Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, President Trump recently called the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes crazy. Leaving aside President Trump’s specific complaint, which is likely motivated by the belief that low rates will help him win reelection, he is right that “crazy” is a good way to … Read more
https://youtu.be/DR5js5eN8Kk Congressman Jordan Says Congress Should Examine Free Speech on Social Platforms
God bless you, Brandon. This brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy to see so many Americans waking up and realizing how anti-American and anti-freedom the Democrat party truly is. For far too long, many blindly voted for the Democrats simply because they listened to the bias media, were spoon-fed false narratives within … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: Trump proposed a drastic reduction in immigration, one of his most important and populist policy proposals. But open borders is a core policy of the 1% and hence supported by both parties and the news media. Here is a look at the lost history of immigration in the US, information they diligently … Read more
by Jon Rappoport The desperate networks are grasping at straws. Their ratings reflect a continuing audience exodus. I once wrote that, if tomorrow the top news anchors admitted they were drag queens, the whole country would immediately collapse. That’s how fragile America actually is. I’ve updated that comment, because the USA is now so tolerant … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider Roughly 5,000 U.S. troops will be deploying to the southern border in response to the migrant caravan pushing north through Mexico, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News Like him or hate him, you have to respect him. President Trump is doing exactly what he said he would dowhen campaigning in the 2016 election. … Read more
by DCG If the homeless wanted to be part of the solution wouldn’t they voluntarily pick up after themselves? From SF Gate: San Jose is launching a new program to clean up the streets while also helping get people off them. The initiative will employ 25 homeless residents to pick up trash at 40 “litter hotspots” around the city. … Read more
Authored by Tom Luongo, “Who Runs Bartertown!?” – Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome The First Amendment protects your right to say whatever you want free from government prosecution. It does not protect you from saying hateful things on private properties or privately-owned forums without fear of repercussion. That is the very definition of freedom of association. Friday’s … Read more
Dow tumbles more than 200 points in wild session, S&P 500 closes in correction territory Stocks closed lower on Monday, giving up sharp gains from earlier in the day in a wild session that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average travel more than 900 points. The S&P 500 closed in correction territory, down 10 percent … Read more
by DennisC Who needs “foreign” agents when .gov employees are seemingly just as effective. Must need more projects at this agency (or less .gov employees). Now, there’s a radical idea, IMO. https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2018/10/porn-watching-employee-infe… An Interior Department watchdog recommended the U.S. Geological Survey ratchet up internet security protocols after discovering its networks had been infected with malware from … Read more
by LS Right on cue after Charles’ recent piece, I see the UK’s cash-drop-for-the-masses has arrived (source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
by Chris Well, the great, everything-is-awesome news is that somehow +30 S&P 500 points got slapped onto the decline right there in the last 15 minutes. One thing “they” love doing is printing hammer bottoms. A nice needle into the darkness as everything rebounds the other way. It’s how I would do it too. Save … Read more
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Over the weekend, I was reviewing some old commentary and stumbled across a piece from 2012 which contained an excerpt from Jeremy Grantham who is the famed investor at GMO. I have spoken, and written many times in the past, that the media and Wall Street alike promotes the … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcO_Sbm120 October 29, 2018 – A new group of migrants have left El Salvador to join other United States-bound caravans of Central Americans mostly fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries. http://marygreeley.com/?p=77064
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azFZ37NCCkc October 29, 2018 – Russia will grant Cuba a loan of $50 million to buy defense equipment such as armored vehicles and helicopters. http://marygreeley.com/?p=77059
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iF146jaTd0 RWN Official reports, “CNN’s Chris Cuomo criticized Fox News’ coverage of President Trump while interviewing Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz — who responded by bringing up the networks’ ratings on his show Thursday night. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/cuomo-critici…
What do you think is happening with real estate right now in the major cities? Mortgage rates continue to climb putting further pressure on homebuyers. Their salvation is always to be able to rent. However, today in most major U.S. cities, rent prices have skyrocketed over the years, making it completely unaffordable to the majority. … Read more
Grant’s Interest Rate Observer Podcast, Released on 10/29/18 Chris Whalen, publisher of the Institutional Risk Analyst and financial industry expert, stops by the office to discuss the economy, credit and the Fed. @rcwhalen 1:22 The banks, as safe as a house? 6:51 A tightening Fed and profits 10:55 Rising credit costs coming down the pike … Read more
From Zillow: Image by iStock.com/peeterv A combination of high home values and rising interest rates has sparked concerns that the housing market may be due for a slowdown. The current economic expansion is now the second longest in U.S. history. If it continues beyond July 2019 – and a recent survey of experts suggests it will – it … Read more
From Reason: By the time a child born in 2018 is settling into retirement, the national debt could be six times the size of the American economy. Without making any changes to current policy—in other words, even without the glut of new entitlement spending proposed by some of Bernie Sanders’ acolytes—that’s the trajectory for the national debt over the … Read more
From Gallup: WASHINGTON, D.C. – A majority of Americans, 57%, say there is a need for a third, major political party, while 38% of Americans believe the current two party system does an adequate job of representing the people. These views have been consistent since 2013. Americans’ views of the two-party system have soured since Gallup’s initial … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider On Friday, failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stated she would “like to be president” during a live taping of Recode Decode at New York City’s 92nd Street Y Hillary Clinton is back, and she has a message for America. In a live interview with Recode at the NYC 92nd street YMCA, Clinton … Read more
By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. The results are finally in from one of the most controversial voting exercises ever held in Mexico. The people — albeit a tiny fraction of the whole electorate — have voted to scrap a new $13-billion airport for the capital that is almost one-third finished, at … Read more
by Chris Kimble In the scheme of the greater secular bull market, the current stock market correction is a blip on the radar. However, if the recent acceleration in selling doesn’t abate soon, market bulls could find themselves in a pickle. Below we take a look at the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) on a monthly basis since the … Read more
