Federal Reserve unveils toned-down banking regulations in victory for Wall Street

A top Federal Reserve official on Tuesday unveiled changes to a proposed set of U.S. banking regulations that roughly cuts in half the extra capital that the largest institutions will need. Introduced in July 2023, the regulatory overhaul known as the Basel Endgame would have boosted capital requirements for the world’s largest banks by roughly …

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Elon Musk takes victory lap over Zuckerberg.

X CEO Elon Musk has branded the revelations that the Biden administration put pressure on Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to censor COVID misinformation as a ‘First Amendment violation.’ In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee’s chairman Jim Jordan, which was published last night, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the Biden …

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Krugman’s Grossly Misleading Inflation Victory Declaration … BUT Purchasing Power Of US Dollar Is Down -16.5% Under Biden (Food Prices UP 21%, Home Prices UP 34%, Used Car/Truck Prices UP 17.7%)

by confoundedinterest17 Call it Washington DC soullessness. Back in 2023, Socialist Paul Krugman declared that “the war on inflation is over!!! “We” won, at very little cost.” I love when elitists claim “We won!” since clearly 99% of Americans lost since food, housing and car prices up are double digits under Biden. The problem is that food, …

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This chart alone should lead Trump to a landslide victory.

Inflation … number of months over 3% pic.twitter.com/1GIvDzrBgG — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April 18, 2024 Related: The US deficit as a percent of GDP is expected to rank right next to China and India by 2025, bigger than countries like Brazil. https://t.co/C6JkSqZhlR pic.twitter.com/nlhXkWOBnQ — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) April 18, 2024 BREAKING: This is concerning …

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NATO countries reportedly have troops in Ukraine, Estonia reveals; NATO seeks to ensure weapons for Ukraine in case of Trump’s victory.

Estonia has long been no friend of Russia, and a leading anti-Moscow hawkish voice within the Baltics, and that’s why a fresh interview by Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur in European media is raising eyebrows as he issued some very revealing statements. The defense chief said in the interview with the Austrian newspaper Die Presse that all NATO …

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It is time for independent review of House J6 Committee’s work; Trump claims victory amid dispute.

 ‘Fabricated!’ Trump takes victory lap after Secret Service driver disputes Democrats’ J6 narrative. Former President Donald Trump claimed vindication Monday after new evidence released by Congress undercut two sensational claims Democrats made about him during the Jan. 6 investigation, including that he tried to commandeer his Secret Service vehicle that day to go to the …

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Rachel Madcow Cuts Off Trump Victory Speech; Claims It’s “Irresponsible” To Broadcast

MSNBC’s salty anchor Rachel Maddow once again cut away from Donald Trump giving a victory speech after winning 15 of the Super Tuesday states, reasoning that it is “irresponsible to allow” Trump to “knowingly lie.” Rachel Maddow cuts away from Trump's victory speech while one of her minions laughs, then tells viewers it's "irresponsible" to …

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Victory?? US GDP Grew By $334 Billion In Q4 With $834 Billion In Additional Debt ($2.5 In Debt To Get $1 Of GDP, Unfunded Liabilities At $664,000 Per Citizen)

by confoundedinterest17 Paul Krugman and others are cheering the defeat of inflation (odd since it is on the rise again). But how does our Federal government “grow” the economy and inflation? Borrow and spend, baby! The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released Q4’s GDP update. The good news? US GDP grew by $334 billion. The …

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Germany’s Industrial Superpower Days are Over, a Green Victory?

via Mike Shedlock German industrial production started its decline in 2017. An energy crisis and Green madness put on the finishing touches. Germany industrial production via St. Louis Fed, chart by Mish. German Superpower Days Are Over German Industrial production peaked in November of 2017. Germany’s IP has since fallen to a level first seen …

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Netanyahoo: The only solution is TOTAL VICTORY!

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shot down a Hamas-proposed plan to end the conflict in Gaza, telling reporters that “there is no other solution besides absolute victory” over the Palestinian militants. The Hamas-authored document proposes a three-stage, 135-day ceasefire during which Israeli hostages would be swapped for Palestinian prisoners, reconstruction work would begin in Gaza, and …

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‘Markets Are Now Anchoring On Potential Trump Victory’ – Ex-Soros CIO Says “All Pullbacks Should Be Bought”

“We are expecting an upward trajectory in the US equity markets,” wrote Scott Bessent, a former Soros Fund Management investing chief as he bets on a “Trump rally”. “Barring Biden pulling ahead in substantial fashion, all pullbacks should be bought.” Bessent’s bet appears well based as the polls (averaged by Real Clear Politics), Trump has …

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The Worst Jobs Report Of All-time Cloaked As A Biden Victory (All Job Creation Over Past 4 Years Has Been For Foreign-born Workers, Zero Job-creation For Native Born Workers Since July 2018!)

by confoundedinterest17 Today’s jobs report was UGLY! How when the US unexpectedly added 353K “jobs” – the most since January 2023. Remember, Biden is President. And apparenty El Presidente of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Let me start with the official Biden jobs report versus the ADP jobs report from yesterday. BLS showed an amazing …

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MSNBC censors Trump’s victory speech ‘for your own good.’; Rachel Maddow cries about ‘rise of Trump fascism.’

Okay, can we talk about MSNBC for a sec? So, they decide to censor Trump’s victory speech, and get this – it’s apparently ‘for our own good.’ Like, seriously? And then there’s Rachel Maddow going on about the ‘rise of Trump fascism.’ I can’t even. It just feels like they’re playing with narratives instead of …

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Guardian: Doubts arise over Israel’s narrative of victory in Gaza amid challenges and incidents challenging IDF’s credibility.

Guardian: Israel has failed The British Guardian newspaper writes that Israel lost the war, but Netanyahu and his radical cabinet do not want to admit it. pic.twitter.com/G4F9WIwrZz — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) December 23, 2023 via theguardian: Until recently the war narrative on Gaza has been very largely controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and …

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WATCH: Pastors supporting Trump exorcise and worship him, praying for His victory in Iowa before He takes to the stage.

ormer President Donald Trump’s Iowa campaign has been blessed by faith pastors as over a hundred MAGA Republicans prayed over him for his victory. Over 150 pastors and faith leaders came together in Cedar Rapids to ‘pray’ over Trump right before he went on stage today. The prayer group leader was heard saying: ‘The gates …

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Huge 2nd Amendment victory in 4th Circuit.

via bearingarms: A decade ago, Maryland lawmakers imposed a new burden on residents hoping to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear a handgun by creating a “Handgun Qualification License.” Before any would-be gun owner can take possession of a pistol, they must first jump through several state-mandated hoops, from submitting fingerprints as …

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New Zealand embraces political shift… This is a massive victory for citizens of New Zealand

New Zealand voters have overwhelmingly rejected the Labour government, with the National party gaining significant support, signaling a major shift towards right-leaning politics in the country. This marks a stark contrast to the previous election when the Labour party, led by Jacinda Ardern, secured a significant victory. New Zealand abandons Labour and shifts to the …

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Trump scores a victory – Judge rules Trump’s false election claims while in office covered by presidential immunity

A Pennsylvania state judge ruled Monday that an election worker cannot sue former President Trump over statements he made sowing doubt in the 2020 election results while in office, finding the statements are protected by presidential immunity. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Erdos said Trump’s immunity covered a tweet he issued and …

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Massachusetts Supreme Court upholding the state’s fiduciary duty rule and holding Robinhood accountable by reversing a lower-court judge’s previous decision, is a huge victory for Main Street investors.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on today’s decision in Robinhood Financial LLC v. Galvin, from the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, reversing a lower-court judge’s decision that struck down the state’s fiduciary duty rule. Better Markets filed an amicus curiae brief in the case …

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Joe Biden appears to take victory lap over the imprisonment of his top political opponent Donald Trump in sick “Dark Brandon” video

A cup of Joe never tasted better. Grab yours: https://t.co/4fbxCBQNPZ pic.twitter.com/s2qboyE7C1 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 3, 2023 Unreal Just 2 days after indicting Trump for J6, Biden puts out a “Dark Brandon” video saying “I like my coffee dark” This illegitimate POS is basically taking a victory lap for imprisoning his top political opponent …

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Soft landing: people are claiming victory too early

by InternationalTop2405 A lot of people are claiming victory too early. There is a lot of hype in the markets, and the consensus is now a soft landing. It looks like a massive “return to normal” stage. January 2001 (3 months before the start of the recession) Can Greenspan Engineer Soft Landing? August 2007 (4 …

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Jim Rickards: Biden pushed Ukraine for NATO membership, despite 300,000 dead, destruction, and Russia’s victory, claiming Ukraine isn’t ready.

Biden provoked the War in Ukraine by insisting on NATO membership. Now that 300,000 Ukrainians are dead or wounded, the country is destroyed, and Russia is winning, Biden says "just kidding" and that Ukraine not ready for NATO membership. What an idiot.https://t.co/ojRYah24lI — Jim Rickards (@JamesGRickards) July 9, 2023 “We have surrounded Russia with missiles …

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