Tariffs Lead to Trade War

By Lance Gaitan You usually find me sifting through important economic data and analyzing how it’ll affect the Treasury market. That’s my wheelhouse. We’ll get to that stuff soon, after we talk about the forces (political and otherwise) that moved the markets. Last week, political volatility at home and abroad left its mark on stocks, commodities, and … Read more

Soros empire beginning to crumble? After a tenure of some 18 years, the most recognizable Soros lieutenant quits

via Zerohedge: Being a Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management, the $26 billion family office run by billionaire George Soros who reportedly lost $1 billion following the Trump election as a result of bearish market bets, is not easy: recall that in August of 2016, Ted Burdick, the former CIO and veteran Soros employee, stepped down … Read more

Fund Manager: Either The Fed, The Govt, Or Both Are Lying About The U.S. Labor Market

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The propaganda laced with bold lies is enveloping the media. The JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnover)  released today alleges that the number of job openings in April hit a record.   Of course, the April number was based on large revisions to previous data.  The number reported is also “seasonally … Read more

Three Options For Rolling Over Your 403b Retirement Plan – 403b Rollover Rules

This week, financial advisor Mike Mitchell answers a listener question: “I have a 403(b) retirement plan with $250,000 in it. Can this amount be rolled over to another self-directed retirement vehicle?” – Ben B. (FTM Platinum Member) According to Mike Mitchell, there are at least three ways to rollover your 403b to another retirement plan. … Read more

Credit Default Swaps Show Liquidity Risks Remain

via Financial Sense® Wealth Management Deutsche Bank credit default swaps (insurance against default risk) are moving back up today: Unicredit (Italian Bank) CDS moving back up after a 2-3 day respite while its stock price remains weak: Monte CDS moving back up: French CDS moving back up: Italy CDS moving back up: There has been absolutely NO … Read more

Associate of Joseph Mifsud Was Described By EU Parliament As A ‘Reliable Ally” To George Soros

by Disobedient Media Over the past few months, many questions have been raised regarding the ‘mysterious Maltese Professor,’ Joseph Mifsud, and his involvement in the Trump – Russia saga. Disobedient Media broke coverage of Joseph Mifsud’s connections to UK intelligence, as well as the connection of Russiagate’s central ‘witnesses’  to British Intelligence, Disobedient Media was also the first outlet to … Read more

50k illegal crossing arrested

Archive: http://archive.is/5AmGf From the article: “U.S. border agents made more than 50,000 arrests in May for the third month in a row, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday, an indication that escalating enforcement tactics by the Trump administration — including separating migrant parents from their children — has not had an immediate deterrent effect.” Um, … Read more

Massive evacuation underway after Guatemalan volcano eruption, 75 dead, 200+ missing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLfVPxswkdA The death toll from the Fuego volcanic eruption rose to at least 75 while the search for over 200 missing people continues, as seen on footage filmed in Los Lotes on Tuesday. Furthermore, as many as 3,200 people have been evacuated with 2,000 being accommodated in shelters according to official figures. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/96wg

World Peace Deteriorates; Partisanship Damages US Score

via usnews: The world has become less peaceful in the past year as longstanding global conflicts remain unresolved and the United States and other world powers face political instability, an international study finds. The 12th annual “Global Peace Index” by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent non-profit think tank based in Australia, scored 163 independent states and territories according … Read more

CHIP COMPETITION FEELS LIKE THE ’90S AGAIN

AMD tops Intel with its 32-core Threadripper 2, which will ship this year. “Intel wowed the Taipei crowds on Tuesday with a 28-core Core chip, which the company promised by the end of the year. One day later, on Wednesday, AMD announced Threadripper 2—and at 32 cores and 64 threads, it will easily top what Intel … Read more

The Three Crises That Will Synchronize a Global Meltdown by 2025

by Charles Hugh-Smith We’re going to get a synchronized global dynamic, but it won’t be “growth” and stability, it will be DeGrowth and instability. To understand the synchronized global meltdown that is on tap for the 2021-2025 period, we must first stipulate the relationship of “money” to energy:“money” is nothing more than a claim on … Read more