Theresa May demands Jeremy Corbyn be 'open and transparent' over claims he was named in a foreign spy files and gave information to a Czech

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May today said every MP had to be ‘accountable’ for the actions in their career  Intervention came after Czech ex-spy Jan Sarkocy made lurid new allegations    Labour figures pocketed between £1,000 and £10,000 a meeting, Sarkocy said    Theresa May today demanded Jeremy Corbyn be ‘open and transparent’ in response to allegations he and other Labour MPs met … Read more

US Treasury Posts Gigantic $1.16 Trillion Shortfall in Fiscal 2017, Hilariously Points out “Where We Are Headed”

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Just add tax cuts and ballooning expenditures. The media chose to silence the report to death.   “If a tree fell in a forest and nobody heard it, did it really make a sound?” asks our favorite fiscal gadfly and Director of Research at Truth in Accounting, Bill Bergman, referring to the … Read more

5 Big Drivers of Higher Inflation Rates Ahead

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by: Stefan Gleason, Money Metals Investors got lulled into a state of inflation complacency.  Persistently low official inflation rates in recent years depressed bond yields along with risk premiums on all financial assets. That’s changing in 2018. Five drivers of higher inflation rates are now starting to kick in. Inflation Driver #1: Rising CPI The … Read more

The dangerous, false logic of “Common Sense”

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by Simon Black http://traffic.libsyn.com/sovman/088__The_dangerous_false_logic_of__Common_Sense_.mp3 Download MP3 On the morning of May 18, 1927 in Bath Township, Michigan, a 55-year old municipal worker named Andrew Kehoe used a timed detonator to set off a bomb he had planted at the local school. Kehoe was Treasurer of the School Board, so he had unfettered access to the school. … Read more

How the Fed’s Inflation Policies Crucify Workers in Pictures

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via byMike Mish Shedlock Every month, pundits comment on average wages. But median wages best explain how the Fed’s policies crucify workers. The meme of the day is wage growth is accelerating. I disputed that notion on February 7, in Acceleration in Wage Growth is a Statistical Mirage. On February 16, I reported Congratulations Workers! You Make One Penny … Read more

How To Trade As We Near The March Stock Market Top

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by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Our focus is to provide you with updated and accurate market price predictions for all of 2018, we believe we are entering a period that will be fantastic for traders and active investors.  We believe this recent volatility has shaken out the low volatility expectations and will allow the markets to … Read more

Housing Recovery? Or Another Fed Driven Inflation?

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by Lance Roberts Last week, John Coumarianos penned an interesting piece discussing the surge in home prices over the last few months. To wit: “The psychological factors are harder to assess. People aren’t flipping condos for sport the way they were during the bubble when mortgages were available to anyone regardless of whether they had income … Read more

If you think Facebook is bad, here’s Nextdoor!

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by Dr. Eowyn FOTM‘s DCG once had a Facebook account. Some years ago, DCG deleted the account after receiving death threats from a reader. Yesterday, DCG wrote this comment on the “Florida Valentine’s Day school shooting” thread: “I deleted my FB and twitter accounts years ago yet today received notices from ‘friends’ wishing me happy birthday based upon my false … Read more

The Truth About Inflation…It’s The Fed’s Fault

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via RonPaulLibertyReport If the creation of new money affected everyone evenly, there would be no point in government granting monopoly privileges to a central bank. It’s precisely because some benefit at the expense of others, that monetary inflation is so intoxicating. The Federal Reserve is the beating heart of big government, military empire, and the welfare … Read more

“Polar Vortex Splits Extreme Weather -22C In UK”

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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/682912/uk-weather-forecast-polar-vortex-maps-sudden-stratospheric-warming A blast of freezing Siberian air is being blown towards the UK by an unusual weather event over the North Pole dubbed Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW). The Met Office has confirmed the onset of SSW, which pushes freezing air towards the UK thanks to surging temperatures in stratosphere over the North Pole. The process causes … Read more

Democrats Turning Denver Into Sh!thole

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Denver approves local sentencing changes aimed at helping immigrants avoid deportation, such as reducing the punishment for public urination and defecation as well as unauthorized urban camping. Denver has a growing homeless population and residents worry that the new changes could create a public health hazard with human excrement littering the streets. Infowars reporter Millie … Read more

Liberal logic: Washington state considers easing property tax burden with a new capital gains tax

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by DCG Mental gymnastics required for this logic. From MyNorthwest.com: As homeowners reel from the sticker shock of higher property tax bills (average increase 17%), lawmakers in Olympia are considering a new capital gains tax to ease some of the burden. Acme Fuel Company has been serving Olympia for more than 90 years. The business has been passed from … Read more

CBS Contradicts Itself On Mueller’s Report

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by Paul Craig Roberts Despite reporting correctly Deputy AG Rosenstein’s statement that Mueller’s investigation found no evidence that Russian social media activity had an effect on the US election and no cooperation or collusion with the Trump campaign, CBS then falsely reports: “DOJ indicts Russians for meddling in election.” Does CBS have an explanation for … Read more