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by Jesse Colombo Bloomberg just published a piece explaining why the post-Great Recession U.S. auto sales boom is coming to an end: Carmakers have enjoyed an extended run of near-record U.S. sales and fat profits. But this year, it looks as if the party really will start to end. Interest rates are on the rise. The average price of a … Read more
See the analysis from Reuters here: Global investment banking-related activities generated an estimated US$102.6 billion in fees during full year 2018, a 4% decline compared to full year 2017. The Americas led all other regions by fees, contributing half of the global pool with US$51.2 billion. Imputed fees in the EMEA region reached US$25.9 billion, posting … Read more
According to the article, “MSNBC, NBC and ABC have not confirmed plans to air President Trump’s Oval Office address to the nation regarding the government shutdown.” This is a very big deal IMO if they go through with this… the people who believe Trump is an evil racist will probably be okay not watching the address, while … Read more
via RT: China’s population is set to peak at 1.44 billion in 2029 before beginning an “unstoppable” decline in 2030, according to a shocking new report. Data hints that India may already be the most populous country in the world. According to the ‘Green Book of Population and Labor‘ published by the China Academy of Social … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXylS5OvETA The Fed is not behind the curve, they are the curve this is all designed to transfer wealth to the very rich if people can’t see the manipulation by now I doubt if there is hope for them AC
The people economy is declining very rapidly right now, the MSM is pushing their agenda calling for a recession during the elections. Trump and the patriots already know the plan, they have planned for this. There is a great restructuring coming to the central banks and to the world, phase I has just begun, the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This is getting serious. Sales of new passenger vehicles, as measured by registrations, dropped 5.5% in December from a year earlier in the UK, the second largest auto market in the EU, behind Germany. Sales in the full year of 2018 dropped 6.8%, “reflecting 12 months of turbulence,” and “the ongoing … Read more
In what is sure to lead to another weekend of protests across France (Act Nine of the Yellow Vests movement), French authorities arrested the de-facto leader of the Gilets Jaunes for leading an unauthorized demonstration. According to the Wall Street Journal, Eric Drouet, a truck driver from the suburbs of Paris, was arrested in Paris … Read more
by jacob2815 This probably won’t come as a surprise to many, but I found it kinda funny how blatantly obvious it is. I was looking for some cheap bluetooth earbuds. Came across this pair that had great reviews. Five star average reviews with over 200! I noticed that literally every review of the 200 was 5-stars. … Read more
by TFittonJW Judicial Watch’s heavy lifting gets big results: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/california-and-los-angeles-county-to-remove-1-5-million-inactive-voters-from-voter-rolls-settle-judicial-watch-federal-lawsuit/ Pumped for 2019 with this victory — will be a precedent nationally!
by Jesse Colombo Zillow recently published its 2018 housing market report that showed that America’s $33.3 trillion housing market is up by 49% since 2012: The value of the U.S. housing market continues to climb, gaining 6.2 percent in 2018 to reach a total value of $33.3 trillion. That’s up $10.9 billion from the bottom of the … Read more
from Financial Survival Network Chris Martenson returns… If the purpose of a market is price discovery then clearly there’s something major wrong with what passes for markets today. Numerous times throughout the day, questionable series of transactions take place which leads markets heading in a direction that is favorable to the powers that be. When will markets … Read more
from Financial Survival Network John Rubino returns… Like the much vaunted butterfly affect, so too with financial markets and debt. We go merrily along out way thinking everything is fine, only to discover that we were wrong. While we totally mis-called the market from 2011 to late last year, eventually the chickens come home to roost. And … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Elon Musk joined the mayor of Shanghai on Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla’s first factory outside the U.S. and in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market, China. Tesla aims to finish the initial construction of the Shanghai Gigafactory this summer, begin production of Model 3 by the end of this year, and … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn The UK is toast. Emilia Bona reports for the Liverpool Echo, Jan. 6, 2019, that an 80-year-old grandmother was fined for walking her dog near her house in Bootle, a town in Sefton Council, Merseyside, England, because her dog lead was “too long”. Maureen Sanders, 80, was walking her rescue dog Soren around Bootle Cemetery … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold charges into 2019 on a high note, a silver bull market might be shaping up, and how gold has beaten the market over multiple time periods. Gold charges into 2019 on a high … Read more
From Eurasia Group: The geopolitical environment is the most dangerous it’s been in decades… Markets are increasingly volatile but resilient, taking hits and bouncing back. What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing… yet. Geopolitical cycles are slow-moving. It takes a long time to build a geopolitical order; governments change course through the workings of complex institutions, coalition … Read more
Swift turn: German FM says Europe needs bank transactions system independent from US. https://youtu.be/EI898_WhC9w The European Union should set up a system that would allow Brussels to be independent in its financial operations from Washington, according to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. “It is indispensable that we strengthen European autonomy by creating payment channels that … Read more
by visualcapitalist Over the last five years, markets have pushed concerns about debt under the rug. While economic growth and record-low interest rates have made it easy to service existing government debt, it’s also created a situation where government debt has grown in to over $63 trillion in absolute terms. The global economic tide can change fast, and … Read more