Economic & Real Estate Bubbles

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: I work in the construction industry in Phoenix Arizona and there has been a boom in new construction for apartments, condos massive housing tracts and all of the retail that follows this. When I read about your worldwide property crash forecast the economic forecast for growth in our market is that that … Read more

CNN Goes ‘Undercover’ To Manufacture Consent For Coup Attempt In Venezuela

Authored by Kevin Gosztola via ShadowProof.com, A CNN “exclusive” report from inside Venezuela aired multiple times on the network on January 28. It is a prime example of how influential media outlets in the U.S. effectively create propaganda for the opposition,which now is receiving funds from President Donald Trump’s administration. For the four-minute report, CNN correspondent Nick Paton Walsh went … Read more

President Trump to sign *Buy American* executive order today

In his inauguration speech, President Trump promised: “We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and Hire American.” The president will sign an executive order Thursday – titled “Strengthening Buy American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects” – that will further bolster these key pillars of his economic program. Each year, more than 30 federal agencies award … Read more

CNN’s Acosta Has a CRYBABY Melt Down Then Makes CRAZY Accusation of Sarah Sanders

I Love My Freedom Reports, prior to the first White House press briefing since the Government reopened, CNN’s Jim Acosta just couldn’t resist taking another shot at press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, saying that she doesn’t live in the “real world.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3-Vm6KJhMM Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/sad-acosta…      

Markets Cheer a Recession?

by Martin Armstrong The rally in gold and the stock market together is demonstrating that eventually, we will see the alignment as it transforms from Public to Private assets. The most deranged reaction to the Federal Reserve saying they will be “patient” on any further rate moves, is just beyond all reason. But markets are … Read more

Government Shutdown Reveals Nasty Truth About Americans’ Savings

From Birch Gold Group The temporarily-ended government shutdown didn’t have had a large effect on the U.S. economy, but it may have revealed something disturbing about the savings of 80% of Americans. They aren’t prepared if the economy get worse. MarketWatch published some recent findings in an op-ed (emphasis ours): Why do a few weeks without pay turn into … Read more

Border Patrol Makes Largest Fentanyl Bust In History Enough To Kill Over 50 Million, 115kg Fentanyl Along With 179kg Methamphetamine

It’s a short clip from Tucker Carlson’s show can’t find any text about it yet. Press conference is tomorrow… 114kg Fentanyl 1kg Fentanyl pills 179kg Methamphetamine It was reportedly a trusted driver part of the DHS program… Watch the latest video at foxnews.com https://video.foxnews.com/v/5996655966001/#sp=show-clips Another time, caught with enough to wipe out the whole state … Read more

BOOM! Houston Police Union President GOES OFF on Far Left Hacks Spreading Hatred of Police

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, On Monday afternoon five Houston police officers were shot during a drug house raid. Two suspects were killed in the shootout. Two police officers are in critical condition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYgNW-qbrsc Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… Following the horrific shooting Houston Police Union President Joe Gamaldi went off on far left activists who continue … Read more

If the Democrats’ new platform of post-birth abortion doesn’t help the GOP in black and hispanic communities, something’s wrong.

PAUL BEDARD: As base shrinks, GOP urged to ‘show up’ in black, Hispanic communities. If the Democrats’ new platform of post-birth abortion doesn’t help the GOP in black and hispanic communities, something’s wrong. Meanwhile Juliette “Baldilocks” Ochieng posts this on Facebook. She’s been warning for a while that leftist agitators are deliberately trying to sow racial division. … Read more

Bankrupt PG&E asks BK Court to end $42 Billion in UNPROFITABLE Green Energy Contracts!

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) may shed more than $40 billion worth of power purchase agreements after the California utility was driven into bankruptcy by liabilities for sparking deadly wildfires, The Wall Street Journal reports. PG&E wants the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco to rule whether the company must honor $42 billion worth of contracts with … Read more

Lloyds Bank Resurrects 0%-Down Adjustable-Rate Mortgages for First-Time Buyers to Prop Up UK’s Housing Market

Desperate measures for desperate times? By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. As house prices in the UK continue to slip-slide downwards, compounding fears that the multi-year housing boom has run out of gas, the country’s largest mortgage lender, Lloyds Bank, has unveiled a new mortgage schemecalled “Lend a Hand” to help first-time buyers … Read more

QE may restart only if things get really ugly – think Financial Crisis.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Patient” has become the Fed’s favorite word in recent weeks as just about all Fed governors slipped it into their speeches. Today the word made its way into the FOMC statement for the first time. During the Q&A at the press conference, reporters tried to get Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to … Read more

The One Thing That Could Almost Guarantee A Trump Victory In 2020 Is On The Verge Of Happening

by Michael Snyder The left has been salivating over the prospect of voting Donald Trump out of office in 2020, but now something has happened that could change everything.  On Sunday, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that he is “seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent”.  If Schultz officially decides to run, and it … Read more

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Freaks Out The Mainstream Media By Saying That God “Wanted Donald Trump To Become President”

by Michael Snyder Isn’t it nice to have a press secretary in the White House that is not afraid to speak the truth?  Sarah Sanders has an extremely tough job, and she has done it with dignity and grace.  And in her position it would be really easy to attempt to be as “politically-correct” as … Read more

Brace Yourselves: DANGEROUSLY Cold Weather is Coming

By Dagny Taggart If you live in the Midwest, you surely already know that dangerously cold weather is heading your way. Some parts of the region are experiencing heavy snowfall and powerful winds, and the worst is yet to come. Here’s what has already happened. Officials have already canceled nearly 1,600 flights so far, most … Read more

Fund Manager: The Stock Market Would Crash Without Central Bank Support

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The mis-pricing of money and credit has also driven a terrible misallocation of capital and kept unproductive zombie debtors alive for too long. Saxo Bank, “Beware The Global Policy Panic” “Mis-pricing of money and credit” refers to the ability of the Fed to control interest rates and money supply.  Humans with character … Read more