The Staggering Amount Of Gold & Silver Investment Since The 2008 Financial Crisis

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BY SRSROCCO While the demand for precious metals is certainly off its highs from prior years, investors would be quite surprised by the astonishing amount of physical gold and silver investment since the 2008 financial crisis.  Only by comparing the gold and silver investment demand in the prior decade, can we truly understand how the … Read more

This is what propaganda looks like

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A 20 minute segment of Rachel Maddow summed up in 20 seconds. Bonus material here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ito2wtSPbHw Rachel Maddow fantasizing about what would happen during the polar vortex if the power was cut by the Russians lol.     h/t dukey

Business Insider: “Trump is planning to appoint a conservative economist to the Federal Reserve Board who has repeatedly called for the entire Federal Reserve to be fired”

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate conservative economist Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Moore has been an ardent supporter of Trump and helped craft the president’s economic message during the 2016 campaign. Moore has also been critical of the Fed’s recent interest rate hikes and Fed Chairman Jerome … Read more

Why This Tiume IS Different: The Fed’s Credibility Has Been Reduced To Zero, Zilch, Nichts, Nada & Nugatory, Too!

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via markstcyr: The real problem with most tropes is they contain their future warnings without changing a single word. The problem lies within where most never consider the flip-side, as in: what made you believe in the magic of “it’s different this time” rationale – the exact opposite is what will tear that once coveted narrative … Read more

AG Barr’s Letter Summarizing Mueller Report Findings

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by US2A NO COLLUSION The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election [page 2, paragraph 2] Regarding Internet Research Agency (IRA) disinformation & social media efforts As noted above, the Special Counsel … Read more

“Russiagate” As The WMD Of This Generation

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by SP A magician reaches into his hat and pulls out a rabbit.  Where there was nothing, suddenly there is something. The oligarchy wants a war.  Suddenly there is a humanitarian crisis or vast stockpiles of WMDs that must be found by military action to “protect the people.”  The oligarchy never lanches a war to kill or … Read more

Kids…here is why you need an emergency fund

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by fear_of_trains   I live in the US, my family in Europe. My dad had a regular operation a few weeks ago, I stayed in touch and spoke every day etc. Then this morning…a complication. He’s in hospital still, awaiting an operation. My mom was in bits, my brother shouldering a load, and I miss … Read more

Yanis Varoufakis on what’s wrong in Europe today and how to fix it tomor…

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Yanis Varoufakis, MEP candidate for Demokratie in Europa and DiEM25 co-founder, explains what’s ailing Europe today and how we can fix it tomorrow morning. The European Spring, that will be contesting the May 2019 European elections in 11 countries, brings together politicians and activists to give a new, European perspective on these critical issues.   … Read more

Spygate: The True Story of Collusion — How America’s most powerful agencies were weaponized against President Donald Trump.

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https://i.redd.it/zztjanu7h3o21.jpg   https://themarketswork.com/2018/10/12/spygate-the-true-story-of-collusion/ – I hope he still loves getting even w/ people. https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/330325949847597056 https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/322398059554283520 How America’s most powerful agencies were weaponized against President Donald Trump. An infographic that shows what a real conspiracy by the US government looks like & how it functions.     h/t mierdaLOSmoderadores

Recessions Often Are Only Realized Way After The Fact From A Data Perspective, And Markets Typically Draw Down Significantly Before A True Recession Even Is Recognized

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by cbus20122 The dotcom bubble peaked and burst right as the curve inverted. There is zero guarantee that the markets keep going up from here, although history definitely says its quite possible. There is even a risk for a short-term blowoff top during this time period. On the whole, the best signal for timing the biggest … Read more

Examining A Sad Truth

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Documentary: Millennials & Debt – No Room to Maneuver. Canadian consumer debt has been a popular topic in the News over the past few years. Because of this we know Canadians are carrying more debt than ever, driving up the debt-to-income ratio. But what else is happening that we aren’t seeing? At Hoyes Michalos & … Read more

The Biggest U.S. Importers and Exporters

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by Jim Quinn You will find more infographics at Statista Which companies are the biggest importers and exporters in the U.S.? The majority of people will know the names of the businesses that ship the most goods into the country (measured by volume transported on container ships), but the biggest exporters hardly ring a bell. While big retailers … Read more

Time for Parliament to feel the heat of direct democracy

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by John Ward    I call for a national alliance, run at constituency level, between frustrated Brexiteers and cheated female SPA reform victims ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Up and down the Land, people are marching. Some of the hashtags are confusing (are they marching to revoke Article 50, or to revoke the Article 50 march?) and others are risible … Read more