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by BoatSurfer600 via Yahoo: It’s too soon to declare victory, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is on track to navigate the U.S. economy to a soft landing. That’s the view of Jan Hatzius, the chief economist of Goldman Sachs, in a new note to clients. “Since the FOMC started hiking the funds rate early … Read more
California's day ahead power prices (starting to look like Germany)@SoberLook pic.twitter.com/4NtDCgJ3GI — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) September 7, 2022 Biden Energy Secretary: “California is in the lead” on energy and “can show the rest of the nation how it is done.” CBS LA: Blackouts are expected throughout California this week. Set your thermostat to … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Renters in the United States are really starting to feel the financial pinch as rents hit record highs once again. For the last 17 months, rent has been hitting new highs each month. The pressure on renters is getting harsh. The national median rent hit a new record high of $1,879 a month … Read more
by TheHiveminder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes#RFC%3A_Structure_of_Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes A new form of censorship – Wayback Machine (an internet archive website) is removing “deplatformed” websites Wayback Machine, which archives old websites, is moving into a new form of censorship. Now, it is not letting various saved old webpages be found. For those who don’t know, Wayback Machine is a pretty powerful … Read more
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With food prices at historic highs, more consumers are turning to buy now, pay later services for their weekly essentials. “Once people start stretching out grocery payments it shows the height of personal desperation,” says Marshall Lux, a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. As prices rises, Americans are increasingly finding new ways to make … Read more
via federalreserve.gov: Labor Markets Employment rose at a modest to moderate pace in most Districts. Overall labor market conditions remained tight, although nearly all Districts highlighted some improvement in labor availability, particularly among manufacturing, construction, and financial services contacts. Moreover, employers noted improved worker retention, on balance. Wages grew across all Districts, although reports of a … Read more
china passes united states in life expectancy should be a headline in every us newspaper pic.twitter.com/SSo2IBL0vQ — ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 7, 2022
NYP, 8/31/22: “Biden’s weekend jaunts and vacations spanned 234 days — with seven in 10 of them spent at his homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware — out of 589 days in office.” https://t.co/oi1Krc4hW5 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 6, 2022
Japan’s MoD just proposed a new class of warships. If they get built, they’ll be one of the biggest warships around. This video goes in depth of it all and explains ships’ role and what they might look like. h/t JustmeTX
The Pentagon has temporarily halted delivery of F-35 fighter jets to the military branches and international customers after Lockheed Martin discovered a metal component used in the jet’s engine had come from China, according to the Pentagon. The Defense Contract Management Agency notified the F-35 Joint Program Office at the Pentagon on Aug. 19 that … Read more
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was slammed as a hypocrite Wednesday for wearing a fleece coat in a seemingly air-conditioned room while urging residents to “save energy” amid a historic heat wave. “CA is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave [sic]. This will be the hottest & longest on record for September,” Newsom said in a tweet … Read more
(CBS Evening News) In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she does not plan on running for president again after losing to former president Trump in 2016. But Clinton said she plans to do “everything I can” to ensure future presidents defend democratic principles. … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Pelosi knew when to sell! Paul Pelosi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, sold off 25,000 shares of Nvidia. A month later, the US government banned Nvidia from selling chips to Russia and China to “address the risk that the covered products may be used in, or diverted to, a ‘military end use’ or … Read more
by Michael You have heard me say it over and over again. What we are witnessing right now reminds me so much of 2008, and we all remember what happened in the fall of 2008. That doesn’t mean that this new crisis will unfold exactly the same way that the last one did. Ultimately, every … Read more
A potential nationwide freight rail strike is looming, threatening to cripple the U.S. economy ahead of the holiday shopping season and November’s midterm elections. Roughly 115,000 rail workers could walk off the job as soon as Sept. 16 if they cannot agree to a new contract with railroads. That’s the first day workers could legally … Read more
by silvertomar Europe and the UK announces accelerated money printing to soften the blow from high energy prices… not only will this increase money in circulation… it will lead to more paper currency chasing commodities, speeding up price increases…We are witnessing the destruction of fiat currency in real time… We must be prepared for the … Read more
