via CNBC: Passive investments control about 60% of the equity assets, while quantitative funds — those relying on trend-following models instead of fundamental research — now account for 20% of the market share, according to estimates from J.P. Morgan. Passive funds have attracted $39 billion of inflows so far this year, whereas active funds lost … Read more
by jhadj US govt to provide aid program – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/trump-says-us-farmers-to-get-15-billion-in-aid-amid-china-trade-war-idUSKCN1SJ22Z and at the same time China may increase purchases on USA agriculture products “We’re holding back on tariffs and they’re going to buy farm products,” Trump told a news conference after a two-day summit of the Group of 20 in Osaka, western Japan. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-summit-trump/trump-says-agreed-us-wont-raise-tariffs-china-will-buy-us-farm-goods-idUSKCN1TU08B … Read more
by AssuredlyAThrowAway https://youtu.be/oVCgCHnmjSY Beyond that, police officers openly engaging in a conspiracy to frame a suspect is a terrifying act of corruption and serves as a prime example as to why body cameras should be mandatory (and resist to end user tampering) for every police department in the United States.
Abe Lincoln; “The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes… As a … Read more
by axolotl_peyotl Unfortunately for the career debunkers, the latest PV revelations have now attracted the attention of Congress, and at this point this story is simply not going to go away. Google’s long propensity for manipulation and censorship has reached a fevered pitch, and it’s clear we’ve hit the breaking point. We are at a crossroads. … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Deep in contraction: Looks to be below 2008 levels: So looks like the current tariffs remain. As previously suggested, the US President is narrowly focused on the money he’s collecting, as the tariffs remove $US net financial assets from the global economy and discourages transactions with the US. That is, it all … Read more
It is not every day that a business has to invest in new equipment, but when it does, there is the necessity of going for a solution that will provide them with a stellar performance. This primarily means going for a top brand item in the market, which in all evaluations is never going to … Read more
European Heat Wave Shatters June Records in 6 Nations and France Set a New All-Time Record A major heat wave continues over western Europe. The all-time record highs for June have already been topped in six European nations. An area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere is responsible for the extreme heat. A heat … Read more
The recalls include consumer fireworks brands under dozens of product names. All were made in China. Tens of thousands of fireworks are being recalled for packing too big of a bang. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the “overloaded fireworks can result in a greater than expected explosion, posing explosion and burn hazards … Read more
Authored by Jot Dantong Ma via MacroPolo.org, Since the first shot in the US-China trade war was fired in March 2018, markets have gyrated and negotiations have sputtered. Yet few have closely examined the extent of China’s retaliatory tariffs on US exports, and more importantly, what a full-blown trade war could mean for US exports. As of today, … Read more