perceptions_now wrote on Aug 13^th, 2015 at 3:03pm:


Well, the omens haven't been good for a while, But Reality MAY now finally be catching up -
Over night, the US DOW closed DOWn 358 points (2.06%) AND much of Europe was also down over 2%, to finish @ 16,990.
Today, the OZ market has crashed again, particularly over the last hour or so & the All Ords is now down just over 100 points @ 5,193.
Today, US DOW Futures have also taken a dive over the last hour or so and US futures are now down some 136 points.

It seems "the Nellies are again becoming VERY NERVOUS"!

Well, it seems that the "raw nerves" & "Real Realities" are now beginning to show!

The DOW went Down again overnight, this time by 531 points (3.13%) , to finish @ 16,460.
And, much of Europe went down around 3%

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http://www.investing.com/indices/major-indices

The VIX Volatility index has risen substantially over recent days, with a nearly 50% increase yesterday alone & it now stands @ 28.
http://www.investing.com/indices/volatility-s-p-500

OZ was also down again yesterday, by 71 points & now stands @ 5,225.
http://www.tradingroom.com.au/apps/index.ac

Given the results overnight, further substantial falls are likely in OZ next week, particularly on Monday & particularly if the DOW Futures shows up further falls on Monday!
The Timing of crashes is always "somewhat difficult", But it would appear the "end game scenario" is now certainly sooner, rather than later! 

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 2:28pm:


Yes, it seems we are now in the final phase, so the "end game scenario's" are likely sooner, rather than later!

Whilst timing for this sort of event, is extremely difficult, as there are a myriad of players & a myriad of possible inputs, the final "end game scenario's" have been pretty much set in concrete for  quite some time, just awaiting the final show to start up, which I think is now underway.
So, I think it is likely that the main show will commence before the end of this year or the end of next year, at the latest! 
But, of one thing I am certain, the "end game" has commenced!

 

Despite SOME possible outside interference (from the PPT &/or FedRes) a little while ago, the US DOW Futures is now down some 670 points.
http://www.investing.com/indices/us-30-futures-advanced-chart

The session overnight (OZ time) will be "interesting"!?

Btw, much of Europe is down around 4-5%.

John_Taverner wrote on Aug 25^th, 2015 at 8:43am:


Perhaps, you MAY be even happier?!

IF the "end game scenario's" go on, as I suspect they MAY, then the final outcomes could see Local & Global share markets head down some 50-90%!?

China likely to drag the world into global recession, Citigroup says

China is sliding into recession and the leadership will not respond quickly enough with large-scale fiscal policies that could avoid a major slowdown and stimulate demand, Citigroup's top economist Willem Buiter said.

The only thing to stop a Chinese recession, which the former external member of the Bank of England defines as 4 per cent growth on "the mendacious official data" for a year, is a consumption-oriented fiscal stimulus program funded by central government and monetised by the People's Bank of China, Buiter said.
"Despite the economy crying out for it, the Chinese leadership is not ready for this," said Buiter, the man who coined the term "Grexit" during the Greek debt crisis.

China "is an economy that's sliding into recession," the renowned chief economist at Citigroup told a media call hosted Thursday by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Premier Li is seeking to defend a 7 per cent economic growth goal at a time when concern over slowing demand in China is fuelling volatility in global markets. The true rate of expansion "is probably something closer to 4.5 per cent, or less," Buiter said.

Data accuracy
Some economists and investors have long questioned the accuracy of China's official growth data.The median estimate of 11 economists surveyed by Bloomberg earlier this month put China's first-half GDP growth rate at 6.3 per cent, compared with the official figure of 7 per cent.

The boom and bust in the Shanghai Composite Index, which more than doubled in about a year before a selloff erased $7 trillion in market value in two months, is raising questions about "the competence of the Chinese authorities as managers of the macro economy," Buiter said.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/china-likely-to-drag-the-world-into-g...
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Well, I don't know what questions are being raised, BUT there are certainly massive question marks over many issues & much of what Governments & CB's are doing, IS VERY QUESTIONABLE!

The facts are that the major drivers of Global Economic Growth are now going into Decline AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANY GOVERNMENT OR CENTRAL BANK CAN DO TO CHANGE THAT DIRECTION!

Those major Economic Drivers being -
1) Demographics
2) Energy
3) An almost Perfect Global Climate

So, Governments & C/B's are simply going to have to CHANGE THEIR STANDARD PRACTICE OF REQUIRING GROWTH & THEY WILL NOW HAVE TO ENSURE WE ALL LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS!

In other words, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS UNLIMITED GROWTH AND WE ARE NOW AT THE LIMITS OF MANY THINGS WHICH PREVIOUSLY DROVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, SO WE MUST ALL NOW PULL OUR HEADS IN & THAT INCLUDES POLITICIANS, THE WEALTHY, BIG BUSINESS, UNIONS & THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE LIVE OFF ENTITLEMENTS, TO WHICH THEY MAY NOT BE ENTITLED! 

perceptions_now wrote on Aug 28^th, 2015 at 6:22pm:

Well, I would suggest, it is safe to conclude that "normal" DOW trading is being tracked & "corrected" when "required", as was evidenced a "few" times last night, when the DOW dropped by 120 points @ 1.40 EDT & again by 115 @ 3.42 EDT, before rebounding again, to close down only 12 points for the day!

Given recent volatility, these spikes on the last trading day prior to the weekend, would seem "somewhat unusual", to say the least!