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5 Of Friday’s Big Marijuana Stock Losers

5 Of Friday’s Big Marijuana Stock Losers

TM editors’ note: This article discusses one or more penny stocks and/or microcaps. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.   Out of over 200+ marijuana stocks, here are just 5 of the biggest marijuana stock losers in trading on Friday, August 17th including Axim Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTC: AXIM) and more…  Axim Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTC: […]
Looking At Futures Positions For The Week

Looking At Futures Positions For The Week

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 14, 2018. 10-year note: Currently net short 698.2k, up 111.9k. In the 12 months to July, the US Treasury issued $544.1 billion in notes and bonds.  A year ago, issuance totaled $335.1 billion.  In the 12 months to June, the federal budget deficit totaled $749.8 billion, down from […]
S&P 500 Snapshot: 0.8% Below Record Close

S&P 500 Snapshot: 0.8% Below Record Close

The S&P 500 bounced around this week, ending up 0.59% from last Friday and closed the day 0.79% below its record high. The index is up 5.72% YTD (as of Jan. 1). The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.87%. Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. Today’s […]
Puerto Rico: The Ball Is Rolling

Puerto Rico: The Ball Is Rolling

August has brought welcome news for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and for creditors eager to see a resolution to the bankruptcy process that started more than two years ago with the passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). There is now a restructuring agreement for Sales Tax (COFINA) bondholders […]
Five Ways To Hedge Against The Market Risks

Five Ways To Hedge Against The Market Risks

In 2008, Warren Buffet had one of his worst year’s in the market. His portfolio declined by more than 30%. In the same year, James Simmons – who runs Renaissance Technologies – had his best year, gaining by more than 40%. In the past 20 years, the annualized returns of Buffet have been 20% while […]
TIC In June 2018: The Questionable Collateral Aftermath Of May 29

TIC In June 2018: The Questionable Collateral Aftermath Of May 29

There isn’t really any doubt what happened on May 29. It was a global collateral call. Bonds all over Earth were hugely bid, especially paper in Germany and America – the pristine of the pristine. This is pure liquidity risk, meaning that no matter your feelings on the long-term solvency of the US government (or […]
Bank Warns Federal Reserve To Reverse Course

Bank Warns Federal Reserve To Reverse Course

It’s one thing for the Austrian Economics and precious metals crowds to warn about the corner the Federal Reserve has backed itself into. Where it must either print to continue to prop up the bubbles it has inflated, or remove the liquidity and allow them to crash. But when even bankers begin warning about the predicament the […]
Around The World, We See The The Link Between Economic Liberty And National Prosperity

Around The World, We See The The Link Between Economic Liberty And National Prosperity

With the possible exception of a few extreme environmentalists, everyone agrees that robust long-run growth is a key to a better society. An unprecedented jump in growth, for instance, is what enabled the western world to escape poverty, resulting in the famous “hockey stick” of modern prosperity. Maintaining growth is an ongoing challenge for developed countries, to be sure, and […]
What Gold Is Not

What Gold Is Not

I was reading a post by Martin Armstrong called Gold and the Changing Fundamentals and in it he published a question from an email sent by a reader: “Mr. Armstrong; You are obviously the person worth listening to when it comes to gold. Every fundamental these people have argued to support gold has proven completely false. Confusion […]
US Dollar Rally May Resume On Fed Minutes, Jackson Hole Symposium

US Dollar Rally May Resume On Fed Minutes, Jackson Hole Symposium

FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST FOR THE US DOLLAR: BULLISH US DOLLAR TALKING POINTS: US Dollar touches 18-month high amid emerging market turmoil Hopes for US, China trade war de-escalation trigger downturn Hawkish FOMC minutes, Jackson Hole news-flow to revive rally The US Dollar spent most of the past week on the offensive, reaching the highest level in 18 months against an […]