Authored by John Mauldin via MauldinEconomics.com, In response to the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed and other central banks deployed zero or near-zero interest rates, quantitative easing, and assorted other interventions. These may have averted an even worse disaster, but their impacts were far from ideal. Nonetheless, the economy slowly lifted off as consumers rebuilt their … Read more
by Ruby Henley President Trump started the New Year by tweeting about the Country of Pakistan. The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven … Read more
Visa locks down Bitcoin payment cards in crackdown on card issuer Thousands of Bitcoin users have had their pre-paid cryptocurrency cards shut down in a crackdown by Visa on a card provider. Several major pre-paid cards that allow users to make payments and ATM withdrawals using their Bitcoin and cryptocurrency funds were suspended as of January 5. … Read more
A UC-Berkeley student was recently detained by immigration enforcement agents, prompting students to launch a campaign demanding that he be released under prosecutorial discretion. According to Facebook posts on Luis Mora’s account signed by his girlfriend, Mora was stopped at an immigration checkpoint on December 30, where he admitted to his status. A UC-Berkeley spokesperson … Read more
I'm meeting EU chief negotiator @MichelBarnier on Monday and I want to involve the 17.4m. Send me your questions below using #AskBarnier. pic.twitter.com/u04mg2UxTD — Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) January 4, 2018 Frmer UKIP leader and MEP Nigel Farage is to meet the European Union’s (EU) hard-line chief Brexit negotiator, and is asking for Brexit-supporters to … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfFiMP3Ai3g Roger Stone joins Alex Jones live via Skype to break down how Steve Bannon’s new financial backer is a Chinese, Soros operative.
Remember kiddies, everything is global warming. One of Al’s previous predictions was “Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past.” He’s like the Jean Dixon of global warming. Former Vice President Al Gore has weighed in on the record cold and snow in the U.S. “It’s bitter cold in parts of the US, but … Read more
Bomb cyclone hits Boston: Severe flooding, 20k without power across Massachusetts Icy flooding and heavy snowfall have struck Boston https://youtu.be/SA1LSiUH6Rk https://www.rt.com/usa/415050-boston-winter-storm-flooding-coast/ ice floods If GPS tries to take you down Farnsworth St. near Boston's Seaport District, don't go. Couple pics of storm surge sent to me from a buddy. pic.twitter.com/kX2Yu88RRz — James Toscano (@Jimmy_Toscano) January … Read more
The DOJ is looking into the Clinton email case, the investigation is about to begin. Comey’s memos that was passed to the NYT might have been classified. The US says their will not be a drill during the olympics in South Korea. NK and SK will be talking to each other. The cabal’s push to … Read more
Seeing them as spoiled, overly-indulged children gives the best insight into their behavior. Much of what they ask for stems from the spoiled child’s realization that Mommy and Daddy are kicking them out of the nest soon and they’ll have to support themselves. So how do they deal with what every young adult has to … Read more
by sundance Several stories broke yesterday: ?Senator Ron Johnson gains copies of the manipulated/edited FBI small group “talking points” that exonerated Hillary Clinton despite overwhelming evidence. Johnson is a Senate Judiciary Committee member and remains focused on those specifics. ?Senator Chuck Grassley has identified that former FBI Director James Comey leaked classified FBI information to the media to … Read more
64 percent of Americans who support pot legalization. A record high number of respondents to a Gallup poll released Wednesday said they support the legalization of marijuana, including more than half of Republicans polled. Overall, 64 percent of those reached by Gallup said they support the legalization of marijuana, up 4 percentage points from October 2016. The … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyT54nhCC-A The Stock market is at an all time high, jobs are coming back, but Democrats are going insane over Trump!
Construction, Manufacturing Jobs Up 600% in Trump’s First Year This is a stunning statistic. Thanks to Trump’s business expertise construction, manufacturing jobs are up 600% in the US in his first year as president. In order to own 2018, Republicans need to continue to keep their promises. African-American unemployment hits lowest rate in … Read more
Ex-FBI Director James Comey’s original statement closing out the probe into Hillary Clinton‘s use of a private email server was edited by subordinates to remove five separate references to terms like “grossly negligent” and to delete mention of evidence supporting felony and misdemeanor violations, according to copies of the full document. Comey also originally concluded that it … Read more
Macy’s and other retailers are beginning to make announcements about store closures. Thousands of people will lose their jobs. The auto manufactures have been hit hard, sales are down in 2017. Brick and mortar has now hit the movie theater industry. The economic deterioration is spreading. China pushes forward with the petro-yuan to challenge the … Read more
by Gary Christenson via Deviant investor A Return to Financial Sanity? Financial sanity and stability may not return, but we can protect our assets and learn from the discussion. The DOW, S&P500, NASDAQ and other markets sell at all-time highs. However, many imbalances exist within our financial world. This is not new – things have been crazy before, … Read more
via Daniel Carter Summary No, not like 1929, 1987, 2001 or 2007. I’ve seen many analyses comparing this economic cycle with those that have ended in tears. Well, I’m no different. The macroeconomic and political conditions today are beginning to resemble the conditions that led to the crash of 1937. By the mid 1930s, a large … Read more
BY SRSROCCO Enjoy the good times while you can because when the economy BLOWS UP this next time, there is no plan B. Sure, we could see massive monetary printing by Central Banks to continue the madness a bit longer after the market crashes, but this won’t be a long-term solution. Rather, the U.S. and global … Read more
by Dana Lyons Assets in bullish funds at the Rydex family have soared to uncharted territory – especially relative to dwindling bearish assets. Given the persistent rally in the U.S. equity market in recent months, one might assume that bullish sentiment extremes have been commonplace as well. But while that may be true of longer-term sentiment … Read more