In a unusual circumstance, China - U.S. trade tensions have escalated to new highs. Beijing is clearly not happy about what has happened and is seeking answers immediately. Stocks have tumbled again,

Real estate around the world has fallen below its peak. This is no coincidence that it also correlates with equities. 2018 has proved to be a terrible year. There is also no coincidence that this was the

What would happen if a major bank failed? What would the systemic risk look like? There’s no telling how bad the situation would be. No central bank has prepared for that level of destruction. They believe

The stock market tumbled 800 points in a single day on Tuesday’s trading session. This couldn’t be at a more interesting time. We just had renewed optimism about the economy, about stocks, and about trade

We’ve been waiting for this moment and it just happened. The yield curve curve has inverted. The market just wet itself. Why? Because this is the traders favorite indicator for a potential recession. No

The stock market will crash. There is no doubt. Crashes happen every so often. To deny it is simply a fairy tale. Knowing that markets crash every few years, you have a few choices: Hold on for dear life.

Many people are wondering what will cause the next financial crisis. Will it be a bank failure? Could we have an even bigger than Lehman Brothers? If so, no central bank or government has made preparations

The price of oil has climbed higher on the supposedly positive news coming out of the U.S and China delay in increasing trade tariffs. Most likely, the equities markets will react positively to this news

The U.S and China have agreed to preliminary terms at the G20 meeting. There has been no concrete pact put in place to actually fix the issues which are still ongoing. But as long as the market sees that

Every single time the Fed contracts currency and begins some form of quantitative tightening policy, the stock market falls. This is near 100% accuracy since the inception of the Fed in 1913. Why in the

We are currently in the maximum amount of debt we have ever been in history. Look at it on all levels. It’s never been this bad. They cover up this data by not factoring in real estate. People have used

The global economy is undergoing a contraction which is seen from virtually every single country at this time. Whether you look to the US, China, or Europe, you see what cannot be denied. Assets cannot

Major Companies are falling to their 52 lows right now. Billions of dollars have dropped off the market cap of these companies in search of safety elsewhere. Whether it’s GE or Deutsche bank, we are seeing

The next financial crisis will be much worse than 2008. It’s simple to understand why. We have decided not to fix the issues which were exposed in 2008 and instead actually just paper over them. This has

Who will be there to rescue the housing market this time? WIll there be more bailouts? More tax incentives? More easy money? Or will realistic housing prices actually be allowed to happen? That’s what’s

The Fed is clearly desperate. Knowing that interest rates are still very low, they have been trying to maintain a position that there’s still a lot of room for more hikes. But it was clear from today’s

Stock buybacks are Warren Buffett’s favorite way to boost a stock’s price. When you’re sitting on a massive pile of cash and don’t know what to do, buyback your own shares and ride the wave up. GM is just

FANG stocks fell into a bear market. GE stock as well. Banks are completely destroyed, desperately hiding their contagion risk. But he market is ignoring all of this and focusing with intent on the Fed

The stock market is looking grim in 2018 and real estate is no different it seems. We have a slowdown in real estate that has taken hold not just in the US but in many major cities around the world. Rising

Some individuals are highly reliant on the stock market to consistently increase in price every single year. Unfortunately for them, this year has not been kind to them. This is the first year in a decade