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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter China, Japan, other foreign investors, the Fed, US government funds? Nope. Foreign private-sector investors and “foreign official” investors – central banks, governments, etc. – whittled down their holdings of US Treasury Securities by $21 billion at the end of July, compared to a year ago, to $6.25 trillion, according to the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This deal is “reminiscent of the kind of deal I would have seen in 2006 and 2007.” They’re still blowing off the Fed. This is considered a door-opener Leveraged Buyout (LBO): If it flies and investors buy this $13.5 billion pile of deeply junk-rated debt today, even riskier and bigger LBOs … Read more
by Ruby Henley Christine Blasey Ford has made a demand through her lawyers this evening. She refuses to testify before Congress until the FBI investigates her claims against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Frankly, this appears to be in Judge Kavanaugh’s favor, as he has previously been investigated six times by the FBI throughout his career. This … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter After the uproar about the Equifax hack, Congress did do something. And credit freezes are now a lot easier to place and lift. Starting September 21, 2018, placing or lifting a “credit freeze” – aka “security freeze” – will be free for all Americans in all states. In response to the Equifax-hack … Read more
by Chris Black To begin with, I will assume you all know by now about what’s going on with Judge Kavanaugh nomination for the SCOTUS, right? If not, here’s an excerpt from an article written by Pat Buchanan: And what is professor Ford’s case against Judge Kavanaugh? When she was 15 in the summer … Read more
via visualcapitalist: In the mining industry, location is paramount. Invest your capital in a jurisdiction that doesn’t respect that investment, or in a place with little geological potential, and it’s possible that it will end up going to waste. That’s why, when there’s a place on the map that has world-class geology and also a plan … Read more
by Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – Today, we take a look at the Swamp. Slimy, slippery, slithery – the Swamp stretches out from the banks of the Potomac and beyond. It is home to the government, of course, but also to whole industries… The “defense” industry, for example, lies on the Virginia side of the great … Read more
New Mexico has filed suit against Google, Twitter and several app developers for illegally collecting highly personal information from underage children. “These apps can track where children live, play, and go to school with incredible precision,” Balderas said. “These multi-million-dollar tech companies partnering with app developers are taking advantage of New Mexican children, and the … Read more
The Netherlands has stepped up to the plate by becoming one of the only countries to officially cast doubt on the motivations of the so-called “White Helmets.” Alternative media has been crying foul for years over this terrorist-linked organization, as it potentially is a major propaganda arm for the military industrial complex. The decision of … Read more
Many have asked when the arrests are going to start. They already HAVE! Although they’re not the big names we’re waiting for, the Swamp IS being drained–and here’s proof! Link: OIG Audits That You Never Knew Occurred https://americandigitalnews.com/2018/… h/t DoThyThing
by jessefelder A month ago I noted here that the Nasdaq had triggered another cluster of Hindenburg Omens. Over the past couple of weeks it has triggered another cluster but what is even more notable is the streak at the NYSE. Over the past ten days, this exchange has triggered an omen every day. Such a streak has not … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; As a Canuck, I was shocked to come to realize that our Canadian government is confiscating the property of innocent people following the same practice in Washington. How can they justify this? Read the Canadian Justice Review Board. FG ANSWER: Yes, politicians do seem to get ideas from each other. The US … Read more
by DCG You just can’t make this stuff up. Proposition G (also called the parcel tax) in San Francisco was approved by voters in June 5, 2018. It authorizes San Francisco to levy an annual parcel tax of $298 per parcel of taxable real property in the city for 20 years with revenue provided to the San … Read more
by Martin Armstrong The United States is on a major confrontational course with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The White House National Security Adviser, John Bolton, threatened entry bans and other sanctions against court judges and prosecutors if they dare to try to prosecute any US citizens for an investigation into possible US war … Read more
Former Representative describes the reality of the Deep State in Washington D.C. Insinuates that A.G. Jeff Sessions is protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution. https://youtu.be/QXS4NVURdfc h/t Orangutan
From MarketWatch: When it comes to money, people usually have a lot of regrets. Some of the most common ones are spending when they should be saving, not looking for a less-expensive alternative when it might have taken only a few extra minutes and, unfortunately, not having saved enough money for retirement when it’s almost too … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan In a new research piece, Goldman Sachs has noted that the “fiscal outlook for both Italy and the United States looks poised to go from bad to worse.” However, the market doesn’t appear to be responding to that prediction. Why not? Goldman’s Allison Nathan turned to two outside experts, Harvard economist Carmen Reinhart and Maya … Read more
The seat of power in Bill Gates’s empire occupies the top floor of an anonymous suburban office block overlooking Seattle’s Lake Washington. Here, in the inner orbit of the second richest man on earth, everything – down to the modern artwork and screens embedded into the walls, to the gleaming staff canteen replete with a … Read more
‘Unprecedented’ Government Spending Spree Picks Up Speed The federal government is primed to spend as much as $300 billion in the final quarter of fiscal 2018 as agencies rush to obligate money appropriated by Congress before Sept. 30 or return it to the Treasury Department. The spending spree is the product of the omnibus budget agreement signed … Read more
