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Massive Tractor Protest in Germany: 5,500 Vehicles Converge on Munich; European Farmers Unite Against Government Policies.

In a powerful display of solidarity, European farmers are taking a stand against government policies perceived as detrimental to their livelihoods. The latest demonstration unfolded in Germany, where 5,500 tractors from various regions converged outside Munich and headed towards the city center, mirroring the impactful protest movements initiated by Canadian truckers and Dutch farmers. The …

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The echoes of 1929 abound, but nobody’s paying attention because speculative extremes have been normalized by 15 years of Fed policies.

BY CHARLES HUGH SMITH Speculation has its own expiration dynamics, and they don’t depend on us recognizing speculative excess for what it is. They will unravel the excesses regardless of what we think, hope or deny. The Federal Reserve has so completely normalized speculative excess that these extremes are no longer even recognized as extremes. Rather, …

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California crime surge blamed on Democratic policies, no-bail system

Crime is rampant in California because the socialist Democrats hate law enforcement and promote the no-bail revolving door of violent crime. As long as Democrats have supermajority control, our cities will be a blight and our lives at the mercy of gangs. https://t.co/8UqP5eR9Hz — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) December 18, 2023 https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1736839296332808626

Video reveals a Chicago warehouse housing 3,000 illegal migrants, exposing the consequences of lax border policies.

A new video has surfaced on X showing the location of a warehouse in the Chicago metro area where nearly 3,000 illegal migrants have been packed into. This comes as the US southern border continues to spiral out of control as disastrous open border policies by the Biden administration have flooded major metro areas with …

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Here We Go Again: WHO urges China to Adopt Covid-Like Policies as a Result of New Unidentified Pneumonia Outbreak

Hospitals in Beijing and Liaoning, a province located 500 miles to the northeast of the capital, have reported cases of ‘undiagnosed pneumonia.’ The influx of ailing children has overwhelmed healthcare facilities, and there is a looming possibility of school closures, as per local media. This situation has led to an alert from ProMed, the same …

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Right Leaning Policies are taking over, all of these places listed have been devastated by left wing policies.

Javier Milei, Newly Elected President of Argentina, Gives Victory Speech – English Subtitles Javier Milei's Presidential Speech: "To all Argentinians, I want to convey that despite the significant challenges our country is confronting and the seemingly grim situation, Argentina indeed has a future, but that future solely exists if it is a Libertarian one."… pic.twitter.com/0uby9QvV56 …

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Why Biden’s Policies Are A Nightmare For Housing Affordability

Photo by Roselyn Tirado From Brandon Smith We’re enduring a stagflationary crisis – there’s no way around it. It doesn’t matter how much oil Joe Biden dumps on the market from the Strategic Reserves. It doesn’t matter how many jobs he is able to temporarily buy with $8 trillion-plus deficit spending. It doesn’t matter how many times …

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Tightening policies worse than officially stated, the collateral value of fixed-income assets is diminishing rapidly and we are starting to see the huge deficits of the US government are pushing interest rates even higher

The significant decline in the market value of Treasury notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, which make up over 80% of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, could potentially reduce the Fed’s assets by about $1 trillion, surpassing the impact of their QT policy. This would essentially bring their balance sheet back to 2020 levels, indicating the …

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The Fed’s “No Billionaire Left Behind” monetary policies are having their intended effect

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1691133559824699395 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1691142197314207744 Most recently, the Fed said they no longer expect a recession. JP Morgan agreed with them. Can the Fed really achieve a soft landing with 7%+ mortgages, $1 trillion in credit card debt and soaring bankruptcies? Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 15, …

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Middle Class Meltdown: Thanks To The Reckless Policies Of Our Leaders, The Middle Class In The U.S. Is In Huge Trouble

by Michael The middle class in the U.S. has been steadily shrinking for decades, but in recent years our leaders have greatly accelerated that process.  In 2020, 2021 and 2022 they absolutely flooded the system with new money, and almost all of that new money went into the pockets of the wealthy.  The gap between the …

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“Pain Trade” Points To A Steeper US Yield Curve As Fed Remittances To US Treasury Soar (The Cost Of Bidenomics’s BIG Policies)

by confoundedinterest17 Yes, Bidenomics is an FDR-type massive expansion of government into the private sectors requiring massive Federal spending … and inflation. Except that it beenfits anything BIG and powerful to the detriment of the small and weak. (Bloomberg) Friday’s jobs data sparked a relief rally in bonds and a flatter yield curve, but the pain …

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MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: In Oakland, the NAACP decries the harm caused by progressive crime policies.

via bostonglobe: Now, two years later, amid shocking levels of mayhem and murder, the local NAACP president and the city’s foremost Black pastor are pleading with city officials to open their eyes. “African Americans are disproportionately hit the hardest by crime in East Oakland and other parts of the city,” they write. They are under …

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The Fed’s “No Billionaire Left Behind” monetary policies are having their intended effect: further enriching the already super-wealthy at the expense of everyone else

Perfect for who? Oh wait I know 👇 pic.twitter.com/pwSqCLIvL5 — Mr. D (@Dalernaz) August 1, 2023 Good Morning Everyone! Fitch just gave the U.S. a credit rating haircut – from AAA to AA+! They point to “expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years”. They also highlight the rising government deficit, which it anticipates “will …

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Monetary and fiscal policies diverge, causing debt costs to rise.

Following the COVID era, we have entered a period of fiscal dominance among major developed economies. Hence, the escalating debt burden is already near historical levels and compounding at an alarming pace. — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) July 22, 2023 Quantitative tightening policies are the central banks' own version of an illusionary “debt ceiling”, a …

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‘Incredibly Popular’: Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton Defends Biden’s Economic Policies even the MSM are having a hard time swallowing the delusional Happy Talk

https://t.co/5FieSwXQOM pic.twitter.com/x5qPDyIMqJ — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) June 29, 2023 Ford to ax at least 1,000 contract, salaried workers Coromandel Nanaimo Station Project Set For Foreclosure Mortgage Applications Remain Collapsed In the US. Mortgage applications were higher even with the 6.75% average 30 yr mortgage rate. Purchases are still down 21% year over year h/t Simian_Stacker

‘I Would Not Blaze This Unfortunate Trail’: Justice Alito Stands Alone, Expresses Concerns About ‘Sweeping Executive Power’ as SCOTUS Refuses to Stop Biden-Harris Regime’s Open Border Policies

via lawandcrime: Justice Samuel Alito stood alone Friday in opposing the rest of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge the Biden administration Department of Homeland Security’s 2021 “Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law.” The conservative justice raised complaints about “sweeping Executive Power” being “endorsed” by the Justice Brett Kavanaugh-led …

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US Housing Starts Surge Most Since 2016, Exceed All Estimates (The Pause That Refreshes As Fed Dot Plots Suggest Return Of Zorp [Zero Outrageous Rate Policies!)

by confoundedinterest17 Well, not really unexpected since the housing sentiment index for home builders was above 50 yesterday. But with The Fed pausing rate hikes, housing starts are soaring! US housing starts unexpectedly surged in May by the most since 2016 and applications to build increased, suggesting residential construction is on track to help fuel …

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