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Public Enemy No. 1: Walls Closing In On Peter Strzok As Questions Arise Over His Involvement In FISA Application
Over the past 10 days we've learned a lot about FBI agent Peter Strzok, a man who very likely would have lived the remainder of his life in relative obscurity as an FBI counterintelligence agent but for his sudden dismissal from Special Counsel Mueller's "Russian Collusion" investigation.
"Did The Music Just Stop?"
Authored by Mark St.Cyr, Back in July I wrote the following article titled “Just Keep On Dancing?” And In it I stated the following. To wit: “If there was ever any doubt that the “markets” are nothing more than a HFT (high frequency trading) cesspool of central bank funded front-running; today is that day when all doubt has been erased. Whether or not one accepts that fact is a choice they have to make for themselves.
Donald Trump Rejects Melania Speech Writer's Resignation
Following calls yesterday for the Trump campaign to "fire somebody," over the Melania-speech-plagiarism debacle, Meredith McIver - the Trump staff-writer responsible for the 'passages' from Michelle Obama's speech - has offered her resignation... but Donald Trump rejected it as an "innocent mistake.". McIver's statement notes "no harm was meant" to Michelle Obama. This rejected resignation comes after calls from various establishment Republicans to "fire somebody" over the debacle...
Is The Party Over For Bushism?
Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, Neither George W. Bush, the Republican Party nominee in 2000 and 2004, nor Jeb, the dethroned Prince of Wales, will be in Cleveland. Nor will John McCain or Mitt Romney, the last two nominees. These former leaders would like it thought that high principle keeps them away from a GOP convention that would nominate Donald Trump. Petulance, however, must surely play a part. Bush Republicans feel unappreciated, and understandably so.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Continues Her Assault On Trump: "He Is A Faker"
Yesterday a supreme court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, made shockwaves around the US and especially the political arena when she made the highly unorthodox comments for someone in her position about her reaction to a Trump presidency, telling the NYT that should Trump become president it would be time to move to New Zealand. “I can’t imagine what the country would be with Donald Trump as our president,” she said. “For the country, it could be four years.
How Angela Merkel Tried To Politicize The Murder Of UK Lawmaker Jo Cox
We present the following comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as given earlier today and captured by AFP and Bloomberg, "as is", to not be accused of adulterating a statement which we are confident many Britons will find quite disturbing due to Merkel's attempt to politicize a tragic murder, and impart an ideological, political motive to a tragic event which as even the Guardian reported earlier, may well have been at the hands of a "mentally ill" man.
Is Islamic Terror America’s Future?
Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, If the cliches hold - nothing succeeds like success, the past is prologue - this generation will not likely see an end to the jihadist terror that was on display at Pulse in Orlando on Sunday. For terrorism has proven to be among the most cost-effective and successful strategies of war that the world has ever seen. Consider.
The Choice For Venezuela Is Stark: Print Money & Fail Or Establish Sound Money
There are a number of reasons why adopting the USD is a natural choice for any Venezuelan government that is not bent on self-destruction. Let's start our analysis of Venezuela's economic plight with two exhibits: Exhibit A is a chart of the market (free) exchange rate of the Venezuelan Bolivar and the U.S. dollar (USD), and Exhibit B is a chart of the USD. Back in 2003, when the writing was already on the wall, one USD bought 1.6 Bolivars.
IMF "Not Ready" To Add Funds To Greek Bailout As It Stands, Needs More Debt Relief Details
Just when the Greek debt deal appeared certain even if as we reported last night, virtually all the funds from the approved first tranche would go to repaying creditors, the IMF, which has been pushing for more debt relief since last summer, appears read to pull the plug again, following a report that the IMF isn’t officially endorsing the latest Greek debt deal until the board approves new loan program, and according to AFP, the IMF is not ready to add funds to the Greek bailout as it stands...
The Last Time This Happened, Home Prices Collapsed
The number of people who believe now is a "good time to buy a home" has been stagnant for the last 6 months, but, according to University of Michigan's latest survey, there has not been more people who believe now is a "good time to sell" since March 2006... which marked the absolute peak in US home prices... What happens next...When everyone knows it's a bubble? Seems like a surge in "good time to sell a home" since The Fed 'unleashed' its rate rise environment...
Active Managers Just Had Their Worst Quarter In 18 Years: Here's Why
According to BofA's Savita Subramanian, just 19% of funds outperformed the S&P 500 in the 1Q. According to the bank, this was the the lowest quarterly hit rate in our data history spanning 1998 to today. The average fund lagged by 1.9ppt, marking a record spread of underperformance. Even worse, growth funds saw only a 6% hit rate, the worst since at least 1991.
‘$5 Million Coin’ Now On Sale - One of Largest, Purest and Rarest Gold Coins In World
One of the largest, the purest and rarest gold coins in the world – the first ‘million dollar coin’ which at today’s market prices is valued at $5.36 million (USD), €4.85 million (EUR) and £3.8 million (GBP) has come on the market and is now on sale. Mounties Guarding The "$5 Million Dollar Coin" In The Royal Canadian Mint There are only five of these majestic bullion coins, weighing 100 kilos or 3,215 troy ounces each in existence today. They were first minted by The Royal Canadian Mint in 2007.
CFTC Has Decade Of Audit Opinions Withdrawn After Massive "Error" Uncovered
As regular readers are likely aware, we like to give the CFTC a helping hand whenever possible. For seven years, we’ve warned about the danger the market faces from the parasitic “strategies” of predatory HFTs and nefarious vacuum tubes and finally, the Commission as well as the DOJ listened, subsequently confirming that such practices are indeed illegal.
Baltimore Burns: State Of Emergency Declared, National Guard Activated As Mob Attacks Cops, Loots & Torches Stores - Live Webcast
***Update: MARYLAND GOV DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY, ACTIVATES NATL GUARD The situation is escalating quickly in Baltimore after police said they received "credible" threats from street gangs who have promised to ban together to "take out" cops in the wake of protests surrounding the funeral of Freddie Gray who died after suffering a spinal injury while being taken into custody by authorities. Now, the SWAT team has been called out to confront protesters.
Spy Vs. Spy: Obama Spies On Netanyahu, Discovers Netanyahu Spying On Obama
With the controversy surrounding Netanyahu’s inflammatory campaign rhetoric still simmering, and with Washington making it clear that the White House isn’t intent on “pretending like” the Prime Minister didn’t suggest that a two-state solution would happen over his dead body and that maybe Arab Israelis shouldn’t vote, tensions between the US and Israel don’t appear set to dissipate in the near-term.
Italian Bad Debt Hits Record $197 Billion As Bank Lending Contracts For Unprecedented 33 Consecutive Months
Repeat after us: the biggest threat facing Europe's banking system is not a Grexit, is not the Austrian "bad bank" black swan (although it is pretty bad), it is the trillions in non-performing loans on the balance sheets of European banks, which Europe has no idea how to and which continue to multiply in the process threatening to impair depositors with bail-ins (see Cyprus).
The Threat To The Dollar As The World’s Primary Reserve Currency
The Threat to the Dollar as the World’s Premier Reserve Currency …but does it really matter? My answer is that, “Yes”, it really matters. And that is why we need to take action today to protect all of our interests. The source of the threat may surprise you. We refer to the dollar as a “reserve currency” when referring to its use by other countries when settling their international trade accounts.
If Your Stocks Are Down, Who Ya Gonna Call?
There is a major new buyer in the gold market - Apple ... New Apple watch could use up to one third of total annual gold supply... Each watch to use up to two ounces of gold... ...
UBS Says "A Market Dislocation Is Necessary To Focus Minds" And Stop "Underestimating Grexit Risks"
Had the current Greek episode, where the terms "Grexit", "bank runs", and "funding freeze" are tossed around as casually as black tie event at the Tsipras household, taken place two years ago the S&P, Dax and the Nikkei would have been halted limit down.
The US Economy In Two Pictures
The quick-and-easy way to categorize the retail sector of the U.S. economy would be to use the metaphor of “falling off a cliff”. However, such a characterization would be overly simplistic. A...
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