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Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed on Friday that US President Donald Trump may be facing ‘pressure’ from Israel as he seeks to end the war with Iran, adding that the country has a history of ‘blackmailing’ US presidents

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed on Friday that US President Donald Trump may be facing 'pressure' from Israel as he seeks to end the war with Iran, adding that the country has a history of 'blackmailing' US presidents https://t.co/t79NZ2vWat pic.twitter.com/odOSLVbqRN …

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China has been hoarding gold and adding to it for 10 consecutive months. Meanwhile their treasury holdings have dropped. Global broad money supply rose +9.3% YoY in July, to a record $140 trillion.

Interesting read. China has been hoarding gold and adding to it for 10 consecutive months. Meanwhile their treasury holdings have dropped. pic.twitter.com/xh9IdW8iYE — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 10, 2025 BREAKING: Global broad money supply rose +9.3% YoY in July, to …

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Rep Jodey Arrington: “Biden’s budget proposes the highest sustained levels of spending, borrowing, and taxing in the history of the United States of America. Adding $16 trillion to the debt”

Rep Jodey Arrington criticizes Joe Biden’s budget proposal by alleging that it will lead to record levels of government spending, borrowing, and taxation, potentially exacerbating inflation, interest rates, and living costs for working families. It expresses concern that these policies …

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TheEconomist adding to the doom vibe…

China’s shadow-banking industry threatens its financial system Shares in xinhua trust, a Chinese shadow lender, are selling for rock-bottom prices. The outfit went bankrupt in May, becoming the first Chinese trust to fall in more than two decades. Since then …

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Threads Is Already Losing Its Allure for Users, Adding Urgency for New Features – ‘Threads’ Implosion Worsens As User Engagement Drops 70%

User engagement on Threads has continued to fall after an initial surge in sign-ups, putting pressure on parent Meta Platforms META -2.83%decrease; red down pointing triangle to roll out new features for its nascent microblogging app. https://www.wsj.com/articles/threads-user-engagement-continues-to-drop-adding-urgency-for-new-features-8ed2f384 https://archive.ph/8cO4F

One of China’s biggest state-run investors is adding to the chorus of warnings over debt risks at the nation’s cash-strapped developers and local government financing vehicles.

via YAHOO: The National Council for Social Security Fund, which oversees about $417 billion according to the latest available figures, has advised asset managers that handle its money to sell some bonds including those from riskier LGFVs and private developers …

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Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok: “Since SVB collapsed, the Fed has been adding liquidity, and the S&P 500 is up more than 10%. The high correlation between Fed net QE and the S&P 500 seen in the chart below suggests that Fed liquidity is a crucial driver of the stock market,”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-incredible-chart-shows-the-close-relationship-between-the-s-p-500-and-fed-liquidity-166542a7 Earnings, schmearnings. Is what really matters just liquidity? This incredible chart, from Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok, shows the close relationship between S&P 500 SPX, -0.37% performance and net Federal Reserve quantitative easing (QE) since the pandemic began. …

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