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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter As contentious as the US midterm elections were, there was never a scenario in which they mattered. Any possible configuration of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate would have yielded pretty much the same set of economic policies going forward: Ever-higher debt, upward trending interest rates and (through the … Read more

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, A poll worker in Ohio discovered that her deceased neighbor was still listed on the active voter list at her precinct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tTRwj8Yh30 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

After 239 companies have reported, the revenues beat rate is at 47%. If current results hold, this could be the first quarter since Q4 2016 in which the revenues beat rate is below 50%. pic.twitter.com/yimtX9EQKg — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) November 6, 2018 With Earnings Season Nearly Over 60% Of Companies Have Missed On The Top … Read more

Calling the decision of citizens heartbreaking is fueling hate. When you’re done point your hypocritical finger at the President. So much for “non-biased reporting” lol Notice how Republicans are NOT blaming their loss on Russia? And they are NOT filling the streets to block traffic, riot, and vandalize in “peaceful protest.”   h/t CrsCrpr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HsjfTCoiFc https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/07/12/06/nsw-dust-storm-amazing-images-as-sand-cloud-sweeps-through https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/dust-descends-on-nsw-droughthit-farmers/news-story/405589f3ee26ea9633b8049bcd4d9598 DROUGHT-HIT western NSW farmers have now had to contend with a horrendous dust storm rolling across the region. The walls of dust descended on Tuesday ahead of thunderstorms which brought between five and 15mm of rain, providing some relief for graziers but well short of drought-breaking falls. Louise Turner, who runs a … Read more

Nomi Prins interviewed by Chris Blasi on the Great Reset Opportunity Report Nomi Prins join Chris Blasi on The Great Reset Opportunity Report to discuss her new release Collusion as well as current geopolitical and macroeconomic issues.  In this interview Nomi makes the case that central bankers have been rigging markets for the sake of the bankers at the … Read more

I fondly recall when europhiles swore up and down that the idea was never a serious suggestion and that it was a conspiracy theory: http://archive.is/zsG7B At this point it’s visible panic. People like him seem to know that either they get what they want done fast or they will not get another shot at it … Read more

The entire plan is going into Phase II, right after the midterm elections everything will change, the push to remove the central bank will go into overdrive and the President will call out the Fed at every decision they make. Job openings tumble, there are still a million more job openings that unemployed workers, if … Read more

by DCG Last night the GOP likely extended (at the time I scheduled this blog post) its majority in the Senate. Key republican wins included: Mike Braun in Indiana Kevin Cramer defeated Heidi Heitkamp (who voted against Kavanaugh) in North Dakota Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee Josh Hawley defeated Claire McCaskill in Missouri Rick Scott in … Read more

by John Adams from Adams Economics Australians John Adams and Martin North discuss the shock announcement by the Australian Government to re-appointment globalist regulator Wayne Byres (who previously served at the Bank for International Settlements) to a new 5 year term as Chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (i.e. the regulator of the Banks) despite being exposed … Read more

by Troy The S&P 500 is just under its 200 dma. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going up on any given day, week, or month. *Probability ≠ certainty. The stock market’s breadth has mean-reverted The stock market’s breadth has … Read more

by Michael Lebowitz  “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”  – Lao Tzu In a tiny first step on December 16, 2015, the Federal Reserve (Fed) did something they had not done in over nine years. From the unprecedented starting point of zero, they raised the Fed Funds rate. Since, they have … Read more

by Martin Armstrong The computer was correct. There was no Blue Wave. The real interesting aspect is it appears we may have a Bearish Reversal elected in the Senate for the Democrats. While the Democrats won the House, they did not elect any Bullish Reversal and in fact, they may have continued the downtrend with winning … Read more

via Michael Roberts: The mid-term Congressional elections saw a swing to the opposition Democrats in the Lower House and the Republicans were ousted as the majority party.  This is a blow to President Trump who mounted a campaign based on fear of immigrant caravans flooding into the US from Latin America and supposed rising crime provoked … Read more

Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, We’re in one of the longest economic expansion cycles in history and nobody’s happy. It’s mind blowing. You’d think 2018 would have people dancing in the streets. 3.7% unemployment, record stock market prices. Well the ladder until recently that is. So let me rephrase: What happens if you have record … Read more