How the Fed will impact stocks over the next year

by Troy Today the Fed signaled that an interest rate cut is coming in the future.  The only uncertainty is “when” – will the rate cut occur in July, or later? Today’s headlines: How various markets respond to rate cuts What SUSTAINED yield curve inversions mean for stocks and gold Stock market’s quick recovery from correction … Read more

ILLINOIS FARMERS HAVE “GIVEN UP” ON PLANTING

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Farmers in Illinois whose land has been thrashed by flooding have given up on planting.  Instead of growing food, they decided to throw a party. And who could blame them? The storms that have caused major flooding in Illinois have forced farmers to give up on their crops. Forecasts for even more rain … Read more

Government Pension Debt A Danger To Taxpayers

From Birch Gold Group According to Pension Tracker, as of 2017 there is $5.184 trillion worth of market-based public pension debt across all 50 states. If you’re a taxpayer, Forbes says you’re exposed to significant risk: While the healthy economy and rising stock market has lifted pension fund investments around the nation, most pension funds assume unrealistically high returns and expose … Read more

Joe Biden, 76, wants a violent civil war

by Dr. Eowyn We have come to this. A former U.S. vice president says it’s naive to think that Democrats and Republicans “have to work together” and proposes that the way to deal with Republicans is a violent civil war — “bare kuckle fight” “physical revolution”. Ryan Saavedra reports for the Daily Wire that on Monday, June 17, … Read more

Quantitative Easing Has Prevented A Debt Crisis – But We’re Reaching the Physical Limits of QE

via cassandracapital: The rise of Quantitative Easing (QE) and other so-called Unconventional Monetary Policies has been one of the most important changes to the world in the last decade. Trust me – it’s right up there with the election of Donald Trump and Brexit. But you could be forgiven for having never even heard of it. … Read more

It’s happening again for the third time in 25 years

it's happening again for the third time in 25 years pic.twitter.com/lhfOTRE8Ed — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 19, 2019 There it goes. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries are back below 2% pic.twitter.com/wW4ktoMnQM — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) June 20, 2019 Lots of comment lately about how a Fed rate cut now would be bad, like when they cut … Read more

U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High

via usnews: HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Suicide rates among teens and young adults have reached their highest point in nearly two decades, a new study reports. Suicides among teens have especially spiked, with an annual percentage change of 10% between 2014 and 2017 for 15- to 19-year-olds, researchers said. “It really is … Read more

Is the stock market’s volatility about to spike?

by Troy By some measures, the stock market’s volatility is starting to go up with the stock market itself. Does this mean that a short term spike in volatility (and short term decline in stocks) is impending? Today’s headlines: VIX and stocks Volatility of volatility Small caps indecision Fed day Oil’s plunge last week Gold miners … Read more

World War III – 2024-2027?

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Besides the Bible, there are many clairvoyants who predict that there will be World War III. Your models predict the rise in war tensions. What is your “opinion” about the prospects for a third world war? JC ANSWER: There is no doubt that we are in the process of a rising war … Read more

Most of the Drug Arrests in the US Involve a Gram or Less — Less than one percent of state and local drug arrests involve amounts over a kilogram.

by User_Name13 America is the most incarcerated nation on Earth, with more than 2 million American citizens currently behind bars. We are far and away the global leader in locking up our own countrymen. The US wouldn’t be able to lock up so many people if it weren’t for the bullshit War on Drugs started … Read more

Tom Fitton: Obama State Dept. was ‘At the Center of the Storm’ over Anti-Trump Dossiers

Read more from Judicial Watch http://jwatch.us/rTPpwg Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation released 16 pages of documents revealing former Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Special Coordinator for Libya Jonathan Winer coordinating with then-House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s (D-MD) national security advisor, Daniel Silverberg to work on Russia dossier materials provided by … Read more