investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--How Diamonds Can Help Power Electric Vehicles

“ We said to ourselves ‘ let ’ s take this pure high-quality CVD diamond and irradiate it to see if we can tailor the carrier lifetime , ’ ” Paulius Grivickas , lead author of a paper , said in a media statement .
Grivickas explained that in photoconductive devices , the best combination of conductivity and frequency response is achieved by introducing impurities , which control carrier recombination lifetimes .
In diamonds , a cheap and easy alternative to this approach is electron irradiation where recombination defects are created by knocking the lattice atoms out of place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ understanding of which irradiation defect is responsible for carrier lifetimes and how does the defect behave under annealing at technologically relevant temperatures , ” the researcher said .
Photoconductive diamond switches produced this way can be used , for example , in the power grid to control current and voltage surges , which can fry out equipment .
“ Current silicon switches are big and bulky , but the diamond-based ones can accomplish the same thing with a device that could fit on the tip of a finger , ” Grivickas said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also have applications in energy delivery systems where there is a possibility of a megawatt-class radio frequency power generation , which requires optimization of diamonds ’ high-frequency response .

“We said to ourselves ‘let’s take this pure high-quality CVD diamond and irradiate it to see if we can tailor the carrier lifetime,’” Paulius Grivickas, lead author of a paper, said in a media statement.
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Grivickas explained that in photoconductive devices, the best combination of conductivity and frequency response is achieved by introducing impurities, which control carrier recombination lifetimes. In diamonds, a cheap and easy alternative to this approach is electron irradiation where recombination defects are created by knocking the lattice atoms out of place.
“Eventually, we nailed down the understanding of which irradiation defect is responsible for carrier lifetimes and how does the defect behave under annealing at technologically relevant temperatures,” the researcher said.
Photoconductive diamond switches produced this way can be used, for example, in the power grid to control current and voltage surges, which can fry out equipment. “Current silicon switches are big and bulky, but the diamond-based ones can accomplish the same thing with a device that could fit on the tip of a finger,” Grivickas said.
The scientist pointed out that his findings also have applications in energy delivery systems where there is a possibility of a megawatt-class radio frequency power generation, which requires optimization of diamonds’ high-frequency response.
By Mining.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--Deep In The Heart of … COVID! Case-Shiller Home Price Index Rises 8.41% YoY In October (Phoenix AZ F

Deep In The Heart of … COVID! Case-Shiller Home Price Index Rises 8.41% YoY In October (Phoenix AZ Fastest Growing, NYC Slowest Growing)

We are “ Deep in the heart of Covid.
” US home prices , according the S & P CoreLogic @ @ @ @ @ Index , rose 8.41 % YoY in October .
My old home town of Phoenix @ @ @ @ @ % YoY .
The slowest growing city ?
New York City at 6 % YoY @ @ @ @ @ to recover from pneumonia due to Covid-19 in one of the economic shutdown states , @ @ @ @ @ , The Federal Reserve responded to Covid with expanding their balance sheet … again … @ @ @ @ @ year mortgage rate to near all-time lows .

by confoundedinterest17
We are “Deep in the heart of Covid.”
US home prices, according the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, rose 8.41% YoY in October.
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My old home town of Phoenix AZ is growing at 12.7% YoY. The slowest growing city? New York City at 6% YoY.
I am still trying to recover from pneumonia due to Covid-19 in one of the economic shutdown states, Virginia.
Speaking of Covid, The Federal Reserve responded to Covid with expanding their balance sheet … again … helping to drive the 30 year mortgage rate to near all-time lows.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--The Economic Impact of COVID-19, According to Business Leaders

The global pandemic has disrupted business activities worldwide .
But COVID-19 ’ s economic impact has varied across regions , and the consequences have been largely dependent on a region ’ s economic position .
Using survey data from the World Economic Forum ’ s 20th Global Competitiveness Report , this graphic showcases the economic impact of COVID-19 worldwide .
This year ’ s survey was conducted between February and July 2020 and includes responses from 11,866 business executives across 126 economies .
As you ’ ll see , the data was collected with the specific focus of contrasting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared to advanced economies .
By comparing business leaders ’ responses in 2020 to their answers over the last three years , some clear trends have emerged .
In advanced economies , the top negative economic impact of COVID-19 has been a decline in competition , followed by reduced collaboration between companies and a growing challenge in finding and hiring skilled workers : One factor could be the increased use of online platforms .
Ecommerce is heavily dominated by a select number of retailers .
Because of this , bigger retailers like Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sales , while many smaller brick-and-mortar businesses have been struggling .
While negative impacts on advanced economies are centered around market concentration and talent gaps , developing countries have faced different problems this year , like increased crime and governance issues : It ’ s important to note that in the 2018 and 2019 surveys , organized crime and business costs related to crime and violence were trending downward .
Because of this , the World Economic Forum suggests that we consider this year ’ s increase in these areas as as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue .
Despite the struggles brought on by COVID-19 , the pandemic has also triggered positive change .
In fact , business leaders perceived more positive developments this year than negative ones .
In advanced economies , the top positive impacts were government responsiveness to change , followed by internal collaboration within companies : Interestingly , internal collaboration improved while external collaboration got worse .
This is likely because companies had to adapt to changing work environments , while also learning how to collaborate with one another through remote working .
Internal collaboration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economies .
In fact , developing economies experienced several of the top positive impacts that advanced economies saw as well : While perceptions on official responsiveness to change increased , public trust in politicians decreased slightly .
This indicates that , while government responses to COVID-19 may have been received well in developing economies , overall feelings towards political leaders did not waiver .
How Have Countries Stayed Strong During the Pandemic ?
While the impacts of COVID-19 varied between advanced and developing economies , business leaders across the board identified some common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Economic digitization and digital skills Social distancing has been a key response to the pandemic .
Because of this , countries that were set up for remote work have fared better than others .
Netherlands , New Zealand , and Finland are a few examples .
• Safety nets and financial soundness Countries with established support systems for companies and citizens were in a better position to keep their economies afloat .
Denmark and Norway provided much-needed support to their households , while Taiwan and the U.S. were able to aid businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governance and planning Balancing health priorities with economic and fiscal policies was a delicate dance this year .
Countries that provided relatively stable political frameworks were Singapore , Luxembourg , Austria , and the United Arab Emirates .
• Healthcare system and R & D A strong healthcare system meant widespread access to health services needed during the pandemic , as well as established public health protocols .
Japan , Spain , and Taiwan were good examples of this .
Will these key features of competitiveness remain effective measures of a strong economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for success evolve post-pandemic ?

by visualcapitalist
The global pandemic has disrupted business activities worldwide. But COVID-19’s economic impact has varied across regions, and the consequences have been largely dependent on a region’s economic position.
Using survey data from the World Economic Forum’s 20th Global Competitiveness Report, this graphic showcases the economic impact of COVID-19 worldwide. This year’s survey was conducted between February and July 2020 and includes responses from 11,866 business executives across 126 economies.
As you’ll see, the data was collected with the specific focus of contrasting the pandemic’s effects on developing economies compared to advanced economies.
Top Negative Impacts of COVID-19
By comparing business leaders’ responses in 2020 to their answers over the last three years, some clear trends have emerged.
In advanced economies, the top negative economic impact of COVID-19 has been a decline in competition, followed by reduced collaboration between companies and a growing challenge in finding and hiring skilled workers:
Rank Factor % Change (2020 vs. 3-Yr Avg) 1 Competition in network services -2.9% 2 Collaboration between
companies -2.6% 3 Competition
in professional services -2.3% 4 Competition in retail services -1.8% 5 Ease of finding skilled employees -1.5%
What’s driving this reduced competition in advanced economies?
One factor could be the increased use of online platforms. Ecommerce is heavily dominated by a select number of retailers. Because of this, bigger retailers like Amazon have seen massive boosts in their online sales, while many smaller brick-and-mortar businesses have been struggling.
While negative impacts on advanced economies are centered around market concentration and talent gaps, developing countries have faced different problems this year, like increased crime and governance issues:
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Rank Factor % Change (2020 vs. 3-Yr Avg) 1 Business costs of crime and violence -2.5% 2 Judicial
independence -2.4% 3 Organized crime -1.2% 4 Extent of market dominance -0.6% 5 Public trust of politicians -0.4%
It’s important to note that in the 2018 and 2019 surveys, organized crime and business costs related to crime and violence were trending downward. Because of this, the World Economic Forum suggests that we consider this year’s increase in these areas as as a temporary COVID-induced setback rather than a long-term issue.
Top Positive Impacts of COVID-19
Despite the struggles brought on by COVID-19, the pandemic has also triggered positive change. In fact, business leaders perceived more positive developments this year than negative ones.
In advanced economies, the top positive impacts were government responsiveness to change, followed by internal collaboration within companies:
Rank Factor % Change (2020 vs. 3-Yr Avg) 1 Government’s responsiveness to change 8.2% 2 Collaboration within a company 4.6% 3 Venture capital availability 4.4% 4 Social safety net protection 4.2% 5 Soundness of banks 4.0%
Interestingly, internal collaboration improved while external collaboration got worse. This is likely because companies had to adapt to changing work environments, while also learning how to collaborate with one another through remote working.
Internal collaboration didn’t just improve in advanced economies. In fact, developing economies experienced several of the top positive impacts that advanced economies saw as well:
Rank Factor % Change (2020 vs. 3-Yr Avg) 1 Collaboration within a company 6.9% 2 Government’s responsiveness to change 6.8% 3 Efficiency of train transport services 5.9% 4 Venture capital availability 5.9% 5 Country capacity to attract talent 5.8%
While perceptions on official responsiveness to change increased, public trust in politicians decreased slightly. This indicates that, while government responses to COVID-19 may have been received well in developing economies, overall feelings towards political leaders did not waiver.
How Have Countries Stayed Strong During the Pandemic?
While the impacts of COVID-19 varied between advanced and developing economies, business leaders across the board identified some common features that helped countries remain resilient:
Economic digitization and digital skills
Social distancing has been a key response to the pandemic. Because of this, countries that were set up for remote work have fared better than others. Netherlands, New Zealand, and Finland are a few examples. Safety nets and financial soundness
Countries with established support systems for companies and citizens were in a better position to keep their economies afloat. Denmark and Norway provided much-needed support to their households, while Taiwan and the U.S. were able to aid businesses thanks to strong financial systems. Governance and planning
Balancing health priorities with economic and fiscal policies was a delicate dance this year. Countries that provided relatively stable political frameworks were Singapore, Luxembourg, Austria, and the United Arab Emirates. Healthcare system and R&D
A strong healthcare system meant widespread access to health services needed during the pandemic, as well as established public health protocols. Japan, Spain, and Taiwan were good examples of this.
Will these key features of competitiveness remain effective measures of a strong economy in 2021, or will our benchmarks for success evolve post-pandemic?


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--Former Trump Special Adviser Says U.S. May Not Survive The Corruption, Incompetence & Fraud Unleashe

Former Trump Special Adviser Says U.S. May Not Survive The Corruption, Incompetence & Fraud Unleashed By The Covid-19 Pandemic

( Natural News ) Besides his hawking of vaccines as the “ cure ” for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , Dr. Scott Atlas , who served as special adviser to the president from August through November , made some interesting points in a recent op-ed , published in The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) , about the demise of America due to lockdowns and other plandemic restrictions .
Thanks to the media ’ s relentless politicization of the crisis , most Americans are still stuck at home with dwindling resources and no apparent future .
Businesses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school as normal , and everything is falling apart – all for a virus with a nearly 100 percent survival rate .
It never had to be this way , Atlas suggests , but this is how it is .
And he wants people to know that , contrary to establishment rhetoric , the Trump administration is not to blame for the destruction of just about everything that our nation has held near and dear throughout its relatively short history .
“ No policy on any of these issues was set by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property and employees , ” Atlas writes about the economic restrictions , stay-at-home orders , and mask mandates that still plague everyday American life , ” adding that “ all 50 states independently directed and implemented their own pandemic policies.
” Not only that , but individual states and local municipalities are also the ones responsible for continuing such policies in the face of evidence showing that they do not work .
Masks do not work , asymptomatic spread is not real , and keeping the economy closed is a much greater death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and living as normal .
“ Governors in all but a few states – Florida and South Dakota are notable exceptions – imposed curfews , quarantines , directives on group gatherings , and mask mandates , ” Atlas notes , adding that “ cases ” are still “ surging ” in most places , supposedly , despite government intervention .
Data gathered by Gallup and YouGov suggests that somewhere between 80-90 percent of Americans have been faithfully wearing masks as decreed by their local governments , and yet COVID-19 is still spreading .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually one , and is contributing to the problem ?
The same goes for lockdowns , which not only were never proven to help but are actually now being shown to make it worse .
Why , then , are Americans still being told to stay at home ?
And even more importantly , why are Americans still obeying the government sociopaths that are telling them to do it ?
None of what is happening is constitutional , and all it would take to correct the tyranny is for a few good men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The question is : Will they ?
“ For younger people , the lockdowns are so harmful , so deadly , there ’ s really no good justification , ” warned Stanford University ‘ s Jay Bhattacharya , who would seem to agree that the governments all across our nation are doing things wrong .
The healthiest solution to the crisis is to open everything back up and forget this nightmare ever happened .
Atlas is pushing vaccines as the gateway , just like Bill Gates is doing , but this writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not only harmful but unnecessary .
Try as “ they ” might to manipulate us all into taking them , President Donald Trump ’ s “ Operation Warp Speed ” vaccines are a no-go for anyone who has done his or her homework and come to the realization that mRNA reprogramming of DNA – you can learn more about mRNA technology at this link – is never a good idea , especially for a “ pandemic ” that is already over and done with .

by Ethan Huff of Natural News
(Natural News) Besides his hawking of vaccines as the “cure” for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr. Scott Atlas, who served as special adviser to the president from August through November, made some interesting points in a recent op-ed, published in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), about the demise of America due to lockdowns and other plandemic restrictions.
Thanks to the media’s relentless politicization of the crisis, most Americans are still stuck at home with dwindling resources and no apparent future. Businesses are closed, children are prohibited from attending school as normal, and everything is falling apart – all for a virus with a nearly 100 percent survival rate.
It never had to be this way, Atlas suggests, but this is how it is. And he wants people to know that, contrary to establishment rhetoric, the Trump administration is not to blame for the destruction of just about everything that our nation has held near and dear throughout its relatively short history.
“No policy on any of these issues was set by the federal government, except those involving federal property and employees,” Atlas writes about the economic restrictions, stay-at-home orders, and mask mandates that still plague everyday American life,” adding that “all 50 states independently directed and implemented their own pandemic policies.”
Not only that, but individual states and local municipalities are also the ones responsible for continuing such policies in the face of evidence showing that they do not work. Masks do not work, asymptomatic spread is not real, and keeping the economy closed is a much greater death sentence than just opening everything back up and living as normal.
“Governors in all but a few states – Florida and South Dakota are notable exceptions – imposed curfews, quarantines, directives on group gatherings, and mask mandates,” Atlas notes, adding that “cases” are still “surging” in most places, supposedly, despite government intervention.
Open back up, America!
Data gathered by Gallup and YouGov suggests that somewhere between 80-90 percent of Americans have been faithfully wearing masks as decreed by their local governments, and yet COVID-19 is still spreading. Perhaps this “solution” is not actually one, and is contributing to the problem?
The same goes for lockdowns, which not only were never proven to help but are actually now being shown to make it worse. Why, then, are Americans still being told to stay at home? And even more importantly, why are Americans still obeying the government sociopaths that are telling them to do it?
None of what is happening is constitutional, and all it would take to correct the tyranny is for a few good men and women to do something about it. The question is: Will they?
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“For younger people, the lockdowns are so harmful, so deadly, there’s really no good justification,” warned Stanford University‘s Jay Bhattacharya, who would seem to agree that the governments all across our nation are doing things wrong.
The healthiest solution to the crisis is to open everything back up and forget this nightmare ever happened. Atlas is pushing vaccines as the gateway, just like Bill Gates is doing, but this writer’s perspective is that the vaccines are not only harmful but unnecessary.
Try as “they” might to manipulate us all into taking them, President Donald Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” vaccines are a no-go for anyone who has done his or her homework and come to the realization that mRNA reprogramming of DNA – you can learn more about mRNA technology at this link – is never a good idea, especially for a “pandemic” that is already over and done with.
Sources for this article include:
Archive.fo
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
Science.news
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--California restaurant owner fights back against LA health department

If the California restaurant industry is going to survive ( big , fast-food chains excluded as they face little to @ @ @ @ @ are going to need more business owners like this guy ( owner of Bread & @ @ @ @ @ Two days after the incident , the Bread & Barley received a notice of closure @ @ @ @ @ of Public Health .
Bread & Barley posted on their Instagram : “ The police @ @ @ @ @ trying to keep things peaceful !
I have no issue with law enforcement and I @ @ @ @ @ issues with law enforcement.
” Check out their Instagram here .
If the “ entertainment @ @ @ @ @ in California , then the bureaucrats should be able to figure out a way to @ @ @ @ @ But we all know that everyone “ open for business ” is not their goal @

by DCG
If the California restaurant industry is going to survive (big, fast-food chains excluded as they face little to no shutdowns), they are going to need more business owners like this guy (owner of Bread & Barley):
“If we can’t work, he can’t work.” The owner of Breda & Barley restaurant in the Los Angeles suburb of Covina, CA blocked the health inspector’s car in with his truck in protest after the health inspector fined him for people eating outside. pic.twitter.com/m9fsIKzCRF — Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) December 28, 2020
FYI: Two days after the incident, the Bread & Barley received a notice of closure from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
Bread & Barley posted on their Instagram: “The police department was supportive and only trying to keep things peaceful! I have no issue with law enforcement and I’ve never had any issues with law enforcement.”
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Check out their Instagram here.
If the “entertainment” business can stay open in California, then the bureaucrats should be able to figure out a way to keep ALL businesses open. But we all know that everyone “open for business” is not their goal.
It’s about CONTROL.
DCG


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--Thousands of Colorado residents without heat after attack on gas service (Dark Winter)

The FBI has joined a criminal investigation of what police said appears to be an “ intentional attack ” on @ @ @ @ @ , Colorado , that left thousands of residents and businesses without heat as temperatures in @ @ @ @ @ near zero degrees .
Work crews are scrambling to restore gas service , and local @ @ @ @ @ heaters to residents still without heat Tuesday , as a storm is forecast to bring @ @ @ @ @ snow in the Rocky Mountains region this week .
Temperatures are forecast to fall to @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday night , according to the National Weather Service .

The FBI has joined a criminal investigation of what police said appears to be an “intentional attack” on gas service lines in Aspen, Colorado, that left thousands of residents and businesses without heat as temperatures in the skiing mecca plunged to near zero degrees.
Work crews are scrambling to restore gas service, and local authorities handed out electric space heaters to residents still without heat Tuesday, as a storm is forecast to bring up to 8 inches of snow in the Rocky Mountains region this week. Temperatures are forecast to fall to 2 degrees in Aspen on Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--600 dollar stimulus payments start to go out tomorrow

Paper checks will begin to be mailed tomorrow .
Later this week , you can check the status of your @ @ @ @ @ 2/2 )

Paper checks will begin to be mailed tomorrow. Later this week, you can check the status of your payment at t.co/pFBzGzK8mD. (2/2)
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) December 29, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--Biden: Climate change will continue to threaten lives, livelihoods, and literally, the very existenc

Biden: Climate change will continue to threaten lives, livelihoods, and literally, the very existence of our planet

JUST IN : @ JoeBiden on the urgent threat of climate change and the need to engage in diplomacy to @ @ @ @ @ Climate change will continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods , public health and economics @ @ @ @ @ , the very existence of our planet . ''
pic.twitter.com/Y3rzbwZC7M

JUST IN: @JoeBiden on the urgent threat of climate change and the need to engage in diplomacy to tackle the crisis:
"Climate change will continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods, public health and economics of our existence and literally, the very existence of our planet." pic.twitter.com/Y3rzbwZC7M
— Climate Power (@ClimatePower) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--Many major “American” corporations are actually owned by communist China

( Natural News ) Domestic namesakes like General Electric and General Motors have long been seen as icons of American industry .
As it turns out , though , these and many other corporate giants are owned , at least in part , by communist China .
GM , America ’ s largest automobile manufacturer , is partially owned by the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. – and has been since 1998 .
The two companies work in partnership to keep the American brand alive and kicking .
A similar situation is true of GE , though this “ Made in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese company Haier , which purchased it for $ 5.4 billion in 2016 .
GE ’ s products are still made in the United States , but all company decisions are made in China .
The following “ American ” companies also have partnerships , ties or ownership in China : Though based out of Leawood , Kan. , AMC ’ s majority stakeholder is the Dalian Wanda Group , which pours enough money into the theater chain every year to keep it afloat .
Despite originating in Smithfield , Va. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W.H .
Group in 2013 for $ 4.72 billion .
At the time , this was the most expensive acquisition made by a Chinese company in America .
Located in McLean , Va. , this Hilton Worldwide hotel was purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group in 2014 for $ 1.95 billion .
China also has its sights on Starwood Resorts , another American hospitality group .
In 2005 , IBM ’ s Personal Computer Division was acquired by Lenovo for $ 1.25 billion .
Lenovo , a Chinese corporation , also poured additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchased a 10 percent stake in Spotify in 2017 , while Spotify purchased the same stake in Tencent .
This allowed Spotify to enter the Chinese market when it otherwise would have been unable to do so alone .
While Elon Musk typically gets exclusive credit for being the brains and money behind Tesla , the company actually has a glut of different shareholders , including Tencent .
For $ 2 billion , Tencent was able to purchase a 10 percent stake in Snapchat .
With its newfound influence , Tencent was then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used in the platform .
Most people think of Bill Gates when they think of Microsoft , but when it comes to the company ’ s mobile phone division , China-based FIH Mobile Ltd. is now in control .
Chinese aviation and shipping titan HNA Group purchased a 25 percent stake in this well-known hotel chain for $ 6.5 billion back in 2016 .
That same year , HNA also purchased Carlson Hotels Inc .
This shared workspace giant entered into a partnership with Legend Holdings Corp. in 2016 to access some much-needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soy products on its employees , probably would have gone under were it not for Legend .
Taikang Life , based out of China , became Sotheby ’ s newest majority shareholder in 2016 .
The London-based company was then bought out by French-Israeli titan Patrick Drahi in 2019 .
This popular ride-sharing platform received a $ 600 million cash infusion from Chinese internet search titan Baidu Inc. in 2014 .
Uber was then able to gain easier entry into the Chinese market .
In 2012 , Google purchased Motorola Mobility , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 12.5 billion .
Three years later , Google sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for just $ 2.91 billion , a loss of around $ 10 billion .
In 2019 , the Cavaliers signed a deal with Jianhua Huang , a Chinese businessman , allowing him to own a 15 percent stake in the company .
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014 , Brookstone was purchased by Sailing Capital and Sanpower , two Chinese entities , for $ 173 million .
This allowed Brookstone to come out of bankruptcy in 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more related news about the Chinese takeover of American companies , visit Tyranny.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Domestic namesakes like General Electric and General Motors have long been seen as icons of American industry. As it turns out, though, these and many other corporate giants are owned, at least in part, by communist China.
GM, America’s largest automobile manufacturer, is partially owned by the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. – and has been since 1998. The two companies work in partnership to keep the American brand alive and kicking.
A similar situation is true of GE, though this “Made in America” giant is completely owned by the Chinese company Haier, which purchased it for $5.4 billion in 2016. GE’s products are still made in the United States, but all company decisions are made in China.
The following “American” companies also have partnerships, ties or ownership in China:
AMC
Though based out of Leawood, Kan., AMC’s majority stakeholder is the Dalian Wanda Group, which pours enough money into the theater chain every year to keep it afloat.
Smithfield Foods
Despite originating in Smithfield, Va., Smithfield Foods was purchased by the China-based W.H. Group in 2013 for $4.72 billion. At the time, this was the most expensive acquisition made by a Chinese company in America.
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Located in McLean, Va., this Hilton Worldwide hotel was purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group in 2014 for $1.95 billion. China also has its sights on Starwood Resorts, another American hospitality group.
IBM: Personal Computer Division
In 2005, IBM’s Personal Computer Division was acquired by Lenovo for $1.25 billion. Lenovo, a Chinese corporation, also poured additional money into IBM.
Spotify
Tencent Holdings Ltd. purchased a 10 percent stake in Spotify in 2017, while Spotify purchased the same stake in Tencent. This allowed Spotify to enter the Chinese market when it otherwise would have been unable to do so alone.
Tesla
While Elon Musk typically gets exclusive credit for being the brains and money behind Tesla, the company actually has a glut of different shareholders, including Tencent.
Snapchat
For $2 billion, Tencent was able to purchase a 10 percent stake in Snapchat. With its newfound influence, Tencent was then able to expand the augmented reality technology used in the platform.
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Microsoft
Most people think of Bill Gates when they think of Microsoft, but when it comes to the company’s mobile phone division, China-based FIH Mobile Ltd. is now in control.
Hilton Hotels
Chinese aviation and shipping titan HNA Group purchased a 25 percent stake in this well-known hotel chain for $6.5 billion back in 2016. That same year, HNA also purchased Carlson Hotels Inc.
WeWork
This shared workspace giant entered into a partnership with Legend Holdings Corp. in 2016 to access some much-needed capital. WeWork, which pushes feminizing soy products on its employees, probably would have gone under were it not for Legend.
Sotheby’s
Taikang Life, based out of China, became Sotheby’s newest majority shareholder in 2016. The London-based company was then bought out by French-Israeli titan Patrick Drahi in 2019.
Uber
This popular ride-sharing platform received a $600 million cash infusion from Chinese internet search titan Baidu Inc. in 2014. Uber was then able to gain easier entry into the Chinese market.
Motorola
In 2012, Google purchased Motorola Mobility, a split off company from Motorola, for $12.5 billion. Three years later, Google sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for just $2.91 billion, a loss of around $10 billion.
Cleveland Cavaliers
In 2019, the Cavaliers signed a deal with Jianhua Huang, a Chinese businessman, allowing him to own a 15 percent stake in the company.
Brookstone
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014, Brookstone was purchased by Sailing Capital and Sanpower, two Chinese entities, for $173 million. This allowed Brookstone to come out of bankruptcy in 2014 as a new Chinese-owned entity.
For more related news about the Chinese takeover of American companies, visit Tyranny.news.
Sources for this article include:
Investing.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-30--President Trump’s lawyer Sidney Powell: “The Republican party is history. It committed suicide.”

Trump Signs Memo Allowing Durham to Use CLASSIFIED Russia Evidence in Grand Jury Probe : Keep an eye on this @ @ @ @ @ Durham is far along on path to indictments .

72% of Likely Republican Voters think their party should be more like Trump than like the average GOP member of Congress. Twenty-four percent (24%) see the average Republican in Congress as a better model… t.co/udDNQv03ct pic.twitter.com/rItONxwjR1
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Major leak exposes CCP members secretly embedded all over the world

( Natural News ) A major leak has exposed the details of nearly two million Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) members who have been secretly embedded in some of the world ’ s biggest companies , banks , universities and government agencies .
According to a report by The Australian ‘ s Sharri Markson , the leak contains a register with details of CCP members including their names , party position , national id number and ethnicity .
“ What ’ s amazing about this database is not just that it exposes people who are members of the communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and working all over the world , from Australia to the U.S. to the U.K. , ” said Markson on Sky News Australia .
“ But it ’ s amazing because it lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping.
” Data originally extracted in 2016 , before being leaked to the world this year Among the companies mentioned in the list are manufacturers such as Volkswagen and Boeing , pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca as well as banks such as HSBC and Standard and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leak claims that around 600 people at those banks are CCP members .
All in all , the leak reveals the details of 1.95 million CCP members in around 79,000 branches of the CCP that have been set up inside western companies .
Members of these branches are , if called on , answerable directly to the party and to Xi himself .
“ It is also going to embarrass some global companies who appear to have no plan in place to protect their intellectual property from theft , from economic espionage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the data was originally extracted from a server in Shanghai by Chinese dissidents and whistleblowers in April of 2016 , who have been using it for counter-intelligence purposes .
It was only this past September that the data was leaked to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China , a newly-formed international bi-partisan group made up of 150 legislators from around the world .
Following that , the data was then released to an “ international consortium ” of media organizations who analyzed it over the past two months .
These outlets were Australia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s The Sunday Mail , Belgium ’ s De Standaard as well as an editor in Sweden .
Leak adds to growing evidence on the extent of CCP espionage The leak is the latest evidence of the extent of the CCP ’ s espionage activities as it tries to increase China ’ s influence and power globally .
It also punctuates other warnings that have been raised about the extent of Chinese espionage that have been made in recent months .
In November , former senior U.S. intelligence official turned analyst and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations around the world were now “ off the scale.
” Eftimiades , who wrote a book on China ’ s intelligence operations back in 1994 , stated that Chinese intelligence activities were much more pervasive now than when he wrote his book .
( Related : Chinese espionage operations in the U.S. are “ off the scale , ” warns analyst . )
More importantly , Eftimiades warned that the CCP had adopted a “ whole-of-society ” approach to acquiring foreign intellectual property , stating that this approach “ energizes all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and military development goals.
” The extent of the espionage is evidenced by the over 1,000 Chinese researchers with suspected links to China ’ s People ’ s Liberation Army ( PLA ) that have left the U.S. since law enforcement agencies started cracking down on technological and economic espionage .
During a discussion hosted by the Aspen Institute , the Department of Justice ‘ s ( DOJ ) Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said that these Chinese military-linked researchers left the country after the department started filing its many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These arrests started earlier this year when at least four Chinese researchers were arrested and charged with visa fraud for lying on their applications .
Chinese researchers usually get charged with this for failing to reveal their ties to the Chinese government .
According to Demers , these arrests were “ the tip of the iceberg ” that led the DOJ ’ s National Security Division to open an investigation that eventually uncovered a vast network of Chinese researchers with PLA ties .
This sentiment is echoed by National Counterintelligence and Security Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were even more Chinese operatives lurking in the United States .
In particular , he suspects that many are coming into the country under the guise of being graduate-level students in universities and colleges .
“ Let ’ s not kid ourselves .
They are all coming here at the behest of the Chinese government intelligence services , ” Evanina said .
“ They ’ re going to specific universities to study specific fields or areas that are going to benefit … the Chinese Communist Party and the military.
” Already , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students with ties to the PLA have been revoked .
DOJ officials have made it clear that this group of students is different from the previous group of over 1,000 who fled the country in prior months .
Will the government agencies be able to continue fighting Chinese espionage ?
Even as U.S. officials continue to fight Chinese espionage , the future of these efforts is now in doubt .
These efforts thrived under the administration of President Donald Trump , who has largely been critical of China and the CCP .
Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other hand , is generally seen as being more friendly towards China .
Should the latter become president , the question then is if the current efforts to curtail Chinese espionage in the U.S. will continue .
This matter is complicated by the fact that Biden ’ s son Hunter has had dealings with Chinese corporations in the past .
It ’ s quite possible that a Biden administration could reverse course on Trump ’ s treatment of China .
With what we know now based on the recent leak and the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could stand to gain even more from its espionage efforts than it already has .
Follow CommunistChina.news for more on the CCP ’ s technological and economic espionage efforts .

by: Franz Walker
(Natural News) A major leak has exposed the details of nearly two million Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members who have been secretly embedded in some of the world’s biggest companies, banks, universities and government agencies.
According to a report by The Australian‘s Sharri Markson, the leak contains a register with details of CCP members including their names, party position, national id number and ethnicity.
“What’s amazing about this database is not just that it exposes people who are members of the communist party, and who are now living and working all over the world, from Australia to the U.S. to the U.K.,” said Markson on Sky News Australia. “But it’s amazing because it lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping.”
Data originally extracted in 2016, before being leaked to the world this year
Among the companies mentioned in the list are manufacturers such as Volkswagen and Boeing, pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca as well as banks such as HSBC and Standard and Chartered. On the latter, the leak claims that around 600 people at those banks are CCP members.
All in all, the leak reveals the details of 1.95 million CCP members in around 79,000 branches of the CCP that have been set up inside western companies. Members of these branches are, if called on, answerable directly to the party and to Xi himself.
“It is also going to embarrass some global companies who appear to have no plan in place to protect their intellectual property from theft, from economic espionage,” Markson said.
According to Markson, the data was originally extracted from a server in Shanghai by Chinese dissidents and whistleblowers in April of 2016, who have been using it for counter-intelligence purposes.
It was only this past September that the data was leaked to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a newly-formed international bi-partisan group made up of 150 legislators from around the world.
Following that, the data was then released to an “international consortium” of media organizations who analyzed it over the past two months. These outlets were Australia’s The Australian, the U.K.’s The Sunday Mail, Belgium’s De Standaard as well as an editor in Sweden.
Leak adds to growing evidence on the extent of CCP espionage
The leak is the latest evidence of the extent of the CCP’s espionage activities as it tries to increase China’s influence and power globally. It also punctuates other warnings that have been raised about the extent of Chinese espionage that have been made in recent months.
In November, former senior U.S. intelligence official turned analyst and author Nicholas Eftimiades warned that Chinese espionage operations around the world were now “off the scale.” Eftimiades, who wrote a book on China’s intelligence operations back in 1994, stated that Chinese intelligence activities were much more pervasive now than when he wrote his book. (Related: Chinese espionage operations in the U.S. are “off the scale,” warns analyst.)
More importantly, Eftimiades warned that the CCP had adopted a “whole-of-society” approach to acquiring foreign intellectual property, stating that this approach “energizes all of society to support national, economic, and military development goals.”
The extent of the espionage is evidenced by the over 1,000 Chinese researchers with suspected links to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that have left the U.S. since law enforcement agencies started cracking down on technological and economic espionage.
During a discussion hosted by the Aspen Institute, the Department of Justice‘s (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said that these Chinese military-linked researchers left the country after the department started filing its many criminal cases against suspected Chinese operatives.
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These arrests started earlier this year when at least four Chinese researchers were arrested and charged with visa fraud for lying on their applications. Chinese researchers usually get charged with this for failing to reveal their ties to the Chinese government.
According to Demers, these arrests were “the tip of the iceberg” that led the DOJ’s National Security Division to open an investigation that eventually uncovered a vast network of Chinese researchers with PLA ties.
This sentiment is echoed by National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina, who said that there were even more Chinese operatives lurking in the United States. In particular, he suspects that many are coming into the country under the guise of being graduate-level students in universities and colleges.
“Let’s not kid ourselves. They are all coming here at the behest of the Chinese government intelligence services,” Evanina said. “They’re going to specific universities to study specific fields or areas that are going to benefit … the Chinese Communist Party and the military.”
Already, the more than 1,000 visas of Chinese students with ties to the PLA have been revoked. DOJ officials have made it clear that this group of students is different from the previous group of over 1,000 who fled the country in prior months.
Will the government agencies be able to continue fighting Chinese espionage?
Even as U.S. officials continue to fight Chinese espionage, the future of these efforts is now in doubt. These efforts thrived under the administration of President Donald Trump, who has largely been critical of China and the CCP. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, on the other hand, is generally seen as being more friendly towards China.
Should the latter become president, the question then is if the current efforts to curtail Chinese espionage in the U.S. will continue. This matter is complicated by the fact that Biden’s son Hunter has had dealings with Chinese corporations in the past.
It’s quite possible that a Biden administration could reverse course on Trump’s treatment of China. With what we know now based on the recent leak and the government’s own efforts, then China could stand to gain even more from its espionage efforts than it already has.
Follow CommunistChina.news for more on the CCP’s technological and economic espionage efforts.
Sources include:
ZeroHedge.com
SkyNews.com.au
BusinessInsider.in
TheEpochTimes.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Show this animation to anyone who still trusts the media

It might seem like no one trusts the media anymore , but a lot of people still do .
This @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve found to quickly explain how the media actually works .
And because @ @ @ @ @ Chomsky they won ’ t immediately dismiss it before watching .

It might seem like no one trusts the media anymore, but a lot of people still do. This animation is the best way I’ve found to quickly explain how the media actually works. And because normies have heard of Noam Chomsky they won’t immediately dismiss it before watching.
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h/t SibylOFTheAbyss


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--The system of abuse and fear mongering has backfired. More people are “waking up” than ever before.

Every election cycle there ’ s a virus to fear .
Swine flu , bird flu , Zika , covid19 etc .
They only show police brutality on the news during election years to scare blacks and Hispanics into voting democrat .
They only talk about immigration being a problem on election years to scare poor whites into voting republican .
But this year they went overboard .
The amount of ad revenue they made off covid panic alone must be huge .
It ’ s a big part of their plans .
So they kept pushing .
And they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lockdowns that most of the masses favored due to fear .
But it quickly began to kill small businesses .
Almost a quarter of small businesses have shut down and won ’ t reopen .
Civilization has ebbs and flows .
Peaks and valleys .
Anytime you push super hard in one direction , the pendulum will eventually swing back .
What you are seeing and about to see in 2021 is one of the greatest awakenings imaginable .
They will keep paying people scraps from the table .
The vaccines for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media but little MSM attention , etc Ultimately 2021 will be a year that many mark as the year they stopped believing fairytales spun by manipulative opportunists and psychos at the top Balance in the universe is a common motif in most world religions .
This year has been a huge swing in the direction of control for the elites .
Wait til you see what the human spirit does in the coming months

by FringeCenterPodcast
Every election cycle there’s a virus to fear. Swine flu, bird flu, Zika, covid19 etc.
They only show police brutality on the news during election years to scare blacks and Hispanics into voting democrat.
They only talk about immigration being a problem on election years to scare poor whites into voting republican.
But this year they went overboard.
The amount of ad revenue they made off covid panic alone must be huge. It’s a big part of their plans.
So they kept pushing. And they went too far.
Covid panic lead to lockdowns that most of the masses favored due to fear.
But it quickly began to kill small businesses.
Almost a quarter of small businesses have shut down and won’t reopen.
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This began the backlash.
Civilization has ebbs and flows. Peaks and valleys.
Anytime you push super hard in one direction, the pendulum will eventually swing back.
What you are seeing and about to see in 2021 is one of the greatest awakenings imaginable.
They will keep paying people scraps from the table.
The vaccines for covid will have unfortunate effects that gain social media but little MSM attention, etc
Ultimately 2021 will be a year that many mark as the year they stopped believing fairytales spun by manipulative opportunists and psychos at the top
Balance in the universe is a common motif in most world religions.
This year has been a huge swing in the direction of control for the elites.
Wait til you see what the human spirit does in the coming months


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Russia took Crimea right after the wife of Moscow Mayor wired $3.5 million into Hunter Biden’s compa

Russia took Crimea right after the wife of Moscow Mayor wired $3.5 million into Hunter Biden’s company account.

May 13, 2014. Chris Heinz , stepson of Secretary of State John Kerry, who’s Hunter’s business partner at Rosemont Seneca Thornton, emailed to Kerry’s Chief of Staff, to distance himself from the decision. pic.twitter.com/vq4afkaSb0
May 12, 2014. Hunter Biden joined the Burisma Board.
Luzhkov also sided with Yeltsin during the 1991 attempt by KGB to overthrow reformist Gorbachev. t.co/GZ3mbSzqG6
After Yury Luzhkov died in Dec 2019, Putin issued statement praising the Hunter Biden Russian handler’s longtime effort for uniting Crimea with Russia.
On Sept 2010, Luzhkov was fired from his post as Mayor of Moscow by Pres. Medvedev over corruption.
In 2011, the RZB board with a new set of shareholders led by Alexander Grigoriev ousted Baturina.
Grigoriev brought his own team of managers including Putin’s cousin Igor Putin.
— Password Hunter02 (@BenKTallmadge) September 27, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--This assault on a disabled veteran for not wearing a mask is disturbing on every level.

Graham Fitness ( WA ) is being fined every day they remain open and so they put the US Constitution @ @ @ @ @ their store front windows

This assault on a disabled veteran for not wearing a mask is disturbing on every level. We secured this nation and our freedoms now we are under attack.
pic.twitter.com/fyeXFkxdrb
— Code of Vets ™ (@codeofvets) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--The Nashville Bombing vs. The Oklahoma City Bombing

The Nashville Bombing vs .
The Oklahoma City Bombing The Nashville bombing raises questions about the Oklahoma City bombing .
In 1995 the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was blown up .
Allegedly , the building was destroyed by a fertilizer bomb in a Ryder rental truck parked on the street .
The Murrah building had massive reinforced concrete columns , some being 3 feet thick if memory serves .
The front third of the building was destroyed with columns turned to dust .
The guilty parties were allegedly Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols .
According to reports , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 680 others , and destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a 16-block radius along with 86 cars and caused $ 652 million of damage in 1995 dollars .
At the time US Air Force General Partin , who had high level responsibilities for ordinance and weapons development , distributed an expert report to 75 members of the House and Senate .
The report proved that the Murrah building blew up from the inside out .
Many Americans concluded that the truck bomb was cover for an inside job .
McVeigh and Nichols were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the building , but their role was to direct attention away from those responsible .
General Partin ’ s report was quickly tossed into the Memory Hole .
To get rid of the evidence the Murrah building was hauled away and buried just as the steel in the World Trade Center buildings in 2001 was sent abroad to be melted down , and an official bogus report was issued like the 9/11 official reports .
Instead of a real investigation , we got a controlled explanation .
Twenty-five years after the Oklahoma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vehicle parked in the street in front of a building .
This time the building is an AT & T building .
The parked vehicle is a RV which could hold as much explosives as a rental truck .
An interesting difference is that the RV is much closer to the building , seperated only by a sidewalk , whereas if memory serves , the Murrah building was set back from the street .
When the RV bomb went off , 3 people were injured , and building damage seems to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there is no comparable structural damage to the Oklahoma City bombing .
Why ?
Was the RV bomb just an oversized firecracker ?
Or was General Partin , clearly an expert , correct when he concluded that the Murrah Federal building was blown up from the inside out ?

by Paul Craig Roberts via PaulCraigRoberts.org
The Nashville Bombing vs. The Oklahoma City Bombing
Paul Craig Roberts
The Nashville bombing raises questions about the Oklahoma City bombing. In 1995 the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was blown up. Allegedly, the building was destroyed by a fertilizer bomb in a Ryder rental truck parked on the street. The Murrah building had massive reinforced concrete columns, some being 3 feet thick if memory serves. The front third of the building was destroyed with columns turned to dust.
The guilty parties were allegedly Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. According to reports, the blast killed 168 people, injured 680 others, and destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a 16-block radius along with 86 cars and caused $652 million of damage in 1995 dollars.
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At the time US Air Force General Partin, who had high level responsibilities for ordinance and weapons development, distributed an expert report to 75 members of the House and Senate. The report proved that the Murrah building blew up from the inside out. Many Americans concluded that the truck bomb was cover for an inside job. McVeigh and Nichols were regarded as patsies who thought they blew up the building, but their role was to direct attention away from those responsible.
General Partin’s report was quickly tossed into the Memory Hole. To get rid of the evidence the Murrah building was hauled away and buried just as the steel in the World Trade Center buildings in 2001 was sent abroad to be melted down, and an official bogus report was issued like the 9/11 official reports. Instead of a real investigation, we got a controlled explanation.
Twenty-five years after the Oklahoma City Bombing we have another bomb in a vehicle parked in the street in front of a building. This time the building is an AT&T building. The parked vehicle is a RV which could hold as much explosives as a rental truck. An interesting difference is that the RV is much closer to the building, seperated only by a sidewalk, whereas if memory serves, the Murrah building was set back from the street.
When the RV bomb went off, 3 people were injured, and building damage seems to be limited to blowing out windows. Clearly, there is no comparable structural damage to the Oklahoma City bombing.
Why? Was the RV bomb just an oversized firecracker? Or was General Partin, clearly an expert, correct when he concluded that the Murrah Federal building was blown up from the inside out?


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Outlook 2021: Further U.S. Dollar Debasement Ahead

In a year that was marred by a global pandemic and a wave of economic restrictions that crippled many small businesses , financial markets proved to be resilient .
Of course , that resilience owes in no small part to the unprecedented outpouring of stimulus from Congress and the Federal Reserve .
More stimulus is on the way .
On Sunday , President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID relief package into law .
Trump had earlier blasted the bill as a pork-laden “ disgrace ” with inadequate $ 600 direct payments .
Under pressure to avert a government shutdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally relented .
And he will continue to push the Senate to take up his $ 2,000 stimulus check proposal .
Meanwhile , the presumptive President in waiting , Joe Biden , is vowing to build on Congress ’ “ down payment.
” Biden wants larger checks , additional handouts to state and local governments , and more government spending across the board .
If Republicans maintain control of the U.S. Senate , pending the outcome of the Georgia runoff elections , they could potentially thwart some of Biden ’ s spending ambitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political will to do so is another issue .
Some Senate Republicans bucked their own Majority Leader and joined with radical leftist Bernie Sanders and President Trump to form an odd coalition pushing for larger stimulus checks .
The populist sentiment toward aiding ordinary Americans is certainly understandable given the pandemic profiteering by giant corporations listed on Wall Street .
Their gains came at the expense of businesses deemed less “ essential ” by state and local governments .
They also got an artificial boost from the central bank as it went on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond markets .
Will 2021 be the year the Fed ’ s inflationary chickens come home to roost ?
The setup for a major inflation outbreak in the real economy in the months ahead is clear and present .
A precious metals price breakout could therefore be imminent .
It is difficult to imagine a more bullish political and monetary environment for the metals than the one we are in .
The Fed has effectively taken a rate hike off the table for 2021 .
It has no plans to curtail its $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The printing press will continue to go brrr… And the federal budget deficit will continue to skyrocket – perhaps to $ 4 trillion .
Fiscal conservatives can hold out some hope that a narrowly divided House and Senate will create gridlock – acting as a check on the spending ambitions of the incoming administration .
The reality is that only a small minority of politicians will actually vote to curtail Washington ’ s overall spending trajectory .
There is overwhelming , bipartisan , supermajority support for continuing down the path of running up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new debt issuance backed by the central bank .
Borrow-and-spend federal financing is a precursor to print-on-demand Modern Monetary Theory ( MMT ) .
In 2021 , MMT may become more formally adopted as part of a global post-COVID Great Reset .
The long-term outlook for the U.S. dollar looks bleak .
Politicians have an insatiable appetite for more of them , and central bankers are bent on depreciating them .
In the name of its newfangled “ symmetric ” ( above-2 % ) inflation objective , the Fed will no longer pursue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understood .
Instead , it will allow prices to run hot and hotter before it even thinks about thinking about tightening .
Although disinflationary pressures in certain parts of the economy could reassert themselves next year , the much larger , more powerful trend taking hold is that of steady , deliberate currency depreciation .
A secular bear market for the U.S. dollar translates into a secular bull market for hard assets .
Gold and silver won ’ t always lead the contra-dollar charge , and they will occasionally suffer short-term to intermediate-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viable , easily accessible , attractively valued alternatives within the retail investment universe , precious metals figure to be among the premier assets to hold heading into 2021 .

by: Stefan Gleason
In a year that was marred by a global pandemic and a wave of economic restrictions that crippled many small businesses, financial markets proved to be resilient.
Of course, that resilience owes in no small part to the unprecedented outpouring of stimulus from Congress and the Federal Reserve.
More stimulus is on the way. On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID relief package into law.
Trump had earlier blasted the bill as a pork-laden “disgrace” with inadequate $600 direct payments. Under pressure to avert a government shutdown and keep unemployment benefits flowing, Trump finally relented.
And he will continue to push the Senate to take up his $2,000 stimulus check proposal.
Meanwhile, the presumptive President in waiting, Joe Biden, is vowing to build on Congress’ “down payment.” Biden wants larger checks, additional handouts to state and local governments, and more government spending across the board.
If Republicans maintain control of the U.S. Senate, pending the outcome of the Georgia runoff elections, they could potentially thwart some of Biden’s spending ambitions.
Whether they’ll have the political will to do so is another issue. Some Senate Republicans bucked their own Majority Leader and joined with radical leftist Bernie Sanders and President Trump to form an odd coalition pushing for larger stimulus checks.
The populist sentiment toward aiding ordinary Americans is certainly understandable given the pandemic profiteering by giant corporations listed on Wall Street.
Their gains came at the expense of businesses deemed less “essential” by state and local governments. They also got an artificial boost from the central bank as it went on a buying spree in Treasury and corporate bond markets.
Will 2021 be the year the Fed’s inflationary chickens come home to roost?
The setup for a major inflation outbreak in the real economy in the months ahead is clear and present. A precious metals price breakout could therefore be imminent.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
It is difficult to imagine a more bullish political and monetary environment for the metals than the one we are in.
The Fed has effectively taken a rate hike off the table for 2021. It has no plans to curtail its $120 billion in monthly asset purchases. The printing press will continue to go brrr…
And the federal budget deficit will continue to skyrocket – perhaps to $4 trillion.
Fiscal conservatives can hold out some hope that a narrowly divided House and Senate will create gridlock – acting as a check on the spending ambitions of the incoming administration.
The reality is that only a small minority of politicians will actually vote to curtail Washington’s overall spending trajectory.
There is overwhelming, bipartisan, supermajority support for continuing down the path of running up huge deficits and papering over them with new debt issuance backed by the central bank.
Borrow-and-spend federal financing is a precursor to print-on-demand Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). In 2021, MMT may become more formally adopted as part of a global post-COVID Great Reset.
The long-term outlook for the U.S. dollar looks bleak. Politicians have an insatiable appetite for more of them, and central bankers are bent on depreciating them.
In the name of its newfangled “symmetric” (above-2%) inflation objective, the Fed will no longer pursue price stability as it used to be understood. Instead, it will allow prices to run hot and hotter before it even thinks about thinking about tightening.
Although disinflationary pressures in certain parts of the economy could reassert themselves next year, the much larger, more powerful trend taking hold is that of steady, deliberate currency depreciation.
A secular bear market for the U.S. dollar translates into a secular bull market for hard assets.
Gold and silver won’t always lead the contra-dollar charge, and they will occasionally suffer short-term to intermediate-term setbacks. But given the paucity of viable, easily accessible, attractively valued alternatives within the retail investment universe, precious metals figure to be among the premier assets to hold heading into 2021.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--FALLOUT: Will Cities Survive 2020? COVID-19 is reigniting old debates about zoning, public health, u

FALLOUT: Will Cities Survive 2020? COVID-19 is reigniting old debates about zoning, public health, urban planning, and suburban sprawl.

One of the first coronavirus outbreaks in the United States was in a nursing home in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland , Washington .
On the same day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) announced the country ’ s first COVID-19 death , it also reported two cases linked to Kirkland ’ s Life Care Center , where two-thirds of residents and 47 staff members would eventually become infected with the virus .
Of those , 35 would die .
COVID-19 deaths in America ’ s nursing homes are appallingly common .
Many of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had better options for keeping grandpa closer to home and out of crowded elder care .
But building regulations passed—ironically—in the name of public health make that difficult or impossible in many cities .
Kirkland requires that any accessory dwelling units ( ADUs ) —often known as granny flats or in-law suites—can be no larger than 800 square feet and no higher than 15 feet above the main home .
They also must come with an off-street parking space .
Of the people who applied for such permits in Kirkland since 1995 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A survey by the city in 2018 found that design constraints were the biggest difficulty applicants faced .
Kirkland ’ s granny flat rule is just one of countless examples of ordinances , restrictions , and red tape that have slowly wrapped up America ’ s cities , regulating how much people can build , where they can build it , and what they can use it for .
While often justified initially as a means of protecting public health , zoning codes have now gone far beyond nuisance laws—which limited themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noxious polluters—and control of infectious disease .
They instead incorporated planners ’ desires to scientifically manage cities , protect property values , and combat the moral corruption that supposedly came with high-density housing .
New York City adopted the nation ’ s first comprehensive zoning code in 1916 , which placed restrictions on the height and density of new buildings , and classified different types of land use .
Within a few years , thousands of communities across the country had adopted similar regulations .

One of the first coronavirus outbreaks in the United States was in a nursing home in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington. On the same day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the country’s first COVID-19 death, it also reported two cases linked to Kirkland’s Life Care Center, where two-thirds of residents and 47 staff members would eventually become infected with the virus. Of those, 35 would die.
COVID-19 deaths in America’s nursing homes are appallingly common. Many of those deaths could have been prevented if families had better options for keeping grandpa closer to home and out of crowded elder care. But building regulations passed—ironically—in the name of public health make that difficult or impossible in many cities.
Kirkland requires that any accessory dwelling units (ADUs)—often known as granny flats or in-law suites—can be no larger than 800 square feet and no higher than 15 feet above the main home. They also must come with an off-street parking space.
Of the people who applied for such permits in Kirkland since 1995, nearly half never ended up starting construction. A survey by the city in 2018 found that design constraints were the biggest difficulty applicants faced.
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Kirkland’s granny flat rule is just one of countless examples of ordinances, restrictions, and red tape that have slowly wrapped up America’s cities, regulating how much people can build, where they can build it, and what they can use it for.
While often justified initially as a means of protecting public health, zoning codes have now gone far beyond nuisance laws—which limited themselves to regulating the externalities of the most noxious polluters—and control of infectious disease. They instead incorporated planners’ desires to scientifically manage cities, protect property values, and combat the moral corruption that supposedly came with high-density housing.
New York City adopted the nation’s first comprehensive zoning code in 1916, which placed restrictions on the height and density of new buildings, and classified different types of land use. Within a few years, thousands of communities across the country had adopted similar regulations.
reason.com/2020/12/05/will-cities-survive-2020/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Swamp Rats block the $2000

Swamp Rats block the $2000

MORE – McConnell says President Trump 's requests on $ 2,000 checks , Section 230 , and voter fraud are @ @ @ @ @ the Senate will begin to consider them this week .

MORE – McConnell says President Trump's requests on $2,000 checks, Section 230, and voter fraud are "linked together" and the Senate will begin to consider them this week.
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) December 29, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Major Averages Hit More Record Highs

Major Averages Hit More Record Highs

As a quick update to kick off today ’ s newsletter , I would like to summarize my correct calls and what I profited on since beginning to publish these updates .
While nobody can predict the future , the major calls I am most proud of since producing these letters are 1 ) adding emerging market exposure and 2 ) hedging or selling the U.S. Dollar .
Emerging markets have been some of the best performers in 2020 , and I have made some bullish calls on specific regional markets for 2021 as well .
I have been touting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but when I switched my focus to specific regions , my calls became even more correct .
On December 3rd , I called Taiwan ( EWT ETF ) the best bet for emerging market exposure while avoiding the risks and baked in profits of China .
Since then , the EWT ETF which tracks Taiwan has gained over 4.3 % while the MCHI ETF which tracks China has fallen over 3.3 % .
The Taiwan ETF has also outperformed the SPY S & P 500 ETF and the IEUR ETF which tracks Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were also correct .
Since I started doing these newsletters about a month and a half ago , I consistently reiterated that the dollar should be hedged or avoided because of the Fed ’ s policies , effect of interest rates this low for this long , government stimulus , strengthening of emerging markets , and inflation .
I also said that any minor rally the dollar would experience would be fool ’ s good .
In the last month and a half , the dollar has fallen around 2.3 % , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ December 9th , it has fallen another 1 % .
Markets kicked off the final week of 2020 with a surge towards record highs after President Trump finally signed off on the stimulus bill .
• None All major indices closed at record highs .
The Dow Jones rose 204.10 points higher , or 0.7 % , to close at 30,403.97 .
The S & P 500 climbed 0.9 % to 3,735.36 , and the Nasdaq rose 0.7 % to 12,899.42 .
Meanwhile , the small-cap Russell 2000 underperformed and declined 0.38 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ disgrace , ” and alluded to possibly vetoing the bill , over the weekend the president .
By signing off , a government shutdown was averted while unemployment benefits were extended to millions of Americans .
• None After President Trump demanded stimulus checks for Americans to be raised from , the Democrat-led House voted for this measure on Monday ( Dec. 28 ) .
The ball is now in the GOP-led Senate ’ s court on the measure .
They are not expected to approve the measure .
• None Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3.6 % .
Disney also climbed nearly 3 % .
• None Communication services , consumer discretionary and tech were the best performing sectors in the S & P 500 , with each rising over 1 % .
• None Amidst fears of a COVID-19 “ surge on top of a surge ” after the Christmas holiday , over one million people in the U.S. have now been vaccinated .
Meanwhile , the U.S. has averaged at least Markets cheered President Trump ’ s signing of the stimulus package and are further encouraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After the market traded flat last week , it kicked off the final week of 2020 with a bang .
Although it is still very possible that consolidation , profit taking , and rebalancing could happen in this shortened week , the general focus of both investors and analysts has appeared to be the long-term potential of 2021 .
As Tom Essaye , founder of The Sevens Report said : “ The five pillars of the rally ( Federal stimulus , FOMC stimulus , vaccine rollout , divided government and no double @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and until that changes , the medium and longer-term outlook for stocks will be positive.
” While I still do believe that there will be a short-term tug of war between good news and bad news , I am now convinced that these moves are manic and based on sentiment .
There has not been a pullback to end the year as I anticipated .
But I still do believe that markets have overheated , and that between now and the end of Q1 2020 a correction could happen .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normalcy will hit inevitable speed bumps .
I do believe though that a correction is healthy and could be a good thing .
Corrections happen way more often than people realize .
Only twice in the last 38 years have we had years WITHOUT a correction ( 1995 and 2017 ) .
I believe we are overdue for one since there has not been one since the lows of March .
This is healthy market behavior and could be a very good buying opportunity for what I believe will be a great second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and long-term optimism are very real , despite the near-term risks .
The passage of the stimulus package only solidifies the robust vaccine-induced tailwinds entering 2021 .
The general consensus is that 2021 could be a strong year for stocks , despite short-term headwinds .
According to a new CNBC survey which polled more than 100 chief investment officers and portfolio managers , two-thirds of respondents said the Dow Jones will most likely finish 2021 at 35,000 – a roughly 16 % gain from Thursday ’ s close of 30,199.87 .
Five percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 40,000 by the end of 2021 .
Therefore , to sum it up : While there is long-term optimism , there are short-term concerns .
A short-term correction between now and Q1 2021 is very possible .
But I do not believe , with conviction , that a correction above ~20 % leading to a bear market will happen .
Will the Dow Approach 31,000 or 29,000 Before Mid-2021 ?
After trading as low as around 29,650 at one point last Monday ( Dec. 21 ) , the Dow has been firmly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The blue-chip index also closed at yet another record high on Monday ( Dec. 28 ) .
I do think that the Dow has some more room to run in the next few days to close off the year .
Trump ’ s signing of the stimulus bill was a belated Christmas gift for investors everywhere .
If the Senate approves $ 2,000 stimulus checks , then another short-term pop can certainly happen .
My short-term questions though still remain as to whether or not the Dow can not only stay above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time but also hit more all-time highs before March .
The volume has also been very unstable as of late , but that is likely due to shortened trading weeks to close off the year .
In the short-term , I believe it is just as likely for the Dow to approach 29,000 as it is to approach 31,000 in the early months of 2021 .
While I think a 35,000 call to close out 2021 is a bit aggressive , I do believe that the second half of 2021 could show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so much uncertainty and the RSI still firmly in hold territory , the call on the Dow stays a HOLD .
This is a very challenging time to make calls with conviction .
But one thing I do believe is that if and when there is a drop in the index , it will not be strong and sharp relative to the gains since March , let alone November .
I believe that more likely than not we will be in a sideways holding pattern until vaccines are available to the general public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempts to directly correlate with the performance of the Dow , the SPDR Dow Jones ETF ( DIA ) is a strong option .
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by Matthew Levy, CFA
Quick Update
As a quick update to kick off today’s newsletter, I would like to summarize my correct calls and what I profited on since beginning to publish these updates. While nobody can predict the future, the major calls I am most proud of since producing these letters are 1) adding emerging market exposure and 2) hedging or selling the U.S. Dollar.
Emerging markets have been some of the best performers in 2020, and I have made some bullish calls on specific regional markets for 2021 as well. I have been touting emerging markets since my first report, but when I switched my focus to specific regions, my calls became even more correct. On December 3rd, I called Taiwan ( EWT ETF) the best bet for emerging market exposure while avoiding the risks and baked in profits of China. Since then, the EWT ETF which tracks Taiwan has gained over 4.3% while the MCHI ETF which tracks China has fallen over 3.3%. The Taiwan ETF has also outperformed the SPY S&P 500 ETF and the IEUR ETF which tracks Europe.
My calls on the U.S. dollar were also correct. Since I started doing these newsletters about a month and a half ago, I consistently reiterated that the dollar should be hedged or avoided because of the Fed’s policies, effect of interest rates this low for this long, government stimulus, strengthening of emerging markets, and inflation. I also said that any minor rally the dollar would experience would be fool’s good. In the last month and a half, the dollar has fallen around 2.3%, and since it briefly pierced the 91-level on December 9th , it has fallen another 1%.
Markets kicked off the final week of 2020 with a surge towards record highs after President Trump finally signed off on the stimulus bill.
News Recap
All major indices closed at record highs. The Dow Jones rose 204.10 points higher, or 0.7%, to close at 30,403.97. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to 3,735.36, and the Nasdaq rose 0.7% to 12,899.42. Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 underperformed and declined 0.38%.
After President Trump called the $900 billion stimulus package an unsuitable “disgrace,” and alluded to possibly vetoing the bill, over the weekend the president signed the bill into law . By signing off, a government shutdown was averted while unemployment benefits were extended to millions of Americans.
After President Trump demanded stimulus checks for Americans to be raised from $600 to $2,000 each , the Democrat-led House voted for this measure on Monday (Dec. 28). The ball is now in the GOP-led Senate’s court on the measure. They are not expected to approve the measure.
Apple led the Dow higher, and gained 3.6%. Disney also climbed nearly 3%.
Communication services, consumer discretionary and tech were the best performing sectors in the S&P 500, with each rising over 1%.
Amidst fears of a COVID-19 “surge on top of a surge” after the Christmas holiday, over one million people in the U.S. have now been vaccinated. Meanwhile, the U.S. has averaged at least 184,000 new infections per day.
Markets cheered President Trump’s signing of the stimulus package and are further encouraged by the possibility of larger stimulus checks. After the market traded flat last week, it kicked off the final week of 2020 with a bang. Although it is still very possible that consolidation, profit taking, and rebalancing could happen in this shortened week, the general focus of both investors and analysts has appeared to be the long-term potential of 2021.
As Tom Essaye, founder of The Sevens Report said :
“The five pillars of the rally (Federal stimulus, FOMC stimulus, vaccine rollout, divided government and no double dip recession) remain largely in place, and until that changes, the medium and longer-term outlook for stocks will be positive.”
While I still do believe that there will be a short-term tug of war between good news and bad news, I am now convinced that these moves are manic and based on sentiment. There has not been a pullback to end the year as I anticipated. But I still do believe that markets have overheated, and that between now and the end of Q1 2020 a correction could happen.
There is optimistic potential, but the road towards normalcy will hit inevitable speed bumps.
I do believe though that a correction is healthy and could be a good thing. Corrections happen way more often than people realize. Only twice in the last 38 years have we had years WITHOUT a correction (1995 and 2017). I believe we are overdue for one since there has not been one since the lows of March. This is healthy market behavior and could be a very good buying opportunity for what I believe will be a great second half of the year.
The mid-term and long-term optimism are very real, despite the near-term risks. The passage of the stimulus package only solidifies the robust vaccine-induced tailwinds entering 2021.
The general consensus is that 2021 could be a strong year for stocks, despite short-term headwinds. According to a new CNBC survey which polled more than 100 chief investment officers and portfolio managers, two-thirds of respondents said the Dow Jones will most likely finish 2021 at 35,000 – a roughly 16% gain from Thursday’s close of 30,199.87. Five percent also said that the index could climb to 40,000 by the end of 2021.
Therefore, to sum it up:
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While there is long-term optimism, there are short-term concerns. A short-term correction between now and Q1 2021 is very possible. But I do not believe, with conviction, that a correction above ~20% leading to a bear market will happen.
Will the Dow Approach 31,000 or 29,000 Before Mid-2021?
Figure 1 – Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU)
After trading as low as around 29,650 at one point last Monday (Dec. 21), the Dow has been firmly back above 30,000 for the last week. The blue-chip index also closed at yet another record high on Monday (Dec. 28).
I do think that the Dow has some more room to run in the next few days to close off the year. Trump’s signing of the stimulus bill was a belated Christmas gift for investors everywhere. If the Senate approves $2,000 stimulus checks, then another short-term pop can certainly happen.
My short-term questions though still remain as to whether or not the Dow can not only stay above 30,000 for more than a week at a time but also hit more all-time highs before March. The volume has also been very unstable as of late, but that is likely due to shortened trading weeks to close off the year.
In the short-term, I believe it is just as likely for the Dow to approach 29,000 as it is to approach 31,000 in the early months of 2021.
While I think a 35,000 call to close out 2021 is a bit aggressive, I do believe that the second half of 2021 could show robust gains for the index.
With so much uncertainty and the RSI still firmly in hold territory, the call on the Dow stays a HOLD.
This is a very challenging time to make calls with conviction. But one thing I do believe is that if and when there is a drop in the index, it will not be strong and sharp relative to the gains since March, let alone November. I believe that more likely than not we will be in a sideways holding pattern until vaccines are available to the general public by mid-2021.
For an ETF that attempts to directly correlate with the performance of the Dow, the SPDR Dow Jones ETF (DIA) is a strong option.
Thank you for reading today’s free analysis. I encourage you to sign up for our daily newsletter – it’s absolutely free and if you don’t like it, you can unsubscribe with just 2 clicks. If you sign up today, you’ll also get 7 days of free access to the premium daily Stock Trading Alerts as well as our other Alerts. Sign up for the free newsletter today!
Thank you.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--This is a Recipe for Hot Inflation in 2021

Get ready for a tsunami of liquidity to hit the financial system .
President Trump has already signed a COVID-19 stimulus bill that will give $ 600 to most Americans .
The House of Representatives has since passed a bill to increase the amount to $ 2,000 .
So that ’ s a massive wave of money flowing into the economy .
On top of this , the Fed has just pumped $ 162 BILLION into the financial system in the last two weeks .
To provide some perspective here .
During the apex of its monetary policy response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fed was printing $ 80 billion in new money per month .
It just printed $ 162 billion in 14 days Again , a tsunami of liquidity is going to hit the financial system in 2021.And unlike in 2008 , this time it ’ s going to unleash hot inflation .
One of the most baffling aspects of policymakers ’ response to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 was the total lack of inflation appearing in the broader economy .
After all , in 2008 central banks embarked on the most aggressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that point ) .
Between 2008 and 2016 , central banks : • Printed over $ 12 TRILLION in new money .
• And pushed over $ 10 trillion bond yields into NEGATIVE territory .
And yet , for the most part , inflation was nowhere to be found .
Yes , the cost of the living for most Americans continued to rise , but it didn ’ t rise any faster than it had in the preceding 30 years .
Indeed , on a year over year basis , inflation never managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long .
So where was the inflation ?
It was in stocks , housing prices , and other assets .
All of the money central banks printed never got into the real economy .
It went to the banks .
And the banks either used it to speculate in the stock market ( investment banks ) or they sat on it .
This time around , in 2020 , things are VERY different : between stimulus payments and central bank lending facilities directly to small businesses/ Main Street , much of the stimulus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy .
In the U.S. , we ’ ve already seen TWO stimulus programs of over $ 4.2 trillion of which at least $ 2 trillion will go directly into the U.S. economy .
And on top of this , the Fed has put over $ 1.6 TRILLION in actual real money into the U.S. economy in the form of credit facilities .
Add that up are you ’ re talking about $ 3.6+ trillion in new money entering the economy this year .
The U.S. ’ s GDP is about $ 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about an amount of money equal to 17 % of GDP .
THAT ’ s how you get hot inflation .
And the markets know it .
Take a look at what gold has been doing .
Again , BIG inflation will be the BIG theme for 2021 .
Investors who are well positioned to profit from it could see literal fortunes .
On that note , we just published a Special Investment Report concerning FIVE secret investments you can use to make inflation pay you as it rips through the financial system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is titled Survive the Inflationary Storm .
And it explains in very simply terms how to make inflation PAY YOU .
We are making just 100 copies available to the public .
As I write this there are just 29 left .
To pick up yours , swing by :

Get ready for a tsunami of liquidity to hit the financial system.
President Trump has already signed a COVID-19 stimulus bill that will give $600 to most Americans. The House of Representatives has since passed a bill to increase the amount to $2,000.
So that’s a massive wave of money flowing into the economy.
On top of this, the Fed has just pumped $162 BILLION into the financial system in the last two weeks.
To provide some perspective here.
During the apex of its monetary policy response to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, the Fed was printing $80 billion in new money per month.
It just printed $162 billion in 14 days
Again, a tsunami of liquidity is going to hit the financial system in 2021.And unlike in 2008, this time it’s going to unleash hot inflation.
One of the most baffling aspects of policymakers’ response to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 was the total lack of inflation appearing in the broader economy.
After all, in 2008 central banks embarked on the most aggressive monetary easing in history (up until that point). Between 2008 and 2016, central banks:
Cut interest rates over 650 times. Printed over $12 TRILLION in new money. And pushed over $10 trillion bond yields into NEGATIVE territory.
And yet, for the most part, inflation was nowhere to be found. Yes, the cost of the living for most Americans continued to rise, but it didn’t rise any faster than it had in the preceding 30 years. Indeed, on a year over year basis, inflation never managed to stay above 2% for very long.
So where was the inflation?
It was in stocks, housing prices, and other assets. All of the money central banks printed never got into the real economy. It went to the banks. And the banks either used it to speculate in the stock market (investment banks) or they sat on it.
This time around, in 2020, things are VERY different: between stimulus payments and central bank lending facilities directly to small businesses/ Main Street, much of the stimulus money is actually going straight into the economy.
In the U.S., we’ve already seen TWO stimulus programs of over $4.2 trillion of which at least $2 trillion will go directly into the U.S. economy. And on top of this, the Fed has put over $1.6 TRILLION in actual real money into the U.S. economy in the form of credit facilities.
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Add that up are you’re talking about $3.6+ trillion in new money entering the economy this year. The U.S.’s GDP is about $22 trillion, so we’re talking about an amount of money equal to 17% of GDP.
THAT’s how you get hot inflation. And the markets know it.
Take a look at what gold has been doing.
Again, BIG inflation will be the BIG theme for 2021.
Investors who are well positioned to profit from it could see literal fortunes.
On that note, we just published a Special Investment Report concerning FIVE secret investments you can use to make inflation pay you as it rips through the financial system in the months ahead.
The report is titled Survive the Inflationary Storm. And it explains in very simply terms how to make inflation PAY YOU.
We are making just 100 copies available to the public.
As I write this there are just 29 left.
To pick up yours, swing by:
phoenixcapitalmarketing.com/inflationstorm.html
Best Regards
Graham Summers
Chief Market Strategist
Phoenix Capital Research


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Investors Expect Stock Market Gains To Slow Under Biden, New Survey Finds.

Investors and business leaders are largely pessimistic about the stock market ’ s prospects under a Joe Biden administration , @ @ @ @ @ .
More than 100 chief investment officers and portfolio managers were surveyed by CNBC , @ @ @ @ @ they expected stock market gains to be lower under a term of President-elect Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ Many of them fear Biden will undo President Trump ’ s 2017 tax cuts , @ @ @ @ @ and increased stock buybacks , according to CNBC .

Investors and business leaders are largely pessimistic about the stock market’s prospects under a Joe Biden administration, according to a new survey.
More than 100 chief investment officers and portfolio managers were surveyed by CNBC, and two-thirds of them said they expected stock market gains to be lower under a term of President-elect Joe Biden than President Donald Trump. Many of them fear Biden will undo President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which helped spur record profits and increased stock buybacks, according to CNBC.
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Wall Street investors largely believe a Biden presidency could mean lower stock-market returns, according to a new CNBC survey. We polled over 100 CIOs and portfolio managers on where they stood on 2021 under a new administration. H/T @PatriciaMartell t.co/LIiqnZP4Md pic.twitter.com/je7KoGjhsA — Yun Li (@YunLi626) December 28, 2020
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