Month: March 2018

Powell Optimism Belies Data

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Throwing the stock market a bone #Powell walked back his hawkish tone saying no evidence the economy is overheating. Apart from the fact that economies don't overheat from too much growth, the facts show the confidence inspired Trump bump is already fading and growth is stalling. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) March 1, 2018

Report: Following Algorithm Change, President Trump’s Facebook Engagement Dropped by 45%

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by Chris Black According to a recent report, engagement on President Trump’s Facebook posts has declined by a whopping 45% following the social network’s algorithm change announced by Zuckerberg himself via a FB post. Facebook and other social media companies, including Google owned YouTube and Twitter started a massive crackdown on their conservative users in … Read more

Big Alphabetical List of Banned YouTube Channels

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It’s useful to see what content “ThemTube” finds dangerous and to find to help spur a shift to alternative platforms to view truth-tellers and controversial researchers. BIG LIST According to Joe Adamic Amethyst AmericanEveryman animal farm Anti-School aplaintruth Arthur Koestler Back to the Constitution Barry Soetoro Blackstone Bombard’s Body Language Brave New World Charles Walton … Read more

Russia: ‘New Hypersonic Missile Can Rip Us Air Defenses Apart’

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by stockboardasset Russian President Vladimir Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday to deliver a stern warning to the United States that Russia possesses hypersonic weapons that can render NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system completely “useless.” “Efforts to contain Russia have failed, face it,” Putin declared in a two-hour speech at his annual state of the nation … Read more

As a Matter of INTEREST, Talk of Inflation Fear, the Fed’s Perfect Unwind, Concern about Wages is ALL Economic Denial

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by David Haggith The Federal Reserve is now hacking its own zombie recovery to death and eating it by reversing the actions it employed to create this artificially supported recovery. Each time the Fed unwinds its balance sheet, 10-year bond rates recoil, and the stock market dances along in countermoves and wild swings. The main theme … Read more

GOOGLE & FACEBOOK: supping with the Devil and bidding for the White House

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by John Ward “Please read the guidance safety very carefully,” suggested Google translate, “as the manufacturer does not comply with instructions”. Novel, but not entirely reassuring.  I was learning to use a cafetière – at last. When I stopped drinking coffee forty years ago, there was Nescafé or Maxwell House in tins of powder. But having … Read more

The New German Political Hawk?

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by Martin Armstrong The German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was being touted as a possible successor to Merkel. She has spoken at the Munich Security Conference stating that there must be “the common will to actually use the military weight when circumstances require it.” Leyen has come out saying that Germany should no … Read more

Swedish Central Bank Voice Alarm

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by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hi Martin, Yesterday the Swedish Riksbank Chairman Stefan Ingves went on prime time TV expressing fear that public authorities are losing control over the Swedish currency! He also on prime time TV asked rhetorically -We have asked our self what is money?! Can you believe that!? What the heck is going … Read more

A Great Big Warning Sign

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via SCHIFFGOLD Jerome Powell came out pretty hawkish in his public debut yesterday. The new Federal Reserve chairman said he sees little risk of recession and reaffirmed plans to continue tightening the money supply through interest rate increases and quantitative tightening. My personal outlook for the economy has strengthened since December. I don’t see [the recession … Read more

Chinese Economy To Slow This Year

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via Danske Bank The official Chinese PMI manufacturing fell sharply in February from 51.3 to 50.3 (Consensus 51.1). While there could be some distortion due to Chinese New Year, the decline is nevertheless so big that it is still likely to be more than just noise. However, while we expect the Chinese economy to slow this … Read more

UK gas running out in cold weather

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It’s happening. National Grid has warned it may not have enough gas to meet UK demand on Thursday due to the extreme weather conditions and supply issues. It issued a “gas deficit warning” early on Thursday following “significant supply losses”. Shortages could affect industrial users as the Grid tries to balance supply and demand by … Read more