by irdadmin | Apr 3, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The stock market has been rising relentlessly since Christmas, riding on a crest of increasingly bearish economic reports. Maybe the hedge fund algos are anticipating that the Fed will soon start cutting rates. Data indicates foreigners and retail investors are...
by irdadmin | Mar 26, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The news headlines explained the sudden jump in the S&P futures this morning by stating that “recession fears had faded.” Just like that. Overnight. I guess the fact that the housing starts report showed a 9% sequential drop in housing starts last...
by irdadmin | Mar 21, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“You’ve really seen the limits of monetary and fiscal policy in its ability to extend out a long boom period.” – Josh Friedman, Co-Chairman of Canyon Partners (a “deep value,” credit-driven hedge fund) The Fed’s abrupt policy...
by irdadmin | Mar 20, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
“No more rate hikes period…rate cuts to begin sometime this spring…tapering the balance sheet taper starting in May…QT ends in September even though our balance sheet has only been reduced by roughly 10% of the amount of money we...
by irdadmin | Mar 15, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
An elevated level of corporate debt, along with the high level of U.S. government debt, is likely to mean that the U.S. economy is much more interest rate sensitive than it has been historically. – Robert Kaplan, President of the Dallas Fed Fed officials always...
by irdadmin | Mar 7, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Someone last week suggested that Trump sees the stock market as the barometer measuring the success of his Presidency. I think his behavior, tweets, press comments, etc with respect to the stock market validates that assertion. The Dow trended lower all week last...
