COLD WAR II: China’s Plan to Break off US Allies. “There’s a reason Beijing is pressuring Canada – not the US – over Meng Wanzhou’s arrest. Australia and New Zealand could be next.”

via thediplomat: On the issue of Huawei, China realizes that the United States has enlisted its allies to collectively encircle the Chinese high-tech company. This sets a precedent for the United States to gather allies to suppress China in other areas …

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What do you think happens next? 2008 – 2018

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1086022343569346563 what do you think happens next? pic.twitter.com/PBTwM28SSZ — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 17, 2019 Richmond Fed Factory Gauge Falls Most Ever as Shipments Drop With the US data staring to deteriorate, following the rest of the world, seems probabilities favor …

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Walls Across America

  For all the bloviating we hear from Democrats about how walls are immoral and even racist, the Democrats sure do love to live behind walls themselves.       h/t MrJustNsane

NFLX misses everything then guides lower

Netflix Free Cash Inferno pic.twitter.com/U8W5PTanzm — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 17, 2019 Last October, when Netflix reported stellar Q3 earnings and guidance there were many skeptics who said there is no way Netflix could possibly hit its impressive forecasts. They were right, because moments ago …

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Surveys, Housing 55+ and investment, FT mention

by WARREN MOSLER Trade issues taking their toll: This too has gone flat: Nice mentions for Stephanie and a also bit for me here, as MMT is now on a roll: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2019/01/16/1547640616000/America-has-never-worried-about-financing-its-priorities/