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By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – That phrase doesn’t exactly describe the procession of events over the weekend at the G-7 meeting, but I think it’s a fair assessment of the state of the US economy. Let’s take a look at some… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – Successfully predict the start of the next recession, plus or minus a few months, and you stand to make a lot of money. Not only can you reposition your portfolio towards bonds and cash – typically… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices gave back a $5 rally from new 2018 lows in London trade Wednesday lunchtime, falling back to $1255 as the US Dollar pushed higher once more on the currency market following better… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Fears of a trade war are heating up, but the US may be in a strong position to make a deal. This time on FS Insider, we spoke with legendary fund manager Felix Zulauf, head of Zulauf Asset Management… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Gary Dorsch at Global Money Trends recently told Financial Sense Newshour how this will likely be the longest bull market in history with a powerful trifecta of corporate tax cuts, record buybacks, and massive M&A activity… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Michael Shedlock By Michael Shedlock – Waymo’s early rider program is now a year old. And it’s expanded as a taxi service for shoppers. People still tell me “self-driving will never work” but it’s working already. Please consider Waymo… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – Right now, in terms of price, the S&P 500 is less than 1% away from its high-water mark set at the end of January. But take a look at what has happened to the S&P 500’s P/E during that time. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Jeffrey D Saut By Jeff Saut – We have used the “Not Afraid” story many times over the past 48 years, but we dredged it up again this morning because of the many questions about “being afraid” we got in Boston two weeks ago… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Jeffrey D Saut By Jeff Saut – So a concerned Raymond James financial advisor (FA) emailed us yesterday with the question: “Jeff, I know you have connections in Washington and wanted your take on how the mid-term elections are shaping up… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Danielle Park By Danielle Park – Rivets are starting to blow once more on the debt-on-debt Ponzi driving Chinese markets. Following the lead of western companies, corporate buybacks in China have surged in 2018 (see left). This is the latest desperate… …read more From:: Financial Sense