by Chris Black Western sanctions have been great for Russia. Their economy is doing better than ever. This is obviously the opposite of what the sanctions were ostensibly designed to do, which was to cause the Russian economy to collapse …
by betsharks0 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/chinese-stocks-close-to-erasing-2023-gain-as-headwinds-intensify?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter?sref=TuHNl142 For those regards who want to understand what’s happening: Copper, used mostly in wiring, has a customer base of automobiles Sector. The downward trend in price indicates not enough demand for copper, which indicates that we are, …
by DesmondMilesDant If the Fed ends up hiking one more time then we will have a W breakout then the trend is up but not straight line. Higher highs and higher lows. But imp thing to note is lowest of …
via RT: Singapore has further relaxed its restrictions on women freezing their eggs, raising the age cap for the procedure from 35 to 37, the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social and Family Development announced on Monday, with the …
via Yahoo: America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest rate in more than a century. Producers are expected to harvest about 67% of their planted acres, the …
While I had heard about the controversy surrounding Netflix’s “docudrama” Queen Cleopatra, I hadn’t been tracking it much since it was actually released a few days ago. It’s #6 in Netflix’s Top 10 list, and I don’t think I’ve seen …
U.S. manufacturing activity slumped in March to the lowest level in nearly three years as new orders plunged, and analysts said activity could decline further due to tighter credit conditions. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey on Monday showed …
70 years ago, the UK had one of the longest life expectancies ratings in the world But progress stalled compared to other developed nations and it now ranks 36th READ MORE: Countries with longest life expectancy revealed in interactive map …
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by confoundedinterest17 Hang ’em high! As inflation remains persist (thanks to endless Fed stimulus and endless Federal spending splurges), we are seeing The Federal Reserve finally withdrawing the monetary stimulus (tightening the monetary noose). And with it, the US Treasury yield …
In hindsight, Sweden probably had the best medium-term Covid approach pic.twitter.com/yLRu5vH5Qo — Andreas Steno Larsen (@AndreasSteno) March 4, 2023 Thanks to all the eurocrats who are killing Europe. h/t STRONGMAN SHELFORD
by Michael Americans need to be prepared to eat a lot less beef, because the size of the national cattle herd is steadily shrinking. And of course this is happening in the context of a much larger crisis. As I detailed in …
by confoundedinterest17 Today’s mortgage application (demand) numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association was disappointing to say the least. Mortgage purchase demand just sank to it lowest level since 1995. Typically, mortgage purchase applications peak in May or June of each year …
by Chris Black Here’s the thing: these people who are pushing for all of this “global warming” gobbledygook know very well that women’s empowerment leads to many fewer children. That’s why they push for feminism across the globe. It is …
by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage rates increased across all loan types last week, with the 30-year fixed rate jumping 23 basis points to 6.62 percent – the highest rate since November 2022. The jump led to the purchase applications index decreasing 18 …
Just 26% of Americans surveyed told Gallup they have a favorable view of the news media, the lowest level ever recorded. pic.twitter.com/Uambz6MSVO — Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) February 17, 2023 Most believe the media don’t care about them and are intentionally …
Just when you think things can’t get worse. CNN had the fewest viewers in it’s history and it’s lowest rating in 9 years. The best part is everyone laughing at former CNN anchor Brian Stelter. Watching Jimmy Dore destroy them …
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is slowing down. In fact, ADP jobs added just printed at 106k in January, the lowest reading since August 2021. ADP jobs added follows the slow down of M2 Money growth YoY as The Fed …
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s smartphone sales fell 13% year-on-year in 2022, the largest plunge for the sector in a decade as consumers spent cautiously, market research firm IDC said on Sunday. The total number of devices shipped was 286 million, …
by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage applications generally nosedive in the last two weeks of the year (seasonality effect), but Federal Reserce monetary tightening to fight inflation is making the last two weeks worse than usual. Mortgage applications decreased 13.2 percent from two …
by confoundedinterest17 As we begin 2023 (and I am still bummed-out over Ohio State University losing a nail-bitter to Georgia in the Peach Bowl), we need to look at the condition of one of the most important sectors of the US …
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by Chris Black The elite have their own social clubs – and synagogues for that matter. They just destroyed the churches of the peasantry as a way not only to disconnect them from God, but from each other. Peasant men …
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by confoundedinterest17 Blackrock has a grim presentation on investing in 2023. Particularly with regards to The Federal Reserve and their ability to stave-off a recession (comin’ at you!). Central bankers won’t ride to the rescue when growth slows in this new …
More and more people using credit cards to buy food and pay bills. — Tracey Lewis (@TLewis43758) December 1, 2022
by confoundedinterest17 ADP’s jobs added in November shows a continued downward trend in private jobs added as The Fed merrily tightens its monetary follicy. On the good ship Follypop!
by confoundedinterest17 Call out The Birds Of War! Aka, The Federal Reserve. The Philadelphia Fed’s Business Outlook plunged to 1-9.40% YoY, the worst since 2012. Notice how the Philly Phed Plunge is related to M2 Money growth YoY. Birds of war!