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The greenback is gaining ground this afternoon, the USD/EUR exchange rate hit its highest level of the month as risk sentiment sours… Japan’s currency intervention last week is already fading, the yen is sliding again as the interest rate gap with the U.S. remains a canyon… Safe-haven demand for the dollar is being fueled by …
Two people were shot and killed near the ongoing Players Championship before the gunman escaped onto the TPC Sawgrass course, leading to a manhunt across Northeast Florida. The suspect has been arrested and identified as identified as Christian Barrios, according to St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick. Barrios allegedly shot two people multiple times at …
by Martin Armstrong The proposed billionaire tax has caussed $1 trillion in potential tax revenue to flee California. The billionaire tax would require California residents worth over $1 billion to pay a one-time 5% fee on all assets, including unrealized gains. Google co-founder Larry Page fled the state and took his $276 billion net worth with him. …
Silent Trump flees growing storm over Epstein 'cover-up' as he jets off for holidays without ANY comment https://t.co/X1Ba9kt4lp — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 20, 2025 President Donald Trump remained silent amid accusations of a ‘cover-up’ after the release of thousands of files related to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein. The president hyped the economy while speaking …
“The Trump administration has so far remained silent on a widening corruption scandal inside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government and inner circle. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on a $100 million corruption probe announced this week that has already prompted the resignations of senior Ukrainian officials. Corruption has long …
by Martin Armstrong California has been repelling capital through overregulation. The energy sector high-tailed out of the state in recent years under Governor Gavin Newsom’s net-zero policies. Now, even retailers feel forced to evacuate as California becomes increasingly anti-business. Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it must close all retail stores within the state of …
Trump’s approval is slipping hard but the press still calls it stable. The latest Gallup poll pins him at 37 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval. That is not a plateau. That is erosion. Gallup reports a 10 point slide since January Quinnipiac finds just 17 percent support on Epstein files and 63 percent disapproval …
Why are they mad at the gas station when he was robbing the place? pic.twitter.com/vXHdONrEdh — Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) December 16, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1868625808203698253 Simply Put; pic.twitter.com/dw3fDNZzgU — KnightForce (@bob_geno29707) December 16, 2024 UPDATE This is backwards 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/j3OKcmDca5 — Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) December 17, 2024 AC
The al-Assad regime has fallen in Syria. Rebels claimed on Sunday they had taken Damascus. The new leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the former leader of Al-Qaeda. This area of Damascus is key to a proposed pipeline route that would run to Europe. Israel is bombing areas within Damascus as I Type. They are obviously …