From Birch Gold Group Since WW2 the U.S. has witnessed eleven economic recessions. During this time economists have noticed an interesting trend: all those past recessions, except for one in 1960, were preceded by an increase in the price of oil. …
by Ruby Henley Blackwater founder Erik Prince, ex-CIA officer John Maguire, and Oliver North are advising President Trump to create his own private global spy network, which would report directly to him and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. At this point, …
Greenspan: Tax overhaul will do ‘very little’ for growth; inflation is biggest danger Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan said the Republican-sponsored tax overhaul plan will do “very little” for economic growth. Instead, he said in an interview with CNBC that …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCTDbbDwy_o Freedom Caucus Members Push To Hold Hillary and the FBI Accountable During Powerful Press Conference. ~~ Links: 1) http://thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/f… 2) Thumbnail image – Rep Matt Gaetz.jpg Fox News, http://thegatewaypundit.com 3) Music – Youtube Audio Library “Ambient Ambulance” https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/ VIDEO: …
By Michael Snyder Either the Republicans are going to give Democrats virtually everything that they want, or the federal government will shut down at the end of the day on Friday. We have been through this process time after time, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5mZ-SPCFC8 Trump Just Uncovered Elizabeth Warren Stole $5 BIL From Taxpayers – What She Did With It Will Make You SICK! ~~ Links: 1) https://freedomdaily.com/trump-just 2) Thumbnail image – 1-17-1200×630 (1).jpg Warren, https://freedomdaily.com 3) Music – Youtube Audio Library “Ambient …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Accounting irregularities” If you’re holding shares or bonds of a company, such as Steinhoff International Holdings — which acquired Mattress Firm Holding in 2016, Sherwood Bedding in 2017, and a bunch of other companies — well, …
by Dr. Eowyn The Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) of 1995 requires Congress and legislative branch entities to follow many of the same employment and workplace laws applied to private business and the rest of the Federal Government. In all, 13 civil rights, …
The complete failure of this system is being exposed. The amount of leverage has always, every single time, caused a crisis to expand faster and harder then originally thought. There are no soft landings, Janet Yellen. Only crashes, loss of …
By Chris Black Eastern Europeans have a saying: we’ve just got out communism, after 45 years of Hell, only to discover that the West is marching (this time benevolently) into the same hellhole we’ve just managed to escape from. …
Quantitative Easing (QE) and Equity and Credit Performance pic.twitter.com/bPE6kXGSiN — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 5, 2017 CenBanks are the biggest risk to asset prices and the global economy. El-Erian's preview of major central banks in 2018. https://t.co/AxLEEKmMbk pic.twitter.com/2UtGcN3VH9 — Holger Zschaepitz …
Market analyst Lynette Zang predicts in the next crash, “real estate, stocks and bonds will all crash.” When will this happen? Zang says, “Enjoy your Christmas,” but in 2018, all bets are off. Zang explains, “In 2018, I don’t think …
by Michael Snyder At one elementary school in California, 96 percent of the students are not proficient in either English or math. How is that even possible? Unfortunately, the more the federal government gets involved in education, the worse it seems to get. …
By Michael Snyder It should upset you that virtually everything stocking the shelves of our major retailers seems to have been made somewhere else. As a nation, we are consuming far more wealth than we are producing, and that is …
by Chris Black If you’re not up to date with the politically correct lingo, you should know that the concept of protected classes was created by leftists and it’s pretty much similar with the notion of identity politics. Basically, a …
by Anthony B Sanders Another day in the land of Central Bank bubbles. According to Bloomberg, transportation stocks have rallied more than 8 percent in a week, realigning them with industrials at new highs in a coupling that is one …
In your opinion, how can it possibly be considered that this is a good economy when the bank literally gives you money to buy a home?! Mortgage When credit flows easily, people will take it. Payday loans. Cash Money. …
by John Ward The media’s macro portrait of ‘everything’s alright really’ looks like the daubings of an infant when you get closer to the canvas. Nowhere is this more apparent than than in the micromadness of the US Car sector. …
h/t David Stockman Rather than attempting to "justify" or dismiss valuations, it's better to accept that speculative pressures (we read via market internals) can allow enormous, temporary deviations from valuation norms over portions of the cycle. Just don't imagine those deviations …
By Michael Snyder This is what can happen when you go to a socialized healthcare system. A lot of people out there believe that the United States has a free market healthcare system, but that is actually not true. The …
by Chris Black It’s an undeniable fact that Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel, also known as Mutti Merkel (Mother of Refugees), is one of the persons accountable for European Union’s (failed) open borders policies. The thing is, back in 2015, Chancellor …
by Mark Angelides Once again the story about the baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple is in the ages of our newspapers. We are being asked to look at it as though the baker, Masterpiece Cakeshop, …
Financial markets could be over-heating, warns central bank body Bank for International Settlements’ quarterly health check warns global economy resembles era just before financial crash Investors are ignoring warning signs that financial markets could be overheating and consumer debts are …
by sundance Did you know the DOJ has been investigating the FBI for 11 months…. wait, what? Hold-up on the criticism folks. Three important statements today from the DOJ, FBI and OIG indicate there have been ongoing investigations and reviews of conduct within …
Dr. Mark Skidmore thinks the federal accounting of $21 trillion in missing money is crazy and far outside the realm of normal. So, is this a legitimate U.S. national security issue? Dr. Skidmore, who holds a PhD in Economics, says, …
by SpontaneousDisorder The market has drawn these out. I think the combination of rallying to meet these lines with the tremendously overbought technical condition of the stock market makes this important. This chart shows parallel trendlines for the middle portion of …
Fed is in trouble It wants to cool financial markets and the economy but can’t control financial conditions – @ Johnny Bo Jakobsen? ECB warns of possible global market correction after excessive risk-taking The European Central Bank (ECB) warned Wednesday that …
People fall into the same patterns in their daily lives. Habits form very easily. As habitual creatures, we look for patterns which we can align with and feel comfortable. In the stock market, investors, and algorithms, trading on investors behalf, …
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Bitcoin Loses Over One-Fifth Of Value In Under 24 Hours—Why is Bitcoin so Volatile? Reuters reports that Bitcoin lost over 20 percent of its value within the last 24 hours, sliding from Wednesday’s high of $11,395 down …
by Jim Quinn On this day in 1824, Congress acts to decide a presidential election for the first time in history, giving the presidency to John Quincy Adams. A clause in the Constitution’s 12th Amendment puts the power of deciding …