3 Tips To Avoid A “Save Taxes NOW!” Mentality

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by Richard Rosso We scramble to do whatever we can to save on taxes. Unfortunately, there’s little firepower in the form of itemized deductions since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was initiated. The http://www.taxfoundation.org estimates that nearly 90% of taxpayers will continue to take the expanded standard deduction which has increased from $6,500 … Read more

ANALYSIS: Whether Boris is on the home straight or in a corner, the debt Tsunami is heading straight for us

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by John Ward The faux-drama of backstops on knife edges continues. Meanwhile, two things are being overlooked: first, I have yet to see any sign at all that this WA is different (beyond Ulster) to the disaster proposed by Theresa May….of which, more anon; and second, the world beyond the end of our myopic* noses is still a … Read more

Stocks Bubble Up From More Money Printing

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The stock market spiked up last week as Trump started in with his trade war optimism tweets, which excited the algos and momentum chasers. As Monday rolled around, however,  it was determined that a “Phase 1” trade agreement amounted to nothing more than a commitment from China to buy some farm … Read more

DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS: Pelosi’s Determined Defense of Closed-Door Impeachment Inquiry Sparks ‘Star Chamber’ Fears.

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via theepochtimes: WASHINGTON—Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s latest refusal to allow a formal vote on impeaching President Donald Trump has some legal experts worrying that a modern version of England’s infamous Star Chamber court is emerging here in America. The Star Chamber court met secretly, afforded defendants no due process, delivered verdicts that couldn’t be appealed, and meted … Read more

FITTON:BIG Fact: There were three users on Clinton email server. Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin —- and Chelsea Clinton.

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by TFittonJW Clinton aide Cooper asked how many e-mail accounts he set up for Clinton: “To the best of my recollection two or three.” Cooper also said that he helped set up accounts for Huma Abedin and Chelsea Clinton. Pic w/@JudicialWatch attorney Michael Bekesha (r). https://t.co/CcGR9aNW5M pic.twitter.com/B1AjkphmYY — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) June 18, 2019 Meanwhile, … Read more

China Unexpectedly Injects $28 Billion of Cash as Growth Slows

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-unexpectedly-injects-28-billion-025349902.html (Bloomberg) — China caught traders off-guard with a surprise injection into the financial system via loans to banks, ahead of data on Friday which is expected to show a further slowdown in the domestic economy. The People’s Bank of China added 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) of one-year cash through the medium-term lending facility … Read more

Germany, Italy and Netherland are preparing to ban short selling on specific companies

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by JealousEntrepreneur Just a FYI if you are or going to short european stocks before brexit. ​ Germany, whose Frankfurt stock market is one of Europe’s largest, is the most significant of a group of countries to consider such a temporary ban on short-selling of shares, including Italy and the Netherlands. Although no emergency measures … Read more

The State Dept is now requiring all Chinese diplomats to notify the US government before visiting any federal, state or local government officials, academic or research institutions.

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A senior administration official said the goal is not to restrict Chinese diplomats' movements, but "to basically add a little bit of reciprocity into the way U.S. diplomats are treated in China as opposed to how Chinese diplomats are treated in the USA.” — Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 16, 2019

The Presidential Oscillator

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We’ve all known for a while now that markets have been making huuuuuge moves on presidential tweets. This is obviously really good for those of us who can time it right, or even better, just get lucky. This piece from Vanity Fair talks about another possibility, inside info. Regardless of what you degenerates think politically, … Read more

The Telegraph: The world’s financial system is more stretched, unstable, and dangerous than it was on the eve of the Lehman crisis.

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good lord pic.twitter.com/mcO4G0H8PC — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October 16, 2019 IMF: The World’s Financial System Is Even More Destructive Than in 2008 The Telegraph: The world’s financial system is more stretched, unstable, and dangerous than it was on the eve of the Lehman crisis. The International Monetary Fund has presented us with a Gothic horror show.  … Read more

The slowdown is broadening, the second half 2019 recovery was a lie by Wall Street

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as you can see the slowdown is broadening pic.twitter.com/ttoLwl2dfU — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October 16, 2019 “Industrial slowdown is coming India’s way”, Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Watch live on https://t.co/Fbzw6mR9Q5 and NDTV 24×7 pic.twitter.com/NNXBtWPUMx — NDTV (@ndtv) October 17, 2019 the 2h19 recovery was a lie by wall street https://t.co/F9Ia65KpHS — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October … Read more

Brexit deal has been struck – Johnson and Juncker announce ‘fair and balanced’ agreement

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UK and EU negotiators have finally agreed a Brexit deal and will now be put to the 27 leaders of the European Union to sign off. However critically, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) say they oppose the agreement. President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Wednesday morning via Twitter that a “fair and … Read more