Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Brussels Attacks Tear at the Fabric of the European Union / Politics / European Union
By: STRATFOR
The March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels come as the European Union is still reeling from the November Paris attacks and scrambling to solve the migrant crisis. More important, they come as nationalist forces are challenging key principles of the Continental bloc, including the free movement of labor and the Schengen Agreement, which eliminated border controls among several member states. The atmosphere of fear and suspicion that is sure to follow will only worsen these social, political and economic crises.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Stock Market 4.3-year Trendline is at SP 2040 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2016
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
This morning’s trendline shown on the Premarket report missed an important detail that I though should be filled it. The 4.3-year trendline is at 2040.00 as well.
It is possible that the panic decline starts beneath that level, so it follows that aggressive short positions may be taken there.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The Financial Crisis Has Just Begun; Is The American Dream Is Over? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crisis 2016
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Global Central Banks have run out of ‘ammunition’. Since March 2008, Central Banks have cut interest rates 637 times and have purchased a staggering $12.3 trillion dollars’ worth of assets. There is not much more that they can do, and currently, the next ‘great crisis’ is upon us.
The global economy and the global financial system will continue to weaken before our very own eyes.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The Chinese Economic "Miracle" Evaporates / Economics / China Economy
By: Rodney_Johnson
There’s no doubt that the Chinese economic miracle is real. When you move 500 million people from rural to urban settings, taking them from small farms and putting them in a specialized labor force, the economic dividend is massive. That’s how you keep GDP growing more than 7% for 25 years. But along the way, they wanted more.Beyond building factories and housing for new arrivals, local politicians started building massive, wasteful projects.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
A Big Reason Why Silver Price Is Set To Soar / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: Hubert_Moolman
There is only so much value in the world economy, and it is split between all the different instruments (like gold, silver, stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) where value resides.
For silver and gold to rise significantly, relative to other instruments of value, value will have to be diverted away from those other competing instruments. The stock market, in particular, has been the biggest obstacle to a rise in precious metals, due to it sucking up most of the available value on global markets.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Global Stocks Fall, Bonds and Gold Rise After Terrorist Attacks In Brussels / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: GoldCore
Safe haven assets, gold, silver and German bonds rose, while European stocks and global stock futures fell, after explosions rocked Brussels airport departure hall and a subway station near the EU parliament and other important EU institutions. At least 26 people are reported to have been killed after the explosions which the Belgian prosecutor has alleged are terrorist attacks.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Everything You Need To Know About Binary Options Trading Signals / InvestorEducation / Options & Warrants
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
Binary options trading is highly popular at the moment and it is not at all difficult to understand why since the premise is incredibly simple and you can end up making a lot of money in a very low period of time. The problem is that most people end up not being properly informed. They end up using specific strategies that are way too advanced for the education they have. With binary options trading signals this is exactly what tends to happen.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Gold Holds on to Gains Despite Rollercoaster Ride on Rate Hike Rumors / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: Nicholas_Kitonyi
Gold has an interesting relationship with the U.S Federal Reserve – we all know the Fed has huge gold reserves. However, the relationship between the Fed and gold extends beyond the huge stockpiles of gold that the Fed hoards. The fed often wields the power to determine the trading price of gold and you can record massive gains or huge losses on your gold investments depending on what the fed does at any point.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
BitGold’s Secret: A Taxation Time Bomb / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: Peter_Schiff
Gold is not only the world’s best performing asset so far in 2016, but it’s also off to its strongest annual start since 1980. A key difference is that 1980 was the end of a bull market, while this is the beginning of a new one. Actually, it’s the beginning of the second leg of a long-term bull market that began over 15 years ago, which I believe will be even more powerful than the first.
But today, I am warning potential gold buyers about another gold ripoff.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
UK Savings Interest Rate Landslide / Personal_Finance / Savings Accounts
By: MoneyFacts
Data from Moneyfacts.co.uk can reveal that rate reductions in the savings market have now outweighed rate rises for five consecutive months.
In February, Moneyfacts recorded just 12 savings rate rises. Disappointingly, rate reductions over the same period completely outshone this figure, with the number of rate decreases over the month standing at a staggering 235, with some deals falling by as much as 0.74%.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Expect the Unexpected! Don't Ever Underestimate What Central Bankers & Government Will Do / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2016
By: Gordon_T_Long
Falling Progits and Weakening Markets
The full report explores falling corporate profits, slowing cash-flow levels and weakening market breadth.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Greenspan Now Worried About Inflation, Says 'Entitlements Crowding Out Investment, Productivity is Dead' / Economics / US Economy
By: Mike_Shedlock
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan spoke with Tom Keene and Mike McKee for Bloomberg TV & Radio. He discussed the ramifications of negative interest rates, entitlement spending, and declining productivity.
On the state of the U.S. and global economy, he said: "We're in trouble basically because productivity is dead in the water."
On whether he is optimistic going forward, Greenspan said: "No. I haven't been for quite a while. And I won't be until we can resolve the entitlement programs. Nobody wants to touch it. And that is gradually crowding out capital investment, and that's crowding out productivity, and it's crowding out the standards of living where do you want me to go from there."
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Here We Go Again: U.S. Government Ramps Up Borrowing As Private Sector Slows / Economics / Government Spending
By: John_Rubino
This morning, US existing home sales plunged and the Chicago Fed’s national activity index turned negative. Both are obvious signs of a slowing economy.
Anticipating this kind of news, Credit Bubble Bulletin’s Doug Noland in his most recent column analyzed the Federal Reserve’s quarterly Z.1 Report for signs of changing financial trends, and found something potentially serious. The following three charts tell the tale:
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Stock Market Refusing To Sell At Overbought... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2016
By: Jack_Steiman
The market was overbought on many of the index charts going in to the weekend. One would expect the market to pull back from overbought, especially when the overbought conditions were on both the short-term, sixty-minute charts and the daily charts. When that happens it's usually a short-term top and down we go. Not today. The market is refusing to fall with any force. The bulls are back and back in full force, and dare I say, full froth. Markets are all about emotion as we all know by now. It's not about truth or reality. It's about the flavor of the day, regardless of what may be happening in the real world. The flavor of every day seems to be BUY!!! No matter what, BUY!!!!!
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Legoland, Alton Towers... Grown Ups Go FREE 2016, 2017 on Kellogg's, Crunchy Nut, Rice Krispies... / Personal_Finance / Money Saving
By: Anika_Walayat
The easter school holidays have just begun with parents seeking ways to keep their kids entertained during the 2 week holiday that will likely include a trip to a major UK theme park. We'll here is some great news, Kellogg's are running a promotion that allows entry into the UK's top theme parks until June 2017! So plenty of time to use the vouchers to gain entry into 14 UK theme parks that include Alton Towers, Legoland, Chessington, the Dungeon, Sea Life, Shreks Adventure and Madame Tussaud's.
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Monday, March 21, 2016
UK House Prices - This is London Falling / Housing-Market / UK Housing
By: EWI
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Crude Oil Price – North or South? / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Nadia_Simmons
Trading position (short-term; our opinion): No positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective.
On Friday, crude oil lost 1.30% after unexpected increase in U.S. oil rig counts. As a result, light crude slipped under $42 and closed the day under the previously-broken 61.8% Fibonacci retracement. What’s next for the commodity?
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Crude Oil Price Action & Forecast / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Recently, Light Crude has seen a dramatic 35%+ increase in value. As the current price continue to flirt with $40 per barrel, the likelihood of a further price rise is on everyone’s mind. With recent lows near $26 per barrel, what is the possibility that oil will form a base above $30 and attempt a rally?
Historically, the 2009 low price for oil was $33.20. This level should be viewed as a key level of support for current price action. The recent price rotation below this level is a sign that oil prices are under extreme pressure in the current economic environment with a supply glut and slower than expected demand.
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Monday, March 21, 2016
As Housing Markets Increase, Millennial Generation Purchases more Homes / Housing-Market / Global Housing Markets
By: Submissions
Kumarpal Shah writes: The housing market is booming, houses are for sale left and right and the interest rate is increasing, and believe it or not millennial are buying houses. With first time homebuyers on the market it is important to learn how to get the best loan for you.
A few years ago the housing market was in a crisis but for investors it was the best time to a buy a house. Unfortunately for those shopping for a house now the housing market is not as favorable. Prices of homes have increased, interest rates are soaring, and the people benefiting are those who are selling.
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Silver – A Long-Term Perspective / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2016
By: DeviantInvestor
We all know silver is volatile. When gold rallies, silver usually rallies faster and farther, particularly after the rally has been well established.
Volatility is not a reason to avoid silver. Instead, now is a time to continue stacking. Yes, silver almost certainly will correct many times, but examine the big picture.
Over the past 50 years prices for stocks, silver, gold, crude oil, health care, and presidential elections have increased exponentially, mainly due to massive increases in debt (see graph below) and devaluations of currencies. Expect exponential price increases to continue.
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