Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
The Deceleration In US Money Supply Growth Rolls On
The Federal Reserve is reportedly on track to start raising interest rates next year, but the tightening is already underway if only in relative terms. Indeed, there’s a conspicuous directional change in the year-over-year comparison in the real (inflation-adjusted) monetary base. The substantial deceleration of the growth rate that’s been unfolding this year isn’t surprising […]
Bitcoin Continues Volatility Streak
One of the biggest advantages of Bitcoin is its user anonymity. Many analysts consider this to be one of the main reasons as to why it drew such extensive clientele. However, this supposed strength is about to be challenged as a group of cryptographers in Luxembourg recently released paper, singling out some glaring faults in […]
AAPL Flash-Crashes Over 7%
Did Icahn just cover? Cramer’s view: “that’s silly” And no – there’s no catalyst – this is your most liquid efficient stock market in the world at work… and close-up
Where We Live: Barracks Row has gone from grit to glamour
Sylvia Moraes says a cross-generational transformation is taking place where she lives, off Barracks Row in Southeast Washington, and even at her local Catholic church, St. Peter’s. “There were a lot of funerals. Now there are a lot of marriages and baptisms,” said Moraes, 80, referring to the area’s growing appeal among parents of young […]
Doc Copper Suggesting S&P 500 Could Take A Big Fall
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Over the years Copper has been viewed as a leading global indicator for economic conditions and often stock market performance. The chart below takes a peek at year-to-date performance of Copper ETF (JJC), Freeport McMoran (FCX) and the S&P 500, showing weak performance in the Copper sector, with the opposite happening in […]
10-2 Yield Curve W/ Gold
Here is the big picture view of the 10yr-2yr Treasury yield spread with gold shaded in the background. People who successfully get through this bear market in gold will have done so because they tuned out hype like Indian and China demand (funny how promoters always tout the demand but never the supply, unless ranting […]
Monday Market Movement – Russian Markets Collapse With Oil Prices
Sorry Vlad! Putin played the Game of Thrones this year in Ukraine and, like many in the TV show, he’s lost it all in his grab for power. As you can see from the RSX chart on the right, the Russian market (which Vlad had about $50Bn tied up in) is down 10% in two days and […]
Changing Bankruptcy Laws For Banks
Today, Congress is going to pass quietly behind the scenes changes to the BANKRUPTCY LAWS illustrating the growing fear that we are going to see a sharp economic decline ahead. The proposed new law would eliminate protections for certain financial contracts that made big bank bankruptcies nearly impossible in the past. Under the current law, if a […]
Oil-Producing Nations Currency Carnage Continues, Russia Intervening
The Nigerian Naira and Russian Ruble have been the hardest hit in the last few days as oil-producing nations across the world see their currencies come under increasing pressure. With both hitting new record lows against the USDollar (with the Naira at 184.5, already exceeding the recently devalued currencies upper peg band at around 176 per USD), […]
