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The IMF projects the overall U.S. federal deficit will dip to 6.5% of gross domestic product this year, down from 7.3% in 2024 The multinational fund cited increased tariff revenues for the decline The IMF highlighted uncertainty surrounding the rollout …
BREAKING: The White House press secretary says “there will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China.” Trump is putting the ball in China’s court. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 23, 2025 BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Leavitt right …
The United States has presented Ukraine with a so-called “final” peace proposal, which involves recognising Crimea as part of Russia and unofficially acknowledging Russian control over almost all territories occupied since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Source: …
The global community received a shocking warning from China through its April 21st 2025 ultimatum which stated that any nation joining U.S. trade deals would face China’s “firm countermeasures.” Let that sink in. The second-largest economy in the world declared …
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline Voice of America and related networks, saying the moves may conflict with federal law. The ruling orders the government to restore jobs and funding at outlets like Radio …
by Michael Consumer sentiment is plummeting, delinquency rates are rising, and nearly three-quarters of all U.S. consumers admit that they are “financially stressed”. If U.S. consumers are experiencing this much pain now, what will things look like six months from today …
The White House has been exploring ideas to encourage more Americans to have children, including a “baby bonus” payment of $5,000, according to reports. The New York Times reported that policy experts and advocates of boosting the birth rate have …
Goldman Sachs just sent up the flare. CTAs are primed to inject a jaw-dropping $90 billion into global stocks, with nearly half of it coming straight to U.S. equities. This isn’t some distant forecast. This isn’t a “maybe” situation. This …
The tariff war not only has a significant impact on people’s livelihoods but also delivers a fatal blow to industries that rely heavily on international trade and exports. On April 17, a worker from a factory in Dongguan said the …
The two parties are just hairy cheeks on the same stinking bunghole: predatory crony capitalism. Both are on the make and on the take, with no real convictions. Just a hunger for another term at the trough, serving globalist oligarchs …
“It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal, see chart below. Why does it take so long? Because trade negotiations involve going through what is imported into each country line by line and …
by Michael Americans watch more television than anyone else in the world, and as we watch television we are constantly being bombarded by commercials from pharmaceutical companies. As I discussed in a previous article, pharmaceutical companies spend more than 15 billion dollars …
1) On a month over month basis, home values dropped in 24 of 50 states in March. The drops in value were most concentrated in the Sun Belt and Mountain West, as well as California. pic.twitter.com/xOuFYpoPNq — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) …
Someone explain how this is not a National Security Threat and Health Crisis – 60% of all pork is produced by 1 company in the US and that is 100% owned by the Chinese – 4 companies control over 80% …
ENERGY FUELS SAYS IT CAN PRODUCE 6 OF 7 CHINA-CONTROLLED RARE EARTH OXIDES AT SCALE IN THE U.S.$UUUU says it now has the tech to produce six of the seven rare earth oxides China just restricted — all from its …
Gold is telling us that the USA will not pay its debts via taxation. It will pay them via the printing press. $8T of foreign held bonds needs to find an exit… https://t.co/Ozp6uopO8N — Kevin Bambrough (@BambroughKevin) April 16, 2025 …
🚨 “The US Government has the technology to infect people with fast moving Cancer” “Caused from Direct Energy Weapons” “My friends have fast moving Cancer & that’s the typical process the agency uses overseas when they want to get rid …
by Michael For many years, pundits have been warning us that the U.S. dollar would collapse. In 2025, it is actually starting to happen. The U.S. dollar hit a three year low against other global currencies last week, and on Wednesday …
The Federal Reserve is resisting pressure from the White House and Washington to spur big banks to buy more Treasury bonds, a reluctance that could further shake an unnerved market for US debt. Wild swings in Treasury prices forced President …
by Jesse Colombo The U.S. Dollar Index is testing a key technical level that has triggered major rebounds in the past—making this an important setup for commodities and precious metals investors to watch closely. The U.S. dollar has fallen sharply …
U.S. Economic Policy Uncertainty Index soars to highest level in history 🚨 Congrats everyone, we did it 🥳🍾🫡 pic.twitter.com/ej3UmjGk1q — Barchart (@Barchart) April 16, 2025
by Michael Our current way of life could not continue without rare earth minerals. Every single day of our lives, all of us depend on technology that was built using rare earth minerals. In fact, the device that you are reading …
🚨🇺🇸245% TRUMP TARIFF BODYSLAMS CHINA — WELCOME TO TRADE WAR SEASON 2 The U.S. just jacked tariffs on China up to a face-melting 245% — yeah, not a typo — up from the already brutal 145%. Why? Because Beijing hit …
“What’s being proposed: The U.S. Treasury is floating the idea of buying back older debt securities. This is essentially a form of yield curve intervention a tool to inject liquidity, support market function, or steer duration risk away from the …
🇺🇸🇨🇳 SEC. HEGSETH: CHINA CAN SINK 10 U.S. CARRIERS IN 20 MINUTES Defense Secretary Hegsetht admitted the unthinkable: China’s hypersonic missiles could wipe out 10 U.S. aircraft carriers in 20 minutes. He says America loses every wargame against China, whose …
BREAKING: President Trump says, "all necessary permits will be expedited to Nvidia" after the company committed to build $500 billion in the USA. pic.twitter.com/C2GEDLHpG1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 15, 2025 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump just said: "All necessary …
BREAKING: The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting a national security investigation into imports of semiconductor technology and related downstream product, per CNBC. As part of the probe, the Commerce Department will investigate the “feasibility of increasing domestic… — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
by Graham Summers, MBA Everything hinges on bonds. Forget the White House, forget the Treasury, forget the Fed. The bond market is in the driver’s seat. And if bonds don’t settle down, either A) the Trump administration will be forced to abandon …
