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For years, Japan was the country that couldn’t raise interest rates. Deflation wouldn’t let it. Weak growth wouldn’t let it. An aging population wouldn’t let it. Now people are seriously talking about the Bank of Japan pushing rates above 2% this cycle. That number doesn’t sound impressive if you’re looking at the Fed. For Japan, …
China property was big wealth engine. Now big drag on growth. Global markets feel China pain quick through trade and sentiment. Policy fixes slow. Expect ongoing volatility. Lesson for everywhere: too much wealth in one asset risky when rules change. Something big is happening in China. pic.twitter.com/uqPj5nPToZ — NoLimit (@NoLimitGains) July 7, 2026 $200,000,000,000 wiped …
.@GovTimWalz and Minnesota sanctuary politicians PARDONED an illegal alien who REPEATEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A 10-YEAR-OLD. On June 10, the Minnesota Board of Pardons voted to grant Tou Lue Vang, from Laos, a pardon for his 2006 convictions for sexual assault—strongarm sodomy… pic.twitter.com/RErAWX2sp6 — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 1, 2026 A decision by the Minnesota Board …
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain MP) chair this private inquiry. Crowdfunded, survivor-led, no government power. Report say grooming gangs (mostly Pakistani Muslim men) rape and traffic at least 250,000 young white British girls over decades in 149 areas since 1950s. It list many horrible cases: girls 11+ get drugs/alcohol, gang raped, filmed, trafficked. Some pregnant, tortured. …
Fixed-income sell-offs intensified today as the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield breached a multi-decade ceiling… The long-bond yield settled at 5.14%, marking its highest operational point since the dawn of the 2007 financial crisis… Aggressive selling pressure accelerated across the entire curve following persistent energy shocks and a hotter core inflation matrix… Market desks report institutional …
A new report shows worship attendance at churches is up for the first time in decades. The increase is being noted across various denominations. Experts are looking into the reasons behind the rise in attendance. This is a notable shift in long-term trends. Church attendance going up after decades of decline is interesting. It’s a …
Druckenmiller begs Soros to dump all tech at 104 times earnings in January 2000. He steps aside watching his gunslingers print 3 percent a day while Quantum Fund crawls. Emotional FOMO hits hard, he piles back into $6 billion of tech stocks right at the top. Loses $3 billion in six weeks and admits he …
S&P 500 hits new all-time high as investors shrug off Iran war oil price spike The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround for the broad-based stock index while the war with Iran continues and rising energy costs threaten global growth prospects. The S&P 500 closed higher by 0.8% pushing the …
JUST IN: 🇮🇷 CNN shows Iran's underground missile cities buried deep inside mountains. pic.twitter.com/Mkz385GBkO — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 21, 2026 IDF Iron Dome Operator Arrested, Charged With Spying For Iran https://t.co/rDSfXc1FIR — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 21, 2026 There’s quite obviously been Israeli intelligence inroads into Iran, which at times US and Israeli officials themselves …
INSIDERS ARE RUNNING FOR THE EXIT: Look at this data. – Diamondback Energy: $1.13 BILLION sold – Peter Thiel dumped $289 million in Palantir – VRT former officer: $263 million sold – BW Group: $210 million in DHT – Silver Point Capital: $155 million in GPOR – IBP CEO + Chairman: $255 million combined – …
The magnitude 4.9 earthquake on March 6 was the strongest to strike this part of the United States in nearly 14 years, according to the USGS. A magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattled Louisiana on the morning of March 5, striking 36 miles south-southeast of Shreveport, Louisiana, according to the USGS. Preliminarily, it is the biggest earthquake …
https://www.ft.com/content/d546fd5b-4a0c-4b90-8bee-9e85b75458ed Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said, per FT — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 6, 2026
🚨 THIS NUMBER SHOULD NOT EXIST The U.S. housing market just reached the most unaffordable point EVER. Worse than 2008. And almost nobody is paying attention. The median U.S. home now costs $415,000. Five years ago? $270,000. That’s a 54% price increase. Wages over the… pic.twitter.com/Y278wSTc61 — Alex Mason 👁△ (@AlexMasonCrypto) February 23, 2026 It’s …
Republicans are sounding the alarm over a series of crushing losses in recent elections. “While it is tempting for many in our party to wish away these results, the pattern is clear that there is at least a current 10-point Democratic over-performance from Trump 2024 — and it’s built on a fired-up Democratic base and …
“US job growth in 2025 was the weakest outside recessions in two decades” 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/8AwAHmx6Dc — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 11, 2026 ⚠️THIS IS INSANE: Private education and health services accounted for 780,000 of all jobs added over the last 12 months. Excluding these roles, the US economy LOST -350,000 jobs over the past …
“Just spoke with a couple of MDs at a large institutional private equity fund They still believe that Claude is a fad and it will take decades before any real companies adopt them Currently only subscribed to a ChatGPT corporate account at work Mentioned multiple times that absolutely nothing has changed about their workflow since …
He's not wrong. Europe spent decades making themselves dependent on Russian gas, then acted shocked when that became leverage. Buying Russian energy while sending Ukraine weapons is literally funding both sides of the conflict. The strategic incoherence is staggering. — Adams Azeez | Creative Strategist (@Leader_zeez) February 7, 2026 Ave electricity rates are 3x to …
by confoundedinterest17 Home prices exploded under Biden and Covid Federal spending. Making housing unaffordable for millions. Now the turnover rates for homes is at its lowesst rate in decades. Existing homes are now more expensive than new homes. Florida housing is getting gut-punched from Naples to Punta Gorda. Yikes! Median age of first time homebuyers …
US East Coast bomb cyclone could bring heaviest snow in decades to North Carolina A storm will rapidly strengthen along the East Coast this weekend, delivering heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with blizzard conditions likely in the hardest-hit areas. Coastal flooding is anticipated. A storm will rapidly intensify along the Atlantic Coast …
Consumer sentiment among young people (18–34) is near an all-time low—worse than during the pandemic, the Great Recession, and even stagflation. This morning's US retail sales data — an overall growth of 0.2% (below the 0.4% consensus forecast) and a "control group" contraction of 0.1% — are consistent with two actionable hypotheses:Greater consumer stress is …
“THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM JUST BROKE IN TOKYO Japan’s 30-year bond yield hit 3.41% today. That number means nothing to you. Here’s why it should terrify you. Japan owes 230% of everything it produces. It’s the most indebted nation in human history. For 35 years, they kept the lights on by borrowing at near-zero rates. …
Excerpt 1970 book ‘Between two ages’: “The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information …
Judge sentences Sean Diddy Combs to 4 years and 2 months in prison, citing history of abusing women Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in a case involving sex workers, violence and “freak-offs.” The judge said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was …
The question is urgent and deceptively simple: will the market face a persistent drag as Baby Boomers begin liquidating 401Ks in retirement, and the answer might be more unsettling than most people realize. Historically, the S&P has returned about eight percent annually, a figure so often cited that it feels like gospel, but the reality …
Grok: According to OpenSecrets, Senator Ron Wyden received $350,270 in campaign contributions from the pharmaceuticals/health products industry during the 2019-2024 election cycle ($161,820 from individuals, $188,450 from PACs). Career total isn’t directly listed, but for example, in 2010 it was $154,387. For full details, visit http://OpenSecrets.org. @SecKennedy criticizes @RonWyden – "You've sat in that chair …
Gold is making new highs, measured, in this case, against the US dollar, which is making headlines. The chart below, however, is far more interesting. The asset management industry runs on two asset classes only: stocks and bonds. Sure, asset managers talk a lot about other asset classes or invest in ‘other’ asset classes that …
Failure wears the mask of governance. Karoline Leavitt did not hold a press briefing. She delivered a postmortem. “Your leaders are lying to you — and they have been failing you for decades.” link Chicago murders explode in numbers that shock the conscience. “In 2024, Chicago’s murder rate per capita was three times higher than …
US economy teeters on path to Japan-style stagnation! Take a close look at this chart because this is what’s going to happen in the future in the US and in any other country that will continue to persist on a similar irresponsible monetary and fiscal path like the one Japan entered and never left for …
Trump’s second-term data purge didn’t stop with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In August 2025, he told the Congressional Budget Office to do a “methodology review,” which led three senior analysts to quit. Memos inside the CBO show the aim was to make deficit numbers match White House growth claims. At the same time, the …
Rent in America is out of control. In 2000, the average rent was $639. Now? It's $1,713 nationwide, and $2,198 for a one-bedroom in California. Rent has jumped 6–8% year after year. The numbers don’t lie. pic.twitter.com/OPH5robtnv — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 30, 2025 As Harvard economist Ed Glaeser put it, “Housing affordability is …