by UPFINA The recent action in markets and the projections from investment banks show there is complacency about the expected economic growth acceleration in 2020. It has become a mainstream thesis as prognosticators have followed the price action. In theory, they are supposed to predict markets, but that’s difficult. Many have played catch-up in the past … Read more
by Mish Michael Pettis has some words of wisdom for those who believe China will soon overtake the US as the world leader. “Having the smaller banks absorbed by the bigger ones, which seems to be Beijing’s new strategy, will mean that China, like Japan in the 1990s, will be dominated by huge zombie banks,” … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: There are people claiming that Fed cannot buy directly from the Treasury and they are buying the same day issue in this Repo Crisis so that means they are monetizing the debt because foreigners are fleeing us Debt. This seems to lack any real substance and is nothing but opinion once again. … Read more
by Shaun Richards Yesterday as is his want the President of the United States Donald Trump focused attention on one of our credit crunch themes. Just finished a very good & cordial meeting at the White House with Jay Powell of the Federal Reserve. Everything was discussed including interest rates, negative interest, low inflation, easing, Dollar strength & … Read more
Craig confirms the admissions and warnings leaking out from global banking leaders that we are entering a global financial crisis…Craig Hemke interveiwed by Dunagun Kaiser on Finance And Liberty Craig Hemke, founder of TFMetals Report, returns to confirm the admissions and warnings that are leaking out from global banking leaders that we are entering a global financial crisis. … Read more
by On3KI9oC9I7ERmJI Do you believe in so-called “conspiracy theories”? Have you been mocked for this? Have you lost credibility with family, friends? Have they said you’re irrational? You’re not alone. Here’s the simple truth. You believe in “conspiracy theories” after examining evidence. You’ve studied it, examined it, contemplated it, and even fought against it, … Read more
by Jason Hamlin via Streetwise Reports The gold price bottomed in late 2015 around $1,050 per ounce. It has since advanced to a high of $1,555 in early September, followed by a pullback to the current price of $1,470. Gold is in a well-defined uptrend channel with higher lows and recently higher highs. The breakout above … Read more
by DCG California has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation.This includes age restrictions, gun registration, limit on ammunition purchases and red flag laws. Just last month Governor Newsom just signed into law an additional 15 new gun control laws. He said at the time: “Gun violence is an epidemic in this country, one that’s been inflamed … Read more
Read it here! Get it while its hot! https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2019/a20009.pdf The upshot of the entire report is that there is a set of guidelines for how to FBI should handle their sources, and the FBI has basically been ignoring all guidelines for a long time This is not the IG report we have all been expecting. … Read more
by DCG Not holding my breath for any investigation. From NY Post: Rep. Ilhan Omar paid another $150,000 to Tim Mynett’s political consulting group in the three months after The Post first revealed allegations the pair were romantically involved, records show. The 37-year-old Minnesota congresswoman’s campaign has funneled $146,712.63 to Mynett’s E Street Group since The Post in August … Read more
SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=33919 How do you encapsulate a news story in an article? And how do you capture the essence of that article in a headline? More to the point, does any of it matter if people only end up discussing the headline itself? And just what is Andrew Yang’s ideas for regulating misinformation online … Read more
by axolotl_peyotl Fake News is now the rule, and not the exception. An entire industry has developed that only exists to peddle manufactured narratives and to sow the seeds of discord and division among the population. These institutions are so corrupt that they are now scarcely recognizable as human. Only entities completely lacking in humanity would … Read more
China has paid more than 7,000 U.S. scientists and other experts over the past decade through its Thousand Talents Plan (TTP) to hand over their research, according to a Senate subcommittee report made public on Nov. 18. The TTP is only one of about 200 such Chinese “talent recruitment” programs. While being paid by China, these scientists have also … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Freshman House Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., reportedly received payments from her campaign while running for office in 2016. While such unusual arrangements can be legal under narrow guidelines during the campaign season, Tlaib allegedly continued to take money from the campaign after the election, potentially violating federal law. … Read more
by David Gordon via Mises Libertarians think that taxation is theft. The government takes away part of your income and property by force. Your payments aren’t voluntary. If you think they are, try to withhold payment and see what happens. An influential book by Liam Murphy and Thomas Nagel, The Myth of Ownership, tries to show that … Read more
Elizabeth Warren Signals She Would Consider a Universal Basic Income Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) signaled that she is open to a universal basic income – an idea that has been championed by fellow presidential contender Andrew Yang (D). Warren expressed her willingness to consider a UBI, which quite literally amounts to the government handing … Read more
It’s clear that Liberation Road is tied to China. It’s also clear that their front-group NVM is heavily involved in U.S. electoral politics and played a decisive role in turning Virginia blue. It’s also obvious that Liberation Road’s goal is to destroy President Trump and the Republican Party to pave the way for a socialist … Read more
Do you hear that? That’s the squeal of a deep state sympathizer (possible DS/DEM operative) who knows that the new sheriff in town is onto the trail and sniffing REAL CLOSE. Listen to this pathetic loser. He sounds so much like Shepard Smith it’s not even funny. Now why would that be…? CAVUTO is … Read more
The two prison guards who were responsible for keeping watch over accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on the night he committed suicide inside his New York City jail cell have been arrested. The two unnamed guards are charged with falsifying prison records, according to The New York Times. The arrests are the first by federal … Read more
Tuesday: Jennifer Williams Alexander Vindman Kurt Volker Tim Morrison Wednesday: Gordon Sondland Laura Cooper David Hale Thursday: Fiona Hill h/t Q33