Democrats getting ‘cold feet’ on impeachment…YOU HEARD IT FIRST

https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/…mpeachment Vulnerable Democrats are watching in horror as GOP impeachment attacks deluge their districts back home. And they want a much stronger counteroffensive from their own party and its allies… GOP-aligned outside groups have spent roughly $8 million on TV spots this cycle in battleground districts, such as Rep. Anthony Brindisi’s central New York seat. … Read more

Who Rules the World? A Portrait of the Global Leadership Class

It goes without saying that “leaders rule.” And it stands to reason that the background characteristics of leaders affect the way they rule. Who are the leaders of the world? https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/C423CEBFFC7A9C4CEB887C434FD616BB/S1537592719000744a.pdf/who_rules_the_world_a_portrait_of_the_global_leadership_class.pdf    

Dallas Fed President Kaplan Says the Fourth Quarter Economy Is ‘Weak’… Bloomberg: Recession Almost Reaches the U.S.

Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan says the fourth-quarter economy is ‘weak’ Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan expects fourth-quarter growth to be “weak” as business cut inventories due to trade concerns. Kaplan tells CNBC that growth should rebound to 2% in 2020 as the impact of inventory cuts subsides. He also says current interest rate policy … Read more

A massive list of all of the media fake news

via Agitated_Fox: cnn lying for 5 minutes CNN Caught Planting an Anti-Trump Socialist Posing as Trump Supporter Trump removed the mlk bust? Misleading headlines are the norm at the Washington Post. Fox lies about impeachment poll trump overfed fish? Trump praised nazis? Ted cruz refused to go on cnn? democrat media loes that project veritas videos … Read more

We’ve Descended Into Some Sort Of Bizarre Hell-World In Which Piers Morgan Is A Voice Of Sanity

Michael Bloomberg’s sickening suppression of his own journalists would shame even Putin, proves Trump is right about fake news, and makes him unfit to be President. Thirty years ago this month, New York financial data tycoon Michael Bloomberg telephoned Wall Street Journal writer Matthew Winkler and asked: ‘What would it take to get into the … Read more

Democracy Is the Ideal Distraction

by Jeff Thomas via International Man In the days of yore, there were kings. Everybody could agree to hate the king because he was rich and well-fed, when most of his minions were not. Then, a more effective system was invented: democracy. Its originators had in mind a system whereby the populace could choose their leader … Read more

CIO Of $175Bn Fund Warns “A Liquidity Crisis Is All But Inevitable”

Authored by Christoph Gisiger via TheMarket.ch, Tad Rivelle, Chief Investment Officer of the Californian bond house TCW, doubts that the Central Banks can prevent the impending economic downturn. He spots increasing signs of stress in the credit sector and recommends holding safe assets to be prepared for turmoil in the financial markets. Mr. Rivelle, who rarely gives interviews, … Read more

Visualizing How Much Americans Spend on Holidays

by howmuch Winter is the season for sleigh rides, chestnuts roasting on an open fire–and lots of holiday shopping. Holiday spending in November and December has seen a dramatic upswing since the 2008 recession. But how does spending for the winter holidays like Christmas stack up against spending for other holidays and events throughout the year? That’s … Read more

Ilhan Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 the same year Hillary secretly took $1M from Qatar and now Ilhan is being exposed as a Qatari asset

via Foxnews: The Clinton Foundation has said it accepted a $1 million gift from the Qatari government without notifying the State Department that it had done so, an apparent violation of an ethics agreement Hillary Clinton signed when she became Secretary of State in 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, Clinton promised the foundation … Read more

Don’t fight the market bears

by django64 Here is a little tip from the book High probability trading: Some of my worst days were when I’d come in thinking I would only be shorting for the day because the market had been weak. On days like this I start out with a short and make money, and then the market … Read more

Record net short position in the VIX

by RLWSNOOK As we continue higher it’s hard not to point out the record short position that has formed in the vix. Wondering if everyone feels this is normal or cause for concern. Here is a chart of the net short interest: https://postimg.cc/TL8Hjrp0 For reference here is a chart of ccc junk credit spreads vs … Read more

Is this active management’s time to shine? An environment of tepid economic growth and persistent low yields requires different thinking, say portfolio managers

In a unique market cycle recently characterized by greater volatility, two reports reconsider active management and the traditional asset allocation mix. After fees, active investing typically doesn’t outperform passive, as is well documented by the S&P Indices versus Active reports (a.k.a. SPIVA). However, in an environment of low interest rates and high valuations for traditional … Read more

Egon von Greyerz: Unprecedented risks — are you 50% in gold? … Dr. Mark Skidmore: $21 trillion is missing and I think we’re in trouble …

BY JOHN RUBINO Egon von Greyerz: Unprecedented risks — are you 50% in gold? … Dr. Mark Skidmore: $21 trillion is missing and I think we’re in trouble … Novo Resources: We’re on the verge of costs that are an order of magnitude lower than normal … Karl Denninger: Student debt is an epidemic and … Read more

Black Friday Is Coming, And 48 Million Americans Still Have Holiday Debt From Last Year

by Michael Snyder The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here, and marketers are working hard trying to extract as much money from U.S. consumers as possible.  Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get consumers to open up their wallets, because many of them are already drowning in debt.  As a society, … Read more