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Nearly all House Democrats, plus a group of 34 Republicans, voted Wednesday to approve an amnesty for illegal farmworkers and to outsource more of the nation’s farm workforce to cheap H-2A visa workers. The bill, H.R. 5038, would likely amnesty more than a million illegal aliens, and it also subsidizes farm companies that hire more … Read more

China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt are world’s worst jailers of journalists The number of journalists imprisoned globally for their work in 2019 remained near record highs, as China tightened its iron grip on the press and Turkey, having stamped out virtually all independent reporting, released journalists awaiting trial or appeal. Authoritarianism, instability, and protests in … Read more

Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say local police who do not enforce gun control measures likely to pass in Virginia should face prosecution and even threats of the National Guard. After November’s Virginia Legislature elections that led to Democrats taking control of both chambers, the gun control legislation proposed by some Democrats moved forward, including universal background … Read more

Lookout. Strongest negative correlation between gold & yields ever! Completely unsustainable. The Fed’s printing machine is officially on. Gold probably at early stages of a bull market & yields likely bottomed. It's all fun and games until monetary policy comes at a cost. pic.twitter.com/Ynsg4wb68l — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) December 12, 2019 READ: NY Fed … Read more

(Bloomberg) — Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Apple Podcast, Spotify or Pocket Cast. U.S. business debt exceeded that of households for the first time since 1991, a potential warning sign for the economy as corporate investment softens. Nonfinancial companies boosted debt at a faster 5.7% annual … Read more

According to BofA, $SPY has traded <100M shares for 42 days, the longest streak since 2007 – indicating reduced liquidity into year-end. I ran this chart – importantly, this low Volume only happened in 2005-07 and 2016-19. Most cases led to a pullback/shakeout in Stocks. pic.twitter.com/iqeIiwkdMN — Macro Charts (@MacroCharts) December 12, 2019 Bank of … Read more

#China 🇨🇳 Car sales – 4,2% in November to 1.97 million units, according to the #CPCA. This marks the 17th decline in the last 18 months and all but ensures that China will see a second straight annual drop for its auto market. This will be an interesting 2020 pic.twitter.com/MMKw7ktxid — marc friedrich (@marcfriedrich7) December … Read more

by upfina The December Fed meeting was one of the least discussed in about 1.5 years. The statement really was boring as there were hardly any significant changes. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for the Fed. Interestingly, after a run of bad returns on Fed days since Powell became chair, the stock market has been … Read more

Asian stock markets rose on Friday as the US and China moved toward striking a trade deal to avert a new round of tariffs. The deal could be announced later in the day, after US President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on the terms. Washington is said to have agreed to remove some tariffs, while … Read more

From Phil Kerpen Twitter Nunes discovered the egregious FBI misconduct that underlay the entire Russia hoax and when he exposed it he was smeared and maligned and subject to a vexatious ethics investigation. And Schiff orchestrated the hit, knowing Nunes was telling the truth. Here’s the worst part. Nunes told the truth and Schiff lied … Read more

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com This is not exactly “The Love Boat,” but it could help make a dent in one California city’s homeless crisis. During a city council meeting on Tuesday, Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan broached the idea of using a cruise ship to house up to 1,000 homeless people, suggesting a ship be brought to … Read more