by Chris The US has completely lost it’s own battle against the military industrial complex (MIC) and that can be seen in the complete horror and disbelief that Trump might decide, all on his own, to end an illegal and unrequested occupation of another country. Why illegal? Because the UN charter to which the US … Read more
by Lance Roberts In 2013, I began warning about the risk to oil prices due to the ongoing imbalances between global supply and demand. Those warnings fell on deaf ears as it was believed that “oil prices could only go higher from here.” It didn’t take long for those predictions to play out. In May of … Read more
from Financial Survival Network Author and publisher John Truman Wolfe says get ready for more trouble in the banking sector. Derivatives will help lead the next disaster. And the big banks are by no means insulated. Citibank just reported a $180 loan loss to an Asian hedge fund. And this could just be the beginning. Unsound loans to weak borrowers … Read more
by John Ward Homelessness in Europe and the UK is not caused by indiscriminate migrancy. But it isn’t helped by it either. We need less pinhead dancing on these connected issues, and a far stronger grip on reality. Our homeless levels are shameful: but populist appeals based on open floodgates are shameless and insouciant. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ‘Today the Prime … Read more
Hopped in my @Tesla this morning and was delighted to find “romance mode” and a drop-down list of juicy, on demand fart noises, that can be triggered with a wheel click or turn signal. The best keeps getting better. Thanks @elonmusk and team! https://twitter.com/Attack/status/1075457030620569600 h/t Voluntaryist
After more than one month monitoring Yellow Vest protests, French police officers who were already feeling overworked, say they have had enough. The third largest union UNSA-Police on Tuesday urged its officers to stay at home, except in the case of an emergency. “Roundabouts don’t just belong to the Yellow Vests,” the union said in … Read more
BIll Murphy interviewed on Reluctant Preppers Just the latest round of class-action lawsuits on gold price fixing are being filed against investment bank JPMorganChase because of the confession by a former futures trader for the bank who has pleaded guilty to manipulating the monetary metals markets. This brings the “Hall of Shame” to no fewer that SIX … Read more
BY SRSROCCO There is no better way to describe what is currently taking place in the U.S. Shale Oil Industry, then a bloodbath. Unfortunately, if the situation wasn’t bad enough for the shale oil industry when prices were 30-40% higher, today it’s a complete disaster. While some might think that a bit of an overstatement, I … Read more
by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report After a leak in the Wall Street Journal suggested a major reversal in US policy in Syria, President Trump confirmed in a Tweet this morning that the US was withdrawing from Syria. Starting immediately. Will the president follow through? What will the neocons do? Is there another false-flag danger? Please … Read more
He was involved in receiving & distributing the dossier from Britain. Steele sent him a copy along with others David Kramer was the civilian that McBrain sent to Britain to retrieve. He worked for the McCain Institute. The British Security Official mentioned is most likely GCHQ Hannigan that stepped down immediately after Trump won. It … Read more
by Alan Yerushalmi from News with Chai The yellow vest (a.k.a. gilets jaunes) protests in France are a sign of a populace that has grown more discontent with their falling standard of living and who feel completely disconnected from their elected politicians. The protesters have a wide range of concerns (i.e. immigration, taxes, free trade, benefits, etc.) … Read more
by Martin Armstrong The European refugee issue just will not go away no matter how hard the politicians try to cover-up their mistakes. Now Charles Michel, the Belgian Prime Minister, resigned on Tuesday after his government collapsed in the face of opposition to his signing of a UN migration pact. Michel found himself abandoned after he lost … Read more
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Amanda Shea for RWN Official reports, Americans are taking action to get the wall that Democrats have intentionally delayed, by paying for it themselves through donations made to the largest GoFundMe account dedicated to the cause. In just two days since the campaign began, the fund has already grown to over $1 MILLION DOLLARS, a … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics A friend asked me today what I thought Powell should do. I said, “the system is screwed. It ultimately doesn’t matter what anyone does. The money printing, credit creation and artificially low interest rates over the last 10 years has fueled the most egregious misallocation of capital in history of the … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Marty I read your daily newsletters as the only source of real news ‘out there’ Fascinated by the report that Canadians are discovering thickening ice cover How do I convince reporters for the much respected ‘Wired’ magazine and the Popular Mechanics website that their constant refrain of ice melts, rising sea levels … Read more
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought news of an event that had been promised so many times but turned out to be a false dawn. Indeed on their way to apparently making sense of this world Rosa & Roubini Associates told us this. Riksbank Likely to Wait Longer Before Lift-Off I guess you are … Read more
by ogordained UNITED STATES Futures are up slightly after yesterdays selloff but the DOW and S&P500 are still on track for their worst December since the Great Depression The Fed felt the market and investors felt the pain after rates were raised yesterday and predictions for GDPgrowth next year were lowered The Senate passed a bill to keep the … Read more
With anti-government Yellow Vest protests still roiling France, it now seems that some fed-up French police unions are ready to get in on the action, complaining of low pay, unpaid overtime and unacceptable working conditions. Speaking to RT on Wednesday, French police union representative Loic Travers said that when some officers are not in uniform “they … Read more
by Troy The S&P 500 is now down approximately -15% Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term 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. Past performance ≠ … Read more