More Evidence that the Bears Have it Dead Right
By David Haggith In my last article, “The Bears Have it Right: Economy went Polar Opposite of Bullish Predictions,” I laid out my first prediction…
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The Stock Market Is Back In Idiot-Mode Again
By Dave Kranzler I don’t know if it was the intent of the Fed, but Jerome Powell has managed to trigger a rush into stocks…
As The Fed Reflates The Stock Bubble The Economy Crumbles
By Dave Kranzler I get a kick out of these billionaires and centimillionaires, like Kyle Bass yesterday, who appear on financial television to look the…
Fed Folds Under Pressure, Telegraphs Looser Money Ahead
By Clint Siegner Two big questions have been front and center for Fed watchers in recent months… The first is just how high rates could…
Stock Market Volatility Reflects Systemic Instability
By Dave Kranzler The post-Christmas stock rally extended through Wednesday as the small-cap and tech stocks led the way, with the Russell 2000 up 14.3%…
A Surprise Announcement Has Just Unleashed Another Wave Of Panic On Wall Street
By Michael Snyder Well, that sure didn’t take long. Many had been hoping that 2019 would be a calmer year for Wall Street, but so…
Fake Markets and Return of the “Plunge Protection Team”
By Clint Siegner It’s amazing what passes as a market these days. Stocks rallied during the Christmas week, and the mainstream financial press would like…
It’s Up, It’s Down, It’s Done — a Day in a Year of the Dow.
By David Haggith The market’s last chaotic day closed in a way that befit the entire year. Up, down, up harder, down harder, and done!…
This Bear Ain’t Playin’ Games with the Bulls
By David Haggith This ain’t no ballgame. This bear has shown up for blood, not sport. The NASDAQ intraday hit the 20% down mark that…
Stock Market Hangs on Edge of Very Big Cliff
By David Haggith It’s downright wintry on Wall Street right now. Firmly establishing the worst start of a December for the US stock market in…
Stock Market’s Stars are Crossed for an Ursa Major Upset
By David Haggith The Big Bear is back. Ursa Major is in the house of the rising sun, and Taurus is in the house of…
U.S. Accused Of “A Declaration Of War” Against China As Stock Market Teeters On The Precipice Of Disaster
By Michael Snyder Things are sure getting wild on Wall Street. On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted almost 800 points before roaring back…
Somebody Pressed The Panic Button – Bank Stocks And Tech Stocks Crash As The Yield Curve Inverts
By Michael Snyder Stocks aren’t supposed to crash in December. Most of the time we see a nice “Santa Claus rally” to close out the…
Trump And Xi Vow To “Pause” The Trade War, As Dow Surges On The News
By Mac Slavo The Dow futures gained 460 points shortly after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed to temporarily hit the…