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https://twitter.com/hks55/status/1194615376945926144 He's been reading my Twitter thread. https://t.co/sRyiQ0VC1j — Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix the world" (@LawrenceLepard) November 13, 2019 Powell: U.S. debt is ‘on unsustainable path,’ crimping ability to respond to recession Fed to Congress: It may soon be your turn to save the economy, so get your finances in better shape. Federal … Read more

https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1194765847501230081 More green shoots https://t.co/KiagAGnnBu — Greg (@GS_CapSF) November 13, 2019 Urgh, no good news here from Australia: full-time jobs falling by 10.3k & part-time is falling by -8.7k. So u bet that Australian households, who are already most indebted in Asia (and amongst the most in the world), won't go for a shopping spree. … Read more

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-deliveries/boeing-orders-sink-as-customers-opt-to-swap-max-idUSKBN1XM24M Net orders so far this year came to just 45 at the end of October, down from 56 in September, further widening the gap on sales this year with the company’s European rival Airbus SE (AIR.PA) which has now sold nearly 500 more planes.   That’s what happens when you’re responsible for ending 300+ … Read more

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/fed-adds-111-909-billion-in-temporary-liquidity-to-markets-11573568940 The intervention came in two parts. One was via overnight repurchase agreements totalling $76.943 billion. The other came from a 14-day repo totaling $34.966 billion. Eligible banks sought less liquidity than the Fed was willing to offer.

by Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – Our dreary job is getting drearier and drearier. We used to lighten it up with jolly mockery. “Laugh and know,” was the Roman poet Martial’s formula. You only really understand the absurdities, vanities, and stupidities of the world when you can laugh at them. Then, they are entertaining rather than … Read more

Via International Man International Man: There is a growing homelessness crisis in liberal West Coast cities, including San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and many others. People living on the street are overrunning these cities. Residents must deal with human feces, syringes, disease, and filth every day. In some areas, it’s worse than the dirtiest slums of … Read more

by John W. Whitehead Come you masters of war / You that build the big guns You that build the death planes / You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls / You that hide behind desks I just want you to know / I can see through your masks…. You fasten all … Read more

by Jim Quinn https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1194586476547387392 U.S. budget deficit jumps 34% in October, gap set to top $1 trillion in 2020 The numbers: The federal government’s budget deficit in October rose 34% from a year earlier to $134.5 billion, putting the U.S. on course to top the $1 trillion mark in fiscal 2020 for the first time in … Read more

by hererightnowrightnow Has anyone else noticed the new manipulation tactic being used by the media? If you know anyone in your life who complains about the economy, the collusion of corporations and government (corporatism), the systematic exploitation of the American people, the economy designed to maintain the current power structure, or anything else of a … Read more

via thefederalist: The game is fixed in DC: politicians come and go, but the bureaucracy chugs along protecting and advancing its own interests. Two perfect examples unfolded in the most recent presidencies. Barack Obama chose a nuclear deal with Iran as the legacy achievement of his foreign policy. He pursued it relentlessly to our detriment, both … Read more

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Wisconsin’s dairy crisis has only just begun as the state is losing two farms each day, according to Patty Edelburg, vice president of the National Farmers Union.  As farm bankruptcies soar, it is possible that nearly 10% of Wisconsin dairy farmers may go out of business in 2019. “You look at the weather, … Read more

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