Stock Market Crash Avoided or Still Imminent?
Today on the Janssen Report: I have been alluding to a stock market crash over the past years, sort of expecting it to happen before the end of this decade. Although I have always stated that one cannot be sure about the timing of such an event, it does seem to …
Economy is bust, markets and politics are fake; welcome to the real world!
Bread & games are presented to us in the incredibly awkward presidential elections right now. But does it really matter who becomes president? Isn’t it the big business interests that run the show anyway (see clip of George Carlin I start off with)? The official institutions are putting out bogus …
Anarchapulco conference & further destabilization of markets, EU banks. What about the US?
A quick Janssen Report recorded on the plane on my way to the Anarchapulco conference in Acapulco, Mexico. The global economy has been off to a rough start this year (surprise, anyone?). The stock markets in Europe, US and Asia are experiencing a lot of turbulence and a crash is …
Further Federal Reserve rate hike to strike a major blow to Equity Markets?
Today on The Janssen Report: let’s discuss a 2016 further Federal Reserve rate hike. A major fallacy has been the idea that the Federal Reserve could stimulate the real economy with their massive money printing (quantitative easing) and near-zero and zero-interest rate policies (NIRP and ZIRP) of the past years. Especially …
Economic Collapse Warnings Going Mainstream: World Drowning in Debt, Mass Default, Market Bloodbath
Today on The Janssen Report: more and more warnings of economic collapse are surfacing in the mainstream media. Here’s a few: “The world is drowning in debt, warns Goldman Sachs”, “Liquidity drought could spark market bloodbath, warns IIF”, “Negative interest rates put world on course for biggest mass default in …
Stock Markets on Quicksand: Alarming Credit Market Destabilization Will Hit Equities
Today on The Janssen Report (#102): destabilizing credit markets will likely hurt the stock markets as they are increasingly fueled by, indeed, cheap credit. Low interest rate policies of the central banks have made it easy to make money with borrowed money, which we can derive from the incredible growth …
Alibaba IPO: Stock Market Prodigy or Bubble in the Making?
Today on The Janssen Report (#75): my thoughts on the Alibaba IPO – I think it’s overvalued. Share with me what you think. How is this better or more sustainable than Facebook, Twitter or Amazon? Well, they are profitable! They look like a cashflow power house. But they have no …
Market Bubbles Slowly Gaining Recognition from Mainstream Economists and Media
Today on The Janssen Report (#67): even mainstream economists and academics are starting to show their concern about the bubbles in the markets, which might be considered a small breakthrough. Stock investor credit balances are at massively negative levels indicating a huge increase in borrowing due to the cheap money …
Equity Market Crash Looming: the Overwhelming Evidence
Today on The Janssen Report (#55): 23 charts provide indications for an overheated equity market(see source Jesse Colombo, Forbes.com) bound to crash.I hope my brief explanation is understandable for most people. But before we dive in: Happy 4th of July to all Americans out there! I’ve warned about asset bubbles for quite some …
Central banks and the Death Cross: fueling equity markets as World GDP declines
Today on The Janssen Report (#52): According to a report by the OMFIF (the ‘Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum’), central banks and other public institutions around the world have invested over 29 trillion dollars in equity markets and other investment vehicles. So now it has come to light that …