Interesting Market News and Views from Global Financial Markets-7

1) Why terrorism has a limited impact on markets - The Economist (blog)

From www.economist.com - November 17, 6:28 PM

One-off attacks merely shift economic activity from one period to another; long-term campaigns are another matter"

2)Japan's Stock Market Shrugs Off Recession Worries - Bloomberg

From www.bloomberg.com - November 17, 6:30 PM

If Japan’s economy is in trouble, you wouldn’t know it from the stock market."

3) How the Stench of Deflation Fouls the Market Air - Investorplace.com

From investorplace.com - November 16, 9:49 PM

Deciding how the economy will react to an expected rate hike is difficult. Here's how we can invest while waiting for the Fed's details"

4) Investing For Income: Combining Preferred Shares With Bond ETFs - Seeking Alpha

From seekingalpha.com - November 16, 9:05 PM

Preferred shares can carry call risk or may have no final maturity.Investors can plan for the long-term yield from the shares, accounting for default risk, and avoid shares that trade at premiums to c..."

5) Putting Einstein to work for your investing future - MarketWatch

From www.marketwatch.com - November 16, 9:03 PM

No matter what your age, or how much or little money you have, you can put one of Albert Einstein's insights to work for you. Compound interest, which was famously cited by Einstein as one of the wonders of the world."

6) Jim Cramer: Why the Fed Is the Stock Market's Enemy Right Now - TheStreet.com

From www.thestreet.com - November 16, 9:04 PM

With heighten speculation the Fed will raise rates in December, Cramer weighs in on why the Fed is the market's adversary."

The Very Scary Rising Wedge on the US Stock Market S and P 500 Index

This is a chart originally highlighted on Stocktwits.com, the rising wedge on the S and P 500 with eerie parallels to 2000 and 2008. What is worth noting here is the current rising wedge is much bigger than that observed in 2000 or 2008. The consequences could be severe as and when the break occurs and could trigger a major bear market:

Are we staring down at the great depression of the 21 st century?

Some key Indicators are painting a tell tale sign of another great depression:
Lets take a look at a few charts courtesy yahoo finance and marketwatch.com:
1) Despite all the talk of interest rates going up from a phase out of the FED's #QE policies bond prices have moved up with yields about to head down in a big way:


2) The baltic dry index (#bdi) despite its recent rally is over 95% below its all time peak it hit in 2008. Global shipping woes despite a so called economic recovery!


3) #Gold continues to spiral down and is well over 40% down from its all time high's:



4) The #dollar is becoming king again as the #Euro collapses which could result in the liquidation of carry trades:




5) #Oil has absolutely collapsed down over 50% from highs it hit just a year ago:




These developments taken together with ongoing bear markets in several key asset classes , new lows for the velocity of money and surging margin debt make the great depression (#greatdep) of the 21 st century inevitable.

Here Comes the Next Great Depression http://t.co/cQF4NjqdgY pic.twitter.com/HX39QHBcAv

— samuelR (@RajveerRawlin) September 4, 2015