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President Joe Biden has already reached an “unwritten” nuclear deal with Iran, under which the regime will stop just short of developing a nuclear weapon, leaving Israel unable to act independently to defend itself. That’s the analysis of Amos Harel, a columnist for left-wing Israeli daily Ha’aretz — who is no fan of Israeli Prime Minister …
by Chris Black Yikes. Embarrassing. CNBC: What comes up must come down — at least in the case of user engagement on Threads, Meta’s new Twitter competitor. Last week, the text-based social media platform reported a record 100 million sign-ups in just five days, but according to data from Sensor Tower and Similarweb, the service …
Global Export New Orders Fall 16 Straight Months Led by Goods PMI surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated a sixteenth monthly fall in export orders for goods and services at the end of the second quarter. Global PMI chart from S&P Global Market Intelligence Global Trade Falls at Fastest Rate for Five Months …
by confoundedinterest17 To quote Bill Paxton’s character from Twister: “It’s Already Here!” The feared recession, that is. The year-over-year growth rate in Household Net Worth has been negative for 3 consecutive quarters, the worst growth since The Great Recession and Financial Crisis of 2008/2009. Of course, the Biden family household net worth is off the charts. …
The third OPEC+ oil cut. Oil ended down on the news. Sign of an extremely weak global economy. pic.twitter.com/Ic3kgQWpFf — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 3, 2023 Optimism around the Chinese consumer has faded following the re-opening A weakening Chinese economy is a major red flag for the global economy pic.twitter.com/8sDZ0BweP2 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 3, …
COMMODITIES: for those of you struggling to "see" the Global Industrial Recession we're already in… This Asset Class has crashed -22% from its Cycle Peak in #Quad4 pic.twitter.com/SU9VhuiOqQ — Keith McCullough (@KeithMcCullough) June 28, 2023 2/ China's annual exports indicate a potential contraction in global demand Chinese exports YoY came in at -7.5% for May …
Major red flag – The Topside crew waited for 12 hours to contact the coastguard They were covering their own asses! Oceangate Expedition lost communication with its deep diving 5-person submarine on June 18th 2023 while transiting submerged to the Titanic wreck site. 5 people onboard were: Stockton Rush, PH Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, …
“We are restricting freedom, but we are doing so for the common good.” There is never any "common good" that comes out of restricting freedom and for crying out loud. It's Ireland, I cannot imagine needing to restrict freedom of speech there. "You must not speak bad about Jameson, or else!!" — EV_Trapper (@EV_Trapper) June …
by BoatSurfer600 Cartoon Network’s “We Baby Bears” is set to debut they/them pronouns in a “nonbinary inclusive episode” this Saturday morning, and it’s causing a stir online. According to GLAAD, the episode titled “Polly’s New Crew” will feature two nonbinary characters and contain discussions about pronoun use. A YouTube video previewing the episode shows characters …
WAR PREPS ARE AT A FEVERISH PACE EVERYWHERE… EXCEPT THE US! WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? THE DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE… Stockholm plans to send a “signal to Russia” by allowing NATO troop deployments in Sweden before the country is admitted into the alliance. via antiwar: Stockholm plans to send a “signal to Russia” …
by Chris Black Are you tired of winning, Europoors? THE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS: The euro zone entered into a mild recession in 1Q 2023, as revised data showed a 0.1% q-on-q contraction during the period, following an also 0.1% contraction in Q4 2022. https://t.co/f2vULHAcIY — Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) June 8, 2023 This is …
More Ontario homeowners sold within a year of buying as interest rates climbed, report finds There’s been a “notable” increase in homeowners selling within one year of buying a property, particularly condos, since interest rate hikes started last year, according to a new report from land and commercial registry company Teranet. The latest edition of Teranet’s …
by TheNewbieInvestor Everytime this happened, the Fed pivoted 2-year yield has now moved below the Fed funds rate pic.twitter.com/8fsrsDToh2 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 17, 2023 Looks like my hunch was correct. This tweet was from Thursday, the day before #SVB failed. QE unofficially resumes on Monday. #Powell folded. The #Fed has pivoted. Americans will pay …