By Michael Snyder Most Americans do not understand this, but the truth is that the Federal Reserve has far more power over the U.S. economy than anyone else does, and that includes Donald Trump. Politicians tend to get the credit or the blame for how the economy is performing, but in reality it is an … Read more
BREAKING: UK Parliament approves bill authorizing government to trigger EU exit process by March 31. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 13, 2017 Brexit Bill passes through Parliament Theres May rules out Independence Refernedum before Brexit Scottish First Minister has vowed to hold second referendum Nicola Sturgeon to demand EU deal for Scotland MPs and … Read more
https://youtu.be/XMN6cCWqUBo It used to be a severe illness could bankrupt you. Now the insurance can. Why is it Liberal ideas always make us poorer and more dependent? — Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) March 13, 2017 Watch: CNN Feed Goes Dead As Obamacare Victims Begin Speaking – MILO NEWS Not the first time CNN has cut … Read more
The Most Broadly Over-Valued Moment In Market History via @hussmanjp pic.twitter.com/wEF83JUPfe — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 13, 2017 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/841304382025191424 Number of Short Biased Hedge Funds 2016: 182015: 232014: 272013: 282012: 312011: 422010: 462009: 522008: 282007: 17 HFR data — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) March 11, 2017 An all-time high for the market while the Fed is tightening … Read more
By Gabrielle Seunagal Iowa Republican, Steve King attracted criticism after posting a tweet which read the following: “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” The statement is open ended, mildly confusing, and leaves a plethora of room for interpretation. King would have done well to clarify exactly what people he believes falls into … Read more
by Umar Farooq 1.Commercial and Industrial loans. After ballooning relentlessly for six years straight, C&I loans have now been stalled for four months in a row. They edged down to $2.1 trillion in the week ended February 15. That’s where they’d first stood on October 19. 2. Auto production is falling sharply … Read more
by Pamela Williams All of you, who are crying over the firing of New York Southern District Federal Prosecutor, Preet Bharara, should remind yourselves he had dragged his feet long enough on the Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, and Clinton Foundation investigations. A hearing was to take place on March 7, 2016, as Judicial Watch had requested … Read more
by Pamela Williams Thank the Lord for Judicial Watch. They operate quietly in the background, but nothing gets by them when it comes to crimes within the Government. They are working overtime right now. They have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Department of Justice and the Department … Read more
https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/840730146311135234 Go away and never come back @drbetulsayan and take all your Turkish fans from The Netherlands with you please. #byebye https://t.co/FLKFNX2XGm — Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) March 11, 2017 The Netherlands sought help from the German govt last night, but was denied. “Germany wants to avoid escalation in Germany at all cost” The Netherlands refused … Read more
by David Haggith Many of the 2017 economic headwinds I’ve described will hit during the Ides of March, just as the Trump stock-market Rally shows signs of topping out. This might not be the Great Epocalypse — not all at once anyway — but a large and likely correction is looming. I think the bear is about to be let out of his … Read more