investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--IS A STOCK MARKET BLOW-OFF TOP SETTING-UP?

by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Our research team has become increasingly concerned that the US Fed support for the markets has pushed price levels well above true valuation levels and that a risk of a downside price move is still rather high .
Recently , we published a research article highlighting our Adaptive Dynamic Learning ( ADL ) predictive modeling system results showing the US stock market was 12 % to 15 % overvalued based on our ADL results .
Today , Tuesday , May 26 , the markets opened much higher which extends that true valuation gap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ markets to go back to where they were before the COVID-19 virus event happened – and that is likely going to happen over time .
Our research team believes the disruption of the global economy over the past 70+ days will result in a very difficult Q2 : 2020 and some very big downside numbers .
Globally , we believe the disruption to the consumer and services sector has been strong enough to really disrupt forward expectations and earnings capabilities .
We ’ ve been warning our friends and followers to be very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fed is driving prices higher while the foundations of the global economy ( consumers , services , goods , and retail ) continue to crumble away .
Our biggest concern is a sharp downside rotation related to overvalued markets and sudden news or a new economic event that disrupts forward expectations .
Obviously , Q2 data will likely be a big concern for many , yet we believe something else could act as a catalyst for a reversion event .
Possibly global political news ?
Possibly some type of extended collateral damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something related to earnings expectations going forward through the rest of 2020 and beyond ?
We believe things are not “ back to normal ” at this stage of the recovery and we believe the markets are moderately over-extended at this time .
Before we continue , be sure to opt-in to our free market trend signals before closing this page , so you don ’ t miss our next special report !
This Weekly ES ( S & P500 E-Mini Futures ) chart shows our ADL predictive modeling system ’ s expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current market price level is 12 % to 15 % ( or more ) above these target levels .
Remember , the ADL system uses a custom price mapping technology that is designed to identify “ price/technical DNA markers ” within historical data – then attempt to map out future price level activity and track the highest probable outcomes of these price DNA markers .
The objective of this research tool is to show us what type of price activity is highly probable based on historical data and predictive modeling research .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 5 historical DNA markers and suggests a future probability of 70 % to 87 % regarding future price target levels .
One aspect of our research while using the ADL predictive modeling system and our other tools it the concept of “ price anomalies ” .
These are rallies or sell-offs that extend beyond support or resistance levels and when price levels trend away from ADL predicted target levels .
We created the term “ price anomaly ” and explain it to our members as “ some external force is pushing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level .
Once this force abates or diminishes , the price will likely move , very quickly , to levels near the ADL predicted target levels.
” .
Currently , the US Fed is engaging in a moderate support effort for the US stock market and it is reportedly buying $ 5+ billion a day in bonds and assets .
Although it may seem impossible to fight the fed , we believe the markets ( like nature ) are almost impossible to fool and control .
We believe that price will react to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( both up and down ) will continue to be more volatile than many traders expect .
This Custom Volatility Index chart highlights the extremely low levels recently established by the COVID-19 market sell-off .
These new low levels have created the deepest sell-off levels on this chart in 20+ years .
It has also established a new , highly volatile , downward price channel that our researchers are following to help us determine where resistance will likely be found .
We believe a new downward price rotation is setting up for some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establish a tighter price channel and assist us in determining when and where the ultimate price bottom will setup and complete .
With the VIX levels still near 27~29 , we are certain that volatility has not decreased even though price levels have attempted a solid recovery over the past 8+ weeks .
This Weekly Custom Smart Cash Index chart highlights the true function of price within the US stock market and highlights the overall weakness still at play within the current markets .
Even though the NQ has rallied to near all-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing the broader market is still rather weak and that recent price activity has stalled into a sideways/flag formation .
The broader market buying that took place near the end of March 2020 and throughout April 2020 has stalled .
The Fed became the market for the past 8+ weeks and as the Fed diminishes its activity , it will be up to the markets to manage trends and future expectations going forward .
Our researchers are concerned that a sudden breakdown in the Smart Cash index may prompt a bigger downside price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research team has continued to issue warnings to our members to run protective stops on any open long positions , to properly size trades to avoid excessive risks and to properly hedge your trading using precious metals , miners , and Bonds .
In short , these risks are very real .
You can still make a profit trading the long side of the markets , but we suggest that you take all the necessary steps to protect your trades .
This last Weekly Custom US Stock Market chart highlights two very important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arcs .
These arcs represent critical Fibonacci support and resistance levels that arc across time and price levels .
It is important to understand these levels will present very real inflections in price – at least we expect them to create price inflections .
Currently , there is the YELLOW Fibonacci price arc that is acting as resistance near the current highs and the MAGENTA Fibonacci price arc that is much longer-term .
This longer-term Fibonacci price arc may be stronger than the current shorter-term arc .
Our researchers believe the current Fibonacci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price to “ flag out ” in a sideways price channel before potentially breaking downward .
As we continue to watch for weakness across these charts and trends , we urge skilled technical traders to be prepared for a sharp spike in volatility over the next 4+ weeks .
It appears we are only 2 to 4+ weeks away from reaching these major price inflection points .
Currently , we believe a downside move is the most probable outcome based on our ADL predictive modeling system results as well as the technical patterns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we believe the increased volatility levels in the US stock market will present some incredible trading opportunities for technical traders .
Big swings , near-perfect technical patterns and setups , quick profits , and broader sector rotations .
This is the type of market where skilled technical traders can really enjoy a target-rich environment .
We just have to be selective in how we determine when to enter trades and to not take excessive risks .
I ’ m offering you the chance to learn to profit , as I do with my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I hand-pick for my own trading .
These are not wild , crazy trades – these are simple , effective , and slower types of trades that consistently build wealth .
I issue about 4 to 8+ trades a month for my members and adjust trade allocation based on my proprietary allocation strategy– the objective is to gain profits while managing overall risks .
You don ’ t have to spend days or weeks trying to learn my system .
You don ’ t have to try to learn to make these decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24/7 – I do that for you .
All you have to do is follow my research and trading signals and start benefiting from my research and trades .
My new mobile app makes it simple – download the app , sign in and everything is delivered to your phone , tablet , or desktop .
I offer membership services for active traders , long-term investors , and wealth/asset managers .
Each of these services is driven by my own experience and my proprietary trading systems and modeling systems .
I have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that do nothing but research and find trading signals for my members .
Our objective is to help you protect and grow your wealth .
Please take a moment to visit www.TheTechnicalTraders.com to learn more .
I can ’ t say it any better than this… I want to help you create success while helping you protect and preserve your wealth – it ’ s that simple .

by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders
Our research team has become increasingly concerned that the US Fed support for the markets has pushed price levels well above true valuation levels and that a risk of a downside price move is still rather high. Recently, we published a research article highlighting our Adaptive Dynamic Learning (ADL) predictive modeling system results showing the US stock market was 12% to 15% overvalued based on our ADL results. Today, Tuesday, May 26, the markets opened much higher which extends that true valuation gap.
We understand that everyone expects the markets to go back to where they were before the COVID-19 virus event happened – and that is likely going to happen over time. Our research team believes the disruption of the global economy over the past 70+ days will result in a very difficult Q2: 2020 and some very big downside numbers. Globally, we believe the disruption to the consumer and services sector has been strong enough to really disrupt forward expectations and earnings capabilities. We’ve been warning our friends and followers to be very cautious of this upside price trend as the Fed is driving prices higher while the foundations of the global economy (consumers, services, goods, and retail) continue to crumble away.
Our biggest concern is a sharp downside rotation related to overvalued markets and sudden news or a new economic event that disrupts forward expectations. Obviously, Q2 data will likely be a big concern for many, yet we believe something else could act as a catalyst for a reversion event. Possibly global political news? Possibly some type of extended collateral damage related to the global economy? Possibly something related to earnings expectations going forward through the rest of 2020 and beyond? We believe things are not “back to normal” at this stage of the recovery and we believe the markets are moderately over-extended at this time.
Before we continue, be sure to opt-in to our free market trend signals
before closing this page, so you don’t miss our next special report!
ES ADL PREDICTIVE MODELING WEEKLY CHART
This Weekly ES (S&P500 E-Mini Futures) chart shows our ADL predictive modeling system’s expected future price level targets which suggest the current market price level is 12% to 15% (or more) above these target levels. Remember, the ADL system uses a custom price mapping technology that is designed to identify “price/technical DNA markers” within historical data – then attempt to map out future price level activity and track the highest probable outcomes of these price DNA markers. The objective of this research tool is to show us what type of price activity is highly probable based on historical data and predictive modeling research. This unique trigger on the ES chart consisted of 5 historical DNA markers and suggests a future probability of 70% to 87% regarding future price target levels.
One aspect of our research while using the ADL predictive modeling system and our other tools it the concept of “price anomalies”. These are rallies or sell-offs that extend beyond support or resistance levels and when price levels trend away from ADL predicted target levels. We created the term “price anomaly” and explain it to our members as “some external force is pushing the price above or below the projected target level. Once this force abates or diminishes, the price will likely move, very quickly, to levels near the ADL predicted target levels.”.
Currently, the US Fed is engaging in a moderate support effort for the US stock market and it is reportedly buying $5+ billion a day in bonds and assets. Although it may seem impossible to fight the fed, we believe the markets (like nature) are almost impossible to fool and control. We believe that price will react to market conditions and that future price rotation (both up and down) will continue to be more volatile than many traders expect.
CUSTOM VOLATILITY INDEX WEEKLY CHART
This Custom Volatility Index chart highlights the extremely low levels recently established by the COVID-19 market sell-off. These new low levels have created the deepest sell-off levels on this chart in 20+ years. It has also established a new, highly volatile, downward price channel that our researchers are following to help us determine where resistance will likely be found.
We believe a new downward price rotation is setting up for some time in the near future that will establish a tighter price channel and assist us in determining when and where the ultimate price bottom will setup and complete. With the VIX levels still near 27~29, we are certain that volatility has not decreased even though price levels have attempted a solid recovery over the past 8+ weeks.
CUSTOM SMART CASH INDEX WEEKLY CHART
This Weekly Custom Smart Cash Index chart highlights the true function of price within the US stock market and highlights the overall weakness still at play within the current markets. Even though the NQ has rallied to near all-time highs, the Smart Cash Index is showing the broader market is still rather weak and that recent price activity has stalled into a sideways/flag formation. The broader market buying that took place near the end of March 2020 and throughout April 2020 has stalled. The Fed became the market for the past 8+ weeks and as the Fed diminishes its activity, it will be up to the markets to manage trends and future expectations going forward.
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Our researchers are concerned that a sudden breakdown in the Smart Cash index may prompt a bigger downside price move in the global markets. Our research team has continued to issue warnings to our members to run protective stops on any open long positions, to properly size trades to avoid excessive risks and to properly hedge your trading using precious metals, miners, and Bonds. In short, these risks are very real. You can still make a profit trading the long side of the markets, but we suggest that you take all the necessary steps to protect your trades.
CUSTOM US STOCK MARKET INDEX WEEKLY CHART
This last Weekly Custom US Stock Market chart highlights two very important levels related to our Fibonacci Price Amplitude Arcs. These arcs represent critical Fibonacci support and resistance levels that arc across time and price levels. It is important to understand these levels will present very real inflections in price – at least we expect them to create price inflections.
Currently, there is the YELLOW Fibonacci price arc that is acting as resistance near the current highs and the MAGENTA Fibonacci price arc that is much longer-term. This longer-term Fibonacci price arc may be stronger than the current shorter-term arc. Our researchers believe the current Fibonacci arc levels on this chart will prompt price to “flag out” in a sideways price channel before potentially breaking downward.
As we continue to watch for weakness across these charts and trends, we urge skilled technical traders to be prepared for a sharp spike in volatility over the next 4+ weeks. It appears we are only 2 to 4+ weeks away from reaching these major price inflection points. Currently, we believe a downside move is the most probable outcome based on our ADL predictive modeling system results as well as the technical patterns seen on these charts.
Overall, we believe the increased volatility levels in the US stock market will present some incredible trading opportunities for technical traders. Big swings, near-perfect technical patterns and setups, quick profits, and broader sector rotations. This is the type of market where skilled technical traders can really enjoy a target-rich environment. We just have to be selective in how we determine when to enter trades and to not take excessive risks.
I’m offering you the chance to learn to profit, as I do with my own money, from market trends that I hand-pick for my own trading. These are not wild, crazy trades – these are simple, effective, and slower types of trades that consistently build wealth. I issue about 4 to 8+ trades a month for my members and adjust trade allocation based on my proprietary allocation strategy– the objective is to gain profits while managing overall risks.
You don’t have to spend days or weeks trying to learn my system. You don’t have to try to learn to make these decisions on your own or follow the markets 24/7 – I do that for you. All you have to do is follow my research and trading signals and start benefiting from my research and trades. My new mobile app makes it simple – download the app, sign in and everything is delivered to your phone, tablet, or desktop.
I offer membership services for active traders, long-term investors, and wealth/asset managers. Each of these services is driven by my own experience and my proprietary trading systems and modeling systems. I have a small team of dedicated researchers and developers that do nothing but research and find trading signals for my members. Our objective is to help you protect and grow your wealth.
Please take a moment to visit www.TheTechnicalTraders.com to learn more. I can’t say it any better than this… I want to help you create success while helping you protect and preserve your wealth – it’s that simple.
Chris Vermeulen
Chief Market Strategist
www.TheTechnicalTraders.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Biden’s Senile Dementia is getting worse.

Joe Biden can not string a coherent sentence together as Neoliberal propaganda hacks try to coax him into apologizing for @ @ @ @ @ refuses to do .

WTF????
Joe Biden cannot string a coherent sentence together as Neoliberal propaganda hacks try to coax him into apologizing for sexual harassment – which he refuses to do.
Biden's Senile Dementia is getting worse.#CreepyJoe#BidenHasDementia pic.twitter.com/9KhpzIBYYj
— Ian56 (@Ian56789) May 27, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Borrowing fortifies a balance sheet like drinking tequila fortifies shrewd decision making. Investme

Borrowing fortifies a balance sheet like drinking tequila fortifies shrewd decision making. Investment advisors are putting their sheeple clients into largely insolvent companies in the midst of a pandemic with China-US relations plummeting.

Economic prospects for the developed world this year have darkened again in the past month as the coronavirus pandemic has rolled from Asia to the Americas , with a V-shaped sharp recovery expected by less than one-fifth of economists polled by Reuters .
Grantham Called the Last Two Crashes Starts to Short Global Stock Markets GMO , co-founded by Jeremy Grantham , says shares should be much cheaper given the ongoing ‘ extreme uncertainty ’ and calls out market euphoria An ‘ Avalanche of Evictions ’ Could Be Bearing Down on America ’ s Renters he United States , already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a generation , is facing a wave of evictions as government relief payments and legal protections run out for millions of out-of-work Americans who have little financial cushion and few choices when looking for new housing .
Fed ’ s Beige Book Is Blue With Alarm At Economic Devastation Across The US Although many contacts expressed hope that overall activity would pick-up as businesses reopened , the outlook remained highly uncertain and most contacts were pessimistic about the potential pace of recovery .
A body advising the U.S. Congress warned of growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s banking system and questioned Wall Street ’ s push into the Communist Party-ruled nation as it opens its capital markets .

Borrowing fortifies a balance sheet like drinking tequila fortifies shrewd decision making t.co/j3xWgcjkyc — steph pomboy (@spomboy) May 27, 2020
theyre rebalancing through friday. let it run its course. dont be fooled ……its not bullish. investment advisors are putting their sheeple clients into largely insolvent companies in the midst of a pandemic with china-us relations plummeting. — hks55 (@hks55) May 27, 2020
The S&P 500 Index forward #PE has risen to above 24, the first time since November 2000! pic.twitter.com/Kjwowdj9Oy — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) May 27, 2020
Fun fact: FED spent over $300B to push SP500 above 3000 mark in recent days. In response, SP500 printed the session high at the opening bell today and yesterday. Wall Street thanks for the great exit. — xTrends (@xtrends) May 27, 2020
And no one holds any of the Fed clowns accountable. They blatantly lie and deceive and yet are hailed as heroes. t.co/ynB6s4x5D1 — Michael Lebowitz, CFA (@michaellebowitz) May 27, 2020
U.S HOUSE BEGINS VOTING ON BILL TO SANCTION OFFICIALS FROM CHINA – BBG — FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) May 27, 2020
The next time you hear that the US Dollar will weaken because of the Fed's monetary policy, look at Europe (or Japan). ECB Balance sheet 44.6% of GDP Monetary policy is not a game of who wins, but who loses first. pic.twitter.com/Ehbs8EzS8p — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) May 27, 2020
BARCLAYS: “NYC Subway Ridership Remains Near Zero” pic.twitter.com/W0ptRfZe4O — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) May 27, 2020
"I'm cognizant that we're facing a lot of risk here and it could go badly." – Fed's Bullard — Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) May 27, 2020
There are 2 possible explanations for divergence between stock prices and the real economy. First is the economy will rebound much faster than many expect. This looks highly unlikely as it could take at least four years for economic activity to return to levels seen in Q4. — Scott Minerd (@ScottMinerd) May 27, 2020
Economic prospects for the developed world this year have darkened again in the past month as the coronavirus pandemic has rolled from Asia to the Americas, with a V-shaped sharp recovery expected by less than one-fifth of economists polled by Reuters.
GMO, co-founded by Jeremy Grantham, says shares should be much cheaper given the ongoing ‘extreme uncertainty’ and calls out market euphoria
he United States, already wrestling with an economic collapse not seen in a generation, is facing a wave of evictions as government relief payments and legal protections run out for millions of out-of-work Americans who have little financial cushion and few choices when looking for new housing.
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Although many contacts expressed hope that overall activity would pick-up as businesses reopened, the outlook remained highly uncertain and most contacts were pessimistic about the potential pace of recovery.
A body advising the U.S. Congress warned of growing risks for domestic investors from strains in China’s banking system and questioned Wall Street’s push into the Communist Party-ruled nation as it opens its capital markets.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--7 Ways the DNC Will Use Contact Tracers for Biden’s Campaign to Oust Trump

The Democrat Party ’ s GOTV ( Get Out the Vote ) program relies on labor unions and the NGO sector .
Those who organized these directly as this writer has , or those who have been on the receiving end of it , will understand how this zeal , backed by the force of law under the auspices of Contact Tracers/Compliance Officers , will change the electoral outcome .
Contact Tracers are Compliance Officers Backed by Police and Operating under Governor ’ s Orders Contact Tracers are based on public sector workers in the area of public health , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding from DNC backed philanthropy and state budgets .
They all rely on their relationship to the DNC to exist .
Among the first NGO ’ s to receive grants to carry out Contact Tracing work is PIH – Partners In Health .
This group , funded by the Clinton Foundation , worked in Rwanda and Haiti and may have been involved in unspeakable crimes .
Chelsea Clinton sits on the governing board , and other prominent backers and allies include Rahm Emanuel , Epstein , and Gates .
An investigative report by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehensive outline of just how Contact Tracers as a type of Compliance Officers from PIH , will work .
From his journalism , we see components of the program and how they are meant to dovetail as part of the coming 2020 electoral strategy .
Clinton tweeted in mid-May , urging other governors in the country to follow California governor Newsom ’ s order for mail-in ballots .
Contact tracers as part of the NGO Industrial Complex , as a private-charter variation of the public sector , only less accountable , will become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preserving their work by voting to maintain their budget .
Because Contact Tracers can enter the homes and because some voting polls may also be closed , we can see where Contact Tracers will ‘ assist ’ voters in their homes with their mail-in ballots .
We can predict that in Democrat voting households there will be a disproportionate increase in ballots that actually wind up being counted .
While there has been focus on HR 6666 that adds financing for Contact Tracers , there are ways these can be financed ( as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ bailouts ’ at the end of March included massive provisions for the NGO sector dealing in areas of civil society ranging from immigration to public education and healthcare .
These were the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA ) , and the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act .
At-home methods of electronic voting and mail-in that do away with exit-poll cross-checks , is the preferred general strategy the Democrat Party will use to steal the election .
Polls showing Biden ahead should be discounted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls before that intentionally projected Hillary Clinton despite unpublished polls used by the campaigns to the contrary .
Both campaigns had a clear understanding that Trump had a very strong chance of winning on that decisive night .
This is why ‘ insurance policies ’ were openly discussed by team Clinton as the election approached .
The fake polls will be used to show that Biden had a strong chance of winning all along .
That ’ s pertinent to the strategy to oust Trump by way of coup tactics .
The strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as follows : Suppress voter turnout by Party identification .
To limit voter turn-out by precinct based on party affiliation , and to increase voter turnout in other areas .
The inclusion of Contact Tracers and the ‘ Compliance Officer-like ’ powers they will be granted in short-time for the election , will be among the game-changers .
Cancelling In-Person voting .
Towards 1. , for Contact Tracers to ‘ quarantine ’ likely Trump voters not as individual households but by ‘ infected precinct ’ .
The presence of the Covid-19 ‘ disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined by Contact Tracers ’ data ( from both apps and human agents ) .
The governor will be able to declare that elections should be online , by mail , or using greatly limited polls .
These Contact Tracers will be able to use ‘ voluntary ’ apps to narrow down alleged infection rates by block , neighborhood , precinct/county .
That these apps aren ’ t ‘ voluntary ’ however is explained in this report .
Contact Tracers to Police In-Person Polls .
To have Contact Tracers work as Compliance Officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls , which will slow-down voting and suppress the vote , close polls early or limit exit polling in line with social distancing norms .
As was done in the Democrat primaries , counter-intuitive decisions were made to close down polls to ‘ limit exposure ’ .
This had the effect of forcing would-be voters to travel greater distances , if they were still motivated , only to find long-lines .
Some of these polls closed before those in line were able to vote .
Those who maintained their right to vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , were either told that due to the pandemic they did not have that right , or given provisional ballots – which are counted mostly just in the instance of a re-count .
Contact Tracers blur line between work and campaign visits .
To have Contact Tracers work as GOTV ‘ volunteers ’ on off-hours and weekends , both on telephone and in person in door-knock efforts for the Biden campaign .
Critical here is that in areas where movement is limited , Contact Tracers as essential workers will not have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their capacity as Contract Tracers , they will also leave election literature at locations they visit .
This may seem illegal , but this is what NGO and union employees do regularly .
This strategy simply increases the size of the army and having the advantage of the freedom of movement in what will prove to be a highly unusual election .
To give Republican households a health and safety visit on Election Day .
To have Contact Tracers focus on Republican homes , and bog the family down on election day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could also involve the terrifying visit by CPS and the possibility of a mandatory Covid-19 test and possibly children being removed from an infectious environment .
Weaponize the second wave of Coronavirus .
To make sure that overall there is a ‘ second wave ’ of Coronavirus that is treated similarly as the ‘ first wave ’ which we have only now begun to emerge from .
A Digital Trends article from April 11th depicts a Bill Gates ‘ super-worried ’ about a second wave of coronavirus ’ .
Governors declare State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a way that , using Contact Tracers ’ data , can decide which targeted parts of a state – by county – to shut down .
Expect that universities , and colleges will be shut down .
Bernie Sanders and the Squad will use their popularity among college students to promote an alternate reality .
We will have many youth mobilized to work both in social media and as campaign workers .
From this fertile soil of youth , we will find many new Contact Tracer job openings created as we approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that universities have already started offering Contact Tracing courses .
We can therefore expect the strategy to take shape by state this way – by comparing the A ) .
Electoral College map of 2016 to the B ) .
breakdown of Dem and Rep governors by state in 2020 .
Recall the outcome of the 2016 Electoral College : The Center for Politics affirms the following points to consider : We should be looking at the governorships by state because of the authority they have in establishing the rules when there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declare states of emergency .
In addition , they claim other powers as well which have not been challenged yet in federal courts .
The precedent for cancelling primary elections or changing how general elections will be done ( e-voting from home or mail-in ) – was already seen for New York and California respectively .
Those who may be thinking that states are opening up and that this is not a subject in play come November , have not understood the meaning of Dr. Fauci and Bill Gates that the coronavirus will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have mentioned , the tracing apps that will make voter suppression through Contact Tracers using the coronavirus pretext more easy to pull-off are nominally voluntary , but does that mean citizens will really have a choice ?
Voluntary Tracing May Not be Voluntary People generally interact not with government who indeed may not ‘ mandate ’ the use of such an app , but rather revolve in dealings with private businesses .
What is voluntary for you will also voluntary for businesses to mandate for customers and employees to enter the premises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone .
This is already in effect the Jacinda Ardern dictatorship of New Zealand .
NZ is proving to be an effective test ground which most closely mirrors the Wuhan protocols of covid-19 containment through Contact Tracing and movement suppression , except that unlike China , this is never-ending .
Unless there is tremendous pushback from Trump and his activist base , we should assume moving forward that by November 2020 when most U.S. citizens will have a Contact Tracing app on their smart phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are 251 million smart phone owners in the U.S. What ’ s also voluntary ?
That your smart phone comes with an OS , and the OS makers ( Android , iOS ) can voluntarily place a contact tracer in the next update .
Whether one wants one side to win or the other isn ’ t as much a question of who behaves most fairly , but on what outcomes we wish to see .
For those who want to see a Bourbonesque ‘ restorationist ’ move to Clinton-Bush-Obama-era ‘ norms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For those who see in Trump a type of Napoleonic ‘ revolutionist ’ against the Ancien Regime who contained and corralled the Jacobinist forces of Occupy into a new type of system , their option is clear .
We must End Quarantine , not create ‘ Jobs ’ in ‘ Contact Tracing ’ The grass-roots Republican efforts , tacitly endorsed by the Trump campaign , to mobilize against the quarantine , are a step in the right direction .
In Michigan we saw an armed ‘ militia ’ /open-carry grouping backed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state capitol .
In Wisconsin it resulted in mass protests and such pressure that the Supreme Court in that state was forced to reign in the caprice of an autocrat governor .
In California we saw a mass mobilization of thousands demanding access to the beach , and more .
These moves for citizens to push against quarantine are popular and also radical .
It is odd that the progressive left , some thinking themselves ‘ revolutionaries ’ , only defer to the institutional power of the billionaire class like Bill Gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CDC .
They ignore the tools available within their own Marxian analysis , that regulatory capture by big pharma , and sinister elites with misanthropist capital-accumulating platforms , should render these institutions illegitimate .
So here we find the amazing part – that those who wanted to restore the greatness of America are the revolutionists , and those who utilize the naiveté and rage of the revolutionary left are restorationists .
This coming election will be the most unusual in American history , and if the above outlined problems are not addressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra-legal , extra-parliamentary grass-roots violence .

by Joaquin Flores via Strategic Culture Foundation
The Democrat Party’s GOTV (Get Out the Vote) program relies on labor unions and the NGO sector. Those who organized these directly as this writer has, or those who have been on the receiving end of it, will understand how this zeal, backed by the force of law under the auspices of Contact Tracers/Compliance Officers, will change the electoral outcome.
Contact Tracers are Compliance Officers Backed by Police and Operating under Governor’s Orders
Contact Tracers are based on public sector workers in the area of public health, or NGO’s that rely on funding from DNC backed philanthropy and state budgets. They all rely on their relationship to the DNC to exist.
Among the first NGO’s to receive grants to carry out Contact Tracing work is PIH – Partners In Health. This group, funded by the Clinton Foundation, worked in Rwanda and Haiti and may have been involved in unspeakable crimes. Chelsea Clinton sits on the governing board, and other prominent backers and allies include Rahm Emanuel, Epstein, and Gates.
An investigative report by Raul Diego for Mint Press gives a comprehensive outline of just how Contact Tracers as a type of Compliance Officers from PIH, will work. From his journalism, we see components of the program and how they are meant to dovetail as part of the coming 2020 electoral strategy.
Clinton tweeted in mid-May, urging other governors in the country to follow California governor Newsom’s order for mail-in ballots.
I hope other governors around the country follow @GavinNewsom’s lead. No voter should be forced to choose between their safety and exercising their civic duty this fall. t.co/kNkSQ5quw8 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 8, 2020
Contact tracers as part of the NGO Industrial Complex, as a private-charter variation of the public sector, only less accountable, will become a new layer of society invested in preserving their work by voting to maintain their budget.
Because Contact Tracers can enter the homes and because some voting polls may also be closed, we can see where Contact Tracers will ‘assist’ voters in their homes with their mail-in ballots. We can predict that in Democrat voting households there will be a disproportionate increase in ballots that actually wind up being counted.
While there has been focus on HR 6666 that adds financing for Contact Tracers, there are ways these can be financed (as they already are) anyway. The ‘bailouts’ at the end of March included massive provisions for the NGO sector dealing in areas of civil society ranging from immigration to public education and healthcare.
These were the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
At-home methods of electronic voting and mail-in that do away with exit-poll cross-checks, is the preferred general strategy the Democrat Party will use to steal the election.
Polls showing Biden ahead should be discounted prima facie, as these are the polls before that intentionally projected Hillary Clinton despite unpublished polls used by the campaigns to the contrary. Both campaigns had a clear understanding that Trump had a very strong chance of winning on that decisive night. This is why ‘insurance policies’ were openly discussed by team Clinton as the election approached.
The fake polls will be used to show that Biden had a strong chance of winning all along. That’s pertinent to the strategy to oust Trump by way of coup tactics.
The strategy to remove Trump is designed to work as follows:
Suppress voter turnout by Party identification. To limit voter turn-out by precinct based on party affiliation, and to increase voter turnout in other areas. The inclusion of Contact Tracers and the ‘Compliance Officer-like’ powers they will be granted in short-time for the election, will be among the game-changers.
Cancelling In-Person voting. Towards 1., for Contact Tracers to ‘quarantine’ likely Trump voters not as individual households but by ‘infected precinct’. The presence of the Covid-19 ‘disease’ in a precinct, will be determined by Contact Tracers’ data (from both apps and human agents). The governor will be able to declare that elections should be online, by mail, or using greatly limited polls. These Contact Tracers will be able to use ‘voluntary’ apps to narrow down alleged infection rates by block, neighborhood, precinct/county. That these apps aren’t ‘voluntary’ however is explained in this report.
Contact Tracers to Police In-Person Polls. To have Contact Tracers work as Compliance Officers under the governor’s instructions at polls, which will slow-down voting and suppress the vote, close polls early or limit exit polling in line with social distancing norms. As was done in the Democrat primaries, counter-intuitive decisions were made to close down polls to ‘limit exposure’. This had the effect of forcing would-be voters to travel greater distances, if they were still motivated, only to find long-lines. Some of these polls closed before those in line were able to vote. Those who maintained their right to vote, because they had been in line on time, were either told that due to the pandemic they did not have that right, or given provisional ballots – which are counted mostly just in the instance of a re-count.
Contact Tracers blur line between work and campaign visits. To have Contact Tracers work as GOTV ‘volunteers’ on off-hours and weekends, both on telephone and in person in door-knock efforts for the Biden campaign. Critical here is that in areas where movement is limited, Contact Tracers as essential workers will not have to abide by such limitations. Or, in their capacity as Contract Tracers, they will also leave election literature at locations they visit. This may seem illegal, but this is what NGO and union employees do regularly. This strategy simply increases the size of the army and having the advantage of the freedom of movement in what will prove to be a highly unusual election.
To give Republican households a health and safety visit on Election Day. To have Contact Tracers focus on Republican homes, and bog the family down on election day with a health and safety check which could also involve the terrifying visit by CPS and the possibility of a mandatory Covid-19 test and possibly children being removed from an infectious environment.
Weaponize the second wave of Coronavirus. To make sure that overall there is a ‘second wave’ of Coronavirus that is treated similarly as the ‘first wave’ which we have only now begun to emerge from. A Digital Trends article from April 11th depicts a Bill Gates ‘super-worried’ about a second wave of coronavirus’.
Governors declare State of Emergency. This can be done in such a way that, using Contact Tracers’ data, can decide which targeted parts of a state – by county – to shut down. Expect that universities, and colleges will be shut down. Bernie Sanders and the Squad will use their popularity among college students to promote an alternate reality. We will have many youth mobilized to work both in social media and as campaign workers. From this fertile soil of youth, we will find many new Contact Tracer job openings created as we approach November. This May 11th article shows that universities have already started offering Contact Tracing courses.
We can therefore expect the strategy to take shape by state this way – by comparing the A). Electoral College map of 2016 to the B). breakdown of Dem and Rep governors by state in 2020. Recall the outcome of the 2016 Electoral College:
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A)
B)
The Center for Politics affirms the following points to consider:
“Following the 2019 elections, Republicans retain a narrow 26-24 edge in governorships.”
We should be looking at the governorships by state because of the authority they have in establishing the rules when there is a state of emergency.
The governors declare states of emergency. In addition, they claim other powers as well which have not been challenged yet in federal courts.
The precedent for cancelling primary elections or changing how general elections will be done ( e-voting from home or mail-in) – was already seen for New York and California respectively.
Those who may be thinking that states are opening up and that this is not a subject in play come November, have not understood the meaning of Dr. Fauci and Bill Gates that the coronavirus will return again this coming Fall.
As we have mentioned, the tracing apps that will make voter suppression through Contact Tracers using the coronavirus pretext more easy to pull-off are nominally voluntary, but does that mean citizens will really have a choice?
Voluntary Tracing May Not be Voluntary
People generally interact not with government who indeed may not ‘mandate’ the use of such an app, but rather revolve in dealings with private businesses.
What is voluntary for you will also voluntary for businesses to mandate for customers and employees to enter the premises. Most employees are at-will, and businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone.
This is already in effect the Jacinda Ardern dictatorship of New Zealand. NZ is proving to be an effective test ground which most closely mirrors the Wuhan protocols of covid-19 containment through Contact Tracing and movement suppression, except that unlike China, this is never-ending.
Unless there is tremendous pushback from Trump and his activist base, we should assume moving forward that by November 2020 when most U.S. citizens will have a Contact Tracing app on their smart phone, the election will be stolen. There are 251 million smart phone owners in the U.S.
What’s also voluntary? That your smart phone comes with an OS, and the OS makers (Android, iOS) can voluntarily place a contact tracer in the next update.
The Philosophical Problem
Whether one wants one side to win or the other isn’t as much a question of who behaves most fairly, but on what outcomes we wish to see. For those who want to see a Bourbonesque ‘restorationist’ move to Clinton-Bush-Obama-era ‘norms’, they will go for Biden. For those who see in Trump a type of Napoleonic ‘revolutionist’ against the Ancien Regime who contained and corralled the Jacobinist forces of Occupy into a new type of system, their option is clear.
We must End Quarantine, not create ‘Jobs’ in ‘Contact Tracing’
The grass-roots Republican efforts, tacitly endorsed by the Trump campaign, to mobilize against the quarantine, are a step in the right direction. In Michigan we saw an armed ‘militia’/open-carry grouping backed by over four thousand citizens who converged on the state capitol. In Wisconsin it resulted in mass protests and such pressure that the Supreme Court in that state was forced to reign in the caprice of an autocrat governor. In California we saw a mass mobilization of thousands demanding access to the beach, and more.
These moves for citizens to push against quarantine are popular and also radical. It is odd that the progressive left, some thinking themselves ‘revolutionaries’, only defer to the institutional power of the billionaire class like Bill Gates, and institutions like the WHO and the CDC. They ignore the tools available within their own Marxian analysis, that regulatory capture by big pharma, and sinister elites with misanthropist capital-accumulating platforms, should render these institutions illegitimate.
So here we find the amazing part – that those who wanted to restore the greatness of America are the revolutionists, and those who utilize the naiveté and rage of the revolutionary left are restorationists.
This coming election will be the most unusual in American history, and if the above outlined problems are not addressed, could result in a chain of extra-legal, extra-parliamentary grass-roots violence.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Why ‘BRRR!’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

The following is an excerpt from a recent Market Comment featured on The Felder Report Premium .
If there ’ s any lesson investors have learned over the past decade , it ’ s this one .
‘ When the Fed is making the money printer go “ brrr !
” it ’ s time to buy stocks !
’ But there is more to it than the simplified version of “ liquidity ” most traders have adopted .
It is not only about how much money the central bank is printing ; it ’ s also about how much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it ’ s the difference that really matters most to the markets .
In his recent interview with the Economic Club of New York , Druckenmiller tried to clear up this misconception : The consensus out there seems to be , “ don ’ t worry , the Fed has your back.
” …There ’ s only one problem with that is our analysis says it ’ s not true… I stated earlier that the Fed has increased their balance sheet from four trillion to eight trillion .
While they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d say the budget deficit estimate for this year has gone from maybe a trillion a year ago to three-and-a-half trillion… So in March and April alone , the Fed net of Treasury issuance , to pay for the new spending , created a trillion in QE more than Treasury issuance .
So it ’ s the biggest liquidity injection relative to history I ’ ve ever seen… The problem is as you look forward , because the Treasury deficits are not only still gon na be there , they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financing of them , the Fed front ran this with their actions of a month or two ago and so what the Fed bought was a trillion more than treasury issued .
What ’ s going to happen now is Treasury issuance has caught up with the Fed and if they stick to the schedule they ’ ve outlined the net difference between those two actually goes to zero in May and net borrowing by Treasury relative to Fed purchases in June very minor , pretty much flat through September .
And then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can see as the Treasury borrowing crowds out not only the private economy but even overwhelms Fed purchases… That leads me to believe… the risk for reward for equities is maybe as bad as I ’ ve seen it in my career here .
It ’ s hard to be more plain-spoken than that even if it is a bit meandering .
Contrary to popular belief , liquidity is not the tailwind for risk assets most traders believe it to be .
In fact , it will soon be just the opposite .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will soon become a net negative because , even as the Fed prints record amounts of money , it will be overwhelmed by the money being sucked out of the markets by the rapidly growing needs of the Treasury .

by jessefelder
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“Earnings don’t move the overall market; it’s the Federal Reserve Board… focus on the central banks and focus on the movement of liquidity… most people in the market are looking for earnings and conventional measures. It’s liquidity that moves markets.” –Stan Druckenmiller
If there’s any lesson investors have learned over the past decade, it’s this one. ‘When the Fed is making the money printer go “brrr!” it’s time to buy stocks!’ But there is more to it than the simplified version of “liquidity” most traders have adopted. It is not only about how much money the central bank is printing; it’s also about how much debt the federal government is issuing. And it’s the difference that really matters most to the markets. In his recent interview with the Economic Club of New York, Druckenmiller tried to clear up this misconception:
The consensus out there seems to be, “don’t worry, the Fed has your back.” …There’s only one problem with that is our analysis says it’s not true… I stated earlier that the Fed has increased their balance sheet from four trillion to eight trillion. While they’ve done that, the Treasury Department, I’d say the budget deficit estimate for this year has gone from maybe a trillion a year ago to three-and-a-half trillion… So in March and April alone, the Fed net of Treasury issuance, to pay for the new spending, created a trillion in QE more than Treasury issuance. So it’s the biggest liquidity injection relative to history I’ve ever seen… The problem is as you look forward, because the Treasury deficits are not only still gonna be there, they’re just rolling out aggressively now the financing of them, the Fed front ran this with their actions of a month or two ago and so what the Fed bought was a trillion more than treasury issued. What’s going to happen now is Treasury issuance has caught up with the Fed and if they stick to the schedule they’ve outlined the net difference between those two actually goes to zero in May and net borrowing by Treasury relative to Fed purchases in June very minor, pretty much flat through September. And then liquidity shrinks as far as the eye can see as the Treasury borrowing crowds out not only the private economy but even overwhelms Fed purchases… That leads me to believe… the risk for reward for equities is maybe as bad as I’ve seen it in my career here.
It’s hard to be more plain-spoken than that even if it is a bit meandering. Contrary to popular belief, liquidity is not the tailwind for risk assets most traders believe it to be. In fact, it will soon be just the opposite. Net positive liquidity has already evaporated and will soon become a net negative because, even as the Fed prints record amounts of money, it will be overwhelmed by the money being sucked out of the markets by the rapidly growing needs of the Treasury.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--LOL Trump Tweet: Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled!

He is killing them out there !
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled , not only by his bad ratings but @ @ @ @ @ facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case .
He @ @ @ @ @ Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them ( and their @ @ @ @ @ .
Big action to follow !

He is killing them out there!
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening!
Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow!
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OBAMAGATE MAKES WATERGATE LOOK LIKE SMALL POTATOES!
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
h/t Q33


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Chinese Claim Americans Are Eating Coronavirus Dead, Processing Into Human Hamburgers And Hot Dogs

A page on WeChat , a Chinese social media site , claimed American officials have been “ processing dead bodies ” of Chinese coronavirus victims into burgers and feeding them to the masses , the South China Morning Post revealed on Tuesday , claiming Beijing had shut the page down .
Prior to its deletion , however , the page – the “ Scholar Forum for Ultimate Truth ” – had attracted 1.7 million page views , according to the Post .
China has built an extensive online censorship apparatus that has successfully shut down a wide variety of factual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commentary by dissidents on the failures of the Communist Party .
Yet when faced with outrageous false information that disparages America or other foreign nations , China ’ s censors suddenly struggle to keep up with the volume of material .
The Post noted that one of the most outrageous posts on the “ Scholar Forum for Ultimate Truth ” page , a pro-communist conspiracy WeChat account , accused Americans of eating those killed by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic .
“ The US has been processing dead bodies from Covid-19 [ Chinese coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page reportedly claimed , adding that the bodies “ were very likely of being processed into frozen meat , fake beef or pork , or processed into cooked meat as hamburgers and hot dogs .
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A page on WeChat, a Chinese social media site, claimed American officials have been “processing dead bodies” of Chinese coronavirus victims into burgers and feeding them to the masses, the South China Morning Post revealed on Tuesday, claiming Beijing had shut the page down.
Prior to its deletion, however, the page – the “Scholar Forum for Ultimate Truth” – had attracted 1.7 million page views, according to the Post.
China has built an extensive online censorship apparatus that has successfully shut down a wide variety of factual information detrimental to the regime or simply commentary by dissidents on the failures of the Communist Party. Yet when faced with outrageous false information that disparages America or other foreign nations, China’s censors suddenly struggle to keep up with the volume of material.
The Post noted that one of the most outrageous posts on the “Scholar Forum for Ultimate Truth” page, a pro-communist conspiracy WeChat account, accused Americans of eating those killed by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
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“The US has been processing dead bodies from Covid-19 [Chinese coronavirus] diseases into hamburgers,” the page reportedly claimed, adding that the bodies “were very likely of being processed into frozen meat, fake beef or pork, or processed into cooked meat as hamburgers and hot dogs.”
www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/05/26/chinese-netizens-claim-americans-are-eating-coronavirus-dead/
h/t BFD


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--#Obamagate, A simple, straight forward explanation that might help the masses understand

$ 3.7M to Wuhan Virology Lab .
Illegal surveillance of American citizens .
Unbridled support of terrorists and their regimes @ @ @ @ @ to systematically breakdown the American government from within ?
To destroy the American way of @ @ @ @ @ Rob as they shine a BIG spotlight on what could be the greatest terrorist attack @ @ @ @ @ Obama Administration .

$3.7M to Wuhan Virology Lab. Illegal surveillance of American citizens. Unbridled support of terrorists and their regimes.
Pandemic. Spygate. Iran.
TREASON.
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Was Barack Obama sent to systematically breakdown the American government from within? To destroy the American way of life?
Join Ben & Rob as they shine a BIG spotlight on what could be the greatest terrorist attack in world history: The Obama Administration.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Contact Tracing, what they do not want you to know, this will affect you and your family, listen and

Contact Tracing, what they do not want you to know, this will affect you and your family, listen and share as fast as possible

RonPaulLibertyReport With a new CDC report confirming that the Covid-19 death rate is far , far lower than originally estimated @ @ @ @ @ across the country , desperate governors are ignoring facts and imposing even more authoritarian measures @ @ @ @ @ With rebellion breaking out everywhere , at what point are we going to see a @ @ @ @ @ longer believing the coronavirus myths ( that it is ten times more deadly than the @ @ @ @ @ and a political class drunk on power ?

Mandatory Masks, Contact Tracing, Social Distancing – Tyrants Desperately Clinging To Power
RonPaulLibertyReport
With a new CDC report confirming that the Covid-19 death rate is far, far lower than originally estimated, and Covid deaths plummeting across the country, desperate governors are ignoring facts and imposing even more authoritarian measures to oppress the population. With rebellion breaking out everywhere, at what point are we going to see a clash between a population no longer believing the coronavirus myths (that it is ten times more deadly than the flu, for example) and a political class drunk on power?
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h/t LakotaPride


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Is this about a virus or the election?

Is this about a virus or the election?

D ’ s are pushing vote by mail .
D Governors refuse to reopen their state ’ s for business @ @ @ @ @ fact checking ” Trumps ’ s tweets about election fraud .
And even attacks on @ @ @ @ @ and cure for the disease ?
Is this about a virus or the election ?

by bgny
D’s are pushing vote by mail. D Governors refuse to reopen their state’s for business. Twitter is now “fact checking” Trumps’s tweets about election fraud. And even attacks on HCQ – a known preventative and cure for the disease?
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Is this about a virus or the election?


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Trump Threatens to Pull RNC Out of Liberal Charlotte

RUSH : Here ’ s Edward in Raleigh , North Carolina .
Great to have you , sir .
Glad you waited .
Hello .
CALLER : Greetings from Trucker University .
That ’ s a page from Zig Ziglar ’ s Automobile University .
You ’ re an important part of my wife ’ s and I curriculum .
She wants to say hey .
WIFE : ( garbled cell ) We ’ re gon na … ( chuckling ) I ’ m sorry .
I ’ m kind of a little bit ( unintelligible ) .
We love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praying for you , and I ’ m ( unintelligible ) and you ’ re always ( unintelligible ) what I need to be — CALLER : Want to get to our point .
Trump ’ s 2016 campaign slogan is and should be “ 2020 , Make America Great Again.
” Do it again , Trump .
RUSH : I think it is .
WIFE : Do it again , Trump .
CALLER : Yeah .
I ’ m extremely disappointed that Governor Cooper will allow President Trump to consider moving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You know , this reinforces my thought that the Democrat national media does not win at ratings .
RUSH : Well , let me ask you a question .
Why do you think the convention should stay in North Carolina ?
The guy won ’ t open the state .
The guy is therefore participating in actions that are not designed to make Donald Trump look good .
Why do you think the convention should remain ?
‘ Cause Trump is openly making noises about moving it either to Texas or some other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of dollars in revenue that will come here to North Carolina — RUSH : Not if your governor doesn ’ t open the state !
RUSH : Not if your governor doesn ’ t allow it .
CALLER : Well , that ’ s why we have an NBA team .
That ’ s why we have a national football team .
It brings people here .
And if he wants to shut out… CALLER : And national hockey .
So if he wants to , you know , put up a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ border in North Carolina .
Well , then , North Carolina residents such as myself are gon na miss out on the goodness of what comes from a national convention .
RUSH : Well , look , I understand that .
But I think Trump ’ s reaction is that he doesn ’ t see much cooperation from the governor there .
The governor won ’ t open the state or won ’ t go full-fledged into it .
( sigh ) Now , I have to tell you , when this thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ What ?
It ’ s gon na be in Charlotte .
Charlotte , you need a telescope to find a Republican there !
Charlotte ?
” ( Snort ! )
I mean , it could be the southeastern capital of Democrat socialism .
I said , “ We ’ re gon na put the convention… ?
” What was the point of this ?
I know there was a point somewhere , somehow about electoral votes and what have you and so forth .
But the president is talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know if he ’ s serious or if he ’ s just trying to light a fire under the governor there to get serious about fully opening the state .
RUSH : No , no .
I meant Charlotte , North Carolina .
It ’ s Charlottesville , Virginia .
But I was confusing the two .
Charlotte is Charlotte .
You got a Charlotte here , got a Charlottesville there .
They ’ re both a bunch of rabid , leftist places .
But I was talking about Charlotte , North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know why you would put a convention there !
I do not know why you ’ d put a Republican convention there .
Do the Democrats put their conventions in hotbeds of conservatism ?
They do not .
So what the hell are we doing ?
I don ’ t care if it gets moved or not .

via rushlimbaugh
RUSH: Here’s Edward in Raleigh, North Carolina. Great to have you, sir. Glad you waited. Hello.
CALLER: Greetings from Trucker University. That’s a page from Zig Ziglar’s Automobile University. You’re an important part of my wife’s and I curriculum. She wants to say hey.
CALLER WIFE: Hey, Rush.
RUSH: Hi!
WIFE: (garbled cell) We’re gonna… (chuckling) I’m sorry. I’m kind of a little bit (unintelligible). We love you, and we’re always praying for you, and I’m (unintelligible) and you’re always (unintelligible) what I need to be —
CALLER: Want to get to our point. Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan is and should be “2020, Make America Great Again.” Do it again, Trump.
RUSH: I think it is.
WIFE: Do it again, Trump.
CALLER: Yeah. I’m extremely disappointed that Governor Cooper will allow President Trump to consider moving the Republican convention out of North Carolina. You know, this reinforces my thought that the Democrat national media does not win at ratings.
RUSH: Well, let me ask you a question. Why do you think the convention should stay in North Carolina? The guy won’t open the state. The guy is therefore participating in actions that are not designed to make Donald Trump look good. Why do you think the convention should remain? ‘Cause Trump is openly making noises about moving it either to Texas or some other place.
CALLER: It’s millions of dollars in revenue that will come here to North Carolina —
RUSH: Not if your governor doesn’t open the state!
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CALLER: Well… Well…
RUSH: Not if your governor doesn’t allow it.
CALLER: Well, that’s why we have an NBA team. That’s why we have a national football team. It brings people here. And if he wants to shut out…
WIFE: (interrupting)
CALLER: And national hockey. So if he wants to, you know, put up a border… Say he wanted to close the border in North Carolina. Well, then, North Carolina residents such as myself are gonna miss out on the goodness of what comes from a national convention.
RUSH: Well, look, I understand that. But I think Trump’s reaction is that he doesn’t see much cooperation from the governor there. The governor won’t open the state or won’t go full-fledged into it. (sigh) Now, I have to tell you, when this thing was announced for north Carol, I said, “What? It’s gonna be in Charlotte. Charlotte, you need a telescope to find a Republican there! Charlotte?” (Snort!) I mean, it could be the southeastern capital of Democrat socialism. I said, “We’re gonna put the convention…?”
What was the point of this? I know there was a point somewhere, somehow about electoral votes and what have you and so forth. But the president is talking about moving it, and I don’t know if he’s serious or if he’s just trying to light a fire under the governor there to get serious about fully opening the state.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: No, no. I meant Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s Charlottesville, Virginia. But I was confusing the two. Charlotte is Charlotte. You got a Charlotte here, got a Charlottesville there. They’re both a bunch of rabid, leftist places. But I was talking about Charlotte, North Carolina, which is… I don’t know why you would put a convention there! I do not know why you’d put a Republican convention there. Do the Democrats put their conventions in hotbeds of conservatism? They do not.
So what the hell are we doing?
Anyway, I don’t care.
I don’t care if it gets moved or not.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Us Gold Confiscation Would Be Folly

Us Gold Confiscation Would Be Folly

Will gold be confiscated ?
Yes , of course , it could be .
Desperate governments will take desperate actions .
And as the world economy is now slumping into a hyperinflationary depression , unlimited money printing will cause currencies to collapse , leading to a surge in the gold price measured in worthless paper money .
So the first question we must ask is : Why would governments punish prudent savers who have taken protection in gold against the irresponsible mismanagement of the economy and the currency ?
Global financial assets are estimated by Credit Suisse to be $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 85 trillion or 24 % .
The global bond market is $ 100 trillion ( 28 % ) .
Investment gold is around 35,000 tonnes or $ 1.9 trillion .
This represents a mere 0.5 % of global financial assets .
With investment gold representing only 0.5 % of global assets whilst stocks are 24 % , you can ask why the US government , are doing all they can do drive up the value of stocks by printing money and at the same time suppressing the price of gold .
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold holders are penalised ?
Governments are clearly supporting ever higher stock since this buys votes .
But with so few investors holding gold , the government will lose very few votes by manipulating the gold price down .
WILL THE US CONFISCATE GOLD Since we are now entering a period of major currency debasement and potential hyperinflation , you could ask why governments would stop investors from preserving wealth in the form of gold .
So would the US government , instead of encouraging thrift and prudent wealth preservation in the form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Americans ?
Well , some observers like Jim Sinclair – “ Mr .
Gold ” – thinks this is possible also for US gold mines .
He does believe though that coins of the Realm like Eagles would be excluded .
But the confiscation by Roosevelt in 1933 was a totally different situation and not comparable with today .
At that time , the US was in a depression and the dollar was tied to gold .
The economy was under pressure and the US government decided that the dollar needed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant a revaluation of gold since the two were totally interlinked .
But FDR decided that the US holders of gold should not get the benefit of a revaluation .
Thus gold was confiscated and then revalued from $ 20.67 per ounce to $ 35 .
Gold in bank safe deposit boxes was taken but many Americans hid their gold at home .
Gold held outside the US was not confiscated .
Today gold ownership is global .
US investors for example are legally storing gold in many countries – Canada , Singapore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mention a few .
Substantial amounts of gold are stored by US citizens in these countries .
Switzerland is a major gold hub where gold is stored in the big banks as well as in many private banks .
In addition , there are many private vaults outside the banking system in Switzerland storing considerable amounts of gold .
It would be totally impractical to require Americans to ship the gold back to the US .
Also , many countries would not cooperate .
I have heard people criticising Switzerland for giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the names of Americans who held undeclared accounts in Switzerland at UBS and other banks .
As a Swiss I also consider that the Swiss government should not have succumbed as they did this in contravention of the Swiss constitution .
Banking secrecy was holy and law in Switzerland at the time .
But there was pressure from many European countries also that the Swiss were complicit in tax fraud .
In Switzerland , not declaring funds or income was not a criminal event .
TODAY THERE IS AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF ALL FINANCIAL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time and the banks had to open up their books .
And today all banks in the world exchange information based on the OECD Common Reporting Standard .
This is an Automatic Exchange Of Information ( AEOI ) between virtually all countries .
Gold held within the financial system is included in this reporting .
The reason Switzerland gave in was the enormous pressure the US authorities put on them , which supposedly included freezing all the assets of the UBS US branch .
But also morally the Swiss government had to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions that were allowed in Switzerland but fraudulent in the US and most other countries .
Gold or other precious metals held in private vaults is at the present not reportable by Americans in their tax returns .
The same goes for property .
But based on the strict compliance and AML ( Anti Money Laundering ) regulation , no serious company involved in precious metal storage would accept undeclared funds or metals .
Thus no respectable company dealing with gold would accept client funds or gold which are not tax compliant in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , gold or other precious metals held in Switzerland by Americans are totally tax compliant .
For that reason , I doubt that the Swiss government would cooperate with the US tax authorities if they required the gold to be returned .
Gold confiscation in Switzerland is very unlikely .
Refining and storing gold in Switzerland is a strategic industry .
Switzerland refines 70 % of the gold bars in the world .
This makes our country a very important party in the global gold industry that could not be replaced elsewhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of Swiss exports which is very significant .
Also , Switzerland stores a major part of the private gold in the world .
Saving in gold as well as giving gold to children or as a wedding present is a long-standing Swiss tradition .
The Swiss will normally buy the Swiss Vreneli coin .
The gold stored in Swiss private vaults is growing significantly every year .
The stable political system , rule of law , being a very old democracy and neutrality all contribute to this .
Gold confiscation would also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Swiss politician friend of mine told me that if the Swiss government confiscated gold , the people would revolt .
For these reasons , I believe that Switzerland will become an even more important gold hub and the best place in the world to store gold .
DOES THE US HOLD 8,000 TONNES OF GOLD ?
The US declares holding 8,000 tonnes of gold .
This gold has not had an official physical audit since Eisenhower ’ s days in the mid 1950s .
There is clearly a reason for a country not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold holding .
Almost all countries are in the same position .
Nobody has an official physical audit of their gold .
Since they are all declaring how much gold they hold , they clearly have a responsibility to their people to publicly audit their alleged gold holding .
The answer is simple of course .
They don ’ t have the gold they say that they hold .
That can be the only reason why it is never audited .
In my view many central banks , including the Fed have covertly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition , all central banks are lending or leasing a major part of their gold and most probably also lending the same gold many times over .
We know for example that HSBC and JP Morgan hold a major amount of central bank gold .
They are also custodian for the biggest gold ETF – GLD .
When the gold holdings by GLD increases , there is no gold bought from the Swiss refiners .
Instead , the custodians just lend them the central bank gold they hold which has probably been lent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BULLION BANK GOLD IS LOST TO THE EAST In the past when central banks leased out gold , it would stay with the bullion banks in London or New York .
Today , the big buyers are China and India .
They buy gold from the bullion banks in London or New York .
These 400 oz bars are shipped to Switzerland to be broken down into kilo bars by the Swiss refiners .
The kilo bars are the desired size both in India and China .
These bars are then shipped on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lease the 400 oz bars from a central bank and then sells them on the buyers in the East .
So instead of staying in London or New York , the central bank has now leased the gold to a bullion bank which has sold it to China or India .
The result is that the bullion bank no longer has the physical gold and all the central bank has is an IOU from the bullion bank .
This means that the physical gold is permanently lost by both the bullion bank and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return .
The bullion bank will default because they can ’ t deliver the gold to the central bank which in turn has lost its physical gold forever .
This is why central banks don ’ t have a fraction of the physical gold they declare to have .
Jim Sinclair and Bill Holter , two of the most respected individuals in the gold industry , have calculated the real value of the US gold based on 8,000 tonnes allegedly held by the US and balancing the balance sheet of the US .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 87,000 .
And as Jim says , that assumes the US holds 8,000 tonnes .
Let ’ s say that the US only holds 4,000t , then the gold price would be double these estimates .
And assume that virtually all the US gold has been sold or leased , that would be a gold price going to infinity .
But 4,000t or slightly less seems more realistic .
China has been accumulating gold for decades .
Their official holdings are 2,000 tonnes .
But it is widely assumed that their real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have been working with the Chinese confirm that they are likely to hold over 20,000t .
All the domestic Chinese gold production , currently 400t p.a .
goes to the government .
When China announces a gold-backed yuan , which is not unlikely , they will declare their 20,000+ tonnes and then challenge the US to prove they have the 8,000t .
This will lead to some interesting exchanges of aggression , hopefully only verbal .
As I said initially , it is possible that some governments attempt to confiscate gold .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extremely difficult exercise to both legally and logistically conduct .
Also , if the gold is held abroad many countries will resist or refuse to ship gold to the US .
Also , the gold market is today global .
In China , 1.4 billion people are encouraged by the state to own gold .
In India , it is a tradition for most families to hold gold and to give gold as wedding presents .
And in Russia , gold reserves have gone from 400 tonnes in 2006 to 2,300 today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand the vital importance of gold .
In today ’ s global markets , it would be almost impossible to stop companies or individuals to trade gold outside the US or Europe in Shanghai , Singapore or Zurich .
With the epicentre of the gold market moving to China and the East , it is very unlikely for the US and the West to confiscate gold .
This would precipitate the fall of the dollar and the Euro and substantially weaken the US and EU positions and their economies .
“ HE WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thus I believe that confiscation is very unlikely .
Governments have a much simpler way of getting at the assets of the wealthy through high taxation .
And this is what I believe will happen and not just for gold .
As government deficits surge , all assets of the rich will be taxed heavily and not just gold which today represents only 0.5 % of global financial assets .
Therefore , tax planning including various jurisdictions is as important as wealth planning .
Stock markets are in the course of finishing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week or two .
Once finished , we will see rapid falls across the globe to new lows .
The precious metals are in a strong uptrend .
The 2011 high for gold in dollars will soon be reached .
All other currencies have surpassed the 2011-12 high in gold in the last two years and so will gold in dollars .
Remember that corrections are always part of a sound uptrend .
It is totally irrelevant what price gold reaches in worthless paper money whether it is Sinclair ’ s $ 58,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in today ’ s money .
Time will tell .
But it is critical to hold physical gold as protection against a currency system and a financial system which are in the process of falling apart .

Will gold be confiscated? Yes, of course, it could be. Desperate governments will take desperate actions. And as the world economy is now slumping into a hyperinflationary depression, unlimited money printing will cause currencies to collapse, leading to a surge in the gold price measured in worthless paper money.
So the first question we must ask is: Why would governments punish prudent savers who have taken protection in gold against the irresponsible mismanagement of the economy and the currency?
GOLD IS 0.5% OF GLOBAL ASSETS
Global financial assets are estimated by Credit Suisse to be $360 trillion. Of that stocks are $85 trillion or 24%. The global bond market is $100 trillion (28%). Investment gold is around 35,000 tonnes or $1.9 trillion. This represents a mere 0.5% of global financial assets.
With investment gold representing only 0.5% of global assets whilst stocks are 24%, you can ask why the US government, are doing all they can do drive up the value of stocks by printing money and at the same time suppressing the price of gold. Why are shareholders supported to become rich whilst gold holders are penalised?
Governments are clearly supporting ever higher stock since this buys votes. But with so few investors holding gold, the government will lose very few votes by manipulating the gold price down.
WILL THE US CONFISCATE GOLD
Since we are now entering a period of major currency debasement and potential hyperinflation, you could ask why governments would stop investors from preserving wealth in the form of gold. So would the US government, instead of encouraging thrift and prudent wealth preservation in the form of gold, confiscate the savings of the Americans? Well, some observers like Jim Sinclair – “Mr. Gold” – thinks this is possible also for US gold mines. He does believe though that coins of the Realm like Eagles would be excluded.
But the confiscation by Roosevelt in 1933 was a totally different situation and not comparable with today. At that time, the US was in a depression and the dollar was tied to gold. The economy was under pressure and the US government decided that the dollar needed to be devalued. A dollar devaluation automatically meant a revaluation of gold since the two were totally interlinked. But FDR decided that the US holders of gold should not get the benefit of a revaluation. Thus gold was confiscated and then revalued from $20.67 per ounce to $35. Gold in bank safe deposit boxes was taken but many Americans hid their gold at home. Gold held outside the US was not confiscated.
AMERICANS HOLD GOLD IN MANY COUNTRIES
Today gold ownership is global. US investors for example are legally storing gold in many countries – Canada, Singapore, Australia, UK, and Switzerland to mention a few. Substantial amounts of gold are stored by US citizens in these countries. Switzerland is a major gold hub where gold is stored in the big banks as well as in many private banks. In addition, there are many private vaults outside the banking system in Switzerland storing considerable amounts of gold.
It would be totally impractical to require Americans to ship the gold back to the US. Also, many countries would not cooperate. I have heard people criticising Switzerland for giving in to the US authorities and revealing the names of Americans who held undeclared accounts in Switzerland at UBS and other banks. As a Swiss I also consider that the Swiss government should not have succumbed as they did this in contravention of the Swiss constitution. Banking secrecy was holy and law in Switzerland at the time. But there was pressure from many European countries also that the Swiss were complicit in tax fraud. In Switzerland, not declaring funds or income was not a criminal event.
TODAY THERE IS AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
So Switzerland gave in at the time and the banks had to open up their books. And today all banks in the world exchange information based on the OECD Common Reporting Standard. This is an Automatic Exchange Of Information (AEOI) between virtually all countries. Gold held within the financial system is included in this reporting.
The reason Switzerland gave in was the enormous pressure the US authorities put on them, which supposedly included freezing all the assets of the UBS US branch. But also morally the Swiss government had to give in since it was hard to justify actions that were allowed in Switzerland but fraudulent in the US and most other countries.
Gold or other precious metals held in private vaults is at the present not reportable by Americans in their tax returns. The same goes for property. But based on the strict compliance and AML (Anti Money Laundering) regulation, no serious company involved in precious metal storage would accept undeclared funds or metals. Thus no respectable company dealing with gold would accept client funds or gold which are not tax compliant in the country of the client.
So today, gold or other precious metals held in Switzerland by Americans are totally tax compliant. For that reason, I doubt that the Swiss government would cooperate with the US tax authorities if they required the gold to be returned.
GOLD IS A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY IN SWITZERLAND
Gold confiscation in Switzerland is very unlikely. Refining and storing gold in Switzerland is a strategic industry. Switzerland refines 70% of the gold bars in the world. This makes our country a very important party in the global gold industry that could not be replaced elsewhere. In addition, gold is 29% of Swiss exports which is very significant. Also, Switzerland stores a major part of the private gold in the world.
Saving in gold as well as giving gold to children or as a wedding present is a long-standing Swiss tradition. The Swiss will normally buy the Swiss Vreneli coin.
The gold stored in Swiss private vaults is growing significantly every year. The stable political system, rule of law, being a very old democracy and neutrality all contribute to this. Gold confiscation would also be against the constitution. A senior Swiss politician friend of mine told me that if the Swiss government confiscated gold, the people would revolt. For these reasons, I believe that Switzerland will become an even more important gold hub and the best place in the world to store gold.
DOES THE US HOLD 8,000 TONNES OF GOLD?
The US declares holding 8,000 tonnes of gold. This gold has not had an official physical audit since Eisenhower’s days in the mid 1950s. There is clearly a reason for a country not properly auditing their stated $450 billion gold holding. Almost all countries are in the same position. Nobody has an official physical audit of their gold. Since they are all declaring how much gold they hold, they clearly have a responsibility to their people to publicly audit their alleged gold holding.
The answer is simple of course. They don’t have the gold they say that they hold. That can be the only reason why it is never audited. In my view many central banks, including the Fed have covertly reduced their official gold holding. In addition, all central banks are lending or leasing a major part of their gold and most probably also lending the same gold many times over. We know for example that HSBC and JP Morgan hold a major amount of central bank gold. They are also custodian for the biggest gold ETF – GLD. When the gold holdings by GLD increases, there is no gold bought from the Swiss refiners. Instead, the custodians just lend them the central bank gold they hold which has probably been lent many times over.
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CENTRAL BANK AND BULLION BANK GOLD IS LOST TO THE EAST
In the past when central banks leased out gold, it would stay with the bullion banks in London or New York. Today, the big buyers are China and India. They buy gold from the bullion banks in London or New York. These 400 oz bars are shipped to Switzerland to be broken down into kilo bars by the Swiss refiners. The kilo bars are the desired size both in India and China. These bars are then shipped on to the East. The bullion banks lease the 400 oz bars from a central bank and then sells them on the buyers in the East.
So instead of staying in London or New York, the central bank has now leased the gold to a bullion bank which has sold it to China or India. The result is that the bullion bank no longer has the physical gold and all the central bank has is an IOU from the bullion bank. This means that the physical gold is permanently lost by both the bullion bank and the central bank. It will never return. The bullion bank will default because they can’t deliver the gold to the central bank which in turn has lost its physical gold forever. This is why central banks don’t have a fraction of the physical gold they declare to have.
JIM SINCLAIR $87,000 GOLD
Jim Sinclair and Bill Holter, two of the most respected individuals in the gold industry, have calculated the real value of the US gold based on 8,000 tonnes allegedly held by the US and balancing the balance sheet of the US. The projected value is $50,000 to $87,000. And as Jim says, that assumes the US holds 8,000 tonnes. Let’s say that the US only holds 4,000t, then the gold price would be double these estimates. And assume that virtually all the US gold has been sold or leased, that would be a gold price going to infinity. But 4,000t or slightly less seems more realistic.
CHINESE GOLD
China has been accumulating gold for decades. Their official holdings are 2,000 tonnes. But it is widely assumed that their real holding is over 10x that. Insiders who have been working with the Chinese confirm that they are likely to hold over 20,000t. All the domestic Chinese gold production, currently 400t p.a. goes to the government.
When China announces a gold-backed yuan, which is not unlikely, they will declare their 20,000+ tonnes and then challenge the US to prove they have the 8,000t. This will lead to some interesting exchanges of aggression, hopefully only verbal.
GOLD CONFISCATION – EVG VIEW
As I said initially, it is possible that some governments attempt to confiscate gold. But in my view, it is an extremely difficult exercise to both legally and logistically conduct. Also, if the gold is held abroad many countries will resist or refuse to ship gold to the US.
Also, the gold market is today global. In China, 1.4 billion people are encouraged by the state to own gold. In India, it is a tradition for most families to hold gold and to give gold as wedding presents. And in Russia, gold reserves have gone from 400 tonnes in 2006 to 2,300 today, a fourfold increase. These countries understand the vital importance of gold.
In today’s global markets, it would be almost impossible to stop companies or individuals to trade gold outside the US or Europe in Shanghai, Singapore or Zurich.
With the epicentre of the gold market moving to China and the East, it is very unlikely for the US and the West to confiscate gold. This would precipitate the fall of the dollar and the Euro and substantially weaken the US and EU positions and their economies.
Remember:
“HE WHO HOLDS THE GOLD MAKES THE RULES”
Thus I believe that confiscation is very unlikely. Governments have a much simpler way of getting at the assets of the wealthy through high taxation. And this is what I believe will happen and not just for gold. As government deficits surge, all assets of the rich will be taxed heavily and not just gold which today represents only 0.5% of global financial assets.
Therefore, tax planning including various jurisdictions is as important as wealth planning.
MARKETS
Stocks
Stock markets are in the course of finishing a correction up. It could take another week or two. Once finished, we will see rapid falls across the globe to new lows.
Metals
The precious metals are in a strong uptrend. The 2011 high for gold in dollars will soon be reached. All other currencies have surpassed the 2011-12 high in gold in the last two years and so will gold in dollars. Remember that corrections are always part of a sound uptrend.
It is totally irrelevant what price gold reaches in worthless paper money whether it is Sinclair’s $58,000 or my 18-year-old prediction of $10,000 in today’s money. Time will tell.
But it is critical to hold physical gold as protection against a currency system and a financial system which are in the process of falling apart.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--The Secret Plan of How the Elites Plan to Continue Financing the Stimulus and Bailouts

Lost amidst all the talk of Covid-19 , economic shutdowns , and stimulus is one simple but incredibly important question… Just who is going to pay for all of this ?
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The US was already ~ $ 25 trillion in debt BEFORE the economy was shut down .
This puts our Debt to GDP ratio at 105 % .
And we ’ re expected to have added another $ 3 trillion in debt from April to June of this year alone .
Mind you , this is assuming the government doesn ’ t implement another stimulus program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily add $ 6 trillion in national debt this year .
This will work temporarily , as the bond market is showing tremendous demand for US debt based on safe haven buying and fears of continued economic weakness .
However , at some point , the elites who run this country will begin looking for new sources of capital to finance their schemes .
If history has shown us anything , it ’ s that once the government seizes power , it rarely gives it back .
So , you can expect wealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coming months and years .
The IMF has already called for nations around the world to introduce a wealth tax of 10 % on NET WEALTH as soon as possible .
The Elites will introduce these ideas as new proposals based on “ fairness ” or “ helping America out ” but the reality is that the Powers That Be have been working on this for well nearly a decade .
Did you know that in 2011 , the US passed legislation that would allow regulators to : 1 ) Freeze bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” financial institutions/ banks .
2 ) Close the “ gates ” on investment funds/ money market funds to stop you from getting your money out .
If you think that ’ s bad , consider that the Fed plans to both seize and STEAL savings during the next crisis/ recession .

Lost amidst all the talk of Covid-19, economic shutdowns, and stimulus is one simple but incredibly important question…
Just who is going to pay for all of this?!?!
The US was already ~$25 trillion in debt BEFORE the economy was shut down. This puts our Debt to GDP ratio at 105%. And we’re expected to have added another $3 trillion in debt from April to June of this year alone.
Mind you, this is assuming the government doesn’t implement another stimulus program. If it does, we could easily add $6 trillion in national debt this year.
This will work temporarily, as the bond market is showing tremendous demand for US debt based on safe haven buying and fears of continued economic weakness.
However, at some point, the elites who run this country will begin looking for new sources of capital to finance their schemes. If history has shown us anything, it’s that once the government seizes power, it rarely gives it back.
So, you can expect wealth taxes, cash grabs and worse in the coming months and years. The IMF has already called for nations around the world to introduce a wealth tax of 10% on NET WEALTH as soon as possible.
The reasoning?
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To shore up sovereign balance sheets (reduce debt levels).
The Elites will introduce these ideas as new proposals based on “fairness” or “helping America out” but the reality is that the Powers That Be have been working on this for well nearly a decade.
Did you know that in 2011, the US passed legislation that would allow regulators to:
1) Freeze bank accounts and use them to “bail-in” financial institutions/ banks.
2) Close the “gates” on investment funds/ money market funds to stop you from getting your money out.
3) Impose wealth taxes and seize unused assets.
If you think that’s bad, consider that the Fed plans to both seize and STEAL savings during the next crisis/ recession.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Two Cashless Developments – Mastercard joins the ID2020 Alliance as Musk plans Neuralink trials.

Two Cashless Developments – Mastercard joins the ID2020 Alliance as Musk plans Neuralink trials .

Two Cashless Developments – Mastercard joins the ID2020 Alliance as Musk plans Neuralink trials.
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h/t waterman


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--Lobbyists Want A Bailout – No, Seriously

The coronavirus bailout left most Americans to the threat of this pandemic .
The corporations were given trillions with nothing @ @ @ @ @ the lobbyists want a bailout .

The coronavirus bailout left most Americans to the threat of this pandemic. The corporations were given trillions with nothing to worry about. Now the lobbyists want a bailout.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--John Rubino – Suddenly Everything is Too Big to Fail. Silver Will Be Totally Spectacular.

The case for owning precious metals is easy to make , especially silver .
According to financial writer John Rubino , it now takes 100 ounces of silver to equal the value of 1 ounce of gold .
That ’ s a near record of 100 to 1 silver/gold ratio .
Rubino contends , “ The silver/gold ratio says silver is clearly a buy based on historical trends and the relationship between gold and silver .
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You would expect silver going forward to outperform gold , and you would expect gold to go up as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bull market , and they will both go up , but silver will outperform gold .
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There is just so much more debt in the world , and there is so much more of a need for safe haven assets that you would expect silver to blow right through its previous high levels .
This time around , it could be totally spectacular with what happens with silver .
There is going to come a time when everyone will want to talk about silver , but that day is not @ @ @

The case for owning precious metals is easy to make, especially silver. According to financial writer John Rubino, it now takes 100 ounces of silver to equal the value of 1 ounce of gold. That’s a near record of 100 to 1 silver/gold ratio. Rubino contends, “The silver/gold ratio says silver is clearly a buy based on historical trends and the relationship between gold and silver. . . . You would expect silver going forward to outperform gold, and you would expect gold to go up as well. . . . This is now a bull market, and they will both go up, but silver will outperform gold. . . . There is just so much more debt in the world, and there is so much more of a need for safe haven assets that you would expect silver to blow right through its previous high levels. This time around, it could be totally spectacular with what happens with silver. There is going to come a time when everyone will want to talk about silver, but that day is not yet.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-27--CHINA will ACT AGAINST FOREIGN INTERFERENCE over Hong Kong security law – Foreign Ministry

China will take necessary countermeasures to combat foreign interference amid deliberations over the new Hong Kong security legislation , the @ @ @ @ @ on Wednesday .
Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to a question @ @ @ @ @ ’ s comments on Tuesday that Washington is working on a strong response to the @ @ @ @ @ before the end of the week .
The End of Democracy in Hong Kong .
@ @ @ @ @ s important .
Dozens of kids — literally kids — being dragged away one by @ @ @ @ @ the press is held back by orange tape so we can ’ t get too @ @

China will take necessary countermeasures to combat foreign interference amid deliberations over the new Hong Kong security legislation, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said on Wednesday.
Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to a question about US President Donald Trump’s comments on Tuesday that Washington is working on a strong response to the legislation that will be announced before the end of the week.
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The End of Democracy in Hong Kong. Wake up to what’s important.
Dozens of kids — literally kids — being dragged away one by one, handcuffed. Again the press is held back by orange tape so we can’t get too close.
Dozens of kids — literally kids — being dragged away one by one, handcuffed. Again the press is held back by orange tape so we can’t get too close. pic.twitter.com/3Hl9sAPYtH — Shibani Mahtani (@ShibaniMahtani) May 27, 2020
Dozens of kids — literally kids — being dragged away one by one, handcuffed. Again the press is held back by orange tape so we can’t get too close. pic.twitter.com/3Hl9sAPYtH — Shibani Mahtani (@ShibaniMahtani) May 27, 2020
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