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In This "Booming Economy", 90% Of Americans Say Money Increases Stress Levels

What could possibly be stressing us out if the employment rate is low, there’s no inflation, and everyone has disposable income? Or are we being manipulated...

Real Selling Begins As CTAs Start Liquidating, Dealer Gamma Flips Negative

Gamma, for the past 4 months served to cushion any selloffs, has just flipped negative and is now adding to the pain.

The Fast Food Sandwich War Is Depleting The US Of Its Entire Supply Of Little Chickens

The consequences of a brutal chicken sandwich war are starting to pile up...

UMich Sentiment Reaches Near 16-Year Highs As Democrats Bounce Back

Democrats have started to accept the economic improvements...

Chicago PMI Plunges To Lowest In 4 Years

Chicago PMI has no been in contraction (sub-50) for 7 months in a row - something it has not done outside of recession... ever

Gold Consolidates Near All Time Highs in Euros; Set For Weekly Gain and Monthly Gain Of 4% In USD

by GoldCore - Jan 31, 2020 9:10 am

Concerns about the coronavirus are leading to risk aversion which is impacting economically sensitive, risk assets in the form of stocks

Syria's Inflation is on the Rise

by Steve H. Hanke - Jan 31, 2020 8:58 am

Following the signing of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act on December 27th by President Trump, which slapped new harsh sanctions on Syria’s leaders, the Syrian pound has undergone a drastic depreciation in value.

Savings Slump As US Spending Jumps With Income Growth Weakest In 2 Years

...the good 'ol American consumer refused to live within their means again!

Pento: Trillion-Dollar Stocks & The Imminent ETF Disater

This behavior is emblematic of all bull markets once they begin to hit the manic phase...

Crude Oil Bulls Need To "Take Cover" If This Support Breaks?

by kimblecharting - Jan 31, 2020 8:01 am

Crude Oil has seen some pretty wide price swings over the years.

Meet The Ex-Professional Tennis Player Whose Hedge Fund Soared 124% In 2019

by toulour - Jan 31, 2020 8:00 am

Believe it or not, the fund is backed by a SoftBank executive.

Second-Order Effects: The Unexpectedly Slippery Path To Dow 10,000

Dow 30,000 is "unsinkable," just like the Titanic...

Fidelity Has Launched Fractional Based Investing To Compete For Younger Clients

by toulour - Jan 31, 2020 7:15 am

Robinhood's influence in the brokerage industry continues to disrupt...

US Opens 'Humanitarian Channel' To Iran For Life-Saving Drugs & Basic Staples

White House seeks to deflect EU criticisms that sanctions are creating humanitarian catastrophe for populace.

Did The U.S. Just Concede Defeat In China Tech War?

Washington abandons long-expected rules to tighten controls on export of components to telecom giant Huawei...

Rigged? China PMI Shows Services Industry Accelerated As Coronavirus Put Tens Of Millions Under Quarantine

...even the government had to admit "the impact of coronavirus is not fully reflected in January's PMI survey,"

What Does Lowest Population Growth In US History Mean For Housing?

2019 saw US population growth at its lowest percentage level in US history aside from the pandemic years of 1918/1919 (when the Spanish flu took the lives of nearly 700,000 Americans)...