Economic and Social Tipping Points: Have We Arrived?
Angela Merkel and François Hollande on Monday called for a more equal distribution of asylum seekers across the EU, as violent clashes outside a German...
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“Gold And Silver Will Be Your Only Lifeboats” Warns Jim Sinclair
“As for gold and silver, these markets are both REALLY tight if you want the physical metal. If you are trading paper metal …oh well,...
How Many Hedge Funds Will Die Next Year? (Answer: A Ton)
For those who keep hearing about hedge funds but aren’t quite sure what they are: Think mutual fund with no rules. A hedge fund is...
The Only Thing Simpler than Forex: CFD
If you’ve been a reader here for any length of time, you understand a lot of stuff about Forex. You know that it’s simple to...
Bond Spread Blowout Revisited; Fred Data Error
Yesterday, in Blowout in Some Corporate Bond Spreads; Bond Funds Post 3rd Week of Outflows, I posted some charts directly created by "Fred" the Federal...
Blowout in Some Corporate Bond Spreads; Bond Funds Post 3rd Week of Outflows
U.S-based high-yield bond funds reported $1.2 billion in outflows, while U.S.-based investment-grade corporate bond funds posted their biggest cash withdrawals since June 2013, at $1.8...
Q2 2015 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
The BEA released the underlying details for the Q2 advance GDP report today. Last Thursday, the BEA reported that investment in non-residential structures decreased slightly...
In July, Investors Were Guests at the Market’s “Red Wedding”
The simultaneous blood baths in commodities and U.S. stocks continued in July but failed to penetrate the skulls of U.S. stock investors who continue to...
Breathtaking Political Capitulation; Tsipras Should Resign; Tsipras Trades Royal Flush for Draw at Inside Straight
I am seldom stunned by political stupidity. In fact, I am surprised when I don't see it. Yet, I have never witnessed a political reversal...
Sunday Night Futures: Uncertainty in Europe
From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures: currently S&P futures are down 11 and DOW futures are down 87 (fair value). Oil prices were down...