investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--They are Banning Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas

Perhaps people will wake up soon and see that while they have turned COVID-19 into an issue to try to defeat Trump , that is only the tip of the iceberg .
Restrictions will continue well into 2021 and they are planning to keep this up to save the planet .
They have already called off Halloween .
Fauci himself is out there saying his own kids will not return home for Thanksgiving .
They are now in the USA talking about the Blue States outright banning travel and imposing 2-week quarantines for Thanksgiving .
Forget Christmas too .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit on Santa ’ s lap anymore .
What ’ s next ?
Will you need a permit to even have a child ?
I know a woman in Philadelphia was giving birth .
They tested her and her husband for COVID .
He was OK , but she tested positive with no symptoms .
When she gave birth , the hospital took her child and would not allow her to touch him .
She never had symptoms and only after nearly two weeks with a second test that was negative , did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Honestly , enough is enough .
COVID is no more dangerous than the flu .
We do not shut down churches , ban Christmas , all for the flu .
This is about pushing the agenda of climate change .
Our models are warning that we can see the protests turn into revolutions around the world by the spring .

by Martin Armstrong
Perhaps people will wake up soon and see that while they have turned COVID-19 into an issue to try to defeat Trump, that is only the tip of the iceberg. Restrictions will continue well into 2021 and they are planning to keep this up to save the planet. They have already called off Halloween. Fauci himself is out there saying his own kids will not return home for Thanksgiving. They are now in the USA talking about the Blue States outright banning travel and imposing 2-week quarantines for Thanksgiving. Forget Christmas too. You can’t take the kids to sit on Santa’s lap anymore. What’s next? Will you need a permit to even have a child?
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I know a woman in Philadelphia was giving birth. They tested her and her husband for COVID. He was OK, but she tested positive with no symptoms. When she gave birth, the hospital took her child and would not allow her to touch him. She never had symptoms and only after nearly two weeks with a second test that was negative, did they agree to return her child.
Honestly, enough is enough. COVID is no more dangerous than the flu. We do not shut down churches, ban Christmas, all for the flu. This is about pushing the agenda of climate change. Our models are warning that we can see the protests turn into revolutions around the world by the spring.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--The Netherlands continues to see house prices surging

Today gives us the opportunity to look at several issues .
Sadly the initial opening backdrop is this .
So we see that another squeeze is being put on the economy To put this another way the Statistics Netherlands report below from Monday now looks rather out of date .
If we look at the situation we see that it was a pretty stellar effort to have a reading of 0.56 in April but the number soon plunged to its nadir so far of -1.95 and the latest reading is -1.21 .
The picture for trade , investment and manufacturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 2020 , the total volume of goods exports shrank by 2.3 percent year-on-year .
Exports of petroleum products , transport equipment and metal products decreased in particular .
Exports of machinery and appliances declined as well .
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 4.5 percent down in July 2020 relative to the same month last year .
This contraction is smaller than in the previous three months and mainly due to lower investments in buildings and machinery .
In August 2020 , the average daily output generated by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on August 2019 .
The year-on-year decrease is smaller than in the previous four months .
Along the way we see how this indicator was positive in April as some of it is lagged by around 3 months .
That is also highlighted by the consumer numbers .
Yesterday ’ s official release told us that the unemployment data in the Netherlands are as useless as we have seen elsewhere .
There is a clear case for these numbers to be suspended or better I think published with a star combined with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn a little more from the hours worked data although as you can see they are a few months behind the times .
This was better than the Euro area average in the second quarter .
Here we have something rather revealing and ti give you a clue it will be top of the list of any morning meeting at either the Dutch central bank or the ECB .
Yes house prices are surging in a really rather bizarre sign of the times .
This gives us a new take on the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Mario Draghi in July 2012 .
Because if we allow for the leads and lags in the process it looks as though it lit the blue touchpaper for Dutch house prices .
It puts Dutch house prices on the same timetable as the UK where the Bank of England acted in the summer of 2012 and the house price response took around a year .
The accompanying chart will also warm the cockles of any central banking chart as the house price index of 107.2 in September 2016 ( 2015 = 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the data there is something which comes as quite a surprise to me .
More transactions in 2020 than 2019 ?
I know such numbers are lagged but even so that should not be true surely ?
One might reasonably think that with all that house price inflation that inflation full stop might be on the march .
the answer is no because the subject of house price rises is ignored on the grounds that they are really Wealth Effects rather than price rises.That , of course throws first-time buyers to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the numbers from Calcasa first-time buyers can be presented as being better off .
Such numbers have the devil in the detail as averages hide the fact that first-time buyers are being really squeezed .
The Netherlands is an economic battleground of our times.If we start with the real economy we see that there was a Covid-19 driven lurch downwards followed by hints of recovery .
Sadly the recovery now looks set to be neutered by responses to the apparent second Covid wave .
The last quarter of 2020 could see another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the asset prices side the central bank has been blowing as much hot air into them it can .
Bond prices have surged with bond yields negative all the way along the spectrum ( even the thirty-year is -0.21 % ) , So we start with questions for the pensions and longer-term savings industry .
Then we arrive at house prices which are apparently surging .
You almost could not make that up at this time !
The inflationary impact of this is hidden by keeping the issue out of the official inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for people who do not pay rent .
Meanwhile their other calculations include gains from wealth effects boosting the economy .
If we look forwards all I can see is yet another easing move by the ECB with more QE this time maybe accompanied by another interest-rate cut .
I fail to see how this will make things any better .

by Shaun Richards
Today gives us the opportunity to look at several issues. Sadly the initial opening backdrop is this.
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte announced yesterday that the Netherlands is going into “partial lockdown”, due to the sharp rising numbers of coronavirus infections. From Tuesday evening, all bars and restaurants will be closed for at least one month. Buying alcohol after 10PM is forbidden. Hotels remain open, as well as bars and restaurants in the airport, after the security check. ( EU Observer).
So we see that another squeeze is being put on the economy To put this another way the Statistics Netherlands report below from Monday now looks rather out of date.
The economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become less unfavourable in October. However, the economy is still firmly in the recession stage. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, as of mid-October, 10 out of the 13 indicators in the Business Cycle Tracer perform below their long-term trend. Measures against the spread of coronavirus have had a major impact on many indicators of the Tracer.
If we look at the situation we see that it was a pretty stellar effort to have a reading of 0.56 in April but the number soon plunged to its nadir so far of -1.95 and the latest reading is -1.21.
The picture for trade, investment and manufacturing is as you might expect.
In August 2020, the total volume of goods exports shrank by 2.3 percent year-on-year. Exports of petroleum products, transport equipment and metal products decreased in particular. Exports of machinery and appliances declined as well. The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 4.5 percent down in July 2020 relative to the same month last year. This contraction is smaller than in the previous three months and mainly due to lower investments in buildings and machinery. In August 2020, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 4.0 percent down on August 2019. The year-on-year decrease is smaller than in the previous four months.
Along the way we see how this indicator was positive in April as some of it is lagged by around 3 months. That is also highlighted by the consumer numbers.
In July 2020 consumers spent 6.2 percent less than in July 2019. The decline is smaller than in the previous four months. Consumers again spent less on services but more on goods.
Unemployment
Yesterday’s official release told us that the unemployment data in the Netherlands are as useless as we have seen elsewhere.
In September 2020, there were 413 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.4 percent of the labour force. Unemployment declined compared to August and the increase seen in recent months has levelled off. In the period July through September, the number of unemployed increased by a monthly average of 3 thousand. From June to August, unemployment still rose by 32 thousand on average per month, with the unemployment rate going up to 4.6 percent.
There is a clear case for these numbers to be suspended or better I think published with a star combined with an explanation of the problem.
We do learn a little more from the hours worked data although as you can see they are a few months behind the times.
Due to government support measures, job losses were still relatively limited in Q2 at -2.7 percent, but the number of hours worked by employees and self-employed fell significantly and ended at a total of 3.2 billion hours in Q2 2020. Adjusted for seasonal effects, this is 5.7 percent lower than one quarter previously.
GDP
This was better than the Euro area average in the second quarter.
According to the second estimate conducted by CBS, gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 8.5 percent in Q2 2020 relative to the previous quarter. The decline was mainly due to falling household consumption, while investments and the trade balance also fell significantly. Relative to one year previously, GDP contracted by 9.4 percent.
House Prices
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Here we have something rather revealing and ti give you a clue it will be top of the list of any morning meeting at either the Dutch central bank or the ECB.
In August 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 8.2 percent higher than in the same month last year. This is the highest price increase in over one and a half years.
Yes house prices are surging in a really rather bizarre sign of the times.
House prices peaked in August 2008 and subsequently started to decline, reaching a low in June 2013. The trend has been upward since then. In May 2018, the price index of owner-occupied dwellings exceeded the record level of August 2008 for the first time. The index reached a new record high in August 2020; compared to the low in June 2013, house prices were up by 51 percent on average.
This gives us a new take on the “Whatever it takes” speech by ECB President Mario Draghi in July 2012. Because if we allow for the leads and lags in the process it looks as though it lit the blue touchpaper for Dutch house prices. It puts Dutch house prices on the same timetable as the UK where the Bank of England acted in the summer of 2012 and the house price response took around a year.
The accompanying chart will also warm the cockles of any central banking chart as the house price index of 107.2 in September 2016 ( 2015 = 100) becomes 143.4 this August. Actually in the data there is something which comes as quite a surprise to me.
According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of transactions recorded over the month of August stood at 19,034. This is almost 3 percent lower than in August 2019. Over the first eight months of this year, a total of 148,107 dwellings were sold. This represents an increase of over 5 percent relative to the same period in 2019.
More transactions in 2020 than 2019? I know such numbers are lagged but even so that should not be true surely?
Inflation
One might reasonably think that with all that house price inflation that inflation full stop might be on the march.
In September, HICP-based prices of goods and services in the Netherlands were 1.0 percent up year-on-year, versus 0.3 percent in August.
the answer is no because the subject of house price rises is ignored on the grounds that they are really Wealth Effects rather than price rises.That, of course throws first-time buyers to the Wolves. In fact if I may use the numbers from Calcasa first-time buyers can be presented as being better off.
On average, 13.6% of net household income was required to service housing costs in the second quarter of 2020, compared to mid-2008 when housing costs represented 27.0% of net income.
Such numbers have the devil in the detail as averages hide the fact that first-time buyers are being really squeezed.
Comment
The Netherlands is an economic battleground of our times.If we start with the real economy we see that there was a Covid-19 driven lurch downwards followed by hints of recovery. Sadly the recovery now looks set to be neutered by responses to the apparent second Covid wave. The last quarter of 2020 could see another contraction.
Yet if we switch to the asset prices side the central bank has been blowing as much hot air into them it can. Bond prices have surged with bond yields negative all the way along the spectrum ( even the thirty-year is -0.21%), So we start with questions for the pensions and longer-term savings industry. Then we arrive at house prices which are apparently surging. You almost could not make that up at this time! The inflationary impact of this is hidden by keeping the issue out of the official inflation measure or if really forced using rents for people who do not pay rent. Meanwhile their other calculations include gains from wealth effects boosting the economy.
If we look forwards all I can see is yet another easing move by the ECB with more QE this time maybe accompanied by another interest-rate cut. I fail to see how this will make things any better.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--Johnson & Johnson’s aborted baby Covid-19 vaccine harms trial participant

( Natural News ) Things are going exceptionally poorly for Big Pharma in its quest to release “ warp speed ” vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) .
The latest casualty is Johnson & Johnson , which halted its trial due to an “ unexplained illness ” in one of its participants .
Similar to what happened with AztraZeneca ’ s Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) vaccine trial , J & J observed a participant suffer from a serious adverse event , prompting the company to put an immediate stop to its Phase 3 operations .
This means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s vaccine candidate , including a large-scale one launched on Sept. 22 by Janssen with an anticipated enrollment of 60,000 volunteers at 215 research sites , are now on hold while the pharma giant investigates what happened .
In cooperation with an “ independent Data Safety Monitoring Board , ” J & J is reportedly evaluating the participant , whose illness has not yet been publicly released .
J & J ’ s “ internal clinical and safety physicians ” are also involved in the investigation .
According to the company , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of any clinical study , especially large studies.
” As a result , there are “ prespecified guidelines ” for how to proceed when a “ serious adverse event ” occurs .
More stories like this one can be found at Pandemic.news .
Injecting aborted babies into your body is never a good idea Having received $ 1.5 billion from the Trump administration ’ s Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) to produce a vaccine , J & J , along with AstraZeneca and several others that also received taxpayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speed ” to get a Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) vaccine to market as quickly as possible .
In J & J ’ s case , its vaccine contains a human fetal cell line known as PER.C6 that was taken from the retinal tissue of an 18-week-old baby boy who was aborted in The Netherlands back in 1985 and turned into a fetal cell line 10 years later .
AstraZeneca ’ s jab , which reportedly caused transverse myelitis in a participant , is similarly derived from an aborted baby cell line known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ J , AstraZeneca halted its Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) vaccine trial when its aborted baby jab caused harm in a participant .
“ I isolated retina from a fetus , from a healthy fetus as far as could be seen , of 18 weeks old , ” stated Dr. Alex van der Eb , who developed the PER.C6 aborted baby cell line used in J & J ’ s Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) vaccine .
“ There was nothing special with a family history or the pregnancy was completely normal up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned out to be a socially indicated abortus – abortus provocatus , and that was simply because the woman wanted to get rid of the fetus … what was written down was unknown father , and that was , in fact , the reason why the abortion was requested.
” It is no wonder that participants are suffering serious adverse events , as foreign DNA from aborted babies is not supposed to be injected into other human beings to “ cure ” them from alleged viruses , which is exactly what is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warp Speed ” mass vaccination program .
Thanks to Trump ’ s large cash infusion into J & J , the company is expected to very soon deliver 100 million doses of its aborted baby vaccine , with the option already in place to deliver many more should the government request them .
“ The volunteers for these vaccine trials are probably the insane screeching Karens that have an aneurysm whenever they spot someone without a mask at 100 yards , ” wrote one LifeSiteNews commenter about the situation .
“ There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brain – which only cannibals get , ” noted another , the suggestion being that the aborted fetal cell component of these Wuhan coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) vaccines is akin to cannibalism .
“ This is the same thing on a lesser scale .
No doubt God created certain inherent protections to natural law .
Regardless what the scientists and know-it-alls may think or desire .
”

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Things are going exceptionally poorly for Big Pharma in its quest to release “warp speed” vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19). The latest casualty is Johnson & Johnson, which halted its trial due to an “unexplained illness” in one of its participants.
Similar to what happened with AztraZeneca’s Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine trial, J&J observed a participant suffer from a serious adverse event, prompting the company to put an immediate stop to its Phase 3 operations.
This means that all trials involving J&J’s vaccine candidate, including a large-scale one launched on Sept. 22 by Janssen with an anticipated enrollment of 60,000 volunteers at 215 research sites, are now on hold while the pharma giant investigates what happened.
In cooperation with an “independent Data Safety Monitoring Board,” J&J is reportedly evaluating the participant, whose illness has not yet been publicly released. J&J’s “internal clinical and safety physicians” are also involved in the investigation.
According to the company, adverse events “are an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies.” As a result, there are “prespecified guidelines” for how to proceed when a “serious adverse event” occurs.
More stories like this one can be found at Pandemic.news.
Injecting aborted babies into your body is never a good idea
Having received $1.5 billion from the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce a vaccine, J&J, along with AstraZeneca and several others that also received taxpayer funding, are rushing at “warp speed” to get a Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine to market as quickly as possible.
In J&J’s case, its vaccine contains a human fetal cell line known as PER.C6 that was taken from the retinal tissue of an 18-week-old baby boy who was aborted in The Netherlands back in 1985 and turned into a fetal cell line 10 years later.
AstraZeneca’s jab, which reportedly caused transverse myelitis in a participant, is similarly derived from an aborted baby cell line known as HEK 293. Like J&J, AstraZeneca halted its Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine trial when its aborted baby jab caused harm in a participant.
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“I isolated retina from a fetus, from a healthy fetus as far as could be seen, of 18 weeks old,” stated Dr. Alex van der Eb, who developed the PER.C6 aborted baby cell line used in J&J’s Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine.
“There was nothing special with a family history or the pregnancy was completely normal up to the 18 weeks, and it turned out to be a socially indicated abortus – abortus provocatus, and that was simply because the woman wanted to get rid of the fetus … what was written down was unknown father, and that was, in fact, the reason why the abortion was requested.”
It is no wonder that participants are suffering serious adverse events, as foreign DNA from aborted babies is not supposed to be injected into other human beings to “cure” them from alleged viruses, which is exactly what is now happening under Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” mass vaccination program.
Thanks to Trump’s large cash infusion into J&J, the company is expected to very soon deliver 100 million doses of its aborted baby vaccine, with the option already in place to deliver many more should the government request them.
“The volunteers for these vaccine trials are probably the insane screeching Karens that have an aneurysm whenever they spot someone without a mask at 100 yards,” wrote one LifeSiteNews commenter about the situation.
“There is a horrifying, fatal illness that attacks the brain – which only cannibals get,” noted another, the suggestion being that the aborted fetal cell component of these Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines is akin to cannibalism.
“This is the same thing on a lesser scale. No doubt God created certain inherent protections to natural law. Regardless what the scientists and know-it-alls may think or desire.”
Sources for this article include:
LifeSiteNews.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--If Biden wins, the election is NULL AND VOID because of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube electi

If Biden wins, the election is NULL AND VOID because of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube election interference

( Natural News ) With Facebook , Twitter , YouTube and Google now conspiring to censor all the bombshell breaking news about the Hunter Biden / Joe Biden crime family , we can now declare the upcoming election to be null and void if Biden wins .
Why ?
Because the elections process of our constitutional republic depends on fair and free elections taking place , which means people must have the freedom to read the news , debate ideas and share ideas without politically motivated interference and censorship from the techno-tyrants , the speech monopolists who decide what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordinated , malicious blocking of the NY Post investigative journalism stories on Hunter Biden ’ s emails and Joe Biden ’ s complicity with Ukraine and China constitute illegal election interference .
Worse yet , none of the tech companies are backing off their censorship .
In fact , they ’ re doubling down and censoring follow-up stories from the NY Post as well as any other publications that cover the news .
Wikipedia has even joined the fray , now condemning the NY Post as an “ unreliable source ” and using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposing the Biden crime family .
And that ’ s how it works , you see : The tech giants declare all sources they don ’ t like to be “ unreliable ” or “ unsafe , ” and then claim they are “ protecting ” their users from those sources by censoring them wholesale .
It ’ s no surprise to learn that top executives from Facebook and Twitter joined the Joe Biden transition team weeks ago , and they are now conspiring to make sure Biden becomes president by burying extremely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public deserves to see .
In effect , the tech giants have become Joe Biden ’ s campaign team , which means they are supplying billions of dollars of “ in kind ” campaign contributions to the Biden campaign in an illegal way , in utter violation of FEC rules and campaign funding laws .
For this reason , the CEOs of these tech giants must be arrested and charged with election rigging , fraud and campaign finance crimes .
More importantly , if Joe Biden manages to win the election because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giants , that victory would be null and void .
Biden would have only won by cheating via coordinated techno-fascist censorship carried out by the very same executives who are already on his transition team .
This means Biden himself is tied to the corporate censorship that ’ s trying to help him steal this election by cheating .
This can not be tolerated in a free republic , especially when the crimes that Joe Biden has obviously committed include international money laundering , official corruption and numerous bribery crimes that should land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desk in the Oval Office .
Joe Biden is an international criminal , not a national leader , yet the tech giants are going all-out to try to hide these truths from the public , all in a deliberate , coordinated effort to eliminate Trump from the White House by any means possible… even if it means carrying out crimes of election rigging .
How to really stop Big Tech ’ s crimes against humanity… and it ’ s not by ASKING them to stop We must not allow this criminal cabal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule over our nation and determine what we are allowed to read , speak or debate .
We must join together and defeat Joe Biden and the techno-fascists , which means having them all arrested and charged for their crimes against the United States .
Because that ’ s the only way this ends : With gunpoint arrests .
Big Tech will never voluntarily stop censoring the American people… they will have to be forced to do so via government enforcement .
There are a multitude of ways to accomplish this , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Have the State Dept .
seize the domain names of Twitter.com , Facebook.com , Google.com , YouTube.com , etc .
until they stop the censorship .
• Order local power companies to cut off electricity to techno-fascists that are engaged in election rigging , bringing down all their power-hungry servers .
• Unleash the military police to physically cuff and arrest the CEOs of the techno-tyrants , then charge them with sedition or treason and hold them for trial via military tribunals .
• Use government excavators to dig up all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ server farms of the tech companies , instantly severing their communications with the outside world .
( This is so easy to do that construction companies do it accidentally on a daily basis… ) • Seize all their bank accounts as illicit profits gained from defrauding the United States of America , and hold their money until they stop censoring the American people .
Or better yet , give the money back to the people that the tech companies SPIED ON to earn those illicit profits .
• Arrest and remove all employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YouTube , charging them with collusion to defraud America and interfere in the national election .
Remove them from their desks and bring down the techno-tyranny infrastructure .
Subpoenas are worthless .
The US Senate is requesting Jack Dorsey show up at a Senate hearing next week and lie to them yet again about his treason .
If you really want to stop Twitter ’ s treason , use one or more of the suggestions listed above .

by: Mike Adams
(Natural News) With Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google now conspiring to censor all the bombshell breaking news about the Hunter Biden / Joe Biden crime family, we can now declare the upcoming election to be null and void if Biden wins.
Why? Because the elections process of our constitutional republic depends on fair and free elections taking place, which means people must have the freedom to read the news, debate ideas and share ideas without politically motivated interference and censorship from the techno-tyrants, the speech monopolists who decide what you’re allowed to say. The coordinated, malicious blocking of the NY Post investigative journalism stories on Hunter Biden’s emails and Joe Biden’s complicity with Ukraine and China constitute illegal election interference.
Worse yet, none of the tech companies are backing off their censorship. In fact, they’re doubling down and censoring follow-up stories from the NY Post as well as any other publications that cover the news. Wikipedia has even joined the fray, now condemning the NY Post as an “unreliable source” and using that excuse to blacklist the bombshell story exposing the Biden crime family. And that’s how it works, you see: The tech giants declare all sources they don’t like to be “unreliable” or “unsafe,” and then claim they are “protecting” their users from those sources by censoring them wholesale.
It’s all RIGGED: Facebook, Twitter executives joined the Joe Biden transition team weeks ago
It’s no surprise to learn that top executives from Facebook and Twitter joined the Joe Biden transition team weeks ago, and they are now conspiring to make sure Biden becomes president by burying extremely important, highly relevant news stories that the public deserves to see. In effect, the tech giants have become Joe Biden’s campaign team, which means they are supplying billions of dollars of “in kind” campaign contributions to the Biden campaign in an illegal way, in utter violation of FEC rules and campaign funding laws. For this reason, the CEOs of these tech giants must be arrested and charged with election rigging, fraud and campaign finance crimes.
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More importantly, if Joe Biden manages to win the election because of all this rigging by the tech giants, that victory would be null and void. Biden would have only won by cheating via coordinated techno-fascist censorship carried out by the very same executives who are already on his transition team. This means Biden himself is tied to the corporate censorship that’s trying to help him steal this election by cheating.
This cannot be tolerated in a free republic, especially when the crimes that Joe Biden has obviously committed include international money laundering, official corruption and numerous bribery crimes that should land him behind bars, not behind a desk in the Oval Office. Joe Biden is an international criminal, not a national leader, yet the tech giants are going all-out to try to hide these truths from the public, all in a deliberate, coordinated effort to eliminate Trump from the White House by any means possible… even if it means carrying out crimes of election rigging.
How to really stop Big Tech’s crimes against humanity… and it’s not by ASKING them to stop
We must not allow this criminal cabal of techno-tyrants and Biden crime family members to rule over our nation and determine what we are allowed to read, speak or debate. We must join together and defeat Joe Biden and the techno-fascists, which means having them all arrested and charged for their crimes against the United States.
Because that’s the only way this ends: With gunpoint arrests. Big Tech will never voluntarily stop censoring the American people… they will have to be forced to do so via government enforcement. There are a multitude of ways to accomplish this, and I list just a few here:
Have the State Dept. seize the domain names of Twitter.com, Facebook.com, Google.com, YouTube.com, etc. until they stop the censorship.
Order local power companies to cut off electricity to techno-fascists that are engaged in election rigging, bringing down all their power-hungry servers.
Unleash the military police to physically cuff and arrest the CEOs of the techno-tyrants, then charge them with sedition or treason and hold them for trial via military tribunals.
Use government excavators to dig up all the fiber optic lines coming out of the server farms of the tech companies, instantly severing their communications with the outside world. (This is so easy to do that construction companies do it accidentally on a daily basis…)
Seize all their bank accounts as illicit profits gained from defrauding the United States of America, and hold their money until they stop censoring the American people. Or better yet, give the money back to the people that the tech companies SPIED ON to earn those illicit profits .
. Arrest and remove all employees of Google, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, charging them with collusion to defraud America and interfere in the national election. Remove them from their desks and bring down the techno-tyranny infrastructure.
Subpoenas are worthless. The US Senate is requesting Jack Dorsey show up at a Senate hearing next week and lie to them yet again about his treason. If you really want to stop Twitter’s treason, use one or more of the suggestions listed above.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--Recovery stocks are the obvious play from here.

Hi , fairly seasoned investor here .
I ’ ve done fairly well this year ( up roughly 55 % YTD and actively managing my portfolio daily ) .
Honestly , I ’ m a bit bewildered by all the love for tech that still exists here .
To me , it ’ s pretty obvious that from here on out , the next 40-50 % gains will come from the recovery stocks , not tech .
What do I mean by recovery stocks ?
Retail , commercial real estate , airlines , casinos , cruise lines , financials .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple minutes of your time .
Vaccine vaccine vaccine .
There is a widespread belief , which I agree with , that we will not have an approved vaccine available for the public to use until early next year .
However , that is a dumb reason to not buy recovery stocks .
The question you should be asking is : will we know that one of the many vaccines that are out there is effective and safe by the end of this year ?
Once we have a vaccine candidate that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then the game is over .
It does not matter if that vaccine won ’ t be approved for a few weeks after , or won ’ t be available for widespread use for a few months .
The market looks forward .
Once it becomes clear that a vaccine is ready and is coming sometime within the next 6 months , the recovery stocks will boom .
So , when will we know ?
Pfizer has said that they should know by the end of October whether a vaccine is effective , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If their Phase 3 data is positive , then I expect a huge rally in the recovery stocks .
I expect their phase 3 data to be positive , given the positive phase 1/2 data , the cloaked positive comments in the press by Pfizer execs , and my belief in mRNA ’ s potential .
Ok well even if we get a vaccine approved we don ’ t know if people will even take it , right ?
.
Of course they will .
Sure , there will likely be only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who take it , but once they take it and find it effective and low on side effects , they will tell their circle of friends/family , some of whom will then take it themselves , and then tell their circle , etc .
etc .
People want someone else to be one of the first to take it , but like with many things , once they hear it recommended from their friends who took it , they will themselves take it .
Also , let ’ s not forget that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate for things to get back to mostly normal , and a lot of activities that were previously restricted ( like international travel ) will likely be available again only to vaccinated folks , which will further boost vaccination rates and create a self-reinforcing cycle .
Ok but things will never fully return back to the way things were , right ?
Probably not 100 % , but I think 80 % , yes , and much more quickly than you think .
There is so much fearful talk of remote work being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one wants offices anymore , and why would you ever travel for business again .
I think this is all blown WAY out of proportion .
For God ’ s sakes guys , this is the way we ’ ve been doing things for many decades .
People ’ s habits won ’ t just change on a dime like that because of a 9-12 month situation that is temporary .
People will still want to see each other face to face , people will still go to offices , etc .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job , and it sucks .
Meetings are confusing , I find myself procrastinating and not being nearly as efficient/productive as I was when I was in an office , team cohesion is down .
Many employers do not like remote work because productivity is decreased significantly , and it ’ s employers who will set the policy .
Now , sure , maybe we have more remote work than we did before .
Maybe it ’ s an option for some people , maybe you work 1-2 days remotely per week or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think this justifies a 300-600 % run up in some of these work from home stocks , and I expect to see those absolutely crater once we have a vaccine .
Ok , but the stock prices of these recovery stocks won ’ t return to normal for quite a while , right ?
Not only will they , but they ’ ll surpass their previous pre-covid levels .
Why ?
The Fed , and short covering .
The Fed has inflated the prices of all the ‘ hot ’ stocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc .
all have had huge run ups because tech was hot , and people had a lot of money to invest .
Once the recovery stocks are hot , they will be inflated too .
The Fed has committed to keeping rates low for at least another couple years ( due to wanting inflation pegged at 2 % ) , so rates will be low even after we have a vaccine .
Short interest in some of the recovery names are also quite high , so short covering will drive these stocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ok , but , a second wave is coming , right ?
Probably , but a second wave at this point should mean nothing to recovery stocks .
It ’ s all about the vaccine .
If a vaccine is shown to be effective in November , but we get hit with a second wave in December , who cares ?
Yes maybe these companies will have 1-2 months of pain , but again , the market looks way forward , and once you have a vaccine , the light at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and you ’ ll ignore the bumps on the way .
Ok , so why not just buy the recovery stocks when/if they come out with positive data ?
Yeah , you could I guess , if you ’ re a very risk averse investor or not totally convinced .
However , I would not be surprised to see some of the more hard hit recovery stocks up by 15-20 % after positive vaccine data ( for example , ALK was ~ $ 65 pre-covid , but is now at ~ $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be effective tomorrow let ’ s say , I don ’ t think it ’ d be unreasonable to see that stock shoot up to $ 44 pre-market ) .
Even then I ’ d still expect more upside though , so I ’ d be a buyer there .
However , I ’ d personally prefer to cash in on those 15-20 % gains as well as the future upside , which is why I ’ m a buyer here .
Ok , well , what are the risks ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not being effective or being unsafe .
If that happens , then recovery stocks will take a serious beating .
You also may see some short term pain if covid cases jump before vaccine data is released , as some folks/algos in the market take that as meaning ‘ sell recovery , buy tech ’ .
Also , make sure you buy companies with very strong balance sheets , as if there are any unexpected bumps in the road with a vaccine , you don ’ t want to be stuck with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bankrupt .
I would really really appreciate feedback on this .
I ’ m investing a lot of money in these stocks , and am by no means blind to the risks .
I would really love hearing from everyone here about the things I missed or am not considering .
If you have something I ’ m missing , and can potentially save me many many thousands of dollars , please please take a few minutes and just share that comment here .
Thanks for your time reading this !
Disclaimer : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by OccamsRPG
Hi, fairly seasoned investor here. I’ve done fairly well this year (up roughly 55% YTD and actively managing my portfolio daily). Honestly, I’m a bit bewildered by all the love for tech that still exists here. To me, it’s pretty obvious that from here on out, the next 40-50% gains will come from the recovery stocks, not tech.
What do I mean by recovery stocks? Retail, commercial real estate, airlines, casinos, cruise lines, financials.
Why? Allow me to borrow a couple minutes of your time.
Vaccine vaccine vaccine. There is a widespread belief, which I agree with, that we will not have an approved vaccine available for the public to use until early next year. However, that is a dumb reason to not buy recovery stocks. The question you should be asking is: will we know that one of the many vaccines that are out there is effective and safe by the end of this year? Once we have a vaccine candidate that we know is effective and is safe, then the game is over. It does not matter if that vaccine won’t be approved for a few weeks after, or won’t be available for widespread use for a few months. The market looks forward. Once it becomes clear that a vaccine is ready and is coming sometime within the next 6 months, the recovery stocks will boom.
So, when will we know? Pfizer has said that they should know by the end of October whether a vaccine is effective, and will release some data around then. If their Phase 3 data is positive, then I expect a huge rally in the recovery stocks. I expect their phase 3 data to be positive, given the positive phase 1/2 data, the cloaked positive comments in the press by Pfizer execs, and my belief in mRNA’s potential.
Ok well even if we get a vaccine approved we don’t know if people will even take it, right?. Of course they will. Sure, there will likely be only a small cohort of brave souls initially who take it, but once they take it and find it effective and low on side effects, they will tell their circle of friends/family, some of whom will then take it themselves, and then tell their circle, etc. etc. People want someone else to be one of the first to take it, but like with many things, once they hear it recommended from their friends who took it, they will themselves take it. Also, let’s not forget that we won’t need 100% vaccination rate for things to get back to mostly normal, and a lot of activities that were previously restricted (like international travel) will likely be available again only to vaccinated folks, which will further boost vaccination rates and create a self-reinforcing cycle.
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Ok but things will never fully return back to the way things were, right? Probably not 100%, but I think 80%, yes, and much more quickly than you think. There is so much fearful talk of remote work being the way forward, and that no one wants offices anymore, and why would you ever travel for business again. I think this is all blown WAY out of proportion. For God’s sakes guys, this is the way we’ve been doing things for many decades. People’s habits won’t just change on a dime like that because of a 9-12 month situation that is temporary. People will still want to see each other face to face, people will still go to offices, etc. I mean, I work remotely for my job, and it sucks. Meetings are confusing, I find myself procrastinating and not being nearly as efficient/productive as I was when I was in an office, team cohesion is down. Many employers do not like remote work because productivity is decreased significantly, and it’s employers who will set the policy. Now, sure, maybe we have more remote work than we did before. Maybe it’s an option for some people, maybe you work 1-2 days remotely per week or something, fine. But I don’t think this justifies a 300-600% run up in some of these work from home stocks, and I expect to see those absolutely crater once we have a vaccine.
Ok, but the stock prices of these recovery stocks won’t return to normal for quite a while, right? Not only will they, but they’ll surpass their previous pre-covid levels. Why? The Fed, and short covering. The Fed has inflated the prices of all the ‘hot’ stocks. PTON, ZM, FSLY, etc. all have had huge run ups because tech was hot, and people had a lot of money to invest. Once the recovery stocks are hot, they will be inflated too. The Fed has committed to keeping rates low for at least another couple years (due to wanting inflation pegged at 2%), so rates will be low even after we have a vaccine. Short interest in some of the recovery names are also quite high, so short covering will drive these stocks even higher than you’d expect.
Ok, but, a second wave is coming, right? Probably, but a second wave at this point should mean nothing to recovery stocks. It’s all about the vaccine. If a vaccine is shown to be effective in November, but we get hit with a second wave in December, who cares? Yes maybe these companies will have 1-2 months of pain, but again, the market looks way forward, and once you have a vaccine, the light at the end of the tunnel will be blaring, and you’ll ignore the bumps on the way.
Ok, so why not just buy the recovery stocks when/if they come out with positive data? Yeah, you could I guess, if you’re a very risk averse investor or not totally convinced. However, I would not be surprised to see some of the more hard hit recovery stocks up by 15-20% after positive vaccine data (for example, ALK was ~$65 pre-covid, but is now at ~$38. If a vaccine is shown to be effective tomorrow let’s say, I don’t think it’d be unreasonable to see that stock shoot up to $44 pre-market). Even then I’d still expect more upside though, so I’d be a buyer there. However, I’d personally prefer to cash in on those 15-20% gains as well as the future upside, which is why I’m a buyer here.
Ok, well, what are the risks? The risks are mainly around a covid vaccine not being effective or being unsafe. If that happens, then recovery stocks will take a serious beating. You also may see some short term pain if covid cases jump before vaccine data is released, as some folks/algos in the market take that as meaning ‘sell recovery, buy tech’. Also, make sure you buy companies with very strong balance sheets, as if there are any unexpected bumps in the road with a vaccine, you don’t want to be stuck with a company you’re worried about going bankrupt.
I would really really appreciate feedback on this. I’m investing a lot of money in these stocks, and am by no means blind to the risks. I would really love hearing from everyone here about the things I missed or am not considering. If you have something I’m missing, and can potentially save me many many thousands of dollars, please please take a few minutes and just share that comment here. Thanks for your time reading this!
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--Amazon Prime sale was a flop

Amazon Prime sale was a flop

The sale didn ’ t come close to their expectations .
Every warehouse I ’ ve heard from was overstaffed @ @ @ @ @ shipping volume not much more than usual .
I work at one of their warehouses @ @ @ @ @ for the past month , but suddenly there is no more overtime and they are @ @ @ @ @ time off , even during the last day of their “ biggest sale ever ” @ @ @ @ @ is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the @ @ @ @ @ Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision @

by amgin3
The sale didn’t come close to their expectations. Every warehouse I’ve heard from was overstaffed over the sale period, shipping volume not much more than usual. I work at one of their warehouses and every department had overtime for the past month, but suddenly there is no more overtime and they are now asking people to take time off, even during the last day of their “biggest sale ever”..
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TL;DR: Short Amazon.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--EARLY VOTING is available in most states, and voters in those states by a two-to-one margin plan to

EARLY VOTING is available in most states , and voters in those states by a two-to-one margin plan to take @ @ @ @ @ voters are much more eager to vote early than Trump supporters .
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EARLY VOTING is available in most states, and voters in those states by a two-to-one margin plan to take advantage of it.
**Biden voters are much more eager to vote early than Trump supporters.**
Crosstabs & story below t.co/ZVcM2l7wOm pic.twitter.com/RdlS226eQx
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) October 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--All you need to know about the current stock market, right here.  Robinhood is begging you to take t

All you need to know about the current stock market, right here.  Robinhood is begging you to take their money.  You have my permission.  It’s Darwinian and healthy.

All you need to know about the current stock market , right here .
Robinhood is begging you to take @ @ @ @ @ my permission .
It 's Darwinian and healthy .
t.co/g9Csv9R7fE

All you need to know about the current stock market, right here. Robinhood is begging you to take their money. You have my permission. It's Darwinian and healthy. t.co/g9Csv9R7fE
— Peter DeCaprio (@cppinvest) October 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--A reckoning is coming in credit that has not been fully tamed by an excess supply of liquidity… Fina

A reckoning is coming in credit that has not been fully tamed by an excess supply of liquidity… Financial crisis could emerge from pandemic

World Bank Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart Says Financial Crisis Could Emerge From Pandemic World Bank Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart said @ @ @ @ @ into a major economic crisis and warned of the possibility of a financial crisis emerging.
@ @ @ @ @ as a financial crisis but it is morphing into a major economic crisis , with @ @ @

Volatility in equity markets, at a macro level, is reflexivity between credit and liquidity A reckoning is coming in credit that has not been fully tamed by an excess supply of liquidity pic.twitter.com/Tj284tHhuR — Christopher Cole (@vol_christopher) October 16, 2020
Borrowing Costs Contract as Lending Standards & Bankruptcies Climb to GFC Heights – @SoberLook @Quillintel pic.twitter.com/FOEPPiIuOz — Rob Hager (@Rob_Hager) October 16, 2020
Global Money Supply and Bank Loans (source:Yardeni) pic.twitter.com/UwJTTJ0MUy — 𝕮𝖍𝖎 (@chigrl) October 16, 2020
World Bank Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart said the coronavirus pandemic is turning into a major economic crisis and warned of the possibility of a financial crisis emerging.“This did not start as a financial crisis but it is morphing into a major economic crisis, with very serious financial
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--V-shapes don’t come better than this. US Retail Sales. Who needs stimulus?

V-shapes do n't come better than this .
US Retail Sales .
pic.twitter.com/v0wspHuiAX

V-shapes don't come better than this.
US Retail Sales. pic.twitter.com/v0wspHuiAX
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) October 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-16--America Is On The Brink Of A Major Bank Collapse! Be Ready For The Coming Apocalyptic End Game

A threatening banking collapse is unfolding right before our eyes and experts alert this might spark the worst financial crash and the deepest housing collapse in history .
Months in a deep , challenging recession , we ’ ve already seen several damaging disruptions to our economy such the record unemployment , failing small businesses , and the broken supply chain .
However , lockdown repercussions are still triggering further threats to our already beaten economic scenery , and those might be silently sitting on the balance sheets of the big banks .
According to specialists , a looming banking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be cataclysmic .
Their warnings have generated a heated debate over whether a banking crisis in the same mold as that witnessed during the 2008 global financial crisis is just around the corner .
That ’ s why today , we decided to investigate what has been going on in this industry to understand the implications of this broad-spectrum meltdown .
So stay with us , don ’ t forget to give this video a thumbs up , share it with friends , and subscribe to our channel to keep updated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A while ago , Berkeley law professor and ex-Morgan Stanley derivatives structurer Frank Partnoy released an article explaining how a banking crisis has been quietly developing in the US economy background , and its effects could potentially lead to a much more dramatic disaster than the one unfolded in 2008 .
“ You may think that such a crisis is unlikely , with memories of the 2008 crash still so fresh .
But banks learned few lessons from that calamity , and new laws intended to keep them from taking on too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Partnoy disclosed .
“ As a result , we could be on the precipice of another crash , one different from 2008 less in kind than in degree .
This one could be worse.
” You may be wondering why this time around things could be worse ?
Haven ’ t banks learned their lessons from prior crises and tightened regulations ?
Well , according to Partnoy , they did learn some lessons , but that doesn ’ t mean they won ’ t make the same mistakes .

A threatening banking collapse is unfolding right before our eyes and experts alert this might spark the worst financial crash and the deepest housing collapse in history. Months in a deep, challenging recession, we’ve already seen several damaging disruptions to our economy such the record unemployment, failing small businesses, and the broken supply chain. However, lockdown repercussions are still triggering further threats to our already beaten economic scenery, and those might be silently sitting on the balance sheets of the big banks. According to specialists, a looming banking collapse is unfolding, and its effects could be cataclysmic.
Their warnings have generated a heated debate over whether a banking crisis in the same mold as that witnessed during the 2008 global financial crisis is just around the corner. That’s why today, we decided to investigate what has been going on in this industry to understand the implications of this broad-spectrum meltdown. So stay with us, don’t forget to give this video a thumbs up, share it with friends, and subscribe to our channel to keep updated with the next chapters of the 21-century depression.
A while ago, Berkeley law professor and ex-Morgan Stanley derivatives structurer Frank Partnoy released an article explaining how a banking crisis has been quietly developing in the US economy background, and its effects could potentially lead to a much more dramatic disaster than the one unfolded in 2008. “You may think that such a crisis is unlikely, with memories of the 2008 crash still so fresh. But banks learned few lessons from that calamity, and new laws intended to keep them from taking on too much risk have failed to do so,” Partnoy disclosed. “As a result, we could be on the precipice of another crash, one different from 2008 less in kind than in degree. This one could be worse.”
You may be wondering why this time around things could be worse? Haven’t banks learned their lessons from prior crises and tightened regulations? Well, according to Partnoy, they did learn some lessons, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make the same mistakes.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--Here ya go….this is the email sent to John Paul by Hunter Biden’s lawyer. It is in reference to retu

Here ya go….this is the email sent to John Paul by Hunter Biden’s lawyer. It is in reference to returning the laptops.

Here ya go….this is the email sent to John Paul by Hunter Biden 's lawyer .
It is in reference @ @ @ @ @ Also…the attorney said Hunter dropped em off in 2017 .
Nope..try April 2019 .
He @ @ @ @ @ he left em there .
Redactions on this document are mine t.co/QszglOJV1d pic.twitter.com/VvEguJ0Cec

Here ya go….this is the email sent to John Paul by Hunter Biden's lawyer. It is in reference to returning the laptops. Also…the attorney said Hunter dropped em off in 2017. Nope..try April 2019. He didn't even know when he left em there. Redactions on this document are mine t.co/QszglOJV1d pic.twitter.com/VvEguJ0Cec
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) October 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--Twitter deleted this video. Joe Biden can’t say “hello” with a teleprompter

Twitter deleted this video .
Joe Biden can ’ t say “ hello ” with a teleprompter pic.twitter.com/nA8xneMB9U

Twitter deleted this video. Joe Biden can’t say “hello” with a teleprompter pic.twitter.com/nA8xneMB9U
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--The Quarterly Report is the Reason to Watch AMD Stocks Very Closely, the Expert Believes, Target Pri

The Quarterly Report is the Reason to Watch AMD Stocks Very Closely, the Expert Believes, Target Price Increase Confirms It

Analysts are positive about the processor manufacturer ’ s prospects .
Christopher Seifel , equity research analyst , believes AMD ’ s quarterly report , due out on October 27 , should be a source of scrutiny for the company .
He notes a significant increase in the company ’ s profit , it is estimated that it will reach 40 % compared to last year .
Target Price Is Raised before the Report Besides , according to The Street , an analyst at RBC Capital Markets has increased the target price of AMD shares from $ 84 to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company ’ s fundamentals remain strong and expects positive reporting as demand for the gaming and data center segments increases .
from which AMD directly benefits .
Earlier in October , Bank of America conducted a survey of investors on the prospects for AMD shares .
More than 78 % are confident that the trend will be bullish in the long term , and among the main factors contributing to the growth , they noted the following the company ’ s own roadmap , regarding new processors with Zen 3 and Zen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weak performance of AMD ’ s main competitor , Intel .

by Usman Salis
Analysts are positive about the processor manufacturer’s prospects.
+40% Estimated Revenue YoY
Christopher Seifel, equity research analyst, believes AMD’s quarterly report, due out on October 27, should be a source of scrutiny for the company. He notes a significant increase in the company’s profit, it is estimated that it will reach 40% compared to last year. We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Image Source: @SeifelCapital
Target Price Is Raised before the Report
Besides, according to The Street, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets has increased the target price of AMD shares from $84 to $92. The analyst is confident that the company’s fundamentals remain strong and expects positive reporting as demand for the gaming and data center segments increases. from which AMD directly benefits.
Image Source: Twitter @TheStreet
Earlier in October, Bank of America conducted a survey of investors on the prospects for AMD shares. More than 78% are confident that the trend will be bullish in the long term, and among the main factors contributing to the growth, they noted the following the company’s own roadmap, regarding new processors with Zen 3 and Zen 4 architecture, as well as the weak performance of AMD’s main competitor, Intel.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--Speculative Positions of US Dollar (DXY) Dropped by 30%

The number of speculative positions in US dollars decreased by 30 % .
This suggests that investors are waiting for market to become volatile .
Hedge funds that have racked the highest bets against the dollar in nearly 3 years are expected to be squeezed headlong .
Certain hedge fund managers are betting on the stocks with the expectation that the profits of the firm will fade sooner than anticipated by many investors .
The estimates of the currency ’ s downturn as a global leading haven look premature in markets on the verge of resurgent coronavirus cases and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollar shorts , all cut last week .
In light of the many risks that are caused by the global pandemic , it highlights the risk of betting on the currency .
Thus , the V-shaped recovery and the trillions of dollars in bonuses have intensified the reflation trade over protective assets such as the dollar throughout the summer .
Yet even though pandemic controls threaten to smother economic green shootings , the recent political meeting of the Federal Reserve stopped short of any meaningful moves for further stimulus .
Investors supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Covid and made positive wages on stocks , especially in view of the strong turnaround on the market in 2020 .
But now , the IT market , led by new short positions , has become one of the main risk-taking by hedge funds in these last weeks .

by Eseandre Mordi
The number of speculative positions in US dollars decreased by 30%. This suggests that investors are waiting for market to become volatile.
Reduction Of Dollar Positions
Hedge funds that have racked the highest bets against the dollar in nearly 3 years are expected to be squeezed headlong. Certain hedge fund managers are betting on the stocks with the expectation that the profits of the firm will fade sooner than anticipated by many investors.
The estimates of the currency’s downturn as a global leading haven look premature in markets on the verge of resurgent coronavirus cases and a contested US presidential election. We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Multi-year tops of dollar shorts, all cut last week. In light of the many risks that are caused by the global pandemic, it highlights the risk of betting on the currency.
Dollar As a Safe Haven
Thus, the V-shaped recovery and the trillions of dollars in bonuses have intensified the reflation trade over protective assets such as the dollar throughout the summer. Yet even though pandemic controls threaten to smother economic green shootings, the recent political meeting of the Federal Reserve stopped short of any meaningful moves for further stimulus.
Investors supported the winners of an economical battle against the Covid and made positive wages on stocks, especially in view of the strong turnaround on the market in 2020. But now, the IT market, led by new short positions, has become one of the main risk-taking by hedge funds in these last weeks.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--US Public Debt Now Exceeds Economic Output, US Budget Gap Triples to Record $3.1 Trillion on Virus R

US Public Debt Now Exceeds Economic Output, US Budget Gap Triples to Record $3.1 Trillion on Virus Relief (M2 Velocity Crashes To All-time Low)

This is a nightmare .
A nightmare on Constitution Avenue .
( Bloomberg ) — The U.S. budget deficit more than tripled to a record $ 3.1 trillion in the latest fiscal year on the government ’ s massive spending aimed at softening the blow from the coronavirus pandemic .
The increase brought the deficit as a share of gross domestic product to 16 % in the year ending in September , the largest since 1945 , a Treasury Department report showed Friday .
At the end of the financial crisis in 2009 , the ratio was close to 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Investors have handed the government ultra-low borrowing costs to finance the spending , resulting in a 9 % drop in federal interest payments during the year .
But the national debt is now bigger than the size of the economy , and it could be almost double GDP by 2050 as an aging population places more demands on Social Security and Medicare , according to the Congressional Budget Office .
The risk is that in the long term , rising debt could end up sparking inflation and repelling investors if the market becomes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Powell and other officials say eventually the debt trajectory will need to be addressed , but now isn ’ t the time to worry because unemployment remains high and the pandemic has crushed many businesses , warranting further support for the economy .
While the central bank cut the benchmark interest rate to near zero in March and expects to keep borrowing costs very low likely for years to come , lawmakers remain deadlocked over additional fiscal aid ahead of the Nov. 3 election .
The report showed federal spending jumped 47.3 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , driven by increased outlays for unemployment compensation and small businesses that were approved by President Donald Trump and Congress .
Government revenue declined 1.2 % as receipts from individual and corporate income taxes fell .
Underscoring the massive fiscal relief efforts this year , the Treasury ’ s report showed $ 275 billion in outlays for federal additional unemployment compensation that included the now-expired $ 600 supplemental weekly jobless payments .
Spending for state unemployment benefits totaled nearly $ 196 billion in the fiscal year .
Spending on national defense went from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifth in 2020 as pandemic-induced spending resulted in larger spending for income security , health and Medicare .
As Congress and the Administration continue the spending splurge , what are the odds that spending ( and borrowing ) will decline after Covid recedes ?
Especially with declining money velocity and exploding public debt .

by confoundedinterest17
This is a nightmare. A nightmare on Constitution Avenue.
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. budget deficit more than tripled to a record $3.1 trillion in the latest fiscal year on the government’s massive spending aimed at softening the blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
The increase brought the deficit as a share of gross domestic product to 16% in the year ending in September, the largest since 1945, a Treasury Department report showed Friday. At the end of the financial crisis in 2009, the ratio was close to 10% before slowly narrowing through 2015.
Investors have handed the government ultra-low borrowing costs to finance the spending, resulting in a 9% drop in federal interest payments during the year. But the national debt is now bigger than the size of the economy, and it could be almost double GDP by 2050 as an aging population places more demands on Social Security and Medicare, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The risk is that in the long term, rising debt could end up sparking inflation and repelling investors if the market becomes too saturated. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other officials say eventually the debt trajectory will need to be addressed, but now isn’t the time to worry because unemployment remains high and the pandemic has crushed many businesses, warranting further support for the economy.
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While the central bank cut the benchmark interest rate to near zero in March and expects to keep borrowing costs very low likely for years to come, lawmakers remain deadlocked over additional fiscal aid ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
The report showed federal spending jumped 47.3% to $6.55 trillion in fiscal 2020, driven by increased outlays for unemployment compensation and small businesses that were approved by President Donald Trump and Congress. Government revenue declined 1.2% as receipts from individual and corporate income taxes fell.
Underscoring the massive fiscal relief efforts this year, the Treasury’s report showed $275 billion in outlays for federal additional unemployment compensation that included the now-expired $600 supplemental weekly jobless payments. Spending for state unemployment benefits totaled nearly $196 billion in the fiscal year.
Spending on national defense went from the second-largest outlay in fiscal 2019 to fifth in 2020 as pandemic-induced spending resulted in larger spending for income security, health and Medicare.
As Congress and the Administration continue the spending splurge, what are the odds that spending (and borrowing) will decline after Covid recedes? Especially with declining money velocity and exploding public debt.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-18--China’s Oil Imports Are Falling

China’s Oil Imports Are Falling

China , which has been on an oil-buying binge since the start of the pandemic , is now retreating as storage space fills up and demand for fuels in the regions it exports them to remains weak .
In the final quarter of the year , Chinese crude oil imports could shed 14.5 percent from the third-quarter levels , equal to 1.7 million bpd , Reuters reported , citing IHS Markit associate director Shi Fenglei .
China began to stock up on cheap oil immediately after the benchmarks crashed following Saudi Arabia ’ s declaration of what was effectively a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the initial spread of the coronavirus .
Traders and refiners continued buying until reports emerged that China ’ s oil storage may be close to filling up .
Despite these reports , however , strong buying continued until the end of the third quarter , with the September average up 2.1 percent on August at 11.8 million bpd .
This increase was helped by new refining capacity coming online in the independent refinery segment , as teapots still have unused import quotas they rushed to fill .
But now , quotas are running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spell another oil price decline .
“ The recovery in China ’ s demand has been very , very strong , and so if you remove part of that strength , that would have a bearish impact on the ( global oil ) market , ” NAB ’ s head of commodity research , Lachlan Shaw , told Reuters .
According to the report , China ’ s average daily rate of crude oil imports stood at 11.36 million bpd in the second quarter of the year and 11.68 million bpd in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it would be state energy giants that will keep on buying cheap foreign oil as the independents wrap their purchases for the year .
Refiners , state and private alike , are also cutting run rates because of the excess supply of fuels that , combined with slow demand growth , has shrunk margins .

By Irina Slav
China, which has been on an oil-buying binge since the start of the pandemic, is now retreating as storage space fills up and demand for fuels in the regions it exports them to remains weak.
In the final quarter of the year, Chinese crude oil imports could shed 14.5 percent from the third-quarter levels, equal to 1.7 million bpd, Reuters reported, citing IHS Markit associate director Shi Fenglei.
China began to stock up on cheap oil immediately after the benchmarks crashed following Saudi Arabia’s declaration of what was effectively a price war against Russia that coincided with the initial spread of the coronavirus. Traders and refiners continued buying until reports emerged that China’s oil storage may be close to filling up.
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Despite these reports, however, strong buying continued until the end of the third quarter, with the September average up 2.1 percent on August at 11.8 million bpd. This increase was helped by new refining capacity coming online in the independent refinery segment, as teapots still have unused import quotas they rushed to fill. But now, quotas are running out, too, and this could spell another oil price decline.
“The recovery in China’s demand has been very, very strong, and so if you remove part of that strength, that would have a bearish impact on the (global oil) market,” NAB’s head of commodity research, Lachlan Shaw, told Reuters.
According to the report, China’s average daily rate of crude oil imports stood at 11.36 million bpd in the second quarter of the year and 11.68 million bpd in the third quarter. In the current quarter, it would be state energy giants that will keep on buying cheap foreign oil as the independents wrap their purchases for the year. Refiners, state and private alike, are also cutting run rates because of the excess supply of fuels that, combined with slow demand growth, has shrunk margins.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com