by Dave Kranzler | Apr 13, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to office – Aesop, 620 BC – 560 BC Question: How can you tell when a politician is lying? Answer: His/her lips are moving. In the last few weeks Trump has become another puppet of the Deep State and his...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 12, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Investment Research Dynamics is pleased to present another guest post by Stewart Dougherty. I wanted to preface Stewart’s formal essay with some thoughts he shared with me in our email exchanges leading up to his latest essay: I haven’t shared with you one...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 11, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Piper Jaffray stock analyst, Alexander Potter, in what may be the most idiotic stock research report I’ve ever read, issued a buy recommendation on Tesla (TSLA) stock that is completely devoid of any rational arguments or coherent thought: “before...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 10, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Trump employing a “wag the dog” strategy, in which he highlights his leadership on an international crisis to divert attention from domestic political problems, is reminiscent of President Bill Clinton’s threats to attack Serbia in early 1999 as his impeachment trial...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 7, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“De-cashing is defined as the gradual phasing out of currency from circulation and its replacement with convertible deposits…At least at the level of major countries and their currencies, the authorities could coordinate their de-cashing efforts. Such...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 5, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Please note, many will argue that the p/e ratio on the S&P 500 was higher in 1999 than it is now. However, there’s two problems with the comparison. First, when there is no “e,” price does not matter. Many of the tech stocks in the SPX in 1999...
