QE v Managing Benchmark Rates

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by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: The Fed buying $60 billion in T-Bills each month is obviously not long-term QE. They are expanding their balance sheet, but this is clearly not the QE as before. As a professional institution we can see the difference. Would you elaborate on the difference? FH ANSWER: The Fed is buying $60 billion of Treasury bills … Read more

Joe Biden Becomes Unwitting Grandparent Again – DNA Paternity Test Confirms Hunter Biden Father to Arkansas Baby “Roberts”.

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by sundance After trying to deny he had a relationship with a woman in Arkansas, and after a DNA test proves paternity, lawyers for Hunter Biden will no longer fight Arkansas lawsuit.  Hunter Biden is the father, and presidential candidate Joe Biden is a grandfather again. ARKANSAS – DNA testing has established, “with scientific certainty,” that Hunter … Read more

President Trump just flipped the 11th circuit (AL, FL, GA) to majority Republican appointed judges with the confirmation of Barbara Lagoa.

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🚨 BREAKING >> President Trump just flipped the 11th circuit to majority Republican appointed judges with the confirmation of Barbara Lagoa. — The Article III Project (A3P) (@Article3Project) November 20, 2019 https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Justices/Justice-Barbara-Lagoa This right here is exactly why the President is constantly tweeting about impeachment. I makes everyone focus on something that will never happen. … Read more

Asian Gas Glut Forces Key Buyers To Cancel Orders

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By Tsvetana Paraskova A Singaporean buyer of a U.S. cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has canceled the loading, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, as both Asia and Europe are facing an LNG glut as the winter heating season starts to set in. Pavilion Energy, a Singapore-based natural gas importer and trader, has canceled the loading … Read more

Countries Ranked by Their Economic Complexity

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by visualcapitalist In the past, the trade between nations was a much simpler matter to grasp. Commodities and a few finished goods moved between a handful of countries in a straightforward way. Today, around 6,000 officially classified products pass through the world’s ports, and digital products and services zip across country lines creating an extra layer … Read more

Japan is set to deploy its first aircraft carriers since World War II.

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Japan is set to deploy its first aircraft carriers since World War II. The Japanese Navy will modernize two helicopter destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers. This will increase the number of carrier operators in the Asia-Pacific region. Historically the Imperial Japanese Navy placed a heavy emphasis on aircraft carriers. The Hōshō, when she was … Read more

Why You Should Buy Trailer Park Stocks

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By Robert Ross 10,000 baby boomers retire every day. But retirement won’t mean endless rounds of golf or trips to Tuscany for a lot of these folks, who are now 55–75 years old. In fact, retirement will lower the living standards of 40% of boomers, according to The Wall Street Journal. That translates to a lifestyle downgrade for … Read more

Democrat Debate LIVE starts at 9PM EST

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https://youtu.be/7tcvXj6HoXw The debate is 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time. It is being held in Atlanta and co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. There will be no opening statements. Candidates will have 75 seconds to answer questions from the moderators: Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Kristen Welker of NBC and Ashley … Read more

‘The Index Of The Volume Of Speculation’ Is Rolling Over

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by jessefelder This blog post is based on an excerpt from a recent report featured on The Felder Report PREMIUM. “Even the most circumspect friend of the market would concede that the volume of brokers’ loans—of loans collateraled by the securities purchased on margin—is a good index of the volume of speculation.” -John Kenneth Galbraith, The Great Crash … Read more

Mother of All Financial Crises

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by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: The distinction between the Repo Crisis and Quantitative Easing is the duration and purpose as distinguished from 2007-2009? HS ANSWER: Yes. Under QE, the Fed was buying in 30-year bonds in hope of creating a shortage of long-term paper that would in theory lead to consideration of buying long-term mortgage paper. It was … Read more

AMAZON mulls face-scanning doorbells

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BOSTON, MA – Amazon has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras, according to a letter to a U.S. senator defending its video-sharing partnerships with police. The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to … Read more

Pelosi To Democrats: ‘Dangerous’ To Let Election Decide Who Will Be President, That’s ‘Weak Position’

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Pelosi issues rebuttal to GOP talking point in Dear Colleague letter: “The weak response to these hearings has been, ‘Let the election decide.’ That dangerous position only adds to the urgency of our action, because POTUS is jeopardizing the integrity of the 2020 elections. So just what the hell is this Crazy B'itch saying? That … Read more

Android camera bug let hackers spy on users even if phone is LOCKED & screen is OFF

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https://youtu.be/XJAMJOVoVyw Uncovered by a cybersecurity firm, an appalling flaw could turn Android-powered devices into spying goldmines, allowing hackers to secretly snap photos and record footage with no permission required. No stranger to security loopholes, Android designers worked hard to bar apps from accessing cameras and mics, unless users give explicit permission by ticking corresponding boxes … Read more