’s not very impressive, but not bad given the macroeconomic environment. And much better than a savings account or Treasuries.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
UK Markets: FTSE 100 Diverges With British Pound / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2017
By: Submissions
UK markets continue to garner more of the attention in the financial media as we are now seeing a strong divergence between the activity of the FTSE 100 stock benchmark and the underlying value of the British Pound (GBP). This is significant because it ignores many of the market trends that have been place since the early parts of 2017, and so there are real concerns here for traders that might be positioned on the wrong sides of these markets.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
Critical Impact Of US Medicare Premiums On Social Security Inflation Indexing / Politics / Inflation
By: Dan_Amerman
Medicare premiums are already eating Social Security inflation indexing from the inside, there have been effectively no real increases in net Social Security benefits for those 65 and over in recent years. And we are just getting started.
Experts agree that the Medicare program has far worse expected financial problems than Social Security over the long term. What is little understood, however, is that Medicare premiums are the back door whereby the health care expenses of an aging nation consume the individual standards of living that can be provided by Social Security. This process can entirely change our personal standards of living in retirement and needs to be fully taken into account when making financial planning decisions.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017
Why NOW is the Best Time to Buy a UK USED CAR from Dealers / Personal_Finance / Motoring
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Find out in my recent video why RIGHT NOW is probably the best time of year to buy a USED car from a UK dealer as we countdown into the end of 2017 and the start of the new year, a twilight zone for dealerships up and down the country starved of car buyer interest that for a short few weeks of the year puts the car buyers at an advantage of what usually comes to pass, and especially of during the summer months. So if you have been considering changing your old car for a newer model then watch my video for the conclusions of my extensive analysis of the UK used car market of the past year.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Some Interesting Details on the Important of Software / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Kavinesh_A
People who are interested in making money in their businesses then they will certainly find this article of great interest and useful as well. Modern technology has brought a sea change as far as software is concerned. It is a well known fact that the reason for these changes is internet. However, not many have been able to achieve success in their business due to some reasons or the other. Most of them either give up in middle or make a very small amount.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Land Rover Approved Used Warranty Folder Contents - Real Customer Buying Experience / ConsumerWatch / Land Rover
By: N_Walayat
Thinking of buying an Approved Used Land Rover car? Well here in this series I cover the real customer experience of what to expect. In this video we take a look at the two folders that customers get handed towards the end of the buying process. Exactly what do these two folders contain and what could likely be omitted, find out as we compare Land Rovers Approved Used sales pitch against real customer experience of buying from a Land Rover dealer.
Friday, December 29, 2017
EU Bank Bank Bail-in Tool Happy 2nd Birthday! We Suggest Gold As The Perfect Gift / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: GoldCore
– Two years since bail-in rules officially entered EU regulations
– EU bail-in rules have wiped out billions for savers and and businesses, with more at risk
– Future of many failing banks now rests on depositors who may no longer be protected by deposit insurance
– Physical gold enables savers to stay out of banking system and reduce exposure to bail-ins
– For more listen to our Goldnomics Podcast: What does 2018 have in store for financial markets?
Friday, December 29, 2017
Acquire elegant collections of engagement rings at a professional store / Personal_Finance / Shopping
By: Submissions
Engagement rings are the ultimate expression of love and, one can choose the design for a personal touch. In fact, it is easy to design the ring of your dreams and bring down necessary collections from a professional store. Some rings come out from several rstyles such as: solitaire, pave, and halo as per the unique collection.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Stocks Rise, USD Falls / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2017
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
SPX futures finally made the final high that has been discussed earlier this week. Of course, the central banks had to wait until the last day of the year. Yesterday was proposed as the final day of strength by the Cycles Model, but that doesn’t mean it cannot be stretched. The final target may be as high as 2719.00, but as it rises over 2700.00, we may see some selling prossure kick in.
ZeroHedge reports, “With just a few hours left until the close of the last US trading session of 2017, and most of Asia already in the books, S&P futures are trading just shy of a new all time high as the dollar continued its decline ahead of the New Year holidays.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Stock Market 2018 First Quarter Technical Analysis Trend Forecast / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: Chris_Vermeulen
As 2017 draws to a close, our analysis shows the first Quarter of 2018 should start off with a solid rally. Our researchers use our proprietary modeling and technical analysis systems to assist our members with detailed market analysis and timing triggers from expected intraday price action to a multi-month outlook. These tools help us to keep our members informed of market trends, reversals, and big moves. Today, we are going to share some of our predictive modelings with you to show you why we believe the first three months of 2018 should continue higher.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Gold GDX ETF From One Inflection Point To Another / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2017
By: Avi_Gilburt
First published on Sunday Dec 24 for members of ElliottWaveTrader.net: Ever since we broke down below the upper support region back in early September, and invalidated an immediate break-out set up, we have been looking for the GDX to test the 21 region. It was a point of support which could complete the larger degree wave ii, and begin the long-awaited start to a major 3rd wave rally. And, if it broke, it opened the door to the 17-19 region for a larger degree wave ii bottom.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Gold: This Might Hurt / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: P_Radomski_CFA
The gold volatility index moved to a new all-time low and there was no meaningful action in gold recently. Well, we profited on the decline and on the following upswing, but the price action that we saw was nothing to call home about. For months, gold has been moving around the $1,300 level and it’s trading relatively close to it also today. But, will this action persist for much longer? Not likely. It seems that something is about to hit the fan.
Before this week, there were many signs pointing to lower prices of precious metals in the following weeks, but not necessarily in the following days. This week, we are finally seeing the bearish short-term confirmations. We discussed them yesterday and in today’s analysis, we provide a big update.
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