Month: August 2018

China’s contribution to global growth is equal to US/EU/Japan combined; Goldman – A 10% tariff across the board on all China imports into the US, results in a 15% hit to S&P 500 earnings

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China’s contribution to global growth is equal to US/EU/Japan combined 📈; so trade wars will have big consequences: eg does it cause their credit bubble to pop: China’s total credit mkt debt has gone from $7T–>$34T in 9 yrs. $3T in foreign reserves is no cushion now. https://twitter.com/MI_Investments/status/1025407167627554817   A 10% tariff across the board … Read more

As Government Prepares to Seize Land from White Farmers, Barack Obama Congratulates South Africa on Being an Inspiration

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by Chris Black I recently wrote an article about the situation in South Africa, a formerly first-world country under “apartheid”,  that is currently struggling between 2nd and 3rd world status and it’s on a path to civil war and maybe white genocide. You can check the article here: South Africa Moves to Change Constitution To … Read more

Why are Prominent Investors Buying Farmland?

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by Daniel Carter There isn’t much better advice than that of a successful investor. It’s hard to imagine a professional with more skin in the game than an investor. When they are wrong about their analysis of this crazy and complicated world, they lose money – usually in front of the critical gaze of the public. … Read more

Mopping Up Liquidity – The Fed Accelerates its QE Unwind

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The Fed’s QE Unwind – “balance sheet normalization,” as it calls this – is accelerating toward cruising speed. The first 12 months of the QE unwind, which started in October 2017, are the ramp-up period – just like there was the “Taper” during the final 12 months of QE. The plan … Read more

HUGE- Judicial Watch gets new Steele FBI docs.

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by TFittonJW Judicial Watch gets new Steele documents from FBI. Confirm FBI “closed” Steele relationship because “CHS confirmed to outside third party that CHS has a confidential relationship with FBI.” Steele “admonished” in 2/16. Docs suggest Steele payments. Heavily redacted. Here is the link to the docs: https://www.judicialwatch.org/document-archive/jw-v-doj-00916-fbi-communications/

Suddenly, Everywhere You Look, Signs of a Real Estate Market at Peak Bubble

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via marketwatch: So far this year, the 30-year-fixed has averaged 4.43% Rates for home loans surged along with the broader fixed-income market, pressuring mortgage affordability again even as housing market growth falters. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.60% in the August 2 week, according to weekly data from mortgage provider Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged … Read more

Four Recession Indicators Blinking Red

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by Daniel Carter We are coming up on the longest economic expansion in recorded history, which means we should all be acutely aware of anything that might derail it. The permabull will tell you that economic expansions don’t die from old age, but that doesn’t change the fact that their lifespan is almost always shorter than … Read more

Every U.S. Valuation Milestone Since 1781, Including Apple’s Rise to $1 Trillion

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by visualcapitalist The market has been buzzing about Apple’s $1 trillion market valuation. It’s an incredible amount of wealth creation in any context – but getting to 12 zeros is especially impressive when you consider that Apple was just 90 days from declaring bankruptcy in 1997. Today’s chart shows this milestone – as well as many of the … Read more

Starbucks, Microsoft & ICE Partner To Use Bitcoin

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RTD News keeps you up to date on what’s happening around the globe. Thanks for watching this important update, “#Starbucks, #Microsoft & #ICE Partner To Use #Bitcoin”. Here is today’s articles mentioned in this news update: 1. Starbucks teams with Microsoft, global exchange on new cryptocurrency that can use Bitcoin to buy Frappuccinos https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/03/starb…

NRA says it is in financial trouble, may cease to exist

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via rollingstone: The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, and that it could soon “be unable to exist… or pursue its advocacy mission.” (Read the NRA’s legal complaint at the bottom of this story.) The reason, according to the NRA filing, is not … Read more

Zimbabwe Elections Results – NWO Take the Win After Vote Delay Comes In!

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by Thinker Did the military just “rig” the Zimbabwean election for their preferred candidate, Mngangwa of Zanu PF? Why does this keep happening in African? There are some urgent lessons that Africans wanting to change the continent need to learn in the unfolding Zimbabwe Crisis! https://youtu.be/4EZztQ7u2es The decision was already made for president in Zimbabwe, … Read more

54 Years Ago Today, Gov’t and Media Created & Spread ‘Fake News’ to Start the Vietnam War

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via thefreethoughtproject: If you are to believe the official story, one of America’s deadliest wars in history, Vietnam, was started after the United States had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin in the South China Sea. However, over the past 54 years, a deluge of information and government officials have come forward showing that … Read more

‘The Civil Rights Movement Has Turned Into the Civil Rights Industry’ — Writer Explains Why He Walked Away From Dems (VIDEO)

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M. Adrian Norman, the founder of Right of Center Blog, explained in a video why he walked away from the Democratic Party and will “never ever” vote Democrat again. “The civil rights movement has turned into the civil rights industry,” Norman began. He spoke about his annoyance that there are political leaders that only want to get … Read more

Japanese Gov’t bonds going up. If they hit even 1%. 100% of tax revenue will be needed to pay only interest on debt

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Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, In a world full of reckless and extreme monetary policy, Japan no doubt takes the cake. The country has total debt of more than ONE QUADRILLION YEN (around $10 trillion) pushing its debt-to-GDP ratio to a whopping 224% – that puts it ahead of financial basket case Greece, whose debt-to-GDP is … Read more