Funding Runs Out… As Feds Collect Record Taxes… President Urges 'Nuclear Option'

Deadline Passes, Triggering Shutdown; Senate Rejects Short-Term Spending Bill Both chambers were expected to be in session Saturday, continuing discussions over how to resolve underlying disputes WASHINGTON—The Senate rejected a one-month spending bill early Saturday, triggering the shutdown of many government services and setting off a partisan fight over who would bear the political consequences. … Read more

Draghi’s Membership in Murky G30 Financial Group Under Fire

A private club for central bankers, regulators, and bankers. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. On Wednesday, ECB President Mario Draghi suffered the rare ignominy of being criticized in public by the EU’s Ombudsman, Emily O‘Reilly, whose job it is to arbitrate public complaints about EU institutions. The complaint against Draghi was … Read more

FIGHT AGAINST “FAKE NEWS” FRAUGHT WITH FAKERY

Our intellectual betters in the EU, including France, Ireland, Germany and England have been passing or flirting with all sorts of laws criminalizing “fake news.” Industry giants Facebook, Twitter and Google have consistently failed at sorting out “fake news” and more often than not, simply add an ideological filter skewed against conservative-leaning speech as if that would fix the problem. … Read more

RUTH MARCUS TRIES TO EXPLAIN WHY ANTI-TRUMP PEOPLE HATE TRUMP EVEN THOUGH HIS ACTIONS AREN’T ESPECIALLY EXCEPTIONABLE, AND COMES UP WITH THIS…

“Trump does not reflect who we are.” Actually, and I think this is actually what goes to the horror of the political class, Trump reflects exactly who you are.Everything they hate about him, from the nonstop concern with what the press is saying, to the willingness to override traditions to do what he wants, is a … Read more

If this is true, Mueller has well and truly gone too far…

Reporter Suggests Robert Mueller Just Hired Fusion GPS’s Glenn Simpson To Investigate President Trump On Saturday, New York Post‘s Paul Sperry suggested he may know who Fusion GPS’s new client is — None other than special counsel Robert Mueller. “Fusion GPS co-founder Simpson is STILL actively investigating Trump for Russian ties but REFUSES to name … Read more

'Cryptocurrency BANS are inevitable' Macron and Merkel to trigger global bitcoin crackdown

FRANCE and Germany are set to launch a joint crackdown on cryptocurrency – as a top global insurance CEO warned regulations on bitcoin are inevitable as snow in the Alps. France and Germany’s finance ministers have agreed to launch a joint crackdown on the cryptocurrency markets as countries begin to push back against the bitcoin boom. Mark … Read more

The Obama Administration’s ‘Brazen Plot To Exonerate Hillary Clinton’ Former Fed Prosecutor BEST video he explains it all…

He said James Comey was ab assassin…. to destroy Trump The Obama Administration’s ‘Brazen Plot To Exonerate Hillary Clinton’ Starting To Leak Out, According To Former Fed Prosecutor A former federal prosecutor says the truth is starting to seep out about the Obama Administration’s “brazen plot to exonerate Hillary Clinton” and “frame an incoming president … Read more

WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR BITCOIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY? Regulation, Tax and Price in 2018 & Beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTtMcbLDrFk looking to tax capital gains, as well as receive information about how much people own in cryptocurrencies and where their funds are located. Visa CEO Alfred Kelly said that his company “won’t process transactions that are cryptocurrency-based, we’ll only process fiat currency-based transactions.” Responding on January 17 to a question about cryptocurrencies in general … Read more

BREAKING: FISA MEMO BEING DECLASSIFIED BY CONGRESS AND AWAITS TRUMP APPROVAL. MUELLER PROBE ENDING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHypic-yTDM Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are considering using an obscure committee rule to bypass the executive branch’s declassification process to release the classified memo on alleged surveillance abuses spearheaded by Chairman Devin Nunes. http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/20/politic… 65 lawmakers urge Devin Nunes to allow release of memo on FISA abuses http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/65-… Schumer says he offered to … Read more

RULE #1 – Never Marry the Trade

by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; The goldbugs hate you for calling the top and a bear market. To my surprise, I searched Money Week here in London and it came up with an article in 2008 confirming you also called the temporary high in 2008 before the slingshot up into 2011 and were off 4 days on a … Read more

Nomi Prins – Fed Scared to Death of Causing Global Financial Crash, Debt Will Ultimately be Destructor of the System

Two time, best-selling author Nomi Prins says global debt levels are at record highs. Prins contends, “These are levels that they have never been, and they are all at their historic highs. That’s why debt will ultimately be the destructor of the system. In order for that to happen, the cheapness of money that allow … Read more

Government Paid $1.6 Billion In Unemployment Benefits To People Not Looking For Work

by John Whitaker Thousands of unemployed people wait outside the State Labor Bureau in New York City to register for federal relief jobs in 1933.   Department of Labor Audit Shows US Federal Government Paid $1.6 Billion In Unemployment Benefits To People Not Seeking Jobs According to an audit from the Government Accountability Office, the government … Read more

Government Shuts Down – What Does This Have To Do With The Markets?

by Lance Roberts Government Shuts Down What Does This Have To Do With The Markets Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha   It’s A Shutdown…. I am traveling this weekend but wanted to put out a short update on the market. On Friday, the Senate failed to reach a … Read more