Valentin Schmid
The Epoch Times
New York, NY, United States
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James Altucher on the Coming Stock Market Boom
In his newsletter and blog Altucher Confidential, maverick investor and author James Altucher usually focuses on out-of-the-box investments like bitcoin, obscure pharma stocks, or buying a laundromat But the common stock market is not beyond him. An eternal optimist, James came during the depths of the last crisis in 2009 to predict a fantastic run … → Read More
Whose Trade War Is It Anyway?
Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. → Read More
What Democratic Socialists Don’t Get
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The Hidden Risk of a Trade Deficit Reduction
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Bitcoin, the Next Level
There are many ways to measure the value of bitcoin, but most proponents of the decentralized cryptocurrency agree that the more people use it, the higher its value will be. One of the reasons bitcoin’s market capitalization is only $145 billion is that not many people are using it as currency. While millions have opened … → Read More
A New Way to Win a Trade War
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There Is Plenty to Worry About in Stocks
The stock market has been misbehaving in 2018, and the erstwhile pattern of 2 to 3 percent corrections followed by new highs has been broken. First, there was a 12 percent mini-crash, then a rally, then another drawdown—and no new high, at least not yet. Most pundits think this is just a repeat of the … → Read More
The Trade Game
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Regulation Is Central Planning
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Bitcoin: It’s Not Over Yet
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What’s Next for US Stocks
Investors spend hours crunching numbers and economic fundamentals, price-to-earnings ratios, and relative valuations. But at the end of the day, they trust their gut the most. “This market’s current temperament feels so much like either Japan in 1989 or the United States in 1999. And the events that have transpired so far this January make … → Read More
The False Allure of Bubble Economics
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The Fed’s Boom and Bust
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Why Banks Love War
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US Tax Cut and Rate Hikes Threaten China Currency
Seven was the line in the sand. But the Chinese yuan never crossed that line vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar. It only crept up to 6.96 yuan per dollar on Dec. 16, 2016, before starting an impressive comeback, down to 6.5 in the middle of this year. Last year was a bad one for the Chinese … → Read More
The Cash on the Sidelines Myth
Although the returns aren’t bitcoin-like, the good old stock market is up 19 percent this year, with the S&P 500 closing at fresh all-time highs almost daily. And despite sky-high valuations, many pundits believe there is room to go higher. One of the most common arguments stock investors use is that “there is a lot … → Read More
Is Bitcoin Just a Brilliant Wealth Redistribution Scheme?
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Bitcoin Basics With Tone Vays
NEW YORK—You think about exponential growth, you think about bitcoin. But it’s not only the price that’s going up exponentially—nearly 1,000 percent this year. Bitcoin analyst and trader Tone Vays has grown his Twitter following from less than 10,000 in the summer to over 60,000 in December. His secret to Twitter success: He called nearly … → Read More
The Cracks in China’s Economy
The Chinese regime is getting serious about reform, and this is unsettling for financial markets. → Read More
Who’s Responsible for the Booming Economy?
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