Inflation Is Back: Labor Shortage Reaches “Critical” Point

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by John Rubino Economist Peter Bookvar recently analyzed the the anecdotal evidence of capacity constraints piling up in recent industry surveys, including the following: “Business is strong in all regions. Materials are tight. Trucking continues to be a major challenge.” (Chemical Products) “Strong economic growth continues to put pressure/strain on capacity, lead time, availability and pricing across … Read more

As the Yield Curve Flattens, Threatens to Invert, the Fed Discards it as Recession Indicator

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This Fed is getting seriously hawkish: It revealed that instead of thinking about backing off rate hikes, it’s replacing the yield curve. In the minutes of the FOMC meeting on June 12 and 13, released this afternoon, there was a doozie, obscured somewhat by the dynamics of the rate hike plus … Read more

The U.S. Trade War With China Officially Goes To The Next Level As Financial Markets Around The World Continue To Implode

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by Michael Snyder Up until now, the U.S. trade war with China has simply been a bunch of threats and counter-threats, but now things are about to get very real.  On Friday, the first round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods becomes official, and these tariffs are going to fundamentally alter the economic relationship between the … Read more

60 percent of bees lost over winter in Va

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Osx3C_32Xs In Virginia, the Department of Agriculture found that there was a loss of nearly 60 percent of honeybees over the 2017-2018 winter season. “The winter losses were 59.5 percent,” said Keith Tignor, State Apiarist. This is the highest rate since 2000, which was when the state began monitoring bee winter losses. http://marygreeley.com/?p=72126

How India Could TRIGGER the Global Economic Collapse! Billions in Bad Loans EXPOSED!

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Do you see India partnering with China more so as time goes on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfHQ9AmkOr8 India is a country with a massive population and huge growth potential over the long term. Their economic growth has been at a rate much faster than the West and that’s expected for any emerging market.There have been many challenges along … Read more

Charity Established by Mother Teresa Caught Selling Babies on the Black Market in India

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via thefreethoughtproject: Ranchi, India — Police in India have arrested a woman working at Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity for allegedly selling a 14-day old baby, while two other employees at the charity have been detained and questioned regarding other potential cases of black market baby trafficking. The BBC reported that a complaint registered with the … Read more

Final Chapter in Awan Bros Scandal

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opm8WietC00 Synopsis: Imran Awan, the Pakistani computer systems administrator who worked for then DNC Chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, and was shared by 44 other Democrat members of Congress, has taken a plea deal of being guilty of lying on a loan application in federal court yesterday in D.C. In exchange, Awan, was … Read more

POLL: Immigration top issue for voters… DNA testing being done on separated children

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Immigration top issue for U.S. voters, economy a close second: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters) – Immigration tops the economy and healthcare as the most important issue determining Americans’ vote ahead of the midterm elections in November, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. Reuters/Ipsos data shows that immigration became a top concern for registered voters in the … Read more

Why Is The U.S. Dollar Index At 94 A Real Problem?

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by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital The financial system is in trouble. Indeed, by the look of things, we are about to experience a wave of deflation… in years. Let’s first talk about the $USD. The $USD has broken above initial resistance (bottom red line) and currently sits just below 95. This is a MAJOR problem … Read more

Trade War Is Coming, But We Don’t Know How

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BY PATRICK WATSON   We’re in a trade war. No, we’re not. Yes, we are, but it won’t be so bad. I heard all those conclusions in the last few weeks as President Trump ordered tariffs on US trading partners and threatened even more. Who’s right? That’s the wrong question. Trade war isn’t a light … Read more

Europe Has Train Wrecks, Too

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BY JOHN MAULDIN Italian dictator Benito Mussolini at least made the trains run on time, according to legend. But other sources say the nation’s railway system remained horrible under his rule (see here, here, and here). The same may be true of modern Europe’s (and Canada and Australia and…) vaunted social welfare programs. Certainly, they have helped many … Read more