$1 Trillion Of Lithium & Other Minerals In Afghanistan: Will A New Great Game Begin Under Taliban?

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In 2010, US military officials and geologists revealed that Afghanistan has huge reserves of minerals. These $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits have now slipped into the Taliban’s hands. Afghanistan is estimated to have the world’s biggest deposits of lithium that could rival those in Bolivia. Taliban may decide to tap these natural resources to … Read more

“DE-flation is the greater risk now, not inflation.”

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“We’re focused on the deflationary forces that are building up in the economy. I think that’s going to be the shocker out there — that DE-flation is the greater risk now, not inflation.” – @CathieDWood @CNBCTechCheck @CNBC pic.twitter.com/UQ4SQHzQoT — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) August 19, 2021 Lumber’s renewed downturn has taken out its most recent low … Read more

Two Percent Inflation Is a Lot Worse Than You Think

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by Sammy Cartagena With June 2021 CPI growth being at a thirteen-year high, inflation has been on a lot of people’s minds lately. You can’t blame them, seeing as over 23 percent of all dollars in existence were created in 2020 alone. Although future inflation is certainly an important concern, in this article I instead focus on the … Read more

CNN Throws Joe Biden Under the Bus!

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by Chris Black It warms one’s heart to see CNN throwing Uncle Joe under the proverbial bus: President Biden promised allies "America is back." Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it's still "America First" https://t.co/bWdSZdky8l — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 19, 2021 The funny thing is that this article wasn’t published as an op-ed. … Read more

How Our Unfair Markets Use Big Data To Exploit You

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by Adam Taggart, Wealthion There’s an invisible war being waged in the financial markets every day. Tremendously deep-pocketed and politically-connected players use Big Data, dark exchanges and microsecond trading advantages to exploit daily trading activity. Their actions make investing risker and more costly for everyone else — but not only can’t we see it, it’s often … Read more

Another #VIX spike! Is this time different?

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Another #VIX spike! But as the chart reveals, periods of elevated #volatility have been very short and the magnitude of the spike has come down over the last 18 months or so. Is this time different? pic.twitter.com/dVMjYyRK47 — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) August 19, 2021 Spread of front $VIX contract to realized vol is towards the … Read more

Economy skidding lower, in-line with slowing liquidity…

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Latest data from Philly Fed and NYFed Empire State surveys (combined) show #economy skidding lower, in-line with slowing #Liquidity data. Watch out for the #taper ! pic.twitter.com/TMnsknnVYD — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) August 19, 2021 Philly Fed Index continuing to cool but still elevated in August at 19.4 vs. 23.1 est. & 21.9 in prior … Read more

Capitol police responding to report of possible explosive in truck near Library of Congress, area being evacuated.

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According to reports, police were investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday and had evacuated the area around the building. The truck is reportedly carrying possible explosives. “The USCP is responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress,” … Read more

One of Google’s Top Engineers Abandons the Company, Reveals Big Tech Rewrote Algorithms for an Insidious Goal

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Google rewrote its algorithms for news searches in order to target #Trump, according to @Perpetualmaniac, #Google whistleblower, and author of the new book, “Google Leaks: An Expose of Big Tech Censorship." Get 10 videos FREE with your email at #EpochTV👉https://t.co/W5RDCFTTMt pic.twitter.com/OoNcxmYSDB — NTD+ (@NTDPlus_) August 13, 2021 https://www.westernjournal.com/one-googles-top-engineers-abandons-company-reveals-big-tech-rewrote-algorithms-insidious-goal/ FLASHBACK: Head of Responsible Innovation, Jen Gennai … Read more