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Economy
BofA says the Fed is ‘desperately behind-the-curve’ in fighting inflation as markets brace
Inflation is higher in America than it is in Mexico, and yet the Federal Reserve maintains a fed funds rate of 0% while Mexico’s central bank rate stands at 5.5%.
What the Truckers Want is Common Sense
They came from across the country. Vaxxed, unvaxxed, white, black, Chinese, Sikh, Indian, alone or with their wives and kids. They huddled around campfires. They set up pop-up kitchens and tents with block captains doling out coffee and blankets. They honked (and honked and honked). They blasted “We Are the World.” And everywhere you looked, someone was waving the Maple Leaf.
U.S. inflation data is like a ‘punch in the stomach’ for the Fed, says Citi economist
“I think we’re also going to have to see an increasingly aggressive Federal Reserve. And I think that clearly after today’s inflation data, 50 basis points for March has to be on the table,” he said. Even then, he added, it may not be enough.
Consumer Sentiment Falls a ‘Stunning’ 8.2% in February
The overall index now stands at 61.7, down from 67.2 a month earlier and 19.7% below what it was a year ago. The current conditions index stands at 68.5, down from 72 a month ago and more than 20% off from February 2021.
SEC Approves First National Blockchain-powered Boston Security Token Exchange
A joint venture between the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) and crypto tokenization firm tZero has been granted regulatory approval to operate a bourse utilizing blockchain tech for its settlements and market data.
Systems Engineering Approach to Monetary and Financial Stability Without Vagaries of “Austerity”
This paper explores how the current state of affairs described above is logically and mathematically unresolvable and hence wholly unmanageable, precluding any rational judicial solution and thus requiring ultimately arbitrary, unknown and/or occult criteria for “resolution” as in the application of penalties and losses under the guise of “austerity”.
Environment
The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers’ weed problems – it’s making farming harder
In 2021, thousands of U.S. growers reported to the Environmental Protection Agency that dicamba sprayed by other farmers – sometimes up to a mile and a half away – damaged crops in their fields. Complaints came from all over the country.
Health
Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Sex and Age
Number of deaths reported in this table are the total number of deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis, and do not represent all deaths that occurred in that period.
Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination
This study represents an interim analysis of safety surveillance data from Vaccine Safety Datalink.
When Should You Get a COVID Test?
It depends, but vaccinated people should generally wait five days after exposure before taking an antigen test. Here’s why.
Claims nanotechnology found in Pfizer jab by New Zealand lab
Why aren’t more people looking at the vaccine under a microscope? Why hasn’t the public been informed of the full ingredients of the only FDA approved vaccine for Covid?
Resilience
The Media Demanding Joe Rogan’s Removal from Spotify Spread Far More Disinformation
Nobody spreads disinformation more aggressively, destructively or recklessly than these media corporations, strongly suggesting some different motive in wanting Rogan silenced.
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