by irdadmin | Mar 14, 2016 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Privately compiled and reported economic indicators started rolling over in 2012, which is why the Fed continued to “re-up” its money printing. With most S&P 500 companies having now reported Q4 2015 earnings, there’s been four consecutive years...
by irdadmin | Mar 11, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Like everything else in our financial system, applying the term “bull market” to the stock market is a fraud. It hasn’t really been a bull market it’s been more like a b.s. market…what’s going to happen to this stock market is going...
by irdadmin | Mar 10, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Using the “jobless claims” metric, the financial media and snake oil salesmen would have us believe that the Government-compiled jobs market metrics indicate “sustained strength in the labor market that should further dispel fears of a...
by irdadmin | Mar 9, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
A reader contacted me earlier today after seeing the absurd article on the Wall Street Journal heralding in the “7-year bull market” in stocks: Absolutely amazing they can put out crap like this: “Still, with GDP growth expected to be 2.3% this year,...
by irdadmin | Mar 8, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation
“No! No! No! Bear Stearns is not in trouble. If anything, they’re more likely to be taken over. Don’t move your money from Bear.” – Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on March 11, 2008. Three days later, on March 14,...