From the Fed’s Beige Book: “Outlooks were largely negative, and contacts voiced concern about weakening demand, a potential recession, and the spillover effects of the recent bank failures on the broader economy.” “Many expressed concerns about the potential for a recession in the coming year.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its …

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FRANCE – Now largely ignored by world media.

https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1641357408680148995 BREAKING: French police have squared off against French firefighters in open combat as the firefighters join French resistance fighters. pic.twitter.com/zuPpTPcvMC — Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) March 29, 2023 If this was Iran or Venezuela, it would be the top news …

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DEMOCRATS’ PUERTO RICAN JUNKET WENT LARGELY UNREPORTED IN THE MEDIA … BECAUSE IT’S NOT WORTH MENTIONING WHEN IT’S DEMOCRATS WHO DON’T SHOW UP FOR WORK

via duluthnewstribune: “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” _ Puerto Rican proverb More than 109 lobbyists and 39 Democrat members of Congress attended a “winter retreat” last weekend in Puerto Rico, ostensibly to help raise funds for damage caused by hurricane …

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