via yahoo: Fed Piles Up $66 Billion in Paper Losses as It Faces Trump Wrath (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is piling up unrealized losses on its $4.1 trillion bond portfolio, raising questions about its finances at a politically dicey …
by Jesse “Four weekends of mass protests in Paris and in towns and villages across France have hampered economic activity while hurting the country’s image with investors, the government said Monday… He [Macron] did not mention changing course on the …
Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let them in the U.S. or pay them $50,000 …
via Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s banks are staring at a tough year for business, marred by lower demand for loans and a peak in local property prices. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut the lenders’ loan-growth estimates and target prices on Tuesday. …
via thestreet: This might not come as a surprise to students of retirement, but it does shed light on the need for Americans of all ages to plan — and preferably with the help of a financial planner who is a …
via Marketwatch: If you’re using economic indicators to determine your allocation to the stock market, you will most certainly be well behind the curve An Elliottwavetrader member attended the 32nd Economic Outlook Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank …
via CNBC: For example, 27 percent of people in Florence, South Carolina, who bought their car with a so-called subprime score — defined as a VantageScore between 300 and 600— are delinquent. Yet just 3 percent of residents with …
via @BohnetCh: 1) first drop around 9/10% 2) followed by a new all time high 3) second drop of 10% the same year All of them => entered in a bear market territory Will 2018 be different?
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is in turmoil pic.twitter.com/B1TJPwIEOj — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 12, 2018 US 10 – 2 year #yieldcurve drops to 10 basis points! pic.twitter.com/WkmB522KLT — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) December 11, 2018 A Bear Market is now underway …
by John Ward It is the assumption of many Brexiteers that the best result in tonight’s Conservative vote of confidence would be the humiliating defeat of Theresa May, and her immediate resignation. I doubt very much that is going to happen. …
BY ROBERT ROSS It looks like the stock market roller coaster is set to continue. After weeks of ups and downs, the stock market erased its November losses last week. This came after Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell said that interest …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter On Tuesday, the US KBW Bank index, which tracks the largest 24 US banks and serves as a benchmark for the banking sector, dropped 1.2%, the fifth day in a row of declines, to the lowest …
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve not to proceed with an expected interest-rate increase when it meets next week, continuing his public campaign against further rate hikes. “I think that would be foolish, but what can I …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OUpYBJGw8E GOP launches new effort to expose Clinton Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAkiS…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The growing ranks of stock market Eeyores now have another reason to stay glum: Next year’s profit picture is darkening fast. Corporate earnings forecasts are eroding as the tailwind from the tax cut fades and as …
via Marketwatch: Where you live in the United States makes a difference when it comes to paying off credit card debt. It takes the average New Mexico household nearly twice as long to pay off their credit-card debt as …
The Next Recession: Europe could ‘infect us’ says Richard Fisher from CNBC. via CNBC: Richard Fisher is a senior advisor at Barclays and was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2005 to 2015. He says the economy …
by Thinker Only the “TRUTH” will set the people free… Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa wants answers pertaining to the FBI’s raid on the home of a Uranium One whistleblower. Robert Mueller’s role in the Uranium One …
by Thinker Pentagon lawyers designing historic military tribunals to try terrorists are poring over history books and legal tomes for guidance. While U.S. law permits the executive branch to design the commissions with few restrictions, even with little regard to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdyEJonEoy8 The Deep State is in Deep… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5MUOsl714 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhOSCFk9VRU AC
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by zerton Many positions in the Canadian government require bilingualism (French and English). Because bilingualism is something difficult to attain (monetarily and time-wise) by the country’s native English speakers, a elite class of upper income English speakers and Quebecois now …
I don’t personally like Gavin Mcinnes, but it alarms me the pace at which people are being deplatformed and how normalized it is becoming. Just a few months ago this behavior wasn’t commonplace, and all the major firms are acting …
by OB1_kenobi In a healthy society, the law serves the people. It reflects their will and serves their interests. In a sick society, the people serve the law even when it reflects the will and interests of the few. …
Australia’s economy is heavily reliant on real estate. Perhaps not as much as Canada but it’s certainly a big component as households rely on excessively leveraged home ownership schemes to buy ever-increasing real estate. The average household is unable to …
Joseph Curl for the Daily Wire reports, Sen. Elizabeth Warren just can’t catch a break. Now, even her hometown newspaper is suggesting that maybe she should just forget about a run for the Democratic presidential nomination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOhceAaqtCo Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/39146/… …
Daily Wire reports, According to the sportsbook BetOnline, the odds of President Trump being reelected are heavily in his favor. Trump is the only candidate on the list given by the sportsbook where the odds favor his winning the presidency, …
Europe insists that the BREXIT deal will not be renegotiated, it is either the people take the EU deal or else. Australia is warning of a housing crisis. World’s largest cleaning service ISS is now laying off 100,000 employees, …
by Troy With the S&P 500 down so far in December, some investors and traders are asking “where’s the Santa Claus Rally”? But as I explained in our comprehensive guide to the stock market’s seasonality, the stock market doesn’t always go up …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; your explanation of Cohen’s plea is the most authoritative I have read. In other words, even Comey violated this statute by coming out to exonerate Hillary during the election since that was something of …