BNY Mellon to offer bitcoin services, a validation of crypto from a key bank in the financial system

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/bny-mellon-to-offer-bitcoin-services-a-validation-of-crypto-from-a-key-bank-in-the-financial-system.html Bank of New York Mellon, the nation’s oldest bank, said Thursday that it will begin financing bitcoin and other digital currencies. The custody bank will eventually allow digital currencies to pass through the same financial network it currently uses for more traditional holdings like U.S. Treasury bonds and equities after months of analysis of … Read more

The US has 20.4 million people receiving unemployment benefits — a sign of ongoing hardship and lack of job opportunities.

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NEWS: The US has 20.4 million people receiving unemployment benefits — a sign of ongoing hardship and lack of job opportunities. 1.1 million *new* unemployment applications were filed last week (UI + PUA) as job losses continue. Nearly 5 million are on long-term unemployment pic.twitter.com/FR9IJ917vY — Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 11, 2021

People are talking about this

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people out here always asking "wheres inflation wheres inflation"… but when is someone going to ask "HOWS inflation" 🥲🥲🥲 — brian cheung (@bcheungz) February 11, 2021 Underlying Inflation Gauge: January Update: contained pic.twitter.com/wQmyFcZp8O — Antonio Pérez-Algás (@apanalis) February 11, 2021  

People will face 10 year prison sentence in the UK for lying about their whereabouts upon arrival into the country

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BREAKING: Anybody attempting to conceal that they’ve been in a country on the government’s red list in the 10 days before arriving in the UK will face a prison sentence of up to 10 years says Matt Hancock. Watch talkRADIO LIVE ► https://t.co/38QrdgGEXV pic.twitter.com/Daa9GKx8Pj — Talk (@TalkTV) February 9, 2021 UK COVID POLICE STATE: Travelers … Read more

A Market Crash AND High Inflation?

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by Adam Taggart Imagine for a moment that the price of all your investments — your stocks, your retirement portfolio, your house — suddenly drop in half this year. Now imagine that on top of that inflation suddenly picks up, making your cost of living skyrocket. That would be pretty awful, right? Well, this might not be … Read more

Is the Market Divorced from Reality? with Michele ‘Mish’ Schneider

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from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Six straight days of advancing indexes and today the market gapped up and now has reversed. The Fed has said they’re going to keep the ball rolling. Everyone wants to be right. In terms of fundamentals, Michele ‘Mish’ Schneider sees hopefulness, but has no problem with letting the price dictate. Is it … Read more

Philippines President Duterte to the US: If you want Visiting Forces Agreement, you have to pay! Freebie for US is over!

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The President of the Philippines has conceded that the “exigency” of the geopolitical situation makes the presence of US troops in the country a necessity, but warned Washington it won’t be getting anything for free this time. “I want to put notice, if there is an American agent here, if you want VFA [Visiting Forces … Read more

Glenn Greenwald: Story from New York Times about police officer killed by pro-Trump protesters is completely fabricated.

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It is absolutely impossible that authorities, including those who performed the autopsy, didn’t know very early on that the story being spread over and over by the media — that Sicknick was killed with a fire extinguisher by a pro-Trump mob — was false. — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 11, 2021 This big story published … Read more

Looks like Russia will imminently sever diplomatic ties with EU. Biden/China new EU allies

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Kremlin says Russia wants to improve ties with EU, not break them off, but must prepare for worst as Brussels threatens sanctions. Lavrov: “We do not want to isolate ourselves from the world, but we have to be prepared for this. If you want peace, prepare for war” https://www.rt.com/russia/515359-europe-ties-sanctions-threat/ JOE BIDEN is “no friend of … Read more