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Silver looks like it's ready to move higher this week https://t.co/HOpKM2medP pic.twitter.com/xhQNe3K0Y6 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June 9, 2025 Silver just smashed a 14-year ceiling —and just vaulted past $35 The same launchpad that sent it 36% higher to $49 in 7 weeks back in 2011 pic.twitter.com/gsFFCxQkf6 — Katusa Research (@KatusaResearch) June 8, 2025 …
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Saturday wounded 15 people and damaged six districts of the Ukrainian capital, according to city officials. The strikes came as Russia and Ukraine prepare for the second day of a major prisoner exchange. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250524-kyiv-hit-by-large-scale-drone-attack-as-russia-ukraine-set-to-continue-prisoner-swap
by David Haggith YOU get to feed the inflation monster. This monstrosity has two heads. We have reports today of two kinds of inflation already hitting US consumers due to the Trump tariffs—both extremely hot. One is a kind that will never show up in inflation reports because it does not appear on prices at …
"Mid-to-late May trucking comes to a halt" CNBC just published this chart. I've included some charts that show trucking demand right now (volumes, loads rejected, and avg spot rates) Where do you think they'll be in 2 weeks? pic.twitter.com/f8S24fcWIG — Dooner 🇺🇸 (@TimothyDooner) May 5, 2025
by Mike Shedlock This is no longer a highly unlikely scenario after Trump threatens another 50 Percent Tariff on China. The lead image is from Chad P. Bown, Senior Fellow at PIIE. Trump’s Social Media Threat “If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the …
Politico was surprised that countries are not quickly raising their tariffs. Trading partners wonder what pain level he will sustain and who must concede first. The bottom line is that when it comes to Trump today, “We don’t know what the pain threshold is,” said Brian Gardner, chief Washington policy strategist for investment banking firm Stifel …
It seems unthinkable that anything could live after tens of thousands of years in hibernation. The discovery of a tiny creature in the Siberian permafrost has sparked conversations about how resilient life can be. In a recent breakthrough, researchers determined that a worm which had been frozen for about 46,000 years had survived and remained …
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That’s fine if there’s a money printer in the basement. h/t DonaldKey
Newsom's California. pic.twitter.com/nxrnityWkD — I Love America News (@ILA_NewsX) January 5, 2025
Chinese automaker BYD Co. (1211.HK, BYDDF) has shattered its 2024 sales targets, delivering 4.27 million electric vehicles — a 41.3% leap from 2023. The company also hit a monthly sales record in December, posting 514,809 units sold. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chinas-byd-sells-over-500k-150001986.html
Many of us have been wondering though if the economy has been propped up by credit card spending, and it seems we are getting the answer on that now. Same thing happened in 06 credit card delinquencies spiked while mortgage delinquency/foreclosures were relatively low.. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/DRSFRMACBS https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/DRCCLACBS Bond Default Rates Surpass 2008 Crisis Levels h/t …
I worry about this too. I don’t see how you have another stock market bull run given how overpriced equities are along with how bad the economy is. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. https://t.co/16VaPMt40N — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 4, 2024 🇺🇸 S&P 500 Asset managers are buying US stock futures …
It will surpass 37T before Jan 20 h/t Abrevaderci
by Martin Armstrong We were led to believe that conservative voices were the fringe minority across the United States. Trudeau in Canada used “fringe minority” to ostracize those who disagreed with him, and other nations will soon see that their people have also lost all confidence in their governments and will demand change. Over 73 …
The swamp runs deep folks. This campaign season saw the left still shrieking about the threat of disinformation from the right — even as Democrats openly and proudly embraced their commitment to telling lies and insisting they’re true. Exhibit 1 Billion: Courier Newsroom, a literal fake news outfit backed by the leading leftoid sugar daddy George …
Former comms director for VP Harris says Biden should resign to make her first female president https://t.co/sT7dZOvlGI — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) November 10, 2024 The former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing a plan to make Harris the first female president, though she was soundly defeated in last week’s election against President-elect …
What the fvck, @MSNBC. You deserve to be canceled to the core. pic.twitter.com/HwVDYhMoF6 — Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddek) October 28, 2024 ABC and MSNBC are really doing the bidding of their DNC leaders. When does the Trump dressed up as Hitler piece come out from CBS? I didn’t see one Nazi. So disappointed. https://t.co/IAUVJbkqrX — …
Disney comes under fire over raunchy show where characters joke about gay s** and drugs! https://t.co/VlIfW1Dd1z pic.twitter.com/WcGBXP1wfH — End Time Headlines (@EndTimeHeadline) October 12, 2024 Disney has come under fire over a theme park show that it says is suitable for all ages even though it is littered with raunchy jokes about its characters using …
by Michael Did you know that a little town in the mountains of North Carolina is the primary worldwide producer of a substance that makes our modern high tech way of life possible? Without the ultra-pure natural quartz that comes from Spruce Pine, North Carolina we would not have the ultra-sophisticated electronic gadgets that we …
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in September, pointing to a vital employment picture as the unemployment rate edged lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 254,000 for the month, up from a revised 159,000 in August and better than the 150,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate …
Linkhttps://t.co/n3ZINVlAIO pic.twitter.com/uS5D68XwGm — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 25, 2024 This is why the recent 50 bps drop and not 25. The Fed is aware, I wager, that the employment stituation is far worse than the official numbers are telling us. pic.twitter.com/pAbdkYW3Rs — 💯Robert C. Baker💯 (@RCBakerBuilt) September 25, 2024 🚨THE LEADING TO LAGGING ECONOMIC INDICATORS …
Many Americans fall for the woke mind virus until it comes to their neighborhood pic.twitter.com/36CF0Rn0ba — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) September 24, 2024
Tell us Tim, who determines what is disinformation? Fact checkers like Politifact? Here’s Politifact lying to help Kamala. https://t.co/GLlURHnGOr — MAZE (@mazemoore) August 25, 2024 Chuck Schumer removed the mask Democrat victory in 2024 = no more filibuster No more filibuster = permanently progressive federal government + indefinite rule by Democrats You can’t put this …
If you have 1,000,000 in circulation and you inject an additional 1,000,000 overnight into the system so you now have 2,000,000 without any additional GDP or productivity all you have done is devalue that existing million by 50%. Profit margins are not creating inflation. “record profits” are due to record spending. h/t Reinvestor-sac
by Michael It was fun while it lasted. We actually had quite a few months without an official “global health emergency” to be concerned about, but now that streak is over. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that Monkeypox has officially been classified as a “public health emergency of international concern”. Health officials have lost …
