investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Damage from riots across the US may cost insurance companies more than $1 billion

( Natural News ) The damage from riots sparked by the police killing of George Floyd may end up being the most expensive in U.S. history , costing insurance companies between $ 1 billion and $ 2 billion .
The data comes from the Insurance Information Institute ( Triple-I ) , which compiles information from a company called Property Claim Services ( PCS ) .
The latter has been tracking insurance claims related to civil disorder since 1950 .
In reports provided to Axios , Triple I estimates that the damage from the unrest between May 26 and June 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s history – surpassing the cost of the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles .
A good part of why the damages are so expensive is the nationwide scale of the riots .
“ It ’ s not just happening in one city or state – it ’ s all over the country , ” Triple-I spokeswoman Loretta L. Worters told Axios .
“ And this is still happening , so the losses could be significantly more.
” Triple-I stated that the violence sparked by the killing of George Floyd was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever declared for civil disorder by PCS .
According to Tom Johansmeyer , head of the PCS , the company classifies anything with over $ 25 million in insured losses as “ a catastrophe.
” Previous instances classified as catastrophes by the PCS have only unfolded in individual cities .
Examples include the 1967 Detroit riots , the 1977 New York City blackout and the 1992 Los Angeles riots – the previous record holder for damages .
Both riots and peaceful protests against police brutality have not just in major cities across America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from Lancaster , Pennsylvania to Kenosha , Wisconsin .
This nationwide spread of rioting was unprecedented , according to Johansmeyer .
( Related : Multiple cities declare curfews as Antifa riots continue . )
“ Not only is this the first , this is the first – kind of with a cymbal crash , ” he said .
Even though the costs are already high , however , the PCS is expecting that the losses could be significantly more with the coming election season .
Johansmeyer stated that this coming November , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to significant losses that would meet our reporting thresholds.
” Meanwhile , in the West Coast , near-constant civil unrest in cities is being compounded by the rapidly-spreading wildfires .
Natural disasters are still costing the industry more While the damages from the ongoing riots have hit record levels , their cost to insurance companies still pales in comparison that from the natural disasters that have hammered parts of the country .
A report by catastrophe risk solutions company Risk Management Solutions ( RMS ) puts the estimated cost from Hurricane Isaias at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion .
Meanwhile , the just-started wildfire season in the U.S. West has already cost insurance companies around $ 1.5 billion , according to Triple-I .
“ In California alone , wildfires have already burned 2.2 million acres in 2020 – more than any year on record .
And the 2020 wildfire season still has a way to go , ” says Worters .
For comparison , the total bill for wildfires was $ 18 billion for all of 2018 and $ 15 billion for all of 2017 .
Numbers for 2019 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trend for wildfire damages generally moving upward , and with this year ’ s wildfires already having burned more than previous years , damages for 2020 are likely to be even higher .
With these numbers in mind , it ’ s not surprising that the insurance industry sees the greater potential damages from natural disasters such as Hurricane Isaias and the wildfires as a bigger concern than losses from the riots .
The latter , “ while severe , would not have [ an ] impact on the financial stability of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Post .
“ Hurricanes , however , could have a considerable impact on the insurance industry as could the wildfires .
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by Franz Walker via Natural News
(Natural News) The damage from riots sparked by the police killing of George Floyd may end up being the most expensive in U.S. history, costing insurance companies between $1 billion and $2 billion.
The data comes from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), which compiles information from a company called Property Claim Services (PCS). The latter has been tracking insurance claims related to civil disorder since 1950.
In reports provided to Axios, Triple I estimates that the damage from the unrest between May 26 and June 8 will be the costliest in the nation’s history – surpassing the cost of the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
A good part of why the damages are so expensive is the nationwide scale of the riots.
“It’s not just happening in one city or state – it’s all over the country,” Triple-I spokeswoman Loretta L. Worters told Axios. “And this is still happening, so the losses could be significantly more.”
George Floyd riots unique due to their nationwide scope
Triple-I stated that the violence sparked by the killing of George Floyd was the first “multi-state catastrophe event” ever declared for civil disorder by PCS. According to Tom Johansmeyer, head of the PCS, the company classifies anything with over $25 million in insured losses as “a catastrophe.”
Previous instances classified as catastrophes by the PCS have only unfolded in individual cities. Examples include the 1967 Detroit riots, the 1977 New York City blackout and the 1992 Los Angeles riots – the previous record holder for damages.
Both riots and peaceful protests against police brutality have not just in major cities across America, but also in its rural areas, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Kenosha, Wisconsin. This nationwide spread of rioting was unprecedented, according to Johansmeyer. (Related: Multiple cities declare curfews as Antifa riots continue.)
“Not only is this the first, this is the first – kind of with a cymbal crash,” he said.
Even though the costs are already high, however, the PCS is expecting that the losses could be significantly more with the coming election season. Johansmeyer stated that this coming November, “There could be riots that lead to significant losses that would meet our reporting thresholds.”
Meanwhile, in the West Coast, near-constant civil unrest in cities is being compounded by the rapidly-spreading wildfires.
Natural disasters are still costing the industry more
While the damages from the ongoing riots have hit record levels, their cost to insurance companies still pales in comparison that from the natural disasters that have hammered parts of the country.
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A report by catastrophe risk solutions company Risk Management Solutions (RMS) puts the estimated cost from Hurricane Isaias at around $3 billion to $4.5 billion.
Meanwhile, the just-started wildfire season in the U.S. West has already cost insurance companies around $1.5 billion, according to Triple-I.
“In California alone, wildfires have already burned 2.2 million acres in 2020 – more than any year on record. And the 2020 wildfire season still has a way to go,” says Worters.
For comparison, the total bill for wildfires was $18 billion for all of 2018 and $15 billion for all of 2017. Numbers for 2019 are unavailable as of reporting time.
With the trend for wildfire damages generally moving upward, and with this year’s wildfires already having burned more than previous years, damages for 2020 are likely to be even higher.
With these numbers in mind, it’s not surprising that the insurance industry sees the greater potential damages from natural disasters such as Hurricane Isaias and the wildfires as a bigger concern than losses from the riots.
The latter, “while severe, would not have [an] impact on the financial stability of the industry,” said Worters to The New York Post. “Hurricanes, however, could have a considerable impact on the insurance industry as could the wildfires.”
Sources include:
FoxBusiness.com
Axios.com
RMS.com
NYPost.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--“Your beliefs don’t make you a free thinker. The ability to change your beliefs based on new informa

“Your beliefs don’t make you a free thinker. The ability to change your beliefs based on new information does.”

Throw the TV out of the window .
Stop listening to both parties .
Its the same in almost every @ @ @ @ @ , democrats vs republicans… .
its the same tactic everywhere !
– “ Divide and @ @ @

by patiencetruth
Throw the TV out of the window. Stop listening to both parties. Its the same in almost every country: blue vs red, democrats vs republicans…. its the same tactic everywhere! – “Divide and Conquer.”
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h/t patiencetruth


Silver SUPERCYCLE Unfolding

Tom welcomes Patrick Karim , who is a proprietary capital manager , and Chris Vermeulen , the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. , back to the program .
Patrick brings us several charts to review , beginning with a comparison of USD/Swiss Franc contrasted with gold .
There is a cyclical 16-year pattern , and by all indications , we are early into this cycle .
Chris discusses how stochastic indicators often show a long-term power zone over longer timeframes .
The Canadian and Australian dollar charts appear to be gradually strengthening , likely due to support from the coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of their descending trendline after their March lows .
Silver has broken out in both currencies .
Patrick discusses why it ’ s essential to understand where you are in the overall long-term cycle .
He charts treasury returns in terms of real yields and outlines why yields seem to be heading lower .
Chris discusses how the general populace has yet to realize their loss of purchasing power .
The economy is relatively weak , and at some point , there will be a panic .
He also explains the significance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usefulness in determining if one is overextended .
They evaluate the outlook for gold and make some predictions .
Chris expects gold to eventually reach a mania phase like what occurred with bitcoin .
We are currently nowhere near those adoption levels since equities have had such a strong run that most investors have yet to consider diversifying .
Patrick discusses the VIX and why a downtrend is bullish for gold and silver .
If we have a market crash , gold and silver will probably get pulled down along with everything else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will then outperform once central banks overreact .
In the long-term , metals are going to be the place to be .
Time Stamp References : 0:55 – USD vs Swiss Franc and Gold 5:30 – Canada vs US Dollar 10:00 – Australia dollar vs USD 12:00 – Treasuries in real terms .
16:50 – Silver in Australian Dollars 21:00 – Silver cycles in Canadian Dollar 22:50 – Gold monthly log chart and target .
35:40 – Gold daily chart and support levels .
38:55 – VIX , fear , and the S @ @

Patrick Karim and Chris Vermeulen on Palisade Radio
Tom welcomes Patrick Karim, who is a proprietary capital manager, and Chris Vermeulen, the founder of Technical Traders Ltd., back to the program.
Patrick brings us several charts to review, beginning with a comparison of USD/Swiss Franc contrasted with gold. There is a cyclical 16-year pattern, and by all indications, we are early into this cycle. Chris discusses how stochastic indicators often show a long-term power zone over longer timeframes.
The Canadian and Australian dollar charts appear to be gradually strengthening, likely due to support from the coming commodity bull market. Both have broken out of their descending trendline after their March lows. Silver has broken out in both currencies.
Patrick discusses why it’s essential to understand where you are in the overall long-term cycle. He charts treasury returns in terms of real yields and outlines why yields seem to be heading lower.
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Chris discusses how the general populace has yet to realize their loss of purchasing power. The economy is relatively weak, and at some point, there will be a panic. He also explains the significance of moving average death crosses and their usefulness in determining if one is overextended.
They evaluate the outlook for gold and make some predictions. Chris expects gold to eventually reach a mania phase like what occurred with bitcoin. We are currently nowhere near those adoption levels since equities have had such a strong run that most investors have yet to consider diversifying.
Patrick discusses the VIX and why a downtrend is bullish for gold and silver. If we have a market crash, gold and silver will probably get pulled down along with everything else due to the liquidity crunch. Metals will then outperform once central banks overreact. In the long-term, metals are going to be the place to be.
Time Stamp References:
0:55 – USD vs Swiss Franc and Gold
5:30 – Canada vs US Dollar
10:00 – Australia dollar vs USD
12:00 – Treasuries in real terms.
16:50 – Silver in Australian Dollars
21:00 – Silver cycles in Canadian Dollar
22:50 – Gold monthly log chart and target.
35:40 – Gold daily chart and support levels.
38:55 – VIX, fear, and the S&P


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Forgotten dreams: REM sleep helps prevent information overload, explain scientists

( Natural News ) Dreams are quickly forgotten the moment people wake up .
This is likely due to a group of neurons that gets activated during rapid eye movement ( REM ) sleep – the phase of mammalian slumber when most dreams are made .
A recent study published in the journal Science examined the neurons that produce appetite and sleep hormones in mice .
Japanese and American researchers found that the mice became forgetful when these cells were artificially turned on .
Furthermore , they discovered that more than half of these cells became active during REM sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firing of a particular group of neurons during REM sleep controls whether the brain remembers new information after a good night ’ s sleep , ” said senior author Thomas Kilduff , the director of the Center for Neuroscience at SRI International in California .
The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , part of the National Institutes of Health .
The findings of the study may help scientists better understand sleep disorders and memory-related diseases , such as post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer ’ s disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stages of sleep .
The last of these stages , REM sleep , usually happens 90 minutes after a person has fallen asleep .
During this time , the brain and the rest of the body experience several changes , including the rapid movement of the eyes and increased brain activity .
REM sleep is linked to learning , memory and the development of the central nervous system in younger children .
In the study , the researchers examined brain cells that produce melanin-concentrating hormones ( MCH ) , which are molecules involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concentrated on cells found in the hypothalamus , a pea-sized region of the brain crucial for processes such as the release of hormones from the pituitary gland .
They found that 52.8 percent of hypothalamic MCH cells were activated when the mice entered REM sleep .
Meanwhile , 35 percent were activated when the mice were awake and about 12 percent were activated at both times .
Electrical recordings and tracing experiments showed that these cells play a role in learning and memory .
Many of the hypothalamic MCH cells sent inhibitory messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the brain ’ s memory center .
“ From previous studies done in other labs , we already knew that MCH cells were active during REM sleep , ” said Kilduff .
“ After discovering this new circuit , we thought these cells might help the brain store memories.
” Next , the researchers examined how MCH cells affect information retention when they are turned on and off .
Retention occurs after new information is presented and before new knowledge is consolidated into long-term memory .
The team used various memory tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the mice to distinguish between new and familiar objects .
The mice performed poorly on tests when MCH cells were turned on .
For example , they spent less time sniffing around new objects compared to familiar objects when the cells were activated .
On the other hand , turning off the cells helped improve information retention .
The researchers said that MCH neurons likely played an exclusive role in generating these effects during REM sleep .
They also observed that the mice performed better at the tests when the neurons were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activating the neurons while the mice were awake or in other sleep states had no significant effect on memory .
( Related : Dreamless sleep actually contributes to illness , according to sleep expert . )
“ These results suggest that MCH neurons help the brain actively forget new , possibly , unimportant information , ” said Kilduff .
Brain.news has more on the mechanisms driving the brain ’ s information retention .

by: Virgilio Marin
(Natural News) Dreams are quickly forgotten the moment people wake up. This is likely due to a group of neurons that gets activated during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – the phase of mammalian slumber when most dreams are made.
A recent study published in the journal Science examined the neurons that produce appetite and sleep hormones in mice. Japanese and American researchers found that the mice became forgetful when these cells were artificially turned on. Furthermore, they discovered that more than half of these cells became active during REM sleep.
“Our results suggest that the firing of a particular group of neurons during REM sleep controls whether the brain remembers new information after a good night’s sleep,” said senior author Thomas Kilduff, the director of the Center for Neuroscience at SRI International in California. The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.
The findings of the study may help scientists better understand sleep disorders and memory-related diseases, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.
Neurons that make you forget
The brain goes through five progressive stages of sleep. The last of these stages, REM sleep, usually happens 90 minutes after a person has fallen asleep. During this time, the brain and the rest of the body experience several changes, including the rapid movement of the eyes and increased brain activity. REM sleep is linked to learning, memory and the development of the central nervous system in younger children.
In the study, the researchers examined brain cells that produce melanin-concentrating hormones (MCH), which are molecules involved in regulating sleep and appetite. They concentrated on cells found in the hypothalamus, a pea-sized region of the brain crucial for processes such as the release of hormones from the pituitary gland.
They found that 52.8 percent of hypothalamic MCH cells were activated when the mice entered REM sleep. Meanwhile, 35 percent were activated when the mice were awake and about 12 percent were activated at both times.
Electrical recordings and tracing experiments showed that these cells play a role in learning and memory. Many of the hypothalamic MCH cells sent inhibitory messages via long nerve fibers to the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center.
“From previous studies done in other labs, we already knew that MCH cells were active during REM sleep,” said Kilduff. “After discovering this new circuit, we thought these cells might help the brain store memories.”
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Next, the researchers examined how MCH cells affect information retention when they are turned on and off. Retention occurs after new information is presented and before new knowledge is consolidated into long-term memory. The team used various memory tests, including one that assessed the ability of the mice to distinguish between new and familiar objects.
The mice performed poorly on tests when MCH cells were turned on. For example, they spent less time sniffing around new objects compared to familiar objects when the cells were activated. On the other hand, turning off the cells helped improve information retention.
The researchers said that MCH neurons likely played an exclusive role in generating these effects during REM sleep. They also observed that the mice performed better at the tests when the neurons were deactivated during REM sleep. However, activating the neurons while the mice were awake or in other sleep states had no significant effect on memory. (Related: Dreamless sleep actually contributes to illness, according to sleep expert.)
“These results suggest that MCH neurons help the brain actively forget new, possibly, unimportant information,” said Kilduff.
Brain.news has more on the mechanisms driving the brain’s information retention.
Sources include:
NIH.gov
MedicalNewsToday.com
YourHormones.info


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Feeling tired after enjoying a cup of coffee? You should probably limit your caffeine intake, advise

Feeling tired after enjoying a cup of coffee? You should probably limit your caffeine intake, advise researchers

( Natural News ) A lot of people rely on coffee to keep them awake and improve their focus .
That ’ s because coffee contains caffeine , a natural stimulant that ’ s also found in tea and cacao plants .
But if you ’ re a frequent coffee drinker and notice you ’ re feeling more tired , you might need to lay off coffee – experts say that caffeine can make some people feel more tired and sleepy than energized .
Not everyone reacts to a certain foods or drinks the same way .
For example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee a day and experience little to no unwanted effects .
But some people can experience adverse effects after drinking just one cup of coffee .
The list below describes how coffee makes you feel tired : 1 .
Caffeine blocks adenosine from binding to its receptors Adenosine is a brain chemical that plays a vital role in facilitating sleep ; when it binds to its receptors , neural activity slows down and a person feels sleepy .
Adenosine levels increase during wake hours and decrease during sleep .
When you drink coffee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it does not halt the production of adenosine or the body ’ s ability to make more adenosine receptors .
As a result , there ’ s a buildup of adenosine waiting to bind to its receptors .
This can lead to sleepiness and feelings of tiredness once the effects of coffee wear off .
The length of time that caffeine stays in the body varies from one person to another .
Some people may be more susceptible to this unwanted effect than others .
Habitual drinkers of coffee may develop caffeine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less effective as a stimulant .
That ’ s because the body may learn to adapt by producing more adenosine receptors .
This allows more adenosine to bind to its receptors and offset the effects of caffeine .
Research also showed that regular intake may lead to caffeine tolerance .
One study looked at the effects of continuous caffeine consumption on the cycling performance of 11 adults .
In the beginning , the participants demonstrated higher heart rates and greater cycling power after consuming caffeine .
After 15 days , researchers observed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decrease .
Caffeine in coffee has been found to increase blood sugar levels .
A meta-analysis found that it can temporarily reduce insulin sensitivity .
Meanwhile , another study concluded that consuming 100 mg of caffeine impaired glucose metabolism in 10 healthy males with excess weight .
In turn , high levels of blood sugar can lead to a host of conditions , such as fatigue , headaches and difficulty in concentrating .
The amount of sugar in your coffee can also contribute to higher levels of blood sugar .
Sugar may take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of syrup , which are a standard in specialty drinks .
You may try adding less sugar if you find limiting coffee consumption difficult .
Caffeine is considered a diuretic , a substance that makes you urinate more often .
Therefore , your body can lose great amounts of fluid , which can lead to dehydration .
Coffee-drinkers who go to the bathroom more frequently than usual can get stuck in a cycle of dehydration that can make them feel more tired .
For one , water loss can lead to a decrease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure on the heart to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the organs , including the muscles .
The body makes do with low fluid levels , leading you to feel tired and sluggish .
While some people need coffee to boost their day , caffeine in the drink may cause tiredness and sleepiness .
If you notice these symptoms , try limiting drinking coffee and opt for other energizing foods such as dark chocolate , whole grains and meat .
Learn more about ways of preventing fatigue at Prevention.news .

by: Virgilio Marin
(Natural News) A lot of people rely on coffee to keep them awake and improve their focus. That’s because coffee contains caffeine, a natural stimulant that’s also found in tea and cacao plants.
But if you’re a frequent coffee drinker and notice you’re feeling more tired, you might need to lay off coffee – experts say that caffeine can make some people feel more tired and sleepy than energized.
Not everyone reacts to a certain foods or drinks the same way. For example, some people can drink multiple cups of coffee a day and experience little to no unwanted effects. But some people can experience adverse effects after drinking just one cup of coffee.
The list below describes how coffee makes you feel tired:
1. Caffeine blocks adenosine from binding to its receptors
Adenosine is a brain chemical that plays a vital role in facilitating sleep; when it binds to its receptors, neural activity slows down and a person feels sleepy. Adenosine levels increase during wake hours and decrease during sleep.
When you drink coffee, caffeine binds to adenosine receptors. But it does not halt the production of adenosine or the body’s ability to make more adenosine receptors. As a result, there’s a buildup of adenosine waiting to bind to its receptors. This can lead to sleepiness and feelings of tiredness once the effects of coffee wear off.
The length of time that caffeine stays in the body varies from one person to another. Some people may be more susceptible to this unwanted effect than others.
2. Coffee drinkers develop caffeine tolerance
Habitual drinkers of coffee may develop caffeine tolerance, which occurs when caffeine becomes less effective as a stimulant. That’s because the body may learn to adapt by producing more adenosine receptors. This allows more adenosine to bind to its receptors and offset the effects of caffeine.
Research also showed that regular intake may lead to caffeine tolerance. One study looked at the effects of continuous caffeine consumption on the cycling performance of 11 adults. In the beginning, the participants demonstrated higher heart rates and greater cycling power after consuming caffeine. After 15 days, researchers observed that the effects of the stimulant began to decrease.
3. Coffee can raise blood sugar levels
Caffeine in coffee has been found to increase blood sugar levels. A meta-analysis found that it can temporarily reduce insulin sensitivity. Meanwhile, another study concluded that consuming 100 mg of caffeine impaired glucose metabolism in 10 healthy males with excess weight.
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In turn, high levels of blood sugar can lead to a host of conditions, such as fatigue, headaches and difficulty in concentrating.
The amount of sugar in your coffee can also contribute to higher levels of blood sugar. Sugar may take the form of whipped cream or shots of syrup, which are a standard in specialty drinks. You may try adding less sugar if you find limiting coffee consumption difficult.
4. Coffee is a diuretic
Caffeine is considered a diuretic, a substance that makes you urinate more often. Therefore, your body can lose great amounts of fluid, which can lead to dehydration.
Coffee-drinkers who go to the bathroom more frequently than usual can get stuck in a cycle of dehydration that can make them feel more tired.
For one, water loss can lead to a decrease in blood volume. This puts excess pressure on the heart to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the organs, including the muscles. The body makes do with low fluid levels, leading you to feel tired and sluggish.
While some people need coffee to boost their day, caffeine in the drink may cause tiredness and sleepiness. If you notice these symptoms, try limiting drinking coffee and opt for other energizing foods such as dark chocolate, whole grains and meat.
Learn more about ways of preventing fatigue at Prevention.news.
Sources include:
MedicalNewsToday.com
Healthline.com
HealthcareAssociates.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--China’s Crude Oil Imports Are Slowing Down

China ’ s imports of crude oil have been trending much lower in September than in the past four months , while the rest of Asia is also significantly slowing imports this month with demand still under pressure , IHS Markit said on Friday .
Crude oil discharged at Chinese ports in the last two weeks were below 8 million barrels per day ( bpd ) , at levels similar to what China imported in March and April , Fotios Katsoulas , Liquid Bulk Principal Analyst , Maritime & Trade , at IHS Markit , said in an analysis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s crude oil imports have stayed strong , with high congestion at many major crude ports .
“ But activity so far in September suggests that the world ’ s biggest importer of crude oil has been absorbing much less than a month ago , ” Katsoulas said .
Earlier this year , China imported record volumes of crude oil in May and June , as the oil-hungry nation attempted to benefit from the low oil prices in April .
The record-breaking crude oil imports supported oil prices through the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the rest of the world had just started and then wobbled amid concerns of a second COVID-19 wave .
Yet , China ’ s feast on low oil prices may now be over .
In August , China was expected to have imported what could be the last of the bargain cargoes that refiners had snapped up in April .
Refiners in China are now “ facing difficulties in absorbing these barrels and find buyers for refined products locally produced .
This translates into significantly fewer fresh deals for crude oil , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” IHS Markit ’ s Katsoulas noted .
The rest of Asia is also importing much less crude oil than in the previous months , with South Korea , Malaysia , and Taiwan particularly weak compared to earlier this year , according to data from IHS Markit Commodities at Sea .
“ Overall , oil imports to Asia have extended losses and could report the lowest figure this year , with volumes down between eight and 10 % so far this month since August , ” Katsoulas said , noting that India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also weighing on Asia ’ s crude oil imports and on oil prices .

By Charles Kennedy
China’s imports of crude oil have been trending much lower in September than in the past four months, while the rest of Asia is also significantly slowing imports this month with demand still under pressure, IHS Markit said on Friday.
Crude oil discharged at Chinese ports in the last two weeks were below 8 million barrels per day (bpd), at levels similar to what China imported in March and April, Fotios Katsoulas, Liquid Bulk Principal Analyst, Maritime & Trade, at IHS Markit, said in an analysis.
So far in the third quarter, China’s crude oil imports have stayed strong, with high congestion at many major crude ports.
“But activity so far in September suggests that the world’s biggest importer of crude oil has been absorbing much less than a month ago,” Katsoulas said.
Earlier this year, China imported record volumes of crude oil in May and June, as the oil-hungry nation attempted to benefit from the low oil prices in April. The record-breaking crude oil imports supported oil prices through the late spring and summer when oil demand recovery in the rest of the world had just started and then wobbled amid concerns of a second COVID-19 wave.
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Yet, China’s feast on low oil prices may now be over. In August, China was expected to have imported what could be the last of the bargain cargoes that refiners had snapped up in April.
Refiners in China are now “facing difficulties in absorbing these barrels and find buyers for refined products locally produced. This translates into significantly fewer fresh deals for crude oil, with shipments to China continuing to decline,” IHS Markit’s Katsoulas noted.
The rest of Asia is also importing much less crude oil than in the previous months, with South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan particularly weak compared to earlier this year, according to data from IHS Markit Commodities at Sea.
“Overall, oil imports to Asia have extended losses and could report the lowest figure this year, with volumes down between eight and 10% so far this month since August,” Katsoulas said, noting that India’s very slow demand recovery is also weighing on Asia’s crude oil imports and on oil prices.
By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--This Gentleman Articulately Explains Why Barack Obama Received The Noble Peace Prize

This 🔽 Gentleman Articulately Explains Why  @ BarackObama Received The Noble Peace Prize pic.twitter.com/kHKGsmhZTs

This 🔽 Gentleman Articulately Explains Why @BarackObama Received The Noble Peace Prize pic.twitter.com/kHKGsmhZTs
— bobby (@RobertArea45) September 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Lee Smith: The Establishment’s Fear of Trump Is All About China

RUSH : Boy , I have a great piece today that I hope I ’ m able to do justice .
Our buddy Lee Smith , who was one of the early journalists to expose the entire coup that was the Trump-Russia collusion story , is out with a piece that explains why the hatred for Trump .
And it ’ s not so much hatred , he says , it ’ s fear .
His investigation has led him to conclude that it really isn ’ t due to the fact that Trump ’ s an outsider and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s a factor .
He says it ’ s all about China .
He said we would not believe the number of Americans in the military , at the Pentagon — he names names — who have become independently wealthy via payments from China .
Their entire families have been set up .
Their futures of the kids they have are set up .
And here comes Trump attempting to inflict great harm on the ChiComs as an enemy of the U.S. , when so many Americans , including former ranking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pentagon have already sold out to the ChiComs , for money , for personal aggrandizement .
And it makes great sense .
It prints out to six pages .
And normally we go through these and I mark them up by highlighting just those aspects that convey the central points .
This was impossible to mark up .
I mean , the whole thing .
It appears , where Lee Smith writes , at a website called Tablet .
So there ’ s that to get to today .
RUSH : I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lee Smith has done tremendous work .
He writes at many places , published at many places .
One of them is called Tablet .
It ’ s a website magazine .
He was among the first working with Devin Nunes , Victor Davis Hanson , a number of these people that really blew the lid off of this James Comey , FBI , CIA-led coup attempt , the phony allegations that Trump had colluded with Russia , had successfully stolen the 2016 election .
Well , Mr. Smith is back because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained in his mind , and he has continued to investigate it , because there is so much of this that still doesn ’ t make sense .
For example , this irrational hatred of Donald Trump .
It can be explained up to a point , but beyond that point it ’ s senseless .
How does it survive ?
How does this hatred for Trump hold its passion , its energy ?
How do they not fizzle out ?
Most people ’ s emotional reservoirs are not capable of what these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So one of the theorems is that this is about more than hate for Donald Trump .
It ’ s about more than just inside elitism versus outside .
It ’ s about more than just the deep state trying to hold on to its druthers and Trump being an outsider upsetting the applecart .
It ’ s got ta be more because it ’ s irrational under those criteria .
None of this makes any sense in rational analysis .
Nobody is hated this much .
Now , I will say that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all very powerful , and they ’ re all very aware of their power .
They ’ re all convinced , for example , that they have the power to get rid of anybody , to ruin anybody that they want .
And they have failed to lay a glove , in the real world , on Donald Trump .
Up until the virus , he was implementing his agenda and setting records with wage increases , unemployment , the labor force participation rate , tax cuts , he was setting records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are frustrated to no end .
They haven ’ t been able to get rid of him .
So that would explain some , but not all .
So Mr. Smith believes that there ’ s something else driving this in addition .
It is a long piece .
We ’ re gon na link to it at RushLimbaugh.com .
We probably already have .
It ’ s well worth reading if you have any interest in journalism or the lack thereof .
But I think what this really means , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there ’ s more than hatred for Trump .
There is also a great fear .
And this fear is not personal to Trump .
It would exist if anybody was doing what Trump is doing in relation to China .
This piece makes the point that the American elite today should be properly named the China class .
They have essentially given United States sovereignty and the power that they have over American sovereign , they ’ ve given it away to China , in exchange for personal wealth , incredible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what Trump can destroy , i.e.
, them and their families being set for the rest of their lives .
They are afraid of what Trump will be able to expose .
They are afraid of what Trump will be able to explain about James “ Mad Dog ” Mattis , what Trump knows about Stanley McChrystal , what he knows about a number of these people who have sold out to China , including tech overlords .
They ’ re scared to death what Trump has learned as this has all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece does not address is what or how , other than Trump , we get rid of this group .
How do we overturn them ?
How do we render them meaningless ?
Massively rich group of people that had no money .
They earned whatever they earned in the military .
Then they got on boards of directors after they retired .
Then they got a percentage of military contracts that they got themselves in the middle of .
But up until that , these people lived on government salaries .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money because everybody they dealt with had money , like the Clintons .
And the reason they got into Whitewater , they got sick and tired of everybody they know was filthy rich .
And they didn ’ t even have enough money to go on a ski weekend Aspen unless Jeffrey Epstein took ’ em along .
So these people that we ’ re talking about , they want the kind of money that they will never be able to earn .
And they got it from China .
Let me give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Calling out the American elite for betraying American interests in the service of their own personal and corporate bottom lines helped Donald Trump win the presidency .
… The American elite ’ s financial relationship with China is the key to understanding what ’ s been happening in America the past four years .
“ Any president , Democrat or Republican , who took on China would have been targeted by the China Class , ” just as Trump has been .
“ Because it was Trump flying the Republican banner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men and women , the Democrats resorted to alliances with powers that now threaten the stability and security of the country.
” Trump has been talking about taking on China since long before he was elected , long before he even ran for office .
And it explains the hatred these people have had for Trump since day one .
“ It is largely because Trump sought to decouple the United States from the CCP that America ’ s China Class , which owns the platforms on which Americans communicate , has waged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him through its social media and prestige media brands.
” They ’ ve been doing everything they can to destroy him while he has sought so decouple the U.S. from these Chinese arrangements and thereby imperiling these people .
“ Consider the last two anti-Trump info ops : He gratuitously denigrated the historical suffering of African Americans , and he expressed contempt for America ’ s war dead .
These are the sort of false allegations that political operatives are tasked to manufacture and disseminate during election season .
“ Their purpose is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposing party among whatever cohort is being addressed , and make the target spend resources–time and money and sometimes blood–on defense .
That ’ s politics 101 , since the time of the Romans .
What ’ s new is that this is now journalism too .
Since the internet defunded the press at the end of the 20th century - ” you know what that means ?
Since the internet came along and offered news for free , that was the end .
That ’ s how the press was defunded .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America ’ s information space , journalism has abandoned the traditional standards and practices that once defined reporting .
For instance , the smear holding that Trump is contemptuous of the military was supposedly based on four anonymous sources recalling exchanges from three years ago , which have been contradicted by dozens of named sources - ” Nineteen of them have said this is BS , some of whom were there when this didn ’ t happen and have said it didn ’ t happen .
“ In traditional journalistic terms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a failed attack line.
” And they continue with it , even though it has been blown to smithereens .
“ American journalists , who now draw their paychecks directly and indirectly from the country ’ s largest economic interest–technopolies like Amazon , Apple , Google , and Facebook–are now turning the public sphere into a phantasmagoria of conspiracy theories and hysteria to cement the politburo ’ s position and privilege.
” Look .
It ’ s a long piece .
And it names names .
Former highly respected military people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stanley McChrystal .
The piece literally accuses them of enriching themselves via favorable policies at the expense of United States interests , national interests , and sovereignty .
And here comes Donald Trump out of the blue running for the presidency , nobody thinks he ’ s gon na win , and he does , and who is his target ?
The ChiComs .
He ’ s gon na redo trade deals .
He ’ s gon na make sure that China does not have the advantage over the United States that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been sold-out to the ChiComs by a bunch of so-called American patriots .
And Trump has come along and said , “ No more .
Not under my watch is this gon na happen .
We ’ re gon na make America great again .
And then we ’ re gon na keep America great.
” Well , what that means to these people is that the advantages the Chinese now have built in are going to be erased , and there ’ s gon na be a flat-out competition for it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the access to things in America beneficial to the Chinese because Trump knows who they are and is not gon na let them have free rein .
And it ’ s explained , the piece explains how this is all happening , how it did happen , how it was organized and structured .
For example , when Jeff Bezos , or Bezos , however he pronounces it , when he bought the Washington Post and , by extension , the Bob Woodward brand , when he bought those two things in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Vladimir Putin did that Donald Trump would one day sit in the Oval Office .
Bezos bought the Washington Post and the Bob Woodward brand for the same reason Laurene Powell Jobs picked up The Atlantic — to defend the tech industry , to defend their own businesses and the political arrangements with China ’ s manufacturing base that drive their profits to protect them from any political interference .
Well , look at Google .
Google will allow themselves to be censored in their search engine by anything the Chinese demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can ’ t sell that app , Apple says fine , we will abide by your law .
If the Chinese tell Amazon whatever they tell Amazon , Amazon will go along with them , whatever the Chinese say .
Now , the Chinese have bought this .
Do any of you remember this bogus medical operation called Theranos and the woman behind it named Elizabeth Holmes ?
You would not believe some of the people who invested in that and who ended up on her board of directors and who ended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed as a fraud .
You would not believe the names .
They are named in this piece .
Some of them are involved with the Hoover Institution in California .
So the bottom line is , folks , that , yeah , there ’ s hatred for Trump for all the reasons that you ’ ve thought , but it ’ s not enough to sustain this operation against him .
That there ’ s real money , lifestyle , futures at stake and that it is fear of the guy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has them out of their gourds .

via rushlimbaugh:
RUSH: Boy, I have a great piece today that I hope I’m able to do justice. Our buddy Lee Smith, who was one of the early journalists to expose the entire coup that was the Trump-Russia collusion story, is out with a piece that explains why the hatred for Trump. And it’s not so much hatred, he says, it’s fear. His investigation has led him to conclude that it really isn’t due to the fact that Trump’s an outsider and that they’re establishment wonks, although that’s a factor. He says it’s all about China.
He said we would not believe the number of Americans in the military, at the Pentagon — he names names — who have become independently wealthy via payments from China. Their entire families have been set up. Their futures of the kids they have are set up. And here comes Trump attempting to inflict great harm on the ChiComs as an enemy of the U.S., when so many Americans, including former ranking officials in previous presidential administrations and at the Pentagon have already sold out to the ChiComs, for money, for personal aggrandizement. And it makes great sense.
It prints out to six pages. And normally we go through these and I mark them up by highlighting just those aspects that convey the central points. This was impossible to mark up. I mean, the whole thing. It appears, where Lee Smith writes, at a website called Tablet. So there’s that to get to today.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: I mentioned earlier a column by Lee Smith. Lee Smith has done tremendous work. He writes at many places, published at many places. One of them is called Tablet. It’s a website magazine. He was among the first working with Devin Nunes, Victor Davis Hanson, a number of these people that really blew the lid off of this James Comey, FBI, CIA-led coup attempt, the phony allegations that Trump had colluded with Russia, had successfully stolen the 2016 election.
Well, Mr. Smith is back because it still hasn’t been fully explained in his mind, and he has continued to investigate it, because there is so much of this that still doesn’t make sense. For example, this irrational hatred of Donald Trump. It can be explained up to a point, but beyond that point it’s senseless. How does it survive? How does this hatred for Trump hold its passion, its energy? How do they not fizzle out? Most people’s emotional reservoirs are not capable of what these people are exhibiting toward Donald Trump.
So one of the theorems is that this is about more than hate for Donald Trump. It’s about more than just inside elitism versus outside. It’s about more than just the deep state trying to hold on to its druthers and Trump being an outsider upsetting the applecart. It’s gotta be more because it’s irrational under those criteria. None of this makes any sense in rational analysis. Nobody is hated this much.
Now, I will say that I think the failure — these people are all very powerful, and they’re all very aware of their power. They’re all convinced, for example, that they have the power to get rid of anybody, to ruin anybody that they want. And they have failed to lay a glove, in the real world, on Donald Trump.
Up until the virus, he was implementing his agenda and setting records with wage increases, unemployment, the labor force participation rate, tax cuts, he was setting records. Then the virus hits. These people are frustrated to no end. They haven’t been able to get rid of him. So that would explain some, but not all. So Mr. Smith believes that there’s something else driving this in addition.
It is a long piece. We’re gonna link to it at RushLimbaugh.com. We probably already have. It’s well worth reading if you have any interest in journalism or the lack thereof. But I think what this really means, if you read the piece, it means that there’s more than hatred for Trump. There is also a great fear. And this fear is not personal to Trump. It would exist if anybody was doing what Trump is doing in relation to China.
This piece makes the point that the American elite today should be properly named the China class. They have essentially given United States sovereignty and the power that they have over American sovereign, they’ve given it away to China, in exchange for personal wealth, incredible personal wealth. They are thus afraid of what Trump can destroy, i.e., them and their families being set for the rest of their lives.
They are afraid of what Trump will be able to expose. They are afraid of what Trump will be able to explain about James “Mad Dog” Mattis, what Trump knows about Stanley McChrystal, what he knows about a number of these people who have sold out to China, including tech overlords. They’re scared to death what Trump has learned as this has all gone on.
Now, what the piece does not address is what or how, other than Trump, we get rid of this group. How do we overturn them? How do we render them meaningless? Massively rich group of people that had no money. They earned whatever they earned in the military. Then they got on boards of directors after they retired. Then they got a percentage of military contracts that they got themselves in the middle of.
But up until that, these people lived on government salaries. They had no money. And they wanted money because everybody they dealt with had money, like the Clintons. And the reason they got into Whitewater, they got sick and tired of everybody they know was filthy rich. And they didn’t even have enough money to go on a ski weekend Aspen unless Jeffrey Epstein took ’em along.
So these people that we’re talking about, they want the kind of money that they will never be able to earn. And they got it from China. Let me give you some pull quotes from the story.
“Calling out the American elite for betraying American interests in the service of their own personal and corporate bottom lines helped Donald Trump win the presidency. … The American elite’s financial relationship with China is the key to understanding what’s been happening in America the past four years.
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“Any president, Democrat or Republican, who took on China would have been targeted by the China Class,” just as Trump has been. “Because it was Trump flying the Republican banner who sided with America’s working men and women, the Democrats resorted to alliances with powers that now threaten the stability and security of the country.”
Trump has been talking about taking on China since long before he was elected, long before he even ran for office. And it explains the hatred these people have had for Trump since day one.
“It is largely because Trump sought to decouple the United States from the CCP that America’s China Class, which owns the platforms on which Americans communicate, has waged a relentless campaign of information warfare against him through its social media and prestige media brands.”
They’ve been doing everything they can to destroy him while he has sought so decouple the U.S. from these Chinese arrangements and thereby imperiling these people.
“Consider the last two anti-Trump info ops: He gratuitously denigrated the historical suffering of African Americans, and he expressed contempt for America’s war dead. These are the sort of false allegations that political operatives are tasked to manufacture and disseminate during election season.
“Their purpose is to reinforce a negative impression of the opposing party among whatever cohort is being addressed, and make the target spend resources–time and money and sometimes blood–on defense. That’s politics 101, since the time of the Romans. What’s new is that this is now journalism too. Since the internet defunded the press at the end of the 20th century -” you know what that means? Since the internet came along and offered news for free, that was the end. That’s how the press was defunded.
“Social media became the dominant player in America’s information space, journalism has abandoned the traditional standards and practices that once defined reporting. For instance, the smear holding that Trump is contemptuous of the military was supposedly based on four anonymous sources recalling exchanges from three years ago, which have been contradicted by dozens of named sources -” Nineteen of them have said this is BS, some of whom were there when this didn’t happen and have said it didn’t happen. “In traditional journalistic terms, that’s not a news story–that’s a failed attack line.” And they continue with it, even though it has been blown to smithereens.
“American journalists, who now draw their paychecks directly and indirectly from the country’s largest economic interest–technopolies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook–are now turning the public sphere into a phantasmagoria of conspiracy theories and hysteria to cement the politburo’s position and privilege.”
Look. It’s a long piece. And it names names. Former highly respected military people like James “Mad Dog” Mattis, Stanley McChrystal. The piece literally accuses them of enriching themselves via favorable policies at the expense of United States interests, national interests, and sovereignty.
And here comes Donald Trump out of the blue running for the presidency, nobody thinks he’s gonna win, and he does, and who is his target? The ChiComs. He’s gonna redo trade deals. He’s gonna make sure that China does not have the advantage over the United States that these people gave it.
America has been sold-out to the ChiComs by a bunch of so-called American patriots. And Trump has come along and said, “No more. Not under my watch is this gonna happen. We’re gonna make America great again. And then we’re gonna keep America great.” Well, what that means to these people is that the advantages the Chinese now have built in are going to be erased, and there’s gonna be a flat-out competition for it.
And these people are not gonna have the access to things in America beneficial to the Chinese because Trump knows who they are and is not gonna let them have free rein. And it’s explained, the piece explains how this is all happening, how it did happen, how it was organized and structured.
For example, when Jeff Bezos, or Bezos, however he pronounces it, when he bought the Washington Post and, by extension, the Bob Woodward brand, when he bought those two things in 2013, he had no more idea than Vladimir Putin did that Donald Trump would one day sit in the Oval Office. Bezos bought the Washington Post and the Bob Woodward brand for the same reason Laurene Powell Jobs picked up The Atlantic — to defend the tech industry, to defend their own businesses and the political arrangements with China’s manufacturing base that drive their profits to protect them from any political interference.
Well, look at Google. Google will allow themselves to be censored in their search engine by anything the Chinese demand. Apple. If the Chinese say you can’t sell that app, Apple says fine, we will abide by your law. If the Chinese tell Amazon whatever they tell Amazon, Amazon will go along with them, whatever the Chinese say. Now, the Chinese have bought this.
Do any of you remember this bogus medical operation called Theranos and the woman behind it named Elizabeth Holmes? You would not believe some of the people who invested in that and who ended up on her board of directors and who ended up being made billionaires before it was exposed as a fraud. You would not believe the names. They are named in this piece. Some of them are involved with the Hoover Institution in California.
So the bottom line is, folks, that, yeah, there’s hatred for Trump for all the reasons that you’ve thought, but it’s not enough to sustain this operation against him. That there’s real money, lifestyle, futures at stake and that it is fear of the guy and what he may succeed in doing that has them out of their gourds.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Corruption is Neither Left nor Right

Corruption is Neither Left nor Right

QUESTION : The supporters of the left side and of the state/public sector always mention that the private sector is the one that suffers as in general ( ex .
2008/2009 AIG case ) the public always comes at the end as a fire brigade to save the world .
How would we answer technically to all these people ?
ANSWER : They should look at Russia .
when everything collapsed , there were SECRET military installations where the upper-class politicians lived lavishly hidden from the public .
The left is absolute fools to think for a split-second that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The bailouts are part of the corruption .
This is not even capitalism nor socialism — just raw corruption .
The bankers were encouraged by the Clintons to lend money so everyone could own a home .
The bankers have long since abandoned relationship banking and moved to transactional banking which I have written about in-depth .
Banks , once upon a time , made loans and retained those loans .
There was a relationship between the borrower and the bank .
The bankers got the Clinton ’ s to repeal Glass Steagall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-Goldman Sachs , ushered in the new era .
The bankers could make the loans and then package them and sell them off to investors .
Because the bankers could care less about the quality of the mortgage , they just wrote whatever they could to sell to an unsuspecting market of investors .
You are convicted of certain misdemeanors and any felony within a period of ten years from the date of conviction , you lose your Series 7 .
Banks can be criminally prosecuted many times and the SEC always exempts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impose on a registered person otherwise .
The SEC is as corrupt as you could ever imagine .
There is never any equal protection of the law because they never treat people the same .
New York City is notorious for charging any firm that competes against New York in New york .
Drexel Burnham and Michael Milkin was a Philadelphia firm .
They destroyed that firm with over 50,000 jobs and stole their junk bond business in New York .
REFCO was the largest futures broker located in Chicago .
They were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But M.F .
Global actually blew up because ex-Goldman Sachs Corzine was using the client ’ s money to trade and lost .
Corzine was never charged .
It was Martin Glenn who was the judge in New York on M.F .
Global bankruptcy .
He was the first one to engage in FORCED LOANS by abandoning the rule of law to help the bankers by protecting them from losses taking client accounts to cover M.F .
Global ’ s losses .
That is no different from what we saw in Cyprus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds when in fact the rule of law should have been that the bankers were responsible and M.F .
Global ’ s losses should have been reversed .
Never should the client ’ s funds be taken for M.F .
Global ’ s losses to the NY Bankers .
Judge Martin Glen placed the entire financial system at risk by trying to protect the bankers .
He pampered these bankers by making them the new UNTOUCHABLES .
We have to be concerned that there really is no rule of law that will protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a New York institution .
This is plain corruption BECAUSE we do not have a real democracy where the people vote .
Instead , our “ representatives ” are easily bribed by oligarchs who existed in Ancient Rome , Communist Russia , as well as the United States .
Only a government that is subject to the vote of the people directly can hope to stand a chance against this type of corruption .
Turning left or right NEVER eliminates corruption by oligarchs .

by Martin Armstrong
QUESTION: The supporters of the left side and of the state/public sector always mention that the private sector is the one that suffers as in general (ex. 2008/2009 AIG case) the public always comes at the end as a fire brigade to save the world.
How would we answer technically to all these people?
Thank you.
SM
ANSWER: They should look at Russia. when everything collapsed, there were SECRET military installations where the upper-class politicians lived lavishly hidden from the public. The left is absolute fools to think for a split-second that the type of government makes a difference. The bailouts are part of the corruption. This is not even capitalism nor socialism — just raw corruption.
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The bankers were encouraged by the Clintons to lend money so everyone could own a home. The bankers have long since abandoned relationship banking and moved to transactional banking which I have written about in-depth. Banks, once upon a time, made loans and retained those loans. There was a relationship between the borrower and the bank. The bankers got the Clinton’s to repeal Glass Steagall and Larry Summers and Robert Rubin, ex-Goldman Sachs, ushered in the new era. The bankers could make the loans and then package them and sell them off to investors. Because the bankers could care less about the quality of the mortgage, they just wrote whatever they could to sell to an unsuspecting market of investors.
You are convicted of certain misdemeanors and any felony within a period of ten years from the date of conviction, you lose your Series 7. Banks can be criminally prosecuted many times and the SEC always exempts them from any such restrictions they would impose on a registered person otherwise. The SEC is as corrupt as you could ever imagine. There is never any equal protection of the law because they never treat people the same.
New York City is notorious for charging any firm that competes against New York in New york. Drexel Burnham and Michael Milkin was a Philadelphia firm. They destroyed that firm with over 50,000 jobs and stole their junk bond business in New York. REFCO was the largest futures broker located in Chicago. They were charged in New York and destroyed. But M.F. Global actually blew up because ex-Goldman Sachs Corzine was using the client’s money to trade and lost. Corzine was never charged.
It was Martin Glenn who was the judge in New York on M.F. Global bankruptcy. He was the first one to engage in FORCED LOANS by abandoning the rule of law to help the bankers by protecting them from losses taking client accounts to cover M.F. Global’s losses. That is no different from what we saw in Cyprus. He simply allowed the confiscation of client funds when in fact the rule of law should have been that the bankers were responsible and M.F. Global’s losses should have been reversed. Never should the client’s funds be taken for M.F. Global’s losses to the NY Bankers. Judge Martin Glen placed the entire financial system at risk by trying to protect the bankers. He pampered these bankers by making them the new UNTOUCHABLES. We have to be concerned that there really is no rule of law that will protect you in a crisis when it comes to a New York institution.
This is plain corruption BECAUSE we do not have a real democracy where the people vote. Instead, our “representatives” are easily bribed by oligarchs who existed in Ancient Rome, Communist Russia, as well as the United States. Only a government that is subject to the vote of the people directly can hope to stand a chance against this type of corruption. Turning left or right NEVER eliminates corruption by oligarchs.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Michigan Supreme Court justice pushes back on Governor Whitmer’s emergency powers

LANSING — A justice of the Michigan Supreme Court raised pointed and repeated questions Wednesday about whether the 1945 emergency law relied on by Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer was ever intended to deal with a health pandemic .
Justice David Viviano pressed the issue during oral arguments , pointing out that the Emergency Powers of Governor Act was enacted in the wake of Detroit ’ s 1943 race riot , as it is known , and was referenced in news reports at the time as providing the governor with the police powers needed to respond to such events without having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law says it is intended to “ invest the governor with sufficiently broad power of action in the exercise of the police power of the state.
” Justice David Viviano Viviano also said that the emergency powers governors are using in most other states to address the coronavirus pandemic are public health statutes , and Michigan has similar provisions in its public health code to address pandemics , which have existed for a century or longer .
In fact , he said , some of those orders have been issued during the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Health and Human Services , though those orders appear redundant to emergency orders issues by Whitmer .
“ Do you think the Legislature was smart enough in 1945 to know what an epidemic was ?
” Viviano , an appointee of former Republican Gov .
Rick Snyder , asked Deputy Solicitor General Eric Restuccia , representing the governor ’ s office .
Restuccia pushed back , saying that although the Emergency Powers of Governor Act does not specifically mention epidemics , it says it can be invoked when “ public safety is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catastrophes that would clearly include major threats to public health .

LANSING — A justice of the Michigan Supreme Court raised pointed and repeated questions Wednesday about whether the 1945 emergency law relied on by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was ever intended to deal with a health pandemic.
Justice David Viviano pressed the issue during oral arguments, pointing out that the Emergency Powers of Governor Act was enacted in the wake of Detroit’s 1943 race riot, as it is known, and was referenced in news reports at the time as providing the governor with the police powers needed to respond to such events without having to declare martial law.
The 1945 law says it is intended to “invest the governor with sufficiently broad power of action in the exercise of the police power of the state.”
Justice David Viviano
Viviano also said that the emergency powers governors are using in most other states to address the coronavirus pandemic are public health statutes, and Michigan has similar provisions in its public health code to address pandemics, which have existed for a century or longer. In fact, he said, some of those orders have been issued during the coronavirus pandemic by the director of the Department of Health and Human Services, though those orders appear redundant to emergency orders issues by Whitmer.
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“Do you think the Legislature was smart enough in 1945 to know what an epidemic was?” Viviano, an appointee of former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, asked Deputy Solicitor General Eric Restuccia, representing the governor’s office.
Restuccia pushed back, saying that although the Emergency Powers of Governor Act does not specifically mention epidemics, it says it can be invoked when “public safety is imperiled” and it references disasters and catastrophes that would clearly include major threats to public health.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Trump will quickly pick a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and Sen. Mitch McConnell & the Republica

Trump will quickly pick a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and Sen. Mitch McConnell & the Republican-controlled Senate will move to confirm his nominee,creating a new political flashpoint…

Schumer FREAKING OUT – Skips the condolences , thoughts and prayers for the family and gets right to the bitter politics .
“ This vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.
” The Hill : “ Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg ’ s vacancy until after election ” Former President Obama called on the Senate not to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday , urging Republicans to live up to the standard they set in 2016 when they refused to give a hearing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama , in a statement responding to Ginsburg ’ s death , praised the late judge as a “ warrior for gender equality ” who showed “ unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals.
” The former president also nodded to Ginsburg ’ s reported statement to her granddaughter before her death that her “ most fervent wish ” was that her replacement be named by the next president .
Ginsburg died earlier Friday .
She was 87 .
PRICELESS !
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— Liberal Woman Posts Selfie Video of Hysterical Meltdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ruth !
You Just Had to Make it to 2021 !
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BREAKING: Trump will quickly pick a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and Sen. Mitch McConnell & the Republican-controlled Senate will move to confirm his nominee,creating a new political flashpoint in election while firing up evangelicals & shoring up GOP base and vote for Trump — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) September 18, 2020
The Senate and the nation mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/NOwYLhDxIk — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 19, 2020
Schumer FREAKING OUT – Skips the condolences, thoughts and prayers for the family and gets right to the bitter politics. “This vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”
Skip the condolences, thoughts and prayers for the family and get right to the bitter politics. Typical @SenSchumer !! t.co/mDeww7xlFs — TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) September 19, 2020
The Hill: “Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg’s
vacancy until after election”
Former President Obama called on the Senate not to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, urging Republicans to live up to the standard they set in 2016 when they refused to give a hearing to his final nominee, Merrick Garland.
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Obama, in a statement responding to Ginsburg’s death, praised the late judge as a “warrior for gender equality” who showed “unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals.”
The former president also nodded to Ginsburg’s reported statement to her granddaughter before her death that her “most fervent wish” was that her replacement be named by the next president. Ginsburg died earlier Friday. She was 87.
Ted Cruz with an excellent point. If election is litigated can't risk having just 8 justices and the possibility of a deadlocked court. Could cause a constitutional crisis. — Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) September 19, 2020
PRICELESS!!! — Liberal Woman Posts Selfie Video of Hysterical Meltdown Over Death of Justice Ginsburg (“Ruth! You Just Had to Make it to 2021!”)
Another “sane” reaction to RBG’s death 😂 pic.twitter.com/GGt3fq6Mx8 — Amy (@MaybeAmes) September 19, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--BLUE LIVES MATTER: Cop Breaks Down Crying after having to shoot supsect

Sparks , Nevada — The Sparks Police Department released body camera footage of an Officer-Involved Shooting that occurred in January of 2020 .
On January 5 , 2020 , Sparks Police Officers responded to a call in the 1000 block of Rock Boulevard .
Officers met with the reporting party who informed officers that her son , identified as Miciah Lee , suffered from mental health issues , threatened to commit “ suicide by cop , ” and had driven away from the area with a firearm .
Officers located a vehicle matching the description provided by the reporting party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Lee , attempted to elude officers .
Lee ’ s vehicle rear-ended another citizen ’ s vehicle at a stop sign at the intersection of 15th Street and Rock Boulevard .
Officers attempted to block Lee ’ s vehicle and gave Lee verbal commands to exit the vehicle .
Lee was able to push a police vehicle and the civilian ’ s vehicle out of the way by driving forward and in reverse .
Lee then left the area at a high rate of speed .
Shortly thereafter , Lee wrecked his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boulevard and Rock Boulevard .
Officers partially blocked Lee ’ s vehicle .
A Sparks Police K9 was deployed to remove Lee from the vehicle , and officers approached Lee .
As officers were attempting to remove Lee from the vehicle , a struggle ensued , and Lee attempted to access a firearm .
Officers fired their service weapons at Lee , striking him .
Medical attention was requested , but Lee was pronounced deceased at the scene .
The Washoe County District Attorney ’ s report is available here : www.washoecounty.us/da/files/…

Sparks, Nevada — The Sparks Police Department released body camera footage of an Officer-Involved Shooting that occurred in January of 2020. On January 5, 2020, Sparks Police Officers responded to a call in the 1000 block of Rock Boulevard. Officers met with the reporting party who informed officers that her son, identified as Miciah Lee, suffered from mental health issues, threatened to commit “suicide by cop,” and had driven away from the area with a firearm. Officers located a vehicle matching the description provided by the reporting party, and the driver, later identified as Lee, attempted to elude officers. Lee’s vehicle rear-ended another citizen’s vehicle at a stop sign at the intersection of 15th Street and Rock Boulevard.
Officers attempted to block Lee’s vehicle and gave Lee verbal commands to exit the vehicle. Lee was able to push a police vehicle and the civilian’s vehicle out of the way by driving forward and in reverse. Lee then left the area at a high rate of speed. Shortly thereafter, Lee wrecked his vehicle near the intersection of North McCarran Boulevard and Rock Boulevard. Officers partially blocked Lee’s vehicle. A Sparks Police K9 was deployed to remove Lee from the vehicle, and officers approached Lee. As officers were attempting to remove Lee from the vehicle, a struggle ensued, and Lee attempted to access a firearm. Officers fired their service weapons at Lee, striking him. Medical attention was requested, but Lee was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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The Washoe County District Attorney’s report is available here: www.washoecounty.us/da/files/…
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Netflix cancellations surge ‘materially’ in the wake of ‘Cuties’ controversy, data shows

According to subscription analytics firm Antenna , Netflix cancellations surged 5x the normal amount following the release of “ Cuties.
@ @ @ @ @ firm YipitData reported a similar trend , with the company telling Yahoo Finance that Netflix @ @ @ @ @ rose materially ” last weekend in the wake of the controversy .
As of last @ @ @ @ @ at nearly 8x the daily levels observed in August — a multi-year high , YipitData @ @ @ @ @ the downbeat data , the cancellations should not have much of a lasting impact on @ @ @ @ @ base .
The platform has well over 182 million users worldwide and is the clear @ @ @ @ @ space — regardless of its recent controversies .

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According to subscription analytics firm Antenna, Netflix cancellations surged 5x the normal amount following the release of “Cuties.”
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Meanwhile, Data analytics firm YipitData reported a similar trend, with the company telling Yahoo Finance that Netflix’s U.S. churn “rose materially” last weekend in the wake of the controversy. As of last Saturday, disconnects were running at nearly 8x the daily levels observed in August — a multi-year high, YipitData added.
Still, despite the downbeat data, the cancellations should not have much of a lasting impact on Netflix’s overall subscriber base. The platform has well over 182 million users worldwide and is the clear leader in the competitive streaming space — regardless of its recent controversies.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Federal Reserve Still Looking for Inflation. We Found It.

When the Federal Reserve announced in July its intent to let inflation “ run hot ” , there was fear that prices would rise rapidly .
According to Chair Jerome Powell , it hasn ’ t happened yet — or at least not to the degree that he would like .
Here ’ s how a CNBC article summarizes the Fed ’ s latest policy stance , which demonstrates the central bank ’ s belief that inflation has not yet increased : “ These changes clarify our strong commitment over a longer time horizon , ” Powell said at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to imply taking things slow and steady .
About that word – steady .
The Fed likes to use the word “ steady ” to describe the recent increase in price inflation : “ Controlling inflation in order to keep prices steady is one half of the Federal Reserve ’ s ‘ dual mandate , ’ ” according to a Forbes piece .
In the graph below , you can see the “ steady ” monthly rise in price inflation , from a recent low this May to 1.3 % in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in inflation doesn ’ t tell the whole story – especially once you look a little deeper .
Keep in mind that the “ official report ” on consumer price inflation ( CPI ) reflects an average of food , energy , and “ all items less food and energy.
” Right now , the “ official ” index increased 1.3 % in August .
That implies price increases haven ’ t impacted consumers very much .
But when you look a little deeper , the picture gets much darker .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the food price category : So , as long as you don ’ t plan on eating much meat or eggs , you won ’ t get hit with the 7.1 % price increase from that category .
Cut back on the milk too , otherwise you ’ re footing the bill for a 5.7 % increase in dairy .
It seems like a major source of price inflation that Powell and the Fed aren ’ t talking about is hiding right under the “ food shell.
” But that also begs the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offset in prices hiding under so the 1.3 % CPI holds true ?
All we have to do is dig into energy a bit : Prices for fuel oil , gasoline , and other energy-related commodities are all way down .
This is to be expected .
After all , airplanes , cars , and factories that rely on fuel have been used far less than normal during the government-imposed restrictions and lockdowns .
Robert Wenzel explains , “ What is driving the general index down is declines in goods we are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot less .
Airline fares are down 23.2 % and energy is down 9.0 % .
But the goods people are actually buying are way up.
” So the bottom line is , food prices are skyrocketing and energy – which you ’ re likely using much less these days – is taking an expected price hit .
Powell doesn ’ t seem to want to talk about it that much .
Finally , on the Fed ’ s decision to keep its main lending rate between 0 % and 0.25 % , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inflation down the road , Wenzel added : It could be the case that Powell and the Federal Reserve are officially out of answers .
That remains to be seen .
As inflation keeps rising at whatever rate the Fed wants to talk about , now is a good time to consider diversifying some of your savings into precious metals like gold and silver .
At least then you ’ ll be doing everything you can to ensure your nest egg is set up to weather the storm , even if the Fed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sunny outside .

From Birch Gold Group
When the Federal Reserve announced in July its intent to let inflation “run hot”, there was fear that prices would rise rapidly.
According to Chair Jerome Powell, it hasn’t happened yet — or at least not to the degree that he would like. Here’s how a CNBC article summarizes the Fed’s latest policy stance, which demonstrates the central bank’s belief that inflation has not yet increased:
In addition to the expected move to hold the line, the Fed also provided specific language about its intent to hold rates low until inflation increases.
“These changes clarify our strong commitment over a longer time horizon,” Powell said at a news conference. A longer time horizon seems to imply taking things slow and steady.
About that word – steady. The Fed likes to use the word “steady” to describe the recent increase in price inflation: “Controlling inflation in order to keep prices steady is one half of the Federal Reserve’s ‘dual mandate,’” according to a Forbes piece.
In the graph below, you can see the “steady” monthly rise in price inflation, from a recent low this May to 1.3% in August 2020:
But this “steady rise” in inflation doesn’t tell the whole story – especially once you look a little deeper.
The Fed’s Price Inflation “Shell Game”
Keep in mind that the “official report” on consumer price inflation (CPI) reflects an average of food, energy, and “all items less food and energy.”
Right now, the “official” index increased 1.3% in August. That implies price increases haven’t impacted consumers very much.
But when you look a little deeper, the picture gets much darker. Let’s start by digging in to the food price category:
So, as long as you don’t plan on eating much meat or eggs, you won’t get hit with the 7.1% price increase from that category. Cut back on the milk too, otherwise you’re footing the bill for a 5.7% increase in dairy.
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It seems like a major source of price inflation that Powell and the Fed aren’t talking about is hiding right under the “food shell.” But that also begs the question…
What “shell” is the offset in prices hiding under so the 1.3% CPI holds true? All we have to do is dig into energy a bit:
Prices for fuel oil, gasoline, and other energy-related commodities are all way down.
This is to be expected. After all, airplanes, cars, and factories that rely on fuel have been used far less than normal during the government-imposed restrictions and lockdowns.
Robert Wenzel explains, “What is driving the general index down is declines in goods we are not using anymore, or are using a lot less. Airline fares are down 23.2% and energy is down 9.0%. But the goods people are actually buying are way up.”
So the bottom line is, food prices are skyrocketing and energy – which you’re likely using much less these days – is taking an expected price hit. Powell doesn’t seem to want to talk about it that much.
Finally, on the Fed’s decision to keep its main lending rate between 0% and 0.25%, which is likely to further impact price inflation down the road, Wenzel added:
Translation: The mad money printing shall continue. Hug your gold coins.
It could be the case that Powell and the Federal Reserve are officially out of answers. That remains to be seen.
Don’t Fall for the Fed’s Misdirection
As inflation keeps rising at whatever rate the Fed wants to talk about, now is a good time to consider diversifying some of your savings into precious metals like gold and silver.
At least then you’ll be doing everything you can to ensure your nest egg is set up to weather the storm, even if the Fed wants you to believe it’s sunny outside.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--The Impact Of The Covid Economic Shutdown On The Yield And Dollar Swaps Curve (Mortgage Rates Down O

The Impact Of The Covid Economic Shutdown On The Yield And Dollar Swaps Curve (Mortgage Rates Down Over 100 Basis Points Since 03/13/20)

The various state economic shutdowns , particularly devastating to small businesses such as non-chain restaurants , has taken a serious @ @ @ @ @ global economies .
We can see the effects in the US Treasury Actives and US @ @ @ @ @ with 03/02/2020 , both the Treasury yield and US Dollar Swaps curve have steepened on @ @ @ @ @ rates in the US have fallen over 100 basis points for the 30Y Fixed-rate mortgage @ @ @ @ @ to near 3 % .
And bond volatility has declined to an all-time low with @ @ @ @ @ monetary expansion .

by confoundedinterest17
The various state economic shutdowns, particularly devastating to small businesses such as non-chain restaurants, has taken a serious toll on the US and global economies.
We can see the effects in the US Treasury Actives and US Dollar Swap curves. Compared with 03/02/2020, both the Treasury yield and US Dollar Swaps curve have steepened on the short-end.
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Residential mortgage rates in the US have fallen over 100 basis points for the 30Y Fixed-rate mortgage. Mortgage rates are converging to near 3%.
And bond volatility has declined to an all-time low with The Fed’s rapid monetary expansion.
I guess Fed’s Jerome Powell is Mr Freeze!


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Market Update: DC/Wall Street Insider Predicts Coming Shock…. The Fed is recklessly driving us towar

Market Update: DC/Wall Street Insider Predicts Coming Shock…. The Fed is recklessly driving us towards an unavoidable reckoning

When asked what the biggest risks facing the economy are , David Stockman , lifelong Capital Hill and Wall Street insider , says “ That ’ s easy .
There are three : The Fed , The Fed and the Fed.
” After decades of misguided policy and chronically missing its targets , Stockman thinks the Federal Reserve is truly barreling off the rails now , hurtling our market economy towards disaster .
He notes that since , 2008 , the Fed has subjected the country to twelve and half years of average annual real negative interest rates of -1.35 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no ability to generate a safe return on it , corporations and investors alike have been forced out on the risk curve , which has fostered rampant malinvestment and speculation .
The chart below shows how the Fed ’ s low interest rate policy has blown serial asset price bubbles that collapse , which the Fed then “ fights ” by bringing rates even lower for even longer , creating an even worse successor : The Fed ’ s ‘ leadership ’ of our economy will end in tears , Stockman predicts with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ topple the system — be it deflation , inflation or civil unrest — is almost immaterial at this point , though all three are highly credible candidates .
Stockman ’ s warning should carry more weight than perhaps any guest we ’ ve had yet on this program given his decades of inside expertise interacting with the political and monetary institutions running the show .
When someone so knowledgeable and experienced is so worried , the prudent investor should be paying extremely close attention : Anyone interested in scheduling a free consultation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Llodra and their team at New Harbor Financial can do so by clicking here .
And if you ’ re one of the many readers brand new to Peak Prosperity over the past few months , we strongly urge you get your financial situation in order in parallel with your ongoing physical coronavirus preparations .
We recommend you do so in partnership with a professional financial advisor who understands the macro risks to the market that we discuss on this website .
If you ’ ve already got one , great .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team at New Harbor .
We ’ ve set up this ‘ free consultation ’ relationship with them to help folks exactly like you .

by Adam Taggart
When asked what the biggest risks facing the economy are, David Stockman, lifelong Capital Hill and Wall Street insider, says “That’s easy. There are three: The Fed, The Fed and the Fed.”
After decades of misguided policy and chronically missing its targets, Stockman thinks the Federal Reserve is truly barreling off the rails now, hurtling our market economy towards disaster.
He notes that since, 2008, the Fed has subjected the country to twelve and half years of average annual real negative interest rates of -1.35%. With capital so cheap and no ability to generate a safe return on it, corporations and investors alike have been forced out on the risk curve, which has fostered rampant malinvestment and speculation.
The chart below shows how the Fed’s low interest rate policy has blown serial asset price bubbles that collapse, which the Fed then “fights” by bringing rates even lower for even longer, creating an even worse successor:
The Fed’s ‘leadership’ of our economy will end in tears, Stockman predicts with confidence. What type of shock will topple the system — be it deflation, inflation or civil unrest — is almost immaterial at this point, though all three are highly credible candidates.
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Stockman’s warning should carry more weight than perhaps any guest we’ve had yet on this program given his decades of inside expertise interacting with the political and monetary institutions running the show. When someone so knowledgeable and experienced is so worried, the prudent investor should be paying extremely close attention:
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Anyone interested in scheduling a free consultation and portfolio review with Mike Preston and John Llodra and their team at New Harbor Financial can do so by clicking here.
And if you’re one of the many readers brand new to Peak Prosperity over the past few months, we strongly urge you get your financial situation in order in parallel with your ongoing physical coronavirus preparations.
We recommend you do so in partnership with a professional financial advisor who understands the macro risks to the market that we discuss on this website. If you’ve already got one, great.
But if not, consider talking to the team at New Harbor. We’ve set up this ‘free consultation’ relationship with them to help folks exactly like you.