investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Russia Plans To Revamp Its Oil Tax Policy

Constrained by the OPEC+ production cuts and the necessity to balance its 2020 federal budget , Russia has started to play with one of the most dangerous policy instruments it has at hand – upstream taxation .
For decades , Russian oil companies have been complaining that the constant tinkering with upstream terms is complicating their long-term strategic deliberations and unnerving potential foreign investors .
This September , without the usual state media fanfare , the Russian parliament has approved the first reading of a Finance Ministry-masterminded bill that would seek to abolish tax breaks that Moscow deems superfluous , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oft-promoted profit-based taxation system .
The underlying rationale for this rather bold move ( on the back of many years ’ foot-dragging ) lies in the Kremlin ’ s fear that the coronavirus-triggered economic slump will have a larger than expected impact on the nation , hence the need to create additional sources of income for the budget deficit not to surpass 4 % of GDP this year .
While sticking to its routine of preferential treatment for Rosneft , the Russian government has at the same time tried to move in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Finance Ministry , led by one of the remaining liberal-leaning top officials Anton Siluanov , has long voiced its discontent over the preferential treatment high viscosity fields get despite their relative paucity .
According to Siluanov , with the removal of high-viscosity tax breaks Russia ’ s budget would receive an additional $ 1 billion in 2021-2023 .
Since almost all high-viscosity fields are located in the Volga-Urals region , such a move would hit oil companies in an uneven manner – Tatneft and LUKOIL will be the main sufferers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement of their shares .
In August-September 2020 alone , Tatneft ’ s shares have dropped almost 16 percent whilst LUKOIL ’ s have decreased some 12 percent ( although truth be told , the Navalny poisoning and Russia relapsing into a 2nd wave depression also played a significant role ) .
Up until now , the position of the Finance Ministry was to provide tax breaks based on criteria like a well ’ s operational performance upon which the finance team had zero supervision and thus found quite difficult to assess in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been incapable of overpowering the Tatarstan regional authorities which have intensely lobbied for an easing of new terms .
The end result is that Tatneft might apply for a tax deduction of up to 36 billion rubles ( almost $ 0.5 billion , roughly corresponding to the aggregate tax breaks it enjoyed in 2019 ) , a quite tangible deal sweetener that comes with one caveat – for the regional oil company to avail itself of the deduction , the annual average Urals quotes for the given year should exceed the fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 amounting to $ 43.4 per barrel .
It is becoming a tradition that the Russian government pushes through some additional concessions for the leading national oil company Rosneft , in this instance the Federal Assembly has granted this privilege within the same legislation that saw LUKOIL and Tatneft ’ s high-viscosity tax breaks eliminated .
As usual with Rosneft-lobbied initiatives , the case for granting the declining Priobskoye field additional exemptions is a nuanced one .
The Finance Ministry has long withstood administrative pressure to provide tax breaks to the field saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , this year the Ministry itself has drafted and put forward legislation that stipulates a 10-year period of MET concessions to the amount of $ 0.5 billion a year .
Although the tax breaks come with the same proviso that they would be applicable only if the average annual price is above the fiscal breakeven , such generosity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic ( in Russia the first wave was just about to subside when it organically reshaped itself as the second wave ) should really be noteworthy .
The Priobskoye field started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 680kbpd , dropping to some 460-470kbpd today – Rosneft claims that with the aid of the new tax breaks it could develop an additional 70 million tons of crude from the field ’ s reserves .
Not only is the majority of Priobskoye located in the flood plains of the Ob River , but its complex geology also combines low permeability , stacked reservoir accumulation , and low productivity with massive aggregate recoverable reserves of some 2.4 billion tons .
The key element in Russia ’ s upstream taxation review , namely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax ( EPT ) scheme , stems from the Finance Ministry ’ s insistence on leveling the playing field for oil companies as 60 % of Russian oil production relies on some sort of tax exemption .
Profit-based taxation is not a novelty in Russia , several dozen oilfields are already functioning under an EPT pilot launched in 2019 .
The scope has been limited so far – the main EPT pilot participants were freshly-launched Eastern Siberia fields with export duty exemptions and mature Western Siberia oilfields with involvement being fully voluntary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 % – this is levied from the aggregate revenue once all the expenses , a reduced mineral extraction tax ( MET ) rate , and a specific amount of unreimbursed expenses from previous years are deducted .
As much as moving to EPT seems a timely decision for the Russian authorities , the Finance Ministry ’ s current proposal will create a lot of bad blood with oil majors .
It is fields with export duty exemptions that largely embraced the new taxation scheme , but under profit-based taxation they still paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate , meaning that oil companies could save billions of rubles in tax payments .
Moscow estimates that government revenues lost in 2019 due to this amounted to 213 billion rubles ( $ 0.22 billion ) .
Cognizant of this loophole ( which some FinMin officials have labeled as the largest gaffe of this century ) , the Finance Ministry now wants to close it down by means of a mark-up factor .

By Viktor Katona
Constrained by the OPEC+ production cuts and the necessity to balance its 2020 federal budget, Russia has started to play with one of the most dangerous policy instruments it has at hand – upstream taxation. For decades, Russian oil companies have been complaining that the constant tinkering with upstream terms is complicating their long-term strategic deliberations and unnerving potential foreign investors. This September, without the usual state media fanfare, the Russian parliament has approved the first reading of a Finance Ministry-masterminded bill that would seek to abolish tax breaks that Moscow deems superfluous, along with paving the way for the oft-promoted profit-based taxation system. The underlying rationale for this rather bold move (on the back of many years’ foot-dragging) lies in the Kremlin’s fear that the coronavirus-triggered economic slump will have a larger than expected impact on the nation, hence the need to create additional sources of income for the budget deficit not to surpass 4% of GDP this year. While sticking to its routine of preferential treatment for Rosneft, the Russian government has at the same time tried to move in the direction of a more equitable playing field.
High-viscosity tax cuts
The Finance Ministry, led by one of the remaining liberal-leaning top officials Anton Siluanov, has long voiced its discontent over the preferential treatment high viscosity fields get despite their relative paucity. According to Siluanov, with the removal of high-viscosity tax breaks Russia’s budget would receive an additional $1 billion in 2021-2023. Since almost all high-viscosity fields are located in the Volga-Urals region, such a move would hit oil companies in an uneven manner – Tatneft and LUKOIL will be the main sufferers, as could be attested by the downward movement of their shares. In August-September 2020 alone, Tatneft’s shares have dropped almost 16 percent whilst LUKOIL’s have decreased some 12 percent (although truth be told, the Navalny poisoning and Russia relapsing into a 2nd wave depression also played a significant role).
Up until now, the position of the Finance Ministry was to provide tax breaks based on criteria like a well’s operational performance upon which the finance team had zero supervision and thus found quite difficult to assess in an objective manner. The Finance Ministry has been incapable of overpowering the Tatarstan regional authorities which have intensely lobbied for an easing of new terms. The end result is that Tatneft might apply for a tax deduction of up to 36 billion rubles (almost $0.5 billion, roughly corresponding to the aggregate tax breaks it enjoyed in 2019), a quite tangible deal sweetener that comes with one caveat – for the regional oil company to avail itself of the deduction, the annual average Urals quotes for the given year should exceed the fiscal breakeven level, in the case of 2021 amounting to $43.4 per barrel.
Additional tax breaks for Rosneft
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It is becoming a tradition that the Russian government pushes through some additional concessions for the leading national oil company Rosneft, in this instance the Federal Assembly has granted this privilege within the same legislation that saw LUKOIL and Tatneft’s high-viscosity tax breaks eliminated. As usual with Rosneft-lobbied initiatives, the case for granting the declining Priobskoye field additional exemptions is a nuanced one. The Finance Ministry has long withstood administrative pressure to provide tax breaks to the field saying that the economic case remained unconvincing, however, this year the Ministry itself has drafted and put forward legislation that stipulates a 10-year period of MET concessions to the amount of $0.5 billion a year.
Although the tax breaks come with the same proviso that they would be applicable only if the average annual price is above the fiscal breakeven, such generosity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic (in Russia the first wave was just about to subside when it organically reshaped itself as the second wave) should really be noteworthy. The Priobskoye field started producing in 1988 and peaked in 2009 at 680kbpd, dropping to some 460-470kbpd today – Rosneft claims that with the aid of the new tax breaks it could develop an additional 70 million tons of crude from the field’s reserves. Not only is the majority of Priobskoye located in the flood plains of the Ob River, but its complex geology also combines low permeability, stacked reservoir accumulation, and low productivity with massive aggregate recoverable reserves of some 2.4 billion tons.
Profit-based taxation
The key element in Russia’s upstream taxation review, namely the finetuning of a comprehensive excess profit tax (EPT) scheme, stems from the Finance Ministry’s insistence on leveling the playing field for oil companies as 60% of Russian oil production relies on some sort of tax exemption. Profit-based taxation is not a novelty in Russia, several dozen oilfields are already functioning under an EPT pilot launched in 2019. The scope has been limited so far – the main EPT pilot participants were freshly-launched Eastern Siberia fields with export duty exemptions and mature Western Siberia oilfields with involvement being fully voluntary. The EPT rate is now fixed at 50% – this is levied from the aggregate revenue once all the expenses, a reduced mineral extraction tax (MET) rate, and a specific amount of unreimbursed expenses from previous years are deducted.
As much as moving to EPT seems a timely decision for the Russian authorities, the Finance Ministry’s current proposal will create a lot of bad blood with oil majors. It is fields with export duty exemptions that largely embraced the new taxation scheme, but under profit-based taxation they still paid the MET, albeit at a reduced rate, meaning that oil companies could save billions of rubles in tax payments. Moscow estimates that government revenues lost in 2019 due to this amounted to 213 billion rubles ($0.22 billion). Cognizant of this loophole (which some FinMin officials have labeled as the largest gaffe of this century), the Finance Ministry now wants to close it down by means of a mark-up factor.
By Viktor Katona for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Retailers are now stockpiling products in case a new coronavirus surge cases causes more “panic buyi

Retailers are now stockpiling products in case a new coronavirus surge cases causes more “panic buying”

( Natural News ) With no sign that the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic is ending anytime soon , retailers are now worried about running out of staples again when shoppers flock to stores to stock up before the holidays .
There have been over 1 million coronavirus cases in America according to data from Johns Hopkins University .
Even as caseloads declined over the summer , health experts have advised these could rise again this fall .
A surge in cases could see the return of restrictions and social distancing measures .
This , in turn , could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which , coupled with the normal holiday boom in grocery sales , could see a return of the empty store shelves seen earlier this year .
To ensure they don ’ t run out of items during the upcoming holiday rush and possible resurgence in COVID-19 cases , retailers have now come up with various strategies like stockpiling on goods early and setting up “ pandemic pallets.
” During the early days of the pandemic , stores across the country were running out of toilet paper and cleaning products , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This time , industry leaders are confident that they won ’ t be caught unprepared if they need to deal with another pandemic surge .
Anthony Hucker , Chief Executive of Southeastern Grocers , reported that the company has already secured hams and holiday turkeys over the summer , months before it usually undergoes inventory planning .
Chris Testa , president of the grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods , shared that the company has loaded up on extra inventory of cranberry sauce , herbal tea and cold remedies .
The wholesaler had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the earliest it has ever done so .
Darin Peirce , vice president of retail operations for Associated Food Stores ( AFS ) , a cooperative of more than 400 stores , explained that AFS has already begun building “ pandemic pallets ” that includes cleaning and sanitizing products .
This ensures that AFS always has some inventory in warehouses when demand skyrockets once again for staples .
Other food distributors like SpartanNash are buying more food as soon as they can and stocking warehouses with popular wellness and holiday items .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ expanding distribution capacity , augmenting warehouse space and modifying shifts ” to prepare for a new wave panic buying should COVID-19 cases surge once more .
These changes in operation were triggered by the sudden and massive shortages grocers experienced last spring .
It also suggests that the industry is shifting away from the just-in-time inventory management systems that it ’ s used for decades .
Panic buying not expected to match that seen in March Even as they prepare for the worse , industry executives don ’ t think a surge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chaos seen in March when people worried about grocery-store closures or food shortages started panic buying .
Sean Connolly , chief executive of Conagra Brands Inc. , believes that people are better prepared now that they ’ ve experienced life in extended lockdowns .
Retailers also hope that recent investments in warehouses and e-commerce can help them address the demand for home deliveries for the rest of the year .
But despite these new strategies , stores still struggle to stock up on staples like canned vegetables and cleaning wipes because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also still struggling to keep up .
Other manufacturers are worried that they will lose production capacity the minute infections break out among employees .
Other issues might also prevent people from working , such as lack of child care amid the pandemic .
( Related : FOOD SUPPLY in jeopardy : US farmers getting hit hard by coronavirus , even with record levels of financial aid . )
Jim Snee , CEO of Hormel Foods , said that the company has 24 percent less inventory compared to 2019 .
If coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company will eventually run out of staples like bacon , pepperoni , Skippy peanut butter and SPAM canned meat .
During the pandemic , General Mills has struggled to meet the demand for popular items like Betty Crocker cake mixes , Pillsbury refrigerated dough and Progresso soup even after increasing its production capacity .
Additionally , manufacturers have prioritized the production of in-demand products to help some items recover inventory in the last few months of the pandemic .
Both General Mills and Kellogg have been able to rebuild inventory in their cereal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harmening , General Mills CEO , explained that even if shoppers can ’ t find the exact flavor they prefer , they can still buy similar products .
Brett Biggs , Walmart ’ s Chief Financial Officer , mentioned that the company is overriding its grocery-ordering algorithms in several stores to build up extra inventory .
This is an about-face for a company that spent several decades “ becoming increasingly lean.
” Coca-Cola has also started making fewer varieties of drinks to address the demand for more popular beverages .
This means that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away empty-handed when looking for items like Fresca or Diet Coke .
James Quincey , Coke ’ s CEO , said that while the company now has a “ clear strategy ” for how it wants to address the challenges the pandemic may bring , it still has to figure out a way to survive the winter in the Northern Hemisphere .
Visit Pandemic.news to learn how retailers are trying to address increasing consumer demand for pantry staples .

by: Zoey Sky
(Natural News) With no sign that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ending anytime soon, retailers are now worried about running out of staples again when shoppers flock to stores to stock up before the holidays.
There have been over 1 million coronavirus cases in America according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Even as caseloads declined over the summer, health experts have advised these could rise again this fall.
A surge in cases could see the return of restrictions and social distancing measures. This, in turn, could result in an increased demand for supplies, which, coupled with the normal holiday boom in grocery sales, could see a return of the empty store shelves seen earlier this year.
To ensure they don’t run out of items during the upcoming holiday rush and possible resurgence in COVID-19 cases, retailers have now come up with various strategies like stockpiling on goods early and setting up “pandemic pallets.”
Supermarkets and food companies now building stockpiles
During the early days of the pandemic, stores across the country were running out of toilet paper and cleaning products, along with staples like rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer. This time, industry leaders are confident that they won’t be caught unprepared if they need to deal with another pandemic surge.
Anthony Hucker, Chief Executive of Southeastern Grocers, reported that the company has already secured hams and holiday turkeys over the summer, months before it usually undergoes inventory planning.
Chris Testa, president of the grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods, shared that the company has loaded up on extra inventory of cranberry sauce, herbal tea and cold remedies. The wholesaler had started preparing for Thanksgiving back in June, the earliest it has ever done so.
Darin Peirce, vice president of retail operations for Associated Food Stores (AFS), a cooperative of more than 400 stores, explained that AFS has already begun building “pandemic pallets” that includes cleaning and sanitizing products. This ensures that AFS always has some inventory in warehouses when demand skyrockets once again for staples.
Other food distributors like SpartanNash are buying more food as soon as they can and stocking warehouses with popular wellness and holiday items. Meanwhile, many retailers are focusing on “expanding distribution capacity, augmenting warehouse space and modifying shifts” to prepare for a new wave panic buying should COVID-19 cases surge once more.
These changes in operation were triggered by the sudden and massive shortages grocers experienced last spring. It also suggests that the industry is shifting away from the just-in-time inventory management systems that it’s used for decades.
Panic buying not expected to match that seen in March
Even as they prepare for the worse, industry executives don’t think a surge in grocery demand this winter will match the chaos seen in March when people worried about grocery-store closures or food shortages started panic buying. Sean Connolly, chief executive of Conagra Brands Inc., believes that people are better prepared now that they’ve experienced life in extended lockdowns.
Retailers also hope that recent investments in warehouses and e-commerce can help them address the demand for home deliveries for the rest of the year. But despite these new strategies, stores still struggle to stock up on staples like canned vegetables and cleaning wipes because of the continued high demand.
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Manufacturers are also still struggling to keep up. Other manufacturers are worried that they will lose production capacity the minute infections break out among employees. Other issues might also prevent people from working, such as lack of child care amid the pandemic. (Related: FOOD SUPPLY in jeopardy: US farmers getting hit hard by coronavirus, even with record levels of financial aid.)
Pandemic has disrupted companies
Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel Foods, said that the company has 24 percent less inventory compared to 2019. If coronavirus cases among workers interrupt production again, the company will eventually run out of staples like bacon, pepperoni, Skippy peanut butter and SPAM canned meat.
During the pandemic, General Mills has struggled to meet the demand for popular items like Betty Crocker cake mixes, Pillsbury refrigerated dough and Progresso soup even after increasing its production capacity.
Additionally, manufacturers have prioritized the production of in-demand products to help some items recover inventory in the last few months of the pandemic.
Both General Mills and Kellogg have been able to rebuild inventory in their cereal businesses. In an interview, Jeff Harmening, General Mills CEO, explained that even if shoppers can’t find the exact flavor they prefer, they can still buy similar products.
Brett Biggs, Walmart’s Chief Financial Officer, mentioned that the company is overriding its grocery-ordering algorithms in several stores to build up extra inventory. This is an about-face for a company that spent several decades “becoming increasingly lean.”
Coca-Cola has also started making fewer varieties of drinks to address the demand for more popular beverages. This means that during the pandemic, customers often come away empty-handed when looking for items like Fresca or Diet Coke.
James Quincey, Coke’s CEO, said that while the company now has a “clear strategy” for how it wants to address the challenges the pandemic may bring, it still has to figure out a way to survive the winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Visit Pandemic.news to learn how retailers are trying to address increasing consumer demand for pantry staples.
Sources include:
WSJ.com 1
Coronavirus.JHU.edu
WSJ.com 2


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--What Will Happen To Gold Under The Fed’s New Monetary Framework?

Did you believe that the monetary policy of Ben Bernanke in a response to the Great Recession was extraordinary ?
Nah , Bernanke was an amateur compared to Jerome Powell .
The latter quickly reintroduced ZIRP , implemented unlimited quantitative easing , and provided bailouts to Wall Street – and now he risks higher inflation as a result .
In August 2020 , Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered his Jackson Hole speech , unveiling a new monetary framework in the process .
He announced a flexible average inflation targeting strategy ( FAIT ) .
The new regime implies that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one period , the US central bank will try to push inflation above the target in the next period to compensate for the previous shortfalls .
In other words , after periods of persistently low inflation , the Fed “ will likely aim to achieve an inflation moderately above 2 percent for some time , ” as said in the amended Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy .
In plain English , the Fed announced that it will accept an inflation that is somewhat higher inflation .
And that it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use at least since Paul Volcker , and it will not raise interest rates to curb climbing inflation .
But shouldn ’ t the central bank rather try to achieve the price stability and protect the society against high inflation ?
Of course , it should .
However , the recent years of low inflation persistently below the Fed ’ s target of 2 percent ( here I mean low consumer price inflation , and asset price inflation that is significantly higher ) , which are presented in the chart below , raised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US central bank is able to generate higher inflation at all .
Hence , the Fed started to fear that it will lose control of inflation expectations which had recently declined ( see the chart below ) .
As Powell explained in his speech : The persistent undershoot of inflation from our 2 percent longer-run objective is a cause for concern .
Many find it counterintuitive that the Fed would want to push up inflation .
After all , low and stable inflation is essential for a well-functioning economy .
And we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ items , such as food , gasoline , and shelter , add to the burdens faced by many families , especially those struggling with lost jobs and incomes .
However , inflation that is persistently too low can pose serious risks to the economy .
Inflation that runs below its desired level can lead to an unwelcome fall in longer-term inflation expectations , which , in turn , can pull actual inflation even lower , resulting in an adverse cycle of ever-lower inflation and inflation expectations .
This dynamic is a problem because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level of interest rates .
Well-anchored inflation expectations are critical for giving the Fed the latitude to support employment when necessary without destabilizing inflation.18 But if inflation expectations fall below our 2 percent objective , interest rates would decline in tandem .
In turn , we would have less scope to cut interest rates to boost employment during an economic downturn , further diminishing our capacity to stabilize the economy through cutting interest rates .
We have seen this adverse dynamic play out in other major economies around the world and have learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be very difficult to overcome .
We want to do what we can to prevent such a dynamic from happening here .
Thus , the new framework could be viewed as a way to raise inflation expectations and regain control of them by the American central bank .
The shift to the FAIT is a big move that should be positive in the long run for gold , which is considered an inflation hedge .
But , perhaps even more important is the change within the employment side of the Fed ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the maximum employment goal referred to the natural rate of unemployment that would be consistent with stable inflation in the long run .
When the Fed expected the unemployment rate to fall below its estimate of the rate of unemployment that would not accelerate inflation , it raised the federal funds rate to prevent the increase in inflation .
Under the new regime , the Fed will not hike interest rates preemptively and unless there are visible signs of accelerating inflation .
It means that the FOMC will prioritize employment and economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recoveries unless the inflation target is severely threatened .
Hence , both major revisions – in the inflation and employment objectives – are fundamentally positive for the gold prices .
It does not , however , mean that we will immediately see double-digit inflation .
After all , the Fed could not generate inflation in line with the target , so why it should boost it above the target , even temporarily ?
But the US central bank has given itself room to loosen its monetary policy for years .
The interest rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than it would be appropriate under the old regime , as the Fed will not try any longer raise interest rates to preempt inflation .
In other words , the central bank is not likely to hike the federal funds rate until inflation is above 2 percent for some time – according to the recent Fed ’ s dot-plot , this is not going to happen before 2024 .
Hence , the Fed ’ s new framework implies lower real interest rates – is good news for the precious metals investors .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control should also support the gold prices .
After all , as former Fed Chair William McChesney Martin Jr. said , “ the effective time to act against inflationary pressures is when they are in the development stage—before they have become full-blown and the damage has been done ” .
It seems that the Fed has forgotten this truth .
Well , those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it .
Although this statement has negative connotations , I believe that gold bulls would like to relive the 1970s @

By Arkadiusz Sieron
Did you believe that the monetary policy of Ben Bernanke in a response to the Great Recession was extraordinary? Nah, Bernanke was an amateur compared to Jerome Powell. The latter quickly reintroduced ZIRP, implemented unlimited quantitative easing, and provided bailouts to Wall Street – and now he risks higher inflation as a result.
In August 2020, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered his Jackson Hole speech, unveiling a new monetary framework in the process. He announced a flexible average inflation targeting strategy (FAIT). The new regime implies that when the inflation undershoots its target in one period, the US central bank will try to push inflation above the target in the next period to compensate for the previous shortfalls. In other words, after periods of persistently low inflation, the Fed “will likely aim to achieve an inflation moderately above 2 percent for some time,” as said in the amended Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy.
In plain English, the Fed announced that it will accept an inflation that is somewhat higher inflation. And that it will not continue its standard approach, in use at least since Paul Volcker, and it will not raise interest rates to curb climbing inflation.
But shouldn’t the central bank rather try to achieve the price stability and protect the society against high inflation? Of course, it should. However, the recent years of low inflation persistently below the Fed’s target of 2 percent (here I mean low consumer price inflation, and asset price inflation that is significantly higher), which are presented in the chart below, raised doubts in the marketplace about whether the US central bank is able to generate higher inflation at all.
Hence, the Fed started to fear that it will lose control of inflation expectations which had recently declined (see the chart below). As Powell explained in his speech:
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The persistent undershoot of inflation from our 2 percent longer-run objective is a cause for concern. Many find it counterintuitive that the Fed would want to push up inflation. After all, low and stable inflation is essential for a well-functioning economy. And we are certainly mindful that higher prices for essential items, such as food, gasoline, and shelter, add to the burdens faced by many families, especially those struggling with lost jobs and incomes. However, inflation that is persistently too low can pose serious risks to the economy. Inflation that runs below its desired level can lead to an unwelcome fall in longer-term inflation expectations, which, in turn, can pull actual inflation even lower, resulting in an adverse cycle of ever-lower inflation and inflation expectations.
This dynamic is a problem because expected inflation feeds directly into the general level of interest rates. Well-anchored inflation expectations are critical for giving the Fed the latitude to support employment when necessary without destabilizing inflation.18 But if inflation expectations fall below our 2 percent objective, interest rates would decline in tandem. In turn, we would have less scope to cut interest rates to boost employment during an economic downturn, further diminishing our capacity to stabilize the economy through cutting interest rates. We have seen this adverse dynamic play out in other major economies around the world and have learned that once it sets in, it can be very difficult to overcome. We want to do what we can to prevent such a dynamic from happening here.
Thus, the new framework could be viewed as a way to raise inflation expectations and regain control of them by the American central bank.
The shift to the FAIT is a big move that should be positive in the long run for gold, which is considered an inflation hedge. But, perhaps even more important is the change within the employment side of the Fed’s mandate. Under the previous strategy, the maximum employment goal referred to the natural rate of unemployment that would be consistent with stable inflation in the long run. When the Fed expected the unemployment rate to fall below its estimate of the rate of unemployment that would not accelerate inflation, it raised the federal funds rate to prevent the increase in inflation. Under the new regime, the Fed will not hike interest rates preemptively and unless there are visible signs of accelerating inflation. It means that the FOMC will prioritize employment and economic growth over inflation and will not impede recoveries unless the inflation target is severely threatened.
Hence, both major revisions – in the inflation and employment objectives – are fundamentally positive for the gold prices. It does not, however, mean that we will immediately see double-digit inflation. After all, the Fed could not generate inflation in line with the target, so why it should boost it above the target, even temporarily?
But the US central bank has given itself room to loosen its monetary policy for years. The interest rates will remain close to zero for longer than it would be appropriate under the old regime, as the Fed will not try any longer raise interest rates to preempt inflation. In other words, the central bank is not likely to hike the federal funds rate until inflation is above 2 percent for some time – according to the recent Fed’s dot-plot, this is not going to happen before 2024. Hence, the Fed’s new framework implies lower real interest rates – is good news for the precious metals investors.
And the risk of inflation getting out of control should also support the gold prices. After all, as former Fed Chair William McChesney Martin Jr. said, “the effective time to act against inflationary pressures is when they are in the development stage—before they have become full-blown and the damage has been done”. It seems that the Fed has forgotten this truth. Well, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Although this statement has negative connotations, I believe that gold bulls would like to relive the 1970s!
By Arkadiusz Sieron via Sunshine Profits


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--James Grant: Why Market Risk Is Near The Highest In History

Famed market analyst and historian James Grant is no fan of the current policies of the US Federal Reserve : Distortion in the cost of credit is the not-so-remote cause of the raging fires at which the Federal Reserve continues to train its gushing liquidity hoses .
But the firemen are also the arsonists .
It was the Fed ’ s suppression of borrowing costs , and its predictable willingness to cut short Wall Street ’ s occasional selling squalls , that compromised the U.S. economy ’ s financial integrity .
At age 74 , having lived through a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as having authored numerous books on the history of financial markets , Jim sees the degree of speculation , overvaluation and malinvestment in today ’ s markets as about as bad as it ’ s ever been .
He lays much of the blame at the feet of the Fed and its global central bank brethren , who collectively through their intervention have suppressed interest rates to their lowest levels in all of recorded history : This has resulted in all sorts of unnatural distortions and deformations that are hollowing out our economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0 % interest rates act as “ molasses ” on growth by gumming the system up with zombie institutions and toxic malinvestment , but it imperils the social good .
Savers and investors , increasingly desperate for yield , are forced to accept worse and worse choices in attempt to stay afloat .
Under this regime , the rich benefit disproportionately at the expense of everyone else AND it creates a “ hyperinflation in the cost of retirement ” .
This accelerating war on the 99 % can not stand for much longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are thrilled Jim was gracious enough to come on the program this week .
It was a huge honor to finally get to interview him ( after years of attempt ) and I can tell you firsthand , not only is he prodigiously smart , but he is ridiculously nice .
A true class act .
But simply put , he ’ s one of the most respected market analysts and historians on the planet .
So when an expert like him warns that today ’ s markets are at one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we all better be paying close attention :

Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com,
Famed market analyst and historian James Grant is no fan of the current policies of the US Federal Reserve:
Distortion in the cost of credit is the not-so-remote cause of the raging fires at which the Federal Reserve continues to train its gushing liquidity hoses. But the firemen are also the arsonists. It was the Fed’s suppression of borrowing costs, and its predictable willingness to cut short Wall Street’s occasional selling squalls, that compromised the U.S. economy’s financial integrity.
At age 74, having lived through a number of economic booms and busts as well as having authored numerous books on the history of financial markets, Jim sees the degree of speculation, overvaluation and malinvestment in today’s markets as about as bad as it’s ever been.
He lays much of the blame at the feet of the Fed and its global central bank brethren, who collectively through their intervention have suppressed interest rates to their lowest levels in all of recorded history:
This has resulted in all sorts of unnatural distortions and deformations that are hollowing out our economy and social structure.
As Jim recently wrote:
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Needing income, investors will take imprudent risks to get it. And if 2% invites trouble, zero percent almost demands it.
Not only do 0% interest rates act as “molasses” on growth by gumming the system up with zombie institutions and toxic malinvestment, but it imperils the social good.
Savers and investors, increasingly desperate for yield, are forced to accept worse and worse choices in attempt to stay afloat.
Under this regime, the rich benefit disproportionately at the expense of everyone else AND it creates a “hyperinflation in the cost of retirement”. This accelerating war on the 99% can not stand for much longer without serious consequences and repercussions.
We are thrilled Jim was gracious enough to come on the program this week. It was a huge honor to finally get to interview him (after years of attempt) and I can tell you firsthand, not only is he prodigiously smart, but he is ridiculously nice. A true class act.
But simply put, he’s one of the most respected market analysts and historians on the planet.
So when an expert like him warns that today’s markets are at one of the most dangerous levels of speculation in history, we all better be paying close attention:


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Hypocrite: Kamala Harris gets protection with weapons she wants to ban YOU from having

Kamala Harris has stated she wants to ban AR-15 style “ assault weapons.
” Joe Biden ’ s web site @ @ @ @ @ to once again ban assault weapons .
And because Kamala is a typical , hypocritical @ @ @ @ @ entitled to protection by the weapons she wants to ban YOU from owning .
The @ @ @ @ @ Kamala was in Miami recently she was guarded by a Secret Service officer armed with @ @ @ @ @ same type of gun she vowed to ban .
More : “ There was also @ @ @ @ @ the venue where Harris spoke , with at least two dozen officers protecting the Democrat @ @ @ @ @ and reallocating funds to community organizations and educational opportunities .
Harris has supported redistributing police @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ For far too long the status quo thinking has been to believe that @ @ @ @ @ the street you ’ re going to have more safety .
And that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s not how it works.
” Read the whole story here .

by DCG
Kamala Harris has stated she wants to ban AR-15 style “assault weapons.”
Joe Biden’s web site states he will enact legislation to once again ban assault weapons.
And because Kamala is a typical, hypocritical demorat, she’s entitled to protection by the weapons she wants to ban YOU from owning.
The Daily Mail reported that while Kamala was in Miami recently she was guarded by a Secret Service officer armed with an assault weapon – the same type of gun she vowed to ban. More:
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“There was also a heavy police presence guarding the venue where Harris spoke, with at least two dozen officers protecting the Democrat who supports defunding the police and reallocating funds to community organizations and educational opportunities.
Harris has supported redistributing police funding, saying in June, ‘For far too long the status quo thinking has been to believe that by putting more police on the street you’re going to have more safety. And that’s just wrong, that’s not how it works.”
Read the whole story here.
Remember in November.
DCG


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--WHO official admits the Covid Infection Fatality Rate is 0.13% – the same as the seasonal flu

WHO official estimates 750 million people have been infected with Covid , the overwhelming majority of them asymptomatically .
With 1 million deaths worldwide , this puts the Infection Fatality Rate at 0.13 % – exactly the same as the flu .
Herd Immunity is reached when around 15 % of people have been infected – see Sweden and New York .
50 to 80 % of people have a natural immunity or resistance from previous exposure to similar Coronaviruses like colds and flu .
Cross reactive T cells are an important factor in this immunity .
The only other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Zealand , who are crucifying their economies and killing people from non Covid causes .
Death rates are declining because people are not being put on ventilators , which was a 90 % death sentence , and the virus now seems to be less fierce than it was back in March and April .
The IFR would be even lower if the WHO hadn ’ t deliberately suppressed cheap and effective treatments and caused panic to push the “ vaccine ” , which has needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of people around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily cases and new daily deaths have peaked and are now slowly declining .
They still have a way to go to achieve Herd Immunity .
Worldwide , new daily cases have plateaued and daily deaths have peaked and are now slowly declining .
Most of Europe , most of the US , most of South America , most of Africa , and large parts of Asia are at or near Herd Immunity and will reach Herd Immunity within 3 to 6 months if they are not already there .
N.B .
Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Bill Gates shill and is still trying to scaremonger the world about what is effectively now a non problem and would be even less of a problem if the WHO hadn ’ t deliberately murdered hundreds of thousands of people by suppressing cheap and effective treatments , and causing massive poverty and killing what will be millions from starvation in the third world by scaremongering and encouraging disastrous lockdowns .
ALL of the senior members of the WHO and Bill Gates who controls them should be in jail for massive corruption and @ @ @ @ @ @

by Ian56
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WHO official estimates 750 million people have been infected with Covid, the overwhelming majority of them asymptomatically.
With 1 million deaths worldwide, this puts the Infection Fatality Rate at 0.13% – exactly the same as the flu.
Herd Immunity is reached when around 15% of people have been infected – see Sweden and New York.
50 to 80% of people have a natural immunity or resistance from previous exposure to similar Coronaviruses like colds and flu. Cross reactive T cells are an important factor in this immunity.
China with 1.4 billion people has gone for isolation and not Herd Immunity.
The only other exceptions to Herd Immunity are Australia and New Zealand, who are crucifying their economies and killing people from non Covid causes.
Death rates are declining because people are not being put on ventilators, which was a 90% death sentence, and the virus now seems to be less fierce than it was back in March and April. The IFR is declining. The IFR would be even lower if the WHO hadn’t deliberately suppressed cheap and effective treatments and caused panic to push the “vaccine”, which has needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
India’s fatality rate is low because they are routinely using Hydroxychloroquine and Zinc.
India’s new daily cases and new daily deaths have peaked and are now slowly declining. They still have a way to go to achieve Herd Immunity. Worldwide, new daily cases have plateaued and daily deaths have peaked and are now slowly declining. Most of Europe, most of the US, most of South America, most of Africa, and large parts of Asia are at or near Herd Immunity and will reach Herd Immunity within 3 to 6 months if they are not already there.
What was all the panic about?
Why was the Global economy shut down, killing millions from non Covid causes?
In 6 months time it will all be over.
N.B. Mike Ryan is a totally corrupt Big Pharma and Bill Gates shill and is still trying to scaremonger the world about what is effectively now a non problem and would be even less of a problem if the WHO hadn’t deliberately murdered hundreds of thousands of people by suppressing cheap and effective treatments, and causing massive poverty and killing what will be millions from starvation in the third world by scaremongering and encouraging disastrous lockdowns. ALL of the senior members of the WHO and Bill Gates who controls them should be in jail for massive corruption and the mass murder of millions.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--After a big rebound in Q3 the US economy is expected to grow at +6% in Q4. How optimistic are you ab

After a big rebound in Q3 the US economy is expected to grow at +6% in Q4. How optimistic are you about this happening?

Data for US GDP forecasts is here : www.cnbc.com/rapid-update

Data for US GDP forecasts is here: www.cnbc.com/rapid-update
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Mark


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Marc Faber talks economic issues, inflation, dollar falling, energy sector and phony bureaucrats

TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW : -Overriding issues looming over the economy .
-Inflation is an ambiguous measurement for different demographics .
-Dollar falling against other currencies in 2020 .
-Energy sector is depressed and cheap .
-Politicians voice what the population wants to hear .
Dr. Marc Faber was born in Zurich , Switzerland and obtained a PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich .
Between 1970 and 1978 , Dr. Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York , Zurich and Hong Kong .
From 1978 to February 1990 , he was the Managing Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ltd .
In 1990 , he set up his own business , Marc Faber Limited which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager .
Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter , “ The Gloom Boom & Doom Report , ” which highlights unusual investment opportunities , and is the author of several books including Tomorrow ’ s Gold : Asia ’ s age of discovery which was a best seller on Amazon .
Dr. Faber is known for his “ contrarian ” investment approach and charismatic personality .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in US equities .

Crush The Street, Released on 10/3/20
TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:
-Overriding issues looming over the economy.
-Inflation is an ambiguous measurement for different demographics.
-Dollar falling against other currencies in 2020.
-Energy sector is depressed and cheap.
-Politicians voice what the population wants to hear.
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Dr. Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland and obtained a PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr. Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In 1990, he set up his own business, Marc Faber Limited which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager. Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter, “The Gloom Boom & Doom Report,” which highlights unusual investment opportunities, and is the author of several books including Tomorrow’s Gold: Asia’s age of discovery which was a best seller on Amazon. Dr. Faber is known for his “contrarian” investment approach and charismatic personality. He became infamous after calling the 1987 crash in US equities.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--How to kill more grannies: Lockdown isolation causes a shocking reported 82% deterioration in people

How to kill more grannies: Lockdown isolation causes a shocking reported 82% deterioration in people with dementia

How to kill more grannies : ‘ Lockdown isolation causes a shocking reported 82 % deterioration in people with dementia @ @ @ @ @ , speech , and ability to dress and feed themselves as a result of being @ @ @ @ @ inside their homes .
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by Ian56
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‘Lockdown isolation causes a shocking reported 82% deterioration in people with dementia who are rapidly losing memory, speech, and ability to dress and feed themselves as a result of being forced to stay isolated and inside their homes.’
This is criminal. www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2020-07-30/lockdown-isolation-causes-shocking-levels-decline-people-dementia-who-are-rapidly


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--California wildfires scorch 4 million acres kill 31 people

California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone : 4 million acres ( 1.6 million hectares ) burned this year by wildfires that have killed 31 people and incinerated hundreds of homes in what is already the worst fire season on record .
Flames have scorched an area larger than Connecticut and fire crews at a blaze in the wine country north of San Francisco were on high alert Friday as forecasters warned of extreme fire danger into Saturday .
Cal Fire Deputy Chief Jonathan Cox said wildfires have scorched 3.98 million acres in California since Aug. 15 .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 6,000 square miles ( 15,500 square kilometers ) , is astonishing even in a state that has had its fair share of fires .
“ Unfortunately , we ’ re at a historic moment where we are going to cross the 4 million acres burned mark in California this year .
It ’ s never happened before in recorded history , ” Cox said .
“ It can ’ t be understated that we ’ re hitting an unprecedented number of acres burned across the state .
And unfortunately , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most critical fire months in California.
” Powerful winds didn ’ t materialize early Friday , allowing fire crews a chance to make some gains , but winds up to 30 mph ( 48 kph ) were forecast to push through the hills of Napa and Sonoma counties as the Glass Fire , which exploded in size earlier in the week , threatens more than 28,000 homes and other buildings .
Winds were blowing at higher elevations on the western side of the fire and crews expected a long battle to keep flames @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spot fires from leaping ahead to spark new blazes .
More crews and equipment were deployed in and around Calistoga , a town of 5,000 people known for hot springs , mud baths and wineries in the hills of Napa County about 70 miles ( 110 kilometers ) north of San Francisco .
The area was also experiencing high temperatures and thick smoke that fouled the air throughout the San Francisco Bay Area .
Numerous studies have linked bigger wildfires in America to climate change from the burning of coal , oil and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made California much drier , meaning trees and other plants are more flammable .
“ Our research also shows that as global warming continues in the coming decades , we can expect to see further intensification of these extreme wildfire weather conditions , ” Noah Diffenbaugh , a professor at Stanford University ’ s Woods Institute for the Environment .
The Glass Fire is the fourth major blaze in the region in three years and comes ahead of the third anniversary of an Oct. 8 , 2017 , wildfire that killed 22 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were battling nearly two dozen major blazes .
Virtually all the damage has occurred since mid-August , when five of the six largest fires in state history erupted .
Lightning strikes caused some of the most devastating blazes .
The death toll increased to 31 people after a person burned in the LNU Lightning Complex died from their injuries , Cal Fire said in a statement .
A cluster of fires sparked by lightning in mid-August in the San Francisco Bay Area was fully contained Thursday .
Fire officials said the Glass Fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , the fire has destroyed nearly 600 buildings , including 220 homes and nearly the same number of commercial structures .
About 80,000 people were under evacuation orders and officials warned that more were possible .
Fire and public safety officials asked people to remain vigilant , stay out of evacuation zones and quit demanding that officers let them back into off-limits neighborhoods .
About 150 miles ( 240 kilometers ) to the north of wine country , the Zogg Fire , which also erupted during Sunday ’ s high winds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and destroyed 153 buildings .
The weekend was expected to usher in some cooling – or less intense heat – and long-range forecast models hinted at the possibility of rain .
Hurricane Marie , spinning in the Pacific southwest of Baja California , was expected to weaken by the middle of next week but leftover tropical moisture may be pulled northward and bring “ impressive rainfall ” to Northern California , forecasters said .

California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) burned this year by wildfires that have killed 31 people and incinerated hundreds of homes in what is already the worst fire season on record.
Flames have scorched an area larger than Connecticut and fire crews at a blaze in the wine country north of San Francisco were on high alert Friday as forecasters warned of extreme fire danger into Saturday.
Cal Fire Deputy Chief Jonathan Cox said wildfires have scorched 3.98 million acres in California since Aug. 15. That figure, which works out to more than 6,000 square miles (15,500 square kilometers), is astonishing even in a state that has had its fair share of fires.
“Unfortunately, we’re at a historic moment where we are going to cross the 4 million acres burned mark in California this year. It’s never happened before in recorded history,” Cox said. “It can’t be understated that we’re hitting an unprecedented number of acres burned across the state. And unfortunately, we’re just getting into some of the most critical fire months in California.”
Powerful winds didn’t materialize early Friday, allowing fire crews a chance to make some gains, but winds up to 30 mph (48 kph) were forecast to push through the hills of Napa and Sonoma counties as the Glass Fire, which exploded in size earlier in the week, threatens more than 28,000 homes and other buildings.
Winds were blowing at higher elevations on the western side of the fire and crews expected a long battle to keep flames from jumping containment lines and to prevent spot fires from leaping ahead to spark new blazes.
More crews and equipment were deployed in and around Calistoga, a town of 5,000 people known for hot springs, mud baths and wineries in the hills of Napa County about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of San Francisco.
The area was also experiencing high temperatures and thick smoke that fouled the air throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Numerous studies have linked bigger wildfires in America to climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas. Scientists say climate change has made California much drier, meaning trees and other plants are more flammable.
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“Our research also shows that as global warming continues in the coming decades, we can expect to see further intensification of these extreme wildfire weather conditions,” Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment.
The Glass Fire is the fourth major blaze in the region in three years and comes ahead of the third anniversary of an Oct. 8, 2017, wildfire that killed 22 people.
Around the state, 17,000 firefighters were battling nearly two dozen major blazes. Virtually all the damage has occurred since mid-August, when five of the six largest fires in state history erupted. Lightning strikes caused some of the most devastating blazes.
The death toll increased to 31 people after a person burned in the LNU Lightning Complex died from their injuries, Cal Fire said in a statement. A cluster of fires sparked by lightning in mid-August in the San Francisco Bay Area was fully contained Thursday.
Fire officials said the Glass Fire was their top priority. Since erupting Sunday, the fire has destroyed nearly 600 buildings, including 220 homes and nearly the same number of commercial structures.
About 80,000 people were under evacuation orders and officials warned that more were possible. Fire and public safety officials asked people to remain vigilant, stay out of evacuation zones and quit demanding that officers let them back into off-limits neighborhoods.
About 150 miles (240 kilometers) to the north of wine country, the Zogg Fire, which also erupted during Sunday’s high winds and grew quickly, has killed four people and destroyed 153 buildings.
The weekend was expected to usher in some cooling – or less intense heat – and long-range forecast models hinted at the possibility of rain.
Hurricane Marie, spinning in the Pacific southwest of Baja California, was expected to weaken by the middle of next week but leftover tropical moisture may be pulled northward and bring “impressive rainfall” to Northern California, forecasters said.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--ABC, CBS, NYT, Rolling Stone lose motions to dismiss defamation suit brought by Nick Sandmann

After both CNN and The Washington Post settled the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuits he brought against them , former Covington Catholic @ @ @ @ @ won another victory Thursday .
Four additional news corporations — ABC News , CBS News @ @ @ @ @ , and Rolling Stone — facing similar defamation suits from Sandmann all filed motions to @ @ @ @ @ against them .
Each motion was denied by the court .

After both CNN and The Washington Post settled the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuits he brought against them, former Covington Catholic high school student Nick Sandmann won another victory Thursday.
Four additional news corporations — ABC News, CBS News, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone — facing similar defamation suits from Sandmann all filed motions to dismiss the cases being brought against them. Each motion was denied by the court.
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Motions to Dismiss defamation lawsuits against NY Times, Rolling Stone, ABC, & CBS were just DENIED. — Nicholas Sandmann (@N1ckSandmann) October 1, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Devin Nunes: Current U.S. Election Status, Combined with U.S. Intelligence Community, Equals a “Bana

Devin Nunes: Current U.S. Election Status, Combined with U.S. Intelligence Community, Equals a “Banana Republic”…

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ( HPSCI ) Ranking Member Devin Nunes appears with Lou Dobbs to discuss the @ @ @ @ @ against the known weaponization of the intelligence apparatus .
Keep in mind this is a @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence Oversight group , the “ gang of eight ” saying the U.S. election is @ @ @ @ @ intelligence community and political allies .

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Ranking Member Devin Nunes appears with Lou Dobbs to discuss the 2020 U.S. election as contrast against the known weaponization of the intelligence apparatus.
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Keep in mind this is a member of the United States Intelligence Oversight group, the “gang of eight” saying the U.S. election is being manipulated by the U.S. intelligence community and political allies.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Bo Polny – Beginning of the End – Prepare for Death, Destruction, Inflation & Jesus

Biblical cycle expert and financial analyst Bo Polny predicted , “ Do expect immense changes , and I do feel September 18th of this year is going to be pretty epic.
” September 18th was the day Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg ( RBG ) died .
Polny did not know what was going to happen on September18th , only that his cycle analysis was pointing to this being a key date for change .
It ’ s safe to say that RBG ’ s death has intensified the 2020 Presidential Election .
President Trump ’ s pick to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge , Amy Coney Barrett , marks a huge directional change for America .
Polny ’ s simple advice is to , “ Get physical gold and silver , and hold onto it as a core asset .
The trend is going up over the next few years .
Silver is going to blow away gold on a percentage basis.
” Polny sees much death and destruction as the fourth horseman of Revelation arrives .
He says Jesus will protect those who believe in him .
All this is what must happen before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years away .
Polny also says , “ I am a watchman , and I am warning people and telling them to get prepared .
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God looks after us , and this is what we do .
All that matters is to get awake , and that means awake in Christ .
For the things that are coming upon the earth , if you haven ’ t prepared , it ’ s not going to go well for you .
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Biblical cycle expert and financial analyst Bo Polny predicted, “Do expect immense changes, and I do feel September 18th of this year is going to be pretty epic.” September 18th was the day Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG) died. Polny did not know what was going to happen on September18th, only that his cycle analysis was pointing to this being a key date for change. It’s safe to say that RBG’s death has intensified the 2020 Presidential Election. President Trump’s pick to replace a pro-abortion judge with a pro-life judge, Amy Coney Barrett, marks a huge directional change for America.
Polny’s simple advice is to, “Get physical gold and silver, and hold onto it as a core asset. The trend is going up over the next few years. Silver is going to blow away gold on a percentage basis.”
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Polny sees much death and destruction as the fourth horseman of Revelation arrives. He says Jesus will protect those who believe in him. All this is what must happen before Jesus returns, which is still several years away.
Polny also says, “I am a watchman, and I am warning people and telling them to get prepared. . . . God looks after us, and this is what we do. All that matters is to get awake, and that means awake in Christ. For the things that are coming upon the earth, if you haven’t prepared, it’s not going to go well for you.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Pro Lockdown People versus Anti Lockdown People

The following is a work in progress – I haven ’ t even started on all the problems with the worst than useless experimental and highly controversial proposed Covid “ vaccines ” .
Please let me know if there is anything else that should be covered , or mentioned , in the comments .
The important point is that the negative effects of Lockdowns and other restrictions are much worse and do more damage than the virus , which is no more dangerous than a severe strain of seasonal flu .
The “ Cure ” is much worse than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the disease .
Lockdowns of the entire population do nothing to protect the elderly or the most vulnerable .
They have massively harmed and killed large numbers of the elderly , along with the rest of the population .
The UK government ’ s current restrictions such as the “ Rule of Six ” or “ 10pm Curfew ” are entirely illogical , nonsensical , and anti science .
They are purely designed to cause people more pain .
They do nothing to stop the spread of the disease .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best medical practice for dealing with epidemics where you only quarantine the sick , in favour of a completely experimental new policy of placing most of the population under House Arrest – which DOES NOT WORK once the virus is already prevalent in the community and does IMMENSE DAMAGE in all sorts of other ways .
Several cheap and effective treatments are available which are being deliberately suppressed and banned to push the mass vaccine agenda – there is no money for Big Pharma in Vitamins or off patent drugs .
The Pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new daily deaths or hospitalisations , does not meet the criteria for an epidemic in large parts of the world .
It will be even more over in the coming 3 to 6 months as the virus burns out naturally in most of the world .
Epidemics stop when there are insufficient susceptible people left , to allow it to spread .
Most of the UK , most of Europe , most of the US and most of the rest of the world , is at or near Herd Immunity .
Europe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and large parts of Asia excluding China , will reach Herd Immunity well before the proposed rushed “ vaccines ” are available in 2021 .
An experimental , rushed , non safety tested , dangerous and ineffective “ vaccine ” is NOT required .
They will do more HARM than good at a cost of many billions .
Similarly the billions currently wasted on randomly testing asymptomatic people who are not ill and not infectious should be stopped .
It is reporting well over 90 % false positives and needlessly harming millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy .
Track and Trace are similarly a complete waste of time and wasting billions – most of the people being reported “ positive ” recovered from the virus weeks or months ago , are now immune and not infectious , and the vast majority of the people “ traced ” are members of the same Household , close friends , or work colleagues , which a newly infected person with symptoms could do on their own .
Everyone should go back to normal – as Sweden has done .
All Covid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are sick , should be stopped .
It is better for Covid Herd Immunity to be bolstered now before the Northern Hemisphere Winter flu season sets in .
Western governments and public “ health ” officials are trying to prolong the disease to kill and harm more people .
Advising the elderly and vulnerable to take Vitamin supplements would be helpful to stop people becoming ill from both Covid and the seasonal flu .
It would be better to test the vulnerable for Vitamin D , C and Zinc deficiency and correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than useless PCR mass testing regime .
Supporting evidence for most of the above is in here : Everything we know about Covid – The Campaign of Mass Murder by Governments , Public “ Health ” Officials , Big Pharma , Bill Gates and the WHO Totally Corrupt Big Pharma Shills and Mass Murdering Psychopaths Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance Spew Total Disinfo Fear Porn To Kill As Many People As People with Covid

by Ian56
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The following is a work in progress – I haven’t even started on all the problems with the worst than useless experimental and highly controversial proposed Covid “vaccines”.
Please let me know if there is anything else that should be covered, or mentioned, in the comments.
The important point is that the negative effects of Lockdowns and other restrictions are much worse and do more damage than the virus, which is no more dangerous than a severe strain of seasonal flu.
The “Cure” is much worse than the disease.
Lockdowns do NOT prevent the spread of the disease.
Lockdowns of the entire population do nothing to protect the elderly or the most vulnerable. They have massively harmed and killed large numbers of the elderly, along with the rest of the population.
The UK government’s current restrictions such as the “Rule of Six” or “10pm Curfew” are entirely illogical, nonsensical, and anti science. They are purely designed to cause people more pain. They do nothing to stop the spread of the disease.
The Lockdown agenda completely ignored 2,000 years of best medical practice for dealing with epidemics where you only quarantine the sick, in favour of a completely experimental new policy of placing most of the population under House Arrest – which DOES NOT WORK once the virus is already prevalent in the community and does IMMENSE DAMAGE in all sorts of other ways.
Several cheap and effective treatments are available which are being deliberately suppressed and banned to push the mass vaccine agenda – there is no money for Big Pharma in Vitamins or off patent drugs.
The Pandemic is effectively over – the number of new daily deaths or hospitalisations, does not meet the criteria for an epidemic in large parts of the world.
It will be even more over in the coming 3 to 6 months as the virus burns out naturally in most of the world.
Epidemics stop when there are insufficient susceptible people left, to allow it to spread.
Most of the UK, most of Europe, most of the US and most of the rest of the world, is at or near Herd Immunity.
Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and large parts of Asia excluding China, will reach Herd Immunity well before the proposed rushed “vaccines” are available in 2021.
An experimental, rushed, non safety tested, dangerous and ineffective “vaccine” is NOT required. They will do more HARM than good at a cost of many billions.
Similarly the billions currently wasted on randomly testing asymptomatic people who are not ill and not infectious should be stopped. It is reporting well over 90% false positives and needlessly harming millions by forcing them to quarantine and damaging the economy.
Track and Trace are similarly a complete waste of time and wasting billions – most of the people being reported “positive” recovered from the virus weeks or months ago, are now immune and not infectious, and the vast majority of the people “traced” are members of the same Household, close friends, or work colleagues, which a newly infected person with symptoms could do on their own.
Everyone should go back to normal – as Sweden has done.
All Covid restrictions, except stay at home if you are sick, should be stopped.
It is better for Covid Herd Immunity to be bolstered now before the Northern Hemisphere Winter flu season sets in. Western governments and public “health” officials are trying to prolong the disease to kill and harm more people.
Advising the elderly and vulnerable to take Vitamin supplements would be helpful to stop people becoming ill from both Covid and the seasonal flu.
It would be better to test the vulnerable for Vitamin D, C and Zinc deficiency and correct it, than to continue with the worse than useless PCR mass testing regime.
Supporting evidence for most of the above is in here:
Everything we know about Covid – The Campaign of Mass Murder by Governments, Public “Health” Officials, Big Pharma, Bill Gates and the WHO
Totally Corrupt Big Pharma Shills and Mass Murdering Psychopaths Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance Spew Total Disinfo Fear Porn To Kill As Many People As People with Covid


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Word for Word: Sen. Rand Paul says vaccines give a false sense of security (C-SPAN)

At a hearing on vaccines and preventable outbreaks , Sen. Rand Paul says it is wrong that to say there @ @ @ @ @ .
He and his kids are vaccinated because the benefits of vaccines outweighs the risks @ @ @ @ @ do not favor giving up on liberty for a false sense of security.
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At a hearing on vaccines and preventable outbreaks, Sen. Rand Paul says it is wrong that to say there are no risks to vaccines. He and his kids are vaccinated because the benefits of vaccines outweighs the risks, but “I still do not favor giving up on liberty for a false sense of security.” cs.pn/2ENk5Fn
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--October Country! Mortgage Credit Availability Falls To New Low (Since 2014) As 30Y Mortgage Rate Hov

October Country! Mortgage Credit Availability Falls To New Low (Since 2014) As 30Y Mortgage Rate Hover Near All-time Low

Mortgage credit availability has declined to its lowest level since 2014 ( and Fed Chair Janet Yellen ) as 30-year @ @ @ @ @ all-time low .
As The Federal Reserve Balance sheet expanded to quell Covid , mortgage @ @ @ @ @ ’ t recovered .
As an aside , I wish President Trump , the First @ @ @ @ @ others stricken with Covid a speedy recovery .

by confoundedinterest17
It’s Ray Bradbury’s October Country, alright.
Mortgage credit availability has declined to its lowest level since 2014 (and Fed Chair Janet Yellen) as 30-year mortgage rate hover near the all-time low.
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As The Federal Reserve Balance sheet expanded to quell Covid, mortgage credit availability shrank and hasn’t recovered.
As an aside, I wish President Trump, the First Lady, Hope Hicks and others stricken with Covid a speedy recovery.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Uplifting – Americans Gather Across the Nation to Support Our President

Americans gathering across the nation to give their support and prayers for President Trump : Americans Bring Rally To Trump…Large @ @ @ @ @ Hospital , Chants “ Four More Years !
” [ VIDEO ] www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/americans-bring-rally-trump-large-crowd-stands-outside-walter-reed-hospital-chanting-usa-usa-video/ Supporters of @ @ @ @ @ Walter Reed Medical Center to wish him a fast recovery after he was diagnosed with @ @ @ @ @ for a boat rally in Florida ( and ) to support him in New York @ @ @ @ @ nationwide candlelight vigil is being planned for tonight at 8:45 PM EST .
If you @ @ @ @ @ vigil in your city , start one .
If you aren ’ t able to @ @ @ @ @ Trump in your city , stand in your front yard with a candle and pray @ @ @ @ @ Lady .
: www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/americans-bring-rally-trump-large-crowd-stands-outside-walter-reed-hospital-chanting-usa-usa-video/

Prayer Rally for President Trump Walter Reed – Live:
Americans gathering across the nation to give their support and prayers for President Trump:
Americans Bring Rally To Trump…Large Crowd Stands Outside Walter Reed Hospital, Chants “Four More Years!” [VIDEO]
www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/americans-bring-rally-trump-large-crowd-stands-outside-walter-reed-hospital-chanting-usa-usa-video/
Supporters of President Trump gathered outside of Walter Reed Medical Center to wish him a fast recovery after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, as dozens joined for a boat rally in Florida (and) to support him in New York City.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8801859/Presidents-supporters-pack-streets-outside-Walter-Reed-Medical-Center.html
Walter Reed, Bethesda Maryland:
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New York City:
Florida:
“A nationwide candlelight vigil is being planned for tonight at 8:45 PM EST. If you can’t find a vigil in your city, start one. If you aren’t able to start a candlelight vigil for Trump in your city, stand in your front yard with a candle and pray for him and our First Lady.:
www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/americans-bring-rally-trump-large-crowd-stands-outside-walter-reed-hospital-chanting-usa-usa-video/
h/t ElleMira


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--H1Bs are so smart – Whistleblower Reveals Fake Degree Epidemic in the Middle East, India and Dubai

Loy Machedo has a crazy story to tell .
He found himself in the UAE with not many options and @ @ @ @ @ a massive organization pumping out fake degrees .

Loy Machedo has a crazy story to tell. He found himself in the UAE with not many options and ended up being employed by a massive organization pumping out fake degrees.
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Articles about fake degrees:
gulfnews.com/uae/crime/expose…
gulfnews.com/uae/education/14…
gulfnews.com/uae/fake-degree-…
gulfnews.com/uae/education/en…


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Federal Reserve discussing ways to implement full blown socialism using digital currency

In 2020 , public health emergencies were issued en masse , without foresight and with no consideration of the net harm these discriminatory lockdowns would impose on small businesses and the working class .
This led to an unemployment crisis , as small businesses were shuttered and corporations left to profit .
As people ’ s lives were upended , the Federal government was compelled to pass a series of spending bills that redistributed money throughout the economy .
The cash was helicoptered in via one-time payments to families , forgivable loans to businesses , large unemployment checks , massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bailouts .
As Americans got a taste of socialism and narco-state dependence , the Federal Reserve has been plotting a new centrally-planned economic system that would circumvent Congress and the traditional banking system using a new digital dollar .
Right now , Federal Reserve bankers are preparing a new monetary system that is a sophisticated form of socialism .
This system would be set up to deliver a new digital currency directly to Americans .
The system would redistribute the new currency based on economic metrics and criteria established by the central economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York markets group , and Julia Coronado , a former economist for the Fed ’ s Board of Governors , are two of the insiders trying to innovate the redistribution of money through a new digital currency .
The two insiders have proposed a monetary tool called recession insurance bonds .
When the economy falls into a recession , the insurance bonds would kick in and money would be wired instantly to Americans based on a pre-determined calculation .
This system would put a new technocratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people or their representatives .
This new government of economic planners would rule over Congress , bypassing spending bills , disregarding inflation , while doing away with any semblance of balanced budgets .
Congress would no longer have the power of the purse .
The technocratic government would analyze the GDP and set aside a set percentage of GDP that would then be divided equally to households in a time of recession or market instability .
These recession insurance bonds would essentially be zero-coupon securities — a contingent asset for all households @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of crisis .
The central economic planners would determine what constitutes a crisis .
For example , a .5 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate could be the trigger that allows the Fed to deposit funds directly into American ’ s digital wallets .
The new currency could then be monitored and tracked .
The economy would be dictated , with no anonymous physical currency in the hands of the people .
The funds could potentially be shut off completely if Americans do not do what is required to participate in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .

In 2020, public health emergencies were issued en masse, without foresight and with no consideration of the net harm these discriminatory lockdowns would impose on small businesses and the working class. This led to an unemployment crisis, as small businesses were shuttered and corporations left to profit. As people’s lives were upended, the Federal government was compelled to pass a series of spending bills that redistributed money throughout the economy. The cash was helicoptered in via one-time payments to families, forgivable loans to businesses, large unemployment checks, massive drug company investments, and other corporate bailouts. As Americans got a taste of socialism and narco-state dependence, the Federal Reserve has been plotting a new centrally-planned economic system that would circumvent Congress and the traditional banking system using a new digital dollar.
Federal Reserve working on a new monetary system, digital currency
Right now, Federal Reserve bankers are preparing a new monetary system that is a sophisticated form of socialism. This system would be set up to deliver a new digital currency directly to Americans. The system would redistribute the new currency based on economic metrics and criteria established by the central economic planners themselves.
Simon Potter, leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York markets group, and Julia Coronado, a former economist for the Fed’s Board of Governors, are two of the insiders trying to innovate the redistribution of money through a new digital currency. The two insiders have proposed a monetary tool called recession insurance bonds. When the economy falls into a recession, the insurance bonds would kick in and money would be wired instantly to Americans based on a pre-determined calculation.
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This system would put a new technocratic government in charge, not beholden to the people or their representatives. This new government of economic planners would rule over Congress, bypassing spending bills, disregarding inflation, while doing away with any semblance of balanced budgets. Congress would no longer have the power of the purse. The technocratic government would analyze the GDP and set aside a set percentage of GDP that would then be divided equally to households in a time of recession or market instability. These recession insurance bonds would essentially be zero-coupon securities — a contingent asset for all households that could be activated in a time of crisis.
The central economic planners would determine what constitutes a crisis. For example, a .5 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate could be the trigger that allows the Fed to deposit funds directly into American’s digital wallets. The new currency could then be monitored and tracked. The economy would be dictated, with no anonymous physical currency in the hands of the people. The funds could potentially be shut off completely if Americans do not do what is required to participate in the greater economic and social system put in place.
tapnewswire.com/2020/10/federal-reserve-discussing-ways-to-implement-full-blown-socialism-using-digital-currency/


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Oil Industry Begins Ad Campaign In Swing States

A month before the U.S. presidential election , the oil industry ’ s most powerful lobbying group , the American Petroleum Institute ( API ) , is launching ads in a number of swing states , saying in one ad that “ extreme environmental proposals ” like a ban on new leases on federal land – a proposal of Joe Biden – could cause hundreds of thousands of Americans to lose their jobs .
According to Axios , the ad is part of several 30-minute spots that the API is launching in key swing states , including Ohio , Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , Minnesota , and North Carolina .
The ads are not discussing directly either the election or candidates by name , but the message is pro-oil , and against proposals to restrict drilling for natural gas and oil .
President Donald Trump has been supportive of the oil industry since day one , with perhaps the exception of the extension of the coastal drilling ban , while Democratic candidate Joe Biden has promised to immediately ban new fracking on federal lands if he wins next month ’ s election .
In New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drilling activity occurs on federal land , oil workers fear that they might lose their jobs , while oil companies are rushing to secure drilling permits on federal lands ahead of the presidential election .
API and the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association ( NMOGA ) released last month a new analysis warning that New Mexico would be among the states hardest hit by the proposal to ban federal land leases .
New Mexico would lose over 62,000 jobs by 2022 , according to the analysis .
In August , API @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voters in key battleground and other states would be more likely to vote for candidates who support access to natural gas and oil produced in the United States , including 60 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania and 68 percent of voters in Ohio .
The poll , conducted by Morning Consult , also showed that 93 percent of more than 8,600 registered voters in swing states find that it is important for the U.S. to produce enough energy to avoid being dependent on other countries .

By Tsvetana Paraskova
A month before the U.S. presidential election, the oil industry’s most powerful lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute (API), is launching ads in a number of swing states, saying in one ad that “extreme environmental proposals” like a ban on new leases on federal land – a proposal of Joe Biden – could cause hundreds of thousands of Americans to lose their jobs.
According to Axios, the ad is part of several 30-minute spots that the API is launching in key swing states, including Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Arizona, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
The ads are not discussing directly either the election or candidates by name, but the message is pro-oil, and against proposals to restrict drilling for natural gas and oil.
President Donald Trump has been supportive of the oil industry since day one, with perhaps the exception of the extension of the coastal drilling ban, while Democratic candidate Joe Biden has promised to immediately ban new fracking on federal lands if he wins next month’s election.
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In New Mexico, where more than half of the drilling activity occurs on federal land, oil workers fear that they might lose their jobs, while oil companies are rushing to secure drilling permits on federal lands ahead of the presidential election.
API and the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) released last month a new analysis warning that New Mexico would be among the states hardest hit by the proposal to ban federal land leases. New Mexico would lose over 62,000 jobs by 2022, according to the analysis.
In August, API published a poll which found that two-thirds of voters in key battleground and other states would be more likely to vote for candidates who support access to natural gas and oil produced in the United States, including 60 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania and 68 percent of voters in Ohio. The poll, conducted by Morning Consult, also showed that 93 percent of more than 8,600 registered voters in swing states find that it is important for the U.S. to produce enough energy to avoid being dependent on other countries.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--How much airline CEOs got paid this year

Airlines received huge bailouts early this year intended to subsidize employee wages , which was the motivation for this dashboard @ @ @ @ @ dashboard tracking CEO compensation , where you can find data on executive compensation from almost @ @ @ @ @ I was surprised to find such a small correlation between CEO compensation and stock performance @ @ @ @ @ CEOs ’ compensation packages are directly tied to stock returns .
It was also interesting @ @ @ @ @ received almost 10x more compensation than any other Russell 3000 CEO last year , primarily @ @ @ @ @ incentives included in his contract .
Here ’ s a good explanation on how his @ @ @ @ @

by pdwp90
Airlines received huge bailouts early this year intended to subsidize employee wages, which was the motivation for this dashboard.
I built this interactive dashboard tracking CEO compensation, where you can find data on executive compensation from almost every publicly traded company.
I was surprised to find such a small correlation between CEO compensation and stock performance, especially considering that many CEOs’ compensation packages are directly tied to stock returns.
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It was also interesting to see that Elon Musk received almost 10x more compensation than any other Russell 3000 CEO last year, primarily due to the large performance incentives included in his contract. Here’s a good explanation on how his compensation package is structured.
Data Source: IEX Cloud API
Tools: Python


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--President Trump is on a Ship — NOT at Walter Reed

President Trump is on a Ship , look at the Ship / Boat type cabinet latch door nobs , then @ @ @ @ @ put your “ Mouse ” in a corner of the left top door near the @ @ @ @ @ it floats down into the flag and pitches and yaws left and right and up @ @ @ @ @ with headphones to hum of the huge engines in the back ground .

President Trump is on a Ship, look at the Ship / Boat type cabinet latch door nobs, then hit play on video, put your “Mouse” in a corner of the left top door near the door knob and watch how it floats down into the flag and pitches and yaws left and right and up and dow, then listen with headphones to hum of the huge engines in the back ground.
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h/t Lupe


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Trump SAID you might not see me for a while, REMEMBER?

Do you guys remember the Maytag speech when Trump said this , just saying… .
In light of the of @ @ @ @ @ wanted to point out this tweet the president did the day before did NOT sound @ @ @ @ @ White House , listen , sounds hollow like a sub or something .
Also note @ @ @ @ @ and wearing a purple tie ( revolution ) .
He knows dem wants to start @ @ @ @ @ s fighting back .
Next video he ’ s probably in safe place and seems @ @ @ @ @ just glad he ’ s safe for now .

Do you guys remember the Maytag speech when Trump said this, just saying….
In light of the of ship thread posted, I wanted to point out this tweet the president did the day before did NOT sound like he was at the White House, listen, sounds hollow like a sub or something.
Also note he looks stern and apprehensive and wearing a purple tie (revolution). He knows dem wants to start revolution, so he’s fighting back.
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Next video he’s probably in safe place and seems so much more relaxed, just glad he’s safe for now.
h/t Keilani


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--Bend, OR – Cops just let BLM Land Whale free after friends pile on top during arrest!

All joking aside , this is really kind of nuts !
Just remember the next time you commit a crime @ @ @ @ @ on top of you and you will be let go .

.@BendCityPolice in Bend, Ore. was arresting an obese woman at a BLM protest against a Trump rally. She lays on the ground to resist arrest. Her comrades then lay on top of her to stop police. Instead of arresting the group, the officers retreat. #BLM pic.twitter.com/MqtkMDN4Cp — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 4, 2020
All joking aside, this is really kind of nuts!
Just remember the next time you commit a crime, have your friends pile on top of you and you will be let go.
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h/t Debug


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-04--We Are Being Lied To! Here Is How…MUST WATCH!

In this report , we examine this questions in addition to reviewing video clips of multiple doctors weighing in on @ @ @ @ @ Kary Mullis who invented PCR and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for doing so @ @ @ @ @ is understanding the test so important ?
Because it is the driving factor in the @ @ @ @ @ being driven by the corrupt media and then used by the government to justify the @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a must see report that may change the perception of you , @ @ @ @ @ know , regarding the crisis .

In this report, we examine this questions in addition to reviewing video clips of multiple doctors weighing in on the subject including the biochemist Kary Mullis who invented PCR and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for doing so has to say.
Why is understanding the test so important?
Because it is the driving factor in the fear campaign, that is being driven by the corrupt media and then used by the government to justify the restrictions imposed on our lives.
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This is a must see report that may change the perception of you, or of someone you may know, regarding the crisis.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-05--Economic Playbook Used Against The MSM/[DS], Setup Complete For The Election

The patriots are now in control the economic narrative , once Trump brought the unemployment numbers down to 7.9 % @ @ @ @ @ the [ CB ] /MSM , they can no longer use this as talking point @ @ @ @ @ their paychecks very quickly but took their time when it came to the people receiving @ @ @ @ @ controls how people will vote .

The patriots are now in control the economic narrative, once Trump brought the unemployment numbers down to 7.9% it is game over for the [CB]/MSM, they can no longer use this as talking point. The politicians voted on their paychecks very quickly but took their time when it came to the people receiving stimulus. The economic narrative controls how people will vote.
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