How Debt-to-GDP Ratios Have Changed Around The World Since 2000 Government debt levels have grown in most parts of the world since the 2008 financial crisis, and even more so after the COVID-19 pandemic. To gain perspective on this long-term trend, Visual Capitalist’s Marcu Lu visualized the debt-to-GDP ratios of advanced economies, as of 2000…
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Desperate To Do Whatever It Takes, Unlikely To Make Any Difference: A Dire Warning From Mario Draghi
Desperate To Do Whatever It Takes, Unlikely To Make Any Difference: A Dire Warning From Mario Draghi By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “We’ve made very clear to China — and many other countries have as well — that they should not be supplying Russia with weapons for use in its aggression…
US-Funded Experiments In China Could Secretly Manipulate Viruses: Email
US-Funded Experiments In China Could Secretly Manipulate Viruses: Email Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Experiments in China funded by the U.S. government could manipulate coronaviruses and leave no trace, according to newly disclosed emails. An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in…
Ukraine Gets Their Billions Despite CIA Director Reportedly Warning Zelenksy To Stop Stealing So Much Money
Ukraine Gets Their Billions Despite CIA Director Reportedly Warning Zelenksy To Stop Stealing So Much Money Democrats cheered and waved Ukrainian flags, chanting “Ukraine, Ukraine!” in some pavlovian response to Congress passing a bill that will send (another) $61 billion to Ukraine with no questions asked Rand Paul, among many others, was incensed: Ukrainian flags…
Tit-For-Tat Responses From Beijing To Trade Restrictions May Bring About A Full-Blown Trade War
Tit-For-Tat Responses From Beijing To Trade Restrictions May Bring About A Full-Blown Trade War By John Liu, Zhu Lin and Abhishek Vishnoi, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters and strategists China’s most-promising industries are facing a growing threat of trade restrictions from Western governments, blurring the outlook for stocks that have the potential to fuel the nation’s market growth. The…
Expect VAST Currency Devaluation to Accelerate-AND YOU LOSE. By Gregory Mannarino
Expect VAST Currency Devaluation to Accelerate-AND YOU LOSE By Gregory Mannarino Over the weekend CON-gress approved another $95 billion dollar foreign “aid” package, which is in reality a weapons package, for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. The measure passed with OVERWHELMING bipartisan support- and YOU LOSE. Moreover, and just in case you were wondering if this…
Northern California City Relaxes Homeless Rules Amid Federal Lawsuit
Northern California City Relaxes Homeless Rules Amid Federal Lawsuit Authored by Brian Back via The Epoch Times, The city council of San Rafael in Marin County, California, voted unanimously in a public hearing last week, to approve a more relaxed version of its ordinance dealing with homeless camps and where they are allowed. The ordinance…
RED FLAGS! IS THE HOUSING BUBBLE STARTING TO GO BUST? PREPARE FOR MORE ECONOMIC STRAIN
Back with another dose of economic reality: Today we tackle the housing bubble and rising homes for sale inventory the credit driven economic expansion, banks, layoffs, and lots more. Suscribe to stay ahead of the financial / economic curve!!: youtube.com/channel/UCXuldJPtmI0x0DVQFsB9cSg?sub_confirmation=1 Thank you for being a part of my channel. I am an investor that also…
Congressmen Are “Terrified Of The Intel Agencies”; Tucker Carlson Warns They’ll Frame Them With “Kiddie Porn”
Congressmen Are “Terrified Of The Intel Agencies”; Tucker Carlson Warns They’ll Frame Them With “Kiddie Porn” Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson sat down for a wide-ranging three-hours-plus discussion last week, touching on everything from UFOs, spirituality, and religion; from artificial intelligence costs and benefits to questioning ‘science’ consensus; and from government secrecy and lying to…
Sidney Powell Handed Win After Judges Dismiss Disciplinary Effort By Texas State Bar
Sidney Powell Handed Win After Judges Dismiss Disciplinary Effort By Texas State Bar Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sidney Powell speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington on Nov. 19, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) Sidney Powell, a lawyer who filed lawsuits after…
15 State Officials Warn Bank Of America About ‘De-Banking’ Of Christians
15 State Officials Warn Bank Of America About ‘De-Banking’ Of Christians Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A group of 15 financial officials from 13 states sent a notice to Bank of America, raising concerns about the institution’s “de-banking” of Christians. “We write to express our concerns over Bank of America’s troubling track…
NYC High School Soccer Game Cancelled After Migrants Refuse To Leave The Field
NYC High School Soccer Game Cancelled After Migrants Refuse To Leave The Field New York City has long been out of space, but the constant stream of migrants arriving in the Big Apple is truly making it clear just how much of a premium real estate really is on the island. And those who pay…
People Who Rent Will Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
People Who Rent Will Decide the 2024 Presidential Election By Mish Shdlock of MishTalk Immigration won’t decide the election. Polls have not yet captured what will. This may come as a surprise, but the top issue housing. More explicitly, it’s shelter costs. The Economy The economy is a very broad category that encompasses inflation, jobs,…
“Weekend At Bernie’s Economy”: Joe Biden, Seeking Another Term, Wheels Out The Corpse Of The U.S. Economy
When I was a kid, “Weekend at Bernie’s” was one of my all-time favorite movies. In that film, two guys worked really hard to convince everyone that their boss was still alive so that they wouldn’t get into trouble. I remember laughing throughout that entire movie. Today, the Biden administration is working really hard to…
Recent IRA Inheritors Get Another Year With No Distribution Requirement
Recent IRA Inheritors Get Another Year With No Distribution Requirement In what’s becoming an annual ritual, the IRS has once again waived required minimum distributions for the current year for people who inherited an IRA from someone who died in 2020 or after. That’s welcome news, but some uncertainty still hangs over a growing number of…
Pardon Me? Michael Avenatti Flips, Willing To Testify On Trump’s Behalf
Pardon Me? Michael Avenatti Flips, Willing To Testify On Trump’s Behalf Imprisoned former CNN demigod Michael Avenatti has come out in support of Donald Trump, telling the NY Post that he’s willing to testify on Trump’s behalf after being in contact with Trump’s legal defense team about his willingness to testify against his former client,…
Biden’s Title IX Trans-formation Puts Women’s Progress & Protections “On The Chopping Block”
Biden’s Title IX Trans-formation Puts Women’s Progress & Protections “On The Chopping Block” Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, The Biden administration’s overhaul of Title IX met with pushback today from lawmakers in favor of preserving female-only spaces. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing…
“Hard Crash”: Construction Jobs In Philadelphia Set To Plunge As Residential Projects Hit A Wall
“Hard Crash”: Construction Jobs In Philadelphia Set To Plunge As Residential Projects Hit A Wall Construction jobs in Philadelphia could plunge soon as a result of a “glut” of residential projects finishing up with questionable demand waiting behind them, according to a new report from BisNow. In fact, some developers are calling for a “hard…
Judge Who Handed Down $454 Million Trump Penalty Set To Rule On Validity Of Reduced Bond
Judge Who Handed Down $454 Million Trump Penalty Set To Rule On Validity Of Reduced Bond Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, After weeks of trying to secure a bond and arguing to an appeals court that a $454 million bond was “impossible,” former President Donald Trump secured a $175 million bond to…
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Should I Stay or Should I Go? Coming up for air after what was an intense week on the geopolitical and market side of things, I’m really being forced to reconsider my current recommendations (bearish bonds, stocks, and credit). I keep thinking:…
5 Blue Chip Dividend Oil Stocks Could Be Acquired Next If Huge Oil Mergers Happen
Last fall, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) made a monumental move, announcing its acquisition of oil shale titan Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) for a staggering $59.5 billion in an all-stock deal. This landmark agreement will establish Exxon Mobil as the largest U.S. oil field producer, ensuring a decade of cost-effective production. Exxon Mobil’s latest…
My Weekly Reading for April 21, 2024
Five Fiscal Truths by Ryan Bourne, Cato at Liberty, April 18, 2024. Excerpt: The recorded federal deficit from 2023, at $1.7 trillion (or 6.3 percent of gross domestic product, or GDP), was 23 percent higher than in 2022, but even that was pushed artificially downward by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recording the Supreme Court’s…
Is There A Road-Map For What’s Ahead?
Is There A Road-Map For What’s Ahead? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via Substack, One of our primary survival traits is the ability to anticipate the future to avoid threats and reap higher yields. We seek a vantage point to view the road ahead, or even better a road map to what’s ahead. Is there a…
US To Sanction Entire Israel Defense Force (IDF) Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses
US To Sanction Entire Israel Defense Force (IDF) Battalion Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses Axios is reporting what marks an unexpected and unprecedented development in US-Israel relations: the Biden administration will in the coming days announce sanctions against an entire battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Three US officials told the outlet that US Secretary of State Antony…
What Are People Saying? Opinion?
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Gold Miners Will Trade At “Multiples” Of Current Prices
Gold Miners Will Trade At “Multiples” Of Current Prices Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Friend of Fringe Finance Lawrence Lepard released his most recent investor letter this week. He gets little coverage in the mainstream media, which, in my opinion, makes him someone worth listening to twice as closely. Larry was kind enough to allow me to…
MARKETS A LOOK AHEAD: SHocK aND AwE! YOU ARE BEING CONNED To The HIGHEST ORDER. Mannarino
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Debt Matters: Why It’s Time To Position Into Countries With Low Outstanding Debt
Debt Matters: Why It’s Time To Position Into Countries With Low Outstanding Debt Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, In an era of economic uncertainty and volatility, the importance of managing national debt has never been more evident. Investors seek stability and long-term growth opportunities, so the spotlight turns towards countries with low outstanding debt….
Human Costs, Animal Costs, and Economic Costs
People who distinguish “human costs” from “economic costs” are either making an ideological statement or don’t understand what economic theory usefully calls a cost. Just to quote one example: a Financial Times columnist mentioned, as if it goes without saying, the “economic, military and human costs” of further confrontation with the Iranian rulers (“Israel Has…
Buffett Grabs More of This Stock, Plus Other Notable Insider Buying
At the end of the previous week, the Oracle of Omaha yet again boosted his stake in a media giant’s tracking stocks, even with shares still in retreat. Meanwhile, a couple of industrials and a couple of biotechs also saw notable insider purchases made in the past week. Overall, insider buying has slowed. A well-known…
‘Dubai’s Fyre Festival’: Crypto Investors Caught In Chaotic UAE Floods
‘Dubai’s Fyre Festival’: Crypto Investors Caught In Chaotic UAE Floods Via Middle East Eye “This Lamborghini is swimming bro,” said influencer Crypto Bitlord, as his sports car battled against heavy rain in Dubai on Tuesday. He was among hundreds of crypto traders and enthusiasts who descended upon the United Arab Emirates city this week for two cryptocurrency conferences: Blockchain Life and Token2049. …
Avoid All Dish Soap Brands, Except These 7
No one enjoys doing the dishes, but that is nothing new. The undesirable task has been spurned for centuries, so much so that Joe Hoghton invented the first dishwasher all the way back in 1850. It required manual operation, but it still demonstrates just how much people wanted a better option for cleaning dishes. The…
Biden To Withdraw Troops From Niger As Region Increasingly Turns To Russia
Biden To Withdraw Troops From Niger As Region Increasingly Turns To Russia In what is simultaneously a humiliating setback for the Deep State and a welcome victory for noninterventionist American taxpayers, the White House on Friday announced that US military forces will be withdrawn from Niger over the coming months. The move comes after Niger’s mid-March…
Which Beloved Restaurant Is Going Belly Up Next?
With reports that Red Lobster is considering bankruptcy after an unlimited shrimp deal gone awry, what other family restaurant brands could go belly up next? While Red Lobster’s performance appears self inflicted, there are plenty of other operators in this space that could suffer the same fate, including stalwart restaurant operator Darden Brands (NYSE: DRI),…
What Will Make Super Micro Surge Higher?
The 23% collapse of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock in one day was blamed on a flight from AI stocks. Even mighty Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) dropped 10% simultaneously. One of the primary reasons for the drop is that Super Micro Computer did not release preliminary earnings as it has in the past. However, that…
UK Physiotherapist Leaders Announce Goal To “Eradicate” Critics Of Gender Ideology From The Profession
UK Physiotherapist Leaders Announce Goal To “Eradicate” Critics Of Gender Ideology From The Profession Authored by Bryndis Blackadder via Reduxx, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), which is the “professional body” and trade union which represents member physiotherapists in the UK, has launched its first “definitive position statement on transphobia” with the publication of its…
Tesla Slashes Price Of Self Driving Software
A day after cutting the price of most of its models in both the US and China, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) lowered the price of what is probably its most expensive feature. The cost of Full Self-Driving dropped from $12,000 to $8,000 a year. Tesla describes FSD as “Your car will be able to drive itself…
Socialism (Slavery) is a luxury good
Several decades of neoliberal economic reforms brought about the greatest global reduction in poverty ever achieved, by far. But success brings laziness, and many countries began to take their achievements for granted. Even successful policies fail to eliminate all economic problems, and because neoliberalism was the dominant strategy from the 1980s to the 2000s, pundits…
Israel Fostered The Rise Of Hamas To Preclude A Two-State Solution
Israel Fostered The Rise Of Hamas To Preclude A Two-State Solution In Wednesday’s ZeroHedge debate on Israel, Iran and Palestine, Dave Smith emphasized a little-known fact about the Gaza conflict — that Israel “cynically, intentionally funded and propped up” Hamas “so they wouldn’t face external pressure to give the Palestinians their freedom.” Via Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities,…
Thoughts? Opinion?
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Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud
Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Prosecutors are accusing three men of bilking Oklahoma out of millions of dollars in public school funds through a charter school plan that one of the defendants told a state district court prioritized income. Former owners of Epic…
From Fringe To Mainstream: The Rise Of The BJP In India
From Fringe To Mainstream: The Rise Of The BJP In India Voters in India are getting set to head to the polls in what has been dubbed the world’s biggest election. Nearly 1 billion people are eligible to vote and to determine whether 73-year-old Narendra Modi, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will rule the nation…
Calif. Democrats Tout Ties To Criminal Leniency Group
Calif. Democrats Tout Ties To Criminal Leniency Group Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, The mayors of California’s three biggest cities have rankled some progressive activists in recent months by joining a wave of fellow Democrats renouncing once popular initiatives to defund the police, reduce sentencing, and undertake other criminal justice reforms amid deep concerns…
‘Like Toys, Not Drones’: Iran Continues Mocking Israel’s Attack As Contrasting Narratives Emerge
‘Like Toys, Not Drones’: Iran Continues Mocking Israel’s Attack As Contrasting Narratives Emerge Iran has continued mocking Israel’s limited attack which happened in the early hours of Friday morning. In a fresh interview with NBC, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian dismissed much of the initial reporting in the West concerning the strike, which appeared to…
Contracts Between US Universities, China Total More Than $2 Billion: Investigation
Contracts Between US Universities, China Total More Than $2 Billion: Investigation By Micaiah Bilger of The College Fix Report comes amid concerns about CCP’s influence, human rights violations… American universities have entered more than $2.3 billion in contracts with China in the past decade amid on-going concerns about the influence of its communist government on…
Securities Analyst Jobs In China Are “Permanently” Disappearing
Securities Analyst Jobs In China Are “Permanently” Disappearing The days of million dollar analyst jobs in the securities industry in China look to be all but gone. That was the topic of a new Bloomberg article last week which detailed exactly how the industry is “retrenching after years of expansion”. Bloomberg’s description of the industry’s cutbacks…
Amid Budget Shortfall, San Francisco Reexamines Tax Burden On Big Businesses
Amid Budget Shortfall, San Francisco Reexamines Tax Burden On Big Businesses Authored by Brian Back via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Facing mounting budget woes this election year, as spending far outpaces revenues, the City of San Francisco is scrambling to reform its infamously large and complex tax burden on business. Several San Francisco companies…
“First Real Image” Of Chinese Supersonic Drone Attached To Bomber
“First Real Image” Of Chinese Supersonic Drone Attached To Bomber Aviation observers have spotted a supersonic unmanned aerial vehicle under the fuselage of a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber, Defense Blog reports. The new drone can conduct strategic aerial reconnaissance across southeast Asia. Images of the WZ-8 reconnaissance drone attached to a Xian H-6 bomber…
“First Real Image” Of Chinese Supersonic Drone Attached To Bomber
“First Real Image” Of Chinese Supersonic Drone Attached To Bomber Aviation observers have spotted a supersonic unmanned aerial vehicle under the fuselage of a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber, Defense Blog reports. The new drone can conduct strategic aerial reconnaissance across southeast Asia. Images of the WZ-8 reconnaissance drone attached to a Xian H-6 bomber…
Lord Of The Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take On The Latest Child Gender-Transition Research
Lord Of The Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take On The Latest Child Gender-Transition Research Authored by J. Edward Les, MD, via The Epoch Times, Last week’s release of the Cass Review brought to memory the old jingle: “Liar, liar, pants on fire; your nose is longer than a telephone wire.” Commissioned four years ago to probe…
Lord Of The Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take On The Latest Child Gender-Transition Research
Lord Of The Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take On The Latest Child Gender-Transition Research Authored by J. Edward Les, MD, via The Epoch Times, Last week’s release of the Cass Review brought to memory the old jingle: “Liar, liar, pants on fire; your nose is longer than a telephone wire.” Commissioned four years ago to probe…