Monday, October 02, 2017
Switching On a New Custom Gaming PC For the First Time (4) / Personal_Finance / How to Guides
By: Adnaan_Walayat
In part 4 of our buying a custom built gaming PC from an online builder such as OverClockers UK series, we connect the PC up and switch it on for the first time. Lets see what to expect when a new PC power ups for the first time to a freshly installed copy of Windows 10.
Monday, October 02, 2017
Spanish New Civil War Begins as Madrid Regime Storm Troopers Quell Catalan Independence Rebellion / Politics / Spain
By: Nadeem_Walayat
According the news reports more than 1,000 people attempting to vote in Sunday's Independence Referendum have been injured by the heavy handed tactics of the Madrid storm troopers sent in to quell the Catalan peoples uprising against the brewing Spanish dictatorship. Which is as I warned in my earlier extensive analysis could sow the seeds for a new Spanish civil war, for it should not be forgotten that during the 1930's it was a fascist Madrid regimes actions in Catalonia that sparked that civil war that ended with the ushering in of the Franco dictatorship.
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Catalonia and other EU Disasters / Politics / Spain
By: Raul_I_Meijer
I’ve seen a lot of videos and photos of the Catalonia attempt to hold a referendum today (Tyler has a “nice” series of them), and what struck me most of all, apart from the senseless violence police forces were seen to engage in, is the lack of violence on the side of protesters.
So when I see the Interior Ministry claim that 11 policemen were injured, That is hard to take serious. Not that the Catalans had no reason to resist or even fight back. That hundreds of protesters, including scores of grandma’s, are injured is obvious from watching the videos. Since rubber bullets were used in large numbers, fatal injuries are quite possible.
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Sunday, October 01, 2017
Stock Market Brief 1st October 2017 / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: Christopher_Quigley
Technically Speaking.
The market continues to display a full bull configuration. The Dow Theory divergence that existed in August, between the Dow Industrials and the Dow Transports, has completely disappeared. In fact the Transport Index, which had been faltering, having had a confirmed price cross-over on its 200 Daily Moving Average, is now technically leading. This is particularly bullish given the recent rise in oil prices. An additional indicator of current technical strength is the fact that the recent pullbacks in Apple, Amazon and Oracle did no damage to overall market sentiment.
Sunday, October 01, 2017
DBA, SOYB, JJG MOO Soft Commodites ETF's Update / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: SurfCity
My last update on Soft’s was back in mid-April here: https://surfcity.co/2017/04/12/soft-commodities/
Are Soft commodities finding a major low here? Could be but it will vary by commodity and could take another few months to a year for some.
Here is update with charts on DBA, SOYB, JJG MOO and I may add Sugar and Coffee later if I find time. The first three charts are DBA which covers a broad mix of various softs. Also charts on SOYB for Soybeans and JJG, an ETF that buys Futures in Soybeans, Corn and Wheat.
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Sunday, October 01, 2017
How To Survive and Thrive in a Zlatan Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: F_F_Wiley
ZLATAN: “Only God knows who will go through.”
REPORTER: “It’s hard to ask him.”
ZLATAN: “You’re talking to him.”
REPORTER: “What did you get your wife for her birthday?”
ZLATAN: “Nothing. She already has Zlatan.”
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Sunday, October 01, 2017
Spain Ignores Scotland Lesson as Catalan Independence Referendum Could Spark Civil War / Politics / Spain
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The cry going out across Catalonia is that if a far less populous region such as Scotland can hold an Independence Referendum then why are the people of Catalonia being denied the same right. The Madrid regime instead of following the cue from Westminister which did not stand in the way of the Scottish people having a vote to leave the United Kingdom held in September 2014, the Spanish regime has instead decreed that the people of Catalonia do not have the freedom to vote for potential independence from an increasingly dictatorial Spanish state, as evidenced by the threats and show of force in the form of thousands of armed police sent into Catalonia in an attempt to shut down all political dissent and prevent today's Referendum vote from taking place.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
I Thought I Was Middle Class / Politics / Social Issues
By: James_Quinn
“The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.” – Bill Murray
When I saw that slimy tentacle of the Goldman Sachs vampire squid, Gary Cohn, bloviating about Trump’s tax plan and how it was going to do wonders for the middle class, I knew I was probably going to get screwed again. And after perusing the outline of their plan, it is certain I will be getting it up the ass once again from my beloved government.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Another Potential Game Changer for Gold Supply: Chinese Oil Imports Convertible to Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: GoldSilver
Jeff Clark : There are clear supply pressures coming to the gold market, so the last thing it needed was a new source of demand. But that’s exactly what it’s about to get, and as you’ll see, it could potentially push supply into a strained predicament. If this new development catches on it could lead to some fireworks in the gold market.
This source of demand comes from China’s announcement that oil exporters to China will accept yuan as payment. This is normally done in dollars (hence known as the petrodollar system). The yuan is not well established internationally yet, so as an incentive, China will offer its exporters the option to convert their yuan into gold. This will essentially result in a new source of gold demand, one not currently present in the market.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Kevin Warsh May Be the Next Fed Head—Let’s See What He Really Thinks / Interest-Rates / US Federal Reserve Bank
By: F_F_Wiley
As reported earlier this morning by the Wall Street Journal, President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin met with Kevin Warsh yesterday to discuss the potential vacancy at the Fed next February.
Warsh already has central banking experience, having sat on the Federal Open Market Committee as a Fed governor from February 2006 until March 2011.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Gold Bull Market Uplegs in Three Stages / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: Zeal_LLC
Gold bull markets offer outstanding opportunities for traders to grow their wealth. These bulls consist of series of alternating uplegs and corrections. Naturally the best times to buy low within ongoing bulls are right after corrections when major new uplegs are being born. Gold uplegs have three distinct stages that are evident in real-time in key datasets. Understanding how gold uplegs play out leads to superior gains.
Bull markets in gold can be exceedingly profitable for investors and speculators. The last secular gold bull ran between April 2001 to August 2011. During that 10.4-year span, gold powered 638.2% higher! That radically bested the general stock markets’ 1.9% loss per the S&P 500 over that same time frame. Hardened contrarians willing to buy low as gold bottoms after long bears can ride all of gold’s big bull gains.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Traders Classroom - Here's What Your Price Charts Are Hiding from You (Video) / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: EWI
Here's What Your Price Charts Are Hiding from You
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Magnitude Of The Coming Pension Storm Will Come To Light In 2018 / Personal_Finance / Pensions & Retirement
By: John_Mauldin
BY PATRICK WATSON : Part of my job is helping John Mauldin with the research for his Thoughts from the Frontline letters. Regular readers know John isn’t a doom-and-gloom guru. He’s optimistic on most of our big challenges.
Except for a few things—like the brewing state and local pension crisis.
The more John and I dig into it, the worse it looks. We have both spent many hours trying to find any good news or a silver lining, without success.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
What Are Some Good FX Scalping Techniques? / Currencies / Forex Trading
By: Kavinesh_A
As you acquire Forex dealing experience, you understand the key role that your technique performs. There are many options investors can use, but this article will discover a Forex dealing scalping technique. We'll take a quick look at what is involved in scalping rate of exchange and evaluation some of the best tips/tricks you can use.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, September 29, 2017
How to Spot Global Real Estate Bubbles / Housing-Market / Global Housing Markets
By: Rodney_Johnson
There’s an easy way to identify the cities with the big real estate bubbles. Just find out where the richest citizens live!
Back in late 2016, writer Peter Reegh put together a list of the 15 cities based on population of the wealthiest citizens, which was published on therichest.com. These same 15 cities remain at the top of this list today (only now more inflated than a year ago), allowing us to immediately know what areas to avoid.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
What Does a War With North Korea Mean? / Politics / North Korea
By: Rodney_Johnson
Kim Jong-Un, or “Rocket Man,” as our president prefers, always looks like he just ate a sour pickle – unless he’s inspecting a missile factory. Then he looks like an evil character in a B movie, gloating over his plot to rule the world.I wish he’d move on to the monologue phase, where he talks so long that the hero of the film has time to slip out of his restraints, rescue the girl, defuse the bomb, and put the crazy little man on ice before the authorities arrive.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Is Bitcoin For Real or Fool’s Gold? / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Rodney_Johnson
How many currencies do you carry in your wallet?OK, I’m showing my age. I actually have a wallet. And I carry it. Mostly.
Inside, you’ll find a couple of credit cards, an odd receipt or two, and greenbacks. I live in the U.S., so I use dollars.
But I also carry my smartphone, and I use Apple Pay wherever possible. I’m not geeking out, I just try to rack up points on my cashback credit card, and tapping my smartphone is a lot easier than dragging out my credit card and dealing with finicky swipe readers.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Gold Matches S&P 500 Performance In First 3 Quarters; Up 12% 2017 YTD / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017
By: GoldCore
Editor Mark O’Byrne
– Gold climbs over 12% in YTD, matching S&P500 performance
– Palladium best performing market, surges 36% 2017 YTD
– Gold outperforms Nikkei 225, Euro Stoxx 50, FTSE and ISEQ
– Geo-political concerns including Trump and North Korea supporting gold
– Safe haven demand should push gold higher in Q4
– Owning physical gold not dependent on third party websites and technology remains essential
Friday, September 29, 2017
Stock Investors Should Brace for the Fed’s October Tightening Gambit / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: MoneyMetals
September’s Federal Reserve meeting left interest rates unchanged but sounded a hawkish tone. The Fed seems intent on hiking interest rates again come December.
Following Fed chair Janet Yellen’s remarks this Tuesday, interest rate futures markets bumped up the odds of a year-end rate hike to 81%.
The more immediate – and perhaps more important – policy move pending from the central bank is its plan to gradually reverse its Quantitative Easing bond buying program starting in October.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
USD Weakening. So are Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
The USD futures are in the headlines this morning. It has broken above its 50-day Moving Average at 92.81 and the analysts are calling for a stronger USD. But it may beat a hasty retreat, since the top aof Wave E suggests completion and reversal.
ZeroHedge writes, “The dollar rally paused on Friday and looked poised to finish its best weekly gain of the year with a whimper, when in a repeat of the Thursday session the, Bloomberg dollar index first rose more than 0.1% during Asia hours before slumping around the European open as month and quarter-end flows came into play again.”
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