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The UN's "Sustainable Development Agenda" Is Basically A Giant Corporatist Fraud
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan.
Guest Post: So You Really Want To Make "Syrian Refugees" An Election Issue?
Submitted by Mark Jeftovic via The Libertarian Party Of Canada, Thomas Pynchon once wrote: ‘If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.’ Words to live by for the the major political parties in Canadian Federal politics.
Unmasking Of "Mystery Treasury Buyer" Has No Impact On "Uneventful" 3 Year Auction
If there were any concerns that today's revelation that Element Capital had been the "mysterious" seller of US Treasurys would for some reason shove a spike through the spokes of Treasury auctions, these were unconfirmed at least according to the just completed 3 Year auction, which priced at 1.056%, 0.1 bps through the When Issued 1.057%, if the highest pricing yield since June's 1.125%.
Turkey Invades Iraq: Two Battalions Launch Ground Incursion In "Hot Pursuit" Of "Terrorists"
On Monday we warned that the violence in Turkey stemming from Ankara’s politically-motivated, NATO-sponsored crackdown on the PKK is escalating rapidly as are efforts to censor the media and attack (verbally or otherwise) the pro-Kurdish HDP, whose strong showing at the ballot box in June triggered an absurdly transparent effort on the part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to undermine the country’s fragile democracy by using ISIS as a smokescreen to gain international support for the...
Criminal Charges Filed Against Nomura Traders For Skimming Off Bid/Ask Spreads, Making Millions In The Process
Nearly three years ago, we explained why when it comes to fixed income traders in the traditional, and very lucrative, over the counter market, "the days of rampant skimming on top of the bid/ask spread, and with them record bonuses for bond traders and salesmen, may just ended with a whimper not a bang, and all bond traders hoping to make millions by misrepresenting what the true purchase or sale prices are to buysider clients, even if completely voluntary on both sides, may want to seek...
Android 'Porn App' Secretly Snaps Photos, Blackmails Users
Forget nuclear facility sabotage; ignore stock market glitches; the world of cyber-threats just got serious. As The Telegraph reports, an Android app virus seduces users by promising porn but takes compromising photos of them to use as blackmail. The 'ransomware' demands a ransom of $500 (paid via PayPal) and warns "your device has been blocked for safety reasons listed below. All your files are encrypted.
In Gold We Trust - 2015 Edition
Monetary history, staggering mountains of debt, demographic problems, metrics relevant to the gold market, central bank debauchery and currency debasement in all their terrible glory, and even the beer price of gold – the latest Incrementum "In Gold We Trust"chartbook has it all... There has been an astonishing synchronization between equity markets and the gold-silver ratio until 2011.
Syria: Imperial Responsibility, Imperial Conscience
Come on, America. We could better and should do better. I am not an unbiased observer of the Syrian refugee crisis, for we have a Syrian friend. She is a young woman, with legal residency in the U.S. She is completing her university studies in computer science. Her uncle served honorably in the U.S. Army for many years in theater (Iraq) and recently retired in California's Central Valley.
Happy "$15 Minimum Wage" Labor Day From McDonalds
But the aforementioned weasel words provide the best of both worlds: if commodities rally, then he can point to "nailing the bottom" with this interview. On the other hand, if commodities continue to...
Trump Surges Past "Almost Apologetic" Hillary As Presidential Front-Runner, Latest Poll Shows
Despite the liberal media spinning Hillary's non-apology as bringing her closer to the American public, it appears her presidential campaign took another shot to the chest this weekend. Not only does Bernie Sanders keep rising in the polls, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton head-to-head, garnering 45% support versus 40% of his Democratic rival, according to a new national poll.
Nazi "Gold Train" Hunters Release Radar Image Said To Prove Train's Final Resting Place
With every passing week the saga of the Nazi "Gold train", which legend has it carried some 300 tons of Third Reich gold when it disappeared somewhere between the Polish cities of Wroclaw and Walbrzych, gets more interesting.
Chuck Norris "Exhausted" By Iran Nuclear "Antics", Walker May Launch "Pre-Emptive Strikes"
Earlier this year, for reasons that remain unclear to this day, the US government decided to re-annex Texas. The idea, according to on-the-ground intelligence, was to send in the SEALs and other elite military units under the guise of a “training” exercise on the way to instituting martial law and nullifying Texans’ second amendment rights. The exercises, dubbed "Jade Helm 15", began on July 15 and run through next week. As of now, the feared “Texas takeover” has not in fact played out.
Three Reasons Why Saudi Arabia Flip-Flopped On Iran. And Now Supports The US "Nuclear Deal"
Back in April, when the first outline of the Iran nuclear deal first appeared, Saudi Arabia (together with Israel) would have none of it. As the Atlantic Council summarized back then, "Saudi Arabia and Israel find themselves in the same camp as opponents of a nuclear deal with Iran, but the Sunni kingdom and Jewish state have very different reasons for their opposition.
This Is What A Short Squeeze Looks Like
Brent crude prices eased 0.7% to $49.61/bbl last week as Iranian sanctions relief proceeds toward fruition. WTI crude gained nearly 2% as the 2nd largest speculative short position since 2006 in NYMEX futures and options leaves the prompt market significantly unbalanced and extremely susceptible to upside catalysts.
Americans Have Never Been Dumber
Three years ago, we noted the dumbification of America was accelerating as SAT scores hit record lows. It appears the need for the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too has never been greater as Bloomberg reports that students in the high school class of 2015 turned in the lowest critical reading score on the SAT college entrance exam in more than 40 years, with all three sections declining from the previous year.
WTI Crude Crashes 8% - Biggest Plunge Since Nov 2014's OPEC Meeting
Surprise!!! Month-end window-dressing manipulation massacred... This is the biggest single-day drop since Nov 28 2014 - When OPEC stunned the world. Charts: Bloomberg
Trump: The Art Of The Bureaucrat
Donald Trump says America’s problems are managerial. The political class is “stupid,” and “horrible negotiators.” He can fix the country’s problems instantaneously with his own entrepreneurial ability and by drafting into government service the likes of multi-billionaire Carl Icahn. Trump claims he said over dinner recently, “Carl, if I get this thing, I want to put you in charge of China and Japan, can you handle both of them? Okay?
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