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China’s catch-up with the US—has it come to an end?
Is China still catching up with the US, or not anymore? pic.twitter.com/wir6NFlb92 — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) November 15, 2023 🇨🇳 #China #Property Slump Deepens as Beijing Mulls More Stimulus – Bloomberg ➡ The contraction in China’s home sales and property investment both deepened in October. ➡ Investment in development fell 9.3% through first 10 …
Auto insurance rates are experiencing the fastest increase in nearly 50 years.
Auto loan delinquencies among subprime borrowers reached a nearly-30-year high in September of 6.1% – the highest rate since 1994, per the Fed. Read more: https://t.co/MLaHAqNcKg — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 15, 2023 Auto Insurance rates are crazy…40% up in 2 years. More accidents has to be the cause. Plus the cost to repair has skyrocketed …
We WILL Get Fooled Again! Purchasing Power Of US Dollar DOWN -15% Under China Joe Biden (Top 1% Doing Great Under Bidenomics, Not The Middle Class)
by confoundedinterest17 Republicans elected Mike Johnson from Louisiana as House Speaker, then were surprised when Johnson agreed with big spending Senators McConnell and Schumer on Biden’s mega spendathon. Also, several Republicans voted with Democrats NOT to impeach Cuba Pete (Mayorkas) for allowing 8 million illegals to cross the southern border. Bottom line: the Biden Administration and Congress …
The Fed is already conducting QE through the BTFP and resuming O/N repos, allowing it to cut rates.
Great, let the Fed cut rates. It's already doing QE in the form of the BTFP and cranking back up O/N repos. Gold, silver and mining stocks will do a moon-shothttps://t.co/HwFowOoggs https://t.co/DosPFhP7VR — Dave Kranzler (@InvResDynamics) November 15, 2023
Government data’s credibility plummets while economic realities reveal struggling finances
The skepticism towards government data, particularly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has reached a point where credibility is questioned. Does anyone seriously believe the government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics anymore? Their credibility is worse than the CDC and the FDA. Soft landing … Cooling economy …. Meanwhile people are broke 🤡 …
IDF soldiers guard West Bank water springs, allowing only settlers to access, while Palestinians are banned; Israel has launched an attack on Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip.
IDF soldiers guard the water springs in the West Bank… only settlers (thieves) have access. Palestinians are BANNED pic.twitter.com/D9vjrwl81W — Pelham (@Resist_05) November 14, 2023 🚨🇮🇱 Are these the “HAMAS TERRORISTS” hiding in Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital? @benshapiro https://t.co/AopjkLoWsR — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) November 15, 2023 “Israel has launched an assault on the largest …
Bumble’s userbase plummeted when they deleted all their bots
by GigiLorenzo4094 This is a medium article (poorly written), and I’m a stranger, but the reason Whitney Wolf Heard is stepping down from Bumble is because the board became aware of systematically created fake-users that if deleted would alone crash their stock price. Bumble has a small fraction of the users it claims to, and …
How companies legally avoid taxes with transfer pricing:
by TonyLiberty 1) A company in the U.S. sets up a subsidiary in a country with low or no taxes, like the Cayman Islands. 2) The subsidiary owns things the parent company needs, like intellectual property or trademarks. 3) The subsidiary charges the parent company licensing fees to use that intellectual property. Here is an example. Company …
Japan’s Economic Contraction Sparks Surge in Gold Prices, Approaching Record Highs
As gold in Japan inches closer to another record-breaking high, the economic woes persist, with the country’s economy contracting at its most rapid annualized quarterly pace in two years during the third quarter. This juxtaposition underscores the prevailing economic challenges and the continued appeal of gold as a safe-haven asset in times of uncertainty. Gold …
Why fund the enemy and give away billions annually when we’re broke?
TIM BURCHETT: “We are funding the Taliban with $10 Million American dollars through the UN. and 7 Billion in armaments.” WHY DO WE FUND THE ENEMY? pic.twitter.com/iZYH4rJHLA — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) November 14, 2023 Why are we giving away hundreds of billions of $$$ per year to other countries when we are broke? We have …
ISRAEL SEEKS TO APPOINT TONY BLAIR AS GAZA ‘HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR.’
Former British prime minister Tony Blair is open to a role as Israel’s “humanitarian coordinator” in Gaza, a suggestion first put forward by Benjamin Netanyahu. A spokesperson for Blair said he was “discussing the situation” but no offer had yet been accepted, according to media outlets. According to Israeli news site Ynet, Netanyahu wants to …
The Most Censored Chart in Congressional History
Sen. Ron Johnson Shares the Most Censored Chart in Congressional History Drug Adverse Event Comparison (01/01/1996 – 10/27/23): Ivermectin – 4,265HCQ – 28,823Flu Vaccine – 220,346Dexamethasone – 110,185Tylenol – 136,079Remdesivir – 9,290COVID Vaccines – 1,605,764 pic.twitter.com/DA68xlW51c — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) November 14, 2023 Attorney Accuses the CIA and DoD of Being Deeply Involved …
This smells like government intervention…
U.S. beef exports are projected to decrease by 14% in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching the lowest level since the disruptions caused by COVID-19 in 2020. Read more: https://t.co/OQVdIrfNVc — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 15, 2023
Unstable U.S. Treasury Market Experiences Its Worst Day in the Last Six Months
via naturalnews: The U.S. Treasury market has been awfully shaky for quite a while but it had its worst day in six months on Thursday, November 9, as measured by the performance of the Bloomberg Treasury Index. A disastrous auction of 30-year Treasury bonds sent long-maturity yields soaring as investors demanded additional compensation for funding a ballooning fiscal deficit. …
Regime Department of Injustice Asked Court to Hide Surveillance of Congressional Investigators for 5 Years
One of the Senate investigators whose personal phone and emails records were seized by the Justice Department as he was conducting congressional oversight of the agency tells Just the News he has confirmed that the government successfully asked a federal court to hide its spying on Congress for five consecutive years. Jason Foster is now the head of the …
ACT Test Scores Drop to Lowest Level in 30 Years
via cleveland19 The average Composite score on the ACT test for the class of 2023 has fallen to 19.5 out of 36, according to a report. The decrease in scores marks a decline of 0.3 points from 2022, when the average score was 19.8, data released by ACT in October shows. ACT is the nonprofit organization …
Shelter Inflation Over 3x Fed Target Rate At 6.7%, Transport Services UP 9.2%, Mortgage Rate UP 172%
by confoundedinterest17 Gimme (inexpensive) shelter! The good news is that The Federal Reserve finally cooled inflation. Well, at least core inflation cooled to 4%, twice The Fed’s target rate. At least The Fed is making progress. But on the housing front, shelter CPI is still up 6.7% YoY while transportation services are up 9.2% YoY. …
Ukrainian Lawmaker Dubinsky Imprisoned for 60 Days and Charged With Treason for So-Called “Misinformation” – Is Sanctioned by US for Divulging Proof of Burisma Corruption
It seemed just a play on Kiev’s shadow civil war, but it turns out there are also Burisma corruption ties involved. The Ukrainian lawmaker charged with treason for ‘misinformation’ has been remanded in detention for 60 days – and, as the story unfolds and we get a better notion of who Oleksandr Dubinsky is, it turns …
What About the Other Half??? Half of Democrats Want Bribery Biden Gone if Inquiries Show Influence-Peddling With Communist China, Others
Pushed to the back pages by more pressing news, in particular Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, allegations of corruption against President Joe Biden and his family have been relegated to the bottom of the news scroll. But it’s still very much an issue for American voters, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows. The I&I/TIPP …
Japan’s economy shrinks far more than expected in third quarte
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/15/japan-q3-economy-shrinks-far-more-than-expected.html Japan’s economy shrank way more than expected in the July-September period, provisional government data showed Wednesday, amid slowing global demand and rising domestic inflation. Provisional gross domestic product fell 2.1% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, after expanding 4.8% in April-June. This was a bigger contraction than the expected 0.6% decline …
Still no arrest after 17-year-old beaten to death by teen group outside school.
Father says in the video that the school messed up the investigation by going against police detectives request https://youtu.be/jIJ0lFvJ4JA How there is no arrest yet is the biggest mystery of all. Did they just think this will go away? Incredible. h/t 0naptoon
Michael Burry Liquidates “Big Short” After Suffering Big Loss; Doubles Down With Bet Against Semiconductors
Six months ago, when looking at Michael Burry’s Q1 13F which in turn followed just a few months after the famous permabear admitted he had been wrong to urge his followed to sell… … we found that the Big Short had continued the trend of rapidly rotating his entire portfolio and in the first quarter, Burry …
Rising Beef Prices Means Large Food Producers Are Importing More Foreign Cattle
With beef prices continuing to skyrocket, demand has shrunk and forced many of the largest food producers to import cheaper alternatives. Tyson Foods is among those who have been “squeezed” into not only importing more but also exporting less. Tyson CEO Donnie King in August warned low cattle inventories were leading to difficult export market …
A lot of law suits are being filed…
Link: https://t.co/sNF20JqcQn — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) November 13, 2023