President Biden signed an executive order to use bio-engineering for goals such as climate change. Does this include bio-engineered pandemics? Asking for a friend. Unfortunately, it gets worse. Chris explains.
The market-moving event this week: the European Central Bank decided to raise rates by 75 bp, so now deposits are yielding (are you ready?): a grand total of 0.75%. Back up the truck! Note: the ECB previously had negative rates from 2016-2022. Wolf has the charts: ECB Shocked, Shocked, to Find that Inflation is Going …
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NATO Putin: Battle for Cultural Supremacy is Growing In a speech yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the “battle for cultural supremacy is growing on the world stage,” adding that Russia’s “rich cultural heritage and spiritual potential” put the country “in a unique position to successfully spread traditional Russian moral and religious values.” Putin …
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The numbers aren’t looking good for a key Western ally. Population and other statistics are ominous. What’s going on? Chris sheds light on a troubling situation.
While the markets ignore the European self-sanctioning of energy resources, fully expecting a new money printing party by the central banks, real life Europeans and businesses are suffering. Chris digs in.
Whew! The number of heat waves and droughts happening across the world is troubling at the moment. So is the number of intense rainfalls and floods that are happening at the same time. Whatever the underlying reason is, be it random chaos or climate change, the fact remains that weather instability is now ‘a thing.’ …
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The very systems responsible for bringing clean, life-giving water to people and farms worldwide are managed by shrouded structures of unelected regulators, bureaucrats, political donors and, of course, politicians. What happens when disjointed and murky organizations who fight for position, money and power are given the responsibility of managing our most precious resources? Just look …
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Payrolls came in reasonably strong on Friday; the headline number was +315,000, with the labor force growing by 786,000, a fairly brisk increase, marking a new high for the labor force. That means a lot more people started actually looking for work. (Series: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) – CLF16OV, civilian labor force 16 years …
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Aaron visits Honey Badger to deliver three of the cutest porkers ever. Chris explains the pig-onboarding process and the cows say hello and show some of their more playful side. And the pigs adorably make themselves at home.
Military Developments/Risk of War Shots Fired in The Taiwan Straits According to a Reuters report, the Taiwan military fired warning shots at Chinese military drones operating over Taiwan territory. The incident occurred on Erdan Islet in the Kinmen Islands, a group of islands near the Chinese coast. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said she ordered the …
East/West Nuclear Expansions, and a Familiar Gray Zone Warfare Trap Read More »
September 1 marks the beginning of National Preparedness Month, the time when the U.S. government tells you to get yourself ready for catastrophes. Bottom line, the government freely admits it will be slow to help your family when tragedy strikes. (At this point, I could be snarky and talk about the time FEMA got lost …
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So, the market experienced a bump in gains this week, but only after the market closed. Weird, right? Is it rigged and rigged to blow? Chris explains.
Why have so many people died recently? This report is one that I know would get me instantly banned from social media. Why? Because it clearly fingers vaccines as the cause of all the excess deaths. In this case, a fine piece of work out of Germany explores official statistics with precision and control, and …
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You, me, everyone is now part of large and sustained social and psychological experiments being run without our knowledge or our permission. The purpose of these experiments is to craft the best means for persuading “the public” to go along with something. While we can all hope that the “something” is benign or possibly even …
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Every summer, the Fed throws a big party at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Fed chairman typically gives a speech about the money matters of current interest, and anyone who is anyone in the markets-and-finance biz gets invited (Source). “The Kansas City Fed will host its 45th annual conference starting today at the Jackson Lake Lodge …
Cold Water from Jackson Hole; Drought Meet Hydropower! Read More »