Thursday, September 14, 2017

US Drowning in Debt, Surpasses $20 Trillion As Bankruptcy and Hyperinflation Loom Closer / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: Jeff_Berwick

The US government finally surpassed the long anticipated $20 trillion national debt mark on Friday the 8th.

Oh, I don’t say “finally” because they had so restricted their expenditures that it was taking longer than expected. That’s far from the case!

In fact, under globalist, Donald “Big Government” Trump, the federal government had its largest deficit month in history in June topping $400 billion for the first time.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Mike Maloney: The Top 10 Reasons I Own Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: GoldSilver

When the average investor thinks about gold, they may view it as an inflation hedge. Or maybe as crisis insurance. Or perhaps solely as a portfolio diversifier.

These are all good reasons to own gold—but those are always good reasons to buy precious metals. Mike Maloney’s reasons to own gold and silver at this point in history are very different than what passes as standard arguments.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Only Real Europe is Greece / Politics / Euro-Zone

By: Raul_I_Meijer

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, famous for his imbibition capacity and uttering -not necessarily in that order- the legendary words “when it becomes serious, you have to lie”, presented his State of the Union today. Which is of pretty much limited interest because, as Yanis Varoufakis’ book ‘Adults in the Room’ once again confirmed, Juncker is nothing but ventriloquist Angela Merkel’s sock puppet.

But of course he had lofty words galore, about how great Europe is doing, and how that provides a window for more Europe, in multiple dimensions. Juncker envisions a European Minister of Finance (Dutch PM Rutte immediately scorned the idea), and he wants to enlarge the EU by inviting more countries in, like Albania, Montenegro and Serbia (but not Turkey!).

Thursday, September 14, 2017

7 Security Tips for Online Traders / Personal_Finance / Cyber Crime

By: Submissions

Jessica Davison writes: Do you trade the world's markets online? It doesn’t matter if you trade currencies, commodities, stocks or bonds, the security protocols around the safety of your data all need to be the same. The power of the internet has brought the trading desk into the home office and the local coffee shop.

While the convenience and mobility of the trading lifestyle are glamorous and empowering, it can also be frightening. It can become scary when you realize that your entire financial empire boils down to a few strings of code that keep your money, and that of your clients, secure from the hands of cyber criminals. Here are seven security tips you can implement to keep your online trading activities safe.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Win Emoji Movie Merchandise with a CheeseStrings Selfie / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps

By: Anika_Walayat

Kerry Foods, producers of kids range dairy products such as Cheesestrings are offering weekly chances of winning Emoji movie merchandise that includes lunch boxes, stationary, erasers and stickers, with some 200 prizes up for grabs every week until the end of November. With so many prizes on offer this should prove a relatively easy competition to win, just take a selfie as demonstrated in our video and upload it to the cheesestrings site. Watch the video for full details of what to do to maximise chances of winning.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

5 Markets Ready to Move Before Year-End. Eexpert Analysis and New Trading Opportunities / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2017

By: EWI

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Former Lehman Brothers Trader: ETFs Are A Convenient Yet Very Dangerous Tool For Investors / Stock-Markets / Exchange Traded Funds

By: John_Mauldin

BY JARED DILLIAN : Here’s the least original statement of 2017: There are a lot of different ETFs. There are:

• Equity ETFs

• International ETFs

• Fixed income ETFs

• Currency ETFs

• Commodity ETFs

• Volatility ETFs

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Harvey Will Reflect in Economic Data as Growth—That Might Mislead the Fed into Another Policy Error / Economics / US Economy

By: John_Mauldin

Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on South Texas and Louisiana. As a lifelong Texan, I have many friends in that region. They’ve lived through many storms and normally take what nature throws at them in stride.

Not this time.

I am seeing headlines calling this a thousand-year flood. It seems that over 100,000 homes in Houston alone were flooded. Harvey meant business. Recovering from this storm will take a long time and a lot of resources.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Massive Equifax Hack Shows Cyber Risk to Deposits and Investments Today / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: GoldCore

• 44% of US population affected by Equifax hack
• Hackers took names, birthdays and addresses, Social Security and driver’s license numbers
• Steve Mnuchin “concerned about the global financial system and keeping it safe,”
• Hacks is a reminder of the vulnerabilities created in a connected world
• Cyber security is a major threat to both banking and financial industry
• Investors should hold physical gold as insurance against hacking and cyber attacks

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Investment Advice for My Children & Grandchildren / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest

By: Axel_Merk

Okay, so I don’t have grandchildren yet, but I want to increase the odds you read beyond the title if you are old enough to have grandchildren. Should the investment advice we give to someone young truly be different from that given to someone old? And given where asset prices are, is it responsible to tell anyone to pile into the markets? Here are my thoughts on the topic, hopefully applicable not just for my children:

Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio likes to say he chose the first stock he ever bought because it cost less than $5 a share, given that his savings from caddying at the time were, well, five bucks. That story is a great icebreaker but also highlights with what’s wrong with our industry: when we think about investing, we immediately think about the stock market. Let’s take a step back.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Stock Market Breakout Imminent? / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017

By: Gary_Savage

The only resistance left in the S&P 500 is the psychological resistance of the round number 2500,

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

TRADE FOR A CHANGE / Currencies / Forex Trading

By: Kavinesh_A

Marketting business has always been referred to as a tedious task to handle. Its strategic approach to every service delivery should always seem to be a compatible one. Before taking a leap into this category of business one should get familiarised with it and, the various terminologies of forex trading for beginners. A person experienced enough to handle trading business online can have a blooming start in the same.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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By: Submissions

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Soaring Inflation Plunges UK Economy Into Stagflation, Triggers Government Pay Cap Panic! / Economics / Inflation

By: Nadeem_Walayat

The consensus circus that the mainstream press journalists rely upon to produce their daily copy i.e. economists, have once more been caught by surprise as UK inflation rockets higher to 2.9% for August up from 2.6% for July. Now standing on the threshold of breaking above 3% as the implications of sterling's sharp drop in the wake of the Brexit vote continues to feed through to rising import prices and therefore providing persistent upwards pressure on shop prices as suppliers restock at much worse exchange rates that already depressed retailers such as the big supermarkets had delayed fully implementing that I have ben warning all year was likely to result in a crisis for the retail sector during 2017, that literally faces a perfect storm which could even result in a Woolworth's moment...

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Precious Metals Bull Analogs Update / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne

We started employing analog charts during the latter stages of the seemingly forever bear market in precious metals. Comparing current to past trends by using price data is not considered technical analysis but it is extremely valuable because history tends to repeat itself. It also helps us identify extremes as well as opportunities. For example, in 2015 it was clear the epic bear market in gold stocks was due for a major reversal. Today, precious metals appear to be in the early innings of a cyclical bull market and the analogs suggest there is plenty of room to run to the upside.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Trump Suggests Eliminating the Debt Ceiling – Dollar Falls / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: MoneyMetals

Those who paid any attention to the financial press last week saw the following narrative; President Donald Trump betrayed Republicans by cutting a deal with Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer. They agreed to punt on the borrowing cap until December and spend $15 billion for hurricane relief.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Tip: When “This” Happens, A Stock Price Goes Up… / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017

By: Submissions

Dear Reader

When this one thing happens, a stock's price almost always goes up. (Well, 97% of the time.)

This has nothing to do with earnings, corporate announcements, or anything like that.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

September Will Be The Most Politically Unstable Month Of This Year / Politics / US Politics

By: John_Mauldin

This month will be busy for us macro monitors.

The FOMC meets September 19–20 and will likely hike rates another notch, launch its balance-sheet-reduction plan, or both. I will be very surprised if they don’t do either.

The greater suspense is elsewhere in Washington.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Gold And The Coming Collapse: Are We Close To A Major Monetary Event? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: Hubert_Moolman

It really should be clear that a major international banking crisis is inevitable, and likely to occur fairly soon. Due to the extreme debt levels, many banks are close to that point of failure.

An event like a stock market crash is likely to push many banks to that point of failure, since the pressure it would create (on cash resources), would expose their inability to fulfill their obligations.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

GBPJPY Move Sideways On Weekly Chart / Currencies / British Pound

By: Franco_Shao

GBPJPY moved sideways in a trading range between 135.59 and 148.44 for several months. The sideways movement is likely consolidation of the uptrend from 122.36. As long as 135.59 key support holds, the uptrend could be expected to resume and a breakout of 148.44 resistance could signal resumption of the uptrend.