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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr2FI8B_OSE Russia Routed Millions to Influence Clinton in Uranium Deal, Informant Tells Congress Moscow routed millions of dollars to the U.S. expecting the funds would benefit ex-President Bill Clinton’s charitable initiative while his wife, Hillary Clinton, worked to reset relations with Russia, an FBI informant in an Obama administration-era uranium deal stated. In a written … Read more

Gundlach: Brace for Impact, “The Unwind Will Be Turbulent” We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again. You can’t exploit “emergency stimulus” level interest rates for the benefit of a propped-up stock market for a decade without eventually paying the piper. Now Jeffrey Gundlach, the “Wall Street bond king” who manages $118 billion, is saying … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBThHgiv8Tk   Hannity summed it up pretty good. Hillary’s going down. A few more as well.

https://youtu.be/hNLXreF6wco “Sen. Rand Paul, a conservative Kentucky Republican and one-time presidential contender, temporarily blocked a Senate vote on a sweeping bipartisan budget deal on Thursday — a move that could force Congress to miss a midnight funding deadline and trigger a partial government shutdown.” Rand Paul’s filibuster appears to be right-headed at first glance but … Read more

by Trivirus The short answer is: there is no straightforward answer. Nobody can predict markets with complete accuracy, and listening to “he said, she said” will lead to a lot of pain. Many famous movie stars and rich people outsourced their financial planning to “professionals,” and suffered heavily during the 2007-2009 crash. The long answer is: you … Read more

Are the central banks controlling the markets or are the markets now controlling them?   Wild trading in stocks Thursday was the result of a sharp move up in bond yields due to higher government spending and a hawkish tone from England’s central bank. The U.S. Treasury market is expected to continue to push toward … Read more

As dollar & yields trend higher, this has forced $SPX & Oil lower pic.twitter.com/9uFtUpfhD8 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 9, 2018 Chinese stocks are tumbling led by big-caps, sending #SSE50 index which tracks the 50 biggest stocks on Shanghai Stock Ex more than 5% lower at one points.#Shanghai Composite plunged more than 4% before its losses … Read more

WTF is happening to US Real Estate?? pic.twitter.com/d4rukOjbK1 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 9, 2018   Higher interest rates are not good for financials. Higher interest rates mean more loans go into default, and lower prices for the assets collateralizing the debt. They also mean lower loan volume. Higher rates will crush bank profits. — Peter … Read more

The company posted a net loss of $57.8 million, compared with a year-ago profit of $37.6 million, mostly due to higher costs and pension settlements. Excluding one-time items, the company earned 39 cents per share. Analysts were expecting a profit of 29 cents per share on revenue of $467.3 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. … Read more

by Ruby Henley If you listed in basic English on a school blackboard the crimes and evils of the Obama Administration, including in that the Clintons, it could clearly be read out loud to a classroom of students.  If you included on that blackboard legitimate sources and facts, you would be giving those students the … Read more

Thomas Paine of the American Intelligence Media explains how the Second American Revolution is a New World Awakening in which every citizen around the world can participate.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter What would the Fed to? The Dow fell 4.1% today to 23,860, with the index plunging 480 points in the last hour. This 1,033-point drop was the worst drop since, well, the 1,175-point drop on Monday, which had been, as it was endlessly repeated, the biggest point-drop in history – and … Read more

by DCG Photo from GoFundMe Wonder how many US citizens she gets to bypass for her new liver. From Fox News: An Oregon hospital who denied an illegal immigrant a liver transplant due to her lack of citizenship later terminated the policy. Silvia Lesama-Santos, 46, who’s said to be in “critical condition,” was denied a liver transplant … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_AtHN4sMu0 He recounted numerous times that the Russians bragged that the Clintons’ influence in the Obama administration would ensure CIFIUS approval for Uranium One. And he was right.” https://saraacarter.com/fbi-informant… Attorney for Uranium One Informant: Clintons ‘Can Attack All They Want,’ My Client Has the Truth http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/02/08…  

by jessefelder The gold price has risen about 20% since I wrote “It’s Time To Get Greedy In The Gold Market” but it looks to me like it could now get really exciting for gold bulls. On the weekly chart there is now a clear head and shoulders bottom pattern in play. A break above the … Read more

by BILL BONNER PARIS – Today’s screens are full of green numbers (things going up). Investors may breathe a sigh of relief. “Whew! Glad that’s over…” they are likely to say. But it’s way too early to relax… and way too late to worry about it. New Fed Hack Greenspan, Bernanke, and Yellen at the Fed … Read more

by northmantrader The post below is an excerpt of notes Mella sent to clients this week. I think it’s too good not to share: Some observations on the recent market action. What defines a bull market? Price clearly, it goes up right, and remains fairly stable. Volatility is low and up we go. We have been … Read more

https://youtu.be/2tlt3slhDvI The Truth About Syria : A Manufactured War Against An Independent Country The people of the world should ask Western leaders and their allies: Why are you prolonging this war? Why do you continue funding and enabling the terrorists? Isn’t five years of civil war enough? Is overthrowing the Syrian government really worth so … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER It’s been decelerating all year with a year end move up that’s likely to be reversed as personal income growth continues to be very low: Highlights Consumer borrowing increased in December, up $18.4 billion vs an upwardly revised $31.0 billion in November which is the largest monthly increase since a break in the … Read more