This Fed is on a Mission – QE Unwind starts Oct. 1. Next rate hike in Dec. Low inflation, no problem.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The two-day meeting of the FOMC ended on Wednesday with a momentous announcement that has been telegraphed for months: the QE unwind begins October 1. It marks the end of an era. The unwind will proceed at the pace and via the mechanisms announced at its June 14 meeting. The purpose is to shrink … Read more

Assange predicts Catalonia independence referendum could spark CIVILWAR in Spain/Police ordered to seize ballot boxes ahead of Catalonia vote

2 photos of the SAME Spanish @guardiacivil military police car in #BCN: Before & after trying to stop #Catalonia's #independence #referendum pic.twitter.com/hVRQQss8Tk — David d'Ent.*X🎗#JoSócCDR (@denterd) September 20, 2017 Assange predicts Catalonia independence referendum could spark CIVIL WAR in Spain WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange believes the upcoming Catalonia independence referendum will create “a new 7.5 … Read more

Fox’s Judge Napolitano Vindicates Trump Wiretapping Accusation: ‘Appears to be Absolutely True’

Come on Sessions! We can’t sit here and pretend that TV ‘personalities’ mean damn thing here when it comes to justice. We need some action. https://youtu.be/NcXFclbGiIY Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano made the claim this morning that President Donald Trump’s “wiretapping” allegations against President Barack Obama’s White House appear “to be absolutely true” … Read more

Remember SOPA / PIPA? Congress is at it again.

by Kannibal Remember SOPA / PIPA? The bill’s sponsors said it was about stopping online piracy, but everyone knew it was really about censorship. Now, Congress is at it again. They’re holding a hearing today, and rushing toward a vote on a bill called SESTA, the absurdly named “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act,” but once again, … Read more

You've Been Warned…. Buybacks Slowing Down, Dividend Cuts Soaring, The U.S. Economy Is Dead In The Water

You've Been Warned…. h/t @epomboy pic.twitter.com/G5K8CKVmmg — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 20, 2017 " the pace of dividend cuts for the third quarter is at a level that is consistent with recessionary conditions" https://t.co/eNfb40qQMl — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 19, 2017 Despite having the potential to be the best quarter in 2017, the pace of dividend cuts … Read more

Student Debt Delays Homebuying (32% Defaulted On or Forebore Their Student Debt)

by Anthony B Sanders The Student Loan Debt and Housing Report 2017 by the National Association of Realtors and the nonprofit group American Student Assistance shows that student debt delays household formation, home buying, and saving. When 51% have student debt greater than $50,000, it will delay buying a home. And purchasing a car. Any wonder why real … Read more

Stocks Hit Another Record High… Dow Up 4,000 Points Since Election.. Bank Warns Prices Most Elevated In History

Dow hits record high as Fed meeting starts, Trump talks to the UN The Fed is not expected to raise rates following its meeting. However, many market participants believe the central bank will announce the unwinding of its massive $4.5 trillion portfolio. Dow hits record high on open from CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/19/us-stocks-fed-trump-un.html The DOW is up … Read more

"the problem with Venezuela isn't that socialism was poorly implemented; but that socialism was FAITHFULLY implemented" – Donald Trump (UN Speech)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFRq2ONUCug&feature=youtu.be President Trump slammed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the very political system his country is based on for being a failure to the people of Venezuela. “The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented but that socialism has been faithfully implemented,” he said in front of the United Nations General … Read more

Hillary Wants to Contest 2016 Election – But Here’s the Question Nobody Asks

by Mark Angelides In a wide ranging interview, Hillary Clinton said that she would consider contesting the results of the 2016 presidential election, but is not sure (Constitutionally) how that would work. She claims that the election and Russian interference was a bigger scandal than Watergate. She has blamed just about everything and everyone for … Read more

Which U.S. State Topped the List for Most Corrupt Police Department?

by Thinker From the horses mouth – “CORRUPTION IN THE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN THRIVING AND GROWING FOR A LONG TIME!” https://youtu.be/D4SYedg2OR4 2010 – New Orleans: Systemic Police Brutality Exposed – Anything changed? Flaherty: During Katrina police murdered and covered up – a continuation of systemic abuse of the poor Change Obama promised and the … Read more

When It Comes To Extravagant Military Spending, Congress Is Relentlessly Bipartisan, And All Bickering Stops, As Long As The Bacon Gets Spread To Every District And State.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The backdrop: Money. More than ever before.  The Senate is expected to pass by a wide margin a $700-billion defense bill today. When it comes to extravagant military spending, Congress is relentlessly bipartisan, and all bickering stops, as long as the bacon gets spread to every district and state. “The 1,215-page … Read more

Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Supports Free Speech, Opposes S.P.L.C., Antifa, Soros Efforts To Restrict It… Republicans Need To Start Keeping Campaign Promises Or Lose Trump's Base In 2018

Pollster John McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Associates is warning Republicans, based on a latest omnibus poll, that unless they start keeping campaign promises to Trump voters, the president’s base may not turn out to vote for them in the 2018 midterm elections. Trump supporters are a “floor on which Republicans stand” or fall, he says in … Read more

When The Unaccompanied Minor Refugee Becomes The Terrorist In The Attic – The Parsons Green Terrorist Suspect.

by Ruby Henley Photo taken from: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/apos-explosion-apos-tube-train-074454339.html As an unaccompanied minor refugee he was allowed entry into the UK, and found a home with a foster family in Sunbury on Thames.  They were well-meaning and had fostered many refugees before this young Iraqi; however, they did admit this young man was different.  He seemed angry, … Read more

Power Games: What McCain, Soros and the Clintons Have in Common

Senator John McCain’s foundations and political endeavors deserve to be thoroughly scrutinized, Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel told Sputnik, sharing his views on what is behind a more than decade-long cooperation between the Arizona senator and US billionaire George Soros. There is one thing Republican Arizona Senator John McCain and the Clintons definitely have in … Read more

Sessions to End Obama’s Police Demonization Policy

by Mark Angelides One of the most divisive and politically motivated programs brought out during the Obama era is set to be “scaled back.” The move has been immediately criticized by the Usual Suspects, but this program was put in place to promote that façade of “racial harmony” without actually doing anything other than punishing … Read more

China's Property Market Cools… Consumer Seeks 'Debt Relief'… Former BIS Chief – 'System Dangerously Unanchored'… Stock Market Reversal Could Happen Quickly And Strongly…Likely To Induce Panic

Former chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements, William White, told Bloomberg TV recently that “the system is dangerously unanchored.” This is not the first time White has issued a warning that global financial markets were not on sound footing. Underlining his grave concern, the former chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee … Read more

How To Invest Wisely In The Stock Market

When most people decide to invest their money in the stock market, they are confused on how to start. There are many factors that must be considered, when it comes to investing. If you want to ensure large yields, you will need to apply non-risky, intelligent and doable strategies to your investment plan. One thing … Read more