U.S. Officials Meet in Secret Over Junk-Loan Frenzy as Recession Alarms Flash

Via The Street The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a panel of top U.S. regulators charged with preventing future financial crises, met Thursday to discuss the past decade’s surge in corporate borrowing, much of it by companies with junk-grade credit rating. An economic downturn likely would bring a wave of credit-rating downgrades and debt defaults that … Read more

Kevin Shipp – Blackmail Spying by Obama and Clinton

Greg Hunter gives The Weekly News Wrap-Up for Friday, May 28th, 2019 The Trump/Russia collusion hoax is really just a case of extreme spying from the Deep State according to former CIA Officer Kevin Shipp. This was done to get blackmail information against political opponents. It goes back to 2012 and was under the direction of President … Read more

STEPHEN KRUISER: Having Achieved World Peace, UN Turns Its Attention to Alexa and Siri—Symbols of the Patriarchy.

via pjmedia: The grievance peddlers around the world live in a fictional world. They see oppressive shadows everywhere, none of which exist. That’s right, I said “none.” Look, I am the patriarchy. I’ll admit, it’s fun most of the time. We really don’t have the vision and reach that we’re given credit for, however. Most of us are … Read more

First rare earth processing facility outside of China to be built in Texas

Rare earth elements are used every day. They are metals that are used in everything from cell phones to cars, televisions, military jet engines and medical devices. However, the tit-for-tat tradeOpens a New Window. war between the U.S. and China,Opens a New Window. may present a challenge to the industry which heavily relies on China. The retaliatory tariffs from … Read more

Your Facebook please: US begins demanding full social media background from visa

The US State Department has begun requiring visa applicants to submit five years’ worth of social media history, threatening “serious immigration consequences” for those who attempt to conceal their accounts. Both temporary visitors and those seeking permanent residence are required to fill out the new forms, which include drop-down menus that currently list only the … Read more

China Cannot Weaponize Its U.S. Treasury Bonds

Originally published at China Financial Markets A number of recent articles suggest that Chinese officials may reduce their purchases of U.S. government bonds. It is very unlikely that China can do so in any meaningful way because doing so would almost certainly be costly for Beijing. And even if China took this step, it would have … Read more

China Is Playing the Long Game, Says Charles Gave

by FS “There’s an old saying, a wise man points at the moon and the idiot looks at the finger,” says Charles Gave, founding partner and chairman of Gavekal Research. Tariffs, soybeans, and rare earth metals steal the headlines when it comes to US-China trade tensions, but these are just tools or weapons of warfare … Read more

Trump’s Got 2020 IN THE BAG Already After Taking ONE Look At These WINNING Numbers

100% Fed Up reports, In September 2018, President Trump held a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he told the massive crowd, “This is an incredible time for our country. America is winning again!” and that “We have the best economy in our history.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oJpP4DSZKY Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://100percentfedup.com/obama-tre…      

Cost of Prescription Drugs Increases 9.5% Annually, Coordinated by Industry

via naturalblaze: After reviewing tens of millions of insurance claims for the country’s 49 most popular brand-name prescription drugs, a team from Scripps Research Translational Institute found that net prices rose by a median of 76 percent from January 2012 through December 2017—with most products going up once or twice per year. The substantial price increases were not limited to … Read more

Malaysia Proposes Common Asian Gold-Backed Currency

from Zero Hedge For years, gold bulls had speculated that China has been quietly piling up physical gold, awaiting the moment to unveil a gold-backed currency, either after the dollar’s reserve status falters or before. Today, the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took one large step in that direction when he proposed the launch of an … Read more

Ron Paul: Mueller Blames Russia, Bolton Blames Iran – Should We Believe Them?

by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report Robert Mueller resigned today as Special Counsel investigating Trump Campaign collusion with Russia. Though he found no collusion, his parting shot was aimed directly at Russia for “interference” in the election. His evidence? Allegations of a grand jury. Meanwhile, John Bolton swears that Iran is behind sabotage of four tankers … Read more