Yikes! Trump Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Admits Central Banks Are Currency Manipulators

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by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Judy Shelton, one of President Donald Trump’s most recent picks for the Federal Reserve board, challenged an article of faith regarding the U.S. central bank in private comments to a bank executive last month: that it should operate free of political influence. Shelton shared her views on monetary policy … Read more

FLASHBACK: After Failing to Prosecute Bankers, Obama Cashes In With Wall Street Speeches: The former president is reportedly raking in $400,000 per speech to massive financial firms.

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via commondreams: Less than a year has passed since he departed from the White House, and former President Barack Obama has already joined the “well trod and well paid” Wall Street speaking circuit, a decision many argued will negatively impact the Democratic Party’s credibility as it attempts to fashion a message around taking on corporate monopolies, tackling income … Read more

An FBI official is under criminal investigation for fabricating evidence related to the agency’s surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page

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by axolotl_peyotl WP link CNN link ZH link Is this connected to this story? The Scale and Scope of the DOJ Control Agents – DOJ FISA Official Quietly Removed After IG Draft Report Sent to Bill Barr Evidence of the fabricated document was turned over to John Durham, the federal prosecutor tasked earlier this year … Read more

Chinese spy defect’s to Australia, provides details of “political interference operations” in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia

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A Chinese spy has risked his life to defect to Australia and is now offering a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad. Wang “William” Liqiang is the first Chinese operative to ever blow his cover. He has revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong … Read more

Formula One completes pit stop in zero-gravity

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxE7QePTpLg Red Bull Racing’s Formula One pit crew participated in the first ever pit stop in zero-gravity. Crew members accomplished the amazing feat aboard the Russian cosmonaut training plane. The team recently set a record for the fastest ever pit stop at the Brazilian Grand Prix, changing Max Verstappen’s tires in 1.82 seconds. Cliff diving … Read more

WAR AT FOX NEWS! Judge Jeanine, Juan Williams EXPLODE Over Schiff’s Impeachment Circus

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxxVcasXgCQ 100% Fed Up reports, Yesterday, guest co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro and regular co-host Juan William, got into a heated exchange on Fox News’ “The Five.” “The Five” started out with Jesse Watters mocking the impeachment circus, calling it a “hearsay sham.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://100percentfedup.com/judge-jea…

Powell: Don’t Pay Off Debt, Just Make Economy Grow Faster! Maximum Irrational Exuberance

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The unbelievable insanity of the Fed. They may in some cases acknowledge the debt problems, the deficits, longer term issues. But they will never actually admit what’s really important right here and now. Either way, this was an interesting video, showing different central bankers and how their words do in fact match up with what … Read more

China To Flood The World With Coal Fired Power Plants

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The FT reports that China is set to add an army of new coal-fired power plants equivalent to the EU’s entire capacity, as the world’s biggest energy consumer ignores global pressure to rein in carbon emissions in its bid to boost a slowing economy. Across China, a whopping 148GW of heavily-polluting, coal-fired plants are either being … Read more

Janet Yellen says ‘there is good reason to worry’ about the US economy sliding into recession

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Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy is in “excellent” shape but facing several risks. One of the most prominent is in wealth disparities that she said are “extremely disruptive.” In a downturn, the Fed would have little room to move, due to low rates, she added. Yellen also said tariffs the U.S. … Read more

ECONOMIST: $15 MINIMUM WAGE HURTS WORKERS

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by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan It’s a classic case of good intentions gone awry says Micahel Saltsman of the $15 minimum wage hikes. The increase in the minimum wage is resulting in fewer restaurants and fewer jobs said Saltsman, who is the managing director at the Employment Policies Institute. Labor unions and their allies are cheering the policy … Read more