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Revere Repo Alert! Reverse repo counterparties list updated: Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, and Schwab US Treasury Money Fund have been added to the list of reverse repo counterparties, effective August 8, 2023
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source:Â https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/rrp_counterparties#additions-and-removals
Daniel Lacalle: ‘Keep printing. You wanted “free money” from government? You got lower real wages.’
Keep printing. You wanted "free money" from government? You got lower real wages. Unemployment and real wage growth. @OECD pic.twitter.com/Xph5GwZRqt — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) August 8, 2023
Report: Biden to Ask for Another Ukraine Aid Package âNorth of $10 Billion
President Joe Biden will soon ask Congress for a Ukraine aid package that could exceed $10 billion, a report released Tuesday found. Punchbowl News reported the Ukraine aid battle will resume when Congress returns from recess. The incoming request, which could be ânorth of $10 billion,â follows as Ukraine continues …
Disney Teams Up with Transgender TikTok Influencer to Promote Girls Apparel: âI Literally Look Like Minnie Mouse!â
The Walt Disney Co. has teamed up with a transgender TikTok influencer to promote apparel for girls â specifically, Minnie Mouse-themed clothes that include a red dress, yellow pumps, and a red hair bow. Transgender influencer Seann Altman â a biological male who identifies as âgender fluidâ â created a …
Jack Smith is plotting third indictment against TrumpâŚ
Special counsel Jack Smithâs probe of efforts by Donald Trump and others to subvert the 2020 election remains ongoing â with at least one interview this week that focused on fundraising and spending by Trumpâs political action committee. Meanwhile, the grand jury that indicted Trump last week was spotted meeting …
Anyone who believes that shelter inflation will only be 5% next year is an idiot
SF Fed baseline forecast suggests that yoy shelter inflation will continue to slow through late 2024 and may even turn negative US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes, says top Fed official h/t DesmondMilesDant
“GAME ON: One day before leaving office President Trump declassified âCrossfire Hurricaneâ docs showing Obama, Biden, the CIA, DOJ, and FBI spied on him.”
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Stock Market Is Tanking Hard… Be Ready For More
https://finance.yahoo.com/u/yahoo-finance/watchlists/bank-and-financial-services-stocks
Harry’s Razors Faces Boycott Over Transgender Partnership
Several prominent conservatives have called for a boycott of Harry’s over the razor company’s partnership with a transgender influencer. Blogger Matt Walsh was among the right-wing voices to criticize Harry’s over the weekend. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Walsh wrote: “We’ve taken down Bud Light. Now it’s Harry’s turn.” “This …
It finally happened!! No more calls about your car’s extended warranty…
They got them… The Federal Communications Commission issued a $300 million fine – it’s largest ever – against a robocall operation offering extended vehicle warranties. The FCC earlier had devised a plan with cell phone companies to block five billion of the unwanted calls, according to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. …
The Least Popular GOP Presidential Candidate
by Martin Armstrong No one took Chris Christie seriously when he was the governor of New Jersey. People accuse him of turning voters to Obama in 2016 since he debated so poorly. Christie was disliked in New Jersey, so much so that he flipped the state blue when he left. …
This must never happen!
https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1688831915329982464
European Companies Lost Over âŹ100 Billion on Russia Amid War
by Martin Armstrong The Financial Times estimates that European companies have lost at least âŹ100 billion ($110 billion) since the Russia-Ukraine war began. Around 176 European companies noted significant losses in their fiscal year reports for 2022, and the future remains grim as tensions continue to grow. Naturally, energy-related industries faced half …
Crooked FBI Agent Charles McGonigal, Who Perpetuated the Russia Collusion Hoax, to Plead Guilty of . . . Wait for It . . . Russia Collusion
FBI Special Agent Charles McGonigal is expected to plead guilty next week to conspiring with a Russian oligarch. Earlier this year former Special Agent in charge of counter-intelligence in the New York field office, Charles McGonigal, was arrested for conspiring with Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian Oligarch. Charles McGonigal was hit with …
Christine Anderson MEP: âFuture totalitarian regimes will no longer require electrified barbed wire fences. All they need is a phone, a QR code, a digital ID, and then they can do with you whatever they want, and that is scary.”
https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1688886062523801603 https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1688807682658951168
Everyone has had enough….
đłđŞđşđ¸ BREAKING: The revolutionary government of Niger has responded to the suspension of US aid by telling the US: âWe donât want your money, use it to fund a weight loss program for Victoria Nuland.â pic.twitter.com/fgCdN5eiMy — Jackson Hinkle đşđ¸ (@jacksonhinklle) August 8, 2023
Union demands and Fed policy drive more companies into bankruptcy.
Huge wage demands from unions and other effects from Fed policy are tipping more companies into bankruptcy. đ https://t.co/FO00X6uKi0 — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) August 8, 2023 #Bonds are starting to look bad… US Treasury term premia (black) are breaking higher and pushing 10y yields up (orange). This isn't good …
Worst day since May 4th… Moodyâs waits for a four month short covering rally to end and then downgrades bank stocks.
Moodyâs waits for a four month short covering rally to end and then downgrades bank stocks.https://t.co/8o2SYHn0u5 Third wave down confirmed. pic.twitter.com/U24Azjooza — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 8, 2023 .. worst day since May 4th $KRE âŚ@CNBC⊠pic.twitter.com/m6hKEXyKoo — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) August 8, 2023
USA Today’s ‘fact check’ is dishonest from the start. Although the ‘fact check’ presents several images, the tweet being attacked is not one of them. The tweet is merely linked and quoted.
USA Today doesn't like my tweet from last monthđand tries to 'fact check' it. https://t.co/IXx41wcNwX Let's walk through USA Today fact-checker Kate Petersen's effort. 1/ pic.twitter.com/8QbMtAiebp — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) August 8, 2023 The USA Today 'fact check' reports that the satellite data among NOAA and NASA program vary. First, …
42% of People That Voted for Biden in 2020 Say the Economy Has Gotten Worse
WASHINGTON (TND) â Despite the Fed and other major institutions â like Bank of America and JP Morgan â no longer predicting the economy will head into a recession, Americans are still not happy with the state of the economy. A recent poll from CNN shows Americans think the economy is getting worse, and another from the Associated …
Dallas smart city is an Orwellian nightmareâŚ
By blitzing a troubled neighborhood with “smart city” technology â including AI cameras on streetlights and ubiquitous Wi-Fi â Dallas officials have seen crime reduction and quality-of-life improvements that they hope to replicate elsewhere. Why it matters: Smart city initiatives fell out of favor nationally after lots of money was spent with few results â but projects …
Jack Smith responds to Trump. Judge Chutkan orders new hearing.
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump’s right to free speech. Trump’s attorneys made the argument in their response Monday to the special counsel’s motion for a protective order over the discovery evidence in the case …
Here’s Why Commercial Real Estate Is A Ticking Time Bomb
@Vin-pd7mh 5 hours ago Majority of buyers had no clue in 2007-2008 that they are buying at the top because of the FOMO. History is repeating it self.
Tyson to close 4 chicken processing plants
2 in Missouri, 1 in Arkansas, and 1 in Indiana. SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) â Tyson Foods Inc., one of the worldâs largest food companies has reported a multi-million dollar loss in its third quarter report. Tysonâs report shows an income loss of $417 million, $1.07 per share, for July 2023. …
Snake falls out of sky, lands on woman â then both attacked by hawk. Photos are graphic. Venomous snake wrapped her arm. Hawk attacked 4 times.
âHelp me, Jesus!â is all Peggy Jones could think to say during the snake/hawk attack. SILSBEE, Texas â A snake fell out of the sky and landed on a woman mowing her yard. The bizarre incident didnât stop there. Peggy Jones was then attacked by a hawk. The hawk eventually …
Fani Willis To Charge Trump Per The Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in Georgia
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is reportedly preparing to charge former President Donald Trump under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in Georgia according to The Wall Street Journal. The development comes as Trump already faces three criminal indictments, with this potential fourth indictment introducing a new …
Lefties Keep Telling Me The Right Has Been Getting More Radical But I Keep Reading Stories Like This One:
This Group Of Self-Described Socialists Is Growing In Numbers And Pushing Local Democrats To The Left. âDemocratic Socialists make up the left flank of the Democratic Party, supporting abolishing prisons, aggressive climate policies, rent controls and radical racial equity policies, according to the Democratic Socialist website. Theyâve been aggressively adding …