80% of the stock market is now on autopilot

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

Trump says agreed U.S. won’t raise tariffs, China will buy U.S. farm goods – buy agriculture options

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

Cops illegally confiscate guys phone and accidentally record themselves debating the best way to frame him

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.  

‘Charlie Chaplin’ When the silent man spoke he left us speechless. Genius at making a point (Video)

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

Project Veritas Informs Congressional Leaders about Google’s Manipulating of Elections

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

Deep in contraction

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

Is China Running Out Of Retaliatory Ammunition In The Trade War?

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

“Owners of Social Media Pages Are Liable for Comments Posted by Others, NSW Supreme Court Finds” COMING TO YOUR STATE SOON

By: UGUR NEDIM 27/06/2019 A recent decision by the NSW Supreme Court has paved the way for those who are defamed on social media to take proceedings against not only the poster, but also commercial page administrators. The preliminary decision in Voller v Nationwide News Pty Ltd and others [2019] NSWSC 766 relates to proceedings … Read more

Is This How the Dems Will Win The 2020 Election

Earlier this week, James O’Keefe and Project Veritas confirmed the suspicions of many: Google has plans to meddle in the upcoming 2020 election, as a disturbing new report proved. A senior Google executive was the whistleblower in question, and the report also included leaked documents. Apparently, the company’s goal is to “prevent a Trump situation … Read more

Heather Mac Donald DEMOLISHES Trump’s Rape Accuser, EXPOSES The REAL Motive Behind The Accusation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJKE8DOqa4 Scott Morefield from The Daily Caller reports, Author and researcher Heather Mac Donald discussed the inconsistencies, timing, and politics surrounding the latest allegations against President Donald Trump on Tuesday night’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/25/he…

Stocks At RECORD HIGH = No Fed Rate CUT

If the Fed is watching inflation and employment indicators, then there’s no need to cut rates. If they’re watching the stock market then there’s definitely no need to cut rates. So why is the market pricing in a 100% certainty of rate cut for July?   By the numbers: Best June for the Dow since … Read more

Who Is Important…And Who Is Not

by Hollywood Rob I was perusing a post from Bill Blain on Zero Hedge this morning at he was discussing the shenanigans that were likely going on in Osaka.  That’s not what interested me.  What amazed me was the group photo. The Saudi is front and center, trump beside and then Turkey.  Merkle is all the … Read more

G20 recap: China got what it wanted (delay). Trump got what he wanted (pump stocks). Huawei got a slight reprieve (face saving). Nothing fundamental changed.

G20 recap: China got what it wanted (delay). Trump got what he wanted (pump stocks). Huawei got a slight reprieve (face saving). Nothing fundamental changed. Forecast: More of the same until 2020 election. This confrontation has a long way to run. https://t.co/ETb198x3FQ — Jim Rickards (@JamesGRickards) June 29, 2019

Global Honesty Index 2019/THE TOP 40

…’We conducted a series of large-scale field experiments across the globe to examine how financial incentives influence rates of civic honesty. We turned in “lost” wallets and experimentally varied the amount of money left in the wallets, allowing us to determine how monetary stakes affect return rates across a broad sample of societies and institutions.We … Read more