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#6953022 at 2019-07-08 19:10:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8895: Spirit Cooking The Epstein Goose Edition
Goldman Admits The Fed Has Lost Control
Back in January, when Chair Powell unexpectedly U-turned on months of hawkish policy and shocked traders when he said that contrary to what he had said just two weeks prior during the December FOMC press conference, the Fed could be "patient", rate hikes could, in fact "pause", and the Fed's balance sheet reduction is not in fact on "autopilot", the Powell Put finally emerged for the first time, and the result has been a torrid rally ever since, and the best first half market performance in decades.
It also prompted an avalanche of accusations that Powell - who has also facing intense pressure from president Trump to cut rates or else lose his job - folded like a cheap suit, held hostage by traders who pushed stocks low enough to i) test where the Powell Put strike price is and ii) force the Fed to not only halt rate hikes, but launch an easing cycle, something it has now effectively done.
Yet as we noted in January, being held hostage, or captive, by the market is nothing new to Powell; in fact, it was way back when in March 2013, ahead of the Fed's taper announcement, that the Fed chair first realized that it was not the Fed that controls the market, but rather - after years of ZIRP and QE - the Fed had become a hostage of the market's every whim.
And now, none other than the world's biggest incubator of central bankers, Goldman admits as much.
In a note published by Goldman's chief economist Jan Hatzius, he asks rhetorically "Why Cut?" and provides several good fundamental, economic reasons why there is no reason whatsoever for Powell to announce at the end of this month that the US central bank has commenced an easing process. Some of the key arguments are the following:
Fears of a sharp labor market slowdown have proven unfounded so far. Following the 224k rebound in June, both the 3- and 6-month averages for nonfarm payroll growth are now back above 170k. This is 50k below the 2018 pace but still 70k above the breakeven rate consistent with stable unemployment.
While there has been a sharp slowdown in various manufacturing surveys, Goldman continues to believe that "much of this weakness reflects the ongoing inventory adjustment, which is likely to subtract 1.7pp from Q2 GDP growth" and adds that "we are now probably near the end of this process, as the level of inventory investment seems to have fallen to a below-trend pace and the economywide inventory/sales ratio appears to be peaking." According to Hatzius, "these observations typically set the stage for a rebound in orders and employment before too long."
The US Consumer has rarely been stronger: according to Goldman, prospects for final demand look good, as private domestic final sales probably grew almost 3% in Q2, "and even beyond Q2, we are relatively optimistic, because the easing in financial conditions implies that the FCI impulse to growth should go from about -1pp around yearend 2018 to a modestly positive number around year-end 2019."
Inflation is far from recessionary: while core PCE inflation remains at 1.6% year-on-year, significantly below the Fed's 2% target, in Powell's May 1 FOMC press conference, he characterized the weakness as "transient" and emphasized the stability at 2% in the Dallas Fed's trimmed-mean index, and to Goldman this still looks like the right take on the issue: "In fact, both the core PCE and the trimmed-mean PCE remain at the same year-on-year levels as two months ago, and each has risen at sequential rates of more than 2% since then."
Trade war has taken a step back: with most dovish Fedspeak over the past several weeks emphasizing the increased uncertainty (especially with regard to trade policy) around a fairly optimistic central case as a reason for potential rate cuts, while the trade uncertainty has not gone away, the decision by Presidents Trump and Xi to return to the negotiating table and suspend the next tariff increase has reduced it, at least in the near term.
This reveals the key question - if the economy, both domestic and international - are not pushing the Fed to cut, then what is? According to Goldman, the answer is simple - the market. To wit, despite the recently encouraging news on jobs, growth, inflation and trade, "the bond market is still priced for nearly 50bp of cumulative cuts over the next two meetings, even after Friday's selloff. Whether or not this is "justified" by the fundamentals, it probably matters for the near-term monetary policy outlook because it raises the cost of doing nothing."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-08/even-goldman-admits-fed-has-lost-control
#6951417 at 2019-07-08 16:20:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8893:Epstein's Goose cooked, is his noodle baked? Edition
Wall Street: Big banks on Deutsche bank: Restructuring plan may be too 'radical' and too 'optimistic'
One of the risks that market analysts perceived of Deutsche's restructuring plan was its impact on the larger banking sector.
Big players on the Wall Street have termed Deutsche bank's major restructuring drive as "very deep," "radical" as well as "challenging."
Deutsche bank announced Sunday that it will pull out of its global equities sales and trading operations, scale back its investment banking and slash thousands of jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan to improve profitability.
Deutsche will cut 18,000 jobs for a global headcount of around 74,000 employees by 2022. The bank aims to reduce adjusted costs by a quarter to 17 billion euros ($19 billion) over the next several years. The shares were down more than 6% in U.S. trading Monday.
While the embattled lender may have gone through a number of strategy overhauls in recent years, its CEO James von Moltke told CNBC Sunday that the bank is determined this new round of restructuring will be its last.
One of the risks that market analysts perceived of Deutsche's restructuring plan was its impact on the larger banking sector. CNBC takes a look at what the analysts from major banks have to say about Deutsche bank's biggest ever restructuring plan.
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs in a note on Monday called the restructuring as "very deep" but warned of challenges.
"A very deep restructuring, by any measure. Media reporting ahead of Sunday's board meeting was intense, yet the announcements still surprised in terms of their scope and scale, Goldman Sachs noted.
"DBK's structural challenges, as we see them, fall into three categories: the absence of a high-return platform, elevated funding costs, and uncertainty around the scope of its IB business," the note stated.
On the big job cuts and exit from global equities sales, Goldman notes that it is bigger than what was expected.
"Whilst we did expect DBK to substantially scale back its equities operation, we did not expect a wholesale exit across geographies - including in its home market of European / German equities - and business lines."
Citi
Citi, in a research note, termed the restructuring plan as setting "optimistic targets."
"In a well-telegraphed announcement after two weeks of media headlines Deutsche bank has confirmed a significant restructuring," the note said.
"Restructuring charges of ?7.4 billion (c12% of tangible equity) are heavier than anticipated, but spread out over 4 years. Management intends to fund this from existing resources, so there is no capital raise. This may yet prove optimistic."
Citi has set a price target of 6 euros for the German lender and rates it as "high risk" for exposure to a number of outstanding litigation issues.
bank of America Merrill Lynch
bank of America Merrill Lynch called the plan "ambitious" but said a number if questions still remain unanswered.
"This is an ambitious plan for sure, with larger cost cuts and a higher targeted RoTE than expected. Capital elements were largely anticipated by the market, but in our view leave the bank's strategy in the hands of the regulators, BofAML analysts Andrew Stimpson and Alastair Ryan said in a research note Monday.
"Without a reduction in capital requirements or the ECB (European central bank) agreeing to allow operational RWA (risk-weighted assets) to reduce faster, then DBK may have little capital to deploy into the higher multiple businesses it wishes to grow," the note added.
J.P. Morgan
JP Morgan termed it as a "bold restructuring" but also said "execution remains key"
"DB restructuring in our view is bold and for the first time not half-baked but a real strategic shift giving up its Tier I IB ambitions. DB is rightsizing to where it came from originally, a corporate bank with the addition of a large Fixed Income footprint."
"We believe further questions need to be answered such as: i) credibility around execution, ii) revenue growth details and rationale, where DB has disappointed in the past, iii) employee motivation post the restructuring to go for regaining market share in Fixed Income and around DB's ability to operate a corporate franchise without a European equity business."
J.P. Morgan in its note further stated that there are a number of upside and downside risks. These could include global economy undergoing a slowdown with a corresponding deterioration in credit quality and weaker revenues, which could affect DB's profitability. Execution risk on the latest strategy announced could pose as both upside and downside headwind, according to JPM.
rest at link
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/08/wall-street-analysts-say-deutsche-banks-restructuring-may-be-too-optimistic.html
they know that they have to do this next, DB is the canary for ALL of them.
The FRB passed ALL of these in the stress test, including DB.
#6948951 at 2019-07-08 09:37:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8890: Beyond the Infinite E-Bake Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8888 baker change
>>6947481 Anti-vac online posts a crime in Canada?
>>6947522, >>6947562 Epstein's offender/predator page from FL Dept of Law Enforcement (last update 5-31-19)
>>6947545, >>6947589 More photos of helicopter crash that killed Elin Nordegren's ex Chris Cline and 6 others on July 4
>>6947548, >>6947576 Update: Moar Epstein accusations (luring underage girls to Manhattan mansion)
>>6947567 Images and videos from raid 2005 on Epstein's Palm Beach home
>>6947610 Tiffany FitzHenry shares faves from Epstein's Little Black Book
>>6947645 Epstein flight logs (as PDFs)
>>6947655 "True the Vote beat the swamp" (won against IRS 6-6-19 after10 years; 2min vid)
>>6947659 POTUS compares AOC to Evita (we are watching a movie)
>>6947711 Planefag report
>>6947771 Incompetent arsonist who set himself on fire trying to burn down a synagogue will be held in hospital
>>6947811 Will Swalwell drop out of Pres. race tomorrow?
>>6947981, >>6948089 Reminder: Bill Clinton was once confronted about his 26 trips on 'Lolita Express' (6-8-18; 9 min vid)
>>6948104 Epstein unsealing & presser times
>>6948131 #8888
#8887
>>6946793, >>6946938 Planefag update
>>6947314 Articles on Q: 809 articles thru June 2019
>>6947085 Ken Cuccinelli: ICE Ready to Deport Approximately 1M Illegal Aliens with Final Deportation Orders
>>6946991 California earthquake: Why are the BEES dying in DEATH VALLEY after 7.1 magnitude quake?
>>6946972 President Trump Torches Fox News: 'They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!
>>6946956, >>6946958 New PDJT
>>6946901 After 20-candidate debate, Steyer was apparently only Democrat in America who thought: This field is too small.
>>6946828 Turkish lira weakens after Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
>>6946767, >>6947124 Ben Garrison's celebration over an invite to Thursday's Social Media Summit at the White House was quickly muted
>>6946753, >>6946764, >>6946783, The admiral who had been set to become the Navy's top officer won't take the job, a sudden move that comes less than a month after Trump's defense secretary pick withdrew from consideration.
>>6947342 #8887
#8886
>>6945945, >>6946404 Reminder: Palm Beach detective who led Epstein investigation died at age 50 (6-1-18)
>>6945982 Moar on records on Hampstead children
>>6946067 Moar Epstein Island photos (bun)
>>6946071 Detroit music festival that charged white people more backtracks on its pricing
>>6946178 Report on Japan's use of nerve agents in WWII China confirmed for 1st time
>>6946201, >>6946215, >>6946270 Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases
>>6946218, >>6945670 pb, >>6946237 Moar on Ghislaine Maxwell/ TerraMar (she's a certified submersibles pilot)
>>6946333, >>6946462 Planefag on German version of AF1 landing at SFO from Berlin (plus moar reports)
>>6946162, >>6946262 Geoffrey Berman & Epstein DIGG
>>6946364 Director Donald Washington swore in 8 new US Marshals
>>6946348, >>6946406 Anon on commonalities among top 12 states for human trafficking in 2018 (all have an int'l airport)
>>6946443 Sara Carter: ICE Ready To Deport 1 Million Illegals With 'Final Removal Orders'
>>6946505 USAF tweet with extra "y"(re Epstein property in France)
>>6946676 #8886
#8885
>>6945349 EU THREATENS TARIFFS on Amazon, Facebook, Google
>>6945255 New DJT 3 parter - Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN…
>>6945387 Anon post - been archiving, forced to oragnaize everything - gets noms for notable
>>6945472, >>6945476, >>6945479 timeline of Epstein case(s)
>>6945580 anon on POTUS Speech via his twitter vide, cued to 15:55. graphic of Q 15:55 time stamps.
>>6945341, >>6945377 Ellen Barkin calls out Ghislaine Maxwell
>>6945825 #8885
Previously Collected Notables
>>6945064 #8884
>>6942768 #8881, >>6943498 #8882, >>6944330 #8883
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6948157 at 2019-07-08 06:11:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8889: Beyond the Infinite Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8888 baker change
>>6947481 Anti-vac online posts a crime in Canada?
>>6947522, >>6947562 Epstein's offender/predator page from FL Dept of Law Enforcement (last update 5-31-19)
>>6947545, >>6947589 More photos of helicopter crash that killed Elin Nordegren's ex Chris Cline and 6 others on July 4
>>6947548, >>6947576 Update: Moar Epstein accusations (luring underage girls to Manhattan mansion)
>>6947567 Images and videos from raid 2005 on Epstein's Palm Beach home
>>6947610 Tiffany FitzHenry shares faves from Epstein's Little Black Book
>>6947645 Epstein flight logs (as PDFs)
>>6947655 "True the Vote beat the swamp" (won against IRS 6-6-19 after10 years; 2min vid)
>>6947659 POTUS compares AOC to Evita (we are watching a movie)
>>6947711 Planefag report
>>6947771 Incompetent arsonist who set himself on fire trying to burn down a synagogue will be held in hospital
>>6947811 Will Swalwell drop out of Pres. race tomorrow?
>>6947981, >>6948089 Reminder: Bill Clinton was once confronted about his 26 trips on 'Lolita Express' (6-8-18; 9 min vid)
>>6948104 Epstein unsealing & presser times
>>6948131 #8888
#8887
>>6946793, >>6946938 Planefag update
>>6947314 Articles on Q: 809 articles thru June 2019
>>6947085 Ken Cuccinelli: ICE Ready to Deport Approximately 1M Illegal Aliens with Final Deportation Orders
>>6946991 California earthquake: Why are the BEES dying in DEATH VALLEY after 7.1 magnitude quake?
>>6946972 President Trump Torches Fox News: 'They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!
>>6946956, >>6946958 New PDJT
>>6946901 After 20-candidate debate, Steyer was apparently only Democrat in America who thought: This field is too small.
>>6946828 Turkish lira weakens after Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
>>6946767, >>6947124 Ben Garrison's celebration over an invite to Thursday's Social Media Summit at the White House was quickly muted
>>6946753, >>6946764, >>6946783, The admiral who had been set to become the Navy's top officer won't take the job, a sudden move that comes less than a month after Trump's defense secretary pick withdrew from consideration.
>>6947342 #8887
#8886
>>6945945, >>6946404 Reminder: Palm Beach detective who led Epstein investigation died at age 50 (6-1-18)
>>6945982 Moar on records on Hampstead children
>>6946067 Moar Epstein Island photos (bun)
>>6946071 Detroit music festival that charged white people more backtracks on its pricing
>>6946178 Report on Japan's use of nerve agents in WWII China confirmed for 1st time
>>6946201, >>6946215, >>6946270 Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases
>>6946218, >>6945670 pb, >>6946237 Moar on Ghislaine Maxwell/ TerraMar (she's a certified submersibles pilot)
>>6946333, >>6946462 Planefag on German version of AF1 landing at SFO from Berlin (plus moar reports)
>>6946162, >>6946262 Geoffrey Berman & Epstein DIGG
>>6946364 Director Donald Washington swore in 8 new US Marshals
>>6946348, >>6946406 Anon on commonalities among top 12 states for human trafficking in 2018 (all have an int'l airport)
>>6946443 Sara Carter: ICE Ready To Deport 1 Million Illegals With 'Final Removal Orders'
>>6946505 USAF tweet with extra "y"(re Epstein property in France)
>>6946676 #8886
#8885
>>6945349 EU THREATENS TARIFFS on Amazon, Facebook, Google
>>6945255 New DJT 3 parter - Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN…
>>6945387 Anon post - been archiving, forced to oragnaize everything - gets noms for notable
>>6945472, >>6945476, >>6945479 timeline of Epstein case(s)
>>6945580 anon on POTUS Speech via his twitter vide, cued to 15:55. graphic of Q 15:55 time stamps.
>>6945341, >>6945377 Ellen Barkin calls out Ghislaine Maxwell
>>6945825 #8885
Previously Collected Notables
>>6945064 #8884
>>6942768 #8881, >>6943498 #8882, >>6944330 #8883
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6947478 at 2019-07-08 04:28:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8888: INFINITE AND BEYOND ANONS! THE RIDE NEVER ENDS! Edition
>>6946828 lb
There was also a notable this weekend about the central bank in Azerbaijan or somewhere like that
Q listed out all the central banks at one point. Dominoes falling?
https://qanon.pub/?q=central%20bank
#6947356 at 2019-07-08 04:10:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8888: INFINITE AND BEYOND ANONS! THE RIDE NEVER ENDS! Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8887
>>6946793, >>6946938 Planefag update
>>6947314 Articles on Q: 809 articles thru June 2019
>>6947085 Ken Cuccinelli: ICE Ready to Deport Approximately 1M Illegal Aliens with Final Deportation Orders
>>6946991 California earthquake: Why are the BEES dying in DEATH VALLEY after 7.1 magnitude quake?
>>6946972 President Trump Torches Fox News: 'They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!
>>6946956, >>6946958 New PDJT
>>6946901 After 20-candidate debate, Steyer was apparently only Democrat in America who thought: This field is too small.
>>6946828 Turkish lira weakens after Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
>>6946767, >>6947124 Ben Garrison's celebration over an invite to Thursday's Social Media Summit at the White House was quickly muted
>>6946753, >>6946764, >>6946783, The admiral who had been set to become the Navy's top officer won't take the job, a sudden move that comes less than a month after Trump's defense secretary pick withdrew from consideration.
>>6947342 #8887
#8886
>>6945945, >>6946404 Reminder: Palm Beach detective who led Epstein investigation died at age 50 (6-1-18)
>>6945982 Moar on records on Hampstead children
>>6946067 Moar Epstein Island photos (bun)
>>6946071 Detroit music festival that charged white people more backtracks on its pricing
>>6946178 Report on Japan's use of nerve agents in WWII China confirmed for 1st time
>>6946201, >>6946215, >>6946270 Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases
>>6946218, >>6945670 pb, >>6946237 Moar on Ghislaine Maxwell/ TerraMar (she's a certified submersibles pilot)
>>6946333, >>6946462 Planefag on German version of AF1 landing at SFO from Berlin (plus moar reports)
>>6946162, >>6946262 Geoffrey Berman & Epstein DIGG
>>6946364 Director Donald Washington swore in 8 new US Marshals
>>6946348, >>6946406 Anon on commonalities among top 12 states for human trafficking in 2018 (all have an int'l airport)
>>6946443 Sara Carter: ICE Ready To Deport 1 Million Illegals With 'Final Removal Orders'
>>6946505 USAF tweet with extra "y"(re Epstein property in France)
>>6946676 #8886
#8885
>>6945349 EU THREATENS TARIFFS on Amazon, Facebook, Google
>>6945255 New DJT 3 parter - Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN…
>>6945387 Anon post - been archiving, forced to oragnaize everything - gets noms for notable
>>6945472, >>6945476, >>6945479 timeline of Epstein case(s)
>>6945580 anon on POTUS Speech via his twitter vide, cued to 15:55. graphic of Q 15:55 time stamps.
>>6945341, >>6945377 Ellen Barkin calls out Ghislaine Maxwell
>>6945825 #8885
#8884 baker change
>>6944444 Epstein's non-prosecution agreement with the Feds was found to be violating Fed Law
>>6944483, >>6944720 Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"
>>6944574, >>6944523 New DJT RT - The Ds lied about the "motives" of a man who wanted to celebrate the greatest idea ever realized…America
>>6943739 lb - Epstein-Barr virus post gets a late nom
>>6944519, >>6944471 planefags watching AF2, DOJ gulfstream v
>>6944627, >>6944654, >>6944714, >>6945014 planefags watching Royal Air Force Sentinel R 1
>>6944407 leaked medical records of the Hampstead children. capped by anon
>>6944945 Martin Charnin, Tony-winning 'Annie' lyricist, dies at 84
>>6945064 #8884
Previously Collected Notables
>>6942768 #8881, >>6943498 #8882, >>6944330 #8883
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6947342 at 2019-07-08 04:08:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8887: Approaching the Infinite Edition
#8887
>>6946793, >>6946938 Planefag update
>>6947314 Articles on Q: 809 articles thru June 2019
>>6947085 Ken Cuccinelli: ICE Ready to Deport Approximately 1M Illegal Aliens with Final Deportation Orders
>>6946991 California earthquake: Why are the BEES dying in DEATH VALLEY after 7.1 magnitude quake?
>>6946972 President Trump Torches Fox News: 'They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!
>>6946956, >>6946958 New PDJT
>>6946901 After 20-candidate debate, Steyer was apparently only Democrat in America who thought: This field is too small.
>>6946828 Turkish lira weakens after Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
>>6946767, >>6947124 Ben Garrison's celebration over an invite to Thursday's Social Media Summit at the White House was quickly muted
>>6946753, >>6946764, >>6946783, The admiral who had been set to become the Navy's top officer won't take the job, a sudden move that comes less than a month after Trump's defense secretary pick withdrew from consideration.
#8887
=Baker needs hand off NB==
#6947337 at 2019-07-08 04:07:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8887: Approaching the Infinite Edition
Asian Market Report
The Morgan Stanley downgrade finally hit the World's markets a bit ago. Was actually pretty subdued until they all woke up and had some cofveve. Another Chinese Executive arrested
This time the Chair of Camsing, the purchased POW! entertainment from Stan Lee. In May 2017, POW! Entertainment was acquired by Camsing International Holding.
Pow Entertainment acquired by Camsing International Holdings
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/stan-lee-pow-entertainment-china-camsing-international-1202418869/
CME futures have changed drastically. Now only a 6.9% chance of a larger cut than .25%-See Cap#3. Powell testify's in Congress Weds/Thurs with the semi-annual outlook
on economic activity. Gets some breathing room just before going to the hill-yeaa, no coincidence there right?-thanks Morgan Stanley…you have certainly served well
in your ownership role of the FRB. Expect moar downgrades starting early morning EST when the coke wears off and the upper mgmt(s) tell the analysts to drop the hammer on outlooks and forecasts.
Now we have this headline
Hong Kong Stock(Camsing)Plunges 90% After Chairwoman Detained by Chinese Police
Camsing International Holding Ltd. tumbled a record 90% Monday morning in Hong Kong after the circuit-board maker said late Friday that chairwoman Lo Ching is in Chinese police custody. In a statement to the stock exchange, Camsing said it became aware on July 5 that Lo was being held in criminal custody by the Yangpu branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. The directors of the company were unaware of the reasons, the statement said, adding that business and board operations haven't been adversely affected. Camsing didn't immediately respond when reached for comment Monday.
Lo is also chairwoman of Jiangsu Boxin Investing & Holdings Co., which fell by the 10% daily limit in Shanghai for a second day. In a statement to the city's stock exchange after Friday's close, the company said Lo was taken into custody on June 20, while chief financial officer Jiang Shaoyang was detained on June 25. It said its business was operating as usual and that steps would be taken to enhance corporate governance.
Camsing shares were trading at the lowest since February 2015 and rooted to the bottom of the Hang Seng Composite Index, which was down 1.9% at 10:54 a.m. in Hong Kong.
Trading volume was more than 200 times the 20-day average for this time of day, according to Bloomberg Automated Intelligence on Demand.
Another Hong Kong stock – Future Land Development Holding Ltd. – tumbled last week after a senior figure was detained by Chinese police.
Such slumps can be particularly acute in China because the nation's corporate founders play outsized roles.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-07-08/camsing-plunges-90-after-chairwoman-detained-by-chinese-police
Asian shares fall as bets off on sharp U.S. rate cuts
while the Turkish lira hovered near two-week lows on worries about central bank independence.
Share sentiment was also dampened by U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley's decision to reduce its exposure to global equities due to misgivings about the ability of policy easings to offset weaker economic data.
Asian shares were broadly weaker on Monday, tracking Wall Street which fell from record highs last week.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost more than 1%, with every market in the red.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 faltered 0.9%. Chinese shares started lower with the blue-chip index .CSI300 off 1.7% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index .HSI down 1.5%.
South Korea's KOSPI .KS11 was off 1.8% and Australian shares slipped about 1% to a five-week low.
"We are lowering our exposure to global equities to the range we consider 'underweight'," Morgan Stanley's London-based strategist Andrew Sheets said in a note. The previous range was 'neutral'.
Expensive valuations and pressure on earnings were among the reasons for the downgrade, Sheets said, while the bank increased its exposure to emerging markets sovereign credit and safe haven Japanese Government Bonds.
There was some positive news on the protracted China-U.S. trade war with White House Economic advisor Larry Kudlow confirming that top representatives from the United States and China will meet in the coming week for trade talks.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-fall-as-bets-off-on-sharp-u-s-rate-cuts-idUSKCN1U301L?
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
#6947032 at 2019-07-08 03:27:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8887: Approaching the Infinite Edition
#8887
>>6946793, >>6946938 Planefag update
>>6946991 California earthquake: Why are the BEES dying in DEATH VALLEY after 7.1 magnitude quake?
>>6946972 President Trump Torches Fox News: 'They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!
>>6946956, >>6946958 New PDJT
>>6946901 After 20-candidate debate, Steyer was apparently only Democrat in America who thought: This field is too small.
>>6946828 Turkish lira weakens after Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
>>6946767 Ben Garrison's celebration over an invite to Thursday's Social Media Summit at the White House was quickly muted
>>6946753, >>6946764, >>6946783, The admiral who had been set to become the Navy's top officer won't take the job, a sudden move that comes less than a month after Trump's defense secretary pick withdrew from consideration.
#8887
#6946828 at 2019-07-08 03:04:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8887: Approaching the Infinite Edition
#Turkish lira weakens after #Erdogan dismisses central bank governor
https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1148038791849893889
6:19 PM - 7 Jul 2019
#6946633 at 2019-07-08 02:39:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8887: Approaching the Infinite Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8886
>>6945945, >>6946404 Reminder: Palm Beach detective who led Epstein investigation died at age 50 (6-1-18)
>>6945982 Moar on records on Hampstead children
>>6946067 Moar Epstein Island photos (bun)
>>6946071 Detroit music festival that charged white people more backtracks on its pricing
>>6946178 Report on Japan's use of nerve agents in WWII China confirmed for 1st time
>>6946201, >>6946215, >>6946270 Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases
>>6946218, >>6945670 pb, >>6946237 Moar on Ghislaine Maxwell/ TerraMar (she's a certified submersibles pilot)
>>6946333, >>6946462 Planefag on German version of AF1 landing at SFO from Berlin (plus moar reports)
>>6946162, >>6946262 Geoffrey Berman & Epstein DIGG
>>6946364 Director Donald Washington swore in 8 new US Marshals
>>6946348, >>6946406 Anon on commonalities among top 12 states for human trafficking in 2018 (all have an int'l airport)
>>6946443 Sara Carter: ICE Ready To Deport 1 Million Illegals With 'Final Removal Orders'
>>6946505 USAF tweet with extra "y"(re Epstein property in France)
>>6946619 #8886
#8885
>>6945349 EU THREATENS TARIFFS on Amazon, Facebook, Google
>>6945255 New DJT 3 parter - Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN…
>>6945387 Anon post - been archiving, forced to oragnaize everything - gets noms for notable
>>6945472, >>6945476, >>6945479 timeline of Epstein case(s)
>>6945580 anon on POTUS Speech via his twitter vide, cued to 15:55. graphic of Q 15:55 time stamps.
>>6945341, >>6945377 Ellen Barkin calls out Ghislaine Maxwell
>>6945825 #8885
#8884 baker change
>>6944444 Epstein's non-prosecution agreement with the Feds was found to be violating Fed Law
>>6944483, >>6944720 Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"
>>6944574, >>6944523 New DJT RT - The Ds lied about the "motives" of a man who wanted to celebrate the greatest idea ever realized…America
>>6943739 lb - Epstein-Barr virus post gets a late nom
>>6944519, >>6944471 planefags watching AF2, DOJ gulfstream v
>>6944627, >>6944654, >>6944714, >>6945014 planefags watching Royal Air Force Sentinel R 1
>>6944407 leaked medical records of the Hampstead children. capped by anon
>>6944945 Martin Charnin, Tony-winning 'Annie' lyricist, dies at 84
>>6945064 #8884
#8883 baker change
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 , >>6944207 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
>>6944213 Mississippi closes beaches, watch the water
>>6944231 JIDF/ADL associate gets upset, storms out of thread
>>6943763 Former Israeli Minister "Anti-semitic, its a trick we always use it" (Friendly Reminder!)
>>6944330 #8883
Previously Collected Notables
>>6942768 #8881, >>6943498 #8882
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6945849 at 2019-07-08 01:08:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8886: Sunday Nighshift Begins Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8885
>>6945349 EU THREATENS TARIFFS on Amazon, Facebook, Google
>>6945255 New DJT 3 parter - Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN…
>>6945387 Anon post - been archiving, forced to oragnaize everything - gets noms for notable
>>6945472, >>6945476, >>6945479 timeline of Epstein case(s)
>>6945580 anon on POTUS Speech via his twitter vide, cued to 15:55. graphic of Q 15:55 time stamps.
>>6945341, >>6945377 Ellen Barkin calls out Ghislaine Maxwell
>>6945825 #8885
#8884 baker change
>>6944444 Epstein's non-prosecution agreement with the Feds was found to be violating Fed Law
>>6944483, >>6944720 Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"
>>6944574, >>6944523 New DJT RT - The Ds lied about the "motives" of a man who wanted to celebrate the greatest idea ever realized…America
>>6943739 lb - Epstein-Barr virus post gets a late nom
>>6944519, >>6944471 planefags watching AF2, DOJ gulfstream v
>>6944627, >>6944654, >>6944714, >>6945014 planefags watching Royal Air Force Sentinel R 1
>>6944407 leaked medical records of the Hampstead children. capped by anon
>>6944945 Martin Charnin, Tony-winning 'Annie' lyricist, dies at 84
>>6945064 #8884
#8883 baker change
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 , >>6944207 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
>>6944213 Mississippi closes beaches, watch the water
>>6944231 JIDF/ADL associate gets upset, storms out of thread
>>6943763 Former Israeli Minister "Anti-semitic, its a trick we always use it" (Friendly Reminder!)
>>6944330 #8883
Previously Collected Notables
>>6942768 #8881, >>6943498 #8882
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6945085 at 2019-07-07 23:30:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8885: The Public/Non_Public The [OnReady] Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8884 baker change
>>6944444 Epstein's non-prosecution agreement with the Feds was found to be violating Fed Law
>>6944483, >>6944720 Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"
>>6944574, >>6944523 New DJT RT - The Ds lied about the "motives" of a man who wanted to celebrate the greatest idea ever realized…America
>>6943739 lb - Epstein-Barr virus post gets a late nom
>>6944519, >>6944471 planefags watching AF2, DOJ gulfstream v
>>6944627, >>6944654, >>6944714, >>6945014 planefags watching Royal Air Force Sentinel R 1
>>6944407 leaked medical records of the Hampstead children. capped by anon
>>6944945 Martin Charnin, Tony-winning 'Annie' lyricist, dies at 84
>>6945064 #8884
#8883 baker change
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 , >>6944207 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
>>6944213 Mississippi closes beaches, watch the water
>>6944231 JIDF/ADL associate gets upset, storms out of thread
>>6943763 Former Israeli Minister "Anti-semitic, its a trick we always use it" (Friendly Reminder!)
>>6944330 #8883
#8882
>>6942850, >>6943022, >>6943251, >>6943270, >>6943454, >>6943462 Planefag update
>>6943410, >>6943427 Plantation, Florida - Mall Explosion/Who is ? Adam Bursztein?
>>6943396, >>6943401 New PDJT tweets!
>>6943308 Ukraine Transports Heavy Weaponry to Tripoli
>>6943289 Call to dig! Jeffrey Epstein, who has been accused of trafficking underage females shared the tail number of his Bell Long Ranger 206L3 helicopter (tail number N474AW) with a U.S. State Department OV-10D Bronco.
>>6943275, >>6943358 We now know who E.T. is. Emmy Taylor
>>6943204 Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell dig
>>6943203 Turkey Charged With Running Foreign Terrorist "Rat Line" Into Libya
>>6943122 Autism is 1 in 28 little boys
>>6943112, >>6943123, >>6943159 FIJI WATCH THE WATER!5.1 EQ just now!
>>6943105, >>6943078 Q Research Graphics Libraries - Direct Links to Subfolders by Date
>>6943079 Salvini to Amend Law to Confiscate Ships from Migrant Transport NGOs
>>6943069, >>6943050 Hasty Pudding.Guardians of the Sphinx. Seems shovel worthy...
>>6943013 Indian police arrest priest & school teacher after they attempt to 'sacrifice' 3yo girl
>>6942880 Netanyahu accusing Barak of connections to alleged pedophile and sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
>>6942866, >>6943194 Breaking: Iranian source tells me "we will negotiate with the US"
>>6942858 David Geffen owns RISING SUN yacht.
>>6943498 #8882
Previously Collected Notables
>>6942768 #8881
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6944720 at 2019-07-07 22:44:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8884: Shekels wont save you this time Mr. (((Epstein)))
Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"-RIDICULOUS BULLSHIT!!!!
stay with pepe on this explanation- this is the system trying to pull the pin on themselves the closer the FOMC meeting gets. Look what they tell you to buy at the bottom of this article FIXED INCOME-what do they have an ASS-TON of???
The reasons they give are solid (can't argue with them-but shit be different this time, and this time WE are right not them-fuck them)
They are recommending is to dump what brought everyone here, namely equities and plow what you get into bonds.
That will AUTOMATICALLY raise yields and make borrowing moar expensive for everyone. It will also allow the FOMC to stand pat on interest rate raises.
The bond market speaks for the FOMC on this matter, contrary to what everyone thinks. THE FRB/FOMC DOES NOT SET INTEREST RATES, the only thing they do is be the messenger for the bond markets.
In some cases, goldman and ally bank, have already lowered the savings rate they pay out. They are controlling this NOT THE FRB as they own the FRB.
This downgrade will trigger moar of them from other banks and hedge funds.
Remember the rothschilds bet on ALL SIDES so whatver habbens they will win-DON'T FEED THIS GASLIGHTING BULLSHIT.
It might get some downdrafts and you would be a silly pepe to not try and capture some of that but POTUS and crew have brought you this far-TRUST THE MUTHAFUCKING PLAN
Begin article
The time has come to put our money where our mouth is. In light of these concerns and others, we are downgrading our allocation to global equities from equal-weight to underweight.
There comes a point for every analyst where you need to change your forecast or change your view. We're doing the latter.
Why are those return estimates so low, especially in light of possible central bank easing? Our economists, after all, are calling for the Federal Reserve to lower rates later this month, and the ECB to embark on a new round of quantitative easing.
Our concern is that the positives of easier policy will be offset by the negatives of weaker growth: We think a repeated lesson for stocks over the last 30 years has been that when easier policy collides with weaker growth,
the latter usually matters more for returns. Easing has worked best when accompanied by improving data. If you don't believe us, we have some European stocks from April 2015, shortly after the ECB's first QE programme was announced, that we'd like to sell you.
As markets have rallied over the last month, global trade and PMI data have continued to worsen. Global inflation expectations, commodity prices and long-end yields suggest little optimism about a growth recovery. On the back of the G20, our economists downgraded their global growth forecasts. We forecast an aggressive Fed and ECB action because we think growth concerns are material.
Given our disagreement on how much policy easing will help, it's reasonable to ask: Why not make this change in August, after the Fed cuts? Because we do see two potential nearer-term catalysts: 2Q earnings season and the drop in summer liquidity.
Global PMIs have continued to fall.
And Morgan Stanley's Business Conditions Index, a survey of how our equity analysts feel about their companies, suffered its largest one-month decline ever in June. We believe all this signals risk to equities.
but you had NO problems with virtually the same scenarios during the hussein administration-again FUCK YOU!
Relative to bonds, stocks do offer a historically elevated equity risk premium (ERP). But we think it's dangerous to be too sanguine about both these supports. ERP is a valuation measure, and like all such measures it is much better as a multi-year guide than a near-term indicator, being easily swamped by more pressing concerns. Stocks have looked cheap to bonds for almost the entire post-crisis period. That didn't prevent a number of meaningful draw-downs.
If investors really believe in the power of 'cheapness to bonds' they have an odd way of showing it. Europe, Japan, Value and Cyclicals are the segments of the market cheapest to fixed income. They are also the least-loved. Indeed, while investor positioning may not be particularly extended overall, it looks relatively concentrated in the US, Growth, Quality and Defensives.
For now, we're putting our money where our mouth is. Following these changes, we are underweight both equities and credit, equal-weight government bonds and overweight cash. Our most preferred asset class remains emerging market fixed income.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-07/morgan-stanley-we-are-putting-our-money-where-our-mouth-and-downgrading-global
#6944483 at 2019-07-07 22:15:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8884: Shekels wont save you this time Mr. (((Epstein)))
Morgan Stanley: "We Are Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is And Downgrading Global Stocks To Sell"
Authored by Andrew Sheets, chief cross-asset strategist at Morgan Stanley
Over recent weeks, you've heard us discussing why we think investors should fade the optimism from the recent G20. Why we think bad data should be feared rather than cheered because it will bring more central bank easing. Why we think the market is too optimistic on 2019 earnings and is underestimating the pressure from inventories, labour costs and trade uncertainty.
The time has come to put our money where our mouth is. In light of these concerns and others, we are downgrading our allocation to global equities from equal-weight to underweight.
The most straightforward reason for this shift is simple - we project poor returns: Over the next 12 months, there is now just 1% average upside to Morgan Stanley's price targets for the S&P 500, MSCI Europe, MSCI EM and Topix Japan (including dividends and equally weighted). If we ignore those targets and estimate returns for those same regions based on current valuations, adjusting for whether returns tend to be better or worse given current economic data, the upside is very similar (3%). There comes a point for every analyst where you need to change your forecast or change your view. We're doing the latter.
Why are those return estimates so low, especially in light of possible central bank easing? Our economists, after all, are calling for the Federal Reserve to lower rates later this month, and the ECB to embark on a new round of quantitative easing.
Our concern is that the positives of easier policy will be offset by the negatives of weaker growth: We think a repeated lesson for stocks over the last 30 years has been that when easier policy collides with weaker growth, the latter usually matters more for returns. Easing has worked best when accompanied by improving data. If you don't believe us, we have some European stocks from April 2015, shortly after the ECB's first QE programme was announced, that we'd like to sell you.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-07/morgan-stanley-we-are-putting-our-money-where-our-mouth-and-downgrading-global
#6944360 at 2019-07-07 22:02:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8884: Shekels wont save you this time Mr. (((Epstein)))
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8883 baker change
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 , >>6944207 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
>>6944213 Mississippi closes beaches, watch the water
>>6944231 JIDF/ADL associate gets upset, storms out of thread
>>6943763 Former Israeli Minister "Anti-semitic, its a trick we always use it" (Friendly Reminder!)
>>6944330 #8883
#8882
>>6942850, >>6943022, >>6943251, >>6943270, >>6943454, >>6943462 Planefag update
>>6943410, >>6943427 Plantation, Florida - Mall Explosion/Who is ? Adam Bursztein?
>>6943396, >>6943401 New PDJT tweets!
>>6943308 Ukraine Transports Heavy Weaponry to Tripoli
>>6943289 Call to dig! Jeffrey Epstein, who has been accused of trafficking underage females shared the tail number of his Bell Long Ranger 206L3 helicopter (tail number N474AW) with a U.S. State Department OV-10D Bronco.
>>6943275, >>6943358 We now know who E.T. is. Emmy Taylor
>>6943204 Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell dig
>>6943203 Turkey Charged With Running Foreign Terrorist "Rat Line" Into Libya
>>6943122 Autism is 1 in 28 little boys
>>6943112, >>6943123, >>6943159 FIJI WATCH THE WATER!5.1 EQ just now!
>>6943105, >>6943078 Q Research Graphics Libraries - Direct Links to Subfolders by Date
>>6943079 Salvini to Amend Law to Confiscate Ships from Migrant Transport NGOs
>>6943069, >>6943050 Hasty Pudding.Guardians of the Sphinx. Seems shovel worthy...
>>6943013 Indian police arrest priest & school teacher after they attempt to 'sacrifice' 3yo girl
>>6942880 Netanyahu accusing Barak of connections to alleged pedophile and sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
>>6942866, >>6943194 Breaking: Iranian source tells me "we will negotiate with the US"
>>6942858 David Geffen owns RISING SUN yacht.
>>6943498 #8882
Previously Collected Notables
>>6942768 #8881
>>6940476 #8878, >>6941242 #8879, >>6941997 #8880
>>6938143 #8875, >>6938901 #8876, >>6939379 #8877
>>6935816 #8872, >>6936626 #8873, >>6937370 #8874
>>6933549 #8869, >>6934244 #8870, >>6935023 #8871
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6944330 at 2019-07-07 21:59:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8883:FIJI, WATCH THE WATER! Edition
BAKING!!
#8883
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 , >>6944207 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
>>6944213 Mississippi closes beaches, watch the water
>>6944231 JIDF/ADL associate gets upset, storms out of thread
>>6943763 Former Israeli Minister "Anti-semitic, its a trick we always use it" (Friendly Reminder!)
#6944156 at 2019-07-07 21:36:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8883:FIJI, WATCH THE WATER! Edition
#8883
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David/Remphan))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB (or SAM site?)
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
>>6943840 Uncovered ABC footage appears to show Bill Clinton grabbing an assistant (kek)
>>6944083 Interdasting: More digs on pizza fire/explosion owner (((Adam Bursztein)))
#6943987 at 2019-07-07 21:15:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8883:FIJI, WATCH THE WATER! Edition
#8883
>>6943629 Poll: Trump's approval rating hits highest point of presidency
>>6943721 Bill & Hillary: Murders, Lies, Money Laundering, Drug Running, Child Sex, Prostitutes
>>6943665 For consideration: AG Barr's father, Epstein and the Dalton School
>>6943822 Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
>>6943836 Trump Says British Ambassador to the US 'Has Not Served the UK Well'
>>6943862 Trump hits back at UK ambassador who called him 'incompetent' in leaked memos
>>6943896 Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen
>>6943881 , >>6943884 (((Star Of David))) found near potential demolition of underground DUMB
>>6943985 New POTUS Tweet
#6943822 at 2019-07-07 20:50:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8883:FIJI, WATCH THE WATER! Edition
Lira Crashes After Erdogan Unexpectedly Fires Turkey's central bank Governor
Just as glimmers of hope were starting to emerge that Turkey may finally crawl its way out of the deep hole it dug for itself last summer… and Erdogan happens.
The Turkish Lira has opened in early trading, crashing over 16 handles…
So what will Erdogan do to support the Lira this time? Ziad Daoud, Bloomberg's Mideast economist pointed out:
"If Erdogan's aim was to get lower interest rates, then the decision to replace the governor could backfire. Now there's an additional credibility constraint, with financial markets certain to scrutinize the motivation and magnitude of any easing."
* * *
As we detailed yesterday, the world sure can be an ironic place: just one week after the bank of International Settlements highlighted Turkey as the case study of all the bad things and political costs resulting from political meddling and intervention in a central bank's affairs, when BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens said "you see the government undermining the autonomy of the central bank and at the same time you see the negative consequences," adding that looking at Turkey, other countries can "see what happens when the government tinkers with the autonomy", Turkey's president Erdogan had just one message: "hold my bear."
That's right: two weeks after Erdogan appeared to finally throw in the towel on aggressively authoritarian practices when he conceded the loss of the Istanbul election revote to his ruling party's primary challenger in a surprisingly subdued response, the "executive president" reminded everyone just why Turkey remains a consummate economic basket case, when on Saturday morning, Erdogan unexpectedly fired Murat Cetinkaya as central bank governor, after he reportedly refused an informal request to resign, according to Bloomberg which also correctly notes that the decision to terminate the centrist central banker risks a furious market backlash just as foreign money started returning to Turkey, which was expected to start interest-rate cuts in the immediate future.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-06/shocking-move-erdogan-unexpectedly-fires-turkeys-central-bank-governor
#6941043 at 2019-07-07 14:56:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8879: Sunday Day Shift Edition
Kazakhstan ends bank bailouts, writes off people's debts instead
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he'll write off bad loans held by a sixth of the central Asian country's population, while signaling a sharp change in policy to end costly state bailouts of private banks.
The loan-forgiveness program is Tokayev's first major policy announcement since he was elected president on June 9 in a choreographed transfer of power that began when longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev stepped down as head of state in March. His victory was met with rare and widespread protests.
bank bailouts are also a sensitive issue in Kazakhstan, which has been mired in a decade-long crisis in which the government has pumped at least $18 billion into lenders to keep the sector from collapsing under the weight of bad debts. The central bank is conducting a review of asset quality, prompting speculation that a new round of bailouts may be in the works.
"My attitude is that there should be no governmental bailouts" for lenders, Tokayev, 66, said in an interview Tuesday in the capital, Nur-Sultan. "My assessment of this issue as a president is that the government should not get involved any more, any longer, with its loans as far as private banks are concerned."
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/kazakhstan-ends-bank-bailouts-writes-people-debts-190626093206083.html
(are the Rothschilds ok with this?)
#6939731 at 2019-07-07 08:33:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8877: Back to the EQ analysis! Edition
Watch Turkey?
Follow the leader?
Fed nervous?
bank of International Settlements highlighted Turkey as the case study of all the bad things and political costs resulting from political meddling and intervention in a central bank's affairs, when BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens said "you see the government undermining the autonomy of the central bank and at the same time you see the negative consequences," adding that looking at Turkey, other countries can "see what happens when the government tinkers with the autonomy", Turkey's president Erdogan had just one message: "hold my bear."
That's right: two weeks after Erdogan appeared to finally throw in the towel on aggressively authoritarian practices when he conceded the loss of the Istanbul election revote to his ruling party's primary challenger in a surprisingly subdued response, the "executive president" reminded everyone just why Turkey remains a consummate economic basket case, when on Saturday morning,
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-06/shocking-move-erdogan-unexpectedly-fires-turkeys-central-bank-governor
#6936641 at 2019-07-07 01:21:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8874: Epstein BUSTED Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8873
>>6936555 Marketfag weighs in on DB's woes.
>>6936535 Florida explosion dig.
>>6936524 Attorney General Barr talking about Epstein.
>>6936436 Q: July 2018 - the month the world learned the truth.
>>6936447 Bald eagles stir U.S. patriotism as web-cam stars.
>>6936328, >>6936406 Obama's house in Indonesia?
>>6936314 Illegal alien arrested on 100+ child sex crime charges in Louisiana.
>>6936301 WH Tweet: "The future belongs to the brave, the strong, the proud, and the free."
>>6936246 DB 'restructuring': 18-20k employees to be fired.
>>6936238 Helicopter was transporting Cline's daughter to the hospital?
>>6936130 Companion truth for Gardasil dig notable.
>>6936012 USMC Tweet: "Judgment Day!"
>>6935971 Anon dig on ann sarnoff.
>>6935972 CIA made numerous redactions on Clinton's docs.
>>6935942, >>6936195, >>6936222, >>6936480, >>6936498, >>6936531 Epstein arrested.
>>6936626 #8873
#8872
>>6935778 HRC FBI Vault drop bun. (from multiple breads)
>>6935702 Planefag update.
>>6935209, >>6935380, >>6935604 Continued dig on the names appearing on the last FBI Vault drop. Call to shovels.
>>6935656 India's PNB says detects 38 billion rupee($556 million)fraud
Baker Change
>>6935203 Big Pharma Hikes Drug prices 879%
>>6935227, >>6935387 USMC Q proof tweet storm
>>6935263 The next crew to liftoff to the space station arrived at Kazakhstan
>>6935272 ISS Research twat: Floating water droplets
>>6935309 Single plan crash Civil Air Patrol - Oxford, MS
>>6935356 Explosion at Florida shopping centre
>>6935816 #8872
#8871
>>6934403 Macron, Rouhani Speak for Hour Over Phone on Saturday
>>6934414 Whole world shaking?
>>6934483 Kevin Spacey questioned by Scotland Yard
>>6934567 Why should I prepare? Be Ready!
>>6934529 Anon made an Adrenochrome vid.
>>6934691 Undersea World War?
>>6934730 POTUS signs EO re. housing
>>6934588 Q Proof - "Promise jobs & money to all"
>>6934852 Russian official helicopter crash
>>6934928 NASA twat: Can't track every single drop of water
>>6934956 Iran to lift Uranium enrichment to 5%
>>6935030 U.S Army: Doing your duty
>>6934995 U.S Dept. Defense: A watchful eye / Q?
>>6935023 #8871
#8870
BAKER CHANGE
>>6933728, >>6933735, >>6933793, >>6933794, >>6933845, >>6933845, >>6933862, >>6933857, >>6933866, >>6934068, >>6934069
Project Azorian Hughes Glomar Explorer digs on Glomar Explorer and HH
>>6934145 >>6934183 HRC [1 of 22]
>>6933957 >>6934163 Many succesive USMC tweets at 5:00 / 17:00. ? Q500/1700 pointing to shifty
>>6933856 Spain Says Iranian Oil Tanker Was Seized by Britain at US Request
>>6933667, >>6933677, >>6933736 anon digs Boring Co/Musk and Equake connections
>>6933704 In a sign of evangelical voters' importance. POTUS is sending five senior advisers to a Christian pro-Israel gathering
>>6933745, >>6933891, pf reports
>>6933752 KANSAS Tweet- "thank you @CMC-Marince Corps, @MBWDC..."
>>6933754 anon speculates 'Coincidence that ALL July 4th, 2018 Q-drops were Airplane/Airport related?'
>>6933757 Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms-july 3rd
>>6933780, >>6933765 Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely 'Silenced' By 2020-from Jan. 2017- Brock 'spoogin
>>6933775, >>6933807 US Army Tweet- 'Iraq's largest dam is now safe- red castle
>>6933782 POTUS' Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity-repost
>>6934024 Federal judge moves forward on census citizenship question UPI
>>6933958, >>6933995, >>6934029, >>6934049 Moar on Ca E quake
>>6934090 Democratic congresswoman secretly sending staff into Mexico to coach asylum-seekers (POTUS press)
>>6934093 Some Underground Bases Listed by State
>>6934103, >>6934105, >>6934111 CIA tweets on FIFA WW C(o)up
>>6934171, >>6934172 Scorcese's The Aviator - Howard Hughes, Hollywood & the CIA related to Hughes digs above
>>6934244 #8870
Previously Collected Notables
>>6933549 #8869,
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6935881 at 2019-07-07 00:11:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8873: Marines 5:5 Tweets Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8872
>>6935778 HRC FBI Vault drop bun. (from multiple breads)
>>6935702 Planefag update.
>>6935209, >>6935380, >>6935604 Continued dig on the names appearing on the last FBI Vault drop. Call to shovels.
>>6935656 India's PNB says detects 38 billion rupee($556 million)fraud
Baker Change
>>6935203 Big Pharma Hikes Drug prices 879%
>>6935227, >>6935387 USMC Q proof tweet storm
>>6935263 The next crew to liftoff to the space station arrived at Kazakhstan
>>6935272 ISS Research twat: Floating water droplets
>>6935309 Single plan crash Civil Air Patrol - Oxford, MS
>>6935356 Explosion at Florida shopping centre
>>6935816 #8872
#8871
>>6934403 Macron, Rouhani Speak for Hour Over Phone on Saturday
>>6934414 Whole world shaking?
>>6934483 Kevin Spacey questioned by Scotland Yard
>>6934567 Why should I prepare? Be Ready!
>>6934529 Anon made an Adrenochrome vid.
>>6934691 Undersea World War?
>>6934730 POTUS signs EO re. housing
>>6934588 Q Proof - "Promise jobs & money to all"
>>6934852 Russian official helicopter crash
>>6934928 NASA twat: Can't track every single drop of water
>>6934956 Iran to lift Uranium enrichment to 5%
>>6935030 U.S Army: Doing your duty
>>6934995 U.S Dept. Defense: A watchful eye / Q?
>>6935023 #8871
#8870
BAKER CHANGE
>>6933728, >>6933735, >>6933793, >>6933794, >>6933845, >>6933845, >>6933862, >>6933857, >>6933866, >>6934068, >>6934069
Project Azorian Hughes Glomar Explorer digs on Glomar Explorer and HH
>>6934145 >>6934183 HRC [1 of 22]
>>6933957 >>6934163 Many succesive USMC tweets at 5:00 / 17:00. ? Q500/1700 pointing to shifty
>>6933856 Spain Says Iranian Oil Tanker Was Seized by Britain at US Request
>>6933667, >>6933677, >>6933736 anon digs Boring Co/Musk and Equake connections
>>6933704 In a sign of evangelical voters' importance. POTUS is sending five senior advisers to a Christian pro-Israel gathering
>>6933745, >>6933891, pf reports
>>6933752 KANSAS Tweet- "thank you @CMC-Marince Corps, @MBWDC..."
>>6933754 anon speculates 'Coincidence that ALL July 4th, 2018 Q-drops were Airplane/Airport related?'
>>6933757 Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms-july 3rd
>>6933780, >>6933765 Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely 'Silenced' By 2020-from Jan. 2017- Brock 'spoogin
>>6933775, >>6933807 US Army Tweet- 'Iraq's largest dam is now safe- red castle
>>6933782 POTUS' Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity-repost
>>6934024 Federal judge moves forward on census citizenship question UPI
>>6933958, >>6933995, >>6934029, >>6934049 Moar on Ca E quake
>>6934090 Democratic congresswoman secretly sending staff into Mexico to coach asylum-seekers (POTUS press)
>>6934093 Some Underground Bases Listed by State
>>6934103, >>6934105, >>6934111 CIA tweets on FIFA WW C(o)up
>>6934171, >>6934172 Scorcese's The Aviator - Howard Hughes, Hollywood & the CIA related to Hughes digs above
Previously Collected Notables
>>6933549 #8869,
>>6931280 #8866, >>6932054 #8867, >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6935656 at 2019-07-06 23:44:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8872: Do your duty! Edition
India's PNB says detects 38 billion rupee($556 million)fraud
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's state-run Punjab National bank (PNB) on Saturday said it had reported a borrowing fraud of 38.05 billion Indian rupees ($556 million) in Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd's account to the country's central bank.
The fraud, "alleging diversion of funds from the banking system" was being reported to the Reserve bank of India (RBI) on the basis of the findings of forensic audit and the federal police filing a first information report, the PNB said in a statement to stock exchanges.
"It has been observed that the company has misappropriated bank funds, manipulated books of accounts to raise funds from consortium lender banks," PNB said, adding that it had already made provisions of 19.32 billion rupees in Bhushan's account.
PNB has been defrauded of over $2 billion in a separate scam that came to light last year.
Bhushan Power and Steel, one of India's most indebted companies, was among the first 12 companies referred by the RBI India to a bankruptcy court for a debt resolution process under India's new insolvency law.
The company could not be reached for comment on the PNB statement.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-pnb-fraud/indias-pnb-says-detects-38-billion-rupee-fraud-idUSKCN1U10M3
See here
bank fraud case: CBI raids multiple cities of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited
The searches were carried out at 18 locations in a number of cities, including the Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Orissa, at the office and residential premises of the company
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cbi-raids-18-locations-of-bhushan-power-and-steel-limited-119040600807_1.html
#6935150 at 2019-07-06 22:35:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8872: Do your duty! Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8871
>>6934403 Macron, Rouhani Speak for Hour Over Phone on Saturday
>>6934414 Whole world shaking?
>>6934483 Kevin Spacey questioned by Scotland Yard
>>6934567 Why should I prepare? Be Ready!
>>6934529 Anon made an Adrenochrome vid.
>>6934691 Undersea World War?
>>6934730 POTUS signs EO re. housing
>>6934588 Q Proof - "Promise jobs & money to all"
>>6934852 Russian official helicopter crash
>>6934928 NASA twat: Can't track every single drop of water
>>6934956 Iran to lift Uranium enrichment to 5%
>>6935030 U.S Army: Doing your duty
>>6934995 U.S Dept. Defense: A watchful eye / Q?
>>6935023 #8871
#8870
BAKER CHANGE
>>6933728, >>6933735, >>6933793, >>6933794, >>6933845, >>6933845, >>6933862, >>6933857, >>6933866, >>6934068, >>6934069
Project Azorian Hughes Glomar Explorer digs on Glomar Explorer and HH
>>6934145 >>6934183, HRC [1 of 22] >>6934751
>>6933957>>6934163 Many succesive USMC tweets at 5:00 / 17:00. ? Q500/1700 pointing to shifty
>>6933856 Spain Says Iranian Oil Tanker Was Seized by Britain at US Request
>>6933667, >>6933677, >>6933736 anon digs Boring Co/Musk and Equake connections
>>6933704 In a sign of evangelical voters' importance. POTUS is sending five senior advisers to a Christian pro-Israel gathering
>>6933745, >>6933891, pf reports
>>6933752 KANSAS Tweet- "thank you @CMC-Marince Corps, @MBWDC..."
>>6933754 anon speculates 'Coincidence that ALL July 4th, 2018 Q-drops were Airplane/Airport related?'
>>6933757 Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms-july 3rd
>>6933780, >>6933765 Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely 'Silenced' By 2020-from Jan. 2017- Brock 'spoogin
>>6933775, >>6933807 US Army Tweet- 'Iraq's largest dam is now safe- red castle
>>6933782 POTUS' Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity-repost
>>6934024 Federal judge moves forward on census citizenship question UPI
>>6933958, >>6933995, >>6934029, >>6934049 Moar on Ca E quake
>>6934090 Democratic congresswoman secretly sending staff into Mexico to coach asylum-seekers (POTUS press)
>>6934093 Some Underground Bases Listed by State
>>6934103, >>6934105, >>6934111 CIA tweets on FIFA WW C(o)up
>>6934171, >>6934172 Scorcese's The Aviator - Howard Hughes, Hollywood & the CIA related to Hughes digs above
Previously Collected Notables
>>6933549 #8869
>>6931280 #8866 >>6932054 #8867 >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6934929 at 2019-07-06 22:04:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8871:Explosion in the Plantation! Edition
Welcome to Chain Letter! Great to have you. This week: A new startup bets that blockchains make a difference in campaign fundraising. And, yes, more Libra.
Big Tech's foray into financial services has central bankers scrambling. Just a few months ago, Augustín Carstens, the general manager for the bank for International Settlements (BIS), the so-called central bank for central banks, said his organization saw no value in the potential of central-bank-issued digital currencies. Well, he's apparently had a change of heart, and the entrance of Facebook and other "big techs" into financial services appears to be the reason.
Carstens told the Financial Times that the BIS is supporting the "many" central banks currently developing or researching digital currencies. "And it might be that it is sooner than we think that there is a market and we need to be able to provide central bank digital currencies," he said.
Many other central bankers have dismissed cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which tend to be volatile and whose most popular use has been speculation. But Facebook's proposed digital currency, Libra, will be backed by fiat money and designed to maintain a stable value.That, and Facebook's massive global reach, could help it gain traction. Facebook is also not the only big technology company making a foray into financial services. In its new annual report, the BIS also mentions Alibaba, Amazon, Google, and Tencent. The report warns that "big techs have the potential to become dominant" in this area thanks to network effects.
Carstens has warned that central bank digital currencies would have a "major impact" on the financial system, beginning with the fact that it may force central banks to serve retail customers. Traditionally, central banks hold accounts only for commercial banks.
The potential implications of such a change for the stability of the global financial system aren't entirely clear, and Carstens has questioned (PDF) the value of central banks' venturing into such uncharted territory. If Facebook and big tech companies get their way, however they may have to. At the very least, the BIS concludes in its new report, "comprehensive" public policy is needed to "respond to big techs' entry into financial services so as to benefit from the gains while limiting the risks."
The head of Facebook's blockchain project would like to clear up some "misunderstandings." David Marcus has written a post intended to give "clarity" to the critics of Libra, the blockchain network Facebook is trying to seed.
First, to those who say the system is not really decentralized: "We totally get the point," Marcus wrote in the July 3 post. "But it was important to start with trusted entities that could operate in a regulated environment and with the operational expertise required to ensure the integrity of the network in its foundational stage." He reiterated that "we're committed to gradually transitioning to a permissionless state in the years to come," and added that in the meantime, "I'd argue that one hundred geographically distributed, industry-diverse organizations is quite decentralized." (There are only 28 so far, however.)
According to Marcus, Facebook isn't joking around about its commitment to financial inclusion. "We firmly believe that if Libra is successful, it can be a non-linear step change for billions of people who need it most." Those are big words, and that's an enormous "if."
As for financial regulations, and where Libra sees itself fitting in: "At the core, we believe that a network that helps move more cash transactions-where a lot of illicit activities happen-to a digital network that features regulated on and off ramps with proper know-your-customer (KYC) practices, combined with the ability for law enforcement and regulators to conduct their own analysis of on-chain activity, will be a big opportunity to increase the efficacy of financial crimes monitoring and enforcement." This kind of clarity won't sit well with privacy advocates.
Finally, Marcus took a crack at answering a question we've asked here a few times: What's in it for Facebook? "If Libra is successful, Facebook will first benefit from it by enabling more commerce across its family of apps." Down the road, "if we earn people's trust with the Calibra wallet over time, we will also be in a position to start offering more financial services, and generate more revenue streams for the company." Intriguing, but at the same time that's just another big "if."
https://www.technologyreview.com
#6934909 at 2019-07-06 22:02:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8871:Explosion in the Plantation! Edition
Big Tech's foray into financial services has central bankers scrambling. Just a few months ago, Augustín Carstens, the general manager for the bank for International Settlements (BIS), the so-called central bank for central banks, said his organization saw no value in the potential of central-bank-issued digital currencies. Well, he's apparently had a change of heart, and the entrance of Facebook and other "big techs" into financial services appears to be the reason.
Carstens told the Financial Times that the BIS is supporting the "many" central banks currently developing or researching digital currencies. "And it might be that it is sooner than we think that there is a market and we need to be able to provide central bank digital currencies," he said.
Many other central bankers have dismissed cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which tend to be volatile and whose most popular use has been speculation. But Facebook's proposed digital currency, Libra, will be backed by fiat money and designed to maintain a stable value.That, and Facebook's massive global reach, could help it gain traction. Facebook is also not the only big technology company making a foray into financial services. In its new annual report, the BIS also mentions Alibaba, Amazon, Google, and Tencent. The report warns that "big techs have the potential to become dominant" in this area thanks to network effects.
Carstens has warned that central bank digital currencies would have a "major impact" on the financial system, beginning with the fact that it may force central banks to serve retail customers. Traditionally, central banks hold accounts only for commercial banks.
The potential implications of such a change for the stability of the global financial system aren't entirely clear, and Carstens has questioned (PDF) the value of central banks' venturing into such uncharted territory. If Facebook and big tech companies get their way, however they may have to. At the very least, the BIS concludes in its new report, "comprehensive" public policy is needed to "respond to big techs' entry into financial services so as to benefit from the gains while limiting the risks."
#6934372 at 2019-07-06 20:54:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8871:Explosion in the Plantation! Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8870
BAKER CHANGE
>>6933728, >>6933735, >>6933793, >>6933794, >>6933845, >>6933845, >>6933862, >>6933857, >>6933866, >>6934068, >>6934069
Project Azorian Hughes Glomar Explorer digs on Glomar Explorer and HH
>>6934145 >>6934183 HRC [1 of 22]
>>6933957>>6934163 Many succesive USMC tweets at 5:00 / 17:00. ? Q500/1700 pointing to shifty
>>6933856 Spain Says Iranian Oil Tanker Was Seized by Britain at US Request
>>6933667, >>6933677, >>6933736 anon digs Boring Co/Musk and Equake connections
>>6933704 In a sign of evangelical voters' importance. POTUS is sending five senior advisers to a Christian pro-Israel gathering
>>6933745, >>6933891, pf reports
>>6933752 KANSAS Tweet- "thank you @CMC-Marince Corps, @MBWDC..."
>>6933754 anon speculates 'Coincidence that ALL July 4th, 2018 Q-drops were Airplane/Airport related?'
>>6933757 Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms-july 3rd
>>6933780, >>6933765 Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely 'Silenced' By 2020-from Jan. 2017- Brock 'spoogin
>>6933775, >>6933807 US Army Tweet- 'Iraq's largest dam is now safe- red castle
>>6933782 POTUS' Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity-repost
>>6934024 Federal judge moves forward on census citizenship question UPI
>>6933958, >>6933995, >>6934029, >>6934049 Moar on Ca E quake
>>6934090 Democratic congresswoman secretly sending staff into Mexico to coach asylum-seekers (POTUS press)
>>6934093 Some Underground Bases Listed by State
>>6934103, >>6934105, >>6934111 CIA tweets on FIFA WW C(o)up
>>6934171, >>6934172 Scorcese's The Aviator - Howard Hughes, Hollywood & the CIA related to Hughes digs above
#8869
>>6933239, >>6933302 Boatfag update
>>6933259, >>6933307 Planefag update
>>6933471 Warmbier Family - Claim - 7.3.2019
>>6933453 WH twit
>>6933444 Trump: Immigration Raids Coming 'Fairly Soon'
>>6933400 The 2000 US Census Asked Citizenship Question - Obama Deleted it in 2010 - Trump Wants It Back in 2020
>>6933333, >>6933360 Everything around Ridgecrest and China Lake is strange
>>6933262, >>6933433 chart from USGS of earthquakes of greater than magnitude 4.5 in the past seven days
>>6933242, >>6933272, >>6933499 CODE BLUE CAFE MANAGED BY ARMENIAN/Schiff pic/Q
>>6933124, >>6933212 Shallow earthquakes at 4.5 to 7 Richter are consistent with Project Gnome numbers.
>>6933099 These are the rules for members of the press in order to go inside the #AllOutDC rally, which is the antifa side
>>6932939 Is This The Huawei & Chinese Intelligence Smoking Gun?
>>6932892 Carnival crew member overboard 30 miles northwest of Cuba; Coast Guard search underway
>>6932882, >>6933043 before pic Plantation Fla
>>6933549 #8869
Previously Collected Notables
>>6931280 #8866 >>6932054 #8867 >>6932774 #8868
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
>>6924765 #8857, >>6925167 #8858, >>6925900 #8859
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6934244 at 2019-07-06 20:35:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8870: Train how you fight! Edition
#8870
Ghosty Bake D'oh
>>6933601
Notables, not endorsements
>>6933728, >>6933735, >>6933793, >>6933794, >>6933845, >>6933845, >>6933862, >>6933857, >>6933866, >>6934068, >>6934069
Project Azorian Hughes Glomar Explorer digs on Glomar Explorer and HH
>>6933856 Spain Says Iranian Oil Tanker Was Seized by Britain at US Request
>>6933667, >>6933677, >>6933736 anon digs Boring Co/Musk and Equake connections
>>6933704 In a sign of evangelical voters' importance. POTUS is sending five senior advisers to a Christian pro-Israel gathering
>>6933745, >>6933891, pf reports
>>6933752 KANSAS Tweet- "thank you @CMC-Marince Corps, @MBWDC…"
>>6933754 anon speculates 'Coincidence that ALL July 4th, 2018 Q-drops were Airplane/Airport related?'
>>6933757 Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms-july 3rd
>>6933780, >>6933765 Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely 'Silenced' By 2020-from Jan. 2017- Brock 'spoogin
>>6933775, >>6933807 US Army Tweet- 'Iraq's largest dam is now safe- red castle
>>6933782 POTUS' Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity-repost
>>6934024 Federal judge moves forward on census citizenship question UPI
>>6933958, >>6933995, >>6934029, >>6934049 Moar on Ca E quake
>>6934090 Democratic congresswoman secretly sending staff into Mexico to coach asylum-seekers (POTUS press)
>>6934093 Some Underground Bases Listed by State
>>6934103, >>6934105, >>6934111 CIA tweets on FIFA WW C(o)up
>>6934171, >>6934172 Scorcese's The Aviator - Howard Hughes, Hollywood & the CIA related to Hughes digs above
>>6934231
do keep up anon, said I would here. Just came in here 20 minutes ago. Keep your tits steady
#6933782 at 2019-07-06 19:11:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8870: Train how you fight! Edition
President Trump's Fed Nominee Dr. Judy Shelton discusses her support of a return to the gold standard and her critical take on central bank activity
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/president-trumps-fed-nominee-dr-judy-shelton-discusses-her-support-of-a-return-to-the-gold-standard-and-her-critical-take-on-central-bank-activity/
#6931808 at 2019-07-06 14:08:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8867: Babies In Cages At China Lake b/w Raking The Desert Edition
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-cenbank-governor/turkeys-erdogan-fires-central-bank-chief-as-policy-rifts-deepen-idUSKCN1U1032
#6931725 at 2019-07-06 13:45:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8867: Babies In Cages At China Lake b/w Raking The Desert Edition
China Drafts Rules on Liquidity Support for Securities Firms
China's securities regulator is soliciting public opinions over a rule allowing a state fund to bail out securities companies that "face significant liquidity risk," according to an online note from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
The rule also regulates the methods and sources of liquidity support securities firms can seek – ranging from asset sales to seeking assistance from shareholders or other brokerages.
The regulation is under public review until August 5, according to the note. It didn't disclose when the rule would be implemented.
In late June, the People's bank of China allowed brokerages to issue more debt as officials sought to ease a funding strain spurred by the government seizure of a bank. That month the central bank and the securities regulator called on major banks and brokerages to increase financing support to smaller brokers, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-07-06/china-drafts-rules-on-liquidity-support-for-securities-firms
soliciting public opinion…since when does that count in china?….they are just using this as a way to make them appear responsible, they will still print to save themselves as they have already said they are relaxing the rules for foreign ownership of chinese companies, india doing it too.
#6931287 at 2019-07-06 11:41:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8867: Babies In Cages At China Lake b/w Raking The Desert Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8866
>>6930799 Since the start of the last decade, Defense Ministry teams have been scouring Israel's archives and removing historic documents
>>6931196, >>6931134, >>6931129 Rake the desert, rake the forest? baker's fave this bread
>>6931168 Deutsche bank AG's imminent restructuring is likely to claim a third management board member: Frank Strauss
>>6930754 New Koch-Soros foreign policy think tank headed by Iran deal advocates
>>6931142 USMC: If it ain't rainin', we ain't trainin'!
>>6931112 Tanker Pacific Voyager in Persian Gulf: Status: Not Under Command
>>6931107 Water. Doesn't. Lie. #EarthquakeLA
>>6931078 POTUS said "We are going to Mars" during his speech
>>6931094 EQ Pics
>>6931093 Erdogan replaces central bank governor
>>6931068 A sub, probably the USS Annapolis, arrives at Guam
>>6931080 raniere on suicide watch and covered in ringworm
>>6931034 5 die when car crashes into cafe in Kortessem, Belgium
>>6931022 Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for San Bernardino County following 7.1 #earthquake
>>6931008 The British banking dynasty that's even older than the Rothschilds
>>6930995 Emergency services 'dealing with serious incident' - P.S.N.I. shutdown busy N.I. road
>>6930980 vid compilation of Fake news freaking out before the 4th of July parade and speech
>>6930942 Explosion rocks military unit in Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen - MoD
>>6930941 It appears the "hack" was on 9/25/15
>>6930927 Fox news pushes Russian sub was behind tech outages
>>6930912 Ahead of deadline, Iran readies to increase uranium enrichment level
>>6930905 Arson is suspected in fire at home of daycare manager filmed abusing children
>>6930892 China Lake is that "babies in cages floor to ceiling in airplane hangers joint" in Springmeier's book
>>6930864 CA Gov. Newsome activated the @Cal_OES state operation center to its highest level in response to quake
>>6930852, >>6930878 Is Elon Musk Bored? Or is He Really Starting a Tunnel Boring Company? (vid)
>>6930765 Remember when the MSM assumed he was referring to the Democratic debates?
>>6930790 The U.S., China and Russia are honing their cyberwarfare skills
>>6930734 GAA Update "[placeholder]" Edition: The archive now contains 8869 breads
>>6930725 FB and GOOG have underwater cable plans (From 7/2)
>>6930550 KTLA twat-'5% chance bigger than 7.1-"we're all gonna die"-kek
>>6930555, >>6930559 recent digs on cal coast/inland
>>6930624 5.0m quake in Russia-East of Kamchatka
>>6930626, >>6930651, >>6930661 sanity anon(s) with the 411 on whats going on referencing the NK 'event'- Sept.
>>6931280 #8866
Previously Collected Notables
>>6928995 #8863, >>6929751 #8864, >>6930323 #8865
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
>>6924765 #8857, >>6925167 #8858, >>6925900 #8859
>>6922101 #8854, >>6924707 #8855, >>6924745 #8856
>>6919812 #8851, >>6920542 #8852, >>6921348 #8853
>>6917505 #8848, >>6918285 #8849, >>6919024 #8850
>>6915272 #8845, >>6916073 #8846, >>6916787 #8847
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6931280 at 2019-07-06 11:39:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8866: Ghost in the machine! Edition
#8866
>>6930799 Since the start of the last decade, Defense Ministry teams have been scouring Israel's archives and removing historic documents
>>6931196, >>6931134, >>6931129 Rake the desert, rake the forest? baker's fave this bread
>>6931168 Deutsche bank AG's imminent restructuring is likely to claim a third management board member: Frank Strauss
>>6930754 New Koch-Soros foreign policy think tank headed by Iran deal advocates
>>6931142 USMC: If it ain't rainin', we ain't trainin'!
>>6931112 Tanker Pacific Voyager in Persian Gulf: Status: Not Under Command
>>6931107 Water. Doesn't. Lie. #EarthquakeLA
>>6931078 POTUS said "We are going to Mars" during his speech
>>6931094 EQ Pics
>>6931093 Erdogan replaces central bank governor
>>6931068 A sub, probably the USS Annapolis, arrives at Guam
>>6931080 raniere on suicide watch and covered in ringworm
>>6931034 5 die when car crashes into cafe in Kortessem, Belgium
>>6931022 Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for San Bernardino County following 7.1 #earthquake
>>6931008 The British banking dynasty that's even older than the Rothschilds
>>6930995 Emergency services 'dealing with serious incident' - P.S.N.I. shutdown busy N.I. road
>>6930980 vid compilation of Fake news freaking out before the 4th of July parade and speech
>>6930942 Explosion rocks military unit in Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen - MoD
>>6930941 It appears the "hack" was on 9/25/15
>>6930927 Fox news pushes Russian sub was behind tech outages
>>6930912 Ahead of deadline, Iran readies to increase uranium enrichment level
>>6930905 Arson is suspected in fire at home of daycare manager filmed abusing children
>>6930892 China Lake is that "babies in cages floor to ceiling in airplane hangers joint" in Springmeier's book
>>6930864 CA Gov. Newsome activated the @Cal_OES state operation center to its highest level in response to quake
>>6930852, >>6930878 Is Elon Musk Bored? Or is He Really Starting a Tunnel Boring Company? (vid)
>>6930765 Remember when the MSM assumed he was referring to the Democratic debates?
>>6930790 The U.S., China and Russia are honing their cyberwarfare skills
>>6930734 GAA Update "[placeholder]" Edition: The archive now contains 8869 breads
>>6930725 FB and GOOG have underwater cable plans (From 7/2)
>>6930550 KTLA twat-'5% chance bigger than 7.1-"we're all gonna die"-kek
>>6930555, >>6930559 recent digs on cal coast/inland
>>6930624 5.0m quake in Russia-East of Kamchatka
>>6930626, >>6930651, >>6930661 sanity anon(s) with the 411 on whats going on referencing the NK 'event'- Sept.
#6931235 at 2019-07-06 11:08:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8866: Ghost in the machine! Edition
Notables at 650ish
are not endorsements
#8866
>>6931196, >>6931134, >>6931129 Rake the desert, rake the forest? baker's fave this bread
>>6931168 Deutsche bank AG's imminent restructuring is likely to claim a third management board member: Frank Strauss.
>>6930754 New Koch-Soros foreign policy think tank headed by Iran deal advocates
>>6931142 USMC: If it ain't rainin', we ain't trainin'!
>>6931112 Tanker Pacific Voyager in Persian Gulf: Status: Not Under Command
>>6931107 Water. Doesn't. Lie. #EarthquakeLA
>>6931078 POTUS said "We are going to Mars" during his speech.
>>6931094 EQ Pics
>>6931093 Erdogan replaces central bank governor
>>6931068 A sub, probably the USS Annapolis, arrives at Guam.
>>6931080 raniere on suicide watch and covered in ringworm
>>6931034 5 die when car crashes into cafe in Kortessem, Belgium.
>>6931022 Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for San Bernardino County following 7.1 #earthquake
>>6931008 The British banking dynasty that's even older than the Rothschilds
>>6930995 Emergency services 'dealing with serious incident' - P.S.N.I. shutdown busy N.I. road.
>>6930980 vid compilation of Fake news freaking out before the 4th of July parade and speech
>>6930942 Explosion rocks military unit in Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen - MoD
>>6930941 It appears the "hack" was on 9/25/15.
>>6930927 Fox news pushes Russian sub was behind tech outages.
>>6930912 Ahead of deadline, Iran readies to increase uranium enrichment level
>>6930905 Arson is suspected in fire at home of daycare manager filmed abusing children
>>6930892 China Lake is that "babies in cages floor to ceiling in airplane hangers joint" in Springmeier's book
>>6930864 CA Gov. Newsome activated the @Cal_OES state operation center to its highest level in response to quake
>>6930852, >>6930878 Is Elon Musk Bored? Or is He Really Starting a Tunnel Boring Company? (vid)
>>6930765 Remember when the MSM assumed he was referring to the Democratic debates?
>>6930790 The U.S., China and Russia are honing their cyberwarfare skills
>>6930734 GAA Update "[placeholder]" Edition: The archive now contains 8869 breads.
>>6930725 FB and GOOG have underwater cable plans (From 7/2)
>>6930550 KTLA twat-'5% chance bigger than 7.1-"we're all gonna die"-kek
>>6930555, >>6930559 recent digs on cal coast/inland
>>6930624 5.0m quake in Russia-East of Kamchatka
>>6930626, >>6930651, >>6930661 sanity anon(s) with the 411 on whats going on referencing the NK 'event'- Sept.
#6931124 at 2019-07-06 09:51:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8866: Ghost in the machine! Edition
Notables at 550ish
are not endorsements
#8866
>>6931112 Tanker Pacific Voyager in Persian Gulf: Status: Not Under Command
>>6931107 Water. Doesn't. Lie. #EarthquakeLA
>>6931078 POTUS said "We are going to Mars" during his speech.
>>6931094 EQ Pics
>>6931093 Erdogan replaces central bank governor
>>6931068 A sub, probably the USS Annapolis, arrives at Guam.
>>6931080 raniere on suicide watch and covered in ringworm
>>6931034 5 die when car crashes into cafe in Kortessem, Belgium.
>>6931022 Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for San Bernardino County following 7.1 #earthquake
>>6931008 The British banking dynasty that's even older than the Rothschilds
>>6930995 Emergency services 'dealing with serious incident' - P.S.N.I. shutdown busy N.I. road.
>>6930980 vid compilation of Fake news freaking out before the 4th of July parade and speech
>>6930942 Explosion rocks military unit in Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen - MoD
>>6930941 It appears the "hack" was on 9/25/15.
>>6930927 Fox news pushes Russian sub was behind tech outages.
>>6930912 Ahead of deadline, Iran readies to increase uranium enrichment level
>>6930905 Arson is suspected in fire at home of daycare manager filmed abusing children
>>6930892 China Lake is that "babies in cages floor to ceiling in airplane hangers joint" in Springmeier's book
>>6930864 CA Gov. Newsome activated the @Cal_OES state operation center to its highest level in response to quake
>>6930852, >>6930878 Is Elon Musk Bored? Or is He Really Starting a Tunnel Boring Company? (vid)
>>6930765 Remember when the MSM assumed he was referring to the Democratic debates?
>>6930790 The U.S., China and Russia are honing their cyberwarfare skills
>>6930734 GAA Update "[placeholder]" Edition: The archive now contains 8869 breads.
>>6930725 FB and GOOG have underwater cable plans (From 7/2)
>>6930550 KTLA twat-'5% chance bigger than 7.1-"we're all gonna die"-kek
>>6930555, >>6930559 recent digs on cal coast/inland
>>6930624 5.0m quake in Russia-East of Kamchatka
>>6930626, >>6930651, >>6930661 sanity anon(s) with the 411 on whats going on referencing the NK 'event'- Sept.
baker is studying this JS with an eye towards modifying it for baking and finding notables. SO far have added obvious things like "baker" and "notable" to the word list in my local copy. Ideas welcome.
https://gitgud.io/GnosticWarfare/Training/blob/master/index.js
#6930516 at 2019-07-06 06:00:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8866: Ghost in the machine! Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8865
>>6929879 Planefag update
>>6930238 Bad call on EQ by seismologists
>>6930223 2017 Chris Cline Forbes article dig
>>6930189 Scavino twit @POTUS @realDonaldTrump has been briefed on the new (7.1) earthquake in Southern California. Teams will continue to monitor around the clock & provide updates to POTUS.
>>6930055 Erdogan Removes Cetinkaya, Names Deputy as central bank Governor
>>6929819, >>6929943, >>6930044, >>6930122, >>6930138, >>6930152, >>6930266 Cali EQ continue
>>6930323 #8865
#8864
>>6929655 Planefag update
>>6929642 New Quake...5.1 Corcoran, CA. West of Searle
>>6929600 Prosecutors want 'El Chapo' to forfeit $12.7 billion to US government
>>6929453 New PDJT tweets!
>>6929441 China Lake Seismogram Helicorder
>>6929439 Salute to America pics
>>6929402, >>6929428, >>6929289, >>6929444, >>6929464, >>6929582 7.0 EQ, 4.8 EQ aftershock just hit.
>>6929176 PHOTOS: First Monument Dedicated to Melania Trump Unveiled in Slovenia
>>6929167 New PDJT tweet!
>>6929138 Moar FBI/HRC vault digs
>>6929134 POTUS Schedule for Saturday and Sunday - July 6 and 7, 2019
>>6929103 Turkey Appoints New central bank Governor - Report
>>6929751 #8864
#8863
>>6928548, >>6928569 Planefag update
>>6928607 Boatfag update
>>6928961 #BREAKING: The United Kingdom has intelligence that weapons are onboard the Iranian crude oil supertanker 'Grace 1' bound for Syria
>>6928690, >>6928710, >>6928757, >>6928776, >>6928808, >>6928884 Moar FBI/HRC dig convos
>>6928568 Mueller's Own Report Undercuts Its Core Russia-Meddling Claims
>>6928995 #8863
Previously Collected Notables
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861, >>6928200 #8862
>>6924765 #8857, >>6925167 #8858, >>6925900 #8859
>>6922101 #8854, >>6924707 #8855, >>6924745 #8856
>>6919812 #8851, >>6920542 #8852, >>6921348 #8853
>>6917505 #8848, >>6918285 #8849, >>6919024 #8850
>>6915272 #8845, >>6916073 #8846, >>6916787 #8847
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6930323 at 2019-07-06 05:26:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8865: Moar Cali EQ Swarms! Edition
#8865
>>6929879 Planefag update
>>6930238 Bad call on EQ by seismologists
>>6930223 2017 Chris Cline Forbes article dig
>>6930189 Scavino twit @POTUS @realDonaldTrump has been briefed on the new (7.1) earthquake in Southern California. Teams will continue to monitor around the clock & provide updates to POTUS.
>>6930055 Erdogan Removes Cetinkaya, Names Deputy as central bank Governor
>>6929819, >>6929943, >>6930044, >>6930122, >>6930138, >>6930152, >>6930266 Cali EQ continue
#8865
#6930078 at 2019-07-06 04:52:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8865: Moar Cali EQ Swarms! Edition
#8865
>>6929879 Planefag update
>>6930055 Erdogan Removes Cetinkaya, Names Deputy as central bank Governor
>>6929819, >>6929943, >>6930044 Cali EQ continue
#8865
#6930055 at 2019-07-06 04:48:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8865: Moar Cali EQ Swarms! Edition
Erdogan Removes Cetinkaya, Names Deputy as central bank Governor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly removed Murat Cetinkaya as central bank governor and replaced him with his deputy, Murat Uysal, according to the Official Gazette.
Cetinkaya, appointed governor in April 2016, was criticized for acting too slowly to tighten monetary policy during a currency rout in August. But he increased the benchmark interest rate by 625 points in September and has kept it at that level ever since.
Erdogan frequently chastised the central bank for keeping rates elevated. While the U.S. Federal Reserve is moving closer to lowering interest rates, "the policy rate in my country is 24%, this is unacceptable," Erdogan said last month.
Uysal, deputy governor since June 9, 2016, said he would continue to implement monetary-policy tools independently, in line with his mandate and authority. Uysal will hold a press conference in the upcoming days, according to a statement on the central bank's website.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-07-06/erdogan-removes-cetinkaya-names-deputy-as-central-bank-governor?srnd=markets-vp
#6929770 at 2019-07-06 04:12:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8865: Moar Cali EQ Swarms! Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup
>>6925557 Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8864
>>6929655 Planefag update
>>6929642 New Quake...5.1 Corcoran, CA. West of Searle
>>6929600 Prosecutors want 'El Chapo' to forfeit $12.7 billion to US government
>>6929453 New PDJT tweets!
>>6929441 China Lake Seismogram Helicorder
>>6929439 Salute to America pics
>>6929402, >>6929428, >>6929289, >>6929444, >>6929464, >>6929582 7.0 EQ, 4.8 EQ aftershock just hit.
>>6929176 PHOTOS: First Monument Dedicated to Melania Trump Unveiled in Slovenia
>>6929167 New PDJT tweet!
>>6929138 Moar FBI/HRC vault digs
>>6929134 POTUS Schedule for Saturday and Sunday - July 6 and 7, 2019
>>6929103 Turkey Appoints New central bank Governor - Report
>>6929751 #8864
#8863
>>6928548, >>6928569 Planefag update
>>6928607 Boatfag update
>>6928961 #BREAKING: The United Kingdom has intelligence that weapons are onboard the Iranian crude oil supertanker 'Grace 1' bound for Syria
>>6928690, >>6928710, >>6928757, >>6928776, >>6928808, >>6928884 Moar FBI/HRC dig convos
>>6928568 Mueller's Own Report Undercuts Its Core Russia-Meddling Claims
>>6928995 #8863
#8862
>>6928065 UN Security Council Calls for Ceasefire in Libya as Death Toll Rises
>>6927956 Tucker talking w/DJT, drones, UFO, Iran, bakeranon hookup >>6928075, >>6928117, >>6928146 D5 dig
>>6927677 Libya's oil company in Tripoli calls for rival to be disbanded.
>>6927668, >>6927672 Shootings and odd deaths across the United States.
>>6927636, >>6928101, >>6928013 New FIB Vault drop (#34) on HRC emails.
>>6927572 Elin Nordegren assoc w/Chris Cline
>>6927524 Ammend/Correct filing on Comey's memos.
>>6927503, >>6927540 Cline continued dig.
>>6928200 #8862
Previously Collected Notables
>>6926656 #8860, >>6927423 #8861,
>>6924765 #8857, >>6925167 #8858, >>6925900 #8859
>>6922101 #8854, >>6924707 #8855, >>6924745 #8856
>>6919812 #8851, >>6920542 #8852, >>6921348 #8853
>>6917505 #8848, >>6918285 #8849, >>6919024 #8850
>>6915272 #8845, >>6916073 #8846, >>6916787 #8847
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6929751 at 2019-07-06 04:10:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8864: Moar FBI vault drop convos! Edition
#8864
>>6929655 Planefag update
>>6929642 New Quake...5.1 Corcoran, CA. West of Searle
>>6929600 Prosecutors want 'El Chapo' to forfeit $12.7 billion to US government
>>6929453 New PDJT tweets!
>>6929441 China Lake Seismogram Helicorder
>>6929439 Salute to America pics
>>6929402, >>6929428, >>6929289, >>6929444, >>6929464, >>6929582 7.0 EQ, 4.8 EQ aftershock just hit.
>>6929176 PHOTOS: First Monument Dedicated to Melania Trump Unveiled in Slovenia
>>6929167 New PDJT tweet!
>>6929138 Moar FBI/HRC vault digs
>>6929134 POTUS Schedule for Saturday and Sunday - July 6 and 7, 2019
>>6929103 Turkey Appoints New central bank Governor - Report
#8864
#6929546 at 2019-07-06 03:46:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8864: Moar FBI vault drop convos! Edition
#8864
>>6929453 New PDJT tweets!
>>6929441 China Lake Seismogram Helicorder
>>6929439 Salute to America pics
>>6929402, >>6929428, >>6929289, >>6929444, >>6929464 7.0 EQ, 4.8 EQ aftershock just hit.
>>6929176 PHOTOS: First Monument Dedicated to Melania Trump Unveiled in Slovenia
>>6929167 New PDJT tweet!
>>6929138 Moar FBI/HRC vault digs
>>6929103 Turkey Appoints New central bank Governor - Report
#8864
>>6929536
#6929112 at 2019-07-06 02:53:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8864: Moar FBI vault drop convos! Edition
>>6929103 Watch Turkey.
>https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201907061076164881-turkey-appoints-new-central-bank-governor-report/
BAKER NOTABLE
#6929103 at 2019-07-06 02:50:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8864: Moar FBI vault drop convos! Edition
Turkey Appoints New central bank Governor - Report
Turkish authorities are reportedly reviving plans to transfer the central bank's 46 billion lira ($8 billion) in legal reserves to country's budget to boost the economy and are also considering adjusting some tax measures as it battles recession, Reuters reported, citing sources.
According to the Turkish presidential decree, cited by Reuters, Ankara removed its central bank governor Murat Cetinkaya early on Saturday and replaced him with the bank's deputy governor Murat Uysal.
There have been no reports on the reason regarding the replacement.
In 2018, the Turkish economy struggled due to the depreciation of the national currency, lira, which fell by nearly 40 percent against the US dollar when the relations between Ankara and Washington deteriorated. The situation significantly worsened in August, when US President Donald Trump authorized the doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Turkey up to 50 and 20 percent respectively. However, by the years end the Turkish currency has reportedly managed to recover.
However, Turkey's budget deficit skyrocketed up to 225 percent in the first five months of the current year, according to Reuters. The Turkish Treasury and Finance ministry has reportedly drafted measures to prevent further deterioration in the domestic economy.
In particular, the measures Reportedly included raising taxes on high-income individuals, lowering corporate taxes, and transferring the central bank's 46 billion lira ($8 billion) in legal reserves to the budget.
According to Reuters, planned measures were postponed until October 2019.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201907061076164881-turkey-appoints-new-central-bank-governor—report/
#6926139 at 2019-07-05 19:42:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8860: Trump Era Edition
POTUS Spoke To Powell For 5 Minutes On May 20, Following Phone Calls In March And April
While POTUS has been slamming and talking needed smack about Jerome Powell before the entire world on his public Twitter account, demanding rate cuts and/or QE, the president has also been keeping periodic tabs on the Fed Chair via brief phone calls, with Powell's calendar revealing that the two spoke for five minutes on May 20, from 4:42pm to 4:47pm. The call represents the fourth publicly disclosed conversation between the two this year, with May's telephone call following similar conversations in April and March as well as a dinner meeting in February.
While there were no major fireworks in the market on or around May 20, when the S&P traded down from 2,880 to as low as 2,840.
the call took place hours before Powell delivered speech at Atlanta Fed conference on financial markets, in which Powell flagged financial stability risks such as record debt, high valuations, leverage and CLO liquidity, and where Powell said the following:
Equity prices have recently reached new highs, and corporate bond and loan spreads are narrow. Both commercial and residential property prices have moved above their long-run relationship with rents, although price gains slowed substantially last year. All of these developments point to strong risk appetite-as might be expected given the strong economy. But there does not appear to be a feedback loop between borrowing and asset prices, as was the case in the run-up to the financial crisis.
One week ahead of the call, on May 14, Trump tweeted his desire for the Fed to "match" what he said China would do to offset economic hardship being caused by tariffs.
According to Bloomberg, Fed spokesman David Skidmore did not comment on what was said between the two.
The conversations came as the president has been attacking Powell for what he views as restrictive interest rates, which he argues undermines U.S. trade deliberations and dampen GDP growth. Just today Trump said that the U.S. "would be like a rocket ship" if the economy had lower interest rates.
POTUS called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates after touting the latest job report.
"We don't have a Fed that knows what they're doing. ... If we had a Fed that would lower rates, you would have a rocket ship" pic.twitter.com/Fzg7Glx9v7
- CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 5, 2019
The administration's frustration at rising interest rates had grown so severe that the White House had reportedly explored the possibility of "legally demoting" the Fed chief.
Briefly addressing those criticisms, Powell said at the Fed's most recent press conference in mid-June that he doesn't plan on leaving the central bank anytime soon. "I think the law is clear that I have a four-year term, and I fully intend to serve it," Powell said at a news conference in Washington.
Asked later at the event when it might be appropriate to publicly address POTUS' criticism, Powell said he doesn't "discuss elected officials publicly or privately" according to CNBC. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the May telephone conversation between Powell and POTUS.
#6921576 at 2019-07-05 03:48:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8854: Howl at the Moon Saloon Open for shills! Edition
Japan's May household spending rises at fastest pace in four years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Household spending in Japan rose at the fastest pace in four years in May, in a sign improving domestic demand will offer some support for an economy facing growing external pressure.
A recovery in private consumption is seen as vital in Japan's fight against deflation, which has made companies reluctant to pass on rising costs to households.
Household spending grew 4.0% in May from a year earlier thanks to Japan's 10-day holiday, government data showed on Friday.
It rose at the fastest pace since May 2015 and was much stronger than the median forecast for a 1.6% increase.
From the previous month, it rose 5.5% for the month, which compared with a 1.4% contraction in April and the median estimate for a 1.2% gain.
The government raised its view on the household spending for the first time in four months, saying it is "picking up", an official said.
"Consumer spending in April-June is expected to have recovered from the previous month, which is likely to make up for some weakness in external demand," said Yoshiki Shinke, chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.
"But there is a risk that consumer spending will worsen as sentiment weakens amid sluggish wage recovery and uncertainty over the economic outlook. Also a planned sales tax hike could dent spending after it is implemented."
The strong growth in household spending in May was led by accommodation bills, mobile phone charges, transportation fees and electricity.
The U.S.-China trade dispute has clouded the outlook for the export-reliant economy, and the concern is that a hit to business and consumer confidence could affect overall domestic consumption and choke growth.
Top representatives of the United States and China are looking to resume talks next week to try to resolve a year-long trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Some policymakers in Japan also worry a proposed tax hike could add to the pressure on growth as a previous tax increase in April 2014 dealt a blow to consumers and triggered a deep economic slump.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has repeatedly said he will raise the sales tax to 10% this October as scheduled, unless there is a big economic shock on the scale of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
The bank of Japan is counting on an improvement in consumer spending to achieve its elusive 2% inflation target, having failed to fire up consumer prices despite years of heavy money printing.
The central bank last month kept monetary policy steady but Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled a readiness to ramp up stimulus if global pressure on the economy intensifies.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-spending/japans-may-household-spending-rises-at-fastest-pace-in-four-years-idUSKCN1U0001
from the 10-day holiday period when the Reiwa era announced but a result is a result.
#6921047 at 2019-07-05 02:32:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8853: ANons Track Booms from Sea to Shining Sea. The ENDGM20 Edition
Asian Market Report
Asian shares near two-month highs ahead of U.S. payrolls. Asian shares hovered near two-month highs on Friday, holding recent gains as investors awaited U.S. employment data.
They are just off a few ticks at present. A key release that could make or break market expectations about aggressive policy easing by the Federal Reserve.
All eyes are on U.S. non-farm payrolls, due later in the day, which is expected to have jumped by 160,000 in June compared with 75,000 in May.
The Fed holds its two-day policy meeting on July 30-31 and futures (CME-cap#3) are are fully pricing in a 25-basis-point cut. Investors also see a *27.6% (corrected reuters article-they had it wrong at 25%) chance of a 50-basis-point reduction.
The Fed is not alone in embarking on easier monetary policy. Australia's central bank has cut its cash rate by 50 basis points since June while leaving the door ajar for a third move this year.
In the euro zone, financial markets expect the bloc's central bank to lay out the landscape for further monetary easing at its July 25 meeting.
Germany's 10-year government bond yield, a benchmark for euro zone debt, fell to -0.4% and matched the European central bank's deposit rate for the first time - a sign that markets are expecting rate cuts.
Spot gold XAU= was higher at $1,418.2 an ounce.
Some Headlines
Samsung Electronics profit guidance beats expectations on one-off gains, outlook weak
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd forecast a steep plunge in its second-quarter operating profit as the U.S.-China trade war wreaks havoc in global chip and smartphone markets, although one-off gains helped it beat analyst expectations. The South Korean tech giant is on track to post year-on-year profit declines for a third consecutive quarter as chip prices fell due to a supply glut and U.S. sanctions on Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies, a key Samsung client.
One-off gains in the display division, which supplies display panels to Apple Inc, were reflected in the operating profit, the company said without elaborating.
Samsung received reimbursement worth about 800 billion won for display panels sold to Apple as the U.S. smartphone maker missed a sales target the parties had agreed on, analysts said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-results/samsung-electronics-profit-guidance-beats-expectations-on-one-off-gains-outlook-weak-idUSKCN1TZ26C
see story re: japan and south korea below for moar on this
JPMorgan Asset Buys Treasuries, Italian Bonds as Inflation Slows
U.S. 10-year yield will fall to 1.75% by year-end: Mac Gorain. Spanish 10-year yield may easily drop to zero in coming months.
JPMorgan Asset Management is buying Treasuries and Italian bonds in a bet slowing inflation and trade-war tensions will convince major central banks to keep cutting interest rates. The $1.7 trillion money manager is snapping up U.S. five- and 10-year notes as it predicts the Federal Reserve will lower its benchmark rate by a combined 75 basis points through year-end.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-07-04/jpmorgan-asset-buys-treasuries-italian-bonds-as-inflation-slows
they have to buy these because all the debt they already own is at record highs (record low yields), they also think that the game will go on and the yields will increase, BTW who are you going to sell these to?
Japan looks to turn up the heat on South Korea with stricter export controls on more items
TOKYO/SEOUL - Japan is considering imposing stricter export controls on more items bound for South Korea, government sources said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to raise pressure on Seoul to help resolve a bilateral dispute over compensation for wartime labor.
Expanding the list of items, possibly to include electronic parts and related materials that can be diverted to military use, will likely exacerbate bilateral tensions, and some within the government remain cautious about taking further steps, the sources said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/03/business/japan-looks-turn-heat-south-korea-stricter-export-controls-items/#.XR59eohKjAQ
Australian banking regulator confirms looser mortgage lending rules
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-banks-regulator/australian-banking-regulator-confirms-looser-mortgage-lending-rules-idUSKCN1U002V?
creating a bigger bubble in Oz-sorry AusFags
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6916354 at 2019-07-04 18:59:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8847: Cali EQ Swarms Edition
>>6916317
Lawyers for the defendants are not commenting on the Delaware allegations. It can be anticipated that Kolomoisky will argue the Privatbank loans weren't shams, and that they were repaid to the bank. Kolomoisky has already won counter claims against Privatbank in courts in London and Kyiv; he is now negotiating with the Kiev government to recover a 25% stake in the bank. "We have always said that we are open to negotiations. We believe that we are the injured party, that we have been robbed," Kolomoisky has told Reuters. "Kolomoisky calculates he is due a 25 percent stake in the bank because of the capital he had put into it. Give us then our 25 percent and keep 75, we will have a joint-stock company. There will be a 25 percent participation and 75 percent by the state, as one of the options."
Reuters also reports the Ukrainian central bank and the IMF believe Privat "was used as a vehicle for fraud and money-laundering while Kolomoisky owned it, and said the government was forced to inject $5.6 billion of taxpayers' money into the lender to shore up its finances." For more detail, click to read this.
The work on the transactions detailed in the Delaware court papers was commissioned by Privatbank and the NBU from Kroll, a due diligence firm as well known for white-washing the affairs of its clients as for investigating fraud. Kroll's report was then leaked to Graham Stack. In his report, published on April 19, Stack concludes: "The money was moved through a Privatbank subsidiary in Cyprus. The arrangement helped hide the fact that cash was disappearing because the National bank of Ukraine treated the Cyprus branch of Privatbank the same as it would domestic branches. This designation meant officials never detected that cash transferred to Cyprus was leaving Ukraine. Meanwhile, Cypriot regulators either failed to detect that the various bank transfers totalling $5.5 billion were backed by bogus contracts, or didn't take the necessary action to stop them."
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#6916317 at 2019-07-04 18:56:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8847: Cali EQ Swarms Edition
How Christine Lagarde, Clinton and Nuland Funded a Massive Ukrainian Ponzi Scheme
When Igor Kolomoisky (image below, centre) financed anti-Russian units operating with the Ukrainian Army in the Ukrainian civil war, he was a staunch ally of Petro Poroshenko's government in Kiev and the Obama Administration's chief Ukraine policymakers, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and her Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Victoria Nuland (right).
They in turn dominated the voting on the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by managing director Christine Lagarde. Following the US regime change which installed Poroshenko's regime in the spring of 2014, the IMF voted massive loans for the Ukraine to replace the Russian financing on which the regime of Victor Yanukovich had depended. More than a third of the fresh IMF money was paid out by the National bank of Ukraine (NBU), the state's central bank, into Privatbank controlled by Kolomoisky and his partner, Gennady Bogolyubov.
At the time, investigations of Kolomoisky's business and banking practices, and the special relationship he cultivated with the NBU, reported he was stealing the money through a pyramid of front companies lending each other the IMF cash which was not intended to be repaid. Clinton, Nuland, Lagarde and the IMF staff and board of directors ignored the evidence, as they continued to top up Kolomoisky's pyramid. Criminal investigations by the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were also reported at the time; they were neutralized by their superiors.
A new Delaware state court filing a month ago, triggering new US media reports, appears to signal a shift in US Government policy towards Kolomoisky. Or else, as some Ukrainian policy experts believe, it is a move by US officials to put pressure on the new Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, whom Kolomoisky supported in his successful election campaign to replace Poroshenko.
In the new court papers, front company names and the count and value of US transactions between them, which Privatbank has dug out of its own bank records, is published for the first time. But the scheme itself is not new. It was fully exposed in 2014-2015 in this archive. Nor is it news, as subsequent US media reports claim, that the FBI is investigating Kolomoisky and his US associates for criminal racketeering. The FBI investigation was first reported here.
What is missing is an explanation of why it has taken so long for the Privatbank case against Kolomoisky to surface in the US courts and in the US press. Also missing is a list of the accomplices and co-conspirators in the scheme. These include officials of the IMF, the US and Canadian Governments who knowingly directed billions of dollars into the NBU, from which, as they knew full well at the time, the money went out to Kolomoisky's Privat bank, the largest single Ukrainian recipient of the international cash. At the top of the list of accomplices, immediately subordinate to Clinton, Nuland and Lagarde, are David Lipton, the US deputy managing director at the IMF, and the head of the IMF in Ukraine until 2017, Jerome Vacher.
The plaintiff in the Delaware Court of Chancery is Privatbank; it is represented by the Quinn Emanuel law firm of New York and Washington, DC.
http://johnhelmer.net/the-kolomoisky-pyramid-started-with-hillary-clinton-and-victoria-nuland-of-the-state-department-plus-christine-lagarde-of-the-imf/
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#6912739 at 2019-07-04 09:36:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8842: United We Stand. July 4, 2019. WWG1WGA!!! The Graveyard Edition
>>6912594
>Judy Shelton
>>6912729
Judy Shelton's Remarkable Attack on the Fed
Judy Shelton is not an Austrian. She appears mostly aligned with the supply-side camp of her longtime friend and mentor Larry Kudlow, who heads the Trump administration's (useless) National Economic Council. And her support for a modified gold standard rests on shaky ground, as she unfortunately favors a rules-based approach under which the Fed would target a dollar price for gold-what Joe Salerno refers to as "price-rule monetarism."
So Shelton doesn't want to End the Fed. But in the parlance of woke America, she's an "ally." Recognizing the limits of central bank omniscience, and challenging its benevolence, are important first steps on the road to redeeming our money and our economy.
https://mises.org/power-market/judy-sheltons-remarkable-attack-fed
http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/judy-sheltons-remarkable-attack-on-the-fed
#6912594 at 2019-07-04 08:17:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8842: United We Stand. July 4, 2019. WWG1WGA!!! The Graveyard Edition
Donald Trump is really scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to his remaining Federal Reserve nominees-and he doesn't seem to understand what their individual views on monetary policy actually mean.
Take his latest pick, Judy Shelton, chosen after the attempted appointment of Stephen Moore collapsed following footage of him making incredibly misogynistic and racist comments.
Shelton's views on interest policy and currencies aren't just arcane, destructive and out of the mainstream. They also run directly counter to Trump's own calls for the Fed not to raise interest rates and, most recently, for them to reduce borrowing costs to boost growth and help the administration achieve its elusive 3% growth target.
And they contradict Trump's nationalist approach to economic relations by calling for a new international treaty on currencies that would essentially take drag the world economy back into some kind of gold standard, effectively shoving it totally needlessly into deep depression.
Here's Shelton, who supposedly already reportedly advises Trump informally (whatever that means), in a recent CATO Institute paper on the issue. She's not just criticizing Fed policy from a hawkish standpoint. Shelton is actually questioning our entire monetary regime, the legitimacy of the dollar as a self-standing currency:
"The current monetary regime permits governments to knowingly distort exchange rates under the guise of national monetary autonomy while paying lip service to avoiding trade protectionism," she wrote.
"It empowers central banks to channel the benefits of monetary policy decisions to some people at the expense of others, pitting wealthy investors against average savers. It facilitates cheap government borrowing. The shift toward increasing government influence over economic outcomes is anathema to the free market doctrines propounded by (Milton) Friedman.
"If the United States does nothing to restore a rules-based approach to international monetary relations, our values come into question. We lose credibility by failing to challenge an international monetary anti-system that condones cheating by governments and central banks."
Where to begin picking this apart? The United States created a central bank, and eventually went off the gold standard like the rest of the world, exactly in order to give policymakers greater control over the economy, a new lever to counteract sometimes-vicious business cycle swings.
Shelton is effectively calling for the abdication of monetary policy and a return to a commodity-linked system that she calls "sound money." And there's nothing sound about it.
Had her policies been pursued at the height of the Great Recession, when she was actively advocating them, policymakers would have turned a historic slump into something much worse than the Great Depression, with incalculable economic hard in terms of job and wage losses for American workers. Even now, with the economy purportedly on more solid footing, a Sheltonian Fed would quickly lead to economic contraction.
How would she possibly work with other colleagues at the Fed, whose views are clearly anathema to Shelton?
Would she really stand up for her kooky policies and against the wishes of the top economic advisers to the man who appointed her?
So many questions, so few answers. Let's see if this nomination actually makes it to the Senate banking Committee for a vote.
Pedro Nicolaci da CostaContributor
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#6912166 at 2019-07-04 06:18:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8841: SmoQ Break. The Politickin Aint Easy Edition
>>6912144
#135
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11 Nov 2017 - 9:31:13 PM
ROTHSCHILD OWNED & CONTROLLED bankS:
Afghanistan: bank of Afghanistan
Albania: bank of Albania
Algeria: bank of Algeria
Argentina: central bank of Argentina
Armenia: central bank of Armenia
Aruba: central bank of Aruba
Australia: Reserve bank of Australia
Austria: Austrian National bank
Azerbaijan: central bank of Azerbaijan Republic
Bahamas: central bank of The Bahamas
Bahrain: central bank of Bahrain
Bangladesh: Bangladesh bank
Barbados: central bank of Barbados
Belarus: National bank of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium: National bank of Belgium
Belize: central bank of Belize
Benin: central bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bhutan: Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Bolivia: central bank of Bolivia
Bosnia: central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana: bank of Botswana
Brazil: central bank of Brazil
Bulgaria: Bulgarian National bank
Burkina Faso: central bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Burundi: bank of the Republic of Burundi
Cambodia: National bank of Cambodia
Came Roon: bank of central African States
Canada: bank of Canada - Banque du Canada
#6911724 at 2019-07-04 05:04:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8841: SmoQ Break. The Politickin Aint Easy Edition
GOLD STANDARD
In tapping Judy Shelton to become one of two Federal Reserve Board governors, President Donald Trump selected one of the minority of mainstream economists supportive of a return to the gold standard and critical of central bank activity.
Shelton, who serves as the U.S. executive director at the European bank for Reconstruction and Development, wrote as recently as last year in support of pegging the dollar to gold prices.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/03/trumps-federal-reserve-pick-judy-sheltons-economic-policies.html
#6906280 at 2019-07-03 17:51:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8834:Census is about representation! Take back our country Edition
So…just another reminder regarding the greatest act of treason in American history!
1913!
A demonrat House, demonrat Senate and demonrat president (not deserving of a capital p) committed outright treason, violated the American Constitution, allowing the setting up of a foreign pond-scum central bank and giving control over the American currency - a control given by the Founding Fathers to ONLY the elected government - to those same foreign scumbags and turning 100's of millions of Americans into debt slaves to globalist pigs who feel it is their right to control all the money in the world and if people in any country want to use their own currency…they can borrow off the scum at interest.
Americans must never forget the last 113 years of slavery of ALL Americans orchestrated and implemented by the treasonous demonrat party!
ALL AMERICANS must keep this uppermost in mind - demonrats have always been slave owners. demonrats owned ALL slaves, demonrats created the kkk, demonrats voted against ending slavery, demonrats voted against allowing their slaves to vote, the demonrats voted against giving female slaves the right to vote, or be equal.
Anyone in America, ABSOLUTELY ANYONE who thinks the demonrat slave-owners should be voted for is NOT American!
#NOTONEDEMOCRAT2020!
#NOTONESOCIALIST2020!
#NOTONERINO2020!
#6904836 at 2019-07-03 14:14:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8832: Happy Independence Day Eve! Edition
https://www.apnews.com/1de36a018ff84c698ce2748aaf2daa2d
Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament
Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected Wednesday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc's drawn-out and at times acrimonious appointment process for its top jobs.
In the second round of voting at the Strasbourg-based legislature, Sassoli received 345 votes, well over the absolute majority required of the 667 available.
Conservative Jan Zahradil from the Czech Republic got 160 votes, while the German Greens leader Ska Keller received 119 and the Spanish left-wing candidate Sira Rego trailed with 43.
The European Parliament has an array of powers within the EU including given its ascent to the others that EU leaders picked for its top jobs.
None are more important, perhaps, than deciding whether to back German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the EU's executive Commission president, replacing Jean-Claude Juncker.
On Tuesday, EU leaders also nominated Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel to lead the European Council, which brings together the leaders of the member states. And Frenchwoman Christine Lagarde was tapped to be president of the European central bank and Spain's Josep Borrell the bloc's foreign policy chief.
All were linked in one big compromise arrangement and voting down Sassoli would have upset the political balance of the drawn-out and complicated process.
Sassoli succeeds fellow Italian Antonio Tajani, an Italian EPP Christian Democrat who stepped down on Wednesday.
"You have a strong European Parliament standing by your side," said EPP parliamentary leader Manfred Weber, who is slated to take over in 2-1/2 years based on the leaders' top job agreement.
Sassoli, 63, is a journalist turned politician who has been in the European Parliament since 2009.
#6900491 at 2019-07-02 22:33:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8826: Flyovers & Fireworks Edition
Trump to Nominate Christopher Waller, Judy Shelton to Federal Reserve Board
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his intention to nominate Christopher Waller, an executive vice president at the Federal Reserve bank of St. Louis, and Judy Shelton, Executive Director at the European bank of Reconstruction & Development, to the Federal Reserve Board.
Waller, who is also an economics scholar, will have to be confirmed by the US Senate before he can join the seven-member governing board of the nation's central bank. If confirmed, he would serve a 14-year term.
Trump also announced his nomination of Shelton, one of his economic advisers with a known penchant for criticizing the Federal Reserve.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201907031076127878-trump-to-nominate-christoper-waller-to-federal-reserve-board/
#6900139 at 2019-07-02 21:53:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8826: Flyovers & Fireworks Edition
IMF Board Selects American David Lipton as Lagarde's Successor
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in a statement earlier on Tuesday said she would step down as head of the financial institution during the nomination process to be president of the European central bank (ECB).
The IMF board announced later on Tuesday that First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton will serve as interim leader of the International Monetary Fund, replacing Christine Lagarde.
"We accept Ms. Lagarde's decision to relinquish her IMF responsibilities temporarily during the nomination period […] We have full confidence in First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton as Acting Managing Director of the IMF", the board said in a statement.
EU leaders announced on Tuesday, after days of wrangling, their picks to head key EU institutions.
Christine Lagarde of the IMF was proposed as a candidate for president of the European central bank. Her nomination needs support from the European Parliament and the ECB's Governing Council.
Lagarde's nomination means that she would step down two years before the end of her second five-year term at the helm of the IMF.
"I am honored to have been nominated for the Presidency of the European central bank. In light of this, and in consultation with the Ethics Committee of the IMF Executive Board, I have decided to temporarily relinquish my responsibilities as Managing Director of the IMF during the nomination period", Lagarde said earlier in a statement.
The IMF was established in December 1945, when the first 29 member countries signed its Articles of Agreement.
The IMF currently comprises 189 member states. In order to maintain stability and prevent crises in the international monetary and financial system, the IMF monitors countries' economic policies and economic and financial changes in the world through an official system known as surveillance. The fund makes recommendations to member states and regularly evaluates global prospects in its own publications and reports.
The IMF also provides financial support to members by developing joint programs to stabilize the economy.
The IMF's financial resources mainly consist of the contributions of member quotas to the fund. The size of a quota depends on the size of the country's economy. The amount of money a country can obtain from the IMF, its access limit, is based on its quota. The IMF's highest decision-making body is the Board of Governors, which consists of one governor and one alternate governor for each member state.
The Board of Governors meets once a year at the annual meetings of the IMF and the World bank.
The IMF's 24-member Executive Board, which represents all member countries, oversees the fund's daily work at its headquarters in Washington.
https://sputniknews.com/world/201907031076127404-imf-board-selects-american-david-lipton-as-lagardes-successor—report/
#6899518 at 2019-07-02 20:41:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8825: Trump Curse Strikes Again Edition
US Market Report
Pretty whip-sawish day that finished at highs of day on strong volume. 'Ain't habbening for ya is it short monkey's? The pre-market saw futures down slightly, nothing major but them a flurry of volume came in and dropped them all to the lows of the day (at the time) then…following headlines that both US VP Pence and Russian President Putin had cancelled events, stocks and bond yields accelerated their declines.
Only to have equity's reverse off of the actual lows of the day and back up to around flat. Pretty good for what the headlines were. It's almost as if the system knew this was coming as the volumes on the open were fairly high and then dropped off to nothing, even with the Pence/Putin headline(s).
Ten year treasury is NOT doing well, below 2% on all of this but it was headed there in pre-market as it had a nice little 'whoosh' down just prior to the opening bell-See Cap#3.
Overall index volume's are not great but since it started out down that is ok, this is what it is and as long as the overall result is achieved all is good.
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a Federal Reserve policymaker, on Tuesday expressed skepticism that a U.S. interest rate cut is the right move until there are more signs the economy is moving to a truly weaker path and she fails to take into account the recent Global PMI (Purchasing Mgrs. Index) as well as the CME Fed Watch data. Just gas-lighting as usual.
We get the jobs numbers on friday as weds is a half day and usually there has been nothing going on in the markets prior to holidays in previous years, not so now.
The S&P 500 posted 34 new 52-week highs and 1 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 45 new lows. This is a trend that says it could be heading down but that is a technical read on it.
When you see lows outpace highs it typically means the 'smart' money is bailing. It does not factor in PANIC (Patriots Are Now In Control).
OPEC is becoming increasingly irrelevant as the production cut deal was extended out for 9 months. Oil has dropped to a 2 week low-go figure See Cap#4-he he.
Eyes on for another false flag with Iran. Gold did very well as it seems the COMEX traders did not take the bail and dump a big portion of the open interest.
Curently at +29.80 for the day. Think someone knows something?. If you took advantage of the dip to add congrats, you are liking it about now-BIG BALLS TOO <3.
Especially since there is an ASS-ton of open (paper) interest still sitting in it. You can track that here: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/volume-open-interest/metals-volume.html
Can aslo see the visual display here: https://ycharts.com/indicators/comex_gold_futures_open_interest just under the highs of September 2017-See Cap#5
Christine LaGarde is now the ECB head and will step down at the IMF, swamp creature personified. It's a man baby! She has always toted the line and was the one who replaced
Dominique Strauss-Kahn when he started making too much noise about how great gold was. Not an angel but he was set-up BIG time with an accusation of rape from a hotel employee who later was found to have a deposit for $100k "appear" in her bank account afterwards-look it up. Hopefully "Mon Benis" is the /fallguy with them. Who cares..she's a blithering idiot who just parrots a line she is given, always has.
To our "guest" in lb I'm sure you feel pretty special having 'learned life' through a series of comped text-books…it's worth-less IRL.
Have fun paying off that debt you accumulated douchebag!
Some Headlines
As the world's geo-political events come to a head the Wall St. fuck-ups are still pushing crap out the door in an attempt to merge this with that.'''
PE Deal-making At Highest Level Since Financial Crisis As Firms Rush To Deploy $2.5 Trillion In Dry Powder
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-29/pe-dealmaking-highest-level-financial-crisis-firms-rush-deploy-25-trillion-dry?
'''This is what they do….start a flurry of M&A in front of a perceived crash so that they consolidate grip on the assets of the world so that when it bottoms they can continue to do this. Exactly what they did in 2007-09
Not gonna habben this time frens-suck it!
Some additional color in bond-land
10-year Treasury yield slumps to Nov. 2016 low as global growth fears take hold
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/treasury-yields-trade-lower-as-australias-central-bank-cuts-interest-rates-2019-07-02
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=^DJI
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6899020 at 2019-07-02 19:48:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8824: July 4th tanks in a row! Edition
German Intelligence Service Report Presents Sputnik and RT As Security Threats As Significant As ISIS And Al-Qaeda
On June 27th, the German intelligence service - Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) [Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution] released its annual report on "Protection of the Constitution."
"The Report on the Protection of the Constitution provides information on the nature and scope of anti-constitutional developments, on organizations and groupings pursuing activities that are directed against the free democratic basic order, on espionage against Germany, and on proliferation. The individual events have been analyzed and evaluated under ideological and strategic aspects. Due to the re-orientation of the offices for the protection of the Constitution, this report focuses on violence-oriented activities. The Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution significantly contributes to raising awareness about the level of the threat posed to state and society."
https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/en/public-relations/publications/annual-reports/annual-report-2018-summary
Briefly it focuses on several things:
Politically motivated crime - be it right- or left-wing extremism, and it appears to be on the rise;
Then it specifically focuses on right-wing extremism, worrisome in this regard was "Anti-Semitism" which "continues to be an area of agitation and ideological identifier for right-wing extremists." However, other hostile stereotypes are also coming into focus, instead of the Jewish in 2018. "Right-wing extremist propaganda is currently dominated by other issues and hostile stereotypes which right-wing extremists believe are more likely to be taken up in the public discourse. These hostile stereotypes include "foreigners", in particular asylum-seekers and Muslims, but also policy-makers. Right-wing extremists focus on what they consider excessive foreign influence and an imagined threat to national identity";
Following is the category of "Reichsbürger" and "Selbstverwalter" (literally, "citizens of the Reich" and "self-administrators") it is a wide-ranging group of people, all of which are deemed "hostile to the state." They were predominantly males, between 40 and 60 years old and had "affinity for weapons," many of which were seized in intelligence and security service operations;
Left-wing extremism is also an issue, having even more supporters than right-wing extremism in Germany. "The reduction in left-wing extremist criminal and violent offences is primarily due to the fact that there were no major events relevant to left-wing groups in 2018 comparable to the G20 summit in Hamburg in 2017or the opening of the new headquarters of the European central bank in Frankfurt (Main) in 2015." According to the BfV the left-wing extremists typically reject any form of outside control;
In terms of Islamism and Islamist terrorism, there has been a shift towards "the violent and/or jihadist field" in recent years. A comparison is made between the report covering 2016 and 2018, and the numbers appear more or less the same;
A significant security threat are foreign extremist efforts, excluding Islamism, many of these are left-wing. Specifically mentioned are the outlawed in Turkey - Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), as well as K), the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party - Front (DHKP-C), and the Ülkücü. "KK because of its violent actions it undertook also in Germany in the past, DHKP-C for its overt commitment to armed struggle in Turkey, which is aimed at destroying the Turkish order of the state by replacing it with a new socialist one, and finally the Ülkücü movement due to its racist ideology";
In the espionage and other intelligence activities things get interesting. "As Russia's relations with many Western countries have cooled, intelligence gathering has become more important.
https://southfront.org/german-intelligence-service-report-presents-sputnik-and-rt-as-security-threats-as-significant-as-isis-and-al-qaeda/
#6898801 at 2019-07-02 19:21:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8824: July 4th tanks in a row! Edition
EU EPP happenings
EU leaders pick Germany's Ursula von der Leyen to lead Commission
Belgian PM Charles Michel to lead Council, France's Lagarde to run European central bank.
"The Council's choice of von der Leyen may face stiff resistance in the European Parliament. To take effect, the nomination requires approval by an absolute majority of the Parliament's 751 members.
Von der Leyen is under a cloud of allegations of misspending and mismanagement of contracts back home, tied to the hiring of two consulting firms, McKinsey and Accenture."
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-european-leaders-pick-germany-defense-minister-ursula-von-der-leyen-to-lead-commission-charles-michel-council/
#6898246 at 2019-07-02 18:22:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8823: Something Big Is About To Happen pt 2 Edition
IMF's Lagarde Picked To Replace Mario Draghi As ECB President
Update: After three days of heated wrangling, the European Council has selected its nominees for four of the bloc's top jobs, breaking a troubling deadlock that had exposed the cracks in the status quo's facade. And the biggest surprise is that the consummate politician and connoisseur of Louis Vuitton handbags, Christine Lagarde, who is currently busy justifying the IMF's crisis fighting budget, has been picked to replace Mario Draghi whose term runs out on Oct 31.
According to the prime minister of Luxembourg, the European Council has nominated Charles Michel to stand for EU Council president, Ursula von der Leyen to lead the EU Commission, Joseph Borrell as high rep for foreign affairs and Lagarde to replace Mario Draghi at the ECB.
Though it's not a guarantee, Lagarde's nomination means it's incredibly likely that she will be confirmed to succeed Draghi. The new leaders of the some of the bloc's most important bodies will officially take over on Nov. 1.
Lagarde's nomination is a sign that the ECB is standing by its commitment to 'diversity' (though her background and views are extremely similar to Draghi's). The ECB had said it wanted a woman to lead the central bank, and now it appears extremely likely that will happen.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-02/uber-dove-lagarde-rumored-replace-mario-draghi-ecb-president
#6895958 at 2019-07-02 13:40:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8820: QR AM Bake Edition
Macron proposes Lagarde to head ECB in push to end EU jobs deadlock
President Emmanuel Macron sought to break a deadlock on Tuesday over assigning the EU's top jobs by proposing France's Christine Lagarde, now head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to lead the European central bank (ECB), diplomatic sources said.
In his proposal, made to tired EU leaders on a third day of arm-wrestling over who will next hold the bloc's top posts, Macron also proposed Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become president of the European Commission.
The leaders are trying to balance political affiliations, the varying interests of different regions, and an acute lack of women in senior ranks as they seek to fill five top jobs coming vacant later this year.
"Things are going smoothly now," one source said of discussions around the French president's proposal.
The marathon talks have underlined the growing fragmentation in the 28-nation European Union. In a sign of a fresh push for a compromise, the start of the leaders' talks on Tuesday was delayed repeatedly to allow more time for separate consultations.
"Everyone has to understand that they have to shift a little," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. "I say that to everyone. Then there will be a chance of reaching a deal."
A diplomatic source said Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, was "very positive" about the proposal of Lagarde, a former center-right French finance minister. She is also likely to welcome the proposal of von der Leyen, who is from Merkel's governing conservatives.
Italy and ex-communist eastern states had blocked Dutch Socialist Frans Timmermans on Monday from taking up the post of Commission president, the highest-profile job in Brussels, though on Tuesday Spain's Socialist acting prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, was still sticking by him.
The Commission supervises EU states' budgets, acts as the bloc's competition watchdog and conducts trade negotiations with third countries.
Its presidency is the key post of the five, who will shape policy in everything from climate to migration and finance for the world's biggest economic bloc and its 500 million people.
The struggle to share out the posts - which also include the new head of the European Parliament, the bloc's top diplomat and the chairman of EU summits - has already taken a toll.
The deadlock has meant the postponement of a separate meeting on Italy's parlous public finances, and is distracting the EU as a nuclear deal it helped to forge with Iran is edging closer to collapse.
The stalemate in decision-making has also cast fresh doubt on whether the EU can take in any new members from the Western Balkans, some of which are being courted by Moscow.
It is highly unusual for a summit to run into a third day, and this round is already the third attempt to decide the jobs.
The inability to reach consensus bolsters criticism from anti-establishment nationalists and undermines the EU's image as it faces multiple external challenges, from the United States, Russia, Iran and China among others.
If Macron's proposal gets approved, it would be the first time that women have ever been at the helm of the Commission and the ECB, which steers the economies of the 19 member states of the single-currency euro zone.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-summit/macron-proposes-lagarde-to-head-ecb-in-push-to-end-eu-jobs-deadlock-idUSKCN1TW3YC
#6894822 at 2019-07-02 07:07:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8819: We Stand Ready To Deploy, Engage, & Destroy The Enemies Edition
>>6894808
Greatest Psyop Ever
The United States of America during the 20th century was made the victim of what is perhaps the greatest psyop of all time.
The three key events that kicked off this massive conspiracy to take over the USA are as follows:
1 Federal Reserve Act of 1913
2 Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
(??????? ??????? - Red October)
3 World War II
The most critical of these monumental cataclysms was the establishment of the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States. Only when the funding of any conspiratorial plot is sufficient can it be executed without substantial impediment or unwanted exposure. Enough money can buy anything, yes?
With the passing of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the International banking Cartel made sure that the newly established US CORPORATION was completely owned and operated by the Black Nobility before the carefully planned communist plot to take over the American Republic was launched in earnest.
It's crucial to understand that the Federal Reserve bank (FRB) is neither federal nor does it have any reserves. Federal Reserve Notes are the original funny money without an ounce of real backing, not too unlike MONOPOLY money (a "note" is an instrument of indebtedness, not a hard asset). See The Federal Reserve System: It's not "federal" and there's no "reserve"
In fact, the FRB is a transnational financial institution whose secret ownership is both foreign and domestic. Even the domestic owners are beholden to foreign interests which include the British Crown, the Vatican, and especially the International banking Cartel that is covertly controlled by the Black Nobility. Because of this well-hidden reality, the USA has been run by sinister forces and malevolent powers that have no interest whatsoever in the welfare of the American people. In fact, these highly deceitful and pernicious entities forever work against "the land of the free and the home of the brave…"
"…By focusing on communism for so many decades with an abiding fear and felt trepidation and collective apprehension, the U.S. citizenry unwittingly created a self-fulfilling prophecy. Eventually the much feared boogeyman shows up at your door, but not necessarily in the way that was envisioned. Communism has appeared in disguise as the Democrat Party. This eventuality is precisely what the perpetrators of this fastidiously engineered scheme had in mind when they commenced the Great Game against Russia centuries ago. See: STRATFOR Chief Reveals Zio-Anglo-American Plot For World Domination"
"Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. citizenry was bombarded by threats of Soviet (and Sino) communism supposedly coming from Asia. Little did the body politic realize that the greatest communist threats were lurking within. In fact, the barbarians were not at the gate, the barbarians were inside the gate during the entire 20th century, as they are right now.
Because of the intensive and unrelenting propaganda that the Western governments threw at their citizenries over decades, the targeted populace became the unsuspecting victims of an immense and carefully crafted mind-control program. This conspiracy to exert malicious influence on the collective American psyche was formalized under the rubric of London's Tavistock Institute. The vast amount of the purposeful propaganda and divisive disinformation was initially manufactured and coordinated under the rubric of Tavistock…."
Continued:
http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=124400
#6892984 at 2019-07-02 01:36:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8816: Melania Monday Edition
>>6892959
Clapper actually makes a good point.
Every time a country gives up their weapons, the jews order the USA to bomb them so they can take control of the resources and open up a central bank.
#6887089 at 2019-07-01 05:49:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8809: Bulletproof Edition
>>6887082
>He was a professor of Bernanke, as well as European central bank chief Mario Draghi, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
#6887082 at 2019-07-01 05:47:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8809: Bulletproof Edition
>>6887073
>https://en.mercopress.com/2014/01/11/president-obama-names-stanley-fischer-vice-chair-of-the-federal-reserve
US President Barack Obama Friday nominated former Israeli central bank governor and renowned economist Stanley Fischer as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, completing a shakeup of the board's leadership.
The president also named former Under-secretary of the Treasury Lael Brainard to join the Fed board, and re-nominated current Fed governor Jerome Powell for a full term, setting up a full team for incoming chairwoman Janet Yellen.
Yellen, the current vice chair, will take over from outgoing Chairman Ben Bernanke on February 1, after her nomination was confirmed by the Senate last week.
Each of the new nominees will need Senate confirmation, and although all three are well-qualified and widely respected, congressional politics could end up slowing that process.
"These three distinguished individuals have the proven experience, judgment and deep knowledge of the financial system to serve at the Federal Reserve during this important time for our economy," Obama said.
Fischer, 70 and a dual US and Israeli citizen, is one of the world's most respected active monetary economists. He led Israel's central bank from 2005 to last year and before that held senior positions at the World bank and the International Monetary Fund.
He was a professor of Bernanke, as well as European central bank chief Mario Draghi, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was reportedly considered by the White House as a replacement for Bernanke.
#6887067 at 2019-07-01 05:44:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8809: Bulletproof Edition
>>6886994
>Stanley Fischer
Stanley Fischer Says Powell Will Be Out If Trump Is Re-Elected in 2020
ormer Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer predicted President Donald Trump won't renominate Jerome Powell for another term as the U.S. central bank's chairman if re-elected, undercutting the Fed's autonomy.
"That will lead to very different monetary policy, so the Fed is not fully independent of politics," Fischer said on Sunday at a talk in Israel.
By criticizing Fed policy, Trump created "a really awkward thing" for Powell, Fischer said. He added that he's been in a similar hotseat before, having had a tough time maintaining central bank independence when he was governor of the bank of Israel from 2005 to 2013.
Trump has frequently harangued Powell, his handpicked nominee, for raising interest rates and has accused him of not doing enough to bolster the economy.
Nothing to Lose
Fischer said Trump has nothing to lose from accusing the Fed of fueling a recession by raising interest rates at its December meeting: He can either claim to be correct if there's a recession or go quiet if the prediction doesn't pan out.
"What the president has understood is that he can have a one-way bet by announcing what he thinks they should have done," Fischer said Sunday at a workshop at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. "He has a perfect option and he will use it, and he's much more sophisticated in the media, I think, than previous presidents have been."
Fischer, appointed as the Fed's vice chairman by President Barack Obama in 2014, resigned early effective October 2017, citing personal reasons.
Fischer also said there was a good chance the Fed wouldn't have raised borrowing costs in December if Trump had been less vocal, adding: "It's not a desirable thing to have the president pronouncing on monetary policy."
When it comes to assaults on central bank independence, Fischer knows whence he speaks. When bank of Israel governor, he said, "I found central bank independence to be a very difficult thing" to handle.
Not that he spoke of being pressured on policy matters. Rather, he said, he was sometimes asked to weigh in on matters he couldn't professionally address.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-16/stanley-fischer-says-powell-out-if-trump-re-elected-in-2020
Zionist Globalist Stanley Fischer Quits FED
https://lipstick-and-war-crimes.org/zionist-globalist-stanley-fischer-quits-fed/
#6883018 at 2019-06-30 19:39:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8804: Sunday Funday. The Afternoon De[Dark To]Light Edition
EU Locked in Internal Squabble over Who Gets Unelected Presidencies
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders launched a new round of talks Sunday in desperate hopes of producing a breakthrough in a diplomatic fight over who should fill top leadership posts at the 28-nation bloc.
Leaders of member countries have so far twice failed to make the key appointments, which include picking a replacement for Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the EU's powerful executive arm, the European Commission, and for Donald Tusk as head of the agenda-setting European Council.
Some discussed the roster of upcoming vacancies, which by November will include the EU's top diplomat, the president of the European Parliament and the chief of the European central bank, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Japan that concluded Saturday.
"There were a number of European countries in Osaka that discussed the issue, but there are no concrete compromises," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters as he arrived in Brussels for Sunday's talks.
Asked about likely candidates for the commission job, Rutte said "That's a moving picture."
"You think that one candidate or another possibly has the best chance and it keeps shifting," he added.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a "spirit of compromise and above all ambition" as the leaders look to name what he described as "the new Team Europe."
"There should be two men and two women" candidates for four of the five posts up for grabs in coming weeks, he said.
Macron, like Rutte, declined to say who he was backing.
The discussions about who should take the EU's helm for the next five years and beyond could go well into the night, if not through it, warned Tusk, who will chair the meeting and said he would keep the leaders overnight and through early Monday if necessary.
Tusk met with party and government leaders Sunday ahead of the summit. He wants nominations to be wrapped up soon, seeking to prevent further erosion of public confidence in the EU amid Brexit uncertainty and intra-bloc divisions over managing migration.
The task will not be easy. The appointments must take into account political affiliation, geography - balancing east and west, north and south - population size and gender. The leaders of EU institutions are supposed to impartially represent the interests of all member nations on the global stage and in Brussels.
But patriotism sets in as officials from individual member countries push candidates from their homelands to rule the roost of the bloc's population of 500 million and the world's biggest economic alliance.
There was hope at the leaders' June 20-21 summit that more time would bring views closer over who will replace Juncker at the commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs German conservative Manfred Weber, whose centre-right European People's Party is the largest political group in the European Parliament but lost seats in the EU elections in May.
Macron has suggested Weber lacks the political and government experience for such a high-profile role. Weber could still be considered for the head of the European Parliament which is the EU's only elected institution.
"We are on a path that may make it possible to reach a result," Merkel said in Japan before setting off for the EU summit.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/06/30/eu-locked-in-internal-squabble-over-who-gets-unelected-presidencies/
#6872131 at 2019-06-29 07:44:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8789: Will Chairman Kim Come Shake Hands at the DMZ? Edition Edition
Greatest Psyop Ever
The United States of America during the 20th century was made the victim of what is perhaps the greatest psyop of all time.
The three key events that kicked off this massive conspiracy to take over the USA are as follows:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
World War II
The most critical of these monumental cataclysms was the establishment of the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States. Only when the funding of any conspiratorial plot is sufficient can it be executed without substantial impediment or unwanted exposure. Enough money can buy anything, yes?
With the passing of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the International banking Cartel made sure that the newly established US CORPORATION was completely owned and operated by the Black Nobility before the carefully planned communist plot to take over the American Republic was launched in earnest.
It's crucial to understand that the Federal Reserve bank (FRB) is neither federal nor does it have any reserves. Federal Reserve Notes are the original funny money without an ounce of real backing, not too unlike MONOPOLY money (a "note" is an instrument of indebtedness, not a hard asset). See The Federal Reserve System: It's not "federal" and there's no "reserve"
In fact, the FRB is a transnational financial institution whose secret ownership is both foreign and domestic. Even the domestic owners are beholden to foreign interests which include the British Crown, the Vatican, and especially the International banking Cartel that is covertly controlled by the Black Nobility. Because of this well-hidden reality, the USA has been run by sinister forces and malevolent powers that have no interest whatsoever in the welfare of the American people. In fact, these highly deceitful and pernicious entities forever work against "the land of the free and the home of the brave…"
"…By focusing on communism for so many decades with an abiding fear and felt trepidation and collective apprehension, the U.S. citizenry unwittingly created a self-fulfilling prophecy. Eventually the much feared boogeyman shows up at your door, but not necessarily in the way that was envisioned. Communism has appeared in disguise as the Democrat Party. This eventuality is precisely what the perpetrators of this fastidiously engineered scheme had in mind when they commenced the Great Game against Russia centuries ago. See: STRATFOR Chief Reveals Zio-Anglo-American Plot For World Domination"
"Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. citizenry was bombarded by threats of Soviet (and Sino) communism supposedly coming from Asia. Little did the body politic realize that the greatest communist threats were lurking within. In fact, the barbarians were not at the gate, the barbarians were inside the gate during the entire 20th century, as they are right now.
Because of the intensive and unrelenting propaganda that the Western governments threw at their citizenries over decades, the targeted populace became the unsuspecting victims of an immense and carefully crafted mind-control program. This conspiracy to exert malicious influence on the collective American psyche was formalized under the rubric of London's Tavistock Institute. The vast amount of the purposeful propaganda and divisive disinformation was initially manufactured and coordinated under the rubric of Tavistock…."
Continued:
http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=124400
#6868822 at 2019-06-28 23:19:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8785: Beautiful Brave New World Edition
The Communist Plot to Take Over America Proceeds Unimpeded Even Under Trump
The Greatest Psyop of the 2oth Century
Enters the Final and Perilous Phase
in the Third Millennium
There's an old adage that's been oft-repeated throughout the East over the millennia.
"You become like that which you dwell upon."
In other words, if you focus on warmongers and waging war, you eventually will become a war-maker.
Conversely, if you concentrate your energies on making peace, you become a peacemaker.
The more energy and emotion that is attached to your pursuit, the greater the likelihood you will manifest the object of your attention in your own life.
It's important to note that this same "Law of the Universe" is as applicable to the individual as it is to the collective.
As an illustration, because the attention of the American people was cynically directed at COMMUNISM for so many years, it became concretized in our psyches over generations. For many, Soviet communism became inextricably connected to a future World War III, an apocalyptic nuclear war and/or Armageddon.
Greatest Psyop Ever
The United States of America during the 20th century was made the victim of what is perhaps the greatest psyop of all time.
The three key events that kicked off this massive conspiracy to take over the USA are as follows:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
World War II
The most critical of these monumental cataclysms was the establishment of the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States. Only when the funding of any conspiratorial plot is sufficient can it be executed without substantial impediment or unwanted exposure. Enough money can buy anything, yes?
With the passing of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the International banking Cartel made sure that the newly established US CORPORATION was completely owned and operated by the Black Nobility before the carefully planned communist plot to take over the American Republic was launched in earnest.
It's crucial to understand that the Federal Reserve bank (FRB) is neither federal nor does it have any reserves. Federal Reserve Notes are the original funny money without an ounce of real backing, not too unlike MONOPOLY money (a "note" is an instrument of indebtedness, not a hard asset). See The Federal Reserve System: It's not "federal" and there's no "reserve"
In fact, the FRB is a transnational financial institution whose secret ownership is both foreign and domestic. Even the domestic owners are beholden to foreign interests which include the British Crown, the Vatican, and especially the International banking Cartel that is covertly controlled by the Black Nobility. Because of this well-hidden reality, the USA has been run by sinister forces and malevolent powers that have no interest whatsoever in the welfare of the American people. In fact, these highly deceitful and pernicious entities forever work against "the land of the free and the home of the brave".
http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=124400
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#6867306 at 2019-06-28 19:31:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8783: Friday FLOTUS Edition
After Goldman Sachs, Ally Financial cut interest rates, savers hit brick wall
nice way to piss off your customer base.
Goldman Sachs Opens a New Window. Group Inc. and Ally Financial Inc. beat the Federal Reserve to a rate cut this week, as the U.S. central bank weighs whether or not to lower the benchmark federal funds rate.
On Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal, Goldman told customers that it was lowering the rate on its Marcus high-yield savings account to 2.15 percent from 2.25 percent, following Ally's decision on Tuesday to lower its online-savings rate to 2.1 percent from 2.2 percent, an Ally spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business.
Goldman did not immediately respond to a FOX Business request for comment.
It was the first time since October 2013 that Ally lowered rates.
"After a period of increases, interest rates are on the downswing and are projected to fall further," an Ally spokesperson said on Friday, noting that, "Even with this change, our rate remains at 20-times the national average."
The Federal Reserve began, after a prolonged period of net neutral rates, raising interest rates in 2015. But after nine increases, policymakers signaled during their latest meeting in June that a rate cut could be on the horizon, thanks to concerns about slowing global growth and a U.S.-China trade spat.
"The reason you may see these lowering of deposit rates is the three-month treasury has moved down, and it was upwardly sloping three months to 10 years, eight weeks ago," President of the Federal Reserve bank of Dallas Robert Kaplan said on Friday.
Currently, traders are pricing in a 100 percent chance of a Fed rate during the upcoming July meeting, which is slated to take place at the end of the month.
thanks captain obvious
Kaplan told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo during an interview that there's a bit of an echo chamber effect: Essentially, banks think the U.S. central bank will lower rates, so they're doing so preemptively.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/goldman-sachs-ally-financial-interest-rates-federal-reserve
need anymoar evidence they will cut the FRB rates end of next month?-you shouldn't after this.
'Goldman was granted a retail banking license in the aftermath of the '08 crash.
#6865182 at 2019-06-28 14:08:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8780: Shills Got No Game Edition
Gov't plans to transfer central bank reserve funds to budget
The Finance and Treasury Ministry is working on a regulation that would allow the transfer of the central bank's reserve funds kept in Turkish Liras to the budget, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Economy officials in Ankara told the agency that the planned regulation foresees changes to article 60 of the central bank Law and that the regulations will be submitted to parliament for approval.
According to the sources, the new regulation will remove a provision in the respective article which stipulates that 20 percent of the annual net profit of the central bank "should be allocated to the reserve fund."
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/govt-plans-to-transfer-central-bank-reserve-funds-to-budget-144555
#6864870 at 2019-06-28 13:16:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8780: Shills Got No Game Edition
Morning Market Report
Eyes on G-20..The big news from yesterday is that the FRB gave a pass to ALL the banks in it's "stress" tests. Speechless really.
How they are able to do this is fairly simple. They allow these banks to make a choice as to how it determines what asset class is included in 'Muh stress test'. If the bank(s) chose to designate an asset as 'hold-to-maturity' then the FRB test
does not include that in the classification of what they run the test metrics on-they simply move it off the books into that bucket.
So…of course you see the game that is being played here. I have not drilled down the report but trust pepe-it has always been like this and was called out by many
at the start of this process being implemented. It has always been rigged for a positive result.
Especially Deutsche bank and then next Wells Fartgo-how those bloated pieces of shit lasted through 2008 crash-and that was a carefully
planned centralized 'event' as well-one will never know. Pepe does know why they lasted but whole-heartedly disagrees they were allowed to continue the game. Thank you Nancy Pelosi and Hank Paulson
See Here
>>6858466, >>6858607 pb Fed approves capital-return plans of all 18 banks. (Even Deutsche!) Boost dividends and buybacks.
U.S. equity futures rose on Friday amid growing caution ahead of a crucial meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and the release of inflation data that could feed into the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next month.
POTUS wants a weaker dollar(yes we need this) to help boost exports, and is counting on the Federal Reserve to help make that happen. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made clear it's not his job-(newsflash buddy-it IS since you print them via treasury like toilet paper-well you did anyway-kek)
Another 'issue' currently brewing is the H20 asset management contined fuckery (Watch the Water). This firm has not issued a freeze or gate on redemptions however they have still done it in a way that makes it's investors think twice before filling out the paperwork
to initiate this process. Let me briefly explain: for years most big banks, institutions and firms have been allowed to carry assets on it's own books with a value determined by a 'mark-to-model' metric.
What this means is a set of reports is generated, in-house, that looks at the values of these things and assigns a worth of whatever they decide it is. This way of accounting needs to go in a big way. It needs to return to
mark-to-market-which means you gather price inputs from real transactions that habben in the actual markets of the world and not just some made up value decided by a bunch of douche-bag fund or asset managers who know that if they used
mark-to-market the value of said asset(s) would be far lower. So what they have done is start to lower the values of it's assets by writing down the mark-to-model docs or use a variation of mark-to-market-know way to know for sure unless you see the docs.
This plays on the psyche of the individual wanting money back. It was worth 'X' amount for so long and now it's worth less so I'm sure the phone-calls would go something like "well we certainly don't want to lose your business but this is what it is worth now,
but hang on for a bit as it will most likely begin to rise again so TRUST US…we know what is best". Many will believe this and keep the money there because it just HAS to be worth what they said it was a few short weeks ago.
H2O's CEO Vows Never to Gate Funds, Avoiding Woodford Comparisons
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/h2o-s-ceo-vows-never-to-gate-funds-avoiding-woodford-comparisons
Totally punchable faces in the picture of this article…
US futures and European stocks edged higher albeit in a low-volume session, with bond markets trading sideways ahead of G-20 kickoff in Osaka, as markets took early comments from POTUS and Xi broadly in stride even as growing uncertainty ahead of the critical
meeting between the two world leaders deterred traders from making bold directional bets. After Asian stock markets slipped, European shares were marginally higher.
On Thursday, China's central bank also joined the party when it pledged to support a slowing economy, ahead of the release of data that is expected to show China's factory activity shrank for a second consecutive month in June.
cue the printing press' on sunday night.
Both gold and silver are stable and holding nicely.
The Fed watch CME futures have not changed and the same odds are on for the July rate cut. 74% of a .25% cut and 26% for a larger one.
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6853428 at 2019-06-27 08:07:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8765: POTUS Enroute to Japan Edition
>>6853421
The fastest way to obliterate Iran or any other country for that matter, would be to open a jew controlled central bank.
Totally fucked up the USA. We won't recover for millions, perhaps billions of years.
#6848691 at 2019-06-26 21:48:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8759: DJT Reddit Quarantine! Edition
>>6848660
Gold and economic freedom
Editor's note - It may surprise more than a few gold devotees to learn they have an ideological friend in none other than Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. Starting in the 1950s, in fact, Greenspan was a stalwart member of Ayn Rand's intellectual inner circle. A self-designated "objectivist", Rand preached a strongly libertarian view, applying it to politics and economics, as well as to religion and popular culture. Under her influence, Greenspan wrote for the first issue of what was to become the widely-circulated Objectivist Newsletter. When Gerald Ford appointed him to the Council of Economic Advisors, Greenspan invited Rand to his swearing-in ceremony. He even attended her funeral in 1982. In 1967, Rand published her non-fiction book, Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal. In it, she included Gold and Economic Freedom, the essay by Alan Greenspan which appears below. Drawing heavily from Murray Rothbard's much longer The Mystery of banking, Greenspan argues persuasively in favor of a gold standard and against the concept of a central bank.
"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to convert all his bank deposits to silver or copper or any other good, and thereafter declined to accept checks as payment for goods, bank deposits would lose their purchasing power and government-created bank credit would be worthless as a claim on goods. The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves."
"This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists' tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. If one grasps this, one has no difficulty in understanding the statists' antagonism toward the gold standard."
https://youtu.be/O6ayb02bwp0
http://www.usagold.com/publications/greenspan.pdf
#6845412 at 2019-06-26 13:17:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8755: I Like to Dunk Public Hearings in My Covfefe Edition
Morning Market Report
POTUS and Crew leave for G-20 in a few hours. That should be quite the show during and on Sunday afternoon/evening when the markets re-open and react to the actions that were/were not taken during that meeting. Wonder if POTUS will do something similar as he did in Argentina-if he had a mic he would have dropped it on that walk across the stage.
Futures have given back a little of that pop on munchkins regurgitation.
POTUS on FoxB telling the truth about Facebook and talking about suing them-he should. Goog, Twatter, Facebook all dropped on those comments in pre-market.
If you shorted into the close or continue to have them that is tonic for you but be careful after Friday.
Now they are saying that the spike in futures was down to a "grammatical" mistake.
Saying the trade deal 'IS' complete instead of 'we WERE 90% of the way towards it'. This is AI controlled markets at it's worst-reacting to an error that , in turn, takes it milliseconds to spike markets upwards. It's ok in the grand scheme of things because of what it did to T notes-See Cap#3.
Some Headlines
China is not going to surpass the U.S. in retail sales this year as trade conflict weighs
mebby it will….mebby it won't-no way to know but they do have many moar consumers so it's likely.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-is-not-going-to-surpass-the-us-in-retail-sales-this-year-as-trade-conflict-weighs-2019-06-25?
Jamie Dimon sounds off on student debt crisis: 'What we've done is a disgrace'
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says we need to "fix the broken parts" of student lending in the United States, according to Yahoo Finance.
"What we've done is a disgrace and its hurting America," JP Morgan's chief executive officer told Yahoo Finance in an interview Tuesday.
With $1.6 trillion outstanding student debt in the United States, student lending is crippling many Americans. Today the average college student graduates $30,000 in the debt, up from $10,000 in the 1990s.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/26/jamie-dimon-weighs-in-on-student-loan-debt.html
fuck you "Jamie"-POS
Durable-goods orders drop 1.3% in May, but business investment picks up in reassuring sign
May business orders held down by canceled Boeing deal .
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/durable-goods-orders-drop-13-in-may-but-business-investment-picks-up-in-reassuring-sign-2019-06-26?
Global Stocks, Futures Surge After Mnuchin Says US-China Trade Deal "90% Complete"
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regurgitated a long-running soundbite, saying that a trade deal between China and the United States was "90% completed", days before a high-stakes meeting between the two countries' leaders.
Just….get…it…done munchkins and stop jaw-boning this, you've done this for months.
It was enough to push US equity futures which until then had traded unchanged sharply higher(see cap#2), with European stocks following the move tick for tick.
Powell said the central bank is "insulated from short-term political pressures". But he said he and his colleagues are currently grappling with whether uncertainties around U.S. tariffs, Washington's conflict with trading partners and tame inflation require a rate cut.
'total domination of the primary dealers yesterday, they submitted bids and then walked out the hawkish comments that spiked (for bonds) yields, although it did not last long it sent a message…they are no longer in control-our /fallguy-hat tip to you for that JP.
Before Mnuchin's comments hit, Asian stocks dropped for a second day driven by Powell's hawkish comments combined with his warning of rising downside risks to the U.S. economy.
Elsewhere, in rates, what was initially a modest sell-off in U.S. Treasuries accelerates, and pushed 10Y Treasury yields climbed above 2% after closing around 1.98% yesterday. See cap#3
The yuan fell to its lowest since December against a basket of trading partners' currencies but pared an earlier drop against the dollar.
A US admin official said USD would be less strong and the EUR would be less weak if the Fed took back rate hike from last fall.
U.S. crude oil futures advanced roughly 2% to touch a four-week high of $59.10 per barrel after data showed a decline in U.S. crude stocks. Gold retreated from a multi-year high. Bitcoin ridiculously up and over $12k and close to $13k.
We'll also have the ECB's Mersch and San Francisco Fed President Daly making remarks. Finally, in the US this evening there'll also be the first of two Democratic primary debates, in which the 20 participating candidates will be split over the next two nights.
Someone take one for the team and watch it-I'm not.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6842915 at 2019-06-26 02:16:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8752: Patriots Can Beat The Deep State Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6744237 Notable collecting notable.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6755645 Please no JPEGs (with conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8751
>>6842798 Satanic baby farmers?
>>6842786 POTUS speaks out against Rapinoe's national anthem protest.
>>6842758 Bongino Tweet: Declass now…
>>6842752 Sara Carter Tweet on Guatemala, foreign aid and corruption.
>>6842743 Dig and primer on Huma Abedin. (graphic)
>>6842720 Marketfag gives a briefing on the precious metals market and their tie in to the Obama admin.
>>6842679 Planefag, >>6842817 updates.
>>6842614 Sam Power's named used for unmasking.
>>6842655 New Ben Garrison.
>>6842623 ICE releases list of accused murderers, rapists protected under state's sanctuary law.
>>6842623 Jay Sekulow discovers new documents.
>>6842544, >>6842571, >>6842705 Marine's Khaan Quest and water Tweets.
>>6842493 This statement by PV: Tip of the spear.
>>6842485 Polish national gets 14-year sentence for attempting to export S-300 components.
>>6842435, >>6842471, >>6842490, >>6842664 Jean Carroll borrowed her 'rape' story from Law & Order.
>>6842432 PV attorneys write cease and desist order to Pinterest.
>>6842387 Mueller open hearing July 17.
>>6842355 Lanny Davis represented Firtash as registered foreign agent.
>>6842313, >>6842379 Russians claim new S-500 can hit targets in space.
>>6842303 POTUS back home safely.
>>6842292 WH Tweet: Kushner's uplifting message to the Palestinians.
>>6842290 Article giving more details on fatal Marines biker crash.
>>6842262 Article on Cruz's Google grilling.
>>6842237 Oregon Democrat Senators fold under pressure after GOP walkout on climate bill.
>>6842215, >>6842316, >>6842543 Kushner representing US in talks with Russia, Israel. re: Syria.
>>6842903 #8751
#8750 Baker Change
>>6842121 Prosecutor to sex abuse victims: Jeffrey Epstein plea deal must stand.
>>6842119 Austria Supreme Court backs extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US. (Firtash)
>>6842093 Ted Cruz puts his video of him grilling Google on his Youtube page.
>>6841996 Merrill Lynch caught criminally manipulating precious metals market "thousands of times" over 6 years.
>>6842040 Cruz wants to pay for downed drone from Iran's frozen assets.
>>6842013 China suspends Canada meat imports citing forged documents.
>>6841966 Head of Mass. RMV resigns over crash involving Marines in NH.
>>6841926 Marines Tweet: Helicopter in the East China Sea.
>>6841911 FedEx sues Trump administration over export rules.
>>6841893 Police rescue newborn abandoned in the woods.
>>6841871 USSS Tweet: "The Adventures of the Beast..."
>>6841840, >>6841857 DiGenova comments on RR, FBI and DOJ.
>>6841828 NJ council candidate convicted of conspiracy to commit voter bribery scheme.
>>6841820 DoD F35 FB post.
>>6841765 Planefag updates.
>>6841741 Fire at a petrochemical plant in Spain.
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
>>6842144 #8750
Previously Collected Notables
>>6841397 #8749,
>>6839000 #8746, >>6839807 #8747, >>6840597 #8748
>>6836723 #8743, >>6837494 #8744, >>6838272 #8745
>>6834343 #8740, >>6835088 #8741, >>6835881 #8742
>>6832047 #8737, >>6832820 #8738, >>6833577 #8739
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6842150 at 2019-06-26 00:34:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8751: Machine Learning Ethics Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6799992 Index has been reduced to 15 pages from 25.
>>6744237 Notable collecting notable.
>>6810808 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6755645 Please no JPEGs (with conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8750
>>6842121 Prosecutor to sex abuse victims: Jeffrey Epstein plea deal must stand.
>>6842119 Austria Supreme Court backs extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US. (Firtash)
>>6842093 Ted Cruz puts his video of him grilling Google on his Youtube page.
>>6841996 Merrill Lynch caught criminally manipulating precious metals market "thousands of times" over 6 years.
>>6842040 Cruz wants to pay for downed drone from Iran's frozen assets.
>>6842013 China suspends Canada meat imports citing forged documents.
>>6841966 Head of Mass. RMV resigns over crash involving Marines in NH.
>>6841926 Marines Tweet: Helicopter in the East China Sea.
>>6841911 FedEx sues Trump administration over export rules.
>>6841893 Police rescue newborn abandoned in the woods.
>>6841871 USSS Tweet: "The Adventures of the Beast..."
>>6841840, >>6841857 DiGenova comments on RR, FBI and DOJ.
>>6841828 NJ council candidate convicted of conspiracy to commit very bribery scheme.
>>6841820 DoD F35 FB post.
>>6841765 Planefag updates.
>>6841741 Fire at a petrochemical plant in Spain.
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
>>6842144 #8750
#8749
>>6840678, >>6840929, >>6840983, >>6841044, >>6841082, >>6841119, >>6841158, >>6841390 planefag update
>>6840675 U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul, hopes for a peace deal before September 1
>>6840685 Mark Morgan and Manny Padilla top candidates to lead Customs and Border Protection
>>6840715, >>6840734 Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg says he's been target of 7 assassination attempts
>>6840772 Q CLOCK UPDATE - RE-READ CRUMBS
>>6840818, >>6840821 Tomorrow (Wed) at 1:30pm, @Wayfair employees will stage a walkout at their Back Bay HQ and gather in Copley Square to protest Wayfair's decision to sell furniture to the operators of the migrant detention camps
>>6840837 Palestinians must sign on to investment programme if they want peace, Kushner says
>>6840887, >>6841025 New DJT, True Patriot
>>6840991 Report: ICE files detainer against Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, accused in NH crash that killed 7 motorcycle riders
>>6841032 Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in May
>>6841090 Why Ash Carter, Clapper and Brennan tried to get NSA's Mike Rogers fired
>>6840860, >>6841243 Hogg is tied into Vanderbilts?
>>6841234 New DJT
>>6841312, >>6841326 NSA Child Crimes twit
>>6841374 Mid Manhattan suspicious pkg, NYPD at scene
>>6841397 #8749
Previously Collected Notables
>>6839000 #8746, >>6839807 #8747, >>6840597 #8748
>>6836723 #8743, >>6837494 #8744, >>6838272 #8745
>>6834343 #8740, >>6835088 #8741, >>6835881 #8742
>>6832047 #8737, >>6832820 #8738, >>6833577 #8739
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6842144 at 2019-06-26 00:33:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8750: Adm Rogers has brass balls! Savior of the world! Edition
#8750
>>6842121 Prosecutor to sex abuse victims: Jeffrey Epstein plea deal must stand.
>>6842119 Austria Supreme Court backs extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US. (Firtash)
>>6842093 Ted Cruz puts his video of him grilling Google on his Youtube page.
>>6841996 Merrill Lynch caught criminally manipulating precious metals market "thousands of times" over 6 years.
>>6842040 Cruz wants to pay for downed drone from Iran's frozen assets.
>>6842013 China suspends Canada meat imports citing forged documents.
>>6841966 Head of Mass. RMV resigns over crash involving Marines in NH.
>>6841926 Marines Tweet: Helicopter in the East China Sea.
>>6841911 FedEx sues Trump administration over export rules.
>>6841893 Police rescue newborn abandoned in the woods.
>>6841871 USSS Tweet: "The Adventures of the Beast..."
>>6841840, >>6841857 DiGenova comments on RR, FBI and DOJ.
>>6841828 NJ council candidate convicted of conspiracy to commit very bribery scheme.
>>6841820 DoD F35 FB post.
>>6841765 Planefag updates.
>>6841741 Fire at a petrochemical plant in Spain.
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
#6842062 at 2019-06-26 00:20:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8750: Adm Rogers has brass balls! Savior of the world! Edition
#8750
>>6842040 Cruz wants to pay for downed drone from Iran's frozen assets.
>>6842013 China suspends Canada meat imports citing forged documents.
>>6841966 Head of Mass. RMV resigns over crash involving Marines in NH.
>>6841926 Marines Tweet: Helicopter in the East China Sea.
>>6841911 FedEx sues Trump administration over export rules.
>>6841893 Police rescue newborn abandoned in the woods.
>>6841871 USSS Tweet: "The Adventures of the Beast..."
>>6841840, >>6841857 DiGenova comments on RR, FBI and DOJ.
>>6841828 NJ council candidate convicted of conspiracy to commit very bribery scheme.
>>6841820 DoD F35 FB post.
>>6841765 Planefag updates.
>>6841741 Fire at a petrochemical plant in Spain.
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
#6841978 at 2019-06-26 00:10:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8750: Adm Rogers has brass balls! Savior of the world! Edition
#8750
>>6841966 Head of Mass. RMV resigns over crash involving Marines in NH.
>>6841926 Marines Tweet: Helicopter in the East China Sea.
>>6841911 FedEx sues Trump administration over export rules.
>>6841893 Police rescue newborn abandoned in the woods.
>>6841871 USSS Tweet: "The Adventures of the Beast..."
>>6841840, >>6841857 DiGenova comments on RR, FBI and DOJ.
>>6841828 NJ council candidate convicted of conspiracy to commit very bribery scheme.
>>6841820 DoD F35 FB post.
>>6841765 Planefag updates.
>>6841741 Fire at a petrochemical plant in Spain.
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
#6841709 at 2019-06-25 23:34:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8750: Adm Rogers has brass balls! Savior of the world! Edition
#8750
>>6841664 DOJ exploring 'unbelievably unusual activity' during Obama admin.
>>6841526 UK sign's $1 trillion climate change act.
>>6841509 PP reportedly kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs.
>>6841506 Google: Way beyond monopoly.
>>6841501 NSA Korean War Tweet.
>>6841496 Senate bill on Tech company accountability.
>>6841472 More financial blacklisting from the cabal.
>>6841465 FBI conducts raid at Turbine Services in Wilton.
>>6841457 The battle over Italy's gold and central bank.
>>6841437 Clinton-appointed Federal judge gives democrats go-ahead to probe Trump's finances in lawsuit.
#6841457 at 2019-06-25 22:58:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8750: Adm Rogers has brass balls! Savior of the world! Edition
ECB To Italian Government: Your Gold Is Ours
As the squabbling over Italy's populist government's plans to blow out its budget deficit to finance an agenda of tax cuts and social spending (including a 'citizen's income' that's essentially UBI-lite) crowded the headlines, the issue of who owns the 2,451 metric tons of gold reserves held by the bank of Italy has been quietly ignored - at least, outside of Italy.
But that might be about to change.
On Tuesday, the ECB asked the League, the dominant party in Italy's ruling coalition, to remove a reference to the bank of Italy holding gold as an "exclusive title of deposit" according to Bloomberg.
Translation? If Italy is not allowed to have title to Italian gold, then Italy's gold now belongs to the ECB.
Today's escalation over Italy's gold "title" comes two months after the WSJ reported that Italy's ruling populists pushed ahead with efforts to seize control of the central bank and its gold reserves. Complaining that hundreds of thousands of small individual investors lost billions of dollars after several Italian banks failed in recent years, the current Italian government depicted the central bank as a symbol of a technocratic elite aloof from the needs of ordinary Italians.
"We need a change of course at the bank of Italy if we think about what happened in the last years," said Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, leader of the 5 Star Movement.
Shortly thereafter, 5 Star lawmakers asked parliament to pass two draft laws.
One law would instruct the central bank's owners, most of them private banks , to sell their shares to the Italian Treasury at prices from the 1930s.The other law would declare the Italian people to be the owners of the bank of Italy's reserve of 2451.8 metric tons of gold, worth around $102 billion at current prices.
"The gold belongs to the Italians, not to the bankers," said Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, a far-right opposition party that supports both bills. "We are ready to battle everywhere in Italy and to bring Italians to the streets if necessary."
So far there has been no fighting but if indeed Draghi just told Italy that its gold now belongs to the Frankfurt-based central bank we expect that to change (We discussed the proposed laws in more detail here).
Meanwhile, yesterday Italian BTP yields tumbled to their lowest level in a year as investors breathed a sigh of relief following reports that the European Commission would hold off on kick-starting an "excessive debt proceeding" - a process that would likely result in Italy becoming the first eurozone constituent to face a fine (potentially extending into the billions of euros) for violating the bloc's stringent fiscal rules.
According to reports, the EU was holding off to give the Italian government more time to try and come up with a compromise. Meanwhile, both the League and the Five Star Movement have trudged ahead with a plan to have the Italian Treasury and bank of Italy issue mini-BOTs - bonds that ostensibly would help the Italian government settle overdue payments, but which critics have denounced as a parallel currency. ECB President Mario Draghi denounced the plan as a step toward launching a parallel currency.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-25/ecb-italian-government-your-gold-ours-now
#6838889 at 2019-06-25 16:59:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8746: Habbenings Everywhere Edition
Gold prices near ?35,000. Five reasons why prices are rising
1) Hareesh V, head of commodity research at Geojit Financial Services, says that the growing tensions in the Middle East and dovish comments from the major central banks have boosted the yellow metal's safe haven appeal. The latest trigger for gold's rally is US Federal Reserve's signal that it may cut rates as early as next month to combat economic risks. The European central bank also said last week it would ease policy again if inflation fails to accelerate, echoing other central banks which have said they may cut rates to fend off economic slowdowns.
2) "A weak dollar, which plummeted to a three-month low on expectations of an imminent interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, also assisted the sentiments," he added. Lower interest rates help gold by pushing down bond yields, reducing the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. They also tend to weaken the dollar, making dollar-priced gold more affordable for buyers with other currencies.
3) Market expect Sandip Sabharwal believes that there is further upside left in gold. "One of the key reasons is that today gold is very under-owned in investor portfolios. More and more allocations will happen as price moves up and as people start recommending gold as an asset class."
4) Gold prices have also been supported by central banks buying the metal at the fastest rate in decades to diversify their reserves. A Motilal Oswal report citing World Gold Council data, said that global central banks are among the world's largest investors in gold, with total holdings of more than 30,000 tonnes as on February 2019.
5) Some analysts however caution that the increase in speculative positioning, however, leaves gold vulnerable to a correction if investors reverse their positions. Against that backdrop, speculative investors have piled in. Their bets on higher gold prices on the COMEX exchange now outnumber wagers on lower prices by 189,681 contracts, the most in more than a year. That is equivalent to almost 19 million ounces, worth some $26 billion.That could be triggered by a positive outcome in trade talks between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a G20 meeting on June 28-29, or healthy US economic data that would reduce the likelihood of rate cuts, said Standard Chartered analyst Suki Cooper. Global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) meanwhile have added more than 2 million ounces to their holdings since early May, helping push prices higher.
https://www.livemint.com/market/commodities/gold-prices-near-rs-35-000-five-reasons-why-prices-are-rising-1561446468280.html
Something strange is happening WW with all of those "accidents". I smell fuckery
#6837793 at 2019-06-25 13:31:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8745: We Are In Ops Mode Edition
Morning Market report
Japan was fairly flat to up (see Cap#2)- futures and pre-market equity's are very thin and can be pushed in any direction very easily.China still has it's massive time bomb working on it and was lower.
Moar and moar will be needed and with increasing frequency. If they just did the deal the markets there would have it's adjustment to it and it would begin to clean out some of this crap.
I see why they are stalling as we (FRB) would not allow this in response to our markets coming apart in 2008 into early 2009-remember green shoots?
Some Headlines
100-Year Bond Yielding Just Over 1% Shows Investors' Desperation
Austria's 2117 yield has dropped 100 basis points since launch. Bonds have rallied, with German yields hitting record lows.
German 10-year bonds now yield -0.32%, close to a record low, with the prospect of more easing coming from the European central bank adding support.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-06-25/austria-weighs-another-century-bond-for-yield-starved-investors?
love the spin on this, this is two-fold but the emphasis is squarely on the ECB (nee B.I.S.) needing to push out moar paper to support it's crack habit.
for several years it was speculated that our treasury was going to issue 50 or 100 year bonds however I do no think the 100 year is going to habben, the 50 possibly.
Asset Managers Drubbed by Ever Rising Costs as Fees Drop
Expenses have outpaced or matched revenue growth, report shows. Performance alone isn't going to win the day, consultant says
Overall, expenses have outpaced or matched revenue growth during the past four to five years, while aggregate fees declined almost 20%, the study found. Industry revenue expanded only 8% from 2015 to 2018, reaching $289 billion. By contrast, assets jumped 20% during that period to $71.8 trillion.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-06-25/asset-managers-being-drubbed-by-ever-rising-costs-as-fees-drop?
this is due to a shrinking amount of turnover in the markets, less trading = less fee's collected, the big boys still earn what they need on consultations, and 2/20 fee's they extract doing turn and burn (constant shuffling for little or no reason) along with fee's for IPO's and like.
Global Stocks, S&P Futures Hit By Iran Tensions, G20 Fears
US equity futures dipped in the red, following European and Asian shares lower, amid renewed Iran tensions and trade jitters ahead of this week's G-20 meeting.
while the risk of more easing from the Federal Reserve and its central bank peers inflated gold to six-year highs, its price surging as high as $1,440 and stoked demand for safe-harbor currencies like the yen and Swiss franc and pushed bitcoin to new highs.
rush to "safety" in FIAT currency….good luck with that-you'll need it. They have to do something though.
Treasury futures rose and most global stock markets slipped as the increasing Gulf tensions rattled investors.
Oil steadied after rallying almost 8% in three days as investors weighed mixed signals from the White House on Iran and signs that an extension of the OPEC+ production cuts may not be assured.
Chinese banks led financials lower following a U.S. media report that some of them were involved in a probe on alleged violation of sanctions against North Korea. Most markets in the region fell, with China and Hong Kong driving losses. Japan's Topix closed 0.3% lower as the yen strengthened against the dollar. Looking at today's events, there are no fewer than five Fed policy makers speaking on Tuesday, including Chair Jerome Powell, and markets assume they will stick with the recent dovish message.
the owners of the FRB will make sure they do.
US Event Calendar-data
9am: FHFA House Price Index MoM, est. 0.2%, prior 0.1%
9am: S&P CoreLogic CS 20-City MoM SA, est. 0.1%, prior 0.09%; YoY NSA, est. 2.5%, prior 2.68%
10am: Richmond Fed Manufact. Index, est. 2, prior 5
10am: New Home Sales, est. 683,750, prior 673,000; New Home Sales MoM, est. 1.6%, prior -6.9%
10am: Conf. Board Consumer Confidence, est. 131, prior 134.1
central bank Speakers
12pm: Fed's Bostic Speaks on Housing
1pm: Powell Discusses Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
3:30pm: Fed's Barkin Speaks in Ottawa
6:30pm: Fed's Bullard Gives Welcoming Remarks at Lecture in St. Louis
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-25/global-stocks-sp-futures-hit-iran-tensions-g20-fears?
#6837155 at 2019-06-25 08:54:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8744: Dems New Agenda: Scavino is a "Must Follow" at this Point Edition
>>6837147
Fix this problem and all
other problems will sort
themselves out
(We can't say we weren't warned)
The founders were very specific on this point: They clearly understood that "money" had to be based on something of intrinsic value to avoid fraud in the monetary system.
They selected gold and silver coin and named it as such in our Constitution:
"No State shall make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts;"
We are currently living beyond our means as a society.
We are allowing desperate, destitute people to flood into our country.
We are exporting our jobs and manufacturing base to nations historically hostile to us and we have debased our currency and allowed criminal fraud to run rampant in our banking and financial systems.
At some point a certain inevitably will present itself clearly.
How long until this harbinger arrives and who will suffer the consequences?
Alan Greenspan explains it in this short six page summary
Gold and economic freedom
Editor's note - It may surprise more than a few gold devotees to learn they have an ideological friend in none other than Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. Starting in the 1950s, in fact, Greenspan was a stalwart member of Ayn Rand's intellectual inner circle. A self-designated "objectivist", Rand preached a strongly libertarian view, applying it to politics and economics, as well as to religion and popular culture. Under her influence, Greenspan wrote for the first issue of what was to become the widely-circulated Objectivist Newsletter. When Gerald Ford appointed him to the Council of Economic Advisors, Greenspan invited Rand to his swearing-in ceremony. He even attended her funeral in 1982. In 1967, Rand published her non-fiction book, Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal. In it, she included Gold and Economic Freedom, the essay by Alan Greenspan which appears below. Drawing heavily from Murray Rothbard's much longer The Mystery of banking, Greenspan argues persuasively in favor of a gold standard and against the concept of a central bank.
"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to convert all his bank deposits to silver or copper or any other good, and thereafter declined to accept checks as payment for goods, bank deposits would lose their purchasing power and government-created bank credit would be worthless as a claim on goods. The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves."
"This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists' tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. If one grasps this, one has no difficulty in understanding the statists' antagonism toward the gold standard."
https://youtu.be/O6ayb02bwp0
http://www.usagold.com/publications/greenspan.pdf
An inquiry into the evils of a fluctuating medium of exchange…
A Caveat Against Injustice
http://www.rogershermansociety.org/caveat.htm
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."
-Henry Ford
The few who can understand the system will be either so interested in its profits, or so dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class, while, on the other hand, that great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that Capital derives from the system, will bear its burden without complaint and, perhaps, without even suspecting that the system is inimical to their interests."
-Nathan Rothschild
"Fiat currency is an economic whip used to beat the working class"
-anonymous
#6836679 at 2019-06-25 05:57:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8743: Project Veritas Blows the Lid off Google Agenda Edition
Part 2 on HRC and U1
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/04/irans-weak-rial-causes-restriction-on-foreign-currency-amount-change-to-euro-as-reporting-currency/Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 1:00pm
The slump comes at a time when many believe President Trump will scrap the Iranian nuclear deal put into place by President Obama. Trump's final decision will come in early in May. For the past several months, "Iranians have rushed to buy hard currencies and [gold] coins in recent months" due to the possibility of America leaving the deal.
Iranian regime, has reported that the government has revealed a plan to change to the Euro "as its official reporting foreign currency" as the country's rial continues to plummet.
The rial's problems have caused citizens to rush to the banks to take out US dollars. This week, 60,000 rials could be purchased for just one American dollar.
Other causes include "political feuding" and some have accused traders "of deliberately driving the currency lower with speculative bots."
The old official rate was costly to the government, and therefore limited to imports of selected goods that were deemed necessary.
Just this week the government said it could no longer offer it to students studying abroad, and they now have to buy foreign currency from the open market to pay for their tuition.
Then the central bank of Iran announced the change from the dollar to the Euro.
[Iran and Turkey] reached an agreement to trade in local currencies instead of the dollar or Euro. Medhi Kasrraeipour from the CBI said this route is only natural since "the use of the dollar is banned for Iran and traders are literally using alternative currencies in transactions." On March 1, Iran officially blocked imports priced in the US dollar.
[Russia is also thinking about entering a deal with Iran and Turkey] to receive oil payments in local currencies. Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said that, "There is a common understanding that we need to move towards the use of national currencies in our settlements. There is a need for this, as well as the wish of the parties. This concerns both Turkey and Iran - we are considering an option of payment in national currencies with them. This requires certain factors in financial and economic sector and in banking sector."
"I want to convert my rials into dollars and put them under my pillow," said Yadollah, a 31-year-old van driver who sold his car last week and hoped to use 750m rials to buy more than $17,000. "The future is gloomy and it will become horrifying after the US withdraws from the nuclear accord. I cannot afford to keep rials."
https://www.theexchange.com/ ??? Game related? Console?
https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-science-nuclear-20150404-story.html
By Ralph Vartabedian and Paul Richter
Apr 03, 2015 | 6:44 PM
Javad Zarif
[The exchange] highlights the serious difficulties that the U.S. and [five] other world powers face in negotiating a detailed final agreement in an environment of [deep]{state?} distrust.
Turkey's prime minister said today that there was no need for fresh UN sanctions against Iran following an agreement under which Tehran would ship more than a tonne of its enriched uranium to Turkey as part an exchange deal. (source z)
"There is no Iran agreement, but rather a statement of principles that has to be fleshed out," said Linton Brooks, a former U.S. nuclear weapons chief and the final negotiator of the first strategic arms limitation agreement between the U.S. and Russia. "Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to."
The U.S. made a number of major concessions in the proposed agreement,
"The present framework political [deal is better than no deal] (future/past?)," [Alexei Arbatov], a Russian arms control expert whose work is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote on the endowment's website. A failure of the negotiations, he said, "would make the [new war] in the [Persian Gulf] inevitable, with dire implications for international security and the nonproliferation regime."
Under the preliminary deal, Iran would mothball two-thirds of its newer high-speed centrifuges that enrich uranium, going from 19,000 devices to 6,104 older machines. It would reduce its stockpile of low-enriched uranium from 4,500 pounds to 136 pounds and not build any new facilities for enrichment for 15 years.
Forcing Iran to rely on the old machines should impose powerful restraints on Iran's ability to race to complete a bomb in the next decade "and likely beyond," [Jodi Joseph], a former nonproliferation aide in the Obama White House, wrote in an email.
……
#6836635 at 2019-06-25 05:48:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8743: Project Veritas Blows the Lid off Google Agenda Edition
>>6836584
Yeah, tried and fucking FAILED. This motherfucker "beat the bank". Jackson is and always will be my favorite president.. that is until Trump does something MORE AWESOME than destroying a central bank, like Destroying all the central banks and dissolving the IRS.
#6824384 at 2019-06-23 18:47:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8728: "It's the BREAK" KITCHEN's HOT Edition
So…the demonrats are getting all orgasmic about "slavery" reparations are they?
Well, I have some "reparations" that really matter and that can have a very positive effect on America and the world.
1913! The time of the greatest treason in American history. A demonrat house, demonrat senate and demonrat "president" turned 100's of millions of Americans into debt slaves to foreign and domestic globalist scum by committing treason, violating the American Constitution, allowing the setup of a foreign scumbag owned "central" bank and giving control over the American currency and economy to those globalist scum and lining demonrat pockets continuously as long as they never challenge the right of the globalist scum to keep Americans as debt slaves.
So the demonrats should now pay reparations to not only the ancestors of today's "never even been to Africa" African-Americans to the tune of many billions - directly from the demonrats own pockets - but also to every single American for the treason committed BY the demonrats. I can see that to be in the hundreds of billions. No problem, we'll just seize every penny in the bank accounts of every demonrat - after all, they are registered, just like the registered demonrats that 85% of American "journalists???" have registered as the cult to which they belong.
If there isn't enough money in the demonrat coffers and demonrat bank accounts we can just garnishee their wages until the retire and then seize their pensions to pay the reparations to ALL Americans damaged by the treason of the demonrats over the last 106 years!
And just as an aside…I presume the demonrats are expecting their "slave" reparations to come from American taxpayer dollars (since the demonrats NEVER want to use their own money since socialists always want to use other people's money). Well, aren't today's' African-Americans also taxpayers? Are the demonrats going to go through the tax rolls to make sure not even one penny of the tax dollars of even one African-American are being used to pay "reparations" to other African-Americans?
Look up insanity in the dictionary and I feel that soon all one will need to see is a photo of any group of demonrats or their sub-intellect wastes-of-oxygen cult-groupies.
And while we're at it, another aside:
Is pocahontas going to begin demanding reparations from every American living and dead to give to the ancestors/descendants of the millions of "First People" who were living on their land and who were subsequently murdered by the invaders? Will pocahontas pay extra? Will pocahontas receive a 1 in a couple thousand percentile reparation from herself?
#NOTONEDEMOCRAT2020!
#NOTONESOCIALIST2020!
#NOTONERINO2020!
#MAGAKAG
#6823463 at 2019-06-23 16:28:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8726: It's all about the BREAK Edition
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/11/137553552/president-obamas-father-a-bold-and-reckless-life
give this a read
Blacks were very few in number in Honolulu and he was the first African student at the University of Hawaii."
Meeting Stanley Ann Dunham
A year after Obama Sr. enrolled at the university, he met Stanley Ann Dunham, a 17-year-old from Kansas who was studying Russian.
Obama Sr. told Dunham that he had divorced Kezia Aoko, his wife in Africa, but that wasn't true. He also did not reveal that he had had two children with Aoko, who, like Obama Sr., was a member of the Luo ethnic group.
If Obama the president had had [Barack Obama Sr.] as a father, I think it's fair to say that he wouldn't be the president.
Biographer Sally H. Jacobs
"The thing you have to understand about this is that it was deeply rooted in Luo culture," says Jacobs. "Divorce wasn't common.
Later on, Obama Sr. told immigration officials that he thought of himself as divorced in Kenya before he arrived in the United States. Jacobs says that Obama Sr.'s immigration files also show that Obama Sr. and Dunham may have considered putting President Obama up for adoption before he was born
"Obama [Sr.] makes it less than a year," says Jacobs. "He wasn't fired exactly, but he was not asked back. So he left Shell and gets another potentially terrific job - this one at the central bank of Kenya. Again, he runs into trouble within months. He shows up late, he drinks on the job, he has to borrow money and he is asked to leave."
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Sally H. Jacobs has been a reporter for more than 30 years, most recently with The Boston Globe. She specializes in political reporting and profiles.
Angson C. Dhlakam/
Obama Sr. returned to the U.S. in 1971 because his life was falling apart. A third wife was planning to leave him, he had no job and he had suffered massive injuries in a car accident. He spent a short amount of time with his son Barack Jr. in Hawaii and then returned to Kenya, where a second car crash cost him his legs. In 1982, Obama Sr. was in a third car accident and died from his injuries.
Only his firstborn son, Abong'o Malik Obama, a volatile fifty-three-year-old who lives with his three wives near the family's compound in western Kenya, has not written a book about his father-at least not yet.
Malik recently made headlines of his own when he took a nineteen-year old schoolgirl as his third wife. He has also irritated some Obama family members when he built a small mosque on his property that the steady parade of tourists heading to the Obama compound pass daily. Some Obamas worry that such a glaring symbol of the family's Muslim faith will negatively impact the Obama presidency. Malik has accused others of trying to profit from his father's life and says that he intends eventually to write the definitive biography of his father himself.
#6822913 at 2019-06-23 14:52:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8726: It's all about the BREAK Edition
>>6822542
CGI 2015 Winter Meeting - Agenda | Clinton Foundation
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/meetings/winter…/agenda
Leslie Harwell, Vice President, Social and Sustainable Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jake Kheel, Environment Director, Grupo Puntacana P.J. Marshall …
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/president-clinton-secretary-clinton-announce-29-new-projects-resiliency-and-disaster
For immediate release: June 4, 2019
Contact: press@clintonfoundation.org (link is external)
President Clinton, Secretary Clinton Announce 29 New Projects for Resiliency and Disaster Recovery at Clinton Foundation Meeting in St. Thomas
Following visits to St. Croix and St. John to advance recovery projects, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton convened over 400 international leaders at the fourth CGI Action Network meeting at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas
frank rainieri in attendance
Full details of the 86 Commitments to Action made through the Action Network can be found at https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments
https://books.google.com/books?id=U2HUBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=ted+kheel+obama&source=bl&ots=JFb8oQal8m&sig=ACfU3U0EyUaJUSaSB_r0qhnjytpBG0gnww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOx9DH4f_iAhVIRqwKHacqDkoQ6AEwDXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=ted%20kheel%20obama&f=false
dasting couple pages about theel obama sr
Theodore W. Kheel - WikiVisually
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Theodore_W._Kheel
Kheel was one of the principals in Tom Mboya's efforts of the late 50s and early ….. and hotelier Frank Rainieri and Theodore Kheel, a New York labor lawyer.
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Retracing-Tom-Mboya-s-last-days/1064-4640002-s63h8qz/index.html
His assassination caused anger and anxiety among the public, with many demanding to know its instigators. This frustration swelled up in Parliament on July 16, 1969 when MPs demanded to know why no arrests had been made.
Unknown to the MPs, Nahashon Njenga had already been arrested and was "helping the police with investigations". He told the officers that he had bought the weapon from a Kisii man called Jimmy at Sh500.
At one time, he said he was acting on orders of the "big man."
https://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000169489/how-obama-s-father-witnessed-tom-mboya-s-murder
President Uhuru Kenyatta will meet President Barack Obama. Interestingly, their fathers' lives were entangled in power play in the 1960s. Back then, both Uhuru and Obama were infants, and so was Kenya as an independent country where the life of Barack Obama Sr (pictured), a bright economist was complicated for three reasons.
One, he criticised the economic policies of President Kenyatta . Two, he openly ranted how he would have made a better governor of central bank of Kenya. Three, and most important but least discussed, Obama Sr witnessed the assassination of Tom Mboya in July 1969.
That he even gave police the name of Mboya's assassin further muddled his image in the eyes of those keen on covering up the murder of the most ambitious politician of his day. In the bio, The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father, published in 2011, Sally Jacobs, informs us that Obama Sr met Mboya at Channi's Pharmacy on July 5, 1969. Mboya had just returned from a summit in Ethiopia. Obama Sr joked how Mboya had parked the car wrongly and thus risked getting a ticket from the City Council.
Mboya laughed and walked into the pharmacy, only to begunned down by Nahashon Isaac Njenga Njoroge, whowas later hanged at Kamiti Prison on 'orders from above'that saw to it that no priest performed the last rites onhim. Obama Sr told a friend how he gave Njenga's nameand description to the police. During Njeng'as hasty trial, Obama Sr was the final prosecution witness, notes Jacobs.
Njenga, who had received military training in Europe was often used as a bodyguard by politicians and when questioned on the murder, he replied: "Why don't you go after the big man?"
Obama Sr obtained a First Class Honours at the University of Hawaii and was awarded a scholarship to pursue a PhD at Harvard. He was later deported for fooling around with white women.
Frank Rainieri-ted Kheel-Barack Obama sr-Tom Mboya-world bank-Clintons hait
The president of the World bank Mr George Woods (left) and the Kenya Minister for Planning and Economic Development Mr Tom Mboya in the early 1960s. PHOTO
#6822530 at 2019-06-23 13:40:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8725: The Breaking Balls Edition
POTUS says he never threatened to demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump said he never threatened to demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, though he maintained that he has the authority to do so.
"I didn't ever threaten to demote him," Trump said in an interview with NBC's Meet The Press that aired Sunday. "I'd be able to do that if I wanted, but I haven't suggested that."
Trump went on to criticize the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates, saying Chairman Powell made a mistake.
"Obama had someone who kept the rates very low," Trump said. "I had somebody who raised the rates very rapidly – too much. He made a mistake, that's been proven."
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady, indicating that there would not be a cut in 2019. The central bank, however, forecast one to two possible rates cuts in 2020.
When asked Tuesday whether or not he wanted to demote Powell, Trump said: "Let's see what he does."
Bloomberg had reported that Trump considered demoting Powell in February, but White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said the president wasn't currently considering such a move.
"It's a six-month-old story," he told reporters. "It allegedly happened six months ago and it's not happening today and therefore I have nothing to say about it. It is what it is."
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/23/trump-says-he-never-threatened-to-demote-federal-reserve-chairman-jerome-powell.html
#6820843 at 2019-06-23 04:18:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8723: PAIN Edition
How POTUS Outplayed Powell, And Here's What Happens During Next Week's Critical Trump-Xi Meeting
Last Wednesday's FOMC meeting, where Powell had a choice - lose the "patience" and end the rate hike cycle or stun the market risking a crash, and continue tightening financial conditions. Of course, as everyone knows by now, "Powell threw in the towel", capitulating to both the market and president Trump's relentless barrage and confirmed that a July rate cut is virtually assured, at least according to the market which now see greater than 100% odds of such an event.
pepe told you this weeks ago-and it started with the FOMC lowering the discount rate instead of prime.
The second catalyst is next week's G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, where Trump will meet with China's president Xi and perhaps put an end to the trade war.
Goldman has created a "barometer" index tracking the probability of a trade resolution. It now stands at just 20%, or a one in five chance that the two superpowers will find an amicable resolution, and while this is up from 7% one month ago, it is down from 80% back in March.
they have bet that there won't be an outcome because a favorable outcome means the end of them
This in turn means that both sides will seek to kick the can and avoid the downside scenario portrayed by BofA which sees the S&P dropping to 2,750, propped up by the backstop of the newly-dovish Fed.
bank-speak for the longer this goes on the moar time we have.
As was extensively reported last week, Trump considered firing or demoting Powell at the start of the year; realizing he can't do so directly, he instead decided to pressure Powell to do his bidding in response to Trump's actions!
he has full authority to do this according to the FRB by-laws-that was put in to have a rule that they knew no sitting president would ever use-until POTUS arrived.
To be sure, by now Trump has certainly figured out that his strongest leverage over the Fed is by escalating the uncertainty in the trade and political arena, forcing the Fed to tip its cards and unveil its open-ended dovish policy which the market now expects will result in as many as 4 rate cuts in the next 12 months, setting up Trump nicely for the election, with the S&P at or near all time highs, even if the overall economy continues to deteriorate (it is, however, unclear how much longer markets will ignore the growing risk of a recession just because the Fed has promised to cut rates further).
As such, if Trump feels the need to extract more concession from Powell, all he needs to do is to make good in part or in whole on his $300BN in new Chinese tariffs, which will force the Fed to take on an even more dominant role to preserve the economic cycle by doing the only thing it knows how to do: push assets to new all time highs with even more dovish policies.
White House is now confident that the more it pushes China - in word or in deed - toward a full blown trade war, the more Powell will be forced to concede to Trump in the simmering feud between the executive and the money printing branches of US government. Which is why, even if Goldman is confident that a perpetuation of the status quo is the most likely outcome, traders may be wise to buy the occasional put: if Trump really wants the Fed to consider doing QE (or more).
go ahead and buy them on Goldmans rec'd-someone has to take the short side right?…sarc
the will not do QE because the don't have the money(even with a printing press)-they may announce it but can't see this habbening as it would bail them out of the very situation they put themselves in.
In the case of unresponsive Fed it is a recession, while in the case of an accommodative Fed it is the loss of central bank independence and potentially another round of trade wars and even more pressure on the Fed to cut rates with further markets addiction to stimulus and possibly higher inflation etc.
What is most surprising about all of the above, is how skillfully Trump played both China and the Fed to get his desired outcome: a continued belligerent stance with his superpower adversary even as Powell - who is hardly Trump's biggest fan - is forced to do everything in his power to protect Trump's back.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-22/how-trump-outplayed-powell-and-heres-what-happens-during-next-weeks-critical-trump?
#6819345 at 2019-06-23 00:36:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8721: Ghostrider gunships, tankers, and EMARSS Oh My! Edition
>>6819297
The title says it is the russian version of the Wall Street Journal.
The interesting thing is that its most recent tweet is from december 2013. The tweet is about the white house appointing Stanley Fischer (former chair of the israeli national central bank) to be the vice chair of the FED.
What else happened on dec 2013? Why was tge twitter acount discontinued?
#6819179 at 2019-06-23 00:08:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8721: Ghostrider gunships, tankers, and EMARSS Oh My! Edition
Company's that do business with Medici Ventures (Overstock CEO project)
As long as this is NOT used like our current system this has some great potential. There are a few partners associated with these company's however you have to dance with the current music in order to be functional.
These read like a marketing release but this is just preliminary info gathered to give an idea of what is going on here.
All these are backed by blockchain tech.
tZero'
tZERO is creating an innovative capital markets platform, leveraging blockchain technology. We are creating a two-sided network connecting issuers with investors in a superior solution for accessing capital and enabling secondary liquidity for traditionally illiquid investments.
Additional advantages of this alternative system include democratized access, enhanced transparency, and an increase in overall efficiency.
Trade Settlement
Through transparent and secure blockchain technology, issuers and investors alike can feel secure in knowing that tZERO uses advanced features such as two factor identification, multi-sig addresses and other preventative measures in order to help you protect your token investments through our partners.
https://www.tzero.com/
Bitt
Creating payment systems that promote social inclusion, financial empowerment and economic growth for this and future generations.
Financial Institutions
Use CBDC for KYC/AML; interbank transactions and settlements; disbursement of government funds; payment of government fees and taxes
CBDC=central bank Digital Currency: don't get turned off by that as this is what we currently have so in order for this to operate now it needs interoperability with FIAT.
https://www.bitt.com/
SettleMint
Processes your smart contracts and generates an application level API supplemented with utility services to query easily, to monitor the state of your system and to integrate it with external systems. This provides an incredible leap in developer experience for your IT team.
https://settlemint.com/
factom
We provide an easy way for enterprises to add data integrity and trust to existing processes using the power of blockchain.
https://www.factom.com/
Ripio
digital wallet. this wants you to sign in to get moar infor…no thanks but you should know what a digital wallet is already.
https://www.ripio.com/en/
identitymindglobal
KYC compliance app
Stop account takeover and prevent account origination fraud. Criminals use stolen and fraudulent accounts to launder funds from nefarious activities and funnel money to terrorist organizations.
IdentityMind fights this with Identity Fraud Prevention, KYC and AML solutions powered by Electronic DNA™.
https://identitymindglobal.com/
voatz
we could use this right now!
Voatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible.
https://voatz.com/
GrainChain
you farmers should look into this
GrainChain's innovative platform can facilitate prompt payment to suppliers and farmers, and the immediate availability of tradable commodities to buyers. It attacks fraud and corruption through certification and accountability, and it streamlines procedures for all participants in the commodities market.
Thanks to the blockchain architecture, the GrainChain platform creates a digital yet secure record of commodity data and transactions.
https://www.grainchain.io/
There are a few moar but this gives you an idea of what this tech can achieve IF used properly. This is not an endorsement of this particular venture but it certainly is a step in the right direction should it be used in the proper way(s)
#6819044 at 2019-06-22 23:46:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8721: Ghostrider gunships, tankers, and EMARSS Oh My! Edition
>>6819031
FSB reports contained in these files further state that the over $18 Billion in gold and US Dollars transferred to Obama's personal account in October, 2008, was the "crucial factor" in his winning the American Presidential contest as it was used to payoff the Bush-Cheney Drug Cartel who in turn allowed the "electronic" US election to swing in his, Obama's, favor.
It is interesting to note about this vast fortune that Iran's central bank is now openly questioning the transfer of the estimated $18.5 Billion ($7.5 billion in cash and 20 metric tons of gold) from their Nation to Turkey by Iranian arms dealer, Esmael Safarian-Nasab, and who, Russian Intelligence reports state, was the "facilitator" of the "arms for hostages" deal between the United States and Iran who met with former US President George Bush upon his secret arrival in the Persian Nation prior to President Ronald Reagan's election and is known as the "October Surprise".
Also interesting to note is that upon Iran's central bank's questioning of this massive transfer of wealth, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry Public Relations Department, under the direction of President Ahmadinejad, dismissed the reports and ordered a blackout of further information from being released.
But, what brings these reports from being shocking, to downright chilling, are the GRU files on Obama stating that he is a Muslim "secreted" into the US Presidency for the "sole purpose" of igniting an American "Holy War" which has been designed to destroy the United States and enslave its once free peoples.
The GRU's assertion of Obama's Muslim religion has, also, been confirmed by former CIA agent and deputy director in the U.S. State Department's Office of Counter Terrorism, Larry Johnson, who states that "Obama was named Barry on his original birth certificate and that his surname was likely later changed to Soetoro after he was adopted by Lolo Soetoro, his mother's second husband."
#6817441 at 2019-06-22 19:13:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8719: Sunday ICE Raids Edition
Did you know that the people of Iran are doing EXACTLY what we did in our last election? They are fighting their corrupt government the exact same way we are. https://twitter.com/rahmani7hasan/status/1138914915396280325?s=21
Yesterday, after the drone was shot down, Trump met with congressional leaders and TOLD them we would be doing a limited strike. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-meets-with-top-members-of-congress-on-iran-live-updates/
There is literally footage of them celebrating and dancing because if we were were to bomb Iran it would lead to war. https://twitter.com/kevinliptakcnn/status/1141807112802246656?s=21
Not long after their little celebration, some of the members met with Brennan to tell what was discussed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-toktI_QcCY
Why is Brennan important? Because he was the director of the CIA during the Obama administration, and yet he is still briefing Congress Democrat's on Iran?? https://wtop.com/government/2019/05/ap-sources-former-cia-chief-brennan-to-brief-dems-on-iran/
Right after this occurred, Diane Feinstein took a little trip of her own. https://www.theblaze.com/news/why-did-dianne-feinstein-meet-secretly-with-iran-as-tensions-with-u-s-peaked
What you have not heard from ANY MSM is the fact that Iran just raided a CIA black site in their country, arresting several. https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201906171075913700-arrests-cia-run-busted-in-iran/
https://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-cia-spy-network-dismantled-as-regional-tensions-ratchet-up/articleshow/69845459.cms
Trump told the swamp EXACTLY what they needed to hear and they leaked it. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1141904368356220929?s=21
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Trump never had any intention of bombing them. But it sure exposed a few members of the swamp.
The financial coffers that the swamp has used has been cut off for a little while now. They are going broke. Their human trafficking (big money) and money laundering ways are being choked out.
Trump's very first executive order saw to that. Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
Look at the investigations into the big banks. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-danske-bank-moneylaundering/danske-bank-whistleblower-says-european-bank-handled-150-billion-of-payments-idUSKCN1NO0ZR
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/1MDB-probe-shifts-focus-to-extent-of-Goldman-s-role
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-10/salvini-calls-elimination-italys-central-bank-prison-time-fraudsters
Look at the NXIVM trial that was just completed. https://thedcpatriot.com/bombshell-nxivm-sex-cult-witness-names-major-stars-politicians-in-polygraph/
https://www.dcclothesline.com/2019/06/19/forgotten-2007-article-exposed-nxivm-connection-to-clintons/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/06/19/keith-raniere-leader-of-nxivm-convicted-of-racketeering-and-sex-trafficking-charges/#4474be2773e3
They thought by creating a war, they could start building up their funds again. Striking Iran would have done exactly that.
However, Did you know that the limited strike on Iran was leaked days before the drone was shot down? https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-18/jerusalem-post-us-bombing-iran-will-be-massive-will-be-limited-specific-target
https://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=592832
From who??? Israel. How many members of our Senate and House have duel citizenship with Iran? https://prepareforchange.net/2018/06/22/89-of-our-senators-and-congress-hold-dual-citizenship-citizenship-with-israel/
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Trump was serious when he said he wants peace for Iran. Not their government, but the people.
#DRAINTHESWAMP
#MAGA
#MIGA
#LOCKTHEMUP
#PATRIOTSAWAKENED
https://twitter.com/foxymama1776/status/1142155405897949185?s=21
#6816130 at 2019-06-22 16:09:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8717: QResearch: Takes a Lickin' and Keeps on Tickin' Edition
Did you know that the people of Iran are doing EXACTLY what we did in our last election? They are fighting their corrupt government the exact same way we are. https://twitter.com/rahmani7hasan/status/1138914915396280325?s=21
Yesterday, after the drone was shot down, Trump met with congressional leaders and TOLD them we would be doing a limited strike. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-meets-with-top-members-of-congress-on-iran-live-updates/
There is literally footage of them celebrating and dancing because if we were were to bomb Iran it would lead to war. https://twitter.com/kevinliptakcnn/status/1141807112802246656?s=21
Not long after their little celebration, some of the members met with Brennan to tell what was discussed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-toktI_QcCY
Why is Brennan important? Because he was the director of the CIA during the Obama administration, and yet he is still briefing Congress Democrat's on Iran?? https://wtop.com/government/2019/05/ap-sources-former-cia-chief-brennan-to-brief-dems-on-iran/
Right after this occurred, Diane Feinstein took a little trip of her own. https://www.theblaze.com/news/why-did-dianne-feinstein-meet-secretly-with-iran-as-tensions-with-u-s-peaked
What you have not heard from ANY MSM is the fact that Iran just raided a CIA black site in their country, arresting several. https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201906171075913700-arrests-cia-run-busted-in-iran/
https://m.timesofindia.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-cia-spy-network-dismantled-as-regional-tensions-ratchet-up/articleshow/69845459.cms
Trump told the swamp EXACTLY what they needed to hear and they leaked it. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1141904368356220929?s=21
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Trump never had any intention of bombing them. But it sure exposed a few members of the swamp.
The financial coffers that the swamp has used has been cut off for a little while now. They are going broke. Their human trafficking (big money) and money laundering ways are being choked out.
Trump's very first executive order saw to that. Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
Look at the investigations into the big banks. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-danske-bank-moneylaundering/danske-bank-whistleblower-says-european-bank-handled-150-billion-of-payments-idUSKCN1NO0ZR
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/1MDB-probe-shifts-focus-to-extent-of-Goldman-s-role
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-10/salvini-calls-elimination-italys-central-bank-prison-time-fraudsters
Look at the NXIVM trial that was just completed. https://thedcpatriot.com/bombshell-nxivm-sex-cult-witness-names-major-stars-politicians-in-polygraph/
https://www.dcclothesline.com/2019/06/19/forgotten-2007-article-exposed-nxivm-connection-to-clintons/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/06/19/keith-raniere-leader-of-nxivm-convicted-of-racketeering-and-sex-trafficking-charges/#4474be2773e3
They thought by creating a war, they could start building up their funds again. Striking Iran would have done exactly that.
However, Did you know that the limited strike on Iran was leaked days before the drone was shot down? https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-18/jerusalem-post-us-bombing-iran-will-be-massive-will-be-limited-specific-target
https://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=592832
From who??? Israel. How many members of our Senate and House have duel citizenship with Iran? https://prepareforchange.net/2018/06/22/89-of-our-senators-and-congress-hold-dual-citizenship-citizenship-with-israel/
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Trump was serious when he said he wants peace for Iran. Not their government, but the people.
#DRAINTHESWAMP
#MAGA
#MIGA
#LOCKTHEMUP
#PATRIOTSAWAKENED
From FoxyMama on twitter.
#6815232 at 2019-06-22 14:51:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8716: Emergency Baker Edition
>>6815214
Former Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer to Join BlackRock
Feb. 13, 2019
Mr. Fischer is joining the BlackRock Investment Institute, the investment analysis division of the world's largest asset manager.
Mr. Fischer's appointment will "help us discern the trends, identify the inflection points and understand the interlocking intricacy of assets, markets and economies," said BlackRock executives Laurence Fink and Philipp Hildebrand in a company memo announcing Mr. Fischer's hiring on Wednesday.
In 2014, President Barack Obama tapped Mr. Fischer, a luminary in central banking who previously served as the head of the bank of Israel, to serve as the Fed's No. 2 official. He resigned his four-year term for personal reasons in Oct. 2017.
During a career as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Fischer taught many leading policy makers. His students included European central bank President Mario Draghi and former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. He also held senior posts at the International Monetary Fund, World bank and Citigroup Inc.
As a key member of former Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's inner circle of decision makers, Mr. Fischer pushed to gradually unwind the central bank's postcrisis policies, including by raising short-term interest rates after holding them near zero for many years.
More recently, Mr. Fischer has warned against efforts to roll back postcrisis banking regulation.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fed-vice-chairman-stanley-fischer-to-join-blackrock-11550073715
#6814483 at 2019-06-22 12:42:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8716: Emergency Baker Edition
>>6814442
>>6814432
https://www.john-f-kennedy.net/thefederalreserve.htm
On June 4, 1963, a virtually unknown Presidential decree, Executive Order 11110, was signed with the authority to basically strip the bank of its power to loan money to the United States Federal Government at interest. With the stroke of a pen, President Kennedy declared that the privately owned Federal Reserve bank would soon be out of business. The Christian Law Fellowship has exhaustively researched this matter through the Federal Register and Library of Congress. We can now safely conclude that this Executive Order has never been repealed, amended, or superceded by any subsequent Executive Order. In simple terms, it is still valid.
When President John Fitzgerald Kennedy - the author of Profiles in Courage -signed this Order, it returned to the federal government, specifically the Treasury Department, the Constitutional power to create and issue currency -money - without going through the privately owned Federal Reserve bank. President Kennedy's Executive Order 11110 [the full text is displayed further below] gave the Treasury Department the explicit authority: "to issue silver certificates against any silver bullion, silver, or standard silver dollars in the Treasury." This means that for every ounce of silver in the U.S. Treasury's vault, the government could introduce new money into circulation based on the silver bullion physically held there. As a result, more than $4 billion in United States Notes were brought into circulation in $2 and $5 denominations. $10 and $20 United States Notes were never circulated but were being printed by the Treasury Department when Kennedy was assassinated. It appears obvious that President Kennedy knew the Federal Reserve Notes being used as the purported legal currency were contrary to the Constitution of the United States of America.
"United States Notes" were issued as an interest-free and debt-free currency backed by silver reserves in the U.S. Treasury. We compared a "Federal Reserve Note" issued from the private central bank of the United States (the Federal Reserve bank a/k/a Federal Reserve System), with a "United States Note" from the U.S. Treasury issued by President Kennedy's Executive Order. They almost look alike, except one says "Federal Reserve Note" on the top while the other says "United States Note". Also, the Federal Reserve Note has a green seal and serial number while the United States Note has a red seal and serial number.
President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 and the United States Notes he had issued were immediately taken out of circulation. Federal Reserve Notes continued to serve as the legal currency of the nation. According to the United States Secret Service, 99% of all U.S. paper "currency" circulating in 1999 are Federal Reserve Notes.
#6813315 at 2019-06-22 05:43:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8715: Memorable Night on South Lawn w/FLOTUS & POTUS Edition
>>6813233
His people were happy and FREE.
No central bank
#6812613 at 2019-06-22 03:38:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8714: Y are you wearing such gay socks Trudeau. The Fagsox Edition
U.S. banks clear first hurdle of Federal Reserve's annual stress test-BULLSHIT
The 18 largest banks operating in the United States took the first step toward doling out capital on dividends, share buybacks and other investments on Friday, after clearing the first stage of their yearly health checks with the U.S. Federal Reserve that assess their ability to weather a major economic downturn.
he central bank said lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and bank of America Corp, would face losses of $410 billion under its most severe recession scenario ever, but levels of high-quality capital would still be well above regulatory minimums.
"The nation's largest banks are significantly stronger than before the crisis and would be well-positioned to support the economy even after a severe shock," Fed Vice Chairman Randal Quarles said in a statement.
The Fed said hypothetical losses were broadly comparable to results from prior years, with the most significant loan losses seen in credit cards, followed by commercial and industrial loans.
Friday's results, the first of the two-part annual "stress test," showed the country's biggest lenders could meet minimum Fed standards based on information they submitted to the regulator.
But banks could still stumble next Thursday, when the Fed announces whether it will permit banks to dish out dividends and buy back shares. That second test is more rigorous, assessing whether it is safe for banks to implement their capital plans. It also reviews operational controls and risk management.
All eyes are on Deutsche bank, which is bracing for potentially its fourth flunking in five years amid ongoing turmoil in its U.S. operations, Reuters reported on Thursday. Last year, the Fed failed the bank, citing "material weaknesses" in its data capabilities and capital planning.
The Fed created the stress tests during the 2007-2009 financial crisis to ensure banks are strong enough to continue lending through a severe economic downturn.
This year's tests are more streamlined following a Fed review of the process, which has long been hated by the industry. Roughly half as many banks were tested this year compared to 2018 after the Fed earlier this year moved several smaller firms onto a two-year testing cycle.
The 18 banks tested this year hold roughly 70 percent of all U.S. bank assets, according to the Fed.
In addition, most banks can no longer fail on "qualitative" grounds. Previously, banks that had sufficient capital could still be flunked if the Fed identified risk management and operational problems.
In March, the Fed said it was dropping this qualitative objection for domestic U.S. banks. Only the U.S. subsidiaries of five foreign lenders - Deutsche bank, Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS Group AG, Barclays Plc and TD bank - must clear that hurdle this year.
Since the first test in 2009, banks have seen losses shrink, loan portfolios improve and profits grow. The largest banks have also strengthened their balance sheets by adding more than $680 billion in top-tier capital, the Fed said.
This year's recession scenario included a jump to 10 percent unemployment, as well as elevated stress in corporate loan markets and falling real estate prices. However, the Fed also this year gave banks more information about the testing models, after years of industry gripes that the process is too opaque.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-stresstest/u-s-banks-clear-first-hurdle-of-federal-reserves-annual-stress-test-idUSKCN1TM2MT
how they pass these is simple: The FRB allows the banks to place whatever they deem fit into a place or 'bucket' called hold to maturity-that way none of the assets that should be part of this test are ever actually part of it.
in short, ridiculous bullshit-and always has been.
#6810123 at 2019-06-21 22:00:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8711: Governor Sarah Sanders Edition
>>6808761 (pb)
>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/business/deutsche-bank-money-laundering-trump.html
Deutsche bank is comped. Totally in bed with Loop Capital and the swamp. With the approval of Paulson and the Fed and allegedly not CONgress that foreign central bank laundered a ton of TARP. They already burned all their credibility. Don't have to be an autist to figure this out.
NXIVM, biches!
#6809937 at 2019-06-21 21:35:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8710: TRUMP 4EVA Edition
Found on another thread:
Thought I'd leave this here to relive the night the MSM was exposed.
Anonymous 03/04/19 (Mon) 17:24:18 22e3f8 (4) No.5509052
The Pilgrims Society
Vert important connections affecting all countries
🚨🚨
http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/what-is-the-pilgrims-society
http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/what-is-the-pilgrims-society
The Pilgrims Society, an aristocratic Anglo-American dining club, was established over a century ago and meets at least two or three times a year. Its membership consists of the most influential bankers, lawyers, insurance brokers, and businessmen from the New York and London areas. A handful of career politicians also come from Washington. The club's primary purpose is to keep the ties between the United States and Britain as close as possible. –PLEASE SCROLL DOWN………The London chapter of the Pilgrims Society was established on July 11, 1902, followed by
a New York chapter on January 13, 1903. Its patron is the British monarch, who has plenty of representatives attending the meetings. A member of the Royal family usually attends the London diners.
As you'll find out by looking at the membership list, the Pilgrims Society has clearly fused together the business centers of New York and London, together with a large portion of the political centers of both nations. Ninety percent of the American members are top-level bankers and businessmen from New York city.The club is secret. It might be one of those 'open-secrets', but it's secret nonetheless. If it wasn't, we would have read about it in the history books, we would know all the details of the meetings, and we would have membership lists in the public domain. It is possible to find quite a bit of information in regular newspaper archives, but you really have to look for it.
A great example of the cooperation between the London and American Pilgrims is the
London Bush House, which was ordered to be built in 1919 by Pilgrim Irving T. Bush, a N.Y. businessman. At the time it was the most expensive building in the world and was meant to be an Anglo-American trade center where buyers could purchase goods in one place. It lost its original function after a couple of decades, but still exists today as an office to the BBC World Service. Above the entrance there's a large statue, which represents this Anglo-American cooperation.
The Pilgrims Society is allied with the English-Speaking Union, which is an organization that promotes the use of the English language all over the world. The patron is the English queen and the president is prince Philip. The chairman, as far as we know, is always a member of the Pilgrims.
The institutions the Pilgrims control
All the important members of the 1910 Jekyll Island meeting were Pilgrims; Vanderlip, Strong, Warburg, Davison, Norton, and Aldrich. Senator Aldrich's closest ally in congress, Edward B. Vreeland, was a Pilgrim too, together with his brother. Vreeland helped Aldrich establish a privately owned central bank. Of course, J.P. Morgan, George F. Baker, John D. Rockefeller, and Jacob Schiff were members also. Keep in mind these people were often competing with each other and weren't necessarily friends, as so many (conspiracy-oriented) people seem to think.
N.Y. FED 'Pilgrim-presidents'
Benjamin Strong 1914-1928
George Harrison 1928-1940
Allan Sproul 1941-1956
Alfred Hayes 1956-1975
Paul Volcker 1975-1979
Anthony Solomon 1980-1985
E. Gerald Corrigan 1985-1993
William J. McDonough 1993-2003
Timothy Geithner 2003-present
Red = confirmed Pilgrim
Pilgrims have a large influence on Washington politics
READ MORE:
http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/what-is-the-pilgrims-society
#6809792 at 2019-06-21 21:18:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8710: TRUMP 4EVA Edition
>>6809601
https://thegoldwater.com/news/233-Hillary-Clinton-s-Sudden-Move-Of-1-8-Billion-To-Qatar-central-bank-Stuns-Financial-World
I.8 Billion
#6808528 at 2019-06-21 18:52:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8709: Ten Minutes Till Midsummer Edition
[The Global Swamp gives a Swamp Award to one of its leading lights]
George Soros Receives Joseph A. Schumpeter Award
June 21, 2019
https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2019/06/george-soros-receives-joseph-schumpeter.html
Earlier today, George Soros, the chair and founder of the Open Society Foundations, was presented with the globalist (in the worst sense of the term) Joseph A. Schumpeter Award for innovative achievements in the field of business, economics, or economic policy, at a ceremony at the National bank of Austria, in Vienna.
The award was presented by Ewald Nowotny, the bank's governor and president of the Vienna Schumpeter Society, who cited Soros's "commitment to freedom and the promotion of the pursuit of knowledge."
"We are honoring George Soros with the Schumpeter Prize for making the world more open, more just and more equitable for all," he said.
Past insider globalist recipients of the award have included former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the former president of the European Commission Romano Prodi, and current president of the European central bank Mario Draghi.
"It is a great honor to receive this award, because I have always been a great admirer of Schumpeter's thinking," Soros said. "I am also personally heartened to be so warmly received in Vienna, which has become the new home of the central European University. I trust the CEU, with its focus on the social sciences, will contribute to the great intellectual life of this city, in the tradition of Schumpeter and so many others."
#6808378 at 2019-06-21 18:34:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8708: Something definitely going on Edition
>>6808334
'member?
10-20-2016
Hillary Clinton's "Sudden Move" Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar central bank Stuns Financial World
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in Russia has released a report that's fascinating. According to the report, a few hours ago, the top Western bankers have been dumbfounded after a $1.8 billion transfer from Hillary Clinton Foundation was recorded by the bank For International Settlements (BIS). The registered amount has been sourced from the Hillary Clinton Foundation (CF) to the to the Qatar central bank (QCB). The JP Morgan Chase & Company (JPM) facilitated the transfer process. It' still unknown as to why the large amount has been transferred so abruptly.
—According to the report, Deutsche bank, the German based global banking giant has been the first casualty of the sub-prime auto loan bubble; the bank has been affected adversely to a point of laying off tens of thousands of workers around the globe. The report continues to allude to the shocking realization as to why the media is failing to inform the American citizens of the full extent of the disastrous occurrences while the elite like Hillary Clinton have first-hand information and have already secured their finances. Hillary has already secured her $1.8 billion; the American people will be adversely affected by the catastrophe and consequently left at the mercy of the corrupt elite.
According to the Ministry of Finance report amendment in a highly classified SVR reports that after Hillary Clinton transferring the $1.8 Billion to Qatar, one of the sheikdoms royal palaces was reserved for the arrival of a highly valued dignitary; presumably Hillary Clinton.
https://thegoldwater.com/news/233-Hillary-Clinton-s-Sudden-Move-Of-1-8-Billion-To-Qatar-central-bank-Stuns-Financial-World
#6807424 at 2019-06-21 16:41:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8707: But by the Grace of God go Iran Edition
European central bankers claim oversight over Facebook's cryptocurrency
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Three European central bankers are claiming oversight over Facebook's planned virtual currency to ensure it will not jeopardize the financial system or be used to launder money. Facebook drew worldwide interest this week when it announced plans to introduce a cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital payments. Facebook said Libra would be backed by real-world assets, including bank deposits and short-term government securities, to make it more stable - and thus practical for payments and money transfers - than other cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. With the potential to reach billions of internet users and the backing of payment giants like Visa, Facebook hopes Libra will not only power transactions but offer people without bank accounts access to financial services for the first time.
But the central bankers of Britain, France and Germany said Facebook should expect scrutiny. "It has to be safe, or it's not going to happen," bank of England Governor Mark Carney told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Friday. "We, the Fed, all the major global central banks and supervisors, would have direct regulatory (oversight)," he said, referring to the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Global central bankers have so far largely refrained from regulating digital currencies, having failed last year to reach an agreement on how to do so and concluding they were too small to pose a risk to the financial system. Other global regulators have been monitoring the growth of cryptocurrencies. The Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based global anti-money-laundering watchdog, is expected to announce rules to address the use of digital coins for illegal purposes. But Libra's announcement has put the issue back on their radar, with the focus now shifting from bitcoin to so-called stablecoins, such as Facebook's Libra, that are backed by real-world assets.
France said on Friday it would create a task force on the matter as part of its presidency of the Group of Seven club of the world's seven largest economies. It will be chaired by European central bank board member Benoit Coeure. "It will in the coming months examine the anti-money laundering requirements, but also those of consumer protection and operational resilience and any issues relating to monetary policy transmission," said France's central bank governor, Villeroy de Galhau. His German counterpart, Jens Weidmann, warned that stablecoins could undermine banks if they became a widespread alternative to bank deposits in conventional currencies. "They could undermine the deposit-taking of banks and their business models," Weidmann said on Friday. "This might disrupt transaction banking and financial market intermediation."
One of the issues to be considered by the G7 task force is custodianship, or where and how the official currencies underpinning the tokens would be stored, according to a letter seen by Reuters. This is a crucial point for stablecoins. Tether, the highest-profile stablecoin, with coins worth around $3.6 billion in existence, has faced questions over whether it holds enough U.S. dollars to back the tokens in circulation. The company has said it has sufficient reserves. Facebook is grappling with public backlash after a series of scandals ranging from privacy breaches to accusations that it is restricting freedom of speech.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-crypto/european-central-bankers-claim-oversight-over-facebooks-cryptocurrency-idUSKCN1TM188
#6806464 at 2019-06-21 14:16:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8706: Army Bringing the HEAT Edition
Belgian prime minister cited as a potential candidate to lead European Council
Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel was mentioned on Thursday in European circles as a potential successor to Poland's Donald Tusk at the helm of the European Council.
Tusk himself has reportedly mentioned the name of the Belgian liberal leader to heads of State and Government on the Council to know their feelings in that regard, according to the Politico news site,
Nominations for top European posts are on the agenda of the European leaders at a Thursday afternoon summit. The posts include the presidency of the European Commission and European Council, the management of the European central bank and the post of High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs.
The Liberal family, to which Charles Michel belongs, has been focusing above all on Denmark's Margrethe Vestager. She has a good chance of being elected to the presidency of the Commission, Liberal representatives say.
The possibility of the European leaders reaching an agreement on the nominations by Thursday night seemed slim, but not impossible.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/59078/charles-michel-cited-as-a-potential-successor-to-donald-tusk-at-european-council/
#6806353 at 2019-06-21 13:53:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8706: Army Bringing the HEAT Edition
Global Negative Yielding Debt Soars By $700 Billion In One Day To Record $13 Trillion
one day
The "deflationary ice age" predicted by SocGen's Albert Edwards some 25 years ago is upon us.
The one-two punch of a dovish Draghi and Powell unleashing the "deflationary spirits" has resulted not only in the S&P hitting a new all time high, but in an unprecedneted flight to safety as investors freak out that a recession may be imminent (judging by the forceful jawboning by central bankers hinting of imminent easing), pushing gold above $1,400 - its highest price since 2013 - and global yields to new all time lows.
As a result, the total notional amount of global debt trading with negative yields soared by $700 billion in just one day, and a whopping $1.2 trillion this week, the biggest weekly increase in at least three years.
We won't paraphrase everything else we said in the context of this very troubling observation (see our latest post from yesterday discussing the surge in (-) yielding debt), we'll just repeat the big picture summary: such a collapse in yields is not bullish, or indicative of a new golden age for the global economy. Quite the contrary - it signifies that debt investors are more confident than ever that the global growth rate is collapsing and only central bank intervention may possibly delay (not prevent) the world sliding into recession. Worse, rates are set to only drop, because as Rabobank's Michael Every wrote yesterday "if the Fed do cut ahead then yields fall, more so at the shorter end; but if they don't cut then yields still fall, but more so at the longer end (now around 2.02%)."
His conclusion: "Either way US (and global) yields are going to fall - which tells its own sad story."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-21/gloal-negative-yielding-debt-soars-700-billion-one-day-record-13-trillion?
where have you been buddy?-knew this weeks ago.
#6806278 at 2019-06-21 13:39:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8706: Army Bringing the HEAT Edition
Morning Market Report-beware the Quad witches
This is a Quad-witching day and that means that four very large markets: stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures expire simultaneously.
While stock options contracts and index options expire on the third Friday of every month, all four asset classes expire simultaneously on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December. Whoever loaded up on long oil products: equity's, ETF's option (calls) and GLOBEX crude oil futures on the site of chuck and nancy celebrating upon leaving the WH yesterday are going to have some decisions to make. *Of note, anon asked if we can follow the money regarding who tried to make a profit in front of these events of the last 2 weeks. The answer is not until some paperwork is filed attached to qtrly reports. You certainly can see bulk positioning for any placed bets but narrowing down who did what and when is not something we see until the necessary forms and back-ups to what each firm or institution has done becomes available. Think back to 911 when many bets were placed on airline stocks and option puts on that side and long calls for the commodity. For years there were questions on who actually did this. Many years later it was uncovered that most of that was placed through Deutsche bank and we even had a set of 'show' inquiry's that actually came to this conclusion. It was not taken any further as they were given a pass as it was determined that they, DB, could 'never be 'terrorists. If it were this easy to see who does what and when then we would be able to see some transparency in this system.
For an example see crowdstrike, the institutional positions are not available for this yet either. This is something that needs to change going forward-the ability to see who does what and when should not be a mystery, nor should we have to wait weeks or months to see this. As it stands now, we do and its just another tool that the system has to keep retail at a dis-advantage.
Gold had a nice little run up over $1400 last night however in the grand scheme of things it is not a huge deal-it does attract attention though. It keeps it 'on the radar' while the spike has now dropped back below the psychological barrier of a large round number it is still attempting to breakout of a cup and handle pattern.
It may need to have a go back down at $1350 or so to shake out any week longs and do a little consolidation-this is not a bad thing.
Watch oil today…they may not do much with it yet as we are on a weekend and typically things habben on sunday afternoon/evenings when the world-wide markets begin to stir from it's weekend off.
Options Traders Whipsawed as Yuan Leaps Most in Four Months
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-06-21/options-traders-whipsawed-as-yuan-takes-biggest-leap-in-months?
Global Stock Rally Softens On Quad-Witching Friday As Iran Tensions Spike, Gold Hits 6 Year High
The global stock rally that took all US assets, including stocks, investment grade and junk bonds, to all time highs while sending gold and Treasuries soaring on Thursday, fizzled as world stocks fell on Friday amid worries about a U.S. military strike against Iran, while the ongoing US-China trade conflict took the edge off the central bank-induced rally from earlier in the week.
calm your tits and look back to two, even three weeks ago: where it was and where it is now. In the past if you got that type of movement in an entire year that would still be good.
The scramble for anything that wasn't nailed down, pushed Gold futures above $1,400 an ounce for the first time since September 2013 on Friday and Treasuries were steady.
had that pop on the ten-year mentioned in last nights asian summary-thin markets are easy to do this in.
Friday is also quad-witching option expiration, when "strange", and often unexplained things happen in the market as volumes soar and traders are caught flat footed. As a reminder, there is a major option "pin" around around 2,950 in the S&P, so it is quite likely that any major moves away will be difficult to achieve, but if the S&P starts moving, it may accelerate rapidly in either direction.
the pin refers to making sure that the big payouts are not hit in any size-quite a game that is always played here.
moar breathing room but still printing negative yielding debt-costs you to actually hold these.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-21/global-stock-rally-fizzles-quad-witching-friday-iran-tensions-spike-gold-hits-6
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
#6804778 at 2019-06-21 05:21:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8704: In Honor of Korean war soldier, William “Hoover†Jones, US Army Edition
China overnight repo rate falls to 4-year low as PBOC tries to calm funding jitters
China's benchmark overnight repo rate fell to a four-year low of nearly 1 percent on Friday as the central bank continued to inject funds into money markets to ensure ample liquidity ahead of a seasonal surge in cash demand at the end of June.
Typical market jitters over liquidity at this time of year have been amplified after regulators took over credit-laden Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank in May. Some smaller banks and brokers have since struggled to get short-term funding and their financing costs have spiked.
The volume-weighted average rate of China's benchmark overnight repo for banks fell to 1.10 percent on Friday morning, the lowest since June 2015.
The People's bank of China injected a net 285 billion yuan ($41.56 billion) for the week via open market operations, more than four times the amount last week.
However, the weighted average repo rate of the same tenor traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 1.9550 percent, about 85.5 basis points higher than the over-the-counter interbank money market.
"The fact is that the central bank has kept pouring liquidity, but the transmission is not functioning well," said a trader at a medium-sized Chinese bank, adding the recent generous cash injections by the central bank should not be interpreted as a sign of a change in its monetary policy stance.
Late June usually sees strong demand for cash in China as financial institutions have to shore up their balance sheets to meet half-year end regulatory requirements.
In China, many small lenders and non-bank financial institutions do not have direct access to the PBOC's various liquidity facilities and need to rely on bigger banks.
Traders said some smaller institutions were denied loans in interbank markets last week, prompting regulators to warn larger lenders not to cut off such firms from funding markets.
Non-bank financial institutions have increasingly turned to stock exchanges to borrow cash, where requirements for collateral remained less stringent.
Rising demand for cash on the exchange triggered spikes in the interest rates and trading volume.
Volume of 14-day repos traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange leapt to an all-time high of 208.9 billion yuan ($30.47 billion) on Monday.
For the week, the PBOC also injected 240 billion yuan of long-term funding through its medium-term lending facility.
$240b yuan=$35b
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-repo/china-overnight-repo-rate-falls-to-4-year-low-as-pboc-tries-to-calm-funding-jitters-idUSKCN1TM0CW?
#6803427 at 2019-06-21 02:10:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8702: Divided We Fail Edition
Asian stocks fail to catch Wall Street's Fed cheer as trade angst dominates
>>6803283 Gold Steady @$1400 currently
Asian stocks struggled on Friday to track Wall Street's exuberance about a possible U.S. rate cut next month as anxiety over Sino-U.S. trade negotiations clouded the investor mood in the region
Also tempering appetite in Asia were fresh worries about Middle East tensions, after Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, raising fears of a military confrontation between Tehran and Washington and pushing the crude oil price higher.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1%. The index was up 4% on the week, during which it brushed its highest level since May 8.
Japan's Nikkei was flat, capped by the yen's big surge-see cap#3
The S&P 500 hit a record high on Thursday after this week's Federal Reserve meeting boosted expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates as soon as next month to keep the U.S.-China trade war from stalling economic growth.
Investors have pinned hopes on the United States and China reaching some sort of compromise at the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan on June 28-29.
In currency markets, the prospect of U.S. interest rates being lowered put the dollar squarely on the defensive.
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies struggled near a two-week low of 96.567 brushed the previous day. The index has fallen roughly 1% this week.
The greenback has fallen 1.1% versus the yen this week and traded near a six-month low of 107.21 yen.
Cap#3
The euro was steady at $1.1295 after popping up to an eight-day high of $1.1317 in the previous session. The single currency was headed for a weekly gain of 0.75%.
With the Fed expected to ease policy soon, and with other central banks such as the European central bank and the bank of Japan seen following in their wake, government bonds were on a bullish footing.
'''The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged in price and its yield fell below 2% for the first time in 2-1/2 years on Thursday. It last stood at 2.009%.==
Cap#5
The German 10-year bund yield touched a record low of minus 0.329% this week while Japan's 10-year yield fell to a near three-year trough of minus 0.185% overnight.
Crude oil rose to three-week highs after Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, raising fears of about fresh conflict in the Middle East.
U.S. crude oil futures were up 0.58% at $57.40 per barrel after rallying more than 5% the previous day.
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-fail-to-catch-wall-streets-fed-cheer-as-trade-angst-dominates-idUSKCN1TM03X?
https://www.dailyfx.com/usd-jpy?ref=TopRates
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?
#6802386 at 2019-06-21 00:05:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8701: United We Stand Edition
Dear central bankers: Prepare to be Swept Away in the Next Wave of Populism
The Ruling Elites' Chattering Classes still haven't absorbed the key lesson of the 2016 U.S. presidential election: the percentage of the populace that's becoming wealthier and more financially secure in the bloated, corrupt, self-serving Imperial status quo is declining and the percentage of the populace that's increasingly insecure and financially precarious is increasing, and candidates that mouth the usual platitudes in support of the bloated, corrupt, self-serving Imperial status quo lose to those who speak of the failing status quo as a travesty of a mockery of a sham, i.e. a "populist" speaking truth to power.
Donald Trump steered clear of the status quo's favored platitudes and embraced a bit of populist cant, and so to those who understand that the majority of Americans have been abandoned by America's hubris-soaked, self-serving managerial / ruling elites, his victory was not entirely surprising.
Just as we've reached Peak hubris-soaked, self-serving managerial / ruling Elites, we've also reached Peak central bank Cargo Cult: from now on the majority that's been abandoned by the managerial / ruling elites will become increasingly aware that the unprecedented asymmetries of wealth and power that have undermined American social and economic life can be traced directly back to the central bank, the Federal Reserve, which has become the all-powerful Cargo Cult of the global economy.
The same awareness of central bankers' responsibility for soaring wealth-income inequality and the decline of social mobility is spreading in other nations as well.
Longtime readers are probably tired of the chart below, depicting the incredible expansion of wealth in the already super-wealthy and the stagnation in the prospects of the bottom 95%. But let's shake off the boiled-frog syndrome and check the temperature of the political water we're immersed in: It's getting hotter-a lot hotter.
https://washingtonsblog.com/2019/06/dear-central-bankers-prepare-to-be-swept-away-in-the-next-wave-of-populism.html
#6800678 at 2019-06-20 20:18:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8698: Loose and Stupid Edition
US Market Report
Follow-on from yesterday and a great sign that money is continuing to be driven into equity's.
The Bond market is ded as far as generating any meaningful return. This is payback for the system dropping savings rates years ago.
They did this so you would not save and that has the affect of people being irresponsible with money.
Not everyone did this and many anons, I'm sure, used the bank of Serta, I did. Fuck the banks. Going forward I recommend
having enough in them to pay your bills and not much else. The big six banks are virtually insolvent and have been for a very long time.
Much of this fly's in the face of normal accepted market patterns, especially if you are a former technician/fundamentalist like this pepe.
Sometimes you just have to go with it…so go with it
Some Headlines
Deutsche bank braced for continued Fed restrictions on U.S. business
Deutsche bank AG executives expect U.S. regulators to continue to impose restrictions on its Wall Street investment bank even if it passes an annual health test.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-deutsche-bank-regulation-exclusiv/exclusive-deutsche-bank-braced-for-continued-fed-restrictions-on-u-s-business-sources-idUSKCN1TL2K0?
the bullshit 'stress tests'-the biggest bunch shit ever produced by the FRB, how this works/worked was that the banks could just move assets into a place called 'hold to maturity' and that way the FRB could look the other way.
That entire process, 'bank stress tests' is/was a scam and it was done because many people saw that these places were not telling the truth-so the yproduced that steaming POS to placate people.
Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than $25 billion
Shares of Slack Technologies Inc, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, soared nearly 60% in their public trading debut on Thursday, valuing the company at more than $25 billion.
The strong performance helped validate the unusual direct listing model the company used to go public. The stock soared to more than $41 at midday on Thursday from the New York Stock Exchange's reference price of $26 apiece.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slack-tech-listing/slack-stock-surges-at-debut-values-company-at-more-than-25-billion-idUSKCN1TL19M?
25 gorillion for what is, essentially, an app.-fuck me people are stupid, moar money than brians.
Markets rally on downed drone, Powell promises and POTUS tweets
edited headline-see no turmoil as the original headling suggests.
Stocks up to record highs (Fed and Energy stocks), Bonds (price) up (Fed and Iran safe-haven), Gold up (Fed and Iran safe-haven), VIX up (hedging melt-up gains or levered longs), Dollar down hard (Fed uber-easy and no safe-haven bid?), and Rate-Cut Expectations soared.
Chinese stocks exploded higher overnight in the morning session (as policymakers hinted at more potential easing) but were flat in the afternoon session.
German bund yields fell back to record lows (-32bps) and most of Europe is now in a negative yield.
And as yields tumbled, so did European bank stocks. US Equities surged overnight, opened at record highs (S&P), but were sold from the cash open, accelerating close to unchanged when Trump warned Iran "made a very bid mistake".
Then after he seemed to walk back the event, stocks recovered some of their gains. The newest pile of garbage, Slack slumped-speaks for itself really.
TSLA stalled at key downtrend despite market strength. Crowdstrike down as well. With 10Y Yields plunging below 2.00%-but recovered to print a 2-handle.
Gold soared up near $1400 overnight, fell back, then accelerated higher once again as US-Iran headlines hit. This was Gold's biggest day since Oct 2018, spiking to its highest since 2013
Oil prices exploded higher (biggest day since 2018) on the US-Iran headlines… (this is the biggest 3-day spike since Dec 2016)
Time to start an investigation here, they could at least curb trading in it as these events are so contrived and staged to juice oil upwards.
Finally, US (and Europe) markets' expectations for central bank rate-cuts have collapsed to cycle lows (52bps of cuts in 2019 and 86bps of cuts by the end of 2020).
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=^DJI
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/oil-gold-spike-bonds-stocks-jump-dollar-dumps-most-16-months
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
#6798933 at 2019-06-20 16:44:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8696: Shills Make Zero Dents in Anon Armor Edition
>>6798849
Yemen have a bank on the Roth list? Yes. central bank of Yemen, so it's a Roth controlled region, so I'll go with proxy war to keep supplies readied.
#6798234 at 2019-06-20 15:12:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8695: Evil Is Being Exposed Edition
Global Negative Yielding Debt Hits Record $12.3 Trillion
One week after the universe of negative yielding debt regained its prior high of $11.7 trillion, overnight - thanks to the dovish capitulations by both the ECB and Fed - the notional value of global sovereign debt with a minus yield sign jumped to $12.3 trillion, a new all time high.
The collapse in yields started on Tuesday morning when Mario Draghi said that the central bank might also trim rates and resume its bond-buying should inflation continue to languish well below its 2% target (recently European 5Y5Y forwards hit an all time low but have since rebounded following Draghi's comments).
The dovish comments sent another jolt through fixed income markets and pushed another $714bn worth of bonds into sub-zero yield territory on Tuesday. The market value of bonds trading at negative yields - once thought to be economic lunacy - to a fresh record of $12.3TN, according to Bloomberg surpassing the last peak in 2016. The average yield of the global bond market is now just 1.76 per cent, down from 2.51 per cent in November last year.
Meanwhile, in another startling observation, bank of America recently wrote that "highly-anticipated events in recent years (e.g. Shanghai G20, Brexit, Trump) have typically coincided with big unwinds of crowded positions; and "Japanification" rate theme max consensus." As a result, the collapse in global inflation breakeven levels have taken global govt bond yields (ex. UST) to a new all-time low of 1.2%.
While the majority of core European and Japanese government bonds have been trading with negative yields since 2016, on Tuesday the Austrian, French and Swedish 10-year yields all slumped below zero for the first time. The 10Y German Bund yield stands at -0.32, an all time record low.
As shown in the cap#2 , there are now almost 20 European countries whose 2Y debt trades with a negative yield.
Of course, yields will only go lower now that Powell has officially started the Fed's easing cycle, because as Michael Every explained earlier, "if the Fed do cut ahead then yields fall, more so at the shorter end; but if they don't cut then yields still fall, but more so at the longer end (now around 2.02%). Either way US (and global) yields are going to fall - which tells its own sad story."
"The bar is certainly higher for Jay Powell to deliver a dovish surprise than it was for Draghi but he must certainly be feeling the pressure to do s," said Fidality's Kris Atkinson "In my view the case for immediate easing is weak given still decent growth and the upcoming G20 trade talks. My hunch therefore is that the Fed stands firm and awaits more data but of course, as shown yesterday, bold predictions on central bank actions have a tendency to age quickly."
And since there are still tens of trillions in global sovereign debt which has yet to drop below the X-axis, expect to get updates such as this one every week for the unforeseeable future.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/global-negative-yielding-debt-hits-record-123-trillion?
#6797509 at 2019-06-20 13:03:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8694: E-Bake Edition
Morning Market Report
Nice follow on in Asia last night, the lower tbond mkt yields go the moar attractive equity's are for anyone.
This is still confusing to many as it is quite disconnected from most fundamentals(specific to the equity's-think tech stocks.
Of Note-the bank stocks, horrible internals and those are not performing at all but many stocks are even with not so great metrics-thats life
and it does habben that way.
Gold up and over that barrier at $1350 to around $1384(a 6 year high), firmly on the radar of the world for sure.
Some Headlines
U.S. jobless claims fall to 216,000 - no sign layoffs are on the rise
Initial jobless claims, a rough way to measure layoffs, fell by 6,000 to 216,000 in the seven days ended June 15, the government said Thursday.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-fall-to-216000-no-sign-layoffs-are-on-the-rise-2019-06-20?
please visit shadowstats.com for a moar reasonable read on these numbers-the labor department has a very poor data set for these stats.
Philly Fed Mfg "Manufacturing conditions in the region weakened" in June
The survey's indexes for new orders, shipments, and employment remained positive but also declined from their May readings.
Most of the survey's future activity indexes improved but continue to reflect muted optimism for the remainder of the year.
https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2019/06/philly-fed-mfg-manufacturing-conditions.html?
Gold, Global Stocks Soar, S&P At All Time High As Yields Tumble
S&P500 futures at all time high, indicating a record S&P print when the cash market opens.
Cash market….still funny to sa that.
10Y Treasury yield plunged overnight, dropping below 2% for the first time since November 2016 and reaching as low as 1.97% before rebounding.
Finally, the ultimate safe asset, gold, has surged 1.5% overnight, and has finally broken out above multi-year support as we noted last night.
Europe's Stoxx 600 Index boosted by gains in technology shares and carmakers. Just like in the US, European stocks and bonds rally simultaneously in the aftermath of the Fed's dovish tilt yesterday.
This rally puts pressure on the world's central banks as they do not want this, the y wan thigher interest rates which means lower equity prices and moar control-expect the ECB(BIS) to have some news on douche bank soon.
Norges bank, busy building a reputation as one of the world's most hawkish central banks , unanimously delivered on the promised 25bps June hike, with the Key Rate now at 1.25%, as expected."
The bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged Thursday,Indonesia's central bank signaled it's ready to cut interest rates. The Philippines central bank kept its key rate unchanged.
The bank of England kept rates unchanged but warned that the risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising, sending cable sliding.
In commodities, both Brent ($63.26) and WTI ($55.21) rally as Mideast tensions ratchet up, with gold jumping to the highest level in more than 5 years.
Iran trying to juice the price of oil upwards again and the COMEX traders are all too willing to participate-show some balls here and just don't.
In FX, the Dollar is down across the board as the FOMC matched market expectations by shifting further towards a rate cut, while Fed chair Powell delivered an extra dovish snippet in the press conference by revealing
that even those not plotting an ease are more prone towards loosening monetary policy if needed.
As a reminder the FX market is vastly larger then the equity/bond mkt-it trades, roughly $5 gorillion (trillion) everyday-this pepe never did much here as I like sleeping at night, and you really can't if you are levered up here.
US Event Calendar
9:45am: Bloomberg Consumer Comfort, prior 61.6
10am: Leading Index, est. 0.1%, prior 0.2%
Repeating the advice from a few days ago-the system may shut you out from accessing your money due to it's own need for liquidity, i.e. cash, please take some necessary steps to make sure you are prepared for that eventuality.
Have some cash, if you can, for daily items, prescriptions, food etc. They don't care if you can't access your money-you won't lose it but they can and will play games.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/powell-throws-towel-gold-global-stocks-soar-sp-all-time-high-yields-tumble
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6791515 at 2019-06-19 20:05:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8687: Winning Anyway Edition
Nearly Everything is Mind Control
"You don't know the power of your own mind. It might not be under your control and the thoughts you have may not be your thoughts. You can take control of your own mind once you realize what is being done to you through mind control."
by Chris Kitze
The world is a giant psychological operation (psyop) designed to destroy humanity by controlling your mind, thoughts and ultimately, your actions.
Mind control is pervasive. Its purpose is to turn you away from your true nature and your Creator.
You are pushed away from good and down a path of destruction. Modern society is controlled through Religion, Money and Knowledge using technology and psychology to target and manipulating your mind. Most people are not even aware this is happening.
The evil goal of is your destruction. Salvation can only be achieved by understanding this mind control, changing your way of thinking, improving your morality, and returning to your original, true nature.
In history, Jesus, Shakyamuni (the Buddha) and Lao Zi among others pointed this out and showed "The Way" to elevate your realm of mind and escape this matrix. Organized religions played this role in the past, but now they have been corrupted to the point where they are now part of the mind control system. You are on your own.
TARGET - THE MIND
The human mind is easily influenced and controlled in very subtle ways.
Suggestion, priming (where you are shown something that affects your later decision on a seemingly unrelated matter), projection, addiction and other techniques are used to alter and direct your thoughts away from Truth.
Monopoly capitalism and communism, virtually the same both under central bank control, use social media, legal systems, money, food and medicine. The psychology has been extensively studied and weaponized for the final assault on your mind – it works and works well. In particular these techniques are used to dumb down, confuse and distract you from your salvation. They are literally leading people to Hell.
Social media has become pervasive and there is no escape if you are online. Google and Facebook are expected to control almost 80% of online advertising within five years (https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/google-facebook-duopoly-now-commands-80-of-ad-market/). Their plug ins and trackers are ubiquitous and your actions are recorded even if you don't have any account with them.
They have become an electronic birth certificate. You can never quit and the information goes into a permanent file owned by Facebook, but accessed by various security agencies, governments and other organizations.
Three years after terminating my Facebook account, I received an email that someone had logged into my closed account from Siberian Russia. To terminate this account, Facebook wanted a government issued ID. This could only be required to positively identify the account for future legal purposes.
https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/nearly-everything-is-mind-cont.html
#6790648 at 2019-06-19 18:05:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8685: Congressional Hearings Are RIGGED Edition
Fed remains unchanged on rates, pledges to 'sustain the expansion'
The Federal Reserve did not move on rates at the conclusion of its policysetting meeting June 19, but committed itself to acting "as appropriate to sustain the expansion."
The Fed elected to keep the benchmark interest rate within its target range of 2.25% to 2.5%, but new economic projections show more Fed officials seeing the case for a rate cut - or two - by the end of 2020.
The Federal Open Market Committee made a number of changes to its policy statement, removing the word "patient" in favor of language promising to "closely monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook." Some market participants had viewed the word "patient" as having a bias toward rate hikes, since the central bank had previously messaged that it was on pause, and not full stop, on efforts to normalize interest rates.
The Fed said it still sees a "sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near" the committee's 2% target, but added that "uncertainties about this outlook have increased."
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also saw his first dissent since becoming head of the central bank; St. Louis Fed President James Bullard voted against the decision to hold rates steady, instead preferring a 25-basis point cut in today's decision.
More members see rate cuts by 2020
The Fed also released a fresh print of economic projections, which included new "dot plots" that map out policysetting members' preferred rate paths through the next three years.
The median dot reflected no rate changes through the rest of 2019, and one 25-basis point rate cut in 2020. The previous dot plots in March (before trade tensions escalated and economic data softened) also had the median dot calling for no rate changes by the end of 2019, but projected a rate hike in 2020.
The new dot plots show Fed officials tilting closer toward a rate cut by the end of 2020. Nine members now see a case for up to two rate cuts in that same window of time. For comparison, the March dot plot reflected only seven members seeing a case for a rate cut by the end of 2020 - and none projected more than a single 25-basis point cut.
The June update shows some members still taking a hawkish stance. Three Fed officials see a case for at least one rate hike by the end of 2020, with one of those three officials predicting three rate hikes.
The economic projections also saw a tick down in future expectations for inflation. In March, the median Fed official projected the economy touching 2% on core personal consumption expenditures (the central bank's preferred measure of inflation) by the end of 2019 and hitting that target again in 2020 and 2021.
The median Fed official now expects the Fed to miss its target for core PCE in 2019 and 2020, hitting 1.8% and 1.9% by the end of those years, respectively.
Inflation has been a conundrum for the Fed ever since it set its 2% symmetric inflation target in 2012. Since the Fed adopted that target, the central bank's preferred measure for inflation - core personal consumption expenditures - have only touched or breached 2% once, raising the question of how the Fed can stimulate persistent undershooting of its target.
Labor market remains strong?
On the labor market front, the Fed said the labor market "remains strong," despite a disappointing jobs report since the last policysetting meeting in May.
That jobs report showed a sharp miss on expectations for added payrolls in addition to tepid wage growth pointing to a labor market that may be running below full employment.
Still, the Fed continues to bring down its expectations for the unemployment rate, suggesting that policy members continue to see room for more tightening in the labor market.
In the updated economic projections, the median Fed official projected a 3.6%unemployment rate by the end of 2019, a tick down from the March prediction of 3.7%. Fed officials appear to find this trend structural, as the median member also brought down the longer-run expectation for unemployment from 4.3% in March to 4.2% in the projections released today.
But as the Fed statement noted, the "strong" labor market conditions are part of the "uncertainties" that have increased in recent weeks.
The Fed's next policysetting meeting will be July 30-31.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fomc-fed-june-meeting-interest-rates-130018529.html
#6789794 at 2019-06-19 15:49:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8684: Rally Day + 1: The Gloves Are Off Edition
Five things to watch in the pivotal Fed meeting
At its last policy meeting in early May, the Federal Reserve said it was going to be patient for some time before changing interest rates.
"Some time" may turn out to be all of two months.
Economists expect the Fed to try to back away gracefully from that stance with a new pledge to cut interest rates, if warranted. The two-day Fed meeting begins later Tuesday.
Over the last few weeks, escalating trade tensions and a sense that the economy is on a slowing trend have led the market to price in over two cuts this year, according to futures trading as shown by the CME Group's Fed Watch tool.The market is pricing in an 80% chance of a quarter-point reduction in July.
So a Fed remaining on hold, if poised to act, presents a communications challenge to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
"It's not a soft shoe that I envy," said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Capital Management.
Here is what to watch when the Fed announces its decision at 2 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday.
1. Patient but ready. In its last policy statement in early May, the FOMC said: "in light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate may be appropriate to support these outcomes."
Economists are expecting the central bank to hold the benchmark federal-funds target rate in a range between 2.25% and 2.5% while rewriting the language to signal some greater degree of readiness to adjust policy.
"It may do this by adding language on sensitivity to data and developments to its conception of patience," said Daniel Ahn, chief U.S. economist at BNP Paribas.
Some economists think the statement might also might highlight the "downside risks" posed by global and financial developments.
2. Dots in a new world. The Fed's dot plot, adopted in 2011, has never been used during an easing cycle and economists aren't sure if the Fed wants to point to future easing. Many think that Fed officials will mark down estimates to reflect anticipated cuts but the median 2019 dot is expected to still show no change in policy. On the other hand, economists expect the median 2020 dot to move down and imply no more hikes in the rate path. In March, the 2020 dot plot penciled in one hike.
3. "Act as appropriate." The stock market DJIA, +0.14% SPX, +0.00% soared in early June after Powell, speaking at a conference at the Chicago Fed, said he and his colleagues "are closely monitoring the implications of these [trade] developments for the U.S. economic outlook and, as always, we will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion." Some tool that as a clear sign the Fed was willing to consider cutting interest rates to keep the expansion intact. But others saw it as a bland reiteration of the Fed's philosophy. All eyes will be on Powell when he's asked about Fed communication during the press conference.
4. Dissent. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said recently that a rate cut may be warranted "soon" to help provide some insurance in case of a steeper-than-expected slowdown and the stop inflation expectations from dropping. Because Bullard is a voting member of the FOMC this year., economists will be watching to see if he will formally dissent if his colleagues decide to hold policy steady.
5. The Fed's desired market reaction: Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche bank, said the Fed's goal in its communication is to "send a sufficiently dovish message" that would keep financial conditions easy and extend the decision about whether to cut to July. "If the Committee is unable to navigate this balancing act, and the market deems the message as insufficiently dovish, financial conditions could tighten enough to trigger a more aggressive Fed response in July," he said.
The Powell Fed has had 10 meetings to date and the equity market has ended lower after nine of them finished, he noted.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/five-things-to-watch-in-the-pivotal-fed-meeting-2019-06-15
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
#6789647 at 2019-06-19 15:17:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8684: Rally Day + 1: The Gloves Are Off Edition
Stumbled onto this wikileaks cable while digging Charles Rangel regarding a Haiti Congressional Delegation visiting Haiti after the earthquake. Some interesting names on the list and some interesting nuggets
https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/10PORTAUPRINCE176_a.html
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 12 Speaker of the House of
Representatives '''Nancy Pelosi, along with the 11 Senators and
members of Congress''', arrived in Port-au-Prince to observe U.S.
relief efforts and to discuss the status of those efforts with US
and GOH officials. President Preval told the Codel they are
rallying to address the monumental challenges confronting them, and
with a vision that looks beyond Haiti's immediate needs. Preval
stated that, in the short-term, Haiti needs help in addressing the
problems of displaced persons, a budget shortfall, stimulating the
economy, and holding elections. Preval also asked for assistance
in encouraging U.S. private investment, decentralizing foreign
investment, creating jobs, and building roads. Prime Minister
Bellerive supported the concept of '''establishing a trusteeship
comprised of the GOH and major donors to coordinate the
disbursement of financial aid.''' END SUMMARY.
CODEL Members and Participants
2. (SBU) Members of the Senate:
* Tom Harkin, Chairman Health Education and Labor (D-IA)
* Bill Nelson, Budget, Finance and SASC (D-FL)
* Amy Klobuchar, Judiciary (D-MN)
* Frank Lautenberg, Appropriations (D-NJ)
* George LeMieux, SASC (R-FL)
Members of the House of Representatives:
* Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House (D-CA)
* Charles Rangel, Chairman Ways and Means (D-NY)
* John Conyers, Chairman Judiciary (D-Mich)
* James Oberstar, Transportation and Infrastructure (D-MN)
* Donna Christensen (D-V.I.)
* Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
* Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Also accompanying the CODEL were Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs Rich Verma, seven members of the Senate and
House staff, and two representatives of the Senate and House UNMC
liaison offices.
…
9. (SBU) (((central bank President Castel))) said, as a result of
destroyed businesses and loan defaults, 40 percent of Haiti's
banks' portfolios may have been lost. Those businesses can rebuild
(((only if credit is available,))) commenting "we need to extend credit
in order to create jobs," and added "we cannot raise revenue
without jobs." Castel urged the American legislators to include
funds to recapitalize the banks in any budget supplemental.
Senator Harkin mentioned that Congress will be considering a
supplemental appropriation bill, and requested a list of GOH needs
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Coordination of Expenditures - Trusteeship Proposal
10. (SBU) '''Senator Nelson suggested that the GOH establish a
trusteeship with authority to disburse funds contributed by donors.'''
Prime Minister Bellerive stated that he discussed the subject of a
trusteeship with Counselor Cheryl Mills, and that the GOH supports
the idea, provided the body would be (((transparent.))) Bellerive added
that the trusteeship should be governed by an '''"International Donor
Board" consisting of the largest donors, and co-chaired by the GOH.'''
He suggested the body should first adopt a plan and then vote to
disburse funds for projects consistent with the plan. Bellerive
said the GOH would propose this structure to the donors meeting in
April.
Think Big and Outside of Port-au-Prince
11. (SBU) Speaker Pelosi urged Preval to "think big." "We're
receptive" she added, "and we would like to hear that Haiti is
going toward a different place. If so, you would (((receive even more
support, and we see this as an opportunity to be even more
helpful."))) "You can teach the world how to respond to such a
disaster, and become a model." Pelosi stated that sometimes such a
tragedy can be a great opportunity, and suggested the examples of
San Francisco and Italy.
#6789050 at 2019-06-19 13:38:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8683: New Baker Jumps In Edition
Meanwhile In China, Echoes Of Lehman As Interbank Market Freezes
One month ago we wrote that in the aftermath of the shocking government May 24 seizure of Baoshang bank - not shocking because the bank failed as most Chinese banks are insolvent if left to their own devices due to the real, and far higher levels of non-performing loans, but because the government allowed it to happen in the open, sparking fears of who comes next (and when) - the PBOC "finally panicked and injected a whopping net 250 billion yuan ($36 billion) into the financial system via open-market operations, as it fills what traders have dubbed a growing funding gap following the Baoshang failure."
In retrospect, the PBOC failed to restore confidence in the stability of the Chinese banking system, and since then things have taken a turn for the far worse.
Yet with the world fixated on the U.S.-China (Mexico, Europe, etc) trade conflict, it is easy to understand why many have brushed aside the Baoshang harbinger and its consequences which have exposed giant fissures under China's calm financial facade and are gradually freezing up the Chinese banking system.
As the WSJ writes, on Sunday, China's securities regulator convened a meeting asking big brokerages and funds to support their smaller peers, according to a meeting summary circulated among industry participants Monday. The briefing cited rising risk aversion in money markets after defaults in the bond repurchase market.
The immediate reaction, which we pointed out back in May, is that some of the key interbank lending rates - those which banks rely on to obtain critical short-term funds - have moved sharply higher in recent weeks, with the 1 month repo soaring, and almost doubling over the past month.
For those who are only now catching up with this extremely important story, here is the background context: as we explained last month, and as the WSJ recaps, China's short-term lending market for banks and other financial institutions has for years operated under the assumption that Beijing wouldn't allow big losses in the event of defaults or insolvencies (hence the reason why Baoshang's failure was a shock).
Meanwhile, non-bank financiers like brokerages and funds are key supporters of embattled private businesses, since they buy a significant percentage of corporate bonds. They are also far-and-away the biggest net inter-bank borrowers, following a 2016 crackdown on short-term borrowing by banks to fund leveraged wealth-management products.
Furthermore, non-bank borrowing through bond repos and inter-bank loans skyrocketed since China's central bank began easing monetary policy in early 2018, hitting a net 74 trillion yuan ($10.7 trillion) in the first quarter of 2019, according to Enodo Economics, and up nearly 50% from a year earlier. As the WSJ redundantly warns, "funding troubles for brokerages and other asset managers therefore pose big problems for both financial stability and the real economy."
Meanwhile, as we warned as far back as March 2017, problems appear to be migrating from the smallish market for negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs), used mostly by small banks, into the vastly greater bond repo market. Here, while key one-day and seven-day weighted average borrowing rates remain low thanks to huge central bank cash injections - such as the 250BN yuan we described back in May - longer tenors such as the 1 month repo have marched sharply higher
So is this China's (long overdue) Lehman moment?
yes
It's not all good news: unlike now, in late 2016 China's economy was improving and so was corporate creditworthiness. That is no longer the case, and as such, investors should keep a very close eye on China's money markets in the days ahead to make sure a seasonal cash crunch and problems at a few banks and brokerages don't result in broad contagion and "contaminate a fragile financial ecosystem", one which as the Baoshang shock of May 24 shows, is no longer unreservedly backstopped by Beijing.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-19/meanwhile-china-echoes-lehman-interbank-market-freezes?
#6788974 at 2019-06-19 13:23:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8683: New Baker Jumps In Edition
Iran's regime feeling desolate, helpless in the face of numerous crises
Iran, June 19, 2019 - While, according to Iranian regime officials, the Islamic Republic has no option but to align itself with ordinary Iranians in the face of foreign pressure, sheer incompetency and accumulated social problems have rendered the situation more explosive than ever before.
Nahid Tajeddin, a member of the regime's Majlis (parliament) from the camp close to mullahs' President Hassan Rouhani, voiced a concerned view on Monday.
"I was thinking about what I should say for the youth from behind this tribune? The same youth, who despite being 40 percent of the Iranian population, 25.3 percent of them have been unemployed in the [Persian] year 2017-2018, according to the data from the center for statistics," she said.
"I was thinking about what I should say for the women? The very same women who are 50 percent of this society but their share of higher management positions in the country has yet to reach the 30 percent mark set by the president's office," she added.
"I was thinking about what I should say from behind this tribune for the people who have not been mentioned? What pain should we talk about that hasn't been already talked about and what is the remedy for all these pain," Tajeddin further said, concluding her speech by referring to the plight of Iranian workers whose monthly provide only a portion of today's living costs. Tajeddin warned about factional infightings among the political elite, but didn't present any solution for the dilemmas the mullahs' regime.
In the same Majlis session, Mahmoud Bahmani, former central bank governor and a current Majlis member added to the regime's growing list of concerns.
"Right now, the middle class and poor people of the society are becoming weaker every day and profiteers, brokers and underground economic activists who see themselves beyond the law have become richer and bolder," he said.
"Nonetheless, the country's resources and reserves are fourth in terms of oil and second in terms of gas, and first in general terms and we have [just] one percent of the world population and seven percent of the world's natural resources," Bahmani added
https://english.mojahedin.org/i/irans-regime-feeling-desolate-helpless-face-numerous-crises
#6788854 at 2019-06-19 12:56:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8683: New Baker Jumps In Edition
Morning Market Report
All about the FOMC today, essentially world markets on hold until later today. Futures are flat although asia was up nicely. There are many headlines in the business world. The Paris airshow has been kind to Boeing too.
The FOMC is not married to a 25 basis point (.25%) cut, they can do a smaller one(.125% for example) if needed and have in the past.
The FRB's owners, i.e. the banking system, are intent on causing inflation for two reasons 1) it allows them to have the 'event' and maintain control . 2) it increases the spread on all the debt, credit and other financial vehicles they push into the world so that they continue to collect moar money on our backs.
Some Headlines
As Trade War Rages, Apple Plans To Shift Up To 30% Of Production Outside China
Nikkei reports that suppliers for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and Apple Ear Pods have all drawn up plans to move 15%-30% of production outside of the mainland, with India, Vietnam, Mexico and Malaysia looking like the top alternatives.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-19/trade-war-rages-apple-plans-shift-30-production-outside-china?
BlackRock: ECB turns up the pressure on the Fed to act more aggressively Wednesday
Comments also slightly raise the odds for a Fed cut. The world's central banks are caught in a global rate cutting cycle,
in response to slower global growth and fear the the trade war will hurt economies.https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/ecbs-draghi-turns-up-pressure-for-fed-to-act-more-aggressivelyrieder.html
Harley-Davidson strikes deal to make smaller bikes in China
Harley-Davidson Inc will partner with China's Qianjiang Motorcycle Co to produce a new smaller model bike, making good on promises to build more motorcycles outside the United States that have angered President Donald Trump.
The company said the new bike would have an engine displacement of 338 cubic centimeters, by far the smallest-powered engine Harley has ever made and would be sold in China starting at the end of 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-harley-davidson-manufacturing/harley-davidson-strikes-deal-to-make-smaller-bikes-in-china-idUSKCN1TK1BP?
China is lowering tariffs on other countries amid trade war with the US
As Beijing has raised duties in response to the Trump administration's spate of tariff announcements, it also lowered trade barriers for exporters around the world, according to an analysis by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Since the start of 2018, Chinese tariffs on U.S. products have jumped to an average of 20.7%.
Over that same time frame, China has reduced tariffs on competing products from other WTO countries to an average of only 6.7%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/china-lowers-trade-barriers-for-other-countries-amid-us-tensions.html
Global Markets Drift Amid Concerns The Fed May Disappoint
After yesterday's torrid, euphoric surge on the back of Draghi's dovish deluge and Trump's announcement of a G-20 meeting with Xi, world stocks were rather muted, holding near two-week highs on Wednesday, and in the case of the S&P500 just shy of
all time highs as investors bet on a worldwide wave of central bank stimulus.German and U.S. bond yields, which hit record lows and two-year lows respectively after Draghi's comments, inched higher to trade just off those levels.
See cap #3 for our notes, 10 year.
European shares slipped off six-week highs in early trading (although they have since rebounded) and Wall Street futures indicated a slightly weaker opening on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, futures are almost fully priced for a quarter-point easing in July and imply more than 60 basis points of cuts by Christmas. As for Europe, markets have almost fully priced a cut in September, though some analysts,
such as those at Germany's Commerzbank, now say rates will be cut in July, rather than in the last quarter of the year as they had predicted earlier.
See cap#4 for CME Fed watch a rate cut in July, if not today is all but guaranteed-roughly a 64% chance of a.25% cut and a 19% chance of a .50% cut-remember this data is an indication of bets being placed and not a predictive tool from the FOMC-it's just the idiots on wall street making bets.
They were a few weeks behind pepe at least in regards to overtly placing bets-still would fire all of them.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-19/global-markets-drift-amid-concerns-fed-may-disappoint?
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
could get a bit bumpy after the FOMC release so take the advice from yesterday and don't rely on the systems ability to allow you access to your money-you will not lose it but you may have issues accessing it-going forward have some cash on hand.
#6788414 at 2019-06-19 10:37:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8683: New Baker Jumps In Edition
WHAT IN THE WORLD?? INITIATIVE Q??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative_Q
Initiative Q is an attempt to create a new payment network and digital currency.[1] It was created by Israeli entrepreneur Saar Wilf, who previously founded Fraud Sciences, a payment security company acquired by PayPal.[2][3][4][1] Initiative Q is backed by Cato Institute economist Lawrence H. White.[2] Unlike Bitcoin the scheme would not take measures to evade state regulation.[5]
Initiative Q's goal is to replace payment cards and paper money that use old infrastructure with a new payment system leveraging current-day technologies.[6][7] It is "creating a new currency (the Q) and distributing it to anyone who helps speed up adoption."[6] The Q is not a cryptocurrency and is not decentralized,[8][6] but will instead be overseen by an independent monetary committee, much like a central bank.
Registering for Initiative Q is marketed through multi-level marketing.[9] The currency reserved for registrants will not be released until a critical mass of adopters identify themselves.[3][10] In November 2018, Vox.com reported that more than two million people had signed-up in 180 countries.[1] Later the same month, O Globo reported more than five million registrations,[11] and The Times of India reported that countries with large numbers of registrations included India, Brazil, United States and United Kingdom
In October 2018, Frank Chung of news.com.au wrote that the marketing style could be "perceived as a scam or pyramid scheme"[2] and Daniel Huszák of portfolio.hu compared it to multi-level marketing without the fee.[9] Owen Gough of Digital Spy wrote "Is Initiative Q real or fake? Short answer - we have absolutely no idea."[12]
In contrast, Brendan Markey-Tower, economist at the University of Queensland, said on Stuff.co.nz in November 2018 that it was "not a scam" and that the scheme wouldn't "make you fabulously wealthy. It is, nonetheless, an interesting idea."[8]
Huszák enumerated potential problems with the scheme such as no clear crypto-currency security measures, unclear transaction/exchange costs, and potential for market manipulation by the largest holders of currency.
https://initiativeq.com/
Forbes wrote about this 2 days ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/06/17/how-bitcoin-wannabe-and-pyramid-scheme-initiative-q-plans-to-turn-your-data-into-investor-cash/#186e2d3d2ba7
#6783120 at 2019-06-18 22:55:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8676: Spirit of 76. The Pre Rally Bread Edition
POTUS pressures Fed's Powell: 'Let's see what he does'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up pressure on the head of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, following a report that White House lawyers earlier this year explored whether they could legally strip Jerome Powell of the Fed chairmanship.
Asked by reporters outside the White House if he wanted to demote Powell, Trump said: "Let's see what he does."
Trump has repeatedly attacked Powell for raising interest rates, claiming that the Fed's four rate hikes last year were undercutting his economic and trade policies, particularly as he battled over trade issues with China. Last October Trump said the Fed had "gone crazy" under Powell.
The Fed wraps up a two-day policy meeting in Washington on Wednesday. Powell and fellow U.S. central bankers are expected to leave interest rates steady but potentially lay the groundwork for a rate cut later this year.
"They are going to be making an announcement pretty soon, so we'll see what happens," Trump told reporters.
Earlier Tuesday, European central bank chief Mario Draghi signaled he would ease policy to deal with low inflation across the Atlantic, a move that Trump said benefited Europe and was unfair to the United States.
"I want to be given a level playing field, and so far I haven't been," Trump told reporters.
The comments add to pressure on Powell, who is facing financial market expectations for three rate cuts by year's end as economic data has weakened, though the data still points to continued, though slower, growth.
Trump, who picked Powell to replace Janet Yellen as the Fed chair, told ABC News last week: "I'm not happy with what he's done."
Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Tuesday that the White House's counsel's office had looked into the legality of demoting Powell to a Fed governor in February, soon after Trump discussed firing the Fed chairman. Such a move would be unprecedented in the Fed's 100-year history.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow declined to confirm or deny the report, but told reporters that Trump is not considering any changes to Powell's status. Powell's four-year term as Fed chair expires in 2022.
"The Fed is independent. They'll act on their own time, in their own way," Kudlow said.
Powell has said he does not believe the president has the power to fire him, and that he would not resign if asked.
A spokeswoman for the Fed Board of Governors on Tuesday said, "Under the law, a Federal Reserve Board chair can only be removed for cause."
Robert C. Hockett, a law professor at Cornell Law School, whose research includes monetary law and economics, said demoting Powell might not be considered removal. But any move by Trump to do so would probably be contested by members of the Senate, which must confirm nominees for Fed chair and to the Fed's Board of Governors, and could lead to a legal challenge over the limits of the president's power, Hockett said.
He also said the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee, known as the FOMC, could act to preserve Powell's authority.
"Even if Trump could 'demote' Powell, the FOMC could nevertheless vote to keep him on as FOMC chair, thereby neutralizing Trump's move," Hockett said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-kudlow/trump-pressures-feds-powell-lets-see-what-he-does-idUSKCN1TJ24A?
#6780115 at 2019-06-18 16:23:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8672: High Energy Rally Day Edition
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-7-4-tons-of-venezuelas-gold-landed-in-africaand-vanished-11560867792
How 7.4 Tons of Venezuela's Gold Landed in Africa-and Vanished
ENTEBBE, Uganda-The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is selling off his country's gold reserves. Some of it has passed through a secretive operation in East Africa, a gambit that evades U.S. sanctions.
On two early-March flights, at least 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million moved from Venezuela to a refinery in Uganda, say officials in Venezuela and Uganda, a foreign diplomat and Venezuelan opposition lawmakers, who have concluded Mr. Maduro's government exported the ingots.
The gold arrived on a Russian charter jetliner in two shipments at the international airport in Entebbe, says Ugandan national-police spokesman Fred Enanga. The accompanying paperwork identified the ingots, some with stamped labels partially scratched off, as Venezuelan central-bank property, says a senior Ugandan police officer who saw the bars and documents. Flight records show the trips originated in Caracas, Venezuela.
#6778952 at 2019-06-18 13:00:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8670: Grave Yard Slo Edition
Thy cry like babies when Trump beats them at their own game kek
Trump: ECB's Draghi Statements Make It 'Unfairly Easier' for EU to Compete Against US
French politician Thierry Mariani said on 15 June that "anything that will put an end to the hegemony of the dollar is a positive thing". He also claimed that the greenback is providing Washington with a "legal and even criminal opportunity" to meddle in global affairs.
US President Donald Trump criticised statements made by European central bank (ECB) head Mario Draghi, noting that his remarks "immediately dropped the Euro against the Dollar"; according to Trump, this results in unfair competition.
Mario Draghi just announced more stimulus could come, which immediately dropped the Euro against the Dollar, making it unfairly easier for them to compete against the USA. They have been getting away with this for years, along with China and others.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 18 ???? 2019 ?.
The US leader's remark comes after last week Thierry Mariani, a National Rally MEP, stated that the EU and Russia do not need any contracts to carry out most transactions in euros; he added that any move "that will put an end to the hegemony of the dollar is a positive thing".
https://sputniknews.com/world/201906181075934551-trump-ecbs-draghi-statements-make-it-unfairly-easier-for-eu-to-compete-against-us/
#6778906 at 2019-06-18 12:48:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8670: Grave Yard Slo Edition
Gold jumps toward 14-month high as investors bet on dovish central banks
Gold prices on Tuesday jumped to the highest levels in more than a year as comments made in Portugal by European central bank President Mario Draghi ahead of a meeting of the Federal Reserve is seen as setting the stage for lower interest rates.
August gold GCQ19, +1.00% jumped $10.70, or 0.8%, to $1,353.60 an ounce, which would mark the highest settlement for the most-active contract since April 11, 2018 when it closed at $1,360 an ounce, if prices hold, according to FactSet data.
At an annual conference in Sintra, Portugal on Tuesday, Draghi said the ECB could roll out fresh stimulus as soon as its next policy meeting in July, which sent the U.S. dollar lower against the euro and boosted most major equity benchmarks, because investors have been betting that central banks would ease monetary policy in the face of stubbornly low inflation, and a global economic slowdown that is being exacerbated by a tariff battle between the U.S. and other countries.
Draghi's comments come as the Fed is preparing to start its two-day policy-setting meeting, where markets are widely anticipating that it will at least set the table for a rate cut in the coming month.
Uncertainty about the global economy and the trade conflict have helped to drive appetite for precious metals.
Signs that central bank's may support rate cuts pushed yields on global debt lower which is bullish for gold which doesn't offer a yield. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, -2.85% hit its lowest in more than 20 months at 2.03% while the comparable German debt TMBMKDE-10Y, +31.52% known as the bund, was at a record low at negative 0.322%.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-jumps-toward-14-month-high-as-investors-bet-on-dovish-central-banks-2019-06-18
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6778802 at 2019-06-18 12:12:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8670: Grave Yard Slo Edition
ECB's Draghi pulls European stocks back into black
(Reuters) - European stock markets recovered from early falls on Tuesday after European central bank chief Mario Draghi promised more monetary stimulus if the economy does not improve, offsetting another warning on slowing sales from the chip sector. Speaking at the ECB's annual conference in Portugal, Draghi pointed the way to cuts in interest rates or new asset purchases if inflation does not return to target, weakening the euro, lowering European bond yields and pulling stock markets higher.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was 0.1% higher by 0817 GMT, having fallen around a third of a percentage point at opening. The interest rate sensitive banking sector tumbled 0.6%. The newsflow from European corporates continues to point to a euro zone economy struggling to get back off the ground after a decade of monetary efforts to reboot growth. German chipmaker Siltronic tumbled 10.3% after it warned U.S. restrictions on exports to China would hurt business, saying Q2 sales would be "significantly below" the first quarter and were likely to decline further.
The profit warning came hot on the heels of U.S. chipmaker Broadcom's shock statement last Thursday that trade issues would knock $2 billion off 2019 sales and Frankfurt's trade sensitive DAX remained deep in negative territory, down 0.7%. "The series of warnings in the chip business is further proof that the trade war is a key risk in the background," said Simona Gambarini, a markets economist at Capital Economics. Another German chipmaker Infineon Technologies and STMicroelectronics, dropped 4.8% and 2.9% respectively, pulling the technology sector 1.1% lower. Infineon's move came after it launched a 1.5 billion euro capital increase.
Concern over the protracted trade war between the United States and China drove European stocks 6% lower in May, their worst performance in more than two years, and spurred bets that central banks worldwide would turn more accommodative. The rising hopes of moves by both the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve has helped the STOXX 600 gain 2% so far this month.
The U.S. central bank is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged at a two-day policy meeting starting Tuesday, but its many traders expect its statement to open the way to rate cut next month. In M&A news, Tieto rose 4.7% after the Finnish technology firm agreed to pay 13.2 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.51 billion) for Norwegian competitor Evry. Evry's shares surged 16.9%.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-stocks/ecbs-draghi-pulls-european-stocks-back-into-black-idUSKCN1TJ0KB?il=0
#6778078 at 2019-06-18 07:15:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8669: Vanderbilt gone but never scrubbed Edition
>>6778077
Resignations in the news today - part 3
Schouten resigns as Dordt baseball coach
https://ktiv.com/2019/06/17/schouten-resigns-as-dordt-baseball-coach/
After 40 years, retiring Suffolk teacher finds successor in former student
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/education/in-session-after-40-years-retiring-suffolk-teacher-finds-successor-in-former-student/291-9b50c223-bb5d-49de-bab4-ccb3925232c3
County Judge resigns; allegations of inappropriate conduct
https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/county-judge-resigns-allegations-of-inappropriate-conduct/499-893d2307-26d0-4e29-8ce2-638aaec33fec
Judge A. Andreas 'Andy' Matoesian to retire July 1
https://advantagenews.com/news/judge-a-andreas-%E2%80%98andy%E2%80%99-matoesian-to-retire-july-1/
Credicorp Ltd.: Credicorp announces the resignation of the Investor Relations Officer (IRO)
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/17/1869924/0/en/Credicorp-Ltd-Credicorp-announces-the-resignation-of-the-Investor-Relations-Officer-IRO.html
Farewell reception held for retiring St. Paul pastor
http://kticradio.com/regional-news/farewell-reception-held-for-retiring-st-paul-pastor/
Ken Hakoda resigns from Salina Symphony
https://www.salina.com/news/20190617/ken-hakoda-resigns-from-salina-symphony
Payne to retire from UF/IFAS
https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190617/payne-to-retire-from-ufifas
Fuller resigns as Norwalk girls basketball coach
https://www.gametimect.com/fuller-resigns-as-norwalk-girls-basketball-coach/
Farmington Services For The Elderly Executive Director Retiring
https://www.courant.com/community/farmington/hc-va-farmington-services-elderly-director-retiring-20190620-20190617-w4kpy2mvk5bujjcgq3edqkwk6i-story.html
Amcor plc announces resignation of non-executive director
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amcor-plc-announces-resignation-of-non-executive-director-300869893.html
Quincy board to meet, Hildenbrand to retire as AD
https://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2019/jun/17/quincy-board-to-meet-hildenbrand-to-retire-as-ad/
Charter school principal resigns following vehicular homicide charges
https://6abc.com/charter-school-principal-resigns-following-vehicular-homicide-charges/5350328/
Pocatello Cemetery Sexton to retire
https://www.localnews8.com/news/pocatello/pocatello-cemetery-sexton-to-retire/1086959356
Pollution in Afghanistan Prompts central bank Governor to Resign
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-17/pollution-in-afghanistan-prompts-central-bank-governor-to-resign
Gaylord Middle School principal to retire after 25 years
https://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/featured-ght/top-gallery/gaylord-middle-school-principal-to-retire-after-years/article_f19127ff-9c4e-594b-9150-94121b7461ab.html
Desert Research Institute president resigns after two years on job
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/education/2019/06/17/desert-research-institute-kristen-averyt-first-female-president-resigns/1483671001/
GA Transgender Fire Chief Fired
http://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2019/06/ga-transgender-fire-chief-fired/
Canadian Premium Sand Announces Resignation of Chief Operating Officer
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/17/1869954/0/en/Canadian-Premium-Sand-Announces-Resignation-of-Chief-Operating-Officer.html
Stark County School District employees fired after allegedly abusing a child
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/stark-county-school-district-employees-fired-after-allegedly-abusing-a-child/2082827252
#6777188 at 2019-06-18 04:19:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8668: Gonna Bes Some Sweet Sounds... Comin' Down Edition
forgive if already posted:
Obama and Former Italian PM Renzi Are Holding Secret Meeting Today - Experts Including Papadopoulos Suspect Meeting Linked to Spygate Scandal
by Joe Hoft June 17, 2019
Much has happened since our post May 25th - EXCLUSIVE: Rumors Swirling that Fired Italian Spies Were Connected in Plot to Eliminate Trump
The Gateway Pundit reported on rumors swirling that the recent firings of top Italian spies were related to Obama and a plot to set up candidate and President Trump during the 2016 election.
As reported on May 25th==>>
Earlier this month Italian Prime Minister Conte asked for the resignations of four top intelligence officials after his call with President Donald Trump.
And now another Internet Sleuth has uncovered some shocking news related to the recent removal of these top Italian intelligence ministers from their positions as top spies in the government.
The story begins in January 2017 when Computer World wrote about alleged crimes committed by Italian Giulio Occhionero:
The Tuesday arrest of Giulio Occhionero and his sister, Francesca Maria, has brought to light what appears to be the biggest, and highest-profile, hacking of institutional and corporate accounts ever reported in Italy.
The siblings have been planting the Pyramid Eye remote access Trojan on computers using a spear-phishing technique over several years, according to the arrest order.
They attacked at least 18,000 high-profile targets, including former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti, President of European central bank Mario Draghi, as well as employees and heads of various ministries including Internal Affairs, Treasury, Finance and Education.
But Giulio Occhionero claimed that he and his sister, Francesca Maria, were set up. A piece reported by Frederico Punzi, writing in The Atlantico, notes their denials and more:
Occhionero complained to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Perugia and wrote to the U.S. Congress and the FBI. In fact, there are a number of contradictions and suspicious circumstances in the case.
Occhionero claims and it was reported that:
Members of Italian intelligence were approached by Hillary Clinton, the Obama Administration, and the Deep State in order to frame Trump by PLANTING EVIDENCE on American servers to force Trump to step down from office.
In other words, members of Italian intelligence found a target in Occhionero, a Republican-sympathizer who had two servers for his company, Westland Securities, located in America. One was in Washington State, and the other in West Virginia.
The plan was for Italian Intelligence to hack into these servers, plant classified emails from Hillary's servers inside these servers on American soil, and then alert the FBI.
The FBI would then raid these locations, "discover" these e-mails, investigate, link these servers to Trump...
And then force Trump to resign.
Occhionero believes that Obama and the former leader of Italy, Matteo Renzi, worked together on this plan and he provides reports of their meetings in Italy before the 2016 election and in early 2017.
Why Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is Dining With Obama
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is joining Barack Obama for the last formal dinner of his presidency. Why?…..
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/obama-and-former-italian-pm-renzi-are-holding-secret-meeting-today-experts-including-papadopoulos-suspect-meeting-linked-to-spygate-scandal/
#6773964 at 2019-06-17 21:38:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8664: QR PM Bake Edition
ANZ executive quits after probe into wine and chauffeur expenses
The chief executive of ANZ bank's New Zealand division has stepped down following concerns raised by the board over his claiming a chauffeur-driven car and wine storage as business expenses.
The departure of David Hisco, a 30-year veteran at the Australian bank, follows a review of executive expenses ordered by Shayne Elliott, ANZ Group chief executive, in the wake of a high-profile public inquiry into misconduct in the Australian financial industry.
The leadership change comes at a tricky time for ANZ, which is contending with a proposal from New Zealand's central bank that would require banks in the country to hold significantly more capital - a move that could prompt a round of equity raisings.
https://www.ft.com/content/0efcfcba-9099-11e9-aea1-2b1d33ac3271
#6771493 at 2019-06-17 16:02:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8661: Welcome To Q World Edition
>>6771476
HEY YOU
YEAH YOU
YOU SEE THAT COUNTRY THATS ONE OF THE ONLY ONES IN THE WORLD WITHOUT A ROTHSCHILD central bank
THEYRE EVIL AND ARE AGRESSIVE THEY HAVE TO GO
THEYRE CONTROLLED BY THE DEEP STATE
how fucking stupid does the cia think we are
#6771287 at 2019-06-17 15:34:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8660: Trust Q's Plan Edition
>>6770972
Global stocks, yields steady with focus on Fed, central banks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global stock markets edged higher on Monday to build on monthly gains and benchmark government bond yields hovered near multi-year lows as investors girded for developments later in the week from central banks in the United States and elsewhere.
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt,
The dollar fell against a basket of currencies after touching its highest point since the start of June.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.08%, as Wall Street's main indexes climbed in initial trading.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to give its policy statement on Wednesday with expectations running high the central bank is poised to cut interest rates this year.
The European central bank is also holding a forum in Portugal this week, with the bank of Japan also set to hold its policy meeting later in the week.
"With so much coming later this week as far as central bank announcements, I think investors are basically in a holding pattern," said Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at TIAA bank.
The Fed is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged at a policy meeting this week but possibly lay the groundwork for a rate cut later this year, with concerns about the global economy fueled by a heightening U.S.-China trade war.
"I think expectations have been set of a rate cut have been overdone so it will be interesting to see just how dovish the tone is," Gaffney said.
The New York Federal Reserve said its gauge of business growth in New York state posted a record fall this month to its weakest level in more than 2-1/2 years, suggesting an abrupt contraction in regional activity.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.03 points, or 0.18%, to 26,135.64, the S&P 500 gained 6.89 points, or 0.24%, to 2,893.87 and the Nasdaq Composite added 58.64 points, or 0.75%, to 7,855.30.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.02%. Shares of Lufthansa plunged 12% after the German airline lowered its profit outlook for the full year 2019 citing intense competition from low-cost rivals.
U.S. Treasury yields edged higher in choppy trading, as investors reversed safe-haven flows and booked profits on some gains last week, but the mood was still cautious.
Benchmark 10-year notes last rose 1/32 in price to yield 2.0924%, from 2.094% late on Friday.
Germany's 10-year bund yield, the benchmark for Europe, was last at -0.24%.
The dollar index fell 0.1%, with the euro up 0.18% to $1.1227.
U.S. crude fell 0.17% to $52.42 per barrel and Brent was last at $61.89, down 0.19% on the day.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-yields-steady-with-focus-on-fed-central-banks-idUSKCN1TI044?
#6770413 at 2019-06-17 12:54:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8659: Strawberry Moon Edition
US Market Report-Holding Pattern Until FOMC meeting
All about the FOMC meeting (decision on Weds) and the news from Deutsche bank, can see that in notables and in current bread.
>>6769756 lb Deutsche bank to set up 50 billion euro bad bank
Some Headlines
Empire State manufacturing index posts largest-ever drop into negative territory in June
The Empire State manufacturing index plummeted 26.4 points to negative 8.6 in June, the New York Fed said Monday. That's a record decline.
this increases odds of a cut.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/empire-state-manufacturing-index-posts-largest-ever-drop-into-negative-territory-in-june-2019-06-17
See Cap#3
Pfizer bolsters cancer portfolio with $10.64 billion deal for Array
Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would acquire Array Biopharma Inc for $10.64 billion in cash to beef up its cancer portfolio as it faces rising generic competition for its blockbuster drugs.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-array-biopharma-m-a-pfizer/pfizer-to-buy-cancer-drug-developer-array-for-10-64-billion-idUSKCN1TI15T?
Slow Start As Traders Brace For Huge Week For Global Markets
With the most important 2 weeks of the year looming dead ahead, on Monday U.S. equity futures drifted without conviction along with European stocks following a mixed session in Asia as a huge week
for central-bank decisions and policy gets underway, to be followed by the highly anticipated G-20 meeting in Osaka at the end of the month. Treasuries and gold dropped, the dollar was steady and
cryptos surged to new 2019 highs. As the Federal Reserve prepares to signal on Wednesday whether it is readying its first interest rate cut since the financial crisis (or isn't, and sends stocks plunging
as the gap between market expectations and Fed signalling is the widest it has ever been.
For now, traders are focusing on the dollar's surge on Friday after above-forecast U.S. industrial output and sharp upward retail sales revisions, as well as upbeat consumer confidence, pushed back futures markets expectations of any quick Fed rate cut.
See cap#2 for futures and Cap#3 for the latest CME Fed Watch percentages for rate cut on Weds.
Earlier in the session, Asian equities fell 0.4% as a rebound in Hong Kong stocks failed to offset declines in Japan's market.
The region's chipmakers declined as Broadcom triggered a global sell-off after it slashed its full-year revenue forecast Friday amid escalating trade tensions.
Finally, as reported over the weekend, Bitcoin jumped overnight to $9,391.85, its highest level in 13 months, as institutions are now buying the crypto according to JPM. It was last quoted at $9,195.62, up 2.4%.
No major companies are scheduled to release earnings.
Collapsing inflation expectations also drove German bunds to touch a fresh all-time low of -0.270% intraday on Friday, but they ultimately retraced a touch to end the week -2.3bps lower (-1.8bps Friday) at -0.255%.
To see 5 year inflation swaps and 10 year bunds at these levels is not healthy. However can the ECB credibly persuade markets that they still have the tools to reverse these trends?
Bigly Problems here as now they must convince everyone they can insure Deutsche banks 'bad bank solution'-they can try but it will ultimately fail, hold tight EU anons, bumpy ride ahead.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-17/slow-start-traders-brace-huge-week-global-markets?
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6761592 at 2019-06-16 03:20:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8648: Saturday Night At The Shows. The Chud Edition
https://benjaminfulford.net/
2019-06-10
Anglo alliance cemented by Trump UK visit will lead to reversal of post-9/11 fascist trend
By Benjamin Fulford Weekly Reports 226 Comments
The visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the UK last week has healed rifts in the Anglo alliance and will make sure the post-9/11 fascist coup in the West will be reversed, according to Pentagon and British royal family sources. "The visit to Great Britain was very much about the entente cordiale in the Anglo-America axis and all of the ongoing issues of which you are already aware. Brexit is a very big deal. I would say that the trip was a success and the bonds between both countries are now stronger," was how a British royal summed it up.
This means there is a split between the Anglo-Americans and the European fascist Nazi aristocrats behind the Bilderberg Group. A semi-official report from a Bilderberg participant confirms that there is a major split between the German-led EU faction and the Anglos, as well as the Italians.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/what-was-discussed-at-the-bilderberg-meetings-analysis-144045
Sources in French Intelligence, meanwhile, say they have found proof the recent EU Parliamentary elections were rigged by the German faction. They point to articles which accurately announced the results of the elections that appeared before the elections took place. The battle to liberate France continues, the sources say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BptCA6JtKRI&feature=youtu.be
Dutch whistleblowers, meanwhile, have been putting out damning information on the Bilderberg founding by the Nazi Dutch royal family and their connection to the fascist American Rockefeller (Clinton), Bush, etc. faction. Among other things, they report that Boeing manufactured bombers and sent them to Germany to bomb Americans during World War II.
http://paulaliebe.com/blog/2019/04/17/who-paid-for-the-wwii/?fbclid=IwAR2HNPAy_wX0FgdfC204a3VxAnLgjZsx6xa2zocOQJFFucUGF94x_BdVO9k
This is important, because we now have a 30-year Boeing veteran, Patrick Shanahan, as "Acting Defense Secretary" in the United States, even as all genuine military veterans left the Trump administration at the beginning of this year.
Pentagon sources are telling us "the domino-like, sudden collapse of 26 telephone poles right along the main thoroughfare servicing Boeing's many Seattle facilities along East Marginal Way" last week was "no coincidence."
"This was a white-hat message to Boeing to cease and desist from the use of remote control override technology in its planes used in its 'airplane accidents,' as well as its other warmongering/war crimes/war technologies (that may use 5G), both public and secret," the sources say.
There are also now more signs that a major financial event, likely bigger than the Lehman shock, is being prepared to finish off the Federal Reserve Board and the EU-central-bank-owning Nazi faction of the Khazarian mafia.
This means that the fiat "trading platforms," created by Bilderberger Henry Kissinger for the Rockefeller family after the U.S. abandoned the gold standard in 1971, have been shut down and replaced with ...
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#6756315 at 2019-06-15 11:40:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8641: HeadLock Booms are Important Edition
>>6756285
Which Countries have no central bank?
North Korea
Cuba
Iran.
The Clown Factories?
#6753236 at 2019-06-15 00:40:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8637: BOOMING BOOM Edition
Globalist central bankers Unite to Derail Trump's 'America First' Trade Agenda
The International Monetary Fund and European central bank do not want Trump to make America great again.
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/globalist-central-bankers-unite-to-derail-trumps-america-first-trade-agenda/
#6748633 at 2019-06-14 14:03:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8631: Happy Birthday Mr. President Edition
Anon you need to be aware of this: Gold is going Crazy right now. And the Russian will be Very well position for the Reset….
>The central bank of Russia (CBR) reported Thursday that the country's international reserves amounted to $502.7 billion last week, thus exceeding the target level set by the regulator.
Half a Trillion $$$ worth in Gold as Reserve….. For an economy that as a GDP of about 1 Trillion.
Let that sink in….
Remember Q when he ask us to learn Russian?
#6748543 at 2019-06-14 13:39:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8631: Happy Birthday Mr. President Edition
Surprise! Biggest investor in the Russian economy is... the United States
US investment in Russia was 13 times bigger than official numbers show, statistics released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have revealed.
The data shows that the US was the largest investor in Russia, accounting for 8.9 percent or $39.1 billion of the $441.1 billion total accumulated investments at the end of 2017, Russian business outlet RBC stated, citing Wednesday's UNCTAD report.
This is 13 times more than Russia's official estimates. The central bank of Russia had earlier said that US investment in the Russian economy amounted to $3.05 billion in 2017 and $500,000 more a year later. The US Department of Commerce figures on investment to Russia are also almost three times lower than the UNCTAD statistics, amounting to nearly $13.9 billion.
The unexpected differentiation between the figures can be easily explained, however. Apart from official direct investments, the UN body's report covered so-called ultimate investors, meaning that a country and its businesses may direct funds through one or several conduits. Therefore, real cross-border financial flows from the US to Russia, as well as between other countries, could be far more significant than direct investment data suggests.
For example, some foreign investments, including American ones, are made through affiliated companies in Europe. However, in the official Russian statistics, they will be counted as investments from the country where such a firm is located.
https://www.rt.com/business/461859-us-biggest-investor-russia/
#6740818 at 2019-06-13 13:51:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8621: QR AM Bake Edition
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; imported inflation weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, which could add to concerns that the labor market was losing steam after job growth slowed sharply in May.
Other data on Thursday showed import prices fell by the most in five months in May amid a broad decline in the cost of goods, the latest indication of muted inflation pressures. Signs of a slowing labor market and tepid inflation strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.
U.S. central bank policymakers are scheduled to meet on June 18-19 against the backdrop of rising trade tensions. Financial markets have priced in at least two rate cuts by the end of 2019. A rate cut is not expected next Wednesday.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ended June 8, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims decreasing to 216,000 in the latest week.
While layoffs remain relatively low, the third straight weekly increase in claims suggests some softening in labor market conditions. The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, rose 2,500 to 217,750 last week.
The economy created only 75,000 jobs in May, with annual wages increasing at their slowest pace in eight months, the government reported last week. U.S. financial markets were little moved by the claims data.
The slowdown in hiring, which occurred before a recent escalation in trade tensions between the United States and China, raised fears of a sharp deceleration in economic growth. The claims data is being closely monitored for signs of any fallout from the trade war.
President Donald Trump in early May imposed additional tariffs of up to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting retaliation by Beijing. Trump on Monday threatened more duties on Chinese imports if no deal was reached when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at a G20 summit later this month in Japan.
A tariff on all goods from Mexico to force authorities in that country to stop immigrants from central America from crossing the border into the United States was narrowly averted after the two nations struck an agreement late on Friday.
ECONOMY SLOWING
Data so far have suggested a sharp slowdown in U.S. economic growth in the second quarter after a temporary boost from exports and an accumulation of inventory early in the year. In addition to the sharp moderation in hiring last month, manufacturing production, exports and home sales dropped in April, while consumer spending cooled.
The Atlanta Fed is forecasting gross domestic product increasing at a 1.4% annualized rate in the April-June quarter. The economy grew at a 3.1% pace in the first quarter.
In another report on Thursday, the Labor Department said import prices dropped 0.3% last month, the biggest decline since last December, after edging up 0.1% in April.
Import prices exclude duties. In May, prices for imported fuels and lubricants declined 1.0% after rising 1.7% percent in the prior month. Imported food prices dropped 0.8% last month after surging 2.7% in April.
Excluding fuels and food, import prices slipped 0.2% in May after falling 0.3% in the prior month. So-called core import prices decreased 1.5% in the 12 months through May. Though the dollar has weakened a bit this year, its gains last year against the currencies of the United States' main trading partners continue to depress core import prices.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-unemployment/u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-rise-imported-inflation-weak-idUSKCN1TE1SS?il=0
#6736972 at 2019-06-12 23:17:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8616: Fake News Cooked Polls Edition
Mexican business leaders to sign investment pact with president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican business leaders will sign a pact with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday to foster investment, Mexico's top business association said, potentially heralding an improvement in sometimes tense relations between the two sides. The Business Coordinating Council (CCE) said in a statement the accord to promote "investment and inclusive development" would be inked in Mexico City in the presence of cabinet ministers and business leaders.
Lopez Obrador, a leftist who has shunned foreign and private investment in some sectors, caused fury among influential business figures by cancelling a partially-built new $13 billion airport for Mexico City a few weeks before he took office in December. The scrapping of the airport led to major losses on Mexican financial markets, and some of the president's other priorities, including a new publicly-financed oil refinery, have been viewed with skepticism by many in the business community.
The economy has struggled, contracting by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter during the first three months of 2019, and the central bank has expressed concern about sluggish investment in Mexico. The CCE gave no more details, but a senior Mexican business source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the accord was the product of more than two months work by bosses aimed at lifting business activity in Latin America's no. 2 economy. A spokesman for the Mexican presidency described the investment pact as proof that domestic and international investors had confidence both in the economy, and the government's development and infrastructure plans.
The pact touched on projects ranging from energy, infrastructure, healthcare and other areas, and had been lent extra urgency by threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to hit Mexico with punitive trade tariffs, the business source said. The accord aimed to give employers in Mexico the chance to turn their attention to realizing projects that have not been clouded by politics to date during Lopez Obrador's term, the source added. The source also expressed hope the pact could usher in a more collaborative spirit between the Mexican president and business leaders.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-politics-investment/mexican-business-leaders-to-sign-investment-pact-with-president-idUSKCN1TD2TO?il=0
#6734812 at 2019-06-12 18:08:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8613: They Never Though She Would Lose Edition
Englander: Is The Fed (Or Any central bank) Still Credible?
The Chicago Fed's recent "Conference on Monetary Policy Strategy,Tools,and Communications Practices" was designed to address various questions (and doubts) that academics and economists have raised, and also to listen to those supposed practitioners' perspectives.
However, as Standard Chartered's Steve Englander details in the note below, the conference will have very little impact on market expectations and do little to allay investor concerns about the ineffectiveness of monetary policy near the zero bound.
Critically, Englander says, the problems that the papers at this conference address are not the problems that worry market participants.
Instead, the questions they should have asked are more straightforward to put forth - and more difficult to answer honestly for The Fed.
Are the Fed's models broad enough?
The basic model includes a Phillip's curve, a zero lower bound and a policy rule. It is meant to optimise policy outcomes over a long period of time using alternative rules and choose the one with the best set of outcomes based on some objective function. This is a simplified version of something that requires considerable technical expertise.
In this modelling framework, nothing can go wrong. Some policy rules work better than others, but all eventually meet the targets. There is no banking sector that stops lending when rates are super-low, no investors who go too far out the risk-return curve, and no financial markets that stop trading because the safest assets are concentrated in the Fed's balance sheet.
Such features are very difficult to model analytically. They require parametrisation that reflects empirical regularities, which are very hard to come by. However, investor concerns are not whether price-level targeting beats inflation averaging, but whether either will solve the problem of the zero lower bound.
Is the Fed or any central bank credible enough?
To his credit, Fed Chair Powell has admitted: "In models, great confidence in central bankers is achieved by assumption."
The credibility assumption requires the model to be correct and for investors to have confidence that the central bank can stick to it.
If the model is not correct, investors must choose between believing that the central bank will follow a doomed policy or that it will change its policy.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-12/englander-fed-or-any-central-bank-still-credible
#6733409 at 2019-06-12 14:42:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8611: QR AM Bake Edition
BoE officials say central bank still on course for a hike
The bank of England is still on course for a rate hike as its next policy move, though the prospect of a turbulent Brexit in October could still sharply change the outlook.
Several members of the BoE's monetary policy committee have emphasised the likely need for a rate hike in comments over the past few days. Ben Broadbent, Andy Haldane and Michael Saunders all indicated a hike was the most likely option, if the economy continues to evolve as expected.
The hawkish stance of many MPC members
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/monetary-policy/monetary-policy-decisions/4253471/boe-officials-say-central-bank-still-on-course-for-a-hike
#6733393 at 2019-06-12 14:39:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8611: QR AM Bake Edition
Trump claims Fed is giving China the upper hand
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve on May 10, saying the central bank is giving China the upper hand in the ongoing trade negotiations.
"We should be entitled to have a fair playing field, but even without a fair playing field - because our Fed is very, very disruptive to us - even without a fair playing field we are winning," Trump told CNBC.
"[China] devalue their currency, they have for years: It's put them at a tremendous competitive advantage. And we don't
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/monetary-policy/4253631/trump-criticises-fed-for-giving-china-the-upper-hand
#6733015 at 2019-06-12 13:37:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8611: QR AM Bake Edition
U.S. consumer prices barely rise; underlying inflation muted
not getting the inflation the FRB needs and wants-this has been the excuse for years to cause "the event".
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in May, pointing to moderate inflation that together with a slowing economy could increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.
The report from the Labor Department on Wednesday, however, showed some pockets of inflation, with rents and healthcare costs rising solidly, which could buy the U.S. central bank some time before easing monetary policy.
Fed policymakers are scheduled to meet on June 18-19 against the backdrop of rising trade tensions, slowing growth and a sharp step-down in hiring in May that has led financial markets to price in at least two interest rate cuts by the end of 2019.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week that the central bank was closely monitoring the implications of the trade war on the economy and would "act as appropriate to sustain the expansion." A rate cut is not expected next Wednesday.
The consumer price index edged up 0.1% last month as a rebound in the cost of food was offset by cheaper gasoline, the government said. The CPI gained 0.3% in April.
In the 12 months through May, the CPI increased 1.8%, slowing from April's 1.9% gain. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would rise 0.1% in May and 1.9% year-on-year.
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI nudged up 0.1% for the fourth straight month. The so-called core CPI was held down by a sharp decline in the prices of used cars and trucks as well as motor vehicle insurance.
In the 12 months through May, the so-called core CPI rose 2.0% after advancing 2.1% in April.
The U.S. dollar dropped sharply against a basket of currencies after the release of the data while U.S. Treasury yields fell. U.S. stock index futures pared losses slightly.
RENT, HEALTHCARE COSTS RISE
A report on Tuesday showing core producer prices advancing solidly for a second consecutive month in May had offered hope for a firmer core CPI reading in May, as well as in the inflation measure tracked by the Fed for monetary policy.
The Fed's preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, increased 1.6 percent in the year to April after gaining 1.5% in March. Data for May will be released later this month. The core PCE price index has been running below the Fed's 2% target this year.
Gasoline prices fell 0.5% in May after rising 5.7% in April. Food prices rebounded 0.3% in May after dipping 0.1% in the prior month. Food consumed at home increased 0.3% last month.
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence, which is what a homeowner would pay to rent or receive from renting a home, increased 0.3% in May after rising 0.3% in April.
Healthcare costs increased 0.3%, matching April's rise. The solid increase in healthcare costs at both the consumer and production levels last month suggests a pickup in the core PCE price index in May.
The cost of hospital services increased 0.5% in May and the cost of doctor visits ticked up 0.1%. But the prices for prescription medication fell 0.2%.
Apparel prices were unchanged in May after tumbling 0.8% in the prior month. They had declined for two months in a row after the government introduced a new method and data to calculate apparel prices.
Prices for used motor vehicles and trucks tumbled 1.4%. That was the largest drop since last September and marked the fourth straight monthly decrease. The cost of motor vehicle insurance fell 0.4%, the most since May 2007. There were also decreases in the cost of recreation.
But prices for airline tickets, household furnishings and new vehicles rose last month. Household furnishings are likely to trend higher in the coming months because of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in early May to slap additional tariffs of up to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-consumer-prices-barely-rise-underlying-inflation-muted-idUSKCN1TD1I8
#6731672 at 2019-06-12 05:46:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8609: Dems are Singin' the State Department Blues Edition
Gold-Buying Spree: Governments Around the World Are Preparing for Collapse of US Hegemony
Governments around the world have recently been on a "gold-buying spree." These countries have a tactful reason for doing so, and this reason is directly tied to the anticipation of the inevitable end of US hegemony.
central banks are among the largest purchasers of gold. So far in 2019, they have bought 145.5 tons of gold, which is more in a quarter of a year than central banks have purchased in the preceding six years. To put it bluntly, this figure represents a 68 percent increase from the year before. Last year, central banks increased their reserves by 651.5 tonnes compared to 375 tonnes in 2017. Reportedly, this is the largest net purchase of gold since 1967.
Most interesting, however, is the class of countries that we find are turning to hoarding more and more gold, many of which are deemed to be adversaries of Washington.
As always, Russia is the largest buyer of gold. In 2018, Russia's central bank purchased 274.3 tons of gold. It also dumped 84 percent of its US treasury debts (we will come back to why this is important later.)
Turkey, another country which has signalled a shift away from the US-EU alliance and a greater willingness to cooperate with US economic and military rivals such as Russia, China, and even Iran, has sold off around 38 percent of its US debt and purchased more and more gold.
Other notable nations increasing their gold supply include Kazakhstan , Ecuador, Qatar, Serbia and Colombia, according to recent statistics. Even the Philippines has joined the gold-bandwagon, increasing its gold holdings in foreign reserves, as well as passing gold-specific legislation to assist small-scale miners in the country.
https://russia-insider.com/en/politics/gold-buying-spree-governments-around-world-are-preparing-collapse-us-hegemony/ri27226
#6731209 at 2019-06-12 04:44:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8608: Bleat Bitching Edition
>>6731067
Speaking about Boeing look at what Ben Fulford said about Boeing.
"Dutch whistleblowers, meanwhile, have been putting out damning information on the Bilderberg founding by the Nazi Dutch royal family and their connection to the fascist American Rockefeller (Clinton), Bush, etc. faction. Among other things, they report that Boeing manufactured bombers and sent them to Germany to bomb Americans during World War II."
"This is important, because we now have a 30-year Boeing veteran, Patrick Shanahan, as "Acting Defense Secretary" in the United States, even as all genuine military veterans left the Trump administration at the beginning of this year."
"Pentagon sources are telling us "the domino-like, sudden collapse of 26 telephone poles right along the main thoroughfare servicing Boeing's many Seattle facilities along East Marginal Way" last week was "no coincidence.""
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2019-06-10
Anglo alliance cemented by Trump UK visit will lead to reversal of post-9/11 fascist trend
By Benjamin Fulford Weekly Reports 80 Comments
The visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the UK last week has healed rifts in the Anglo alliance and will make sure the post-9/11 fascist coup in the West will be reversed, according to Pentagon and British royal family sources. "The visit to Great Britain was very much about the entente cordiale in the Anglo-America axis and all of the ongoing issues of which you are already aware. Brexit is a very big deal. I would say that the trip was a success and the bonds between both countries are now stronger," was how a British royal summed it up.
This means there is a split between the Anglo-Americans and the European fascist Nazi aristocrats behind the Bilderberg Group. A semi-official report from a Bilderberg participant confirms that there is a major split between the German-led EU faction and the Anglos, as well as the Italians.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/what-was-discussed-at-the-bilderberg-meetings-analysis-144045
Sources in French Intelligence, meanwhile, say they have found proof the recent EU Parliamentary elections were rigged by the German faction. They point to articles which accurately announced the results of the elections that appeared before the elections took place. The battle to liberate France continues, the sources say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BptCA6JtKRI&feature=youtu.be
Dutch whistleblowers, meanwhile, have been putting out damning information on the Bilderberg founding by the Nazi Dutch royal family and their connection to the fascist American Rockefeller (Clinton), Bush, etc. faction. Among other things, they report that Boeing manufactured bombers and sent them to Germany to bomb Americans during World War II.
http://paulaliebe.com/blog/2019/04/17/who-paid-for-the-wwii/?fbclid=IwAR2HNPAy_wX0FgdfC204a3VxAnLgjZsx6xa2zocOQJFFucUGF94x_BdVO9k
This is important, because we now have a 30-year Boeing veteran, Patrick Shanahan, as "Acting Defense Secretary" in the United States, even as all genuine military veterans left the Trump administration at the beginning of this year.
Pentagon sources are telling us "the domino-like, sudden collapse of 26 telephone poles right along the main thoroughfare servicing Boeing's many Seattle facilities along East Marginal Way" last week was "no coincidence."
"This was a white-hat message to Boeing to cease and desist from the use of remote control override technology in its planes used in its 'airplane accidents,' as well as its other warmongering/war crimes/war technologies (that may use 5G), both public and secret," the sources say.
There are also now more signs that a major financial event, likely bigger than the Lehman shock, is being prepared to finish off the Federal Reserve Board and the EU-central-bank-owning Nazi faction of the Khazarian mafia.
This means that the fiat "trading platforms," created by Bilderberger Henry Kissinger for the Rockefeller family after the U.S. abandoned the gold standard in 1971, have been shut down and replaced with ...
https://benjaminfulford.net/
What caused 26 power poles to collapse in South Seattle?
https://crosscut.com/2019/06/what-caused-26-power-poles-collapse-south-seattle
#6724895 at 2019-06-11 12:36:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8600: Some Kind of Strange Bread Edition
Morning Market Report
Some headlines
"They Don't Have A Clue" - POTUS Blames Fed For Strong Dollar, Says Interest Rates "Way Too High"
See cap#5 for the latest odds(bets on interest rate changes for next week-these are bets and not intended to be predictive-although the are usually fairly accurate.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-11/they-dont-have-clue-trump-blames-fed-strong-dollar-says-interest-rates-way-too-high
knew this one was coming
"Beyond Our Price Target" - Beyond Meat Tumbles After JPM Downgrade
beyond stupid-probably loaded up on the short-side too-hello SEC! upgrade it then two days later downgrade it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-11/beyond-our-price-target-jpm-downgrades-beyond-meat-two-days-after-upgrading-it
Top Japanese chip gear firm to honor U.S. blacklist of Chinese firms - executive
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electron, the world's No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-semiconductors-exclus/exclusive-top-japanese-chip-gear-firm-to-honor-u-s-blacklist-of-chinese-firms-executive-idUSKCN1TC0H6
Stock Buying Frenzy Accelerates, Sending S&P Above 2,900 As China, Yuan Soar.
It is a sea of green in global markets today, with European stocks rallying as Germany's carmakers outperformed, following a torrid session in Asia where the Shanghai Composite soared by 2.6%, as risk appetite refuses to go away after the United States stepped back from imposing tariffs on Mexico, while losses in treasuries and gold accelerated.
gold needs to stay above $1300 for the trade support to continue.
Emini futures also continued their relentless June surge, with the S&P set to open above 2,900 for the first time in over a month.
Earlier in the session, in Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.9% hitting the highest level since May 8, with Shanghai's bourse climbing 2.6% after news that the country's finance ministry said that it would loosen restrictions on how local governments spend money on infrastructure raised from selling special bonds helping offset the threat by President Donald Trump to raise tariffs again if President Xi Jinping doesn't meet with him at the Group of 20 summit at month's end. As a result, Asian stocks were set to post their biggest three-day gain since January as the risk-on mood spread across the region.
outside of China-which is still working on that large printing exercise it appears the tide is shifting-keep in mind some of that printed yuan found it's way to those markets as well as ours.
After hitting its lowest level for 2019, with the "redline" level of 7.00 looming, China's yuan jumped as much as 0.27%, the most in three weeks, as the central bank set its daily fixing at a stronger-than-expected level. The central bank also said it plans to sell bills in Hong Kong in late June to improve the yield curve of yuan bonds. This comes after the yuan weakened to its weakest level since November on Monday, bringing it closer to 7 per dollar, a level it hasn't breached since the financial crisis.
fixed the glitch-the two Bob's
Oil prices rose, bolstered by firmer financial markets and expectations that producer group OPEC and its allies will keep withholding supply.
never-mind that we have a 30 year high in domestic inventory…mmmmkay
imo someone needs to look into the trading aspect of this-understand that SA needs to keep this propped for the Aramco bonds but the CME group needs a good long look at for facilitating this.
US Event Calendar-data
6am: NFIB Small Business Optimism, est.
102, prior 103.5
8:30am: PPI Final Demand MoM, est. 0.1%,
prior 0.2%; PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM,
est. 0.2%, prior 0.1%
8:30am: PPI Final Demand YoY, est. 1.95%,
prior 2.2%; PPI Ex Food and Energy YoY,
est. 2.3%, prior 2.4%
In the US we'll get the May NFIB small business optimism reading, before the focus turns to the May PPI report.
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-11/stock-buying-frenzy-accelerates-sending-sp-above-2900-china-yuan-soar
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html
#6724058 at 2019-06-11 05:55:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8599: Teamwork Gets the Bread Baked Edition
>>6723759
Well anon, I did a dig on pop's and Nigeria.
Dr. Emmett:"From 1960 to 1962, he took leave from Cornell to work as an economist at the Federal Reserve bank of New York and he then went on to be an adviser to the central bank of Nigeria in Lagos in 1963 and 1964."
This was shortly after independence and the central bank gained control:
"The G.D Paton report, an offshoot of the inquiry became the cornerstone of the first banking legislation in the country: the banking ordinance of 1952. The ordinance was designed to prevent non viable banks from mushrooming, and to ensure orderly commercial banking. The banking ordinance triggered a rapid growth in the industry, with growth also came disappointment. By 1958, a few number of banks had failed. To curtail further failures and to prepare for indigenous control, in 1958, a bill for the establishment of central bank of Nigeria was presented to the House of Representatives of Nigeria. The Act was fully implemented on July 1, 1959, when the central bank of Nigeria came into full operation. In April 1960, the bank issued its first treasury bills. In May 1961 the bank launched the Lagos bankers Clearing House, which provided licensed banks a framework in which to exchange and clear checks rapidly. By July 1, 1961 the bank had completed issuing all denominations of new Nigerian notes and coins and redeemed all of the West African Currency Board's previous money.[2]"
He was an economic hitman
https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/confessions-of-an-economic-hitman
After Emmett left the IMF's man Clement Nyong Isong Advisor International Monetary Fund 15 August 1967 22 September 1975
Ran the central bank during it's civil was and the Oil Boom driven 70's
#6720940 at 2019-06-10 22:39:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8595: Melania Monday Edition
>>6720897
>50
Some conservatives have put the amount released after lifted sanctions as high as $150 billion, which is the highest of estimates we have seen. Another estimate from Iran's central bank topped out at about $29 billion in readily available funds, with another $45 billion tied up in Chinese investment projects and the foreign assets of the Iran's Oil Ministry.
After talking with officials at Iran's central bank, Nader Habibi, professor of economics of the Middle East at Brandeis University, believes the actual total is between $25 billion and $50 billion.
In July 2015, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told lawmakers Iran would gain access to $56 billion.
#6719836 at 2019-06-10 20:14:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8594: Jim Jordan's Congressional Full Nelson Edition
Schiff: "Everything The Fed Said About Normalizing Rates Was A Lie"
ast week was a good one for the stock market. Peter Schiff raised an important question in his latest podcast: why?
Answer: it's all about the Fed.
Everybody is giddy because they think the central bank is going to save the day once again. In this podcast, Peter explains why they are wrong.
Last week, the Dow gained 4.7% and other stock indices followed the upward trend, snapping a six-week losing streak. So, what drove the market up? Was it great earnings reports?
Not really. There were a few companies that posted solid earnings reports, but nothing earthshaking.
Was it good economic data?
Nope. In fact, most of the news was bad. Most significantly, the non-farm payroll number for May came in at just 75,000 jobs. The projections had been for about 180,000 jobs. Peter pointed out that if you average the last three months, job growth comes to about 150,000 jobs per month.
Pretty anemic job growth, especially if you're claiming you're the jobs president and we have the strongest economy in the history of the country."
Peter also noted that the economy is creating the same type of lousy part-time and low-paying jobs it was creating when Obama was president.
Meanwhile, the New York Fed lowered its GDP growth estimate both for Q2 and Q3.
The bottom line is we got much weaker than expected jobs growth. We got weaker economic data. We have downward revisions to GDP growth from the New York Fed. Yet the US stock market is soaring. Why?"
One thing has happened. That's the Fed.
The Federal Reserve has changed on a dime and has done what I've been saying they would do for years. In fact, I said they would do this from the very beginning. And that is they have completely abandoned any pretense of normalizing interest rates or shrinking their balance sheet. The Fed is about to cut interest rates again."
Consider this. That would mean the peak of this interest rate cycle was 2.5%.
That's not exactly "normal."
Why is the Fed going to have to cut interest rates? To prevent the bubble from deflating, to prevent the bubble economy from returning to recession."
And this is exactly why we saw this boost in the stock market last week. The addict is giddy at the mere thought of a fix.
It's only because the Fed is going to give the heroin addicts on Wall Street more of the heroin, this is why the market is going up. That is why the bond market is going up. That is why rates are falling, because the bond market thinks the Fed is going to work its magic one more time. It's going to slash interest rates. It's going to force-feed cheap money into the economy. It's going to do quantitative easing. And it's going to be a party in the bond market. It's going to be a party on Wall Street. Except inflation is going to crash that party. A dollar collapse is going to crash that party."
Peter said the only reason all of this monetary stimulus worked the last time was because everybody believed it was an emergency measure, that it was temporary, that it would be undone, that there was an exit strategy.
Everything the Fed has been saying for the past 10 years about its exit strategy, about its ability to normalize interest rates - everything they said was a lie."
The Fed continues to insist that the economy is strong, but Peter said you need to keep your focus on what the central bank is actually doing.
The fact that they're about to cut interest rates proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the economy is weak, that any strength is artificial. It's a result of the cheap money and they need more cheap money to maintain the illusion of economic growth."
Peter has always said that levering up the economy is the easy part.
If you can't remove the policy without the economy relapsing into recession, then the economy was a failure…
The easy thing to do was to get hooked on drugs. The hard part, or the impossible part, was kicking the habit. That's what the Fed can't do."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-10/schiff-everything-fed-said-about-normalizing-rates-was-lie
#6717411 at 2019-06-10 13:41:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8591: Q+ Knockin Em Down Edition
Anybody has the full version of the article below?
Anglo alliance cemented by Trump UK visit will lead to reversal of post-9/11 fascist trend
The visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the UK last week has healed rifts in the Anglo alliance and will make sure the post-9/11 fascist coup in the West will be reversed, according to Pentagon and British royal family sources. "The visit to Great Britain was very much about the entente cordiale in the Anglo-America axis and all of the ongoing issues of which you are already aware. Brexit is a very big deal. I would say that the trip was a success and the bonds between both countries are now stronger," was how a British royal summed it up.
This means there is a split between the Anglo-Americans and the European fascist Nazi aristocrats behind the Bilderberg Group. A semi-official report from a Bilderberg participant confirms that there is a major split between the German-led EU faction and the Anglos, as well as the Italians.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/what-was-discussed-at-the-bilderberg-meetings-analysis-144045
Sources in French Intelligence, meanwhile, say they have found proof the recent EU Parliamentary elections were rigged by the German faction. They point to articles which accurately announced the results of the elections that appeared before the elections took place. The battle to liberate France continues, the sources say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BptCA6JtKRI&feature=youtu.be
Dutch whistleblowers, meanwhile, have been putting out damning information on the Bilderberg founding by the Nazi Dutch royal family and their connection to the fascist American Rockefeller (Clinton), Bush, etc. faction. Among other things, they report that Boeing manufactured bombers and sent them to Germany to bomb Americans during World War II.
http://paulaliebe.com/blog/2019/04/17/who-paid-for-the-wwii/?fbclid=IwAR2HNPAy_wX0FgdfC204a3VxAnLgjZsx6xa2zocOQJFFucUGF94x_BdVO9k
This is important, because we now have a 30-year Boeing veteran, Patrick Shanahan, as "Acting Defense Secretary" in the United States, even as all genuine military veterans left the Trump administration at the beginning of this year.
Pentagon sources are telling us "the domino-like, sudden collapse of 26 telephone poles right along the main thoroughfare servicing Boeing's many Seattle facilities along East Marginal Way" last week was "no coincidence."
"This was a white-hat message to Boeing to cease and desist from the use of remote control override technology in its planes used in its 'airplane accidents,' as well as its other warmongering/war crimes/war technologies (that may use 5G), both public and secret," the sources say.
There are also now more signs that a major financial event, likely bigger than the Lehman shock, is being prepared to finish off the Federal Reserve Board and the EU-central-bank-owning Nazi faction of the Khazarian mafia.
This means that the fiat "trading platforms," created by Bilderberger Henry Kissinger for the Rockefeller family after the U.S. abandoned the gold standard in 1971, have been shut down and replaced with ...
#6717301 at 2019-06-10 13:14:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8590: Silent NIght, Sunday Night Edition
Argentine bishop at heart of phone porn scandal charged with abusing seminarians
Inés San MartínJun 10, 2019
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2019/06/10/argentine-bishop-at-heart-of-phone-porn-scandal-charged-with-abusing-seminarians/
FTA (moar at link)
ROME - Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, one of Pope Francis's first episcopal appointments in his home country, has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians and could face 3 to 10 years in prison.
The information was released on Friday by the prosecutor's office in the Argentine northern province of Salta. The bishop was charged with "aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization."
Zanchetta, the former bishop of Oran, was accused of "strange behavior" in 2015 when a diocesan secretary found pornographic pictures on the prelate's phone. The images included gay porn featuring young men, but not minors, as well as images of Zanchetta touching himself. They were allegedly sent to unknown third parties.
Two years later, the bishop resigned from the diocese without explanation, but Francis appointed him to a newly created position at the Vatican's Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), which serves as a central bank for the Vatican and oversees its financial holdings.
After the first reports of "strange behavior" were sent to the Vatican in 2015, some priests in the diocese began to scrutinize the actions of Zanchetta, especially his interactions with seminarians.
#6717177 at 2019-06-10 12:31:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8590: Silent NIght, Sunday Night Edition
Morning Market Report
Some headlines:
Salesforce to buy big data firm Tableau Software for $15.3 billion
Tableau shareholders will get 1.103 Salesforce shares, valuing the offer at $177.88 per share, which represents a premium of 42% to Tableau's Friday closing price.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tableausoftware-m-a-salesforce-com/salesforce-to-buy-big-data-firm-tableau-software-for-15-3-billion-idUSKCN1TB1AQ?
Just what we need is a data firm under the control of this douchebag.
Opioid drugmaker Insys Therapeutics files for bankruptcy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-insys-opioids-bankruptcy/opioid-drugmaker-insys-therapeutics-files-for-bankruptcy-idUSKCN1TB15Q?
Japan's Abe Says His 'Real' Economic Goals Were Met Without Hitting 2% Inflation
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-06-10/japan-s-abe-says-real-goals-met-without-hitting-2-inflation
Global Stocks Race Higher On Trade Deal, Rate Cut Hopes As Yuan Tumbles, UK Economy Implodes
June's euphoric rebound from the May slump continued on Monday, as European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Monday after the United States ended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico (at least until the proposal is voted down by Mexico's legislative body) and as investors anticipated lower U.S. interest rates when the Federal Reserve meets next week on the back of poor jobs data.
Meeting is June 18-19
The biggest overnight mover was the Mexican peso which soared more than 2% on Monday, its biggest gain in over a year, as investors bought the currency in a relief rally after fretting for the past week that opening up another trade conflict, while still battling with China, could push the United States and other major economies into recession.
Peso rally started yesterday afternoon/evening as WW markets began to stir.
All Asian markets advanced on Monday in celebration another trade war front had been averted for now, led by Hong Kong and Japan. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed 2.3% higher, extending its gains into the third day, while China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped 0.9%. Japan's Topix Index gained 1.3% to a three-week high and the Nikkei rose 1.2%.
Investors also focused on Chinese trade data reported overnight, which showed imports in May tumbled 8.5% from a year earlier, a much worse than expected outcome that signaled weak domestic consumption. Exports, however, unexpectedly rose 1.1% last month, though this was once again due to front-loading of shipments by firms to avoid higher U.S. tariffs.
Remember they are still working on last weeks printed yuan-approx $72b of it.
European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Monday on the "No Mexican Tariffs" relief rally, and as investors anticipated lower U.S. interest rates when the Federal Reserve meets next week on the back of poor jobs data.
This is where the rolling averages they use are really exposing them as think back 10 years ago, we were barely 2.5 months into the 'green shoots' bullshit and job creation was poor going forward, even using the prior 10 years of rolling averages at that point(tech wreck and Thai Bhat crisis or Long Term Capital Mgmt 'issues')
In the United States, expectations the Fed will cut rates boosted stocks on Friday, with the buying continuing on Monday, after a weak jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department.
Commodities are mixed as the energy complex continues to consolidate following its recent sell-off, with the benchmarks somewhat underpinned by the risk appetite around the market after US President Trump called off tariffs on Mexico which were due to be imposed today. WTI and Brent futures currently hover just above USD 54.00/bbl (ahead of its 200 DMA at 52.60) and USD 63.00/bbl respectively.
nothing to do with US inventory's being at 30-year highs-watch this one as I am convinced there will be investigations on friday's trading-there had better be-see cap#3 green ling on left side of chart-even democrats can see that was a rigged day.
Gold also being lowered, just because…see cap#4
US Event Calendar-Data
10am: JOLTS Job Openings, est. 7,496, prior 7,488
The mix of central bank easing expectations and soft data provided the impetus for the rally, but Italy was also boosted by positive rhetoric from the leaders of its two governing parties, Di Maio of the Five Star Movement and Salvini of the Northern League. They issued a joint statement on Thursday night that said "the government must move forward" on implementing "a constructive dialog with Europe," helping to alleviate some of the concerns around a potential confrontation with Brussels.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-10/global-stocks-race-higher-trade-deal-rate-cut-hopes-yuan-tumbles-uk-economy
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6715227 at 2019-06-10 03:20:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8588: No Amnesty for Foreigners Edition
>>6714458 (pb)
END THE FED
The Federal Reserve was founded in 1913 ostensibly to provide a stable currency/economy. What most people don't realize is that the Federal Reserve is not a gov't institution per se. It is PRIVATELY administered and controlled, although the President can make appointments to the Board.
Over the years, many people have criticized the Federal Reserve's actions, questioning whether it effectively acts for "the people" or only the interests of the banks and elites. Critics like Ron Paul have lobbied for years to End the Fed.
On 19 April 2018, an Anon asked Q, "Is the Federal Reserve ending?" Q's response: "Structure." Which probably means Trump will end the current STRUCTURE of the Federal Reserve. That is, its structure as a PRIVATE and SECRETIVE central bank will END.
Further underlining the importance of the Federal Reserve Q writes on April 4, 2018: "MONEY. POWER. CONTROL. People are simply in the way. SLAVES. SHEEP. PAWNS ... THE FED. ROTHSCHILD. 'CONSPIRACY' … REVELATIONS.
Conspiracy? Of course, for years we've been hearing conspiracy analysts insist that the Federal Reserve is a tool of control for the so-called Illuminati. But Conspiracies aren't only for the paranoid and delusional. Indeed, conspiracies can be FACT. We now know the "crazy" conspiracy analysts were right all along.
Just take another look at the occult symbolism on the Federal Reserve's US dollar bills.
And Q's reference to REVELATIONS suggests this criminal conspiracy of financial control by the Federal Reserve will soon be exposed. Still...I'm also compelled to refer to the Book of Revelation and what it says about money at the "end of times"? After all, Q does love double-meanings. Perhaps the reference to Revelation has more than one implication too… Some say Revelation 13:11-17 predicts a financial system that controls whether people have the personal power to buy and sell. In the past, cash-in-hand (or barter-assets like gold) preserved individuals' rights to transact without approval of the authority.
That is to say, in the past the state couldn't easily dictate whether an individual used money as long as that individual had access to physical money. Today, with a "virtual currency system", individuals worldwide can be strictly controlled financially by the state.
What else does Q say about the Federal Reserve system? Well he tells us "everyone is connected". In particular he refers to Dr. Emmett Rice, a governor of the Federal Reserve in the 1980s. No coincidence that he is father to Obama's National Security Advisor, Susan Rice.
Perhaps Q's clearest condemnation of the Federal Reserve is an A-Z list of ALL central banks under control of the Roths (see 12 Nov 2017 drop). This control creates a spider-web that traps all humanity like flies. Our labor and wealth is siphoned off to feed the very people who detest us.
Q also asks: What year did the Titanic sink?…Why did select 'individuals' not make it into the lifeboats?…What is the FED? What does the FED control? Who controls the FED?
We also know Trump has a true admiration for President Kennedy, who was assassinated not long after Kennedy signed Executive Order 11110 for the issuance of silver-backed United States Notes through the U.S. treasury rather than the Federal Reserve System. When Kennedy called for a return of America's currency to the gold standard, and the dismantling of the Federal Reserve System...Kennedy prepared his own death warrant. It was time for him to go." - Colonel James Gritz
Trump himself declares his interest in returning to a gold standard in a 2015 interview with WMUR-TV Pittsburgh: "I like the gold standard and there are some very nice things about it but you have to go back at the right time...We used to have a very solid country because it was based on a gold standard."
Finally, Q asks "What does the Fed control?" One answer: Interest Rates. Notice Trump later went on to talk about the Fed's interest rate policies, complaining that higher rates would be a wrong move for the economy.
#6714550 at 2019-06-10 01:55:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8587: Gold and Silver Hard-backed Currency Edition
>>6714458
Here is how the big boys do it-The are all Primary Dealers and in order to remain a Primary Dealer you MUST make these purchases. So they have a captured audience so to speak with these transactions.
They word this to make it seem that these transactions have no real impact but they do. Look what the yield curve is doing…and these are benign?
Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Transactions
The Fed uses repurchase agreements, also called "RPs" or "repos", to make collateralized loans to primary dealers. In a reverse repo or "RRP", the Fed borrows money from primary dealers. The typical term of these operations is overnight, but the Fed can conduct these operations with terms out to 65 business days.
Repos and reverse repos are conducted with primary dealers via auction. In a repo, dealers bid on borrowing money versus various types of general collateral. In a reverse repo, dealers offer interest rates at which they would lend money to the Fed versus the Fed's Treasury general collateral, typically Treasury bills.
Self-reversing effect on bank reserves.
My ass they do
Repurchase agreements are made at the initiative of the trading desk at the New York Fed ("the Desk"). The Desk implements monetary policy for the Federal Reserve System at the behest of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
Repos are the most common form of temporary open market operation, and are used to temporarily add balances to those already in the system as a result of securities purchased and held in the SOMA portfolio. The SOMA portfolio is grown via securities purchases, also called permanent open market operations.
RPs and reverse repurchase transactions are particularly useful in offsetting temporary swings in the level of bank reserves caused by such volatile factors as float, currency held by the public and Treasury deposits at Federal Reserve banks.
While the mechanics of a repo involve buying and then reselling securities at a set price and a set time, at its financial essence, a repo is a collateralized loan. Fed repos can be conducted for terms anywhere from one to 65 business days. They are usually overnight, though rarely longer than 14 days.
There are two main types of settlement methods for repos: triparty and "delivery vs payment" or DVP. Fed repos are done via triparty settlement, which means that the Fed and the primary dealers use a triparty agent to manage the collateral. In a triparty repo, both parties to the repo must have cash and collateral accounts at the same triparty agent..
The Desk selects winning propositions on a competitive basis. Each dealer is requested to present the rates they are willing to pay for the agreements versus various types of collateral. The three types of general collateral, or GC, the Fed accepts are marketable U.S. Treasury securities (including STRIPS and TIPS), certain direct U.S. agency obligations, and certain agency "pass-throughs" (or Mortgage Backed Securities, often called MBS).
Winners are SELECTED-sounds like a completely open and transparent thing right…its not
The significance of the "GC" designation on the collateral is that GC collateral is fungible. That is, the Fed is not looking for specific securities; rather it is looking for any of the eligible securities that do not have scarcity value. The Desk establishes relative values across the three collateral types, and then uses these values to select the best bids presented.
The New York Fed makes payment for the securities by crediting the reserve account of the dealer's triparty agent, a commercial bank. This act of crediting the bank's account actually creates reserve balances. When the repo matures, the dealer returns the loan plus interest, and the Fed returns the collateral. The return of funds to the Fed extinguishes the reserves that were originally created by the repo.
The collateral pledged by dealers towards the repo has a "haircut" applied, which means they are valued at slightly less than market value. This haircut reflects the underlying risk of the collateral and protects the Fed against a change in its value. Haircuts are therefore specific to classes of collateral. For example, a U.S. Treasury bill might have one haircut rate, while an agency coupon might have a different haircut.
Market participants frequently use repurchase agreements and RRP transactions to acquire funds or put funds to use for short periods. However, transactions not involving the central bank do not affect total reserves in the banking system.
BULLSHIT
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed04.html
#6714342 at 2019-06-10 01:25:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8587: Gold and Silver Hard-backed Currency Edition
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#8586 baker change
>>6713600, >>6713683 Venezuela substation has exploded (SF dist, Maracaibo)
>>6713672 Senate Dems: American have an obligation to give amnesty to foreigners (Wha??)
>>6713700 Son of polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs commits suicide
>>6713737, >>6713747, >>6713816, >>6713934, >>6714258, >>6714289 Planefag reports
>>6713799 Mexican tax officials froze the assets of 26 individuals and entities (allegedly) tied to human smuggling orgs in US & elsewhere
>>6713802 USMC: We don't just make the standar…we define it
>>6713835 Gothenburg police officer found dead following apparent murder-suicide
>>6713854 Kim Dotcom may get extradited to US to face copyright charges (will he & JA both end up here?)
>>6713615, >>6713901, >>6713882, >>6713948 McAfee AntiVirus DIGG
>>6713874 Lindsey Graham: Wish Dems would be more like Mexico….
>>6713880 Philadelphia Deputy Sheriff found dead at 27
>>6713897 New HRC docs from FBI vault
>>6713903 NYT on Tony Awards: "Red carpet arrivals have begun"
>>6713922 Boeing, Obama, A Gold Watch, And 346 Dead ("premature & reckless")
>>6713953 ISIS plotted to send westerners to US through Mexico border
>>6714041 Asia Market/US futures rise
>>6714043 Nat'l Guard on Global Dragon Emergency Mgmt
>>6714057 4th American tourist dies after drinking at Dom. Repub. Hard Rock Cafe
>>6714063, >>6714103 Very large volcanic blas at Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung
>>6714120 Leftist tech reporter Peter Bright arrested for soliciting child sex online
>>6714325 #8586
#8585 baker change
>>6712856, >>6712845 Raytheon, United Technologies merge into $74 billion aerospace giant
>>6712906 McCabe: Comey's draft statement was not normal protocol.
>>6712894 Delay on Huawei ban sought by White House acting budget chief.
>>6712839 US Border Patrol arrests 153 Africans at Texas border/SA migrant news.
>>6712997, >>6713037 Anon(s) thoughts on Trump's long-term Mexico strategy
>>6712861, >>6713156 anons updated 'kill list' of the recent deaths (includes speculations)
>>6713278 New DJT - For two years all the Democrats talked about was the Mueller Report
>>6713277 Mark Carney, former Gov bank of Canada and curr Gov bank of England & AOC's Green new deal
>>6713004, >>6713094 Chatham House dig, Connected to setting up Papadopoulous.
>>6713303, >>6713304 New DJT - The Failing @nytimes story on Mexico
>>6713301, >>6713135 McAfee Tweet Dig Cont. (WL emails, wiki Bios)
>>6713381, >>6712997 anons on 4D-chess
>>6713468, >>6713495 Sara Carter reminds anons: Stay the Course.
>>6714221 #8585
#8584
>>6712704 Giuliani Tweet on NP.
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
>>6712763 #8584
>>6711973 #8583
Previously Collected Notables
>>6710413 #8581, >>6711187 #8582, >>6711973 #8583
>>6708050 #8578, >>6710144 #8579, >>6709651 #8580
>>6705746 #8575, >>6706503 #8576, >>6707386 #8577
>>6703418 #8572, >>6704189 #8573, >>6704988 #8574
>>6701067 #8569, >>6701875 #8570, >>6702599 #8571
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#6713555 at 2019-06-09 23:34:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8586: The Failing @nytimes Proven Shockingly Fake And Gay Edition
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#8585 baker change
>>6712906 McCabe: Comey's draft statement was not normal protocol.
>>6712894 Delay on Huawei ban sought by White House acting budget chief.
>>6712839 US Border Patrol arrests 153 Africans at Texas border/SA migrant news.
>>6712997, >>6713037 Anon(s) thoughts on Trump's long-term Mexico strategy
>>6712861, >>6713156 anons updated 'kill list' of the recent deaths (includes speculations)
>>6713278 New DJT - For two years all the Democrats talked about was the Mueller Report
>>6713277 Mark Carney, former Gov bank of Canada and curr Gov bank of England & AOC's Green new deal
>>6713004, >>6713094 Chatham House dig, Connected to setting up Papadopoulous.
>>6713303, >>6713304 New DJT - The Failing @nytimes story on Mexico
>>6713301, >>6713135 McAfee Tweet Dig Cont. (WL emails, wiki Bios)
>>6713381, >>6712997 anons on 4D-chess
>>6713468, >>6713495 Sara Carter reminds anons: Stay the Course.
>>6713535 #8585
#8584
>>6712704 Giuliani Tweet on NP.
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
>>6712763 #8584
#8583 baker change
>>6711877, >>6711909, >>6711888 US Army/Marines/Space Command Tweets.
>>6711815 Political crisis in Moldova.
>>6711736, >>6711762 Bronfman dig.
>>6711741 Iran calls for the 'elimination' of the US dollar for international trade.
>>6711730 CNN enemy of the people poll.
>>6711711 Erdogan plans to build a damn that will flood a World heritage site and potentially deprive areas of Iraq.
>>6711700 Dotcom up for his extradition case.
>>6711647 Harris' DA office stop cooperating with victims of Catholic Church abuse.
>>6711593 Retail failing?
>>6711584 Quick dig on McAfee.
>>6711494 Rodham's firm sought visa for Huawei VP.
>>6711410, >>6711482 Portland shooting w/ bomb squad present.
>>6711433 Biden posts his pizza bracelet again.
>>6711432, >>6711618 Renault to block Nissan's corporate governance overhaul.
>>6711427 HK protests China extradition bill.
>>6711400 Carter Page: Source for CIA before he became SpyGate target.
>>6711383, >>6711799 RBG articles: new speeches but no new photos.
>>6711315 Cardinal Pell reportedly found a lot of hidden money. Vatican smear technique.
>>6711310 HRC, Haiti earthquakes and gold.
>>6711291 Scavino trolls de Blasio.
>>6711254, >>6711637, >>6711683, >>6711731, >>6711748, >>6711765, >>6711827 McAfee nervous about the Clinton Arkansas treatment.
>>6711973 #8583
Previously Collected Notables
>>6710413 #8581, >>6711187 #8582,
>>6708050 #8578, >>6710144 #8579, >>6709651 #8580
>>6705746 #8575, >>6706503 #8576, >>6707386 #8577
>>6703418 #8572, >>6704189 #8573, >>6704988 #8574
>>6701067 #8569, >>6701875 #8570, >>6702599 #8571
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#6712772 at 2019-06-09 21:42:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8585: Flip Flop Joe Edition
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#8584
>>6712704 Giuliani Tweet on NP.
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
>>6712763 #8584
#8583 baker change
>>6711877, >>6711909, >>6711888 US Army/Marines/Space Command Tweets.
>>6711815 Political crisis in Moldova.
>>6711736, >>6711762 Bronfman dig.
>>6711741 Iran calls for the 'elimination' of the US dollar for international trade.
>>6711730 CNN enemy of the people poll.
>>6711711 Erdogan plans to build a damn that will flood a World heritage site and potentially deprive areas of Iraq.
>>6711700 Dotcom up for his extradition case.
>>6711647 Harris' DA office stop cooperating with victims of Catholic Church abuse.
>>6711593 Retail failing?
>>6711584 Quick dig on McAfee.
>>6711494 Rodham's firm sought visa for Huawei VP.
>>6711410, >>6711482 Portland shooting w/ bomb squad present.
>>6711433 Biden posts his pizza bracelet again.
>>6711432, >>6711618 Renault to block Nissan's corporate governance overhaul.
>>6711427 HK protests China extradition bill.
>>6711400 Carter Page: Source for CIA before he became SpyGate target.
>>6711383, >>6711799 RBG articles: new speeches but no new photos.
>>6711315 Cardinal Pell reportedly found a lot of hidden money. Vatican smear technique.
>>6711310 HRC, Haiti earthquakes and gold.
>>6711291 Scavino trolls de Blasio.
>>6711254, >>6711637, >>6711683, >>6711731, >>6711748, >>6711765, >>6711827 McAfee nervous about the Clinton Arkansas treatment.
>>6711973 #8583
#8582
>>6710439 IDF Blockade of Iranian Oil
>>6710475 US Deploys Second Cobra Ball to Japan
>>6710494 EU Anon Woke AF
>>6710508 German Minister > Iran's Rouhani to save nuclear pact
>>6710590 Man Arrested Waving Gun in DC
>>6710764 Civil Unrest in Sudan
>>6710883, >>6710961, >>6711027 Planefag Reports
>>6710966 POTUS proclamation National Flag Week and Flag Day - Flags Out!
>>6711108, >>6711150 Brennan & KLOBUCHAR @2% keks | Biden Analysis
>>6711114 Meadows predicts DOJ IG FISA abuse report will be late due to new developments
>>6711187 #8582
Previously Collected Notables
>>6710413 #8581,
>>6708050 #8578, >>6710144 #8579, >>6709651 #8580
>>6705746 #8575, >>6706503 #8576, >>6707386 #8577
>>6703418 #8572, >>6704189 #8573, >>6704988 #8574
>>6701067 #8569, >>6701875 #8570, >>6702599 #8571
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#6712763 at 2019-06-09 21:41:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8584: Tarrific Position Edition
#8584
>>6712704 Giuliani Tweet on NP.
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
#6712718 at 2019-06-09 21:34:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8584: Tarrific Position Edition
#8584
>>6712704 Giuliani Tweet on NP.
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
#6712695 at 2019-06-09 21:30:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8584: Tarrific Position Edition
#8584
>>6712612 McAfee TV YouTube channel.
>>6712607 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6712585 Investigation in Texas couple's deaths in Fiji expected to take weeks.
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463, >>6712567, >>6712644 Marines/Army Tweets.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
#6712542 at 2019-06-09 21:05:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8584: Tarrific Position Edition
#8584
>>6712533 Links between Clintons, Rodhams, Huawei and Iran.
>>6712500 Update on missing journalist.
>>6712479 Crane Collapses onto Apartment Bldg in Dallas.
>>6712466 Adolescent prostitution is big business.
>>6712465 Mexican military begins arresting migrants.
>>6712463 Marines fast rope Tweet.
>>6712424 central bank chiefs and finance ministers descend on Japan.
>>6712403 Graphic of suspicious deaths in the first week of June.
>>6712359 AE JFK Documentary.
>>6712347 How the Clintons destroyed Haiti.
>>6712346 Scavino: FLIP FLOP JOE!
>>6712334 Schiff using ex-FBI officials to spin sinister Russian contacts plot.
>>6712324 HK protests heat up.
>>6712264 WH Tweet: FLOTUS tours Downing Street.
>>6712244 Canadian prisons to offer heroin injection sites for inmates.
>>6712174 Planefag updates.
>>6712163 FBI Academy's 'Yellow Brick Road'
>>6712109 German-published wiretaps alleging ALBANIA govt-mafia ties.
>>6712089, >>6712315 Ca. fire captain is killed.
>>6712061 Scavino Tweet: DDay 75th Anniversary. (video)
#6712424 at 2019-06-09 20:47:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8584: Tarrific Position Edition
@AP
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies have wrapped up a meeting in Japan with a pledge to use all the policies they can to protect global growth.
4:11 AM - 9 Jun 2019
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1137678491900678144
>>6712385
>>6712226
>>6712378
#6710543 at 2019-06-09 15:59:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8582: Consider the Vastness of Space Edition
Remember when Q said learn Russian??
————————————————————
https://qposts.online/post/566
Need a few red pills for family, friends, and others?
Read the #Memo.
Release coming.
Final clearance underway.
Make sure to learn Russian.
Q
————————————————-
Do you think that telling us to learn Russian was for nothing?
Do you really think that Uranium1 was only for the benefit of Deep State pockets, but the party who won the most wasn't the Russians?
Do you think that Hillary's involvement in Libyan central bank funds and stashed billions after the fall of Gaddafi didn't benefit Russia?
Do you really think that Obama, a closet communist with FBI and Communist connected parents (if they were that), groomed in Communism and groomed to lead the USA wasn't closely tied to Russia?
Do you really think that Russia, the convenient lackey in the 2016 election and subsequent ruse to blame Trumps win on the Russians didn't benefit Russia?
When the story uncovers, the deep penetration of the US political, security, and industrial areas will be something like a bad Hollywood movie.
Why is China and Russia becoming bed buddies, why are the so afraid of Trump? Why is the USA blocking everything to do with Chinese technology (when we know Russia has better and more skilled hackers and technicians)?
How deep were the moles? Do you really want to know?
We won't know for at least 30 years how bad this was, and what Q+ did to clean house, but I suspect it was the most epic spy story in world history.
LEARN RUSSIAN
LEARN RUSSIAN TACTICS
LEARN RUSSIAN GOALS
LEARN RUSSIAN STRATEGIES
Why are so many Hillary associates dying, NOW?
#6709123 at 2019-06-09 08:19:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8580: Gold Diggin in The Graveyard, Last Call at Feelz Bar Edition
>>6709114
No… it's the gold.
The founders were very specific on this point: They clearly understood that "money" had to be based on something of intrinsic value to avoid fraud in the monetary system.
They selected gold and silver coin and named it as such in our Constitution:
"No State shall make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts;"
We are currently living beyond our means as a society.
We are allowing desperate, destitute people to flood into our country.
We are exporting our jobs and manufacturing base to nations historically hostile to us and we have debased our currency and allowed criminal fraud to run rampant in our banking and financial systems.
At some point a certain inevitably will present itself clearly.
How long until this harbinger arrives and who will suffer the consequences?
Alan Greenspan explains it in this short six page summary
Gold and economic freedom
Editor's note - It may surprise more than a few gold devotees to learn they have an ideological friend in none other than Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. Starting in the 1950s, in fact, Greenspan was a stalwart member of Ayn Rand's intellectual inner circle. A self-designated "objectivist", Rand preached a strongly libertarian view, applying it to politics and economics, as well as to religion and popular culture. Under her influence, Greenspan wrote for the first issue of what was to become the widely-circulated Objectivist Newsletter. When Gerald Ford appointed him to the Council of Economic Advisors, Greenspan invited Rand to his swearing-in ceremony. He even attended her funeral in 1982. In 1967, Rand published her non-fiction book, Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal. In it, she included Gold and Economic Freedom, the essay by Alan Greenspan which appears below. Drawing heavily from Murray Rothbard's much longer The Mystery of banking, Greenspan argues persuasively in favor of a gold standard and against the concept of a central bank.
"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to convert all his bank deposits to silver or copper or any other good, and thereafter declined to accept checks as payment for goods, bank deposits would lose their purchasing power and government-created bank credit would be worthless as a claim on goods. The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves."
"This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists' tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. If one grasps this, one has no difficulty in understanding the statists' antagonism toward the gold standard."
https://youtu.be/O6ayb02bwp0
http://www.usagold.com/publications/greenspan.pdf
An inquiry into the evils of a fluctuating medium of exchange…
A Caveat Against Injustice
http://www.rogershermansociety.org/caveat.htm
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."
-Henry Ford
The few who can understand the system will be either so interested in its profits, or so dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class, while, on the other hand, that great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that Capital derives from the system, will bear its burden without complaint and, perhaps, without even suspecting that the system is inimical to their interests."
-Nathan Rothschild
#6705577 at 2019-06-08 23:07:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8575: Lazy Saturday Afternoon Edition
IMF's Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech
FUKUOKA (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday that the increasing presence of technology giants using big data and artificial intelligence could cause a significant disruption to the world's financial system.
The rapid development of financial technology (fintech) has increased access to cheap payment and settlement systems for low-income households in emerging countries where traditional banking networks are scarce.
But it has raised concern about the increasing dominance of big technology firms in mobile payments, which could force global policymakers to rethink the way they regulate the banking system and ensure financial settlements are executed safely.
"A significant disruption to the financial landscape is likely to come from the big tech firms, who will use their enormous customer bases and deep pockets to offer financial products based on big data and artificial intelligence," Lagarde told a symposium on financial technology held on the sidelines of the G20 finance leaders' meeting in Fukuoka, southern Japan.
While such innovation may help modernize financial markets, they could make the financial system vulnerable such by putting payment and settlement systems under the control of a handful of technology giants, she added.
"This presents a unique systemic challenge to financial stability and efficiency, and one I hope we can touch on during the G20, and address in a cooperative and consistent fashion."
Lagarde said China presents an example of the trade-off between benefits and challenges posed by financial technology.
"Over the last five years, technology growth in China has been extremely successful and allowed millions of new entrants to benefit from access to financial products and the creation of high-quality jobs," she said. "But it has also led to two firms controlling more than 90% of the mobile payments market."
Addressing the pros and cons of financial innovation is among topics of debate at the two-day meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank heads that began on Saturday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-japan-imf-fintech/imfs-lagarde-highlights-potential-disruptive-nature-of-fintech-idUSKCN1T904G
#6702293 at 2019-06-08 15:54:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8571: Elephant Talk Edition
G-20 finance chiefs mull 'fair tax' reforms to boost growth
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) – Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka debated Saturday over how to revise tax systems to ensure big companies pay their fair share and support economies as global growth slows.
One aim is to prevent a "race to the bottom" by countries trying to lure companies by offering unsustainably and unfairly low tax rates as an incentive.
Ensuring governments capture a fair share of profits from the massive growth of businesses like Facebook and Amazon has grown in importance over the many years the G-20 finance chiefs have been debating reforms aimed at preventing tax evasion and modernizing policies, as financial markets and businesses have been transformed by technology.
"Everyone, we are now facing a turning point. This could be the biggest reform of the long established international framework in over 100 years," Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso told the group.
While the officials from both wealthy and developing nations differed over some details, they agreed on the need to get the job done.
"It sounds like we have a strong consensus, and now we deal with the technicalities of how we turn this into reality," U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday.
The talks in this bustling port city come just weeks ahead of the June 28-29 summit of G-20 leaders in Osaka, Japan, where President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet and possibly work on resolving their bruising standoff over trade and technology.
Mnuchin has been heading trade talks with Beijing along with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. He was due to meet with Yi Gang, governor of China's central bank, in Fukuoka. It was unclear if their meeting might lead to a restart of those talks after weeks of stalemate.
Concern over the potential blow to the world economy from the battle of wills between the two biggest economies has deepened as the Trump administration prepares to expand retaliatory tariff hikes of up to 25% to another $300 billion of Chinese products.
The United States now is imposing 25% taxes on $250 billion in Chinese goods. Beijing has counterpunched by targeting $110 billion worth of American products, focusing on farm goods such as soybeans in a deliberate effort to inflict pain on Trump supporters in the U.S. heartland.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190608/p2g/00m/0bu/025000c
#6701892 at 2019-06-08 14:22:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8571: Elephant Talk Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6477078 BV removed
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8570
>>6701233, >>6701245, >>6701263, >>6701296, >>6701336, >>6701587, >>6701591, >>6701678, >>6701844, >>6701857 Planefag reports
>>6701280, >>6701308, >>6701324, >>6701355, >>6701624, >>6701819 Boatfag reports/ important digs
>>6701139 Anon speculates on DOD tweets
>>6701182, >>6701259, >>6701286 Both (murdered senators) were members of ALEC...perhaps ALEC a worth am dig
>>6701338 The Gardasil vaccine is an overt bioweapon
>>6701356 Bozell & Graham Abortion is sacred in hollywood
>>6701351 SR roomate worked for a Turkish lobbyist
>>6701568 Is Nancy Resigning ? Pres Trump Tweets "Try very hard, Try harder"
>>6701322 SECOND NYPD SUICIDE: Veteran NYPD Detective Kills Himself - HOURS After Chief Does The Same
>>6701394 Bloomberg is at it again! Gives $500 M to get rid of coal and natural gas.
>>6701421 Authorities say a preliminary autopsy confirms that a Whitehall therapist who died in May at a resort in the Dominican Republic suffered a fatal heart attack.
>>6701522 Proof of winning intensifies
>>6701422, >>6701637, >>6701673 Important Trump tweet about Agriculture and Mexico
>>6701396, >>6701494 Two migrant rights' activists arrested for human trafficking
>>6701653, >>6701824 "ITS ELEPHANT SEASON" tweets
>>6701724 NASA opening space station to visitors
>>6701745 FBI Docs Show Hillary Clinton's Lawyer Telling DOJ They Don't Have Consent to Double Check Data on Lenovo Hard Drives Before Destruction
>>6701855 Proposed city law would require gun owners to lock away firearms at home
>>6701875 #8570
#8569 Baker change
>>6700458, >>6700477 PG&E is shutting off power tomorrow morning in parts of california.
>>6700466 A Strike Force investigation led to a California man admitting to transporting 14 kilos of heroin and fentanyl.
>>6700506 Former Navy Judge Named to Oversee Guantánamo Military Court
>>6700417 In 1991, then-Acting AG Barr directed FBI's HRT to rescue 10 hostages held by over 120 prisoners who had seized control over Talladega prison.
>>6701067 #8569
#8568
>>6700286 New York Jihadi Arrested for Alleged Grenade Attack Plot on Times Square
>>6700206 Warrants out for Alabama Lab owner falsifying docs. CPS/Child custody Fuckery?
>>6699638 Collins-Smith, Nichols and 2010 killing, link to CPS corruption expose
>>6700154 @infinitechan: Those who scream the loudest…
>>6700093 Google Fights to Maintain Connection to Huawei (Breitbart)
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
>>6700307 #8568
Previously Collected Notables
>>6698784 #8566, >>6699551 #8567
>>6696400 #8563, >>6697253 #8564, >>6698014 #8565
>>6694163 #8560, >>6694910 #8561, >>6695689 #8562
>>6692138 #8557, >>6692603 #8558, >>6693674 #8559
>>6689533 #8554, >>6690308 #8555, >>6691045 #8556
>>6687146 #8551, >>6687978 #8552, >>6688756 #8553
>>6684881 #8548, >>6685677 #8549, >>6686438 #8550
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
#6701090 at 2019-06-08 10:18:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8570: QR AM Bread
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6477078 BV removed
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8569
>>6700458, >>6700477 PG&E is shutting off power tomorrow morning in parts of california.
>>6700466 A Strike Force investigation led to a California man admitting to transporting 14 kilos of heroin and fentanyl.
>>6700494 the D-Day Proclamation
>>6700506 Former Navy Judge Named to Oversee Guantánamo Military Court
>>6700417 In 1991, then-Acting AG Barr directed FBI's HRT to rescue 10 hostages held by over 120 prisoners who had seized control over Talladega prison.
>>6700845 US Air Force is officially allowing airmen to walk around looking like Jihadists
#8568
>>6700286 New York Jihadi Arrested for Alleged Grenade Attack Plot on Times Square
>>6700206 Warrants out for Alabama Lab owner falsifying docs. CPS/Child custody Fuckery?
>>6699638 Collins-Smith, Nichols and 2010 killing, link to CPS corruption expose
>>6700154 @infinitechan: Those who scream the loudest…
>>6700093 Google Fights to Maintain Connection to Huawei (Breitbart)
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
>>6700307 #8568
#8567
>>6699329, >>6699431, >>6699439 Pizza pedo indicted, and digs
>>6699101 FBI.gov - package of documents on Jeffrey Epstein
>>6698995 Hussein tweet on Virginia Beach
>>6699242 ZeroHedge article on the two former lawmakers found shot dead in the same week.
>>6699178 We should be talking about ways to end abortion - WAPO Opinion
>>6699062 A Russian destroyer nearly collided on Friday with a U.S. warship in the Philippine Sea
>>6699031 Transcript of POTUS D-Day speech and some highlights
>>6699018, >>6699133 Info on actress Nicole Oliver who was on the stand at NIXVM Trial today
>>6698860 [FBI HRC] Lost laptop with all hdr22 emails
>>6698855 More than 60 deaths now linked to serial killer | AP
>>6699551 #8567
Previously Collected Notables
>>6698784 #8566,
>>6696400 #8563, >>6697253 #8564, >>6698014 #8565
>>6694163 #8560, >>6694910 #8561, >>6695689 #8562
>>6692138 #8557, >>6692603 #8558, >>6693674 #8559
>>6689533 #8554, >>6690308 #8555, >>6691045 #8556
>>6687146 #8551, >>6687978 #8552, >>6688756 #8553
>>6684881 #8548, >>6685677 #8549, >>6686438 #8550
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
#6700315 at 2019-06-08 05:40:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8569: Our Flag Waves Proudly Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6477078 BV removed
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8568
>>6700286 New York Jihadi Arrested for Alleged Grenade Attack Plot on Times Square
>>6700206 Warrants out for Alabama Lab owner falsifying docs. CPS/Child custody Fuckery?
>>6699638 Collins-Smith, Nichols and 2010 killing, link to CPS corruption expose
>>6700154 @infinitechan: Those who scream the loudest…
>>6700093 Google Fights to Maintain Connection to Huawei (Breitbart)
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
>>6700307 #8568
#8567
>>6699329, >>6699431, >>6699439 Pizza pedo indicted, and digs
>>6699101 FBI.gov - package of documents on Jeffrey Epstein
>>6698995 Hussein tweet on Virginia Beach
>>6699242 ZeroHedge article on the two former lawmakers found shot dead in the same week.
>>6699178 We should be talking about ways to end abortion - WAPO Opinion
>>6699062 A Russian destroyer nearly collided on Friday with a U.S. warship in the Philippine Sea
>>6699031 Transcript of POTUS D-Day speech and some highlights
>>6699018, >>6699133 Info on actress Nicole Oliver who was on the stand at NIXVM Trial today
>>6698860 [FBI HRC] Lost laptop with all hdr22 emails
>>6698855 More than 60 deaths now linked to serial killer | AP
>>6699551 #8567
#8566
>>6698766 Moar FBI HRC : hard drives destroyed
>>6697582 (lb), >>6698056 (lb), >>6698520, >>6698532 Welcome Home Anon.
>>6698558 Major release by DC District Court
>>6698533 State Department announcement. re: Petro chemical company and Iran.
>>6698515 Single-engine plane crashes in Nash County NC
>>6698446, >>6698469 Rudy Giuliani tweet defending himself + jab at BHO/HRC
>>6698459, >>6698450 Herb Sandler died. cc'd on Podesta pizza hankerchief email.
>>6698465, >>6698413, >>6698514 U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration
>>6698374, >>6698738 LBP Boatfag update
>>6698366, >>6698086, >>6698763, >>6698142 Digging on pool party pic
>>6698344 4 Maryland medical board leaders resign amid scandal
>>6698269 [B]eautiful [D]ay [T]oday! BDT FF decode
>>6698225 DCExaminer article on Trump Mexico deal
>>6698192, >>6698200 Planefag update
>>6698181 May 2019 habbenings.
>>6698162 @USNavy: #BALTOPS2019 begins today, …
>>6698129, >>6698320, >>6698327 Diggin thru some FBI sandy hook files cont'd.
>>6698784 #8566
Previously Collected Notables
>>6696400 #8563, >>6697253 #8564, >>6698014 #8565
>>6694163 #8560, >>6694910 #8561, >>6695689 #8562
>>6692138 #8557, >>6692603 #8558, >>6693674 #8559
>>6689533 #8554, >>6690308 #8555, >>6691045 #8556
>>6687146 #8551, >>6687978 #8552, >>6688756 #8553
>>6684881 #8548, >>6685677 #8549, >>6686438 #8550
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
#6700307 at 2019-06-08 05:38:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
#8568
>>6700286 New York Jihadi Arrested for Alleged Grenade Attack Plot on Times Square
>>6700206 Warrants out for Alabama Lab owner falsifying docs. CPS/Child custody Fuckery?
>>6699638 Collins-Smith, Nichols and 2010 killing, link to CPS corruption expose
>>6700154 @infinitechan: Those who scream the loudest…
>>6700093 Google Fights to Maintain Connection to Huawei (Breitbart)
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
#6700170 at 2019-06-08 05:11:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
Baker Requesting Handoff
Ghost Handoff nb at the dough
#8568
>>6700154 @infinitechan: Those who scream the loudest…
>>6700093 Google Fights to Maintain Connection to Huawei (Breitbart)
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
#6699964 at 2019-06-08 04:42:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
Baker Requesting Handoff
Ghost Handoff nb at the dough
#8568
>>6699939 Another missing cop? Kemah Police Chief goes missing off of Texas City Dike
>>6699926 ICYMI AG Barr and Director Wray speak at FBI grad ceremony
>>6699914 Google Can't Dodge Conservative Employees' Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says
>>6699896 Secretive Black Cube sues Israeli investigative journalist for $19 million
>>6699846 Orbán and Farage likely will not join Salvini-led nationalist-populist EU supergroup
>>6699752 Trump administration rejecting requests to fly gay pride flag outside embassies.
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
#6699822 at 2019-06-08 04:23:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
>>6699707
Qatar
They've got the Clintons' money
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index2141.htm
I know, derpy sauce, but it's late
On Saturday 15 October (2016), this report notes, the SVR reported to the MoF that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta met with JP Morgan Chase & Company CEO Jamie Dimon at Clinton's Chappaqua Compound outside of New York City-and who, in 2009, both President Obama and Hillary Clinton allowed to break US laws by his, Dimon's, being able to buy millions-of-dollars of his company's stocks prior to the public being told his JP Morgan bank was receiving a Federal Reserve $80 billion credit line-and that caused JP Morgan's stocks to soar and that have had an astonishing 920% dividend growth since 2010.
Within 12 hours of the Hillary Clinton-John Podesta-Jamie Dimon meeting at the Chappaqua Compound, this report continues, the BIS registered the transfer of $1.8 billion from the Clinton Foundation to the Qatar central bank.
To why the Clinton Foundation transferred this enormous sum of money to Qatar, this report explains, is due to the longstanding ties between this Islamic neo-patrimonial absolute monarchy and then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who "oversaw/managed" the "massive bribery scheme" that allowed this Gulf State nation to secure the 2022 World Cup-and that the Qataris were so appreciative of they donated millions to the Clinton Foundation, and incredibly, in 2011, gave former US President Bill Clinton $1 million for a birthday present-bringing Hillary Clinton's total "cash grab" from these Persian Gulf sheiks of $100 million-all occurring as recently released secret emails revealed Hillary Clinton's knowledge that both Qatar and Saudi Arabia were, and still are, funding ISIS.
To what Jamie Dimon "related/said to" Hillary Clinton that caused her to suddenly transfer $1.8 billion to Qatar, this report notes, revolves around his JP Morgan bank being told by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in April (2016) that this "megabanks" master plan to save itself had "serious deficiencies" that could "pose serious adverse effects to the financial stability of the United States".
Two months after the FDIC's warning letter to Jamie Dimon, in June (2016), this report says, he cryptically "sounded a warning" that the United States sub-prime auto loan bubble was nearing collapse and stated that "someone is going to get hurt".
Unbeknownst to the American people, MoF experts in this report explain, is that just 8 weeks ago multiple warnings began to be issued that the United States $1 trillion sub-prime auto loan bubble was beginning to collapse-and that this past week became so severe the bank of America issued a recession warning telling its elite customers that "this market is scary", and the British-based multinational banking and financial services company HSBC, likewise, issued a "Red Alert" warning all of its clients warning them to "prepare for a severe market crash".
With one of the first "victims/casualties" of this sub-prime auto loan bubble being the German global banking giant Deutsche bank that is "nearing its doom" and laying off tens-of-thousands of it workers worldwide, this report grimly states, the American mainstream propaganda media is failing to allow the people of that nation to know the full extent of this looming catastrophe-who unlike Hillary Clinton who has just protected $1.8 billion of her wealth, will be left defenseless once again at the hands of their elite rulers.
As Wikileaks secret Hillary Clinton emails have now proven that the US propaganda mainstream media is now totally controlled by her, and who continue their blackout on the "Clinton Crime Story of the Century", this report continues, the absolutely horrifying statistics released this week showing that an astounding 35% of American who have been brutalized by the Obama-Clinton regime these past 8 years are so buried in debt they can no longer pay their bills is, likewise, being kept from these most innocent of peoples.
And rather than the US propaganda mainstream media warning the American people of their economies looming destruction, this report concludes, they have, instead, begun a "systemic mainstream misinformation" campaign to manipulate the presidential election polls showing Hillary Clinton leading-but that stands opposed to actual (but unreported) polls showing Donald Trump leading.
Critical Note: A highly classified SVR amendment to this MoF report states that upon Qatar receiving Hillary Clinton's $1.8 billion earlier today, one of that sheikdoms royal places was "ordered emptied" in preparation for the "early November arrival" of a "high value" dignitary-Hillary Clinton perhaps?
#6699787 at 2019-06-08 04:18:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
Baker Requesting Handoff
Ghost Handoff nb at the dough
#8568
>>6699731, >>6699733, >>6699736 Resignations in the news June 6, 2019
>>6699715 Rudy G tweet re Creepy Joe: Not presidential material, no backbone.
>>6699706 Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
>>6699667 PG&E execs tour Paradise but keep it secret
>>6699659, >>6699714 moar pizza pedo Dr Pizza digs
>>6699636, >>6699687 moar digs on Pool Party pics
>>6699623 some highlights from Anton Lavey FBI vault release
>>6699595 Nervous Nancy 'stepped over the line' with reported remarks about imprisoning Trump (Fox)
#6699706 at 2019-06-08 04:08:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8568: Never Forget The Values Of Our Republic Edition
Chile central bank Stuns Market With a Half-Point Rate Cut
Chile's central bank stunned analysts by cutting its key interest rate by 50 basis points, the biggest reduction in a decade, saying the economy could grow faster without fueling inflation.
Policy makers reduced the benchmark rate to 2.5%, surprising all 18 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The analysts had expected borrowing costs to be left unchanged. The bank is famed as one of the most predictable in Latin America.
Growth has remained weak in the first four months of the year, even as a flood of immigrants into the country from Venezuela has increased its potential growth rate – the pace at which the economy can expand without fueling inflation, the bank said. At the same time, the U.S.-China trade conflict has undermined global growth, cutting the price of Chile's copper exports, it said in a statement accompanying today's decision.
Policy makers cut their estimate for the neutral rate of borrowing costs by a quarter-point, indicating that previous monetary policy wasn't stimulating the economy as much as predicted.
"They are taking preventive action," said Miguel Ricaurte, an economist at Banco Itau in Santiago. "We are probably going to have a long pause now to see how the global economy develops."
Gross domestic product rose 1.6% in the first quarter from the year earlier, after expanding 3.6 percent in the last three months of 2018. Growth remained subdued in April, with the economy expanding 2.1 percent.
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-06-07/chile-central-bank-cut-surprises-all-18-economists-in-survey
coming soon to your local central bank(s)
#6694592 at 2019-06-07 17:39:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8561: Ode To The 10 Lost Breads and Other Huge Baker Fuckups Edition
>>6694458
I'll add to this:
the ONLY time money should be created, according to the original purpose of a central bank, is when a bank can't meet the withdrawal demands of its account holders. "Lender of Last Resort". But the bank should be held to the fire to pay that back and it should be excruciatingly painful for them to ever fail their reserve requirements.
During Reagan, the Fed rate was about 20%, not this 0.01% shit or w/e we have now. Trump's push for more quantitative easing is racing us right back off a cliff. When money is hard as a black dick, the Roths have an even harder time diverting it to spend on evil bullshit.
The problem we have now is that the damage is done and our economy is a walking ghost; all the dirty money in the past decade bought up total control of Corporate America and we have to take back the voting stock by force before we can continue on this gold banking adventure. All corporations are part of a single cartel and are making sure to spend only on each others' services and filter out small business. To get into the corporate world you are required to have your certificate of college indoctrination. All competition is an illusion. We have the worst monopoly now, the Monopoly of the Whole Economy.
#6694008 at 2019-06-07 16:14:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8560: QR AM Bread
Game Over for the Federal Reserve's Management of Equity Mkts-for their benefit
keep in mind this is not a hit piece on equity's or the current run of the market-it's attacking the policy's that have allowed them, up until recently, to control what those markets did for it-and it's owners-benefit.
Game over. The grand central bank experiment of the last 10 years has ended in utter and complete failure. The games of cheap money and constant intervention that have brought you record global debt to the tune of $250 trillion and record wealth inequality are about to embark on a new round of peddling blue meth again.
Australia has already cut, so has India. The ECB is talking about it, markets are already pricing in multiple Fed cuts. The new global rate cutting cycle begins anew before the last one ever ended. Brace yourselves as no one, absolutely no one, can know how this will turn out.
Absolutely staggering. We are witnessing a historic unraveling here. Everything every central banker has uttered last year was completely wrong. Every projection they made over the last 10 years has been wrong. No wonder Jay Powell wants to toss the dot plot. It's a public record of failure.
Why place confidence in people who are staring at the ruins of the policies they unleashed on the world and are about to unleash again?
All the distortions of 10 years of cheap money, debt, wealth inequality, zombie companies, negative debt, TINA, you name it, will all be further exacerbated by hapless and scared central bankers whose only solution to failure is to embark on the same cheap money train again. All under the banner to "extend the business cycle" at all costs. Never asking whether they should nor considering the consequences. But since they are not elected by the people and face zero consequences for failure they don't have to consider the collateral damage they inflict.
I repeat: Structural bears who have predicted that central bankers would never be able to normalize the construct they created and has produced the world's greatest debt explosion ever were 100% correct. We're all staring at a colossal policy failure with no accountability.
this is ALL down to the FRB and NO ONE else.
At this moment in time with the ECB's balance sheet at all time highs amid collapsing inflation expectations: see cap#2
Not because of earnings, not because of revenues or growth. Because they have to as yields are once again collapsing and central bankers are again promising free money.
again FOCUS on the FRB and it's problems with the yield curve-this is the real issue why they are needing to cut rates-if it was about data and performance they would have done it already.
"To extend the business cycle" Jay Powell stated this week. Since when is this the primary purpose of the Fed? What happened to inflation and price stability? Already they are tossing their stated inflation goals and are talking about letting inflations run hotter if they can juice it up. There's no integrity, only moving targets and carrots driven by equity prices.
what this does not account for is the POTUS Put-you really think that equity markets would drop as the assets of these people are being seized?-why would they allow this?-think about that.
But its track record is obvious: It has failed to meet its inflation targets (ill guided as they may be) for 10 years. It has failed to normalize despite years of promises to do so, and will never be able to normalize. Between 2008-2019 the Fed was non-accommodative for 3 months. It blew up in their faces in December. They'll never be non accommodative again. They can't,
because the ticking time bomb of lower yields is forcing them to act.
https://northmantrader.com/2019/06/07/game-over-2/
although this article assumes the FRB is still in charge- it is not imo.
Cap#3- is some evidence that the FRB's own mechanism of saving the mkts for themselves at critical times is being used against them.
To put it bluntly: they always need some type of event to re-start the cycle again and they have not been able to manufacture it this time because they are not in control-Patriots are.
#6693524 at 2019-06-07 15:04:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8560: QR AM Bread
Economic clouds gather over Germany
Concerns are growing over the strength of Germany's economy - the largest in the eurozone - following the release of more gloomy official figures.
Industrial production in April fell by 1.9% compared with the previous month and exports were 0.5% lower than a year earlier.
Meanwhile new forecasts from the national central bank, the Bundesbank, reflect the more downbeat prospects.
The bank is now predicting growth of just 0.6% for this year, compared with a forecast of 1.6% it made in December.
The Bundesbank actually predicts a small decline in economic activity in the current quarter, though it expects growth to bounce back somewhat next year to 1.2%.
Trade disputes
Germany is especially exposed to the uncertainty that is affecting international trade.
It is a manufacturing powerhouse and sells a large share of what it produces abroad. Only the much larger economies of the United States and China export more goods.
China's economic slowdown has made its mark on Germany. It is an important market for German industry.
There is also what the Bundesbank calls a "muted outlook" for trade more generally.
The bank says disputes are weighing on global commerce.
That is a reference to the policies pursued by the Trump administration. Europe has been affected by the tariffs on steel and aluminium which the US imposed because, the US administration argued, imports of the metals were undermining national security.
Germany especially will be exposed if the US decides to impose additional tariffs on car imports, something President Trump is considering.
There is also a wider impact on confidence about international trade resulting from the tariff increases that the US and China have imposed on one another.
Rate cuts on the horizon?
These clouds over Germany were to some extent reflected in moves made on Thursday by the European central bank (ECB).
The ECB indicated that its ultra-low interest rates are likely to remain in place until at least mid-2020, six months longer than the guidance it had given previously.
Some members of the ECB's policymaking committee also raised the possibility of further cuts in interest rates or a resumption of the bank's quantitative easing programme, buying financial assets with newly created money.
The bank's president, Mario Draghi, said that the probability of a recession was very low. His explanation for the moves focused more on the eurozone's persistently low inflation, which is currently below the bank's target of below, but close to, 2%.
It is worth remembering that Germany has very low unemployment - almost the lowest of the developed economies.
That said, it doesn't bode well for the eurozone more widely that its largest economy is having a weak patch.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48558809
#6686593 at 2019-06-06 18:03:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8551: Anons Storm The Beach Edition
'In Gold We Trust': Waning confidence in US sends world's central banks on buying spree
Governments around the world have recently been on a "gold-buying spree." These countries have a tactful reason for doing so, and this reason is directly tied to the anticipation of the inevitable end of US hegemony.
central banks are among the largest purchasers of gold. So far in 2019, they have bought 145.5 tons of gold, which is more in a quarter of a year than central banks have purchased in the preceding six years. To put it bluntly, this figure represents a 68 percent increase from the year before. Last year, central banks increased their reserves by 651.5 tonnes compared to 375 tonnes in 2017. Reportedly, this is the largest net purchase of gold since 1967.
Most interesting, however, is the class of countries that we find are turning to hoarding more and more gold, many of which are deemed to be adversaries of Washington.
As always, Russia is the largest buyer of gold. In 2018, Russia's central bank purchased 274.3 tons of gold. It also dumped 84 percent of its US treasury debts (we will come back to why this is important later.)
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/461207-central-banks-buy-gold-dollar/
#6685044 at 2019-06-06 13:54:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8549: Eternally Grateful Edition
Turning its back on greenback: Russia slashes share of US dollar in international reserves
The central bank of Russia continues to work on diversifying its foreign exchange reserves, and is gradually moving away from the US dollar, the head of the regulator Elvira Nabiullina says.
According to the bank governor, Russia's slower economic growth during the two years through 2015 after Western sanctions were introduced, had a huge negative impact on the country's gold and foreign currency reserves. Back then, the holdings reportedly shrunk to $356 billion.
"However, the reserves have recovered, currently standing at $490 billion," Nabiullina said in an interview with Japanese financial daily Nikkei. "We are currently working on diversification of the national holdings in order to use them under various economic and geopolitical conditions."
Nabiullina stressed that cutting the share of the US dollar is one of the most important focus areas for the country's regulator. She added that while eliminating the role of the greenback, the Russian central bank has been gradually increasing the share of the euro, yuan and gold in its foreign reserves.
https://www.rt.com/business/461208-russia-reserves-diversification-dollar-away/
#6683221 at 2019-06-06 04:41:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8546: The Kansas/Eisenhower Statue Edition
>>6683158
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-mlf/china-central-bank-steps-up-liquidity-support-for-more-banks-after-baoshang-takeover-idUSKCN1T706E?il=0
#6683158 at 2019-06-06 04:31:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8546: The Kansas/Eisenhower Statue Edition
China central bank steps up liquidity support for more banks after Baoshang takeover
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Boosting liquidity to the financial system on Thursday, China's central bank signaled its readiness to supply smaller banks with a steady stream of cash after the takeover of a troubled lender, letting more banks access the funds.
The People's bank of China (PBOC) lent 500 billion yuan ($72.32 billion) to financial institutions via its medium-term lending facility (MLF), offsetting 463 billion yuan worth of MLF loans maturing on the same day.
It left the interest rate for the one-year MLF unchanged at 3.30 percent.
"The central bank rolled over the same amount of maturing 463 billion yuan worth of MLF on the day, and extended more to small- and medium-sized banks, bringing the total amount of MLF operations to 500 billion yuan," the PBOC said a statement on its website.
Money market traders said the central bank has steadily expanded the list of qualified recipients for the liquidity tool this year, allowing more smaller lenders to directly tap longer-term funds.
"While the intention is still to promote lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, the priority now is to support smaller and mid-sized banks, before they meet the macro prudential and lending criteria," said Frances Cheung, head of Asia macro strategy at Westpac in Singapore.
"The market is optimistic that PBOC will be supportive, and the PBOC is unlikely to disappoint amid the current risk-off environment," she said.
Thursday's liquidity injection comes after regulators seized control of Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank on May 24, citing serious credit risks. The move drove interbank financing costs higher and sparked worries about the broader economy.
To help stabilize sentiment, the central bank last week made its biggest liquidity injection in more than four months. On Sunday, in a further message of reassurance to investors, the PBOC said in a statement that it is not currently planning more bank takeovers and that it will use various monetary policy tools to stabilize money markets and boost banking system liquidity.
Market watchers expect rising economic pressures from a protracted trade war with the United States and a significant liquidity shortfall due to maturing loans in the coming months to require more long-term funds from the PBOC, even if higher liquidity makes the already weakening yuan vulnerable to more losses.
Another 200 billion yuan worth of MLF loans are due to mature on June 19, and more than 1.6 trillion yuan worth of negotiable certificates of deposit (NCD), an interbank debt instrument, expire this month, according to Refinitiv data.
On Thursday, the central bank also injected 10 billion yuan through reverse repo operations, against the 30 billion yuan of such loans set to expire on the same day.
#6681077 at 2019-06-05 23:45:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8543 Evening Q Bread
>>6681005
That EU fine would just add moar debt. While the fine is vs adding debt.
You need you own coin back and the control of the central bank system behind it, just like USA needs to kick out the FED.
Then interest on money created out of nothing flows back to the people
#6680151 at 2019-06-05 21:48:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8542 D-Day Incoming
>>6680106
China's money rates jump after Baoshang bank takeover stokes liquidity fears
SHANGHAI, May 28 (Reuters) - China's primary money rates
rose on Tuesday as market sentiment remained fragile after the
takeover by regulators of a troubled regional bank, heralding a
possible weakening of small banks' ability to access interbank
funding.
The People's bank of China (PBOC) vowed on the weekend to
offer liquidity support to Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank
after regulators took it over, citing serious credit
risks posed by the lender.
While the central bank kept pumping liquidity into financial
system, interbank rates stayed up on worries about broader
contagion risks.
The PBOC injected a net 70 billion yuan ($10.14 billion)
through its regular open market operations on Tuesday, following
on from the previous day's 80 billion yuan net cash injection.
"The Baoshang incident is pressuring short-term liquidity,"
said a trader at a Chinese bank. "Along with month-end seasonal
factors, cash conditions are becoming tighter and pushing up the
near-date swap points higher. And that has led the swap curve
moving upward."
Chinese liquidity conditions typically tighten at month-end
as cash demand rises due to factors including bank requirements
for funds to meet regulatory requirements such as
loan-to-deposit ratios.
Ji Tianhe, China rates and FX strategist at BNP Paribas in
Beijing, said that the takeover of Baoshang could be interpreted
as a "marginal targeted deleveraging" campaign, and could change
the ecosystem of the interbank market.
"Smaller banks are supposed to serve the real economy, but
some turned out be very active in interbank trading in order to
expand their size. Now this latest move is pushing similar small
lenders back to their core business," Ji said.
He added that as small banks are not allowed to borrow in
the exchange market and have to largely rely on bigger banks for
interbank funding, "they are now facing a challenging funding
situation."
Fitch Ratings downplayed the effect of the Baoshang takeover
on interbank rates, but said that the regulatory seizure
indicated general weakness among China's smaller lenders.
"We believe the government's propensity to support small
banks is lower than for the large state banks, while the impact
that a small bank failure would have on market confidence is
untested," the rating agency said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-bonds/update-1-chinas-money-rates-jump-after-baoshang-bank-takeover-stokes-liquidity-fears-idUSL4N2341YP
#6677913 at 2019-06-05 16:38:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8540 PM Bake
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6446595 BO on baker checks and BV removed >>6477078
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8539
>>6677278 Lawfag theory of why censorship cry is really outing the ownership structure of comped tech company's-TRUST the PLAN
>>6677316 FBI database stokes worries over facial recognition tech(from yesterday)
>>6677345 13 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in California Wearing U.S. Marine Uniforms(june 2nd)
>>6677363 Oil drops after biggest inventory build since 1990
>>6677380, >>6677498 Steele cuts deal(reportedly) to turn state's evidence,reversing initial stance plus CNN reaction
>>6677412 Democrats ram DACA amnesty bill through House (won't go anywhere but relevant)
>>6677414 William Tully Brown, one of the last Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 96
>>6677422 UK Press(some of them) reports reality on POTUS, while here is U.S. it's always a fight
>>6677483 USMC Tweet- Marines ALWAYS run towards battle-o7
>>6677530 White House re-tweet: WW2 never repeated-T may
>>6677585 GES summit tweet
>>6677602 NSA Tweet- Respect to WWII vets-o7
>>6677227 #8539
#8538
>>6677121 Australian police raid ABC offices in Sydney, one day after NewsCorp journalist's home was raided
>>6677106 'Antifa' member arrested for trying to imprison Republican students in classroom
>>6677025 Piers Morgan Interviews Donald Trump | Good Morning Britain
>>6676987 Clinton-Appointed Judge Reverses Course, Covers For Deep State - Will Keep Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts Hidden From Public
>>6676955 John Dean, Trump-Basher and "Golden Boy" of Watergate "Silent Coup" - Invited to Speak in Front of Democrat Led House
>>6676919 Mexico Hopes to Prevent Trump-Proposed Tariffs in Eleventh-Hour Talks
>>6676909 Former Idaho Republican Party chairman arrested for stalking
>>6676903, >>6676921 Former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith found dead at 57
>>6676899 Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet's board after 18 years
>>6676857 China's central bank: "Everyone, Please Don't Worry"
>>6676822 Navy: San Diego Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
>>6676788 Suspected gunman killed in shootout at San Ysidro Port of Entry identified as US citizen
>>6676565 New DJT: As we approach the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, we proudly commemorate those heroic and honorable patriots who gave their all for the cause of freedom…
>>6676520, >>6676609 anons dig on Defending Democracy Together group
>>6676515, >>6676547 Board votes to fire teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter
>>6677157#8538
#8537
>>6676415, >>6676422, >>6676426 Republicans for the Rule of Law
>>6676333, >>6676342 Republican Group to run ad on Fox & Friends urging congress to hold Trump accountable.
Baker Change
>>6676281 "Day of Days" Anon does the math - first appeared 17 months, 17 days ago
>>6676265, >>6676272 Live coverage of D-Day 75th Anniversary
>>6676106 Brian Kolfage twat: We have reported those ppl who let the illegals in @El Paso (w/links to PB)
>>6676049, >>6675943, >>6675775 New PDJTs
>>6676030 Germany fighting back: AfD introducing bill to Ban Hezbollah
>>6676029 Did POTUS secure agreement to transfer Assange? (sketchy source)
>>6675999 GM tariff relief request - Denied.
>>6675797 Anon connects POTUS tweet to frmr HRC staffer defunct website
>>6675700, >>6675701, >>6675703, >>6675706 Resignations in the news 6-3-19
>>6676102 Ft Benning being considered to house illegal children (self nom)
>>6676195 Kolfage "We Know" lines up on the clock: "We Have it All"
>>6676444 #8537
Previously Collected Notables
>>6675645 #8536
>>6673336 #8533, >>6674126 #8534, >>6674883 #8535
>>6671071 #8530, >>6671808 #8531, >>6672557 #8532
>>6668722 #8527, >>6669480 #8528, >>6670279 #8529
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
#6677560 at 2019-06-05 15:44:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8539: Division Shills in the Wire. Something BIG This Way Comes Edition
>>6677491
They had a lot longer then 18 years
As Thomas Paine said, "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." Please use discretion. We report all sides to the issues. This is a real time news room.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Only 3 countries left w/o ROTHSCHILD central bank!
The Rothschild family is slowly but surely having their central banks established in every country of this world, giving them incredible amount of wealth and power.
In the year of 2000 there were seven countries without a Rothschild owned central bank:
Afghanistan
Iraq
Sudan
Libya
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
It is not a coincidence that these country, which are listed above were and are still being under attack by the western media, since one of the main reasons these countries have been under attack in the first place is because they do not have a Rothschild owned central bank yet. The first step in having a central bank establish in a country is to get them to accept an outrageous loans, which puts the country in debt of the central bank and under the control of the Rothschilds. If the country does not accept the loan, the leader of this particular country will be assassinated and a Rothschild aligned leader will be put into the position, and if the assassination does not work, the country will be invaded and have a central bank established with force all under the name of terrorism.
https://bigvalleydiscountstore.blogspot.com/2011/10/only-3-countries-left-wo-rothschild.html
#6677232 at 2019-06-05 14:49:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8539: Division Shills in the Wire. Something BIG This Way Comes Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV, BO creates a backup >>6560164
>>6446595 BO on baker checks and BV removed >>6477078
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Bakers, please don't add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
Notables
are not endorsements
#8538
>>6677121 Australian police raid ABC offices in Sydney, one day after NewsCorp journalist's home was raided
>>6677106 'Antifa' member arrested for trying to imprison Republican students in classroom
>>6677025 Piers Morgan Interviews Donald Trump | Good Morning Britain
>>6676987 Clinton-Appointed Judge Reverses Course, Covers For Deep State - Will Keep Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts Hidden From Public
>>6676955 John Dean, Trump-Basher and "Golden Boy" of Watergate "Silent Coup" - Invited to Speak in Front of Democrat Led House
>>6676919 Mexico Hopes to Prevent Trump-Proposed Tariffs in Eleventh-Hour Talks
>>6676909 Former Idaho Republican Party chairman arrested for stalking
>>6676903, >>6676921 Former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith found dead at 57
>>6676899 Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet's board after 18 years
>>6676857 China's central bank: "Everyone, Please Don't Worry"
>>6676822 Navy: San Diego Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
>>6676788 Suspected gunman killed in shootout at San Ysidro Port of Entry identified as US citizen
>>6676565 New DJT: As we approach the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, we proudly commemorate those heroic and honorable patriots who gave their all for the cause of freedom…
>>6676520, >>6676609 anons dig on Defending Democracy Together group
>>6676515, >>6676547 Board votes to fire teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter
>>6677157#8538
#8537
>>6676415, >>6676422, >>6676426 Republicans for the Rule of Law
>>6676333, >>6676342 Republican Group to run ad on Fox & Friends urging congress to hold Trump accountable.
Baker Change
>>6676281 "Day of Days" Anon does the math - first appeared 17 months, 17 days ago
>>6676265, >>6676272 Live coverage of D-Day 75th Anniversary
>>6676106 Brian Kolfage twat: We have reported those ppl who let the illegals in @El Paso (w/links to PB)
>>6676049, >>6675943, >>6675775 New PDJTs
>>6676030 Germany fighting back: AfD introducing bill to Ban Hezbollah
>>6676029 Did POTUS secure agreement to transfer Assange? (sketchy source)
>>6675999 GM tariff relief request - Denied.
>>6675797 Anon connects POTUS tweet to frmr HRC staffer defunct website
>>6675700, >>6675701, >>6675703, >>6675706 Resignations in the news 6-3-19
>>6676102 Ft Benning being considered to house illegal children (self nom)
>>6676195 Kolfage "We Know" lines up on the clock: "We Have it All"
>>6676444 #8537
#8536
>>6675023, >>6675153, >>6675419 Arkansas Sen. Linda Collins Smith' ties to Q
>>6674997, >>6675304, >>6675349, >>6675490 Linda Collins Smith' suspicious death - Time to DIGG!!
>>6675051, >>6675058 MSM Articles on Q April, May 2019
>>6675106, >>6675161, >>6675535 FLOTUS again with Princess Di - this time with Red Dress
>>6675092 Toyota estimates Trump's Mexico tariffs could cost over $1 bil.
>>6675133 Mexican officials to meet Pence in last-ditch talks to avert tariffs
baker change
>>6675155 Charles Burris: Democrats DELETING GOD From Congressional Proceedings (short vid)
>>6675180 Behar And McCain GONE From The View After Trump Assassination Comments
>>6675295, >>6675277 Bun re ABC News gettig raided in Sydney AUS ABC News in Syndey AUS is being raided by Federal authorities
>>6675301 Leader of Mexican Church La Luz Del Mundo Charged With Child Rape, Human Trafficking in SoCal
>>6675342 Finland, Sweden to deport large number of refugees
>>6675475 Bernie Sanders Hands Over His Social Media Accounts to Walmart Workers Ahead of Attending Annual Meeting to Advocate for Employees
>>6675499, >>6675527, >>6675533 New DJT: UK and US Flag hanging together (plus WH vid of POTUS' activities; 40secs)
>>6675501, >>6675626 Planefag reports
>>6675537, >>6675630 Anon: Was Rachel Chandler the handler for Epstein Island?
>>6675560, >>6675561, >>6675571 New DJT: Sleepy Joe drawing flies not people (kek)
>>6675565, >>6675631 Comey: "Every child in foster care deserves a CASA"
>>6675580, >>6675586 New DJT: "Big & enthusiastic" pro-USA crowds dwarf forecasted "massive" protests
>>6675645 #8536
Previously Collected Notables
>>6673336 #8533, >>6674126 #8534, >>6674883 #8535
>>6671071 #8530, >>6671808 #8531, >>6672557 #8532
>>6668722 #8527, >>6669480 #8528, >>6670279 #8529
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
#6677157 at 2019-06-05 14:36:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8538: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword minus 1 Edition
final call for notables @ 650
#8538
>>6677121 Australian police raid ABC offices in Sydney, one day after NewsCorp journalist's home was raided
>>6677106 'Antifa' member arrested for trying to imprison Republican students in classroom
>>6677025 Piers Morgan Interviews Donald Trump | Good Morning Britain
>>6676987 Clinton-Appointed Judge Reverses Course, Covers For Deep State - Will Keep Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts Hidden From Public
>>6676955 John Dean, Trump-Basher and "Golden Boy" of Watergate "Silent Coup" - Invited to Speak in Front of Democrat Led House
>>6676919 Mexico Hopes to Prevent Trump-Proposed Tariffs in Eleventh-Hour Talks
>>6676909 Former Idaho Republican Party chairman arrested for stalking
>>6676903, >>6676921 Former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith found dead at 57
>>6676899 Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet's board after 18 years
>>6676857 China's central bank: "Everyone, Please Don't Worry"
>>6676822 Navy: San Diego Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
>>6676788 Suspected gunman killed in shootout at San Ysidro Port of Entry identified as US citizen
>>6676565 New DJT: As we approach the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, we proudly commemorate those heroic and honorable patriots who gave their all for the cause of freedom…
>>6676520, >>6676609 anons dig on Defending Democracy Together group
>>6676515, >>6676547 Board votes to fire teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter
baking in a few
Baker needs to handoff at next dough.
Step up brave anon and be recognized
#6677003 at 2019-06-05 14:09:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8538: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword minus 1 Edition
notables bun @ 500
Baker needs to handoff at next dough. just let'n ya know. Yo.
#8538
>>6676987 Clinton-Appointed Judge Reverses Course, Covers For Deep State - Will Keep Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts Hidden From Public
>>6676955 John Dean, Trump-Basher and "Golden Boy" of Watergate "Silent Coup" - Invited to Speak in Front of Democrat Led House
>>6676919 Mexico Hopes to Prevent Trump-Proposed Tariffs in Eleventh-Hour Talks
>>6676909 Former Idaho Republican Party chairman arrested for stalking
>>6676903, >>6676921 Former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith found dead at 57
>>6676899 Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet's board after 18 years
>>6676857 China's central bank: "Everyone, Please Don't Worry"
>>6676822 Navy: San Diego Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
>>6676788 Suspected gunman killed in shootout at San Ysidro Port of Entry identified as US citizen
>>6676565 New DJT: As we approach the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, we proudly commemorate those heroic and honorable patriots who gave their all for the cause of freedom…
>>6676520, >>6676609 anons dig on Defending Democracy Together group
>>6676515, >>6676547 Board votes to fire teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter
#6676857 at 2019-06-05 13:39:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8538: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword minus 1 Edition
China's central bank: "Everyone, Please Don't Worry"
Unsurprisingly, the Xi Jinping-led government has little interest in commemorating the event, or in allowing others to pause and remember. Domestic social media platforms have "barred users from changing their profile photos and other information," Bloomberg says, while financial data company Refinitiv has blocked all Tiananmen-related stories from its Eikon terminals, after the Cyberspace Administration of China "threatened to suspend the company's service," according to Reuters.
While Refinitiv may suffer a reputational knock in the West for this evident kowtow, its social credit score looks poised for an upgrade.
If only the recent trouble in China's banking system could be so easily suppressed. Following the government's takeover of distressed Baoshang bank Co., the People's bank of China tried to calm the situation by assuring investors that no further such interventions were in the cards: "Everyone," says a message on the PBOC website: "please don't worry. At present we don't have this plan." But Bloomberg reports today that a pair of smaller institutions, Guilin bank Co., Ltd. and Jincheng bank Co., Ltd., have delayed plans to sell RMB 1 billion ($140 million) in tier-2 bond sales following the Baoshang news.
Over the weekend, bank of Jinzhou, which holds $113 billion and $53 billion of assets and deposits, respectively, saw its auditor Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP resign due to "indications that some loans to institutional customers weren't used in ways consistent with the purposes stated in documents," per Bloomberg. In response, the bank's 5.5% dollar-pay perpetual bonds fell below 65 from 81 a week ago, for a 19.2% yield-to-call.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-05/chinas-central-bank-everyone-please-dont-worry
see here:
There are 3 reasons China just took over a bank for the first time in 20 years, and 2 of them are a huge deal
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-baoshang-bank-takeover-why-it-matters-2019-5
#6676645 at 2019-06-05 12:48:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8538: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword minus 1 Edition
Not so fast - interest-rate cuts are not a done deal, experts at Fed conference say
they get ONE day of up and now they don't want to cut rates or not take the yield curve seriously??
Never in the history of finance has there been one entity that says so many words with out actually saying anything of substance.'
Doubts about easing emerge on sidelines of Fed's strategy conference even as rate-cut expectations buoyed markets
The Federal Reserve gathered experts in Chicago this week to talk about the long-term strategy of monetary policy.
But the short-term view took over the chatter from the sidelines of the conference, specifically the next few months and whether market expectations of interest-rate cuts will be self-fulfilling.
Financial markets are now pricing in three rate cuts by January, according to CME Group's Fed Watch tool, a view that sent stocks sharply higher on Tuesday and left stock futures pointing to additional gains Wednesday.
pepe has used the CME Fed Watch tool for a very long time-this is where the call for the rate cuts came from a few weeks ago-data doesn't lie…people do.
See Cap#2-this suggests a 30% chance of .25 at June 18-19 FOMC meeting-this also has a summary of economic projections associated with it-done 4x a year.
Some experts at the Chicago conference think the market is overstating the downside risks to the economy from the trade tensions.
"I don't have a recession in my outlook. I don't think the data supports that," one added
"If you put the blinders on and ignore financial markets and just focus on the data," you wouldn't be expecting rate cuts.
this is the fallacy of most analysts as they refuse to see what has habbeened instead only focusing on data-a good trader or analyst uses bits of both to arrive at a reality-based conclusion-you may not always be right but at least it's based.
But the drumbeat for Fed easing continues to build.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, writing in the Washington Post, said that if the Fed moves slowly on rate cuts, it would be "a grave error." He called for the Fed to cut interest rates by 50 basis points over the summer and "by more if necessary" in the fall.
Fuck me this is from Larry "no comment" Summers??? and I agree with it-staggered this is coming from him.
Economists who think the Fed will cut interest rates generally don't believe the central bank will move at its next meeting on June 18-19.
Nothing is off the table at this point-can see a surprise of .25 but would not make a bet on it.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-interest-rate-cuts-are-not-a-done-deal-experts-say-2019-06-05
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html
#6676580 at 2019-06-05 12:25:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8538: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword minus 1 Edition
Morning Market Report
'''Some Headlines in Business and Finance:==
SEC poised to adopt rules aimed at preventing broker conflicts, boosting disclosure
this is a MUCH needed step in the right direction-keep these people honest, may take some time but NEEDED-hopefully it's not just moar rhetoric.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will vote to adopt a package of rules mandating brokerage firms disclose potential conflicts in the fees investors pay and the commission brokers earn when giving financial advice.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sec-bestinterest/sec-poised-to-adopt-rules-aimed-at-preventing-broker-conflicts-boosting-disclosure-idUSKCN1T617O
European markets rise as central banks come to the rescue
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-markets-rise-as-central-banks-come-to-the-rescue-2019-06-05
Gold prices jump, head for longest win streak in 1 ½ years
see cap#4-muted for sure but trend continues.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-prices-jump-head-for-longest-win-streak-in-1-12-years-2019-06-05
Global Markets Roar Higher After Powell Spikes The Koolaid
Global stocks gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, paradoxically bolstered by growing hopes that the global economy is deteriorating fast enough so that the Fed will cut interest rates this year - perhaps as soon as this month - to avert a recession, while the dollar languished near seven-week lows.
Seems the scramble for the dollar has abated, perhaps this has to do with the recent rise in crypto's but those would still need to be converted into dollar's.
And while Powell made 'terrible news great again', as observed late last night when the China Caixin Services PMI dropped again by 1.8 to 52.7 in May, below consensus expectations (the sub-indexes suggest slow down in the growth of services exports orders, new business and employment, though inflationary pressures were reduced slightly in the services sector).
Sum Ting Wong.
Sending futures even higher, the overnight rally has cooled somewhat amid lingering trade-war concerns.
Futures are up quite a bit from last night-were fairly flat to up.
Asian stocks gained, led by industrials and IT sectors. Japan and Hong Kong led the rally, while markets in Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia were shut today for public holidays. Japan's Topix Index closed 2.1% higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index snapped its five-day losing streak, with Techtronic Industries Co. and WH Group Ltd. contributing most of the gains. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.4% after its central bank chief strongly suggested he could follow up Tuesday's interest-rate cut with another reduction.
Overnight, the IMF cut its 2019 economic growth forecast for China to 6.2% on heightened uncertainty around trade frictions, saying that more monetary policy easing would be warranted if the Sino-U.S. trade war escalates.
Ten-year Treasuries were little changed.
In commodities, WTI (-0.7%) and Brent (-0.6%) prices are back on the decline as a surprise build in last night's API exacerbated the recent downside seen amidst demand concerns. Stockpiles last week increased by 3.5mln barrels vs. an expected decline of 800k barrels. On the OPEC front, Russian Energy Minister Novak will be meeting his Saudi counterpart, Al-Falih, on June 10th to potentially discuss a date for the OPEC/OPEC+ meeting with no confirmation as of yet to whether it will take place at the end of June or early July.
See Cap#3
US Event Calendar-Data
8:15am: ADP Employment Change, est.
185,000, prior 275,000
9:45am: Markit US Services PMI, est. 50.9,
prior 50.9; Composite PMI, prior 50.9
10am: ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, est.
55.4, prior 55.5
2pm: U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Beige
Book-(don't expect anything meaningful
here as it's just the rhetoric put in a report to
back up the talking).
The BoE's Ramsden is also due to speak this morning. Away from that China's Xi Jinping departs for a two-day visit to Russia while President Trump is due to meet Irish PM Varadkar.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-05/global-markets-roar-higher-after-powell-spikes-koolaid
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6675223 at 2019-06-05 04:40:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8536: El Paso Needs The Wall Edition
Mnuchin to meet with Chinese central banker at G20 gathering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is scheduled to meet with People's bank of China Governor Yi Gang this weekend at a gathering of G20 finance leaders in Japan, marking the first face-to-face discussion between key U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators in nearly a month. A Treasury spokesman confirmed the meeting along with nine other bilaterals for Mnuchin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 gathering in Fukuoka. Talks aimed at ending a festering trade war between the world's two largest economies broke down in early May, and no face-to-face meetings have been held since May 10, the day that U.S. President Donald Trump sharply increased tariffs on a $200 billion list of Chinese goods to 25%.
Since then, acrimonious rhetoric and trade threats between Beijing and Washington have steadily increased, especially after the United States imposed severe sanctions against Huawei Technologies Co, China's premier telecommunications equipment firm. The Treasury did not offer any other details about the meeting with Yi, who has been a fixture on the Chinese negotiating team led by Vice Premier Liu He. Mnuchin has previously met with Yi on the sidelines of G20 finance meetings to discuss global finance and economic issues.
Mnuchin also will hold bilateral meetings with Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, European central bank President Mario Draghi, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-Ki, Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Angel Gurria, the Treasury said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-japan-usa-china/mnuchin-to-meet-with-chinese-central-banker-at-g20-gathering-idUSKCN1T600L
#6670759 at 2019-06-04 18:48:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8530: The Truth is Spreading Edition
The vice chair of the Fed says if the yield curve inverts, he would take it 'seriously'
If the yield curve inverts as it has…and if it persists for some time, that's obviously something I would definitely take seriously, " Clarida says.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is now below that of the 3-month bill, inverting part of the so-called yield curve.
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said Tuesday he would take the inverted yield curve "seriously" if it "persists for some time."
"I do think you have to look at the yield curve. I think historically a flat yield curve doesn't convey a lot of information. If the yield curve inverts as it has…and if it persists for some time, that's obviously something I would definitely take seriously," Clarida said in an interview with CNBC's Steve Liesman on Tuesday.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is now below that of the 3-month bill, inverting part of the so-called yield curve. An inverted yield curve is seen by experts and the Fed as a sign that an economic recession may be on the horizon.
Clarida didn't clarify how long the yield curve would have to stay inverted for him to take seriously.
"I would not view this as a strong signal of concern. We are early into it. It's certainly something we'll keep looking at," Clarida said.
The benchmark Treasury yield continued to collapse on concerns of slowing global growth and the escalated trade war. It had fallen 7 basis points to 2.067% this week, its lowest level in about 20 months.
Clarida also said Tuesday the central bank will implement policy to keep the economy in a good place if conditions change.??
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/the-vice-chair-of-the-fed-says-if-the-yield-curve-inverts-he-would-take-it-seriously.html
#6669654 at 2019-06-04 15:54:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8529: D-Day minus 2 Edition
Fed's Powell commits to 'act as appropriate' to defend U.S. economy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the central bank will "act as appropriate" in response to risks posed by a trade war, remarks that may open the door to the possibility of a rate cut.
"We do not know how or when these issues will be resolved," Powell said. "We are closely monitoring the implications of these developments for the U.S. economic outlook and, as always, we will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion, with a strong labor market and inflation near our symmetric 2% objective."
The brief statement opened a two-day session at the Chicago Federal Reserve intended to shore up the central bank's policies to prepare for the likely possibility that policymakers will eventually confront another recession with rates near zero and the traditional option of cutting rates exhausted.
The more immediate issue is how the Fed should respond to a trade war expanding on multiple fronts, after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped new 25% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports and threatened new import taxes on Mexico unless immigration slows. The question of how to respond divides policymakers and markets.
Powell's remarks did not include a reference to the current Fed target interest rate as appropriate, or repeat the pledge to be "patient" before raising or lowering rates again - both standard talking points in recent Fed statements. His comments come a day after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said in a speech on Monday that a rate cut may be needed "soon."
Yields on 2-year Treasuries, which are responsive to expectations about Fed policy, fell marginally when Powell spoke to around 1.87% from 1.91%.
"We are likely seeing the beginning of coordinated Fed-speak to prep market participants for at least one rate cut this year," said John Doyle, vice president of dealing and trading at Tempus Inc in Washington.
nope-try two and it could be one as early as the next meeting-odds say no however it only took one weekend for the system to adjust to one coming in september, that was monday morning.
June 18-19-Meeting associated with a Summary of Economic Projections.
this is a moar detailed look at the bullshit they spew-mostly an exercise in verbal diarrhea they do it 4x a year.
Short-term interest rate futures imply the central bank will start cutting rates as soon as next month, as well as increasing fear that uncertainty about how the trade conflict will be resolved could push the United States and other economies into recession.
Fed policymakers face conflicting signals. Government data shows that the U.S. economy has grown this year but markets point to significant risk of deterioration going forward.
Asked on Tuesday to interpret market expectations of rate cuts, Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans told CNBC, "at face value it suggests that the market sees something that I haven't yet seen in the national data."
He said he sees rates as having been appropriate but that uncertainty and tepid inflation presented risks worth monitoring. Over the long run, he said, policymakers may want to be more aggressive, using low rates to let inflation and economic momentum build.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-commits-to-act-as-appropriate-to-defend-u-s-economy-idUSKCN1T5166
#6668838 at 2019-06-04 13:13:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8528: May is Over Edition
Ardern's 'wellbeing' budget spreads good vibes in New Zealand
New Zealand unveiled its inaugural "wellbeing" budget Thursday in a move set to cement Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's reputation for compassionate leadership in the wake of the Christchurch mosque massacre.
Ardern announced increased spending on mental health, indigenous welfare and child poverty in a budget she described as a world-first attempt to change the way economic progress is measured.
"We said that we would be a government that did things differently, and for this budget we have done just that," she said.
"Today we have laid the foundation for not just one wellbeing budget, but a different approach for government decision-making altogether."
While dismissed by critics as marketing spin, Ardern views the budget as a way to deliver the reformist agenda she campaigned on in the 2017 election.
The New Zealand leader, widely praised for her respectful handling of the March shooting in which 51 Muslim worshippers were gunned down, said the budget put people before economic indicators.
On the economic front, it predicts a surplus of NZ$3.5 billion in 2018-19, rising to NZ$6.1 billion by 2022-23.
It optimistically forecasts economic growth will average 2.7 percent over the same period, with inflation hovering around 2.0 percent and unemployment slightly over 4.0 percent.
Wellbeing factors, such as life expectancy, education levels, air quality and "a sense of belonging" were also factored into budget decisions.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan first floated the idea of prioritising happiness over growth in the early 1970s and introduced a Gross National Happiness Index in 2008.
Many other nations have adopted similar concepts but the New Zealand attempt is being touted as the first time it has been at the core of a government's spending decisions.
Opposition finance spokeswoman Amy Adams described the approach as a gimmick, calling the budget "all spin and no substance".
- 'Breaking the cycle' -
"Apparently it's about measuring your sun and moon feelings, improving your locus of control, and understanding your ability to be yourself," she said.
"I have no idea what that means and, outside the Wellington bureaucracy, I'm not sure anyone does."
Ardern argued the wellbeing approach provides real-world benefits, citing reducing child poverty and family violence as a practical example of how it works.
"When our children do better, we all do better," she said.
"Breaking the cycle of violence saves us costs down the line, but more importantly it makes us a better country and makes children's lives richer and more fulfilling."
But her feelgood message was almost overshadowed by a bureaucratic bungle that resulted in parts of the budget being released prematurely.
The error resulted in police being called in amid fears the Treasury department, which is responsible for the budget, had fallen victim to a sophisticated cyberattack.
Initially, Treasury chief Gabriel Makhlouf rejected "absolutely" any suggestion the information had been accidentally posted online.
Makhlouf, who will leave his position next month to become governor of the central bank of Ireland, was forced into an embarrassing backdown Thursday after police found no evidence that illegal activity was behind the leak.
Instead, the information was released when Treasury prepared a "clone" website ahead of the budget release, not realising that entering specific search terms on it revealed embargoed information.
The opposition National Party, which released the leaked information earlier this week, called for Makhlouf's resignation, saying he had implied the party was behind an illegal hack.
"Clearly his position is not tenable," National leader Simon Bridges told reporters.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson, the minister responsible for the budget, expressed disappointment at Treasury's handling of the matter while Makhlouf did not attend the budget's unveiling at parliament, contrary to normal practice.
Disclaimer: Validity of the above story is for 7 Days from original date of publishing. Source: AFP.
#6668601 at 2019-06-04 12:18:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8527: UK Loves Trump Edition
Morning Market Report
looks like it may be a quiet-ish day here.
Some headlines.
Uber says IRS looking at its 2013-14 tax returns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-tax/uber-says-irs-looking-at-its-2013-14-tax-returns-idUSKCN1T51AL
Citigroup "Informant" Link To Wealthy Trader Disclosed During High Profile Insider Trading Trial
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-03/citigroup-informant-link-wealthy-trader-disclosed-during-high-profile-insider-
FCA-Renault bid clears French hurdles as board meets: sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-m-a-fiat-chrysler/fca-renault-bid-clears-french-hurdles-as-board-meets-sources-idUSKCN1T51FT
Stocks, Futures, Yields Rebound As Selling Pauses
Global stocks rebounded from Monday's hammering even as worries about a regulatory crackdown on the world's internet and social media giants compounded mounting global trade and recession jitters, while interest rates remained just shy of multi-year lows as Treasuries dipped for the first time in a week while the dollar was un-chanaged.
On Monday a combined $85 billion was wiped off Facebook and Google parent Alphabet's market caps, in the worst rout for the FANG sector in two years.
the black money being taken out of here, you anons who shorted these-and stated so on a public board-will have to deal with weak shorts covering today most likely.
Meanwhile, global monetary policy remains in focus this week as the hostile trade rhetoric between the U.S. and China continues. Fed ratesetter James Bullard said on Monday lowering U.S. rates "may be warranted soon".
As pepe told you starting a few weeks ago-they have no choice-they all swallowed tide pods courtesy of the FRB lowering the discount rate-embrace your inner pepe.
Sure enough, after nearly 3 years of resisting any change to its monetary policy, Australia's central bank cut rates to a record low and on Thursday the European central bank is set to detail a fresh dump of cheap money. India is expected to lower its rates too.
After a furious plunge on Monday in a move that left many rates traders shocked, US Treasury yields also rose but remained near recent lows. U.S. 10-year notes yielded 2.0968% after touching 2.06, the lowest since September 2017.
All this underlined the scramble to re-price Fed policy and the biggest two-day drop in U.S. two-year Treasury yields since the 2008 crash.
They should have listened to pepe as with most traders they woke up on monday and scrambled to 'protect' themselves.
The yield curve between three-month and 10-year debt has inverted by as much as 27 basis points, historically a recession signal.
It is if you look at mechanics and technicals-this fails to account for reality or IRL situations.
Finally, the Turkish lira initially dropped, then rebounded even after Turkish President Erdogan repeated that Turkey will not take a step back from the Russian S-400 missile deal.
Expected data include factory orders and durable goods orders. Tiffany and Salesforce are among companies reporting earnings.
Sales force recently screwing with payment processing will show up in the next qtrly report.
US Event Calendar-data
10am: Factory Orders, est. -0.95%, prior
1.9%; Factory Orders Ex Trans, prior 0.8%
10am: Durable Goods Orders, prior -2.1%;
Durables Ex Transportation, prior 0.0%
10am: Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air,
prior -0.9%; Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air,
prior 0.0%
To the day ahead now, which this morning includes the advanced May CPI report for the Euro Area where the consensus expects a +0.9% yoy core reading compared to +1.3% in April. We'll also receive the April unemployment rate while data in the US this afternoon includes final durable and capital goods orders revisions for April, as well as April factory orders data. Away from that the Fed's Williams is due to speak just after lunch before the two-day Fed conference gets underway including opening remarks from Powell at 2.55 pm BST.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-04/stocks-futures-yields-rebound-selling-pauses
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
#6661599 at 2019-06-03 16:48:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8518: Flotus In Full Bloom Edition
Liberian president fires central bank leadership and board
The central bank of Liberia's governor is stepping down, one of its deputy governors has resigned, and the central bank board has been dissolved by the government, after the country's president accused the institution of major failings.
The CBL has been the subject of extraordinary political, judicial and legal pressure over allegations by Liberian president George Weah that it has misused funds. This week, the president announced another criminal investigation into the bank was under way.
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/4232861/liberian-president-fires-central-bank-leadership-and-board
#6661587 at 2019-06-03 16:46:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8518: Flotus In Full Bloom Edition
Next Irish governor faces calls to resign in NZ scandal
Opposition politicians in New Zealand have called on the man appointed as the next governor of Ireland's central bank to resign from his current role.
Gabriel Makhlouf is currently serving as the senior civil servant at New Zealand's finance ministry, having previously held senior roles in the equivalent UK ministry. He was named as the next governor of the central bank of Ireland by the Irish finance minister in May this year. Makhlouf was expected to start his five-year term as governor
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/4237871/next-irish-governor-faces-calls-to-resign-in-nz-scandal
#6653343 at 2019-06-02 17:09:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8508: Pray Edition
>>6653337
Gold-asset-backed currencies
Only gold-or asset backed currencies that have a digital gold or asset certificate can be transferred through the QFS. The certificate will reference a serial number on a piece of gold or asset held in reserve to back the currency. Off-world technologies are used to quarantine the gold and or assets used to back currencies. There is no way it can be stolen or taken out of the secure vaults where it is stored. That is why it is called a gold-backed currency, it has to reference back to the piece of gold or asset that is backing it.
References to 'asset-backed currencies' is the process of establishing a currency based on assets within the country of origin. Assets are the justification to establish the amount of currency available in a country, but all denominations of currencies must be accepted within the QFS and given a gold/asset certificate to be active within the QFS.
If the assets are mined or extracted from the earth, they will be sold on the marketplace as with any other commodity. This process is complicated and no simple task to accomplish. But it is a process that is necessary to ensure value to the worldwide currencies being used in the QFS.
Any fiat currencies that cannot be designated as being clean, clear, non-terroristic, or not clearly originating from legal activities, are disqualified, which are most, if not all fiat paper currencies. Fiat currencies can consequently not become legal in the QFS.
Fiat currencies already in possession at the time of full-scale implementation of the QFS, received whilst doing legal business, will be exchanged for gold-backed currencies at the bank.
The procedure here is called 'reconciliation', qualifying the money transfer as being either legal or illegal, and will be carried out by a benevolent conscious entity from the 5th dimension.
The confirmation and revelation of this benevolent component of the QFS, will be the assurance and proof of a one hundred percent benign secure neutral transfer system.
Without the ability to reconcile old fiat money into the new QFS, all central bank activities will cease to have any relevance within this new financial system. Any country that is not GESARA compliant will be left out of the QFS and will eventually be left out of international trade. Non-compliant countries, if any, will be left to barter commodities or work out a credit exchange with other countries, a system that is not presently set up to do business at any level of relevance.
GCR - Global Currency Reset
Each country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS. The Alliance will use a specific quantitative formula to establish the amount of currency available, "in a country," which is to be gold-backed in the QFS. The results of the formula will establish a fair value of each country's assets as compared to another. There is far more gold than needed to accomplish the gold-backing of all world currencies. Once established through the GCR, the price of gold will become irrelevant.
If the price of gold goes up, the value of all currencies will go up as well, resulting in no net change to the par value of all currencies. The formula includes, in ground assets, the economy of the country, its population - which is one of the country's assets, and a number of other parameters to determine the value of the country's currency. This formula is to be applied to each country so that all currencies will be on par value with all other countries. The application of the formula and the common value of all gold, means that one country's currency has to have the same value as another country's currency. This is called the Global Currency Reset - the reset of all currencies on par with all other world currencies and they each have a gold certificate to validate authenticity. It is the requirement of each country to use the reset formula and apply the worldwide standards, so that the QFS is able to function as planned. That is why a country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS.
http://finalwakeupcall.info/en/2019/03/06/qfs-off-world-monetary-system/
#6653330 at 2019-06-02 17:07:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8508: Pray Edition
QFS Off-World Monetary System
QFS ends corrupt Cabal central banking
The QFS-system will cover the new global network for the transfer of gold or asset-backed money, initiated by Russia and China to replace the US-centrally-controlled Swift system.
This new Quantum Financial System - QFS runs on a quantum computer, based on an orbiting satellite, and is protected by Secret Space Programs to ensure that it cannot be hacked. The quantum technology was provided by benevolent extraterrestrial Galactics. The purpose of the new financial system is to put an end to Cabal corruption, usury, and manipulation within the banking world. The key is to implement limitations that will prevent corrupted banksters from gaining significant profits.
The QFS is completely independent from the existing centralised system, making all other previous transfer systems like for e.g. blockchain, unnecessary. At least there is no need for blockchain technology, as that has been superseded due to its shortcomings by at least two other transfer networks, putting the need for cryptos very much into doubt. Moreover, after the Revaluation, all sovereign currencies will be gold or asset-backed, ensuring a sustainable value, which makes the need for unbacked cryptos outdated, as these are simply digits on computer memory banks.
Furthermore, the hype around Crypto-currencies is a modern-day example of the sheeple-herd mentality. Apparently, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking. When buying something of value, it is rational to exchange it for something of equal value, represented by the amount of the exchanged money. Since cryptos don't carry any intrinsic value, there can never be a balanced deal. And in relation to its nominal value; there will never be stability between buyers and sellers of cryptos, as is the case with all other merchandise. To give an analogy; it is very unlikely that a tossed coin will fall on its edge, just as it is highly probable that there will always be either a majority that wishes to buy, or there will be a majority that wishes to sell the crypto coins.
With the activation of the QFS, the Galactic Alliance will completely destroy the central banking System that has been designed to destroy the world economy and put the world population into perpetual debt slavery. The little-known truth is, the QFS has been running parallel to the central banking System for many months, if not more than a year, and has countered many hacking attempts to steal funds by the Cabal. The result being that many bankers have been caught red-handed with illegal money transfers and have consequently been arrested.
QFS system advanced without any equivalent
Little is it known that this new system was invented in preparation for the takeover of the central bank Debt System to end the financial slavery and control over the populace. The Alliance gave President Trump the magic wand of taking over the old banking system without changing it.
The Quantum Financial System - QFS has no comparison to anything that has ever been introduced to the world before. It has no peer; it has no equivalent in advanced technology of any other system before it. It is brand new. It reigns supreme in the technology it applies, to accomplish the one hundred percent financial security and transparency all currency account holders require. With the QFS, the monetary system of the world can easily be changed to encompass gold-backed currencies that completely eliminate the transfer need of the old Cabal central banking system. Regrettably, to fully comprehend the advanced QFS-structure, there doesn't exist an equivalent technology to serve as an example.
#6652559 at 2019-06-02 14:56:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8507: Breakfast With Frens. The Q Hats Edition
>>6652556
Gold-asset-backed currencies
Only gold-or asset backed currencies that have a digital gold or asset certificate can be transferred through the QFS. The certificate will reference a serial number on a piece of gold or asset held in reserve to back the currency. Off-world technologies are used to quarantine the gold and or assets used to back currencies. There is no way it can be stolen or taken out of the secure vaults where it is stored. That is why it is called a gold-backed currency, it has to reference back to the piece of gold or asset that is backing it.
References to 'asset-backed currencies' is the process of establishing a currency based on assets within the country of origin. Assets are the justification to establish the amount of currency available in a country, but all denominations of currencies must be accepted within the QFS and given a gold/asset certificate to be active within the QFS.
If the assets are mined or extracted from the earth, they will be sold on the marketplace as with any other commodity. This process is complicated and no simple task to accomplish. But it is a process that is necessary to ensure value to the worldwide currencies being used in the QFS.
Any fiat currencies that cannot be designated as being clean, clear, non-terroristic, or not clearly originating from legal activities, are disqualified, which are most, if not all fiat paper currencies. Fiat currencies can consequently not become legal in the QFS.
Fiat currencies already in possession at the time of full-scale implementation of the QFS, received whilst doing legal business, will be exchanged for gold-backed currencies at the bank.
The procedure here is called 'reconciliation', qualifying the money transfer as being either legal or illegal, and will be carried out by a benevolent conscious entity from the 5th dimension.
The confirmation and revelation of this benevolent component of the QFS, will be the assurance and proof of a one hundred percent benign secure neutral transfer system.
Without the ability to reconcile old fiat money into the new QFS, all central bank activities will cease to have any relevance within this new financial system. Any country that is not GESARA compliant will be left out of the QFS and will eventually be left out of international trade. Non-compliant countries, if any, will be left to barter commodities or work out a credit exchange with other countries, a system that is not presently set up to do business at any level of relevance.
GCR - Global Currency Reset
Each country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS. The Alliance will use a specific quantitative formula to establish the amount of currency available, "in a country," which is to be gold-backed in the QFS. The results of the formula will establish a fair value of each country's assets as compared to another. There is far more gold than needed to accomplish the gold-backing of all world currencies. Once established through the GCR, the price of gold will become irrelevant.
If the price of gold goes up, the value of all currencies will go up as well, resulting in no net change to the par value of all currencies. The formula includes, in ground assets, the economy of the country, its population - which is one of the country's assets, and a number of other parameters to determine the value of the country's currency. This formula is to be applied to each country so that all currencies will be on par value with all other countries. The application of the formula and the common value of all gold, means that one country's currency has to have the same value as another country's currency. This is called the Global Currency Reset - the reset of all currencies on par with all other world currencies and they each have a gold certificate to validate authenticity. It is the requirement of each country to use the reset formula and apply the worldwide standards, so that the QFS is able to function as planned. That is why a country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS.
http://finalwakeupcall.info/en/2019/03/06/qfs-off-world-monetary-system/
#6652547 at 2019-06-02 14:55:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8507: Breakfast With Frens. The Q Hats Edition
QFS Off-World Monetary System
QFS ends corrupt Cabal central banking
The QFS-system will cover the new global network for the transfer of gold or asset-backed money, initiated by Russia and China to replace the US-centrally-controlled Swift system.
This new Quantum Financial System - QFS runs on a quantum computer, based on an orbiting satellite, and is protected by Secret Space Programs to ensure that it cannot be hacked. The quantum technology was provided by benevolent extraterrestrial Galactics. The purpose of the new financial system is to put an end to Cabal corruption, usury, and manipulation within the banking world. The key is to implement limitations that will prevent corrupted banksters from gaining significant profits.
The QFS is completely independent from the existing centralised system, making all other previous transfer systems like for e.g. blockchain, unnecessary. At least there is no need for blockchain technology, as that has been superseded due to its shortcomings by at least two other transfer networks, putting the need for cryptos very much into doubt. Moreover, after the Revaluation, all sovereign currencies will be gold or asset-backed, ensuring a sustainable value, which makes the need for unbacked cryptos outdated, as these are simply digits on computer memory banks.
Furthermore, the hype around Crypto-currencies is a modern-day example of the sheeple-herd mentality. Apparently, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking. When buying something of value, it is rational to exchange it for something of equal value, represented by the amount of the exchanged money. Since cryptos don't carry any intrinsic value, there can never be a balanced deal. And in relation to its nominal value; there will never be stability between buyers and sellers of cryptos, as is the case with all other merchandise. To give an analogy; it is very unlikely that a tossed coin will fall on its edge, just as it is highly probable that there will always be either a majority that wishes to buy, or there will be a majority that wishes to sell the crypto coins.
With the activation of the QFS, the Galactic Alliance will completely destroy the central banking System that has been designed to destroy the world economy and put the world population into perpetual debt slavery. The little-known truth is, the QFS has been running parallel to the central banking System for many months, if not more than a year, and has countered many hacking attempts to steal funds by the Cabal. The result being that many bankers have been caught red-handed with illegal money transfers and have consequently been arrested.
QFS system advanced without any equivalent
Little is it known that this new system was invented in preparation for the takeover of the central bank Debt System to end the financial slavery and control over the populace. The Alliance gave President Trump the magic wand of taking over the old banking system without changing it.
The Quantum Financial System - QFS has no comparison to anything that has ever been introduced to the world before. It has no peer; it has no equivalent in advanced technology of any other system before it. It is brand new. It reigns supreme in the technology it applies, to accomplish the one hundred percent financial security and transparency all currency account holders require. With the QFS, the monetary system of the world can easily be changed to encompass gold-backed currencies that completely eliminate the transfer need of the old Cabal central banking system. Regrettably, to fully comprehend the advanced QFS-structure, there doesn't exist an equivalent technology to serve as an example.
#6652306 at 2019-06-02 14:04:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8506: Katie, Barr the Door Edition
China central bank urges calm after Baoshang takeover
JUNE 2, 2019 / 7:54 AM /
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank sought to calm investors on Sunday after last month's takeover of Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank, saying regulators are not planning any more such moves for the moment.
The China banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) took control of Baoshang on May 24, rattling Chinese markets and prompting the People's bank of China (PBOC) to inject cash into the banking system.
In response to concerns that regulators planned more takeovers of financial institutions, the PBOC said on Sunday that Baoshang was a standalone case.
"Everyone, please don't worry. At present we don't yet have this plan," it said in a statement on its website.
The PBOC also said it would use various monetary policy tools to stabilize money markets and boost banking system liquidity, but did not mention broader easing.
"The PBOC has fully estimated and prepared for the various factors that will affect liquidity in June, and will flexibly use reverse repurchase agreements and the medium-term lending facility in accordance with the cash supply-and-demand situation of the market," it said in a statement.
The central bank has previously pledged more policy support for a slowing economy, but PBOC Governor Yi Gang has said there is less room for further monetary easing.
On Sunday, the PBOC said relatively low reserve requirements for medium- and small-sized banks would boost their liquidity, while a previously announced phased cut to reserve requirements is expected to release 100 billion yuan ($14.5 billion) in long-term liquidity to medium- and small-sized banks on June 17.
Moar>> https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pboc-liquidity/china-central-bank-urges-calm-after-baoshang-takeover-idUSKCN1T30EZ
#6652198 at 2019-06-02 13:48:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8506: Katie, Barr the Door Edition
>6651813
Spitballing big time here….Elements and Norway
2 rogue elements
1646 key elements
1944 rogue elements
1945 rogue elements
1951 corrupt elements
2336 Elemental's servers…
2340 rogue elements
2381 corrupt elements
3024 rogue elements
101
Graphic confirmed.
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137 Norway: central bank of Norway
#6651851 at 2019-06-02 12:17:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8506: Katie, Barr the Door Edition
>>6651844
Gold-asset-backed currencies
Only gold-or asset backed currencies that have a digital gold or asset certificate can be transferred through the QFS. The certificate will reference a serial number on a piece of gold or asset held in reserve to back the currency. Off-world technologies are used to quarantine the gold and or assets used to back currencies. There is no way it can be stolen or taken out of the secure vaults where it is stored. That is why it is called a gold-backed currency, it has to reference back to the piece of gold or asset that is backing it.
References to 'asset-backed currencies' is the process of establishing a currency based on assets within the country of origin. Assets are the justification to establish the amount of currency available in a country, but all denominations of currencies must be accepted within the QFS and given a gold/asset certificate to be active within the QFS.
If the assets are mined or extracted from the earth, they will be sold on the marketplace as with any other commodity. This process is complicated and no simple task to accomplish. But it is a process that is necessary to ensure value to the worldwide currencies being used in the QFS.
Any fiat currencies that cannot be designated as being clean, clear, non-terroristic, or not clearly originating from legal activities, are disqualified, which are most, if not all fiat paper currencies. Fiat currencies can consequently not become legal in the QFS.
Fiat currencies already in possession at the time of full-scale implementation of the QFS, received whilst doing legal business, will be exchanged for gold-backed currencies at the bank.
The procedure here is called 'reconciliation', qualifying the money transfer as being either legal or illegal, and will be carried out by a benevolent conscious entity from the 5th dimension.
The confirmation and revelation of this benevolent component of the QFS, will be the assurance and proof of a one hundred percent benign secure neutral transfer system.
Without the ability to reconcile old fiat money into the new QFS, all central bank activities will cease to have any relevance within this new financial system. Any country that is not GESARA compliant will be left out of the QFS and will eventually be left out of international trade. Non-compliant countries, if any, will be left to barter commodities or work out a credit exchange with other countries, a system that is not presently set up to do business at any level of relevance.
GCR - Global Currency Reset
Each country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS. The Alliance will use a specific quantitative formula to establish the amount of currency available, "in a country," which is to be gold-backed in the QFS. The results of the formula will establish a fair value of each country's assets as compared to another. There is far more gold than needed to accomplish the gold-backing of all world currencies. Once established through the GCR, the price of gold will become irrelevant.
If the price of gold goes up, the value of all currencies will go up as well, resulting in no net change to the par value of all currencies. The formula includes, in ground assets, the economy of the country, its population - which is one of the country's assets, and a number of other parameters to determine the value of the country's currency. This formula is to be applied to each country so that all currencies will be on par value with all other countries. The application of the formula and the common value of all gold, means that one country's currency has to have the same value as another country's currency. This is called the Global Currency Reset - the reset of all currencies on par with all other world currencies and they each have a gold certificate to validate authenticity. It is the requirement of each country to use the reset formula and apply the worldwide standards, so that the QFS is able to function as planned. That is why a country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS.
http://finalwakeupcall.info/en/2019/03/06/qfs-off-world-monetary-system/
#6651839 at 2019-06-02 12:12:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8506: Katie, Barr the Door Edition
QFS Off-World Monetary System
QFS ends corrupt Cabal central banking
The QFS-system will cover the new global network for the transfer of gold or asset-backed money, initiated by Russia and China to replace the US-centrally-controlled Swift system.
This new Quantum Financial System - QFS runs on a quantum computer, based on an orbiting satellite, and is protected by Secret Space Programs to ensure that it cannot be hacked. The quantum technology was provided by benevolent extraterrestrial Galactics. The purpose of the new financial system is to put an end to Cabal corruption, usury, and manipulation within the banking world. The key is to implement limitations that will prevent corrupted banksters from gaining significant profits.
The QFS is completely independent from the existing centralised system, making all other previous transfer systems like for e.g. blockchain, unnecessary. At least there is no need for blockchain technology, as that has been superseded due to its shortcomings by at least two other transfer networks, putting the need for cryptos very much into doubt. Moreover, after the Revaluation, all sovereign currencies will be gold or asset-backed, ensuring a sustainable value, which makes the need for unbacked cryptos outdated, as these are simply digits on computer memory banks.
Furthermore, the hype around Crypto-currencies is a modern-day example of the sheeple-herd mentality. Apparently, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking. When buying something of value, it is rational to exchange it for something of equal value, represented by the amount of the exchanged money. Since cryptos don't carry any intrinsic value, there can never be a balanced deal. And in relation to its nominal value; there will never be stability between buyers and sellers of cryptos, as is the case with all other merchandise. To give an analogy; it is very unlikely that a tossed coin will fall on its edge, just as it is highly probable that there will always be either a majority that wishes to buy, or there will be a majority that wishes to sell the crypto coins.
With the activation of the QFS, the Galactic Alliance will completely destroy the central banking System that has been designed to destroy the world economy and put the world population into perpetual debt slavery. The little-known truth is, the QFS has been running parallel to the central banking System for many months, if not more than a year, and has countered many hacking attempts to steal funds by the Cabal. The result being that many bankers have been caught red-handed with illegal money transfers and have consequently been arrested.
QFS system advanced without any equivalent
Little is it known that this new system was invented in preparation for the takeover of the central bank Debt System to end the financial slavery and control over the populace. The Alliance gave President Trump the magic wand of taking over the old banking system without changing it.
The Quantum Financial System - QFS has no comparison to anything that has ever been introduced to the world before. It has no peer; it has no equivalent in advanced technology of any other system before it. It is brand new. It reigns supreme in the technology it applies, to accomplish the one hundred percent financial security and transparency all currency account holders require. With the QFS, the monetary system of the world can easily be changed to encompass gold-backed currencies that completely eliminate the transfer need of the old Cabal central banking system. Regrettably, to fully comprehend the advanced QFS-structure, there doesn't exist an equivalent technology to serve as an example.
#6646086 at 2019-06-01 17:59:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8498: JA and SR in June Edition
G20 to beef up steps against money laundering using crypto-assets at Fukuoka meeting
The Group of 20 major economies plan to agree on compiling additional steps by 2021 against money laundering and funding of terrorist groups through the use of crypto-assets, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are set to urge the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body, to devise new measures to prevent the malicious use of cryptocurrency and other advanced technologies when they gather in the city of Fukuoka for a two-day meeting from June 8, the sources said.
The chiefs are also expected to formally agree on strengthening regulations on cryptocurrency exchange operators such as requiring government registration.
Concerns are growing that cryptocurrencies will be used to fund terrorist organizations and other criminal acts by exploiting their anonymity.
A U.N. panel of experts said in March that cryptocurrency has given North Korea a new way to evade sanctions since "they are harder to trace, can be laundered many times and are independent from government regulation."
It said Pyongyang successfully launched attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in Asia, including Japan, at least five times between January 2017 and last September, leading to a total loss of $571 million.
The FATF, an international standard-setting body that promotes steps to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, has been pushing for strengthened monitoring of cryptocurrency exchanges and the verification of customer identities.
In Japan, registration is already mandatory for cryptocurrency exchanges due to a revision of the Payment Services Act that came into effect in April 2017. The law also gives authorities the power to issue orders for business improvement and suspension.
The G20 chiefs are also set to ask members to report on possible countermeasures utilizing IT such as employing artificial intelligence technology to detect suspicious transactions, the sources said.
They will agree to accelerate efforts toward establishing rules on compensating investors and customers for theft of their cryptocurrencies, the sources said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/06/01/business/g20-beef-steps-money-laundering-using-crypto-assets-fukuoka-meeting/
#6645735 at 2019-06-01 16:58:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8498: JA and SR in June Edition
Judy Shelton: Who Is Trump's Newest Fed Pick?
Would President Donald Trump's recent Federal Reserve nominees lead the Mises wing of the Libertarian Party? No. Have his picks been interesting to say the least? Yes. Though far from being reincarnations of Murray Rothbard or disciples of Walter Block, the last couple of nominations have been an improvement from the typical Keynesian, status quo selections who advocate more of the same.
Up until the media tried to destroy his professional life, Stephen Moore supported a return to the gold standard. Before withdrawing from consideration to work at the Fed, Herman Cain was vocal about adopting a sound money policy - and he is black, something the left has been whining about for the last couple of years. Trump's latest nominee is a mixed bag, but she has been a staunch critic of the Eccles Building, and that is essential at a time when the central bank has had carte blanche to manipulate interest rates, expand the money supply, and produce bubbles.
Who is this person, and will she survive the media firestorm heading her way?
Judy Shelton
Gimme Judy Shelton
According to Bloomberg, the White House is considering conservative economist Judy Shelton to fill one of the two vacancies on the Fed's Board of Governors. She reportedly met with Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, but Shelton has not met with the president.
Shelton presently acts as the U.S. executive director for the European bank for Reconstruction and Development. Previously, she was an adviser to the Trump campaign and worked at the Sound Money Project, a group founded in 2009 to perform research and promote awareness regarding monetary stability and financial privacy. Shelton also penned two books, including The Coming Soviet Crash, which examined the Russian economy and its collapse.
In April, Shelton wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, titled "The Case for Monetary Regime Change." Her supposition was that it is "entirely prudent to question the infallibility of the Federal Reserve in calibrating the money supply to the needs of the economy." Why? She accurately blamed the Fed's "influence over the creation of money and credit" for the 2008 financial crisis.
Last year, she wrote in a Cato Institute paper: "We make America great again by making America's money great again." One way to achieve this, she suggested, is to link the U.S. dollar to gold or another commodity rather than blanket trust in the federal government.
Speaking in an interview with Fortune during the 2016 election campaign, Shelton was blunt in calling for "a fundamental reassessment of the global monetary order." She outlined her concerns over central banks around the world acquiring corporate assets and the Federal Reserve prolonging the normalization of interest rates. The economist ultimately believes that the central bank is the "biggest risk" to the economy. "I think it's perfectly legitimate to question whether the current monetary system we have is working, and whether we've solved the imbalances that led to the last crisis," she said. That is some serious libertarian, anti-globalist speak that the Fed needs right now. Of course, there is always a but...
https://www.libertynation.com/judy-shelton-who-is-trumps-newest-fed-pick/
#6644838 at 2019-06-01 14:30:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8497: For the History Books Edition
>>6644837
Gold-asset-backed currencies
Only gold-or asset backed currencies that have a digital gold or asset certificate can be transferred through the QFS. The certificate will reference a serial number on a piece of gold or asset held in reserve to back the currency. Off-world technologies are used to quarantine the gold and or assets used to back currencies. There is no way it can be stolen or taken out of the secure vaults where it is stored. That is why it is called a gold-backed currency, it has to reference back to the piece of gold or asset that is backing it.
References to 'asset-backed currencies' is the process of establishing a currency based on assets within the country of origin. Assets are the justification to establish the amount of currency available in a country, but all denominations of currencies must be accepted within the QFS and given a gold/asset certificate to be active within the QFS.
If the assets are mined or extracted from the earth, they will be sold on the marketplace as with any other commodity. This process is complicated and no simple task to accomplish. But it is a process that is necessary to ensure value to the worldwide currencies being used in the QFS.
Any fiat currencies that cannot be designated as being clean, clear, non-terroristic, or not clearly originating from legal activities, are disqualified, which are most, if not all fiat paper currencies. Fiat currencies can consequently not become legal in the QFS.
Fiat currencies already in possession at the time of full-scale implementation of the QFS, received whilst doing legal business, will be exchanged for gold-backed currencies at the bank.
The procedure here is called 'reconciliation', qualifying the money transfer as being either legal or illegal, and will be carried out by a benevolent conscious entity from the 5th dimension.
The confirmation and revelation of this benevolent component of the QFS, will be the assurance and proof of a one hundred percent benign secure neutral transfer system.
Without the ability to reconcile old fiat money into the new QFS, all central bank activities will cease to have any relevance within this new financial system. Any country that is not GESARA compliant will be left out of the QFS and will eventually be left out of international trade. Non-compliant countries, if any, will be left to barter commodities or work out a credit exchange with other countries, a system that is not presently set up to do business at any level of relevance.
GCR - Global Currency Reset
Each country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS. The Alliance will use a specific quantitative formula to establish the amount of currency available, "in a country," which is to be gold-backed in the QFS. The results of the formula will establish a fair value of each country's assets as compared to another. There is far more gold than needed to accomplish the gold-backing of all world currencies. Once established through the GCR, the price of gold will become irrelevant.
If the price of gold goes up, the value of all currencies will go up as well, resulting in no net change to the par value of all currencies. The formula includes, in ground assets, the economy of the country, its population - which is one of the country's assets, and a number of other parameters to determine the value of the country's currency. This formula is to be applied to each country so that all currencies will be on par value with all other countries. The application of the formula and the common value of all gold, means that one country's currency has to have the same value as another country's currency. This is called the Global Currency Reset - the reset of all currencies on par with all other world currencies and they each have a gold certificate to validate authenticity. It is the requirement of each country to use the reset formula and apply the worldwide standards, so that the QFS is able to function as planned. That is why a country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS.
http://finalwakeupcall.info/en/2019/03/06/qfs-off-world-monetary-system/
#6644834 at 2019-06-01 14:29:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8497: For the History Books Edition
QFS Off-World Monetary System
The QFS-system will cover the new global network for the transfer of gold or asset-backed money, initiated by Russia and China to replace the US-centrally-controlled Swift system.
This new Quantum Financial System - QFS runs on a quantum computer, based on an orbiting satellite, and is protected by Secret Space Programs to ensure that it cannot be hacked. The quantum technology was provided by benevolent extraterrestrial Galactics. The purpose of the new financial system is to put an end to Cabal corruption, usury, and manipulation within the banking world. The key is to implement limitations that will prevent corrupted banksters from gaining significant profits.
The QFS is completely independent from the existing centralised system, making all other previous transfer systems like for e.g. blockchain, unnecessary. At least there is no need for blockchain technology, as that has been superseded due to its shortcomings by at least two other transfer networks, putting the need for cryptos very much into doubt. Moreover, after the Revaluation, all sovereign currencies will be gold or asset-backed, ensuring a sustainable value, which makes the need for unbacked cryptos outdated, as these are simply digits on computer memory banks.
Furthermore, the hype around Crypto-currencies is a modern-day example of the sheeple-herd mentality. Apparently, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking. When buying something of value, it is rational to exchange it for something of equal value, represented by the amount of the exchanged money. Since cryptos don't carry any intrinsic value, there can never be a balanced deal. And in relation to its nominal value; there will never be stability between buyers and sellers of cryptos, as is the case with all other merchandise. To give an analogy; it is very unlikely that a tossed coin will fall on its edge, just as it is highly probable that there will always be either a majority that wishes to buy, or there will be a majority that wishes to sell the crypto coins.
With the activation of the QFS, the Galactic Alliance will completely destroy the central banking System that has been designed to destroy the world economy and put the world population into perpetual debt slavery. The little-known truth is, the QFS has been running parallel to the central banking System for many months, if not more than a year, and has countered many hacking attempts to steal funds by the Cabal. The result being that many bankers have been caught red-handed with illegal money transfers and have consequently been arrested.
QFS system advanced without any equivalent
Little is it known that this new system was invented in preparation for the takeover of the central bank Debt System to end the financial slavery and control over the populace. The Alliance gave President Trump the magic wand of taking over the old banking system without changing it.
The Quantum Financial System - QFS has no comparison to anything that has ever been introduced to the world before. It has no peer; it has no equivalent in advanced technology of any other system before it. It is brand new. It reigns supreme in the technology it applies, to accomplish the one hundred percent financial security and transparency all currency account holders require. With the QFS, the monetary system of the world can easily be changed to encompass gold-backed currencies that completely eliminate the transfer need of the old Cabal central banking system. Regrettably, to fully comprehend the advanced QFS-structure, there doesn't exist an equivalent technology to serve as an example.
#6644398 at 2019-06-01 12:39:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8496: Got popcoooooarn? Edition
>>6644391
Gold-asset-backed currencies
Only gold-or asset backed currencies that have a digital gold or asset certificate can be transferred through the QFS. The certificate will reference a serial number on a piece of gold or asset held in reserve to back the currency. Off-world technologies are used to quarantine the gold and or assets used to back currencies. There is no way it can be stolen or taken out of the secure vaults where it is stored. That is why it is called a gold-backed currency, it has to reference back to the piece of gold or asset that is backing it.
References to 'asset-backed currencies' is the process of establishing a currency based on assets within the country of origin. Assets are the justification to establish the amount of currency available in a country, but all denominations of currencies must be accepted within the QFS and given a gold/asset certificate to be active within the QFS.
If the assets are mined or extracted from the earth, they will be sold on the marketplace as with any other commodity. This process is complicated and no simple task to accomplish. But it is a process that is necessary to ensure value to the worldwide currencies being used in the QFS.
Any fiat currencies that cannot be designated as being clean, clear, non-terroristic, or not clearly originating from legal activities, are disqualified, which are most, if not all fiat paper currencies. Fiat currencies can consequently not become legal in the QFS.
Fiat currencies already in possession at the time of full-scale implementation of the QFS, received whilst doing legal business, will be exchanged for gold-backed currencies at the bank.
The procedure here is called 'reconciliation', qualifying the money transfer as being either legal or illegal, and will be carried out by a benevolent conscious entity from the 5th dimension.
The confirmation and revelation of this benevolent component of the QFS, will be the assurance and proof of a one hundred percent benign secure neutral transfer system.
Without the ability to reconcile old fiat money into the new QFS, all central bank activities will cease to have any relevance within this new financial system. Any country that is not GESARA compliant will be left out of the QFS and will eventually be left out of international trade. Non-compliant countries, if any, will be left to barter commodities or work out a credit exchange with other countries, a system that is not presently set up to do business at any level of relevance.
GCR - Global Currency Reset
Each country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS. The Alliance will use a specific quantitative formula to establish the amount of currency available, "in a country," which is to be gold-backed in the QFS. The results of the formula will establish a fair value of each country's assets as compared to another. There is far more gold than needed to accomplish the gold-backing of all world currencies. Once established through the GCR, the price of gold will become irrelevant.
If the price of gold goes up, the value of all currencies will go up as well, resulting in no net change to the par value of all currencies. The formula includes, in ground assets, the economy of the country, its population - which is one of the country's assets, and a number of other parameters to determine the value of the country's currency. This formula is to be applied to each country so that all currencies will be on par value with all other countries. The application of the formula and the common value of all gold, means that one country's currency has to have the same value as another country's currency. This is called the Global Currency Reset - the reset of all currencies on par with all other world currencies and they each have a gold certificate to validate authenticity. It is the requirement of each country to use the reset formula and apply the worldwide standards, so that the QFS is able to function as planned. That is why a country must be GESARA compliant to participate in the QFS.
#6644380 at 2019-06-01 12:36:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8496: Got popcoooooarn? Edition
QFS Off-World Monetary System
The QFS-system will cover the new global network for the transfer of gold or asset-backed money, initiated by Russia and China to replace the US-centrally-controlled Swift system.
This new Quantum Financial System - QFS runs on a quantum computer, based on an orbiting satellite, and is protected by Secret Space Programs to ensure that it cannot be hacked. The quantum technology was provided by benevolent extraterrestrial Galactics. The purpose of the new financial system is to put an end to Cabal corruption, usury, and manipulation within the banking world. The key is to implement limitations that will prevent corrupted banksters from gaining significant profits.
The QFS is completely independent from the existing centralised system, making all other previous transfer systems like for e.g. blockchain, unnecessary. At least there is no need for blockchain technology, as that has been superseded due to its shortcomings by at least two other transfer networks, putting the need for cryptos very much into doubt. Moreover, after the Revaluation, all sovereign currencies will be gold or asset-backed, ensuring a sustainable value, which makes the need for unbacked cryptos outdated, as these are simply digits on computer memory banks.
Furthermore, the hype around Crypto-currencies is a modern-day example of the sheeple-herd mentality. Apparently, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking. When buying something of value, it is rational to exchange it for something of equal value, represented by the amount of the exchanged money. Since cryptos don't carry any intrinsic value, there can never be a balanced deal. And in relation to its nominal value; there will never be stability between buyers and sellers of cryptos, as is the case with all other merchandise. To give an analogy; it is very unlikely that a tossed coin will fall on its edge, just as it is highly probable that there will always be either a majority that wishes to buy, or there will be a majority that wishes to sell the crypto coins.
With the activation of the QFS, the Galactic Alliance will completely destroy the central banking System that has been designed to destroy the world economy and put the world population into perpetual debt slavery. The little-known truth is, the QFS has been running parallel to the central banking System for many months, if not more than a year, and has countered many hacking attempts to steal funds by the Cabal. The result being that many bankers have been caught red-handed with illegal money transfers and have consequently been arrested.
QFS system advanced without any equivalent
Little is it known that this new system was invented in preparation for the takeover of the central bank Debt System to end the financial slavery and control over the populace. The Alliance gave President Trump the magic wand of taking over the old banking system without changing it.
The Quantum Financial System - QFS has no comparison to anything that has ever been introduced to the world before. It has no peer; it has no equivalent in advanced technology of any other system before it. It is brand new. It reigns supreme in the technology it applies, to accomplish the one hundred percent financial security and transparency all currency account holders require. With the QFS, the monetary system of the world can easily be changed to encompass gold-backed currencies that completely eliminate the transfer need of the old Cabal central banking system. Regrettably, to fully comprehend the advanced QFS-structure, there doesn't exist an equivalent technology to serve as an example.
#6638065 at 2019-05-31 18:39:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8488: E-ish Bake Edition
The bankers' "Power Revolution": How the Government Got Shackled by Debt
The U.S. federal debt has more than doubled since the 2008 financial crisis, shooting up from $9.4 trillion in mid-2008 to over $22 trillion in April 2019. The debt is never paid off. The government just keeps paying the interest on it, and interest rates are rising.
In 2018, the Fed announced plans to raise rates by 2020 to "normal" levels - a fed funds target of 3.375 percent - and to sell about $1.5 trillion in federal securities at the rate of $50 billion monthly, further growing the mountain of federal debt on the market. When the Fed holds government securities, it returns the interest to the government after deducting its costs; but the private buyers of these securities will be pocketing the interest, adding to the taxpayers' bill.
In fact it is the interest, not the debt itself, that is the problem with a burgeoning federal debt. The principal just gets rolled over from year to year. But the interest must be paid to private bondholders annually by the taxpayers and constitutes one of the biggest items in the federal budget. Currently the Fed's plans for "quantitative tightening" are on hold; but assuming it follows through with them, projections are that by 2027 U.S. taxpayers will owe $1 trillion annually just in interest on the federal debt. That is enough to fund President Donald Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure plan every year, and it is a direct transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy investors holding most of the bonds.
Where will this money come from? Crippling taxes, wholesale privatization of public assets, and elimination of social services will not be sufficient to cover the bill.
Bondholder Debt Is Unnecessary
The irony is that the United States does not need to carry a debt to bondholders at all. It has been financially sovereign ever since President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the dollar off the gold standard domestically in 1933. This was recognized by Beardsley Ruml, Chairman of the Federal Reserve bank of New York, in a 1945 presentation before the American Bar Association titled "Taxes for Revenue Are Obsolete."
"The necessity for government to tax in order to maintain both its independence and its solvency is true for state and local governments," he said, "but it is not true for a national government." The government was now at liberty to spend as needed to meet its budget, drawing on credit issued by its own central bank. It could do this until price inflation indicated a weakened purchasing power of the currency.
Then, and only then, would the government need to levy taxes - not to fund the budget but to counteract inflation by contracting the money supply. The principal purpose of taxes, said Ruml, was "the maintenance of a dollar which has stable purchasing power over the years. Sometimes this purpose is stated as 'the avoidance of inflation.'"
The government could be funded without taxes by drawing on credit from its own central bank; and since there was no longer a need for gold to cover the loan, the central bank would not have to borrow. It could just create the money on its books. This insight is a basic tenet of Modern Monetary Theory: the government does not need to borrow or tax, at least until prices are driven up. It can just create the money it needs. The government could create money by issuing it directly; or by borrowing it directly from the central bank, which would create the money on its books; or by taking a perpetual overdraft on the Treasury's account at the central bank, which would have the same effect.
https://ellenbrown.com/2019/05/31/the-bankers-power-revolution-how-the-government-got-shackled-by-debt/
#6635871 at 2019-05-31 12:48:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8485: Thars a New Tariff Sheriff in Town Edition
U.S. inflation picks up in April, spending slows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased in April, which could support the Federal Reserve's contention that recent low inflation readings were transitory and allow the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged for a while.
The Commerce Department said on Friday its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month after rising 0.2% in March. That lifted the annual increase in the PCE price index to 1.5% from 1.4% in March.
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index gained 0.2% last month after edging up 0.1% in March. In the 12 months through April, the so-called core PCE price index increased 1.6% after rising 1.5% in March.
The core PCE index is the Fed's preferred inflation measure. It hit the U.S. central bank's 2% inflation target in March 2018 for the first time since April 2012.
Persistently tame inflation together with slowing economic growth have led to calls, including from President Donald Trump, for the Fed to cut rates. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has maintained the soft readings "may wind up being transient." The Fed this month kept rates unchanged and signaled little inclination to adjust monetary policy anytime soon.
A much weaker inflation pulse than initially thought in the first quarter had led economists to anticipate a moderation in the annual core PCE price index in April.
The government also reported on Friday that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose 0.3% as consumers spent less on services, including household electricity and gas.
Data for March was revised up to show consumer spending jumping 1.1%, the biggest increase since August 2009, instead of the previously reported 0.9% rise. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending would advance 0.2% in April.
When adjusted for inflation, consumer spending was unchanged in April. This so-called real consumer spending rose 0.9% in March.
The weak real consumer spending reading in April suggests slower economic growth in the second quarter.
Consumer spending increased at a 1.3% annualized rate in the first quarter, the slowest in a year. The overall economy grew at a 3.1% rate last quarter, flattered by the volatile exports, inventory and defense components. Growth estimates for the April-June quarter are below a 2.0% rate.
Personal income rose 0.5% in April after ticking up 0.1% in March. Savings increased to $990.3 billion in April from $963.7 billion in March.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-spending/u-s-inflation-picks-up-in-april-spending-slows-idUSKCN1T11IU?il=0
#6635746 at 2019-05-31 12:20:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8485: Thars a New Tariff Sheriff in Town Edition
Morning Market Report
Some Headlines
GM, Ford Slip (pre-market trading) as U.S. Auto Sector Hit by Trump's Mexico Threat
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-05-31/gm-ford-slip-as-u-s-auto-sector-hit-by-trump-s-mexico-threat?
2-year Treasury yield slumps to 2% after Trump wields tariff threat against Mexico
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/2-year-treasury-yield-slumps-to-2-after-trump-wields-tariff-threat-against-mexico-2019-05-31?
German Yields Set New Sub-Zero Record as Haven Seekers Rush In
https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2019-05-31/german-yields-set-new-sub-zero-record-as-haven-seekers-rush-in?
Makets and US Futures drop after POTUS bombshell on tariffs.
edited for gas-lighting bullshit from ZH
very unusual for this to habben on the last day of trading but I see how they realize its a friday and will only last for one day-system is throwing a fit still-the economic problems we have had for years are being addressed and the inequality they have produced is a reason for anyone to sell stocks?….If you do not see what is and has been going on with these reactions…..
Dow below 25,000 and the S&P below its 200 DMA, will break the S&P's unbroken monthly streak in 2019, with May set for the first monthly loss since the December rout. In fact, May will be the third worst month since the US downgrade in August 2011.
POTUS announced the decision on Twitter late Thursday, catching markets completely by surprise.
and how long was it that Obrador signaled he wanted a meeting?-a few hours if that.
After POTUS' announcement, investor mood hit pitch black when China's May manufacturing PMI printed not only below expectations, but below the lowest expectation, raising questions about the effectiveness of Beijing's stimulus steps.
Nikkei is at three month low…
With markets tumbling, traders flooded into the safety of bond market and the dollar, with yields on the 10-year Treasury note quickly fell to a fresh 20-month low of 2.17%, while the dollar jumped 1.7% on the Mexican peso. In the US, all Treasury tenors from 2Y to 5Y were now trading below 2.0%, while the 3M-10Y was inverted as much as 21bps. Bonds extended their bull run with 10-year Treasury yields now down a steep 33 basis points for the month and decisively below the overnight funds rate. Such an inversion of the yield curve has presaged enough recessions in the past that investors are wagering the Fed will be forced to ease policy just as "insurance".
See Cap#3-told ya a few weeks ago when the FRB lowered the discount rate, this si what accelerated the drop as the trade negotiations were and have been in the same state weeks prior.
Another silver lining: investors clearly felt encouraged that opening a new front in the trade wars would pressure central banks everywhere to consider new stimulus. On Thursday, Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said the central bank would act if inflation stays too low or global and financial risks endanger the economic outlook.
Pepe puts it at even money to habben at September meeting-perhaps sooner.
Market Snapshot
S&P 500 futures down 1.1% to 2,759.25
STOXX Europe 600 down 1% to 368.54
MXAP down 0.04% to 152.22
MXAPJ up 0.2% to 498.43
Nikkei down 1.6% to 20,601.19
Topix down 1.3% to 1,512.28
Hang Seng Index down 0.8% to 26,901.09
Shanghai Composite down 0.2% to
2,898.70
Sensex down 0.3% to 39,707.10
Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 0.07% to
6,396.85
Kospi up 0.1% to 2,041.74
German 10Y yield fell 2.7 bps to -0.202%
Euro up 0.2% to $1.1148
Italian 10Y yield rose 1.4 bps to 2.283%
Spanish 10Y yield fell 1.8 bps to 0.746%
Brent futures down 3.3% to $64.70/bbl
Gold spot up 0.7% to $1,297.30
U.S. Dollar Index down 0.1% to 98.00
US Event Calendar-Data, decent amount of it today.
8:30am: Personal Income, est. 0.3%, prior
0.1%;
Personal Spending, est. 0.2%, prior 0.9%
8:30am: PCE Deflator MoM, est. 0.3%, prior
0.2%; PCE Deflator YoY, est. 1.6%, prior
1.5%
9:45am: MNI Chicago PMI, est. 54, prior
52.6
10am: U. of Mich. Sentiment, est. 101.5,
prior 102.4; Current Conditions, prior 112.4;
Expectations, prior 96d
Away from the data the Fed's Visco is due to speak this morning while this afternoon the Fed's Bostic is due to moderate a discussion on the global economy, while the Fed's Williams speaks this evening on the topic of monetary policy theory and practice. Expect the fallout from the latest tariff announcement to be the big talking point however.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-31/global-markets-routed-after-trump-tariff-bombshell-bund-yields-crater-record-low
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6635290 at 2019-05-31 08:26:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8484: A Tribute to the Free Speech Chans Edition
>>6635284
Great point!
Ok anons, dont hit me too hard. I just realized the extent to which President Trump is going.
He is going around the world setting up not only trade deals, but also a structure to do business in. As in they ARE getting rid of the FED/central bank hold over humanity.
WW it is being taken out. Everything from trade deals, to the money that will be used, and all countries are working independently TOGETHER on a new structure to do business in. This isnt just another 4 yr election. This is about taking our country back.
Shit man. Why Hussein and crew are going before and after POTUS around the globe.
Which means they are still trying to bribe everyone. And those shipments of cash, plane loads of money, Soros and others giving their riches away to "foundations or charities" ( hear the newest? Bezos' exwife giving half her cut from divorce to charity??? Heard that bout spit my drink out) so they can access that money or have those entities "donate" the monies to "campaigns or projects" of those same ultra rich bastards.
Bout to head to bed, cruising articles.
#6635114 at 2019-05-31 07:13:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8484: A Tribute to the Free Speech Chans Edition
>>6635065
DS is protected w a rogue nuke state.
So.. it is, as we already said DS that is fueling NK bad (duh) but its the whole top-down of DS.
We have Ch_na FURIOUS w the US.
[THEY] were promised the next global superpower status and reserve (private central bank owned) currency.
This WHOLE reversal just ABSOLUTELY FUCKED Ch_na.
#6633698 at 2019-05-31 03:27:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8482: NightShift RightShiftEdition
US Futures drop,Nikkei tumbles to 3-month low as car-makers plunge on Trump's Mexico tariff
* Auto sector second worst performer on the board
* Japan Display soars on news it will get financial aid
S.Korea's state pension fund to raise overseas investment to 50% by 2024
perhaps this yet another outcome of the meetings over the weekend.
SEOUL, May 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, said on Thursday it will raise overseas investment to about 40 percent of assets by 2022, as it continues to diversify investment to minimise risk.
The NPS, which had 564 trillion won ($504.34 billion) under management as of February, had 27 percent of assets invested overseas as at the end of 2016.
https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-pensions-idUSL4N1IR1LC
Ex-China central bank chief says progress at Xi-Trump Japan meet 'difficult'
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are likely to find it "difficult" to make major progress toward ending their countries' trade war when they meet at a G20 summit in Japan in June, a former Chinese central bank chief said on Friday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks/ex-china-central-bank-chief-says-progress-at-xi-trump-japan-meet-difficult-idUSKCN1T107K
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei tumbled to a more than three-month low, led by a plunge in carmakers after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a new tariff on all imports from Mexico next month until illegal immigration is stopped.
The Nikkei share average fell 0.7% to 20,795.63 in midmorning trade, after sinking to as low as 20,672.29 earlier in the session, the lowest since mid-February.
The transport equipment sector tumbled 2.4% and was the second worst sectoral performer on the board. Mazda Motor Corp dived 6.4%, Toyota Motor Co shed 2.3%, Nissan Motor Co plunged 3.1% and Honda Motor Co declined 3.2%.
Trump said on Thursday the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting on June 10 until illegal immigration across the southern border is stopped.
"The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied, at which time the Tariffs will be removed," Trump said on Twitter.
In a statement issued by the White House, Trump said the tariff would increase to 10% on July 1, 15% on Aug. 1, 20% on Sept. 1 and to 25% on Oct. 1.
"It doesn't look like there are prospects of resolving the immigration issue by the deadline. Although the specific impact on the Japanese auto industry is unclear at this point, investors are growing increasingly worried about a negative effect on auto sales," said Yoshinori Shigemi, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
"The immigration issue itself is contained between the U.S. and Mexico, but Trump's latest move reminded investors about his hardline stance on trade issues so the market is cautious about a trade deal between the U.S. and Japan as well."
Trump had indicated during his Japan trip this week that there will be trade announcements between the two sides "probably in August," and that the trade gap between the two countries could be "straightened out rapidly."
Bucking the weak trend, Japan Display Inc jumped as much as 36% after news it secured a financial aid from a Chinese-Taiwanese consortium in June.
Ono Pharmaceutical soared 3.9% after the company said it will buy back up to 2.92% of its own shares, worth up to 30 billion yen.
moar buybacks are always the answer-not.
The broader Topix index was weaker with all but two of its 33 subsectors in the red.
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-tumbles-to-3-month-low-as-carmakers-plunge-on-trumps-mexico-tariff-idUSL4N2370RH
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
#6631274 at 2019-05-30 23:11:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8479: Lotsa News Edition
TRUTH
Debt still increasing WW
Wall funding = some for US but more for Israel huge amounts of illegals still allowed in.
Illegals flooding in via the southern border = Catch and release ongoing
Israel Funding = 38 Billion
Israel Boycott law passed = Unconstitutional
Israel kills Palestinians almost daily using FF as an excuse Trump says nothing
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act = Passed 100-0
MAGA = Fifth degree of Satanism
MAGA = Witch or Magician in many languages
Left and Right = Marxists & Zionists working hand in glove ILLUSION OF CHOICE
Half Shekel = Coin minted with Trump on it in Israel to be used when the anti-Christ rules from the third temple in Jerusalem
US Gov = Israel first
Trump endorses war criminal Netanyahu = Israel first
Wars ended during Trump Presidency = 0
Regime change in Venezuela = underway
Plans for Regime change = Cuba Nicaragua Iran Syria Iraq Russia Yemen Libya All of Africa
Trump gave Syrian land to Israel = Israel first
NDAA was reauthorized for 6 more years. Sailed through the House and Senate and Trump signed it same day.
Justice for the elite = 0
Arrests of elite = 0
Nuclear arms race = back on INF treaty disregarded
Military spending = Huge increases
Withdrawal from Syria = More troops being sent
War in Yemen still going after Mattis was removed for trying to end it in 30 days.
5G = still rolling out now endorsed by Trump
Chemtrails = still going
Censorship = increasing
Jobs are disappearing big companies are folding.
Food production zones being destroyed in US and elsewhere. (bees being killed)
central bank = still in business
Vaccines = Being made mandatory WW endorsed by Trump
Poison removed from food/water/air supply = 0
Child sacrifice/pedophilia = Being normalized (you can now buy kid blood)
POTUS = Trojan Horse? (((Q+)))
Q told us POTUS had the say so when this ended = POTUS failure to declas discredited Q
Endless promises followed by endless excuses and delays, now Barr gets to waste everyone's time!
Arrests will happen regardless, whether they are staged or not will be the question. "You are watching a movie". The Zionists will be portrayed as the good guys and Marxists are the bad guy's. The Zionists will save the day and claim (((they))) are God's anointed (dark to light)and should be worshiped. Noahide World Order
I pray for the deceived that they can awaken and see they are being drawn into the hands of EVIL. Pray daily so God can send help.
The God of this world who they are being tricked into praying to has them in hand.
Let no man deceive you, do NOT pray for false IDOLS.
Judge a man by his fruits.
Jesus = I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The most high is watching. This fight is for your SOUL.
#6629640 at 2019-05-30 19:55:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8477: Ghosted E-Bake No Baker Edition
Malaysia Proposes Common Asian Gold-Backed Currency
For years, gold bulls had speculated that China has been quietly piling up physical gold, awaiting the moment to unveil a gold-backed currency, either after the dollar's reserve status falters or before.
Today, the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took one large step in that direction when he proposed the launch of an Asian version of the euro: a common trading currency for East Asia that, unlike the euro, would be pegged to gold, describing the existing currency trading in the region as manipulative (perhaps in reference to China's currency setting framework).
According to the Malaysian PM, the proposed common currency could be used to settle imports and exports, but would not be used for domestic transactions.
"In the Far East, if you want to come together, we should start with a common trading currency, not to be used locally but for the purpose of settling of trade," he said at the Nikkei Future of Asia conference in Tokyo. "The currency that we propose should be based on gold because gold is much more stable."
He said under the current foreign exchange system, local currencies were affected by external factors and were manipulated. He did not elaborate on how they were manipulated, and whether his complaint was against the dollar or the yuan. That said, Mahathir has long been a critic of currency trading, and according to Reuters, he once accused George Soros of betting against Asian currencies.
Incidentally, during the Asian financial crisis two decades ago, Mahathir pegged the ringgit currency at 3.8 to the dollar and imposed capital controls. That peg was scrapped in 2005.
Earlier this week, the Trump administration said that no major trading partner met the criteria required to be placed on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of its currency manipulators, it named Malaysia among nine countries that required close scrutiny. In response, Malaysia's central bank said on Wednesday its intervention in currency markets was limited to managing excessive volatility.
While it is unclear if the Malaysian PM's proposal is serious or just jawboning, should the Asian nation truly push for a currency alternative that evades the dollar, then many of the narrative gaps in the Zoolander script will finally become self-explanatory.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-30/malaysia-proposes-launch-asian-currency-pegged-gold
#6627068 at 2019-05-30 14:29:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8474: No Crime No Collusion No Obstruction No NOTHING! Edition
The Restructuring coming
How Countries Drifting From Dollar to Multicurrency System Using Gold as Hedge
Global central banks have stepped up their gold purchases. Tatiana Fic, the director of central banks and Public Policy at the World Gold Council and Ronald-Peter Stoeferle, a fund manager at Incrementum AG, have commented on the trend foreseeing a further drift from the US dollar and the emergence of a global multi-currency system.
Serbia and the Philippines have joined the club of gold bullion buyers amid the worldwide surge of interest in the precious metal. According to the World Gold Council, the UK-headquartered market development organisation for the gold industry, net buying of gold by central banks across the world has reached its highest level.
"The recent purchases by Serbia and the Philippines are part of a wider trend of growing gold purchases by central banks", said Tatiana Fic, the director of central banks and Public Policy at the World Gold Council. "central bank purchases of gold totalled 651 tonnes last year, the highest level under the existing international monetary system. In 2018, central banks added more gold to their foreign reserves than at any time since the end of Bretton Woods and the suspension of US dollar convertibility into gold nearly 50 years ago".
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201905301075476770-dollar-gold-hedge/
#6624907 at 2019-05-30 04:36:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8471: Edition
Asian markets drop, dig deeper hole as selloff continues
Nikkei, Hang Seng down again after losses on Wall Street
Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday after another round of selling on Wall Street and investor worries about a trade war.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.62% dropped nearly 0.9% in morning trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.65% slipped 0.7% while South Korea's Kospi 180721, +0.40% edged up 0.2%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng HSI, -0.42% was down 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.83% lost 0.8%. Stocks rose in Taiwan Y9999, +0.58% but fell in Singapore STI, -0.78%
Keep in mind that China already did this as a result of bailing out Baoshang bank.
After Baoshang rescue, China central bank pours cash into banking system
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank made its biggest daily net fund injection into the banking system in more than four months on Wednesday, a move traders saw as an attempt to calm the money market after the rescue of a troubled bank.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-openmarket-repo-idUSKCN1SZ050
and this
Alibaba mulls second listing in Hong Kong to raise US$20b
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Alibaba Group Holding is considering raising US$20 billion (S$27.5 billion) via a second listing in Hong Kong after a record-breaking 2014 New York market debut, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a mega-deal that will bring China's largest company closer to investors in its home country.
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/alibaba-mulls-second-listing-in-hong-kong-to-raise-us20b
Among individual stocks, Softbank Group 9984, -1.67% and Fast Retailing 9983, -1.84% fell in Tokyo trading, as did Nintendo 7974, -1.44% . In Hong Kong, Sunny Optical 2382, -2.82% and AAC 2018, -1.54% dropped, along with CSPC Pharmaceutical 1093, -2.91% . Samsung 005930, +1.79% and LG Electronics 066570, +1.69% advanced in South Korea. Mining giants BHP BHP, -1.47% and Rio Tinto RIO, -2.45% declined in Australia, as did Beach Energy BPT, -2.96% .
The latest market slide comes as investors worry that the trade war between the U.S. and China will derail global economic and corporate profit growth as it drags on with no sign of a resolution.
"The cracks in global equity markets threatened to grow wider still as relentless haven-buying of sovereign bonds overnight pushed key yields even lower and sent recession fears through stocks," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at Oanda.
"Asia is unlikely to feel much relief today either with both the Nikkei 225 and the ASX 200 down."
On Wall Street, overnight, the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.69% fell 19.37 points, or 0.7%, to 2,783.02. The index had been down 1.3% earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.87% lost 221.36 points, or 0.9%, to 25,126.41. It had tumbled 409 points. The Nasdaq composite COMP, -0.79% slid 60.04 points, or 0.8%, to 7,547.31.
With two more trading days left in May, the S&P 500 is heading for a loss of 5.5%. That would be its first monthly loss since December. The market has been heading steadily lower this month as prospects for the economy have dimmed and as traders got more worried about the lingering trade feud between Washington and Beijing.
In early May the U.S. and China concluded their 11th round of trade talks with no agreement. The U.S. then more than doubled duties on $200 billion in Chinese imports, and China responded by raising its own tariffs.
Benchmark U.S. crude CLN19, +0.58% added 29 cents to $59.10 It fell 0.6% to settle at $58.81 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude BRNN19, +0.24% , the international standard, gained 15 cents to $68.02 per barrel.
The dollar USDJPY, +0.02% rose to 109.54 Japanese yen from 109.31 yen on Wednesday.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-dig-deeper-hole-as-selloff-continues-2019-05-29?
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
#6622851 at 2019-05-30 01:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8468: Rough Seas Make Good Sailors Edition
Our Worst Enemy Controls Our "Money"
There are billions of transactions every day. Do you think "money"
actually flows back and forth? No, money is a "giant" ledger kept by the Rothschilds' world central bank cartel and its franchisees.
Tragically, the Rothschilds are Satanists (Cabalist Jews) who wish to leverage this credit monopoly into a monopoly over every aspect of life. They literally want to turn reality upside down so evil is good, sick is healthy, and ugly is beautiful. This explains the vicious attack on race, religion, nationhood and family (gender) ravaging the West.
Author Michael Berg was a Cabalist. Here, he explains, Cabalism (i.e. Freemasonry) hates Christian civilization because it is non-Jewish. Thanks to banking, we are truly satanically possessed.
Berg: "If you are a non-Jew and are reading this, you may have two choices if they manage to get their way. 1. Convert to Judaism i.e. join the club and save yourself from enslavement 2. Be enslaved, used and abused….."
This is why so many goyim, including our traitorous "leaders," have become "Jewes." Mankind literally is being inducted into this satanic cult.
But don't be too eager to sign up. The goal of a satanic cult is to compromise, exploit and destroy its members.
by Michael Berg
I am a 33-year-old male, born in Israel to ethnic German parents who converted to Judaism. I now live in Russia with my wife and three little girls.
First of all, I would like to say that Judaism is not a race in the traditional sense but more like a cult. According to Judaism, one can "become" a Jew by conversion and by doing so one can "download" a "Jewish" soul from the divine and become part of the Chosen.
Anyone who isn't brain dead can see that modern Jews are mixed race people.
I left the Jewish faith more than a year ago. After learning about my German - Aryan roots I came to identify first with the White race and then with humanity.
I do not follow cults and religions.
In the following article, I will give some example of Jewish hatred of those who are not part of the "club"….. i.e. non-Jewish humanity.
If you are a non-Jew and are reading this, you may have two choices if they manage to get their way. 1. Convert to Judaism i.e. join the club and save yourself from enslavement 2. Be enslaved, used and abused…..
https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/05/talmudic-hatred-of-humanity.html
#6620339 at 2019-05-29 20:24:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8465: Happy Birthday JFK! We Will Not Forget Edition
US Market Report
Volumes on the day
DOW
Volume 289,281,228
Avg. Volume 298,048,548
NAS
Volume 1,961,110,324
Avg. Volume 2,193,109,516
SP500
Volume 2,050,948,801
Avg. Volume 3,524,246,935
both DOW and NAS are better in this regard but the engine of the economy, SP500, continues to be well below daily averages.
Some headlines
PBOC Pumps in More Cash After Baoshang Seizure Spooks Market
China's central bank moved to curb the risk of a funding squeeze on banks after the government's surprise seizure of Baoshang bank Co. sparked a jump in borrowing costs.
The People's bank of China injected net 250 billion yuan ($36 billion) into the financial system via open-market operations on Wednesday, the most since Jan. 17, following a net addition of 150 billion yuan in the first two days of the week. That's after the seven-day repo and one-month interbank rate both spiked this week, making funding costs more expensive for financial institutions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/pboc-pumps-in-more-cash-after-baoshang-seizure-spooks-market
Exxon holders reject separate CEO-chairman, climate resolutions
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxon-mobil-agm/exxon-holders-reject-separate-ceo-chairman-climate-resolutions-idUSKCN1SZ22Z
Stocks drop As Credit Cracks, Retail Routed, Yield Curve Craters
The Fed trying to hit its inflation goal.
Chinese stocks are outperforming Europe and US this week (thanks to a panicking PBOC throwing liquidity at it).
see story above
As buying-panics keep rescuing stocks.
depends on your definition of PANIC fren-kek
European Stocks were uniformly ugly today.
US markets traded very much in sync today, chopping and popping together with a late-day surge that dragged us "off the lows".
S&P and Nasdaq both broke below their 200DMA today (joining The Dow and Small Caps already well below it), but the machines did their best to get them both back above that key level.
YTD, Nasdaq remains up almost 14% and Dow up around 8%.
relax as it's all good, this is usually a great return for an ENTIRE year.
unless you own retail stocks
But the entire retail space is getting monkey-hammered.
Treasury yields tumbled once again today but a weak 7Y auction sparked some yield give-back.
See cap#3
Additionally, as Bloomberg notes, rates on 10-year and 30-year securities hit an additional milestone, retracing over half of their climb from the record lows of 2016 to the multiyear highs in 2018. Having broken through those levels, the yields' next major technical objectives include the 61.8% retracements, which for the 30-year is fewer than 5 basis points away.
For the 10-year, which rose from 1.318% in 2016 to 3.259% in 2018 and touched 2.2081% today, the 50% re-tracement was at 2.289%; the 61.8% is at 2.0596%.
no way to sugar coat this-very bad for the banks and institutions that hold this paper-I'm sure you feel as bad for them as I do-kek
This prompted the yield curve to collapse to new cycle lows.
See Cap#4
PBOC threats to Yuan shorts keep failing.
As soon as they said shorting it would fail, you should have shorted it….how wrong would you have been?-not at all.
Commodities were mixed on the day with PMs modestly higher (despite USD gains), copper clobbered, and WTI doing a huge circle-jerk.
WTI Crude collapsed to a $57 handle before going vertical back to unchanged…early weakness was growth scare and rare-earth escalation fears and the spike was seemingly catalyzed by Iran chatter and rumors that MPLX's Ozark pipeline would restart early on Thursday.
The gold-silver ratio has surged to a 26-year high.
After a decade of reliable support, the Fed may find it tougher to support flailing U.S. stocks in the months ahead. Rates markets are already pricing in the steepest policy easing since October 2008, so it'll take something extraordinary for the Fed to deliver a dovish surprise from here.
==Rate cut in September-bank it-pepe traders never want to guarantee something but they already have it at about 50-50 now.''
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-29/stocks-slammed-credit-cracks-crude-crushed-yield-curve-craters
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=^DJI
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd30y?countrycode=bx
#6617599 at 2019-05-29 15:33:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8461: Will Mueller Come Clean? Edition
EU fires first shot in possible new clash over Italy debt
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission wrote on Wednesday to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in the country's public finances, a move that sets the stage for a possible legal clash with the euroskeptic coalition in Rome.
The letter, signed by economic commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici, was sent the day after Italy's far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called EU fiscal rules obsolete and urged the European central bank to guarantee the debt of euro zone states.
Applying the rules that Salvini wants to change, the EU executive asked Italy to explain why its huge debt went up last year instead of falling, as required.
The procedural move was exceptionally delayed until after last week's EU elections, where Salvini's League emerged as a big winner, although euroskeptic forces remain a minority in the new European Parliament.
If Rome does not provide by Friday sufficient explanation for its growing debt or accepts that it must limit its spending plans this year, the Commission is likely to formally launch disciplinary steps next week, EU officials said.
Salvini's League is the junior partner in the Italian administration led by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, but after the League won a third of Italian votes in Sunday's EU poll, the government seems bound to adopt his hardline stance.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who was selected by the 5-Star Movement, backed Salvini's calls for a new role for the ECB in guaranteeing large public debts - a position that is anathema to Germany and most other euro zone countries.
Salvini insists that Italy should cut taxes to boost growth, rather than abide by fiscal rules that could hamper activity.
The EU's letter is a legal obligation under EU law and is sent when countries do not abide by agreed fiscal targets, which require them to keep the headline deficit below 3% of gross domestic product and to cut debt if it is above 60% of output.
Similar letters were sent on Wednesday to France, Belgium and Cyprus. Each country will be assessed individually, with different conclusions on the following steps.
Italy's situation appears the most complicated.
Its national debt rose from 131.4% of GDP in 2017 to 132.2% in 2018 and will go up to 133.7% this year and to 135.2% in 2020, according to Commission forecasts.
To make matters worse, the country's structural deficit, which under EU law should shrink by 0.6% of GDP a year until it is in balance, has instead been rising every year since 2015.
Italy narrowly escaped EU disciplinary action last year for its 2017 fiscal outturn and was exceptionally allowed to keep its 2018 structural deficit unchanged instead of reducing it.
But new figures released in April showed the country's structural gap had worsened last year and will continue deteriorating in 2019 as the government pursues free-spending policies which have so far had little impact on growth.
Although the numbers seem damning for Italy, EU rules give the Commission a broad margin of discretion when it issues its assessment on June 5.
In its conclusions, Brussels will take into consideration "relevant factors" that Italy deems may have contributed to the deterioration.
If they are considered insufficient, the Commission will start disciplinary action that could end in a fine of 0.2 percent of Italy's GDP - around 3.5 billion euros ($3.9 billion)- if Rome repeatedly ignores EU calls to put its finances on a sustainable track. But this would take a long time and is politically unlikely.
European Union finance ministers would have to formalize the opening of the procedure in a meeting on July 8-9, if the Commission recommends it.
European central bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned on Wednesday that Italy risked higher borrowing costs that would damage the economy and outweigh any benefits from higher spending if it did not respect EU budget rules.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-italy-fiscal/eu-fires-first-shot-in-possible-new-clash-over-italy-debt-idUSKCN1SZ13L?il=0
#6614873 at 2019-05-29 05:08:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8458: Around About Midnight Edition
Kuroda underscores importance of BOJ's ultraeasy monetary policy
TOKYO (Kyodo) – bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday reiterated the importance of the central bank's ultraeasy monetary stimulus to achieve its 2 percent inflation target.
"A good number of advanced economies have experienced very sluggish price developments in spite of significant improvements in economic activity," Kuroda said in a speech at an international symposium in Tokyo.
Inflation remains stagnant in Japan with the core consumer price index excluding volatile fresh food items in April released Friday rising just 0.9 percent, far below the BOJ's inflation target despite six years of its massive monetary easing.
Meanwhile, Kuroda admitted prolonged low interest rates could affect financial institutions and financial stability. "Continued low interest rates can change the risk-taking behavior of financial institutions and affect financial stability," he said, noting that low interest rates could lead banks to take excessive risks.
Following Kuroda's speech, Jean-Claude Trichet, former president of the European central bank from 2003 to 2011, made a speech to participants from Japan and abroad.
He said structural reforms to address social problems including the rapidly aging population remain essential in Japan and should be solved not only by the BOJ but also by joint efforts by the public and private sectors.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190529/p2g/00m/0bu/061000c
#6614629 at 2019-05-29 04:25:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8457: Prove All Things And Hold Fast That Which Is Good Edition
>>6614606 THIS
Think mirror USA:RUS
DS/Cabal in both
Rotsch/central bank
#6614222 at 2019-05-29 03:27:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8457: Prove All Things And Hold Fast That Which Is Good Edition
Nikkei tumbles to more than 2-week low, growth worries hit export stocks-Huawei files motion in US court to block ban of technology sales
TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei tumbled to a more than two-week low on Wednesday morning, weighed by companies with large exposure to China, such as those in the chip sector, reflecting persistent concerns about U.S.-China trade frictions.
The worries about the trade war and its impact on global growth drove the a rally in world and local bonds and a selloff in financial stocks.
Asian markets fell in early trading Wednesday, following losses on Wall Street as the trade war between the U.S. and China showed no signs of thawing.
Late Tuesday, the U.S. decided not to label China a currency manipulator, although it was on a list, along with eight other countries, whose trade surpluses with the United States and other indicators are being closely tracked.
Also late Tuesday, Huawei Technologies Co. filed a motion in U.S. court challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment.
Australian shares follow global market down as trade worries bite; NZ falls
https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-midday/australian-shares-follow-global-market-down-as-trade-worries-bite-nz-falls-idUSL4N2350JV
The Chinese markets are being bolstered by this:
China central bank makes biggest daily net OMO injection in over four months
OMO=Open Market Operation.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it will inject 270 billion yuan ($39.09 billion) through seven-day reverse bond repurchase agreements on Wednesday, traders said.
On a net basis, the People's bank of China (PBOC) will inject 250 billion yuan into the market for the day, as 20 billion yuan worth of reverse repos are set to expire on Wednesday. The amount of daily net cash injection via reverse repo operations is the biggest since Jan.17, 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-openmarket-repo/china-central-bank-makes-biggest-daily-net-omo-injection-in-over-four-months-idUSKCN1SZ050?il=0
If they had not done this it would be down by at least 3-4% easily-pepe warned about this on friday "wait until next week" was the quote.
Our Futures are down accordingly-these are the games being played by the system.
See Cap#3
Cap#4 shows oil trending down to it's recent support level in concert with our futures.
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6614052 at 2019-05-29 03:04:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8457: Prove All Things And Hold Fast That Which Is Good Edition
>>6613989
'JFK Jr.'s Interview About The New World Order In George Magazine'
IF I WERE PRESIDENT
[This is an interview with John F. Kennedy Jr. from the magazine "George" Oct98, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p136, Editor's note]
The host of a PBS public-affairs show and author of Empower the People: A 7-Step. Plan to Overthrow the Conspiracy That Is Stealing Your Money and Freedom plans his revolution from the Oval Office.
WHY SHOULD WE ELECT YOU?
Because I would focus Americans on making the right choices between knowledge and ignorance, freedom and slavery, Americanism and conspiracy, good and evil.
YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN PROMISES?
First, I would repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which created what l believe is the privately owned central bank of the United States government and which confiscates the incomes of Americans and gradually transfers them into the accounts of the ruling class. I would replace the Fed with a model based on the only state-owned banking system, the bank of North Dakota, because it creates wealth for the people. Second, I would reduce the reach of the Fed's collection agency, the IRS, by assigning it the task of managing a state-run national sales tax. Third, I would make sure every home in America has a computer, so that every child has a future-and every adult an information technology skill and a job.
http://www.givemeliberty.50megs.com/Kennedy%20Jr.htm
'JFK Jr.'s Interview About The New World Order In George Magazine'
IF I WERE PRESIDENT
[This is an interview with John F. Kennedy Jr. from the magazine "George" Oct98, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p136, Editor's note]
The host of a PBS public-affairs show and author of Empower the People: A 7-Step. Plan to Overthrow the Conspiracy That Is Stealing Your Money and Freedom plans his revolution from the Oval Office.
WHY SHOULD WE ELECT YOU?
Because I would focus Americans on making the right choices between knowledge and ignorance, freedom and slavery, Americanism and conspiracy, good and evil.
YOUR TOP THREE CAMPAIGN PROMISES?
First, I would repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which created what l believe is the privately owned central bank of the United States government and which confiscates the incomes of Americans and gradually transfers them into the accounts of the ruling class. I would replace the Fed with a model based on the only state-owned banking system, the bank of North Dakota, because it creates wealth for the people. Second, I would reduce the reach of the Fed's collection agency, the IRS, by assigning it the task of managing a state-run national sales tax. Third, I would make sure every home in America has a computer, so that every child has a future-and every adult an information technology skill and a job.
http://www.givemeliberty.50megs.com/Kennedy%20Jr.htm
#6613566 at 2019-05-29 02:01:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8456: Together We Win Edition
China central bank makes biggest daily net OMO injection in over four months
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it will inject 270 billion yuan ($39.09 billion) through seven-day reverse bond repurchase agreements on Wednesday, traders said.
On a net basis, the People's bank of China (PBOC) will inject 250 billion yuan into the market for the day, as 20 billion yuan worth of reverse repos are set to expire on Wednesday. ==The amount of daily net cash injection via reverse repo operations is the biggest since Jan.17, 2019.==
The huge injection of fresh funds by the PBOC after rises in interbank money rates that partly reflected nervousness that the takeover of a troubled regional bank by regulator could herald a possible weakening of small banks' ability to access interbank funding.
The PBOC has injected a net 400 billion yuan so far this week.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-openmarket-repo/china-central-bank-makes-biggest-daily-net-omo-injection-in-over-four-months-idUSKCN1SZ050?il=0
#6609370 at 2019-05-28 17:09:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8451: Kitchen Collab Edition
Top officials at New York Fed stepping down
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bank of New York said two top executives would step down on June 1, leaving an interim figure in charge of the U.S. central bank's market operations.
Simon Potter, who as head of the Markets Group runs the broader Federal Reserve system's market operations and asset holdings, is stepping down, as is Richard Dzina, head of the Financial Services Group, the New York Fed said in a statement.
New York Fed President John Williams named Ray Testa, chief operating officer of the Markets Group, as its interim head and also named an interim chief from within the regional bank to run the Financial Services Group.
The Markets Group is charged with trading to implement the Fed's interest rate policy and also manages relationships between the central bank and Wall Street.
A spokeswoman, Suzanne Elio, declined to comment beyond the statement.
Potter, an economist, is a veteran of more than two decades at the New York Fed and has run the Markets Group since June 2012.
The group has had an enlarged role in markets because of the Fed's massive asset purchases to support the U.S. economy in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. The central bank currently holds nearly $4 trillion in assets.
"I'm not sure if there is ever a good time for someone like Simon to leave," said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Barclays in New York. "He's been there for a long time and has a difficult job. He has helped lay out the framework on how to manage the Fed's balance sheet and the plumbing of money markets."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-markets/top-officials-at-new-york-fed-stepping-down-idUSKCN1SY1UY?il=0
#6608929 at 2019-05-28 15:51:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8450: God Bless The QRG Edition
>>6608820
>https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-27/intelligence-group-responsible-q-anon-conspiracy-theory
From the comments:
This biggest problem with this 'trust the plan' Q thing that I see is that it is giving people a false sense of security that distracts them, wastes their time, and misleads them to believe they can just sit back, relax, and 'eat some popcorn' to maybe watch what is going to happen. If things like people being arrested for treason, or the central bank/deep state are attacked and brought down then great, but each individual also needs to play their part everyday because once freedom is gone it is almost impossible to get back. Unite with and support other conservatives, continue lifelong education and pursue a variety of trainings and real world skills, especially concerning mentoring the youth. You don't have to do everything, but do what you can.
#6606569 at 2019-05-28 05:38:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8447: Lights On, Nightshift Edition
>>6606565
Resignations in the news this weekend - part 3
Resignation At central bank Of Liberia
https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/resignation-at-central-bank-of-liberia-is-governor-patray-next/
Todd Butler fired from the Wichita State baseball program
https://thesunflower.com/41407/sports/todd-butler-fired-from-the-wichita-state-baseball-program/
Texas Secretary Of State David Whitley Resigns On Final Day Of Legislative Session
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/27/texas-secretary-state-david-whitley-resigns/
Region's hospice leader retiring after 32 years
https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190527/regions-hospice-leader-retiring-after-32-years
J'khand PCC chief resigns from post
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/j-khand-pcc-chief-resigns-from-post-119052700700_1.html
Cherokee County Schools Honors Retiring Leaders
https://patch.com/georgia/woodstock/cherokee-county-schools-honors-retiring-leaders
Retiring E&H president leaves behind strong legacy
https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/retiring-e-h-president-leaves-behind-strong-legacy/article_f793adae-2403-50cf-ba78-296abe75659a.html
Principal, 11 teachers resign from Wilson County Schools
http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/principal-11-teachers-resign-from-wilson-county-schools,178488
Man retires after 43 years in South Dakota National Guard
https://www.brookingsregister.com/article/man-retires-after-43-years-in-south-dakota-national-guard
South Dakota Army National Guard general retires after 43 years
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/05/26/south-dakota-army-national-guard-general-retires-after-43-years/
Hong Kong's Second-Richest Man Joins Aging Tycoons in Retirement
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-28/hong-kong-s-second-richest-man-joins-aging-tycoons-in-retirement
UTSA baseball coach Jason Marshall resigns after seven seasons
https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-baseball-coach-Jason-Marshall-resigns-after-13899323.php
Harry Summers retires after 29 years at Roosevelt
https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2019/05/harry-summers-retires-after-29-years-at-roosevelt/
LCHS coach retires
http://www.parsonssun.com/news/article_222f6734-7e86-11e9-bcad-675db487739a.html
#6604507 at 2019-05-28 00:39:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8444: Impeachment Quashing Edition
>>6604486
>some would be kept in the central bank vault and sent to commercial banks when needed.
"when needed"
#6604415 at 2019-05-28 00:26:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8444: Impeachment Quashing Edition
Money, money, money: behind the scenes at a euro note printing press
ROME (Reuters) - In secretive vaults in Rome, crisp 100 and 200 euro banknotes are rolling off the printing press.
The new notes with enhanced security features will offer better protection against forgeries, officials told Reuters, which was given rare access to see the bank of Italy's banknote Printing Department at work.
The notes, named after the mythological princess Europa and released on Tuesday, have large value numerals in a bolder design and contrasting shades to make them easier to identify, European central bank (ECB) banknotes Director Ton Roos said.
"If you hold the banknote up to the light and then on the left hand side you see the watermark with the portrait of … Europa and on the right hand side, on the top of the silver stripe, you have a portrait window, also with the portrait of Europa," Roos said as he held up a new 100 euro note.
"When you look to the (bottom left) corner, you have a numeral that is green … when you tilt the note … you see a light line going up and down and inside the numeral you see little euro logos," he said.
"We try always to develop very sophisticated security features because we want to stay far ahead of the counterfeiters," he added.
The printing of the 100 and 200 euro notes completes the Europa series that has been gradually replacing the first set of euro notes first issued in 2002.
Roos said the ECB was printing about 2.3 billion 100 denomination banknotes but not all banknotes would be introduced immediately, as some would be kept in the central bank vault and sent to commercial banks when needed.
The 100 euro note is one of the most popular with 2.7 billion notes in circulation at the end of June 2018, accounting for 13% of all banknotes in circulation, according to the ECB.
10 euro notes account for 12%; the most popular is the 50 euro note making up 23% of all banknotes in circulation.
National central banks within the euro zone have jointly printed the currency's banknotes since 2002, with each institution accountable for a proportion of the total annual production in one or several denominations.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ecb-banknotes/money-money-money-behind-the-scenes-at-a-euro-note-printing-press-idUSKCN1SY009
#6602383 at 2019-05-27 18:51:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
Chinese Bond Market Roiled By First Ever bank Failure
Late last Friday, we reported that several hours after the market close, China's financial regulator and central bank made a shocking announcement: for the first time in nearly 30 year, China would take control of a bank, in this case the troubled inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank, due to the serious credit risks it poses.
The news which highlights the potential for increased stress at regional lenders that piled into off-book financing in recent years, was strategically timed to hit ahead of the weekend, and with the market closed, it avoided an immediate panic selling waterfall. However, the fact that in China banks are now fair game for failure, and will soon join the record surge in Chinese corporate defaults.
Defaults(or the threat of them) slammedthe country's financial sector on Monday, sending funding costs sharply higher and underscoring the potential for increased stress at regional lenders that piled into off-book financing in recent years.
This is there system rushing to buy credit default swaps or insurance against asset failure.-See Blythe Master's at JP Morgan.
While a full-blown bank run has yet to emerge, Baoshang bank's negotiable certificates of deposits and other bonds were suspended from trading Monday morning. Analysts said the takeover will hurt market sentiment on debt and shares of smaller banks and their issuance of NCDs could be harder from now on. The outstanding bonds of other city and rural commercial banks in similar situations could be sold off, China Merchants bank said in a note.
For those who missed our prior post on the bank collapse, here is some context:
Founded in 1998, Baoshang has more than 8,000 staff and reported total assets of 576 billion yuan ($83 billion) at the end of September 2017 – a fraction of CCB's 23 trillion yuan last year. The smaller bank's so-called investment receivables, which analysts have said are often loans disguised as investments, stood at 153 billion yuan, accounting for more than a quarter of total assets.
Yet despite promises of recovery, with the Mongolian bank now insolvent, China's Caixin reported that interbank creditors with deposits above 50m yuan may get back 70% of principal payment and corporate creditors may get no less than 80% at early stage. More concerning is that depositors will also be burned: while small, individual savings at the bank will be guaranteed by the government, corporate deposits and interbank liabilities above 50 million yuan will be negotiated, the regulators said on Sunday.
Finally, the cost on China's one-year interest-rate swaps, a measure of traders' expectations for liquidity conditions, surged 7 basis points to 2.82%. That's largest increase in a month.
In short, what has just transpired is a bail-out with Chinese bail-in characteristics, and in other words, this may well have been the first domino to fall in China's banking sector which earlier today reported a record 268.5 trillion yuan ($38.9 trillion) in liabilities and 246.2 trillion yuan ($35.6 trillion) in assets, both up roughly 8% Y/Y, and well over double the size of the American banking sector.
Translation: nobody knows yet if this bank failure will result in a bank run, even as the market is clearly recoiling from the bail out. If a bank run does indeed materialize, and some of those $35 trillion in Chinese bank liabilities (i.e. deposits) flee… well, not only are all bets off, but Trump can celebrate an early victory in the US-China trade war.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-27/big-wake-call-chinese-bond-market-roiled-first-ever-bank-failure
#6602348 at 2019-05-27 18:42:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
Shortages plague Cuba as U.S. sanctions sharpen economic woes
After Cuba started limiting sales this month, partly blaming tightened U.S. economic sanctions on the Communist-run island, a couple wanted to buy as much as possible and lined up for three hours under the Caribbean sun to get tickets guaranteeing them their rations.
Inside, they lined up again to collect two bags of chicken thighs each, as fellow shoppers elbowed one another in pursuit of their own rations, and headed for the checkout feeling like they had won the lottery.
"We were born in this revolution and are used to rough times," said Hidalgo, a 61-year old blacksmith. "We are bracing ourselves for it to get worse."
Long lines outside shops with mostly bare shelves are increasingly common in Cuba, and the government has indeed signaled that things are going from bad to worse.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in a speech last month, accused the Trump administration of engaging in an "asphyxiating financial persecution that makes the import of goods and resources of primary necessity particularly difficult."
sucks when you have the black money cut huh?.
The degree to which new U.S. sanctions, due in part to Cuba's support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, have compounded its economic woes is open to debate.
The economy had already stagnated in recent years in tandem with the implosion of strategic ally Venezuela, resulting in cuts in fuel and energy use by state entities and this year shortages of basic goods such as bread, chicken and eggs.
But the increase in sanctions, which have hit the key tourism sector and added to investor and bank jitters about dealing with Cuba, has some economists predicting the economy will slip from stagnation into a full-blown recession later this year.
The economy has averaged 1% annual growth over the last three years, compared with the 5% to 7% rate economists say is needed to recover fully from the depression caused by the fall of its former benefactor, the Soviet Union, in 1991.
"While the crisis will not be as bad as in the 1990s, it will have a worrying social impact on the most vulnerable households, which are already on subsistence salaries," said Pavel Vidal, a former Cuban central bank economist who teaches at Colombia's Universidad Javeriana Cali.
Bracing for harder economic times, the government has resorted to what it knows best to manage the crisis and prevent social unrest: more control.
Interior Commerce Minister Betsy Diaz said two weeks ago the government would "temporarily" ration sales of a handful of basic products like eggs on a monthly basis, using ration books distributed after the 1959 Revolution, and limit the sale of others like chicken to ensure everyone gets their fair share.
"This could be a critical moment that generates the consensus necessary to apply changes," said Vidal. "The government needs to give more space to the private sector and investment."
Cuba has enacted some economic reforms in recent years, including expanding the private sector from 2010 onward and introducing a new foreign investment law that cut taxes by around 50% in 2014.
But local economists like Omar Everleny say the reforms undertaken have been too cautious so far. The government has backtracked on overhauls of areas like agriculture and the dominant public sector remains deeply inefficient.
Cuba was already behind on an estimated $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) in short-term commercial debt and warning of austerity before U.S. President Donald Trump started the latest round of tightening of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo.
Aid from Venezuela, in the form of subsidized oil, had long masked the true extent of Cuba's economic problems, but it started to fall from 2015 when a drop in oil prices roiled that OPEC nation's economy.
Venezuela's crude shipments to Cuba are now about half what they were four years ago, and they could soon fall further. Last month, the United States also began targeting vessels and companies that ship oil to the island from Venezuela for sanctions, threatening the energy grid and transportation.
U.S. sanctions against its old Cold War foe are also hitting the two bright spots in the otherwise glum economy: tourism and foreign investment. Both had boomed briefly after the announcement of a Cuba-U.S. detente in 2014.
Tourism revenues dropped by 4.6% in 2018, according to official data released last month. The announcement in 2017 of tighter travel restrictions on U.S. citizens played a role.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-economy/shortages-plague-cuba-as-u-s-sanctions-sharpen-economic-woes-idUSKCN1SX1P1
#6601555 at 2019-05-27 16:26:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8441: A Day of Thanks and Rememberance Edition
Russia already revealed Brennan's mole
Mikhailov of the FSB.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-sentences-cyberexperts-to-long-jail-terms-for-treason-/29791990.html
Though I also think Torschin is possible.
He ran the FSB, then central bank, and was Butinas handler.
Now retired.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-30/nra-linked-russia-central-banker-retires-as-aide-nears-u-s-deal
#6600567 at 2019-05-27 13:19:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8439: Shining a Light in the Darkness Edition
Futures flat After POTUS Says "Not Ready For Deal With China", Autos Jump On Fiat Deal
our futures mkt will be moving moar later this afternoon-europe closes at 11:30am EST.
With the US and UK closed for holiday, European shares rose on Monday led by automaker stocks following confirmation of merger talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault, which sent the two companies surging.
The pan-European STOXX 600 added 0.4% with all major European indices in the black, however trading volumes were thin as US and United Kingdom markets are closed for market holidays. Auto stocks climbed 1.8% as Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler confirmed it had made a "transformative merger" proposal to French peer Renault in a deal which would create the world's third-biggest carmaker. Shares of both companies rallied.
See here
Fiat Chrysler and Renault pursue $35 billion merger to tackle car sector challenges
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler pitched a finely balanced merger of equals to Renault on Monday to confront the costs of far-reaching technological and regulatory changes by creating the world's third-biggest automaker.
If it goes ahead, the $35 billion-plus tie-up would alter the landscape for rivals including General Motors and Peugeot maker PSA Group, which recently held inconclusive talks with Fiat Chrysler (FCA), and could spur more deals.
French group Renault said it was studying the proposal from Italian-American FCA with interest, and considered it friendly.
Shares in both companies jumped more than 10 percent as investors welcomed the potential creation of a company that would produce more than 8.7 million vehicles a year and aim for 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in annual savings.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-renault/fiat-chrysler-and-renault-pursue-35-billion-merger-to-tackle-car-sector-challenges-idUSKCN1SX0DI
US equity futures traded in a narrow range, and after posting modest gains following the European open, gave up all their upside.
ith the US closed, bullishness prevailed modestly, with the MSCI world equity index ahead by 0.1%.
Turkey's lira climbed for a third day, its longest streak since February, after Turkey's central bank increased reserve requirements for foreign-exchange deposits by 200 basis points.
Meanwhile, the yuan climbed to its highest in more than a week as China warned traders against shorting it.
the 'kiss of death'-that is just like the football coach getting the 'vote of confidence'….right before they fire them.
Meanwhile, the fallout from the government taking control of China's Baoshang bank hit the nation's bond market, pushing up funding costs for lenders and yields on government debt.
tick…..tock chinese banking system.
n commodities, oil prices were mixed following losses from last week when crude dropped the most this year. Concerns the Sino-U.S. trade war could trigger a broad economic slowdown have sent this year's oil rally into reverse, although OPEC's supply cuts provided some support. Front-month Brent crude futures rose 0.1% to $68.80 per barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures shed 0.5% to $58.33 per barrel.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-27/futures-fade-after-trump-says-not-ready-deal-china-autos-surge-fiat-deal
https://www.cnbc.com/europe-markets/
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
Habby Memorial Day to all
#6599811 at 2019-05-27 07:38:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8438: Red White and Q. May 27th in USA. The Pre Dawn Edition
>>6598355 PB
Italy arrests two for hacking into emails of ECB's Draghi, former Italy PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police arrested two siblings on Tuesday for hacking into the emails of European central bank President Mario Draghi, former prime minister Matteo Renzi and thousands of others.
The Rome court ordered the detention of Giulio Occhionero, 45, and his sister Francesca Maria Occhionero, 48, for stealing state secrets and illegal hacking. Lawyers representing the two could not be immediately reached.
"There were tens of thousands of email accounts hacked, and among them were accounts belonging to bankers, businessmen and even several cardinals in the Vatican," Roberto Di Legami, head of the specialised police cyber unit that conducted the investigation, told Reuters. Giulio Occhionero, a trained nuclear engineer and co-founder of investment firm Westland Securities, used a malware to infect the email accounts so that he could make "investments based on reserved information," Di Legami said.
Draghi's account at the bank of Italy, where he was previously governor, and Renzi's personal Apple account that he used while he was prime minister were among those infected by the malware, according to the arrest warrant. Renzi's official email as prime minister was also targeted, Di Legami said.
However, Draghi's ECB account was not listed in the warrant as having been touched and a source close to the matter said there was no evidence of a successful hacking of an ECB account.
A spokesman for Renzi had no immediate comment. The ECB declined to comment. The bank of Italy, whose former Director General Fabrizio Saccomanni was also a victim, also had no immediate comment.
Cyber crimes are in focus after U.S. intelligence agencies last week said Russia had conducted a cyber campaign aimed at discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton and helping president-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 vote.
There was no evidence the Italian hackers were acting on behalf of foreign states, Di Legami said.
THE ALL SEEING EYE
Occhionero was a high-ranking member of a Masonic lodge, which in Italy are shrouded in secrecy, and among those he monitored was the grand master of the country's biggest lodge, the arrest warrant said.
Occhionero, which means black-eye in Italian, used a customised malware called "EyePyramid", a reference to the all-seeing eye of God like the one depicted on the back of the U.S. dollar bill.
The stolen data was stored in servers in Prior Lake, Minnesota, and Salt Lake City, Utah, the court document showed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the servers and will ship them to Italy, Di Legami said.
While most of the hacking appears to have been focused on the email accounts, there was evidence that he had managed to install a keylogger on some computers, allowing him to see every keystroke, the warrant showed.
The investigation began when an infected email was detected in April, 2016, though there is evidence the two had been using the malware to spy since 2010.
Investigations so far show some 18,000 accounts may have been hacked, and some 2,000 user passwords identified.
Email addresses at important corporate law firms, accounting companies, finance police officials, economy ministry officials, Vatican offices, labour unions, and even credit recovery groups were also put under surveillance, according to the warrant.
#6595465 at 2019-05-26 21:11:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8433: Red White and Q. May 27th in Japan Edition
>>6595440
Fakebook wants 2b teh next central/World bank
https://www.etftrends.com/thematic-investing-channel/will-facebook-become-world-central-bank/
#6594912 at 2019-05-26 19:47:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8432: Japan knows Q Edition
China to offer liquidity to Baoshang bank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Sunday that it would offer liquidity to Inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank, which the country's financial regulators have said they would take over due to the serious credit risks it poses.
The People's bank of China (PBOC) also said in a statement that it and the China banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) would give more policy support to improve small- and mid-sized banks' corporate governance.
Baoshang bank came to prominence after its key stakeholder Tomorrow Holdings was targeted in a government crackdown on systemic risks posed by financial conglomerates.
The rare takeover, the first in nearly two decades, also highlights the long struggle of some smaller regional lenders in China, which suffer from deteriorating asset qualities, inadequate capital buffers, and poor internal controls and corporate governance.
There is concern that these feeble lenders will add to the vulnerability of country's financial system amid the economic slowdown.
"After the takeover, PBOC and CBIRC will offer liquidity support, [and] timely and sufficient funds to ensure that the bank's payment system is operating smoothly," the PBOC said.
"From the situation of the past two days, Baoshang bank has sufficient funding in its local branches. Depositors can take out money freely and smoothly," it said.
The central bank also said it would guarantee all principal and interest of corporate deposits and interbank liabilities below 50 million yuan, and that the handling of those above 50 million yuan could be negotiated.
The PBOC and CBIRC said on Friday that control of Baoshang will last for a year, and that China Construction bank, (CCB) will be entrusted to handle the business operations of the small lender, based in the industrial city of Baotou.
Baoshang had a total of 156.5 billion yuan ($22.68 billion) of outstanding loans by the end of 2016, a 65% jump from the end of 2014, according to the bank's last filing on its assets and liabilities on its website. Its non-performing loan ratio was at 1.68% as of December 2016.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-banks-regulator-baoshang-bank/china-to-offer-liquidity-to-baoshang-bank-idUSKCN1SW096
liquidity support….i.e. we are fucked now and have to print moar since that plan we had to take over the world and replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency is not doing so well right now.
#6589037 at 2019-05-25 23:03:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8425: Taibbi Criticizes MSM Edition
Mexico's economy contracts in 1st quarter
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy shrank in the first quarter of 2019 from the previous three-month period, data showed on Friday, dealing a blow to the new government's drive to convince investors it can boost growth in Latin America's second-largest economy.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December pledging to ramp up lackluster growth and job creation.
But the economy shrank 0.2 percent compared with the October-December period as services and industrial activity dipped, the first contraction since the second quarter of 2018, according to data from national statistics agency INEGI. The contraction was particularly sharp in March.
"March was a very bad month for economic activity, clocking a 0.6 percent contraction," Mexican central bank board member Jonathan Heath said on Twitter, citing monthly economic activity data also published on Friday.
Goldman Sachs economist Alberto Ramos said strikes and fuel supply disruptions earlier in the year had contributed to the slump.
After the data was published, Mexico's benchmark stock index fell more than 1 percent to a two-month low, the peso currency dipped into negative territory, and economic research consultancy Capital Economics cut its Mexican growth forecast to 1.8 percent for 2019.
"The weak Q1 GDP figure means the economy won't, barring a major surprise, grow by the 2.5 percent that we had projected … The next few years will be underwhelming for Mexico's economy," said William Jackson, Chief Emerging Markets Economist at Capital Economics.
Lopez Obrador brushed aside concerns about the data at his daily morning press conference.
"Investment is growing, I said it yesterday, our currency is strong, it is appreciating more than other currencies around the globe and inflation is stable. And there will be growth, much more growth. So we're going to wait," said Lopez Obrador.
Mexico received some $10 billion in foreign direct investment in the first quarter, up 7 percent from the same quarter last year, and inflation was slightly lower than expected in the first half of May at 4.43 percent.
The peso has appreciated over 6 percent since Lopez Obrador took office.
Still, some of the president's decisions have rattled investors, prompting concern among private sector analysts.
The International Monetary Fund on April 9 lowered Mexico's 2019 growth outlook to 1.6 percent from 2.1 percent, citing shifts in perception about policy.
In a note, Goldman Sachs' Ramos said high interest rates would weigh on consumer spending, adding that the investment outlook was lackluster, partly due to uncertainty over the ratification of a new trade deal with Mexico's top export market the United States.
The U.S. economy expanded 3.2 percent in the first quarter in annual terms, but some economists believe that growth rate will be short lived, bringing more gloom to Mexico.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005766446
#6588198 at 2019-05-25 20:49:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8424: Sumo Security Edition
I believe Neon Revolt was the 1st to break, into detail, this story. Most anon's missed the early Q drop digs on 'The Silent Ones' #97. Another layer of the ObamaSpy ring to frame POTUS about to be unleashed.
EXCLUSIVE: Rumors Swirling that Fired Italian Spies Were Connected in Plot to Eliminate Trump
Rumors are swirling that the recent firings of top Italian spies were related to Obama and a plot to set up candidate and President Trump in a Hillary email scandal.
Earlier this month Italian Prime Minister Conte asked for the resignations of four top intelligence officials after his call with President Donald Trump.
And now another Internet Sleuth has uncovered some shocking news related to the recent removal of these top Italian intelligence ministers from their positions as top spies in the government.
The story begins in January 2017 when Computer World wrote about alleged crimes committed by Italian Giulio Occhionero:
The Tuesday arrest of Giulio Occhionero and his sister, Francesca Maria, has brought to light what appears to be the biggest, and highest-profile, hacking of institutional and corporate accounts ever reported in Italy.
The siblings have been planting the Pyramid Eye remote access Trojan on computers using a spear-phishing technique over several years, according to the arrest order.
They attacked at least 18,000 high-profile targets, including former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti, President of European central bank Mario Draghi, as well as employees and heads of various ministries including Internal Affairs, Treasury, Finance and Education.
But Giulio Occhionero claimed that he and his sister, Francesca Maria, were set up. A piece reported by Frederico Punzi, writing in The Atlantico, notes their denials and more:
Occhionero complained to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Perugia and wrote to the U.S. Congress and the FBI. In fact, there are a number of contradictions and suspicious circumstances in the case.
Occhionero provided the letter that he claims he sent US Congress and the FBI:
Members of Italian intelligence were approached by Hillary Clinton, the Obama Administration, and the Deep State in order to frame Trump by PLANTING EVIDENCE on American servers to force Trump to step down from office.
In other words, members of Italian intelligence found a target in Occhionero, a Republican-sympathizer who had two servers for his company, Westland Securities, located in America. One was in Washington State, and the other in West Virginia.
The plan was for Italian Intelligence to hack into these servers, plant classified emails from Hillary's servers inside these servers on American soil, and then alert the FBI.
The FBI would then raid these locations, "discover" these e-mails, investigate, link these servers to Trump...
And then force Trump to resign.
Occhionero believes that Obama and the former leader of Italy, Matteo Renzi, worked together on this plan and he provides reports of their meetings in Italy before the 2016 election and in early 2017.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/exclusive-rumors-swirling-that-fired-italian-spies-were-connected-in-plot-to-eliminate-trump/
#6587001 at 2019-05-25 17:33:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8422: Great Awakening Volume 64 - The [[[Hunters]]] Become The Hunted Edition
bankers Stunned as Negative Rates Sweep Across Danish Mortgages
(Bloomberg) – At the biggest mortgage bank in the world's largest covered-bond market, a banker took a few steps away from his desk this week to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him.
As mortgage-bond refinancing auctions came to a close in Denmark, it was clear that homeowners in the country were about to get negative interest rates on their loans for all maturities through to five years, representing multiple all-time lows for borrowing costs.
"During this week's auctions, there were three times when I had to stand back a little from the screen and raise my eyebrows somewhat," said Jeppe Borre, who analyzes the mortgage-bond market from a unit of the Nykredit group that dominates Denmark's $450 billion home-loan industry.
For one-year adjustable-rate mortgage bonds, Nykredit's refinancing auctions resulted in a negative rate of 0.23%. The three-year rate was minus 0.28%, while the five-year rate was minus 0.04%.
Denmark's Government Bond Yield Curve
The record-low mortgage rates, which don't take into account the fees that homeowners pay their banks, are the latest reflection of the global shift in the monetary environment as central banks delay plans to remove stimulus amid concerns about economic growth.
Denmark has had negative rates longer than any other country. The central bank in Copenhagen first pushed its main rate below zero in the middle of 2012, in an effort to defend the krone's peg to the euro. The ultra-low rate environment has dragged down the entire Danish yield curve, with households in the country paying as little as 1% to borrow for 30 years. That's considerably less than the U.S. government.
In AAA-rated Denmark's government bond market, yields are negative right through to the 10-year segment.
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/bankers-stunned-as-negative-rates-sweep-across-danish-mortgages-1877812
#6586992 at 2019-05-25 17:31:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8422: Great Awakening Volume 64 - The [[[Hunters]]] Become The Hunted Edition
=Trump blames Fed once again for hurting economic growth=
President Trump once again criticized the Federal Reserve for hurting economic growth in the U.S., claiming that the stock market would be substantially higher if policymakers had not raised interest rates during their December meeting, according to CNN.
While speaking at a meeting of Japanese business leaders in Tokyo, Trump said the stock market would be anywhere between 7,000 to 10,000 points higher if the U.S. central bank had chosen to keep interest rates steady. He also suggested that the growth rate in the U.S. would have exceeded 3 percent.
"But they wanted to raise interest rates," he said. "You'll explain that to me."
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-fed-jerome-powellus-economic-growth-markets
#6586100 at 2019-05-25 14:57:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8421: Japanese Trade Edition
EXCLUSIVE: Rumors Swirling that Fired Italian Spies Were Connected in Plot to Eliminate Trump
EXCLUSIVE: Rumors Swirling that Fired Italian Spies Were Connected in Plot to Eliminate Trump
Joe Hoft by Joe Hoft May 25, 2019 21 Comments
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Rumors are swirling that the recent firings of top Italian spies were related to Obama and a plot to set up candidate and President Trump in a Hillary email scandal.
Earlier this month Italian Prime Minister Conte asked for the resignations of four top intelligence officials after his call with President Donald Trump.
And now another Internet Sleuth has uncovered some shocking news related to the recent removal of these top Italian intelligence ministers from their positions as top spies in the government.
The story begins in January 2017 when Computer World wrote about alleged crimes committed by Italian Giulio Occhionero:
The Tuesday arrest of Giulio Occhionero and his sister, Francesca Maria, has brought to light what appears to be the biggest, and highest-profile, hacking of institutional and corporate accounts ever reported in Italy.
The siblings have been planting the Pyramid Eye remote access Trojan on computers using a spear-phishing technique over several years, according to the arrest order.
They attacked at least 18,000 high-profile targets, including former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti, President of European central bank Mario Draghi, as well as employees and heads of various ministries including Internal Affairs, Treasury, Finance and Education.
But Giulio Occhionero claimed that he and his sister, Francesca Maria, were set up. A piece reported by Frederico Punzi, writing in The Atlantico, notes their denials and more:
Occhionero complained to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Perugia and wrote to the U.S. Congress and the FBI. In fact, there are a number of contradictions and suspicious circumstances in the case.
Occhionero provided the letter that he claims he sent US Congress and the FBI:
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.neonrevolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20180219-Government-Sponsored-Cyber-Threat.pdf
Occhionero claims and it's reported that:
Members of Italian intelligence were approached by Hillary Clinton, the Obama Administration, and the Deep State in order to frame Trump by PLANTING EVIDENCE on American servers to force Trump to step down from office.
In other words, members of Italian intelligence found a target in Occhionero, a Republican-sympathizer who had two servers for his company, Westland Securities, located in America. One was in Washington State, and the other in West Virginia.
The plan was for Italian Intelligence to hack into these servers, plant classified emails from Hillary's servers inside these servers on American soil, and then alert the FBI.
The FBI would then raid these locations, "discover" these e-mails, investigate, link these servers to Trump...
And then force Trump to resign.
Occhionero believes that Obama and the former leader of Italy, Matteo Renzi, worked together on this plan and he provides reports of their meetings in Italy before the 2016 election and in early 2017.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/exclusive-rumors-swirling-that-fired-italian-spies-were-connected-in-plot-to-eliminate-trump/
#6580007 at 2019-05-24 19:34:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8413: Friday Freakout For Felons Edition
For The First Time Ever, China Takes Over An Insolvent bank
There was a time when in the years following the financial crisis, every Friday the FDIC would report of one or more small and not small banks failing, as their liabilities exceeded their assets, who were taken over by larger peers with a taxpayer subsidy to cover the shortfall. And while this weekly event, also known as "FDIC Failure Friday" has faded from the US for now, it has made a grand appearance in China.
China's financial regulators said on Friday the country's banking and insurance regulator and the central bank, will take control of the small, troubled inner Mongolia-based Baoshang bank due to the serious credit risks it poses. The regulator's control of Baoshang will last for a year starting on Friday, the People's bank of China (PBOC) and China banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said on their websites.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-24/it-begins-first-time-ever-china-takes-over-insolvent-bank
#6579136 at 2019-05-24 17:46:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8412: Show Me Flags Out, Flags In, Flags Out Edition
>>6578899
dunno if I believe this because of who is putting it out but….mebby it will…mebby it won't. Be worth it to buy our own stuff either way.
Latest China Tariffs Will Cost American Households $831 Per Year, Fed Says
American consumers will bear at least some of the costs of the new tariffs, though the extent will depend on how companies react to the new taxes (that is, whether they will pass it on to consumers, tolerate the gross margin hit, or decide to rejigger their supply chains).
But as analysts scramble for a 'ballpark' figure representing how much this latest round of tariff escalation (going to 25% from 10% on $200 billion in Chinese goods) will cost the average American household, a team of researchers working with the Federal Reserve bank of New York have an answer of their own: $831.
That figure stems from an update of methodologies the team devised last year. Their calculations are based on two categories: taxes and 'dead weight' costs.
A 'dead weight' cost is incurred when tariffs push a company to find a new, less efficient source for a given product. For example: If a given Chinese import is hit with a 10% tariff, a company can either choose to pay the additional $10 per $100 in taxes, or it can find another producer of the same product that isn't subject to tariffs. Say, for example, the company switches to importing the products from a Vietnamese factory where, because the factory isn't as efficient, the same product for which the company once paid $100 will instead cost $109.
As of November 2018, the researchers calculated that American companies were paying $3 billion per month in added taxes, while shouldering another $1.4 billion in deadweight losses. Annualized, this amounts to $52.8 billion, or $414 per household.
The team plugged in the new tariff rates and came up with a new number: $831 per household per year. Though there is one other factor that they had to account for. Tariffs and deadweight costs don't rise proportionally. Rather, as tariffs increase, more companies opt to shift to cheaper producers. Oftentimes, the tax revenue collected by the government actually falls. This is ultimately a net negative for the economy because, while tax revenue can theoretically be rebated (in the form of spending like, say, a farm bailout) losses to inefficiencies are simply lost.
The Fed's estimate is hardly the most extreme: A study published late last year by ImpactECON and commissioned by Koch-supported lobbyists warned that the tariffs, as they stood before the most recent escalation, would cost households $2,000 per year.
'''this one is certainly total and complete bullshite-look who it's from- no conflicts here…
But if the researchers are correct, and the tariffs stir up more of that inflation the Fed has been waiting for, it could quickly become a self-perpetuating cycle of rising costs as the central bank confronts the fact that it has 'no choice' but to raise interest rates.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-23/latest-china-tariffs-will-cost-american-households-831-year-fed-says?
#6578291 at 2019-05-24 15:48:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8411: Extrememly Stable Genius Edition
>>6578164
>remaining evil cabal controlled nations-
Nope.
ALL NATIONS use Private central bank issued, fiat currency.
ALL NATIONS remain YOKED to this system of SLAVERY and DEBT.
#6577440 at 2019-05-24 13:22:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8410: Weekend Forecast: Suicide Watch in Effect Edition
Environment activists block entrance to Norwegian central bank
OSLO (Reuters) - Protesters from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion blocked access to Norway's central bank on Friday, demanding that its $1 trillion (£788.6 billion) wealth fund, the world's largest, should stop investing in companies that burn coal.
Around 10 protesters blocked the main entrance to Norges bank and its NBIM asset management arm, carrying banners and spray-painting slogans on windows.
Seeking to draw attention to what they call "ineffective measures against climate change", the demonstrators also plan wider actions against the government in a bid to halt Norway's production of oil and gas, the group said in a statement.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-climate-change-norway-bank/environment-activists-block-entrance-to-norwegian-central-bank-idUKKCN1SU1FV
miss-placed on the agenda scene but bringing attention to the banks and that can't be bad in the big picture.
#6568169 at 2019-05-23 18:47:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8398: Low-Attention Workfagging Edition
Only 3 Countries Left Without a Rothschild central bank
#6564685 at 2019-05-23 05:49:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8394: Inspirational Anon Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6560164 BO creates a backup for QRV
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV
>>6446595 BO on baker checks and BV removed >>6477078
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8393
>>6564631 Sinema (D-AZ) Yes on Two more Trump Judges
>>6564606 Epoch: Two Telegraph Articles frontrunning Declass for Optics
>>6564380 LL, Brennan aigned auth EO 12333 intelligence actions during transition
>>6564377 BREXIT getting a taste of UK-flavor of Deplatforming
>>6564371 Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6564284 3D-printable 'Death Pod' for 'stylish' and 'peaceful' suicide
>>6564229 Inpsirational Anon Pulling Himself Up by his Bootstraps. God Bless You fren!!!
>>6564192 Drop 2018-08-31 related to JW: JoeDiG, Judge Collyer, 702 Database
>>6564151 POTUS leaves for Japan on Friday
>>6564079 Mad Max on the Wells, TD Records with Mr. Leg Thrill
>>6564023 Levin: Masters of the Universe Reject the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
>>6563987 Nunes To Trump: Ask Theresa May
>>6562903 (pb) ConsTreeHouse: BHO's use of FISA 702 Domestically
>>6564668 #8393
#8392 Baker Change
>>6563819 Candace Owens v. Cornel West. Winner at 7 seconds in the 1st round by KO
>>6563785 Nunes: Someone on foreign soil was 'running operations' against Trump, et al
>>6563735 Meadows: Schiff, Dems raging over 'information coming that will curl your hair'
>>6563714 Red Castle PSA: Hurrican Season. Ready anons?
>>6563568 Two U.S. Navy ships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
>>6563546 New Mil-Tweets
>>6563470 Carter, Meadows on Hannity: Schiffting Bricks in the House
>>6563437, >>6563468, >>6563651 New DJT Twats
>>6563313, >>6563339, >>6563354 Evacuate Webber Falls, OK: Barges Loose Dam Threatened
>>6563329 New Garrison: Liberal Debating Tactics
>>6563226 Wells, TD make 9 banks submitting Trump records to Gonadler
>>6563215 Denver: Sex Trafficking indictment after overturned 324yr sentence SMDH
>>6563912 #8392
#8391 Baker Change
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 More detail on the Democrats parroting Iran talking points.
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6564567 #8391 (Posted in #8393)
Previously Collected Notables
>>6561602 #8389, >>6562393 #8390
>>6559145 #8386, >>6559954 #8387, >>6560773 #8388
>>6556744 #8383, >>6557657 #8384, >>6558369 #8385
>>6554451 #8380, >>6555182 #8381, >>6555954 #8382
>>6552107 #8377, >>6552881 #8378, >>6553614 #8379
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6564567 at 2019-05-23 05:18:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8393: Curling Schiff's Short Hairs Edition
'#8391 reposted in 8393"' baker change''
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 More detail on the Democrats parroting Iran talking points.
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
#6563924 at 2019-05-23 03:33:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8393: Curling Schiff's Short Hairs Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6560164 BO creates a backup for QRV
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV
>>6446595 BO on baker checks and BV removed >>6477078
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8392 Baker Change
>>6563819 Candace Owens v. Cornel West. Winner at 7 seconds in the 1st round by KO
>>6563785 Nunes: Someone on foreign soil was 'running operations' against Trump, et al
>>6563735 Meadows: Schiff, Dems raging over 'information coming that will curl your hair'
>>6563714 Red Castle PSA: Hurrican Season. Ready anons?
>>6563568 Two U.S. Navy ships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
>>6563546 New Mil-Tweets
>>6563470 Carter, Meadows on Hannity: Schiffting Bricks in the House
>>6563437, >>6563468, >>6563651 New DJT Twats
>>6563313, >>6563339, >>6563354 Evacuate Webber Falls, OK: Barges Loose Dam Threatened
>>6563329 New Garrison: Liberal Debating Tactics
>>6563226 Wells, TD make 9 banks submitting Trump records to Gonadler
>>6563215 Denver: Sex Trafficking indictment after overturned 324yr sentence SMDH
>>6563912 #8392
#8391
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562444 Side by side on the Long Beach terror attack
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
>>6563364 #8391 (Posted in #8392)
#8390
>>6562183, >>6562362 OANN deleted the Q hit piece by Posobiec.
>>6562272 NXIVM wanted branding ceremonies to be like sacrifices.
>>6562269 DeVos family ends longtime Amash support.
>>6562153, >>6562174, >>6562221 NCMEC tied to Roths, Clinton, Podesta.
>>6562237 Washington becomes a sanctuary state.
>>6562214 Panasonic halting business with Huawei.
>>6562139 Pompeo on American values.
>>6562047 AG Barr blasts federal judges who impose nationwide injunctions.
>>6561989 William Sweeney Transcripts notes: crimes against children had 3 hits.
>>6562035 John Solomon files motion related to the FISA courts.
>>6561937 Courts prepare for influx of child sex abuse filings.
>>6561907 Mnuchin: No Tubman 20 until 2028.
>>6561806 Biden/China marker.
>>6561834 Loop capital using municipal bonds to fund shady projects?
>>6561821 Japanese mobile carriers postpone sales of new Huawei smartphones.
>>6561802 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6561789 PapaD Tweet.
>>6561679, >>6561731, >>6561904 Judge Ramos (ruled against POTUS) involved in China/Iran? Found in Clinton emails.
>>6561719 Committee announces request to expedite appeal for subpoena of #President's financial records.
>>6562393 #8390
Previously Collected Notables
>>6561602 #8389
>>6559145 #8386, >>6559954 #8387, >>6560773 #8388
>>6556744 #8383, >>6557657 #8384, >>6558369 #8385
>>6554451 #8380, >>6555182 #8381, >>6555954 #8382
>>6552107 #8377, >>6552881 #8378, >>6553614 #8379
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6563573 at 2019-05-23 02:47:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8392: New Dem Catchphrase
>>6563476
BREAKING NEWS: ClockFag sighting
Wrongthink's Notable Catch-Up Reviews
random
All /pb for the Dumn Niggers and to piss off the PhoneFags.
likes to collect GrammerKittyNazis
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
DGAF until POTUS starts talking about otherwise Fake News.
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
Moar shining light progress good good
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
yeah yeah put it on the HRC pile aka LOCK HER UP NOW!
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
pedo shit so don't suppress but double-ref /pb reNotes generally BAKER IS COMPD
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
STFW… any shining light FOIA that's legit legal under the law is fine by me no matter who's doing it.
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
Are these from /pb LateBreadFaggots? If so, cool but tell those niggers not to post in the /pb LateBreadFaggots Shitpost Section k thx
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
needs moar secondary sauce prolly generally true but GP can be clickbaity
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
Shakespeare on
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw14RqKlnGoxHPHmqO9LxEQ/videos?disable_polymer=1
is epic.
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
LL Under Bus time now Clown Nigger Rybpollacki ratted his truth hover pic didn't load and sauce is thus sketchy
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
COURT FIGHT!
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
Kappy's E-Tainment Update Ep. 666
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
KEK
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
Increase of
My fellow Americans, over the course of the next several days you will undoubtedly realize that we are taking back our great country
EffortPosts forthcoming stay tuned.
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
Glow Nigger News China Divison
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
Sara's new viral campaign to increase meme count she was starting to lag again smart move
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
Figures, the DC grading curve hottie you could defend fapping to could turn out to be a popular rat.
Her best move is to say Yates was a mean cunt and her younger/(DC)hotter/tighter/GND hot piece of ass was used.
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillanc
SpyNigger Update love him hate him he moves markets.
CONCLUSION
POTUS INCOMING TWAT TIME!
#6563445 at 2019-05-23 02:29:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8392: New Dem Catchphrase
>>6563191
>>6563260
Yes, just realized this. Previous baker didn't mention that he did notables for new pastebin, but my bad for not realizing. Here is an update on the Notes for #8391.
'''#8391 reposted in 8392"'
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562533 More detail on the Democrats parroting Iran talking points.
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
#8391
#6563364 at 2019-05-23 02:18:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8392: New Dem Catchphrase
#8391 (posted in #8392)
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562444 Side by side on the Long Beach terror attack
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
#6563180 at 2019-05-23 01:57:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8392: New Dem Catchphrase
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6560164 BO creates a backup for QRV
>>6551371 Voat admin threatens to deplatform QRV
>>6446595 BO on baker checks and BV removed >>6477078
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6508856 Please no JPEGs (new: conversion apps)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8392
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
>>6563161 #8392
#8391
>>6562535 Blexit grows stronger.
>>6562533 More detail on the Democrats parroting Iran talking points.
>>6562502 Syria update.
>>6562474 Marines Tweet: The Best Offense is a Good Defense
>>6562444 Side by side on the Long Beach terror attack
#8390
>>6562183, >>6562362 OANN deleted the Q hit piece by Posobiec.
>>6562272 NXIVM wanted branding ceremonies to be like sacrifices.
>>6562269 DeVos family ends longtime Amash support.
>>6562153, >>6562174, >>6562221 NCMEC tied to Roths, Clinton, Podesta.
>>6562237 Washington becomes a sanctuary state.
>>6562214 Panasonic halting business with Huawei.
>>6562139 Pompeo on American values.
>>6562047 AG Barr blasts federal judges who impose nationwide injunctions.
>>6561989 William Sweeney Transcripts notes: crimes against children had 3 hits.
>>6562035 John Solomon files motion related to the FISA courts.
>>6561937 Courts prepare for influx of child sex abuse filings.
>>6561907 Mnuchin: No Tubman 20 until 2028.
>>6561806 Biden/China marker.
>>6561834 Loop capital using municipal bonds to fund shady projects?
>>6561821 Japanese mobile carriers postpone sales of new Huawei smartphones.
>>6561802 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6561789 PapaD Tweet.
>>6561679, >>6561731, >>6561904 Judge Ramos (ruled against POTUS) involved in China/Iran? Found in Clinton emails.
>>6561719 Committee announces request to expedite appeal for subpoena of #President's financial records.
>>6562393 #8390
Previously Collected Notables
>>6561602 #8389
>>6559145 #8386, >>6559954 #8387, >>6560773 #8388
>>6556744 #8383, >>6557657 #8384, >>6558369 #8385
>>6554451 #8380, >>6555182 #8381, >>6555954 #8382
>>6552107 #8377, >>6552881 #8378, >>6553614 #8379
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6563161 at 2019-05-23 01:55:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8391: Bucket 5 Edition
#8392
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
>>6563095 Ex-FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson: Carter Page FISA application approved in 'unusual' way by McCabe, Yates, and Baker
>>6563056 Roger Stone contacts John Durham about FBI surveillance
#6563083 at 2019-05-23 01:46:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8391: Bucket 5 Edition
#8392
Notes @640, last call
>>6562502, >>6562513 Syria update
>>6562533 Dems Tied to Obama's Pro-Iran 'Echo Chamber' Spread Terror Regime's Anti-Trump Talking Points
>>6562535 Reminder: Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives, and there's no point denying it (4-15-16)
>>6562650 Hillary's Resistance Group Has Pocketed Millions From The DCCC
>>6562695 Anon response to >>6561140 pb "NXIVM's tentacles extend deep into the Cabal"
>>6562711 "Non-partisan" Democracy Alliance Members Fund 'American Oversight' Investigations of Trump
>>6562032 pb Federal Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley man with planning Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562306 pb Side by side on Long Beach Terror attack
>>6562762, >>6562781 John Solomon Files Motion Asking FISA Court to Unseal Evidence of Wrongdoing in Russia Collusion Case
>>6562782 How Media Propagandists Create 'Symbolic' Meaning (Bernays-style propaganda)
>>6562814 Rybicki transcript confirms LL directed Comey to call it a "matter", others were present
>>6562844 Trump lawyers & House Dems ask Federal Court of Appeals to expedite proceedings in subpoena suit
>>6562946 Moar on Kappy DIGG
>>6562969 Democrats carp about suspicious curtains, chair placement after Trump infrastructure blowout
>>6562981 POTUS will travel to Japan on May 25-28
>>6563022 Asian Market reports: chill from Sino-US tech war & China central bank plans offshore bills for sale (yuan jumps)
>>6563074 Sara Carter predicts "avalanche of info" for American people on Hannity
#6563022 at 2019-05-23 01:38:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8391: Bucket 5 Edition
Asia Mkts feel chill from Sino-U.S. tech cold war
See this also.
China central bank plans offshore bills sale, yuan jumps
https://in.reuters.com/article/china-pboc-auction/china-central-bank-plans-offshore-bills-sale-yuan-jumps-idINKCN1SR12N
See cap#3
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were stuck in the red on Thursday amid worries the Sino-U.S. trade conflict was fast morphing into a technology cold war between the world's two largest economies.
Late Wednesday, Reuters reported the U.S. administration was considering Huawei-like sanctions on Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision over the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority, according to a person briefed on the matter.
After the United States placed Huawei Technologies on a trade blacklist last week, British chip designer ARM has halted relations with Huawei in order to comply with the blockade.
"For China, the key risk is that the combined effects of investment restrictions, export controls, and tariffs will rewire supply chains and weaken manufacturing investment, particularly in the technology sectors driving growth," ratings agency S&P warned in a special report.
Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.5% in early trade, while South Korea lost 0.3%.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.01% to hover just above a 16-week trough. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 edged down 0.17%.
Minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting out on Wednesday underlined its readiness to be patient on policy "for some time" given the uncertain global outlook.
The chance of a rate cut seemed to diminish as many Fed policy makers saw recent weakness in inflation as "transitory", though the latest escalation in the trade war means markets are still wagering on an eventual easing.
Yields on two-year Treasuries of 2.237% are also well below the current effective funds rate at 2.39%.
There remains no end in sight to the trade dispute. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said it would be at least a month before the U.S. would enact proposed tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports as it studies the impact on American consumers.
The mood on Wall Street was cautious with the Dow ending Wednesday down 0.39%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.28% and the Nasdaq 0.45%.
Shares in chipmaker Qualcomm Inc dived 10.9% after a federal judge ruled the company illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees.
In commodity markets, spot gold edged up a touch to $1,274.25 per ounce.
Oil prices were consolidating after falling around 2% overnight as an unexpected build in U.S. crude inventories compounded investor worries about demand.
U.S. crude was last down 8 cents at $61.34 a barrel, while Brent crude futures lost 12 cents to $70.87.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-feels-chill-from-sino-u-s-tech-cold-war-idUSKCN1ST01Y
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
See also this:
Fed minutes: No rate moves are coming 'for some time' even if the economy improves
-Minutes from the May 1-2 Federal Open Market Committee meeting say "members observed that a patient approach to determining future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate would likely remain appropriate for some time."
-"Participants continued to view sustained expansion of economic activity, with strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective as the most likely outcomes," the minutes also say.
-The minutes note that members attributed the low inflation readings to "idiosyncratic factors" such as sharp drops in apparel costs and from portfolio management services.
-The meeting was held before the blowup in U.S.-China trade talks.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/fed-minutes-from-may-meeting.html
#6560681 at 2019-05-22 20:28:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8388: Eyes On The UK Edition
>>6560628
Russia has slowly been doing this for years
Russia Is Dumping U.S. Dollars to Hoard Gold
Vladimir Putin's quest to break Russia's reliance on the U.S. dollar has set off a literal gold rush.
Within the span of a decade, the country quadrupled its bullion reserves, and 2018 marked the most ambitious year yet. And the pace is keeping up so far this year. Data from the central bank show that holdings rose by 1 million ounces in February, the most since November.
The data shows that Russia is making rapid progress in its effort to diversify away from American assets. Analysts, who have coined the term de-dollarization, speculate about the global economic impacts if more countries adopt a similar philosophy and what it could mean for the dollar's desirability compared with other assets, such as gold or the Chinese yuan.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/russia-is-stocking-up-on-gold-as-putin-ditches-u-s-dollars
#6560261 at 2019-05-22 19:32:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8388: Eyes On The UK Edition
>>6560182
>>6560214
>>6560129
the rothschilds branded people property from the headquarters in Manchester England home of the central bank of England, ties it all to NVIXM and branding of white slaves for the elite
#6558072 at 2019-05-22 15:17:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8385: Mnuchin vs Man Maxine. 2 Men Enters, 1 Man Leaves Edition
With Deutsche bank struggling in the spotlight with one of the world's largest derivatives books, lets not forget they admitted guilty to rigging the precious metals markets. As a part of their plea deal, they turned in vhat room logs with banks they colluded with. Gold and sipver have been suppressed to maintain the fiat currency schemes of the banksters. They are paper tigers that control the world via their pedo paper printing presses and central bank structure. The RothsChild-Diddlers own the BIS, which almost every single central bank reports to.
Some of the DB silver rigging chats attached:
https://www.scribd.com/document/333624219/Silver-Rigging-1
https://www.scribd.com/document/333627011/Silver-Rigging-2
#6550780 at 2019-05-21 16:21:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8376: Doug Collins Scortches Dems! Edition
Boston Fed's Rosengren sees 'no clarion call' for interest-rate hike soon
Senior Fed officials more wary of low inflation than rising prices.
The head of the Boston Federal Reserve said he sees "no clarion call" to raise interest rates any time soon, suggesting the central bank's hands-off approach could help counter the risk of dangerously low inflation.
Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Fed, said mixed economic signals and a festering trade dispute with China means "the Fed can afford to wait and see" before it takes any action. Earlier this year the Fed tabled previous plans to raise interest rates again in 2019.
Rosengren is not a voting member of the Fed board that sets a key U.S. interest rate, but his remarks in a speech on Tuesday to the Economic Club of New York echo recent comments by other senior Fed officials.
While the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years indicates the Fed should raise interest rates, Rosengren said, the low rate of inflation normally would result in the central bank cutting rates. The jobless rate stood at 3.6% in April, and inflation as measured by the core PCE price index grew just 1.6% in the 12 months ending March.
The Fed still expects inflation to reach or exceed its long-run target of 2%, Rosengren, but "given that inflation has underrun the target over the last several years, it is wise to admit to some uncertainty about this part of the forecast."
Another complicating factor is the recent flareup in trade tensions with China after it seemed like a far-reaching deal might be near.
Rosengren said stiff U.S. tariffs applied to Chinese goods are basically a tax on American consumers and would add to upward pressure on inflation, but he still expects both sides to "work to reach agreement" before serious economic damage is done.
What is more worrying to Rosengren is the possibility that inflation grows even weaker and causes a deflationary spiral similar to what happened in Japan. Falling prices are often accompanied by falling wages and even a decline in living standards.
"While policy should not overreact to temporary inflation misses from the Fed's target, it would not be desirable to continue consistently undershooting inflation," Rosengren said.
The Boston Fed president also expressed openness to the idea of letting inflation run slightly above 2% for awhile as a way to persuade Wall Street that the central bank is serious about meeting its target and staving off deflation.
"It might reinforce the notion that policymakers aim to achieve 2% inflation on average, not allowing long periods of below-2% inflation to reset inflation expectations below the 2% inflation goal," he said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.55% has climbed 10% this year, and the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.52% has fallen more than a quarter percentage point in 2019.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boston-feds-rosengren-sees-no-clarion-call-for-interest-rate-hike-soon-2019-05-21?siteid=rss&rss=1
#6544559 at 2019-05-20 19:56:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8368: Cali Commie Ruffian Fisticuffs Edition
How central-bank Interest-Rate Policy Is Destabilizing banks
Broadly speaking, banks operate under the concept of maturity transformation. banks take short-term - less than one year - financing vehicles, such as customer deposits, and use that to finance long-term - more than one year - returns. These returns range from the most commonly understood loans, such as auto loans and mortgages, to investments in equity, bonds and public debt. banks make money on the interest spread between what they pay to the owners of the money and what is earned from the operations. banks also make money on other services, such as wealth management and account fees, though these are relatively small compared to the maturity transformation business.
In terms of assets, the primary asset a bank holds is the demand deposit, also referred to as the core deposit. These are your everyday savings and checking accounts. banks also sell Wholesale Deposits, such as CDs, have shareholder equity and also can take out debt, such as interbank lending. As these assets are owned by someone else, each of them demands a return for the use of those assets. These are part of the costs of operation for a bank. There are also more fixed operating costs, such as employees, buildings and equipment that must also be financed.
So, a bank will take assets and formulate loans on them. Like most of the world, the US operates on a fractional reserve system, one where banks originate loans in excess of the deposits on-hand. Take a look at the balance sheet of a large regional bank, 5/3 bank, for example. For the 2018 fiscal year, 5/3 reported non-capital assets of $94 billion and a deposit base of $108 billion. However, the cash and cash equivalent component of these assets stood at $4.4 billion, or just 4% of demand deposits. It is critical, then, that the bank convinces those depositors to keep their deposits with 5/3 and not request a withdrawal. Doing so would collapse the bank as it's unable to quickly make good on any withdrawal request greater than 4% of the deposit base. To do this, the bank pays the depositor interest on the deposit.
https://mises.org/wire/how-central-bank-interest-rate-policy-destabilizing-banks
#6540700 at 2019-05-20 04:14:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8363: Freedom of Thought Edition
>>6539933 (/pb)
Your ref back to that central bank post led me to revisit Q drops #134 to #140 - where I noticed there is a run of 6x ZERO minute Markers and
1x 1 minute Marker.
They also all have 23 as the hour and 3 of them are MIRROR timestamps.
Does this imply some action was taken on 11.11.17 against all the central banks?
#6540507 at 2019-05-20 03:40:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8363: Freedom of Thought Edition
Asian shares steady after steep losses; Saudi comments lift oil
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Share markets in Asia got off to a steady start on Monday as investors tried to catch their breath following another week of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.
In early trade, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan tacked on 0.6% after a steep 3% loss the previous week. U.S. S&P 500 e-mini futures also turned higher, rising 0.5% following losses on Wall Street on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.38%, the S&P 500 lost 0.58% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.04%.
Australian shares jumped 1.4% after the center-right Liberal National Coalition pulled off a shock win in federal elections, beating the left-wing Labor Party.
Japan's Nikkei stock index added 0.4%, after data showed growth in the world's third-biggest economy unexpectedly accelerated in the first quarter.
The modest gains on Monday came even as financial markets remained on edge over the intensifying Sino-U.S. trade war, with the Trump administration last week adding Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to a trade blacklist.
The repercussions of that move were evident as Alphabet Inc's Google suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing.
Noting the festering trade war, continued uncertainty over Brexit and rising tensions between the United States and Iran, McKenna said investors are currently "headline trading."
thank you High Frequency Trading-get used to this whipsaw like we had on friday.
"(It's) too soon to see the economic consequences of the battle escalating. And so belief can be suspended until that time," he said.
Oil markets, however, saw some active trade early on after Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Sunday that there was consensus among the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain production cuts to "gently" reduce inventories.
See Cap#3 and be prepared to pay moar for gasoline starting tomorrow.
Both U.S. crude and Brent crude jumped more than 1% following the minister's comments, with West Texas Intermediate fetching $63.51 a barrel and Brent crude at $73.05 per barrel.
In currency markets, China's offshore yuan rebounded after touching its weakest level against the dollar since November on Friday. It was last trading at 6.9280 per dollar.
In onshore trading on Friday, the yuan weakened past the psychologically important 6.9 per dollar level to end at its softest level in 19 weeks.
However, sources say the country's central bank is expected to use foreign exchange intervention and monetary policy tools to stop it weakening past the 7-per-dollar level in the near term.
tick,tock
On Monday, the dollar added 0.2% against the yen to 110.30, and the euro was up 0.1% at $1.1165.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, was down a touch at 97.980.
The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose to 2.4068% compared with a U.S. close of 2.393% on Friday, while the two-year yield touched 2.2187%, up from Friday's U.S. close of 2.202%.
Spot gold was 0.1% higher at $1,278.42 per ounce.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-steady-after-steep-losses-saudi-comments-lift-oil-idUSKCN1SQ02O
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6539019 at 2019-05-19 23:56:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8361: "Turkey Hunting" Edition
Saudi Arabia transfers $ 250m to central bank of Sudan
Saudi Arabia has transferred 937.5 million Saudi riyals (US$ 250 million) to the central bank of Sudan, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
This came move begins the implementation of a $3billion aid package from the Kingdom, and the UAE, to support stability in Sudan, announced 21 April.
On 28 April, the UAE announced an agreement to support financial stability in Sudan worth $250 million.
Saudi Finance Minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, stated that the money would "enhance the financial and economic situation in Sudan, especially the exchange rate of the Sudanese pound."
The $ 3-billion financial aid included $ 500 million provided by the two countries as a deposit to the central bank of Sudan. The remained is intended to supply Sudan with much-needed food, medicine and energy.
Since 2018, a series of currency exchange crises have rocked confidence in Sudan's finances.
Following widespread protests, on 11 April, the Sudanese army ousted president Omar Al-Bashir after three decades in power,
The army has formed a transitional military council and set a two-year term, amid attempts to reach an understanding with opposition groups.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190519-saudi-arabia-transfers-250m-to-central-bank-of-sudan/
#6537273 at 2019-05-19 19:31:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8359: Bartiromo's On a Roll Edition
Market Price Discovery Has Become "A Toxic Mess"-Op-Ed
have posted stuff from this pepe before, he is based.
()and bold are additions.
Market price discovery(see below this paragraph) has become a toxic mess and traders have to adapt to changing conditions. Fast. Blending an understanding of technicals with a keen awareness of the outside influencing factors on price discovery is becoming an ever more vital combination critical to success in navigating these complex markets.
What is Price Discovery?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pricediscovery.asp
continued….
The tape action, long subject to the powerful influences by central banks, computerized trading, buybacks, etc. has in 2019 increasingly become subject to the political sphere taking an overt active role in not only influencing price action, but also directly trying to drive it.
A vicious battle between reality and make belief is unfolding before our very eyes.
Over the past 10 years markets were subject to $20 trillion in global central bank intervention with many central banks still sitting on negative rates today. Just this year one can only imagine where equity prices would be without the Fed cave in January. On the buyback front one recent study suggests equity prices would be 19% lower than they are now without them.
See cap #2 on share buybacks-this is why a crash is very unlikely to occur, they own themselves through share buybacks.
This year alone we're seeing a record near $100B per month buyback program keeping a bid under markets.
last column on cap#2.
In the first quarter political headlines of "trade optimism", along with the price pivot known as the "Fed cave" helped drive the action relentlessly higher with overnight gap ups producing price action often times in direct contrast to underlying fundamentals.
Case in point: Semiconductors in Q1 were pushed relentlessly higher to new highs despite a clearly deteriorating fundamental picture
(cap#3 is booked semiconductor sales).
Nothing in the chart was suggesting fundamentals were improving, yet investors kept piling into the space on "trade optimism" and an easy Fed in the ill-guided belief that trade woes would only be temporary. Yet earnings reports by the likes of $INTC at the end of April woke the space up to reality.
Guided down in it's three year forward guidance…
Algos react to any news flash or tweet with vigor and can turn the intra-day price action on its head and option traders in particular can see their positions turn to dust on a single tweet.
The 'Trump put' saves stocks as investors bet the president won't let the market collapse:
See this from pepe last week.
>>6514158 pb Chart that proves a POTUS 'put'.
Stocks staged a massive turnaround Friday on word from the Treasury secretary that talks between the U.S. and China were constructive, encouraging investors to believe a trade deal is still possible.
just leave munchkins…leave.
And yes, the reaction is self evident on prices, here on Friday May 10:
Part of these efforts have contributed to the magic risk free Friday effect that has pushed markets higher 80% of the time in 2019.
(witness friday afternoon when CNBS recycled an 18-hour old article about….you guessed it trade negotiations.)
…only to see these gains again disappear on another political headline in afternoon. "Trade talks have stalled". Well duh. Tell us something we don't know, but nevertheless algos immediately reacted to this. So be clear: Friday's price action was once again entirely driven and dominated by the political.
(Friday was a clear-cut example as to why the humans need to be put back in control-if they had been, the reaction would most likely have been muted).
This week the news broke that interest rates on credit cards have reached 20 year highs, nearly 17%.
(why? because the system pushed out so much credit to inflate it's crappy assets it had to lower the discount rate to help out itself-this is why the yield curve is teetering on inversion on a daily basis).
As a result total interest payments have steadily ballooned higher from $265B in 2015 to already $365B in March of 2019 a 38% increase in less than 4 years.
But there's more to it then just the Fed raising rates. What's fascinating here is that credit card companies have been raising their rates at a much faster clip than the Fed.
Example: In 2006/7 the Fed funds rate was twice as high as it is now, but credit card rates remained in the 12-13% range:
(see cap#4)
There is a battle going on between reality and make belief and equity prices are a play thing of the 3 pillars of make belief: 1. central banks. 2. Political jawboning and 3. Buybacks the combination making for a toxic mess in price discovery.
Technicals tell a different story, a story of reality trying to break through.
https://northmantrader.com/2019/05/19/toxic-mess/
#6536559 at 2019-05-19 17:33:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8358: Moves and Countermoves. Never Stop Learning Never Stop Adapting Edition
https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/bokrecensioner/a/Jo7Mk4/eliten-som-kontrollerar-det-globala-kapitalet
The Global Elite who controls the global economy
Article in one Swedishstan's biggest newspaper about "Giants: The Global Power Elite" written Peter Phillips
Translated by sweanon for everyone to share
In his farewell speech 1961 President Eisenhower warned about the powerful "Military Industrial Complex", a sort of cartel within the defense industry and the military establishment. The same shady cartel had been described in Sociologist; C Wright Mills study "The Power Elite" a few years earlier.
The book "Giants: The global power elite", written by sociology professor and media critic Peter Phillips, can be said to be the sequel on the same theme. Reading on it says the warning's of the past have not been taken seriously enough. The military industrial complex has been allowed to grow into a global power elite with an almost absolute influence over our lives.
In the centre of Phillips Analysis is the worlds biggest companies and fund managers, among them is Black rock, Vanguard group, JP Morgan Chase. These "Giants" together administrate assets equivalent to five hundred thousand billion crowns(I believe it might be 50.000billion converted to dollars but who knows at this point how much money they control).
Handling these astronomical amounts of money makes it hard to find secure investments. That's why these "giants" commit their time to financial speculation of the sorts that led to the crash of 2008. Another relief-valve for the surplus capital is war and states/countries increasing defense budgets. A third secure card is the privatization of water rights to official businesses. These "giants" are rapidly buying up the world.
"The democratic structures will be undermined bit by bit and replaced with militarised policestates"
They are also massively invested in the companies who are responsible for the most Co2 and other greenhouse gases being emitted into our air. Therefore there is no random chance, says Phillips, that we are standing in front of a never before seen global crisis of inequality, violence, instability, pollution of the environment and mass extinctions.
The systems defense attorneys usually say that the middle class has never been bigger then it is today. Against that Phillips responds that 80% of humanity is below middle class and every day 30.000 people die of starvation and malnourishment. The wealth will never trickle down to the rest of humanity says Phillips.
The book lists large amounts of encyclopedia data which bit by bit makes the reading heavy. But therein lies the strength. For the first time, we get to know exactly who the Global Power Elite really are name by name(together 389 names in all) and how they operate and who they network with. We get to know who it is with backgrounds in the CIA, Pentagon, house of lords, USA's central bank, who has been the minister of France and who was awarded the British Imperial order.
Part 1
#6518492 at 2019-05-17 03:37:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8335 The IG Report Now In Staff Review Edition
Asian Mkt report-China Drops-Japan rises-US Futures flat to slightly down
Asian shares feeling blue as Shanghai turns red
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were struggling to end a bleak week in the black on Friday as upbeat U.S. economic news and solid company earnings offered only a fleeting respite from the interminable Sino-U.S. trade dispute.
Shanghai stocks slipped amid the fallout from President Donald Trump's move to block China's Huawei Technologies from buying vital American technology.
See highlights on cap#2
The Communist Party's People's Daily used a front page commentary to evoke the patriotic spirit of past wars, saying the trade war would never bring China down.
"It is hard to get too excited as the news flows in the trade front points to an escalation rather than an ease in tensions," said Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at National Australia bank.
"Many commentators are suggesting the decision on Huawei and other Chinese telecos effectively means the President has taken the 'nuclear option' and it has now moved toward a 'fully-fledged' tech war with China."
and they weren't doing that with us?-fuck you…
For now, Asian markets were just happy for a break.
Japan's Nikkei bounced 1.5%, while the main Australian index climbed 0.9% to an 11-year peak as higher commodity prices boosted miners. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 edged up 0.1%.
The cheer had yet to spread to Shanghai blue chips, which slipped 1.3%, while the yuan eased toward the 6.9000 per dollar level.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost early gains to dip 0.1%. It was just above a 15-week trough but down 2% for the week.
DOLLAR IN DEMAND
The pullback in risk aversion lifted Treasury yields, particularly at the short end where two-year yields rose to 2.19 percent.
Bond prices might also have been pressured by a speech from influential Fed Governor Lael Brainard who said the central bank could encourage "opportunistic reflation" by allowing inflation to run above its 2% target for some years.
'''fuggen FRB-let's create moar inflation because the bank's need it for a higher spread on it's lending activity's-which suck right now-nevermind the figures they use so not count food and fuel.;;;
The rise in yields underpinned the U.S. dollar, which hit a two-week high against a basket of currencies at 96.882 before steadying at 97.831.
The dollar regained a little lost ground on the safe-haven yen to stand at 109.92, while the euro eased to $1.1175 and was off 0.5% for the week so far.
Sterling was one of the worst performers as Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May battled to keep her Brexit deal, and her premiership, intact amid growing fears of a disorderly departure from the European Union.
The pound touched a three-month low of $1.2780 and was down a hefty 1.6% for the week so far.
Also under pressure was the Australian dollar, losing 1.5% for the week to $0.6895 as investors piled into bets that interest rates would be cut in June.
In commodity markets, spot gold dropped off to $1,285.57 per ounce as risk sentiment improved.
Oil futures firmed into a fourth session as rising tensions in the Middle East stoked fears of potential supply disruptions.
U.S. crude was last up 50 cents at $63.37 a barrel, while Brent crude futures rose 44 cents to $73.06.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-feeling-blue-as-shanghai-turns-red-idUSKCN1SN01D?il=0
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/
#6509361 at 2019-05-16 01:20:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8324: Eyes On Doug Collins Edition
>>6509340
TRUTH
Debt still increasing WW
Wall funding = some for US but more for Israel huge amounts of illegals still allowed in.
Illegals flooding in via the southern border = Catch and release ongoing
Israel Funding = 38 Billion
Israel Boycott law passed = Unconstitutional
Israel kills Palestinians almost daily using FF as an excuse Trump says nothing
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act = Passed 100-0
MAGA = Fifth degree of Satanism
MAGA = Witch or Magician in many languages
Left and Right = Marxists & Zionists working hand in glove ILLUSION OF CHOICE
Half Shekel = Coin minted with Trump on it in Israel to be used when the anti-Christ rules from the third temple in Jerusalem
US Gov = Israel first
Trump endorses war criminal Netanyahu = Israel first
Wars ended during Trump Presidency = 0
Regime change in Venezuela = underway
Plans for Regime change = Cuba Nicaragua Iran Syria Iraq Russia Yemen Libya All of Africa
Trump gave Syrian land to Israel = Israel first
NDAA was reauthorized for 6 more years. Sailed through the House and Senate and Trump signed it same day.
Justice for the elite = 0
Arrests of elite = 0
Nuclear arms race = back on INF treaty disregarded
Military spending = Huge increases
Abortion laws = expanding WW
Withdrawal from Syria = More troops being sent
War in Yemen still going after Mattis was removed for trying to end it in 30 days.
5G = still rolling out now endorsed by Trump
Chemtrails = still going
Censorship = increasing
Jobs are disappearing big companies are folding.
Food production zones being destroyed in US and elsewhere. (bees being killed)
central bank = still in business
Vaccines = Being made mandatory WW endorsed by Trump
Poison removed from food/water/air supply = 0
Child sacrifice/pedophilia = Being normalized (you can now buy kid blood)
POTUS = Trojan Horse? (((Q+)))
Q told us POTUS had the say so when this ended = POTUS failure to declas discredited Q
Endless promises followed by endless excuses and delays
Arrests will happen regardless, whether they are staged or not will be the question. "You are watching a movie". The Zionists will be portrayed as the good guys and Marxists are the bad guy's. The Zionists will save the day and claim (((they))) are God's anointed (dark to light)and should be worshiped. Noahide World Order
I pray for the deceived that they can awaken and see they are being drawn into the hands of EVIL. Pray daily so God can send help.
The God of this world who they are being tricked into praying to has them in hand.
Let no man deceive you, do NOT pray for false IDOLS.
Judge a man by his fruits.
Jesus = I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The most high is watching.
#6506354 at 2019-05-15 18:59:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8320: Wednesday Winning Edition
Trump ropes Federal Reserve into US-China trade war
President Donald Trump has suggested the Federal Reserve could support the US in its simmering trade battle with China.
The trade dispute between the world's two largest economies escalated this week with tariff hikes on both sides.
In a post on Twitter, Mr Trump said China would move to stimulate its economy to deal with the fallout.
If the Fed were to "match" that potential Chinese stimulus, it would be "game over", he said.
"China will be pumping money into their system and probably reducing interest rates, as always, in order to make up for the business they are, and will be, losing," Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.
"If the Federal Reserve ever did a 'match,' it would be game over, we win! In any event, China wants a deal!."
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
China will be pumping money into their system and probably reducing interest rates, as always, in order to make up for the business they are, and will be, losing. If the Federal Reserve ever did a "match," it would be game over, we win! In any event, China wants a deal!
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US presidents have historically avoided commenting on Fed policy publicly, for fear of politicising the institution and undermining confidence in its decisions.
Mr Trump has attacked the Fed and its chairman Jerome Powell on a number of occasions over the past year, putting pressure on them to keep interest rates low.
The US central bank had been "normalising" monetary policy after years of keeping rates at ultra-low levels in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
At the same time, China has sought to support its economy as it battles a slowing economy and the trade war.
Trump urges Fed to cut interest rates
US-China trade war in 300 words
China frees up cash to boost economy
A deal "when the time is right"
The US and China have been fighting a trade war since last year, placing billions of dollars worth of tariffs on one another's goods.
Only recently the two countries seemed close to a deal, but last week US officials said the Chinese had reneged on some of their promises.
The US raised tariffs on $200bn (£154.9bn) worth of Chinese goods on Friday, and China retaliated with tariff hikes on US products this week.
Mr Trump said on Twitter the US would make a deal with China "when the time is right".
"My respect and friendship with President Xi is unlimited but, as I have told him many times before, this must be a great deal for the United States or it just doesn't make any sense," Mr Trump said.
He added: "It will all happen, and much faster than people think!"
#6506122 at 2019-05-15 18:32:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8320: Wednesday Winning Edition
Sudan seizes Morocco plane filled with gold
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have seized 241 kilograms of gold from a Moroccan plane flying from the country's River Nile state, which landed in the capital Khartoum.
Major General Othman Mohamed said that only 93 kilograms of the gold on board the plane has an export license, while the legal status of the remaining quantity has not been clarified. The Major General explained: "We must deliver this large amount [of gold] to the bank of Sudan, and then we will go on with the necessary legal procedures."
Mohamed did not name the private Moroccan company which had allowed the exportation of the gold, nor did he give further details. However, he pointed out that the status of the company in Sudan is legal and registered.
Meanwhile, Moroccan news website Hespress reported that the plane was loaded with huge amounts of gold belonging to Moroccan company MANAGEM, which has long been active in the mining industry across the African continent.
Sudan produces 100 tonnes of gold every year and gold mines are a major source of foreign currency in the country. However, it is believed that about 70 per cent of Sudan's gold production is being smuggled out of the country, as producers try to circumvent regulations requiring gold to be sold to the central bank in local currency at a price much lower than that which can be reached on the black market.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces declared that Thursday's seizure of the gold was intended to protect the national economy and preserve the country's resources and wealth. Hespress, however, claimed the Sudanese forces stopped the plane because it had not acquired permission to fly, not because of smuggling gold.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190511-sudan-seizes-morocco-plane-filled-with-gold/
#6504263 at 2019-05-15 14:12:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8317: Midweek Very Early Morning Edition
>>6504232
from January 30th
central banks Are on the Biggest Gold-Buying Spree in a Half Century
central banks bought more bullion last year than anytime since 1971, when the U.S. ended the gold standard.
Governments added 651.5 tons of gold to their coffers in 2018, a 74 percent increase from the previous year, according to a report from the World Gold Council.
Russia, which is "de-dollarizing" its reserves, was the biggest buyer, followed by Turkey and Kazakhstan. Hungary also made a large purchase, citing gold's lack of counterparty risk and role as a hedge against changes in the international finance system, the WGC said.
"central banks chose to significantly increase their gold reserves, reinforcing the importance of gold as a reserve asset," the WGC said.
central banks are expected to acquire an additional 600 tons this year, according to the consulting firm Metals Focus Ltd. The buys, which will help the banks diversify their foreign-exchange assets in a time of extraordinary political volatility, signal a growing confidence in the metal's value moving forward.
The banks "were not net buyers even a decade ago," said Juan Carlos Artigas, director of investment research at the WGC, in a telephone interview. "As their foreign reserves expand, they are increasingly diversifying away from pure dollar exposure."
Slowing global growth, a weaker U.S. dollar and a drive by central banks to expand the amount of gold they hold could be a winning trifecta for investors seeking a recovery in the metal's price after its first annual loss in three years.
Gold prices ended 2018 little changed, but rallied toward the end of the year amid concerns about Brexit, a falling stock market and expectations for a less aggressive U.S. monetary policy. The trend has continued this month, with bullion climbing to the highest since May.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-31/gold-demand-up-amid-biggest-central-bank-buying-spree-in-decades
#6504232 at 2019-05-15 14:06:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8317: Midweek Very Early Morning Edition
central banks Are Buying Gold At The Fastest Pace In Six Years
Earlier this month the World Gold Council published its quarterly report- and it shows that central banks and foreign governments from around the world are buying up gold at their fastest pace in six years.
This is pretty big news, and it says a LOT about the future of the dollar.
Remember, central banks and foreign governments hold literally TRILLIONS of dollars of reserves... and traditionally they do this by buying US government debt.
It sounds strange, but to big institutions, banks, etc., US government debt is equivalent to cash. They use it as a form of money.
More importantly, they hold US dollars because that's the global standard: the US dollar has been the world's primary international reserve currency for seventy five years.
So US debt is extremely liquid. In fact, the $22 trillion US debt market is the biggest and most liquid market in the world.
But foreign governments have started breaking with the tradition of buying treasuries.
As the World Gold Council's report showed us, foreign governments and central banks have been buying a LOT more gold than in previous years.
Net gold purchases in Q1/2019 among foreign governments and central banks was nearly 70% greater than Q1/2018... and the highest rate of first quarter purchases in six years.
The Chinese in particular, have been stockpiling gold faster than ever, while at the same time, Chinese ownership of US treasuries as a percentage of total holdings has been gradually declining over the past years.
And it's not just China.
Russia, Turkey, Qatar, and even Colombia - a long-time ally of the US - have been diversifying and buying a lot more gold.
There are a few obvious reasons behind that.
The debt of the US federal government recently reached $22 trillion. And it isn't getting any better- they add at least $1 trillion to the debt each year.
And the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the Uncle Sam will NEVER again see an annual budget deficit of less than $1 trillion starting in 2021.
That has serious impact on the ability of the US government to repay its obligations to foreign creditors.
And if the Bolsheviks come to power next year and offer free goodies (paid for with more debt) to anyone with a pulse, the debt burden will explode.
Anyone who thinks owning 10-year US treasuries - or even worse, 30-year government bonds - is risk-free, is completely insane.
The dollar's problems aren't limited to the US government's pitiful finances either.
Even the Federal Reserve- the central bank of the United States- is close to insolvency, according to its own financial statements.
And the Fed's coffers are routinely plundered by Congress in order to fund pet projects in Washington.
It's so ridiculous that, in late 2015, Congress passed a law to steal $53.3 billion from the Federal reserve, putting the central bank on the brink of insolvency.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-15/central-banks-are-buying-gold-fastest-pace-six-years
#6503893 at 2019-05-15 12:31:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8317: Midweek Very Early Morning Edition
Morning Mrkt Report
Futures Drop,Despite Stimulus Hopes After Dire Chinese Data; Yields Plunge
() and bold are addition's and edited as usual.
It's about time we had some bad news which, as everyone knows, is great news for central-bank supported, centrally-planned markets.
The global equity bounce following what many misinterpreted as softer rhetoric by POTUS on the trade dispute with China, fizzled on Wednesday despite dismal Chinese data,
Chinese retail sales at 16 year low
while fresh Italian debt woes kept BTFDers on the sidelines.
Ironically, China's data miss was not the catalyst for the drop. As we reported last night, in April every Chinese economic metric posted a sharp decline and missed expectations:
Retail sales rose just 7.2% (against +8.7% in March) - lowest since May 2003 (the 7.2% year-on-year rise in retail sales is actually weaker than all the estimates. The lowest was 7.5%, and the median was 8.6%)
Industrial Production growth slumped from a hope-filled +6.5% YTD YoY in March to 6.2%.
Fixed Asset Investment slowed to just 6.1% YoY.
However, considering the surge in Chinese stocks, which closed 1.9% higher as traders speculated Beijing will consider more measures to support the economy after data showed weaker-than-expected growth in April, the only thing about the dismal Chinese data is that it wasn't even worse to prompt even greater global hopes for a Chinese stimulus. In the US, Treasury yields sank to the lowest level since March,
See cap#5
but they jumped for Italy's debt, as the nation's deputy premier Matteo Salvini talked up tensions over the country's deficit.
see cap#3
Market Snapshot
S&P 500 futures down at 2,829.25
MXAP up 0.5% to 155.33
MXAPJ up 0.4% to 510.12
Nikkei up 0.6% to 21,188.56
Topix up 0.6% to 1,544.15
Hang Seng Index up 0.5% to 28,268.71
Shanghai Composite up 1.9% to 2,938.68
'''(although not announced sure they hit the
ctrl-p button, how else does that habben
on cap #3)'''
Sensex up 0.5% to 37,485.81
Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 0.7% to
6,284.20
Kospi up 0.5% to 2,092.78
STOXX Europe 600 down 0.1% to 375.80
German 10Y yield fell 2.4 bps to -0.094%
Euro up 0.08% to $1.1213
Italian 10Y yield rose 2.9 bps to 2.355%
see cap#4-for 2 year
Spanish 10Y yield fell 0.5 bps to 0.966%
Brent futures down 0.3% to $71.06/bbl
Gold spot up 0.1% to $1,298.37
U.S. Dollar Index down 0.1% to 97.47
'''(liquidity issue's notwithstanding for the
system)'''
US Event Calendar
7am: MBA Mortgage Applications, prior
2.7%
8:30am: Empire Manufacturing, est. 8, prior
10.1
8:30am: Retail Sales Advance MoM, est.
0.2%, prior 1.6%; Retail Sales Ex Auto
MoM,
est. 0.7%, prior 1.2%; Retail Sales Control
Group, est. 0.3%, prior 1.0%
9:15am: Industrial Production MoM, est.
0.0%, prior -0.1%; Manufacturing (SIC)
Production, est. 0.0%, prior 0.0%
10am: NAHB Housing Market Index, est. 64,
prior 63
10am: Business Inventories, est. 0.0%, prior
0.3%
4pm: Net Long-term TIC Flows, prior
$51.9b; Total Net TIC Flows, prior $21.6b
deficit
In the US this afternoon we've got the April retail sales report due up where the consensus expects a +0.3% mom core and control group reading. We'll also get the May empire manufacturing reading, April industrial production reading, May NAHB housing market index reading and March business inventories print. Away from the data we've got the Fed's Quarles and Barkin due to speak, along with the ECB's Coeure and Praet.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-15/markets-slide-despite-stimulus-hopes-after-dire-chinese-data-yields-plunge
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd30y?countrycode=bx
ZH still has a douchebag at douchebank for the summary-left out.
#6502814 at 2019-05-15 05:34:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8315: ANONS ARE MONTHS AHEAD OF THE NEWS Edition
TRUTH
Debt still increasing WW
Wall funding = some for US but more for Israel huge amounts of illegals still allowed in.
Illegals flooding in via the southern border = Catch and release ongoing
Israel Funding = 38 Billion
Israel Boycott law passed = Unconstitutional
Israel kills Palestinians almost daily using FF as an excuse Trump says nothing
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act = Passed 100-0
MAGA = Fifth degree of Satanism
MAGA = Witch or Magician in many languages
Left and Right = Marxists & Zionists working hand in glove ILLUSION OF CHOICE
Half Shekel = Coin minted with Trump on it in Israel to be used when the anti-Christ rules from the third temple in Jerusalem
US Gov = Israel first (MIGA)
Trump endorses war criminal Netanyahu = Israel first
Wars ended during Trump Presidency = 0
Regime change in Venezuela = underway
Plans for Regime change = Cuba Nicaragua Iran Syria Iraq Russia Yemen Libya All of Africa
Trump gave Syrian land to Israel = Israel first
NDAA was reauthorized for 6 more years. Sailed through the House and Senate and Trump signed it same day.
Justice for the elite = 0
Arrests of elite = 0
Nuclear arms race = back on INF treaty disregarded
Military spending = Huge increases
Abortion laws = expanding WW
Withdrawal from Syria = More troops being sent
War in Yemen still going after Mattis was removed for trying to end it in 30 days.
5G = still rolling out now endorsed by Trump
Chemtrails = still going
Censorship = increasing
Jobs are disappearing big companies are folding.
Food production zones being destroyed in US and elsewhere. (bees being killed)
central bank = still in business
Vaccines = Being made mandatory WW endorsed by Trump
Poison removed from food/water/air supply = 0
Child sacrifice/pedophilia = Being normalized (you can now buy kid blood)
POTUS = Trojan Horse? (((Q+)))
Q told us POTUS had the say so when this ended = POTUS failure to declas discredited Q
Endless promises followed by endless excuses and delays
Arrests will happen regardless, whether they are staged or not will be the question. "You are watching a movie". The Zionists will be portrayed as the good guys and Marxists are the bad guy's. The Zionists will save the day and claim (((they))) are God's anointed (dark to light)and should be worshiped. Noahide World Order
I pray for the deceived that they can awaken and see they are being drawn into the hands of EVIL. Pray daily so God can send help.
The God of this world who they are being tricked into praying to has them in hand.
Let no man deceive you, do NOT pray for false IDOLS.
Judge a man by his fruits.
Jesus = I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The most high is watching.
#6495803 at 2019-05-14 15:24:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8306: Is the Dam About To Break? Edition
U.S. import prices rise; underlying imported inflation weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices rose less than expected in April as increases in the cost of petroleum and food were tempered by the largest decrease in the price of capital goods in 10 years, suggesting inflation could remain tame for a while.
The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday came on the heels of data last week that showed moderate producer and consumer price gains in April, which underscored the Federal Reserve's projection of no more interest rate hikes this year.
Economists said while inflation was not too low for the U.S. central bank to cut rates this year, the Trump administration's escalating trade war with China, if it starts to impact economic and job growth, could force the Fed's hand.
The U.S. central bank early this month kept rates unchanged and signaled little inclination to adjust monetary policy anytime soon. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he believed the weak inflation readings "may wind up being transient."
"There is little reason for the Fed to do anything and the assumption would normally be that they would stand pat," said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, Pennsylvania. "But this is not a normal world where economics is the driving force for monetary or fiscal policy."
Import prices increased 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.6% increase in March. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast import prices would climb 0.7% in April.
In the 12 months through April, import prices fell 0.2% after edging up 0.1% in March.
The dollar was trading slightly higher against a basket of currencies, while U.S. Treasury prices were trading mostly lower. Stocks on Wall Street rebounded after recent steep declines.
EYES ON TARIFFS Inflation could get a boost from last week's move by President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%. Economists estimate the latest duties could add as much as two-tenths of a percentage point to inflation. That will most likely show in consumer prices as import prices exclude duties.
"If all of the tariffs are passed through to the consumer, it would boost year-over-year growth in the core CPI by four-tenths of a percentage point," said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
"Odds are that the impact will be smaller, as some U.S. businesses will eat the cost or risk losing sales. Therefore, we expect the boost to inflation will be closer to two-tenths of a percentage point."
In April, prices for imported fuels and lubricants rose 2.5% after surging 6.9% percent in the prior month. Prices for imported petroleum jumped 6.1% percent after rising 5.3% in March. Imported food prices rebounded 2.8% last month, the largest increase since July 2016, after falling 0.2% in March.
The cost of imported capital goods dropped 0.4% last month, the biggest fall since March 2009. Prices for imported consumer goods excluding automobiles decreased 0.3% in April, after declining by the same margin in March.
Excluding fuels and food, import prices dropped 0.3% in April after falling 0.2% in the prior month. The so-called core import prices decreased 1.1% in the 12 months through April.
Though the dollar has weakened a bit this year, its gains last year against the currencies of the United States' main trading partners continue to depress core import prices.
Chinese import prices fell 0.2% last month after being unchanged in March. They dropped 1.1% on a year-on-year basis, the largest decline since May 2017. The cost of goods imported from Japan slipped 0.1% percent. Prices of Canadian imports, however, surged 1.3 percent, driven by higher fuel prices.
The report also showed export prices rose 0.2% in April after increasing 0.6% in March. A 1.5% decrease in prices of agricultural exports was offset by a 0.4% rise in prices of nonagricultural goods. Agricultural export prices were weighed down by a 17.2% plunge in vegetable prices.
Export prices rose 0.3% on a year-on-year basis in April, driven by weak prices for soybeans, corn, cotton, fruit, nuts and meat. They increased 0.6% in March.
"The farmers, who will be bashed once again by retaliatory tariffs, are already suffering from declining prices," Naroff said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-import-prices-rise-underlying-imported-inflation-weak-idUSKCN1SK1F3?il=0
#6494383 at 2019-05-14 08:24:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8304: Breaking The Bad Edition
>>6494376
>>6494316
'Gold belongs to the people, not bankers': Italian govt moves to seize reserves from central bank
>https://www.rt.com/business/455866-italy-central-bank-gold-national/
#6479980 at 2019-05-12 16:19:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8286: Happy Mother's Day Edition
Market Reality Check-Op-ed
() and bold are addition's
And then The Never Ending Market Rally ended. With a tweet no less(not really-this is disingenuous imo as it continually blame's POTUS for several decade's of cheap easy money and does not highlight the utter failure of the system to apply and enforce it's own rule's-add in that munchkins has been an abject FAILURE throughout the entire trade negotiation's too) and $VIX exploded 82% higher just days after $VIX futures net short positioning reached an all time high. Knuckleheads.
What Does the Volatility Index (VIX) Indicate
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is a measure of expected price fluctuations in the S&P 500 Index options over the next 30 days. The VIX, often termed as the "fear index," is calculated in real time by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
The key words in that description are expected and next 30 days. The predictive nature of the VIX makes it a measure of implied volatility, not one that is based off historical data or statistical analysis. The time period of the prediction also narrows the outlook to the near term.
https://www.investopedia.com/news/what-does-volatility-index-vix-indicate/
continued
Look, technicals matter greatly, but so do sentiment, the political, macro, and central banks, and the structural. It's a complex web that can be very confusing and is challenging for market participants. Navigating it all is very tricky and I want to use this edition of the Weekly Market Brief to offer a reality check on markets but also share some key technical lessons as an educational tool to help others in making sense of everything we see unfold and how to identify short and long exposure risk/reward.
First some reality check points:
To re-iterate: The 2019 rally has not been driven by earnings growth:
See Cap #2
Not even close. If anything earnings growth was barely flat in Q1 and is regressive for Q2.
The rally has also not been driven by fund flaws.
See here:
Stock buyback binge: 2019 is setting a record pace.
U.S. companies are on pace to buy back more of their shares than they did during 2018's record binge, data shows, despite - or perhaps because of - mounting political opposition.
Why it matters: Companies are continuing to choose buying back their stock to reduce the number of shares outstanding and boost prices over investing in long-term capital and labor expenditures. Last year, companies spent more buying back their own stock than on capex for the first time since 2008, according to Citigroup.
https://www.axios.com/stock-buybacks-2018-2019-record-high-54f64348-bcd8-48c4-ae15-da2ef959dcb3.html
continued
I repeat: The 2019 rally has been inflated by 3 main pillars that have exacerbated the move beyond the technical oversold readings off of the December lows:
1). The central bank pivot with the Fed caving 180 degrees and serving again the Fed put on a platter.
lowering the discount rate at the last FOMC meeting showed that they care for themselves only.'
2).Record buybacks courtesy US tax cuts which have shown to be a largest source of equity demand in Q1.
See above referenced Axios article
3). Political jawboning on the side of the administration constantly aiming to tout a China deal and eager to influence markets at any sign of trouble or downside.
Let's all acknowledge a simple key truth there: Without these three pillars markets would not be anywhere near these levels, and wouldn't have reached all time highs so soon following the December crushing. Bulls may want raise price targets ever higher, as they always do, but any honest bull would acknowledge that without these 3 pillars of artificial support we wouldn't be anywhere near current price levels. Price became exaggerated to the upside.
This last week we saw one of these pillars sway to the side and immediately markets got into trouble. For all of 2019 markets were promised (via constant jawboning) an imminent China deal.
Here's another reality check: New highs, they're gone. And without new highs, and in context with major wedge breaks, markets are suddenly confronted with the prospect of major topping patterns.
See cap #4
But no major moving averages have broken yet, in fact no major technical correction has, as of now, taken place. Last week's pullback was aggressive and it was fast and, as a reality, produced short term oversold readings, hence upside risk continue to exist as well.
As absurd as the ramp appeared to many participants given the political backdrop it actually had a very solid technical foundation. Headlines can be triggers, but technicals paint their path and our task is to identify these paths and navigate through them as best possible be it on the long side or the short side.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-12/reality-check
This is a BASED nigga.
#6479331 at 2019-05-12 14:26:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8285: Long Necked Giraffe Edition
Turkish finance minister hopes damage to economy from currency crisis will be short-lived
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish economy will hopefully overcome the impacts of a currency crisis last year with just two quarters of contraction, Turkey's Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday.
Speaking to broadcaster CNN Turk, Albayrak referred to Turkey's performance during the 2008 global financial crisis when the economy contracted for four consecutive quarters.
"Turkey will get over this period hopefully with two quarters (of contraction) and with minimum negative impact," Albayrak said.
"The first quarter data year-on-year and when compared to last quarter, technically rebalancing, recovery process will extend more than two quarters."
The Turkish economy contracted 3.0 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, after a currency crisis knocked some 30 percent off the value of the lira last year. Economists expect two more quarters of contraction year-on-year.
The lira has lost as much as 15 percent against the dollar this year, with the latest weakness driven by investor concerns over Monday's decision to re-run a mayoral election in Istanbul that had been narrowly won by the main opposition party.
Turkey's central bank moved to tighten policy by funding the market through a higher rate and took additional liquidity steps, while state banks sold dollars to boost the local currency.
Albayrak said Turkish inflation and employment will improve this year, while the government will implement necessary reforms without hesitation.
"Turkey, especially inflation and employment, will reach a better, more balanced place till the end of 2019," Albayrak said.
The meeting between the finance minister and U.S. President Donald Trump was constructive, hopeful and positive, Albayrak said, adding that Trump will most probably pay a visit to Turkey in July.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-economy-minister/turkish-finance-minister-hopes-damage-to-economy-from-currency-crisis-will-be-short-lived-idUSKCN1SI07X?il=0
#6466021 at 2019-05-10 23:01:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8268: Military Spouse Day Edition
Japan central bank head hints at chance of more easing amid US-China trade row
TOKYO – bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda suggested on May 9 that he would consider additional monetary easing if momentum toward the country's price stabilization goal is lost.
"We will swiftly consider further monetary easing if momentum toward the price stabilization goal is lost under various circumstances," Kuroda told the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs, after expressing concerns over the fate of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.
Kuroda's comment came in response to a question by independent legislator Yoshimi Watanabe.
The central bank chief pointed out that concerns over trade negotiations between the United States and China are spreading across Asian countries. Unless such concerns are dispelled, "it could not only lead to immediate downward pressure on trade activities in those countries, but also have fairly broad repercussions on the global economy by way of destabilization of corporate sentiment and financial markets," he said.
Kuroda added that he would "continue to closely examine the movements," indicating that he would move ahead with further credit easing depending on the circumstances.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190510/p2a/00m/0bu/025000c
#6463186 at 2019-05-10 17:17:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8264: Something Habbening This Way Comes Edition
"In December of 2013, for instance, Biden traveled to China for talks. He brought Hunter Biden along. While there, the senior Biden soft-pedaled China's clear aggression, and played up the bilateral trade partnership. Ten days after the trip concluded, China's central bank, the bank of China, set up a $1 billion investment joint venture called Bohai Harvest RST. For the record, the "RS" referred to Biden's son's firm, Rosemont Seneca."
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/think-obama-administration-wasnt-corrupt-think-again/
#6462665 at 2019-05-10 16:02:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8264: Something Habbening This Way Comes Edition
>>6462645
He had some good ideas, but yeah, he was a central bank tool.
#6461120 at 2019-05-10 08:31:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8262: After Midnight We're Gonna Let It All Hang Down Edition
>>6461024 Yea, just got spoopy for me..randomly started digging the other day on the central bank of Iraq for some reason(going over the start of this storm) - I think it was related to Giuliani's twat about 'M'. Ties all these people together and pic not included name John Negroponte and Richard Dearlove, who was known as "C" - british SIS/MI6 - which in turn leads to Alex Younger, known as "M", who, as recently as last year, was criticizing Huawei's 5G in China. Would be on the lookout for those names in the near future.
>>6461111
Quads chekked. Yup. "Almost a little…too calm".
Maybe the real reason for the 'captrol' - to calm things down before the storm.
#6460422 at 2019-05-10 04:44:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8261: James Comey Is A Disgrace To The FBI Edition
China expresses regret over U.S. tariff hike, vows countermeasures and Asian Markets reaction(s)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday said it "deeply regrets" the United States' decision to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, adding without elaborating that it would take necessary countermeasures.
(I am concerned by your deep concern-fuck off china)
China's Commerce Ministry said in a short statement that it hoped the United States could meet China halfway and resolve the issue through cooperation and consultation.
Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators concluded the first of two days of talks in Washington on Thursday to rescue a deal aimed at ending a months-long trade war that is close to collapsing.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-reaction/china-expresses-regret-over-u-s-tariff-hike-vows-countermeasures-idUSKCN1SG09T?il=0
China shares, yuan rise, US Crude and US Futures drop
In late morning trade, the benchmark Shanghai Composite index was up 1.3 percent, having ended at an 11-week closing low in the previous session. But that was down from earlier highs that saw the index rise as much as 2.6 percent.
China's blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.5 percent, having earlier risen more than 3 percent.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was up 0.5 percent while H-shares added 0.6 percent.
The smaller Shenzhen index was up 1.8 percent and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was higher by 2.1 percent.
China's yuan was up 0.1 percent at 6.8191 per dollar, despite China's central bank setting the midpoint of the currency's daily trading band at its weakest level in 3-1/2 months before the market open, at 6.7912 per dollar.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets/china-shares-yuan-rise-on-hopes-for-last-minute-trade-deal-idUSKCN1SG08P
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/ZNM19/overview
#6458339 at 2019-05-10 00:48:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8258: Self Deporting Shills Edition
>>6458294
US Treasury To Accuse Vietnam Of Manipulating Its Dong
all it twofold projection by the US Treasury.
Bloomberg reports that the Trump administration will expand the number of countries it scrutinizes for currency manipulation in an upcoming report, citing "people familiar with the matter." Yet even after lowering the bar for foreign governments to come under scrutiny, such usual suspects as China, Japan, Switzerland, and Korea will escape scrutiny, and instead Steven Mnuchin's treasury will project the US government's impotence in calling a spade a spade, and will accuse a lightweight of manipulating its currency instead.
According to the report, so far the Treasury has examined its 12 largest trade partners and Switzerland. An expanded watch list could include Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ireland or Malaysia, all of which have large trade surpluses with the U.S.
Perhaps in order to provide comedic relief, Bloomberg reports that Vietnam may be named a manipulator outright for artificially holding down its currency - which as Zero Hedge readers know well - is called the dong, as it met all three criteria the Treasury Department uses to test for currency interventions (in a world in which every central bank manipulates its currency, these criteria are likely not being named China, Japan, which is buying almost every single Japanese ETF it can find to crush the yen, or Switzerland, which is aggressively buying Apple stock to continue to devalue the franc).
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-09/us-treasury-expands-currency-probe-may-name-vietnam-dong-manipulator
#6454768 at 2019-05-09 16:11:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8254: I Love the Smell of Self-Deportation in the Morning Edition
>>6454726
Neocon Hawks
first we fooled them on Syria
remember when fake news ran their preprogrammed Syria strike pieces the night of the missile strikes, and then the days later we found out the hits were actual blacksites and no name BTFO
maybe now we have Bolten (and Rubio) serving their prupose only to BTFO them as soon as we rid venezuela of black site (and poss central bank)
#6454068 at 2019-05-09 14:19:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8253: MUH Press Pass! POTUS Take'n Out the Trash Edition
bank OF INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, EUROPEAN central bank, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WORLD bank
Financial Stability Board Global Shadow banking Monitoring Report 2013
The following report was released November 14, 2013 by the Financial Stability Board, an international organization that includes representatives from the G-20 nations, European central bank, European Commission, World bank, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as well as the bank for International Settlements.
Global Shadow banking Monitoring Report 2013
https://publicintelligence.net/fsb-shadow-banking-2013/
#6453962 at 2019-05-09 13:48:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8252: Early Thursday Morning Edition
>>6453916
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-10/salvini-calls-elimination-italys-central-bank-prison-time-fraudsters
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-05/it-belongs-people-not-bankers-italy-moves-seize-gold-central-bank
#6453692 at 2019-05-09 12:37:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8252: Early Thursday Morning Edition
ECB in touch with Carige after BlackRock pulls out of rescue
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European central bank has been in touch with special administrators who run Banca Carige after BlackRock pulled out of rescuing the ailing Italian lender, an ECB spokeswoman said on Thursday.
"We have been informed of developments and are in contact with the temporary administrators," the spokeswoman said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-banks-italy-carige-ecb/ecb-in-touch-with-carige-after-blackrock-pulls-out-of-rescue-idUSKCN1SF0WP
see this
BlackRock's investment committee rejects planned takeover of Carige-report
https://www.reuters.com/article/eurozone-banks-italy-carige/blackrocks-investment-committee-rejects-planned-takeover-of-carige-report-idUSS8N1IX01B
#6444329 at 2019-05-08 09:15:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8240: The Late Show Nighshift Edition
>>6444189
I figured it was DS via Cheney that had the 100 US soldiers attacked and left for dead after securing the Libyan gold from the central bank. I believe one survived.
Noticed that look on Booker and Harris. It wasn't just her cocksure pedantic prosecutor routine, she had a smile and laid a trap.
Is this why only a limited number of Congress are even allowed to view the less redacted Mueller Report and Nadler wants the full un-redacted one?
#6440353 at 2019-05-07 22:02:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8235: Iranian Distraction Edition
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-regime-confirms-vice-premier-visit-for-washington-trade-talks-rushes-stimulus-measures_2910988.html
China's Vice Premier Liu He will arrive in Washington D.C. on May 9 for another round of U.S.-China trade talks, coming a day later than scheduled.
China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed via an announcement on its website on May 7: "Accepting the invitation from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo member Liu He, who is also vice premier and chief negotiator in the U.S.-China trade talks, will visit the United States on May 9 and 10 for the eleventh round of consultations with the U.S. delegation."
This official announcement is different from previous ones where Liu was also named a special envoy of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This change suggests that Liu would not be making the final decision while in Washington D.C.
Trump's announcement on Sunday caused Chinese stocks to plummet.
The People's bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, quickly published a statement on May 6 that it would lower the required reserve ratio (RRR) of smaller rural banks to divert more liquidity to small, private companies, beginning on May 15.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority then announced on May 7 that the PBoC will issue a total of 20 billion yuan ($2.95 billion) of treasury bills out of Hong Kong from May 15 to May 17.
It also said 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) of the bills are for a three-month loan period, and the other 10 billion yuan are in one-year loans.
#6434717 at 2019-05-07 04:02:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8228: The Lobster Tails Trail Edition
Asian shares off five-week low, remain fragile on renewed U.S.-China trade worries
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares staggered up from five-week lows on Tuesday but remained fragile after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods shocked financial markets and fuelled worries that trade talks may be derailed.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 percent, erasing earlier losses. It tumbled 2 percent on Monday after Trump unexpectedly jacked up pressure on Beijing in the midst of trade negotiations.
Chinese shares rose after their worst drop in more than three years on Monday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite advanced 0.6 percent, while the blue-chip CSI 300 climbed 1.0 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.7 percent.
Japan's Nikkei shed 0.8 percent, taking a delayed hit as the country's financial markets opened after a 10-day break to mark the ascension of a new emperor.
U.S. stock futures for the S&P 500 declined as much as 0.8 percent in Asian trading hours on Tuesday as top U.S. trade officials said China had backtracked on commitments in trade talks.
Trump tweeted on Sunday that he would raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent by the end of the week, and would "soon" target the remaining Chinese imports with tariffs.
Still, some investors are holding out hope that the tariff threats are a negotiating tactic.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he expected top Chinese negotiator Vice Premier Liu He would lead a delegation coming from Beijing for talks in Washington on Thursday and Friday.
"Markets are still not sure (whether Trump will go ahead with the tariff hikes,) and far from a panicky situation. We have to see how the talks will unfold this week," said Naoki Iwami, fixed income chief investment officer at Whiz Partners in Tokyo.
There was little movement in the currency market, with the euro trading virtually flat at $1.1204, having held in a tight range for the past four sessions, while the dollar was steady at 110.70 yen.
China's yuan rebounded off four-month lows touched previous day, with the offshore unit gaining 0.2 percent to 6.7864 per dollar and the onshore yuan rising 0.2 percent to 6.7727 per dollar. [CNY/]
The Australian dollar rose 0.2 percent to $0.6999 though investors remained cautious ahead of an interest rate decision from the country's central bank later in the day.
A slim majority of economists polled by Reuters expects the central bank to keep rates at a record low although calls for a rate cut have grown louder after disappointingly weak first-quarter inflation.
(that's because they do not include food/fuel but include things like TV's, electronic's etc)
In the commodity market, oil prices were mixed as U.S. sanctions on oil exporters Iran and Venezuela kept markets on edge, while concerns that the escalating Sino-U.S. trade dispute could slow the global economy also kept crude somewhat in check.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-off-five-week-low-remain-fragile-on-renewed-u-s-china-trade-worries-idUSKCN1SD03H
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6434277 at 2019-05-07 02:54:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8228: The Lobster Tails Trail Edition
January 4th
April 23rd,
How low can you go before it is no longer a bank but simply loan shark operation????????
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-rrr-cut/china-slashes-banks-reserve-requirements-again-as-growth-slows-idUSKCN1OY0RL
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-policy/china-central-bank-likely-to-pause-reserve-cuts-but-policy-easing-on-track-sources-idUSKCN1RZ0VM
#6428940 at 2019-05-06 16:59:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8221: Monday D.C. Forecast: Severe Panic Storm Approaching Edition
Fed's Harker Expects One More Rate Hike in 2019 and Another in 2020 – Update
()and bold=additions'
Federal Reserve bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Monday he is still expecting more central bank interest-rate increases, but acknowledged that view has become somewhat more tentative.
"If any component of the outlook were to affect my view on the appropriate path of monetary policy, it would be inflation," Mr. Harker said in a Philadelphia speech.
While recent readings give some reason to worry about soft inflation readings, it isn't yet time to say that expectations of rising inflation are wrong, Mr. Harker said. "I therefore continue to see one increase at most this year; possibly one, at most, next," he said.
(of course you would say this just after the FOMC lowered the discount rate last week)
Mr. Harker, who isn't currently a voting member of the interest-rate setting Federal Open Market Committee, was making his first public comments since last week's gathering. Then, officials kept short-term rates steady and signaled no rate changes are likely. The Fed also said that while inflation has been falling short of its 2% target, it doesn't expect that weakness to persist.
The weakness of inflation has come as the job market has remained strong and growth has been robust. Soft price pressures are leading some to speculate the Fed could have to lower rates despite an otherwise solid economy.
In his speech, Mr. Harker agreed with the Fed consensus on inflation.
"I suspect some of the recent weakness is transitory," Mr. Harker said. "So I still see it running slightly above our 2% target for the medium term, but that projection is nowhere near written in stone; more like a dry-erase board," he said.
(try going shopping asshole or buying gas-oh rigggght YOU DON'T COUNT THAT)
Mr. Harker also told the audience that trade barriers and tariffs are "not a healthy thing for the economy overall" and that the biggest issue many firms now confront is policy uncertainty. He was responding to a question about President Trump threatening to ramp up tariffs on China, and didn't comment directly on that development.
In other comments, Mr. Harker said the better-than-expected reading on first quarter growth was a "pleasant surprise" and that he expects to see the economy grow a little over 2% this year. He added that the job market is still showing "remarkable strength" and that what is now a 3.6% jobless rate will tick down to 3.5% before ticking back up again.
Mr. Harker also addressed the Fed's balance sheet drawdown and said there were still uncertainties about how the central bank's holdings of government bonds should stack up once the winddown is completed later this year. He said the Fed should proceed cautiously given the unique nature of the situation.
(who in the holy hell are you going to sell these to?-nevermind they are just letting them roll off on the maturity date)
https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/TDJNDN_201905066218/feds-harker-expects-one-more-rate-hike-in-2019-and-another-in-2020-update.html
So they trot this guy out to jaw-bone a rate increase because THEY NEED IT to increase the collapsing yeild curve due to the lowering of the discount rate in the FOMC relesae last week.
this will just fuck eveyone, including the system that relies on the bank's and institution's that serve wall street.
For you newfags the FRB is OWNED by the big 6 bank's and a few other's
#6427554 at 2019-05-06 13:05:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8219: A New Day is Dawning Edition
Lira Plunges Below 6 As "Turkey Nears The Rubicon"
It was only a matter of time.
With the Turkish central bank rapidly running out of foreign reserves to deflect a tsunami of domestic lira selling, now that its pig lipsticking gimmicks have been exposed to the entire world, it was not a question of if but when the lira would crack and again tumble below 6 against the dollar.
That "when" was this morning, as Turkey's currency suddenly plunged below 6.00 per U.S. dollar, triggering a volley of stop selling and touching its lowest level in almost seven months as authorities considered holding a new contest for the Istanbul mayor's seat amid fraud allegations over the March election,
The immediate catalyst was also known: over a month after Erdogan lost a local election in the country's top two cities, Turkey's top electoral body has been under fierce pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as it nears a decision on whether to order a new contest for the mayor's seat in Istanbul, a ruling that according to Bloomberg could inflict more damage on the economy by prolonging political turmoil.
Dozens of judicial investigations into alleged fraud in the March 31 municipal vote have also turned up the heat on the High Election Board, which may decide on the ruling party's demand for a revote as early as Monday. Along with a setback in Turkey's commercial hub, Erdogan's AK Party also lost other key cities to the opposition, including the capital, Ankara.
Accelerated by the global market rout, the rising political uncertainty has sparked an exodus in Turkish assets while slamming the stagflating economy. The logical result: the continued collapse in the lira, which only avoided a plunge as the central bank intervened aggressively in the open market; the TRY has now depreciated for four consecutive weeks following the elections and is now well below the key psychological level of 6 per dollar Monday morning.
Furthermore, as Goldman notes, the USDTRY formed a "golden cross", which is when a security's 50-day moving average rises above its 200-day reading.
Technicals aside, all eyes are on the fight for the fate of Istanbul, where the ruling party's loss would mark the biggest electoral defeat yet for Erdogan, who came to prominence as mayor of Turkey's biggest city in the 1990s. Erdogan has refused to accept the vote's outcome because he says election laws were violated when private-sector employees instead of civil servants were enlisted as ballot box officials.
The looming decision will serve as a litmus test for "the maturity of Turkey's democracy,'' according to Sinan Ulgen, chairman of Edam, an Istanbul-based think tank.
"If the board rules to renew the elections in Istanbul, they need to have a clear and acceptable reason that is in line with the law and public conscience," he said. "Should the board defy that, it would mean a step backward for democracy.''
While in the weeks following the election, Erdogan occasionally appeared to concede that Istanbul was lost, in recent days his rhetoric turned more aggressive and his calls for a fresh vote became more vocal after Devlet Bahceli, the head of a nationalist party that formed an alliance with Erdogan's AKP, called new elections in Istanbul a matter of "survival."
Meanwhile, Istanbul's chief prosecutor sparked flashbacks to the fake "failed coup" of 2016, when he bolstered Erdogan's argument over the weekend, alleging that dozens of those officials were found to be linked to a group that Turkey accuses of staging a failed coup attempt against Erdogan almost three years ago. The opposition dismisses the allegations as being an excuse for the government's inability to acknowledge defeat. Turkey's state-run media said Sunday that 43 suspects in a judicial probe of alleged Istanbul election irregularities were linked to that group, led by US.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
As Bloomberg adds, two of the 43 had an encrypted messaging application called ByLock that's widely used by other Gulenists, Anadolu news agency reported, citing information from Istanbul's chief prosecutor. The rest of the suspects were found to have deposited savings in a now-defunct lender allegedly run by Gulenists in the past, Anadolu said.
So there you have it: for all those long the carry-rich Lira, mostly Mrs Watanabe(a euphemism for retail japanese trader's-but it's really the BOJ) and various clueless retail investors, you can now blame Gulen for your ongoing P&L woes.
Once that happens, we wish the IMF the best of luck once Turkey disintegrates and Lagarde tries to wrest control from Erdogan over the local imploding economy.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-06/lira-plunges-below-6-turkey-nears-rubicon
See here
Turkish watchdogs to probe JP Morgan after lira plunge
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-banks/turkish-watchdogs-to-probe-jp-morgan-after-lira-plunge-idUSKCN1R40OS
#6426395 at 2019-05-06 05:08:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8218: Keep Digging, Anons Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now
Notables
are not endorsements
#8217 Baker Change
>>6425684 New POTUS Tweet
>>6425737 Blue states move to block President Trump from 2020 ballot
>>6425703 Secret 2018 US Plan to overthrow Maduro leaked online
>>6425713 US sends carrier strike group to central Command region to send 'message' to Iran
>>6425808, >>6425907, >>6426070 Anons on Liddle Adam Schitt
>>6425815 Weinstein accuser rushed to hospital - suicidal
>>6425837, >>6425879, >>6425883, >>6426000, >>6426163 POTUS corrected 'stollen' after 5:39 hrs or 339 minutes
>>6425856, >>6425884, >>6425918 Anons on the Drone pics of Epstein Island
>>6426003 Sri Lanka Expels 200 Islamic Clerics Following Deadly Easter Attacks
>>6426097, >>6426098 Resignations in the news this weekend
>>6426223, >>6426228 Pompeo warns Iran could use Hezbollah proxy to attack
>>6426344 New General Flynn Banner
>>6426386 #8217
#8216 baker change
>>6425572 Malik Obama asks, "What's WWG1WGA, folks?"
>>6425569 Anon details the work/function of ICE
>>6425564 Boatfag update on Capt Patton's vessel movement
>>6425427 US Marines: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
>>6425414 Prices Cut To $2 For Hillary Clinton Tour
>>6425401 China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon asks, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362, >>6425450 Hussein goes to Columbia May 27-28 for a conference.
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire (RT)
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128 Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
>>6425687 #8216
#8215 baker change
>>6424354, >>6424355, >>6424417 New DJT - Matt Albence will serve in role of Acting ICE Director
>>6424395, >>6424402 New DJT - chill out Gaza People with your rockets
>>6424316 Swift, Silent, Deadly. West coast time 5pm. West coast anon post 17:05:00
>>6424656 Bolton: USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group and a Bomber Task Force deployed to U.S. CentCom region
>>6424383 good summary of why tariffs are necessary sometimes.
>>6424243, >>6424753 US Stock Futures sliding into monday
>>6424753 China Said To Cancel Washington Trade Trip
>>6424758 Devin Nunes demands CIA, FBI, NSA, and State Department hand over documents on Joseph Mifsud
>>6424856 #8215
Previously Collected Notables
>>6422658 #8212, >>6423300 #8213, >>6424068 #8214
>>6420237 #8209, >>6420975 #8210, >>6421937 #8211
>>6417817 #8206, >>6418632 #8207, >>6419413 #8208
>>6415428 #8203, >>6416178 #8204, >>6417010 #8205
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6425687 at 2019-05-06 03:08:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8217: Jim Jordan on Fire, Primed to Act Edition
#8216 baker change (posted in #8217)
>>6425572 Malik Obama asks, "What's WWG1WGA, folks?"
>>6425569 Anon details the work/function of ICE
>>6425564 Boatfag update on Capt Patton's vessel movement
>>6425427 US Marines: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
>>6425414 Prices Cut To $2 For Hillary Clinton Tour
>>6425401 China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon asks, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362, >>6425450 Hussein goes to Columbia May 27-28 for a conference.
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire (RT)
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128 Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
#6425622 at 2019-05-06 02:59:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8217: Jim Jordan on Fire, Primed to Act Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now
Notables
are not endorsements
#8216 baker change
>>6425034 IT BEGINS TOMORROW. Battlestations Ready.
>>6425572 Malik Obama asks, "What's WWG1WGA, folks?"
>>6425569 Anon details the work/function of ICE
>>6425564 Boatfag update on Capt Patton's vessel movement
>>6425427 US Marines: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
>>6425414 Prices Cut To $2 For Hillary Clinton Tour
>>6425401 China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon asks, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362, >>6425450 Hussein goes to Columbia May 27-28 for a conference.
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire (RT)
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128 Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
>>6425604 #8216
#8215 baker change
>>6424354, >>6424355, >>6424417 New DJT - Matt Albence will serve in role of Acting ICE Director
>>6424395, >>6424402 New DJT - chill out Gaza People with your rockets
>>6424316 Swift, Silent, Deadly. West coast time 5pm. West coast anon post 17:05:00
>>6424656 Bolton: USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group and a Bomber Task Force deployed to U.S. CentCom region
>>6424383 good summary of why tariffs are necessary sometimes.
>>6424243, >>6424753 US Stock Futures sliding into monday
>>6424753 China Said To Cancel Washington Trade Trip
>>6424758 Devin Nunes demands CIA, FBI, NSA, and State Department hand over documents on Joseph Mifsud
>>6424856 #8215
#8214
>>6424061 Florida river plane: Reuters report
>>6423935 Refresher: Lynch's leaked testimony on the tarmac meeting
>>6423932 Rob Schneider Slams 'Progressive Democrats' Big Tech Censorship
>>6423889 Sri Lanka Expels 200 Islamic Clerics After Easter Attacks
>>6423714 Kek: Someone started a new Senate Democrat Poll
>>6423699 [L] Marker = DECLAS graphic
>>6423647 Orthodox Church Snubs Pope Francis on Bulgaria Visit
>>6423616 Democrats refusing to accept voting results (again)
>>6423575 FreeBeacon also reports on the deleted Dems poll
>>6423554 Sauce for 'Maximum Security' finishing in 17th place
>>6423540 , >>6423853 Dems release a new poll: Should Mueller testify?
>>6423397 , >>6423470, >>6423557, >>6423648 LL Speech from Dresden dig
>>6423436 Keks: Dems deleted poll gets posted on their building
>>6423432 Karate Kid and SATAN has left the WH connection graphic
>>6423379 POTUS' tweet: Double 'll' error
>>6424068 #8214
Previously Collected Notables
>>6422658 #8212, >>6423300 #8213
>>6420237 #8209, >>6420975 #8210, >>6421937 #8211
>>6417817 #8206, >>6418632 #8207, >>6419413 #8208
>>6415428 #8203, >>6416178 #8204, >>6417010 #8205
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6425604 at 2019-05-06 02:56:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8216: Cinco By Cinco. Acting ICE Director Named Edition
#8216
>>6425034 IT BEGINS TOMORROW. Battlestations Ready.
>>6425572 Malik Obama asks, "What's WWG1WGA, folks?"
>>6425569 Anon details the work/function of ICE
>>6425564 Boatfag update on Capt Patton's vessel movement
>>6425427 US Marines: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
>>6425414 Prices Cut To $2 For Hillary Clinton Tour
>>6425401 China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon asks, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362, >>6425450 Hussein goes to Columbia May 27-28 for a conference.
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire (RT)
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128 Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
baking
#6425537 at 2019-05-06 02:47:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8216: Cinco By Cinco. Acting ICE Director Named Edition
#8216
Notes @610
>>6425427 US Marines: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
>>6425414 Prices Cut To $2 For Hillary Clinton Tour
>>6425401 China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon asks, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362, >>6425450 Hussein goes to Columbia May 27-28 for a conference
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128, Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
Any lurking bakers? I can bake one moar or handoff, let me know at the dough
#6425431 at 2019-05-06 02:33:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8216: Cinco By Cinco. Acting ICE Director Named Edition
#8216
Notes @515
>>6425401China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
>>6425384 Anon ask, What EOs did Hussein sign before he left office regarding disarming us? (2016 sauce)
>>6425362 Hussein goes to Columbia for a conference
>>6425360 Johns Hopkins admin. building shut down after anti-police protesters chain themselves inside
>>6425250, >>6425299, >>6425392 Anon analysis: 1st & 10 on the 40 ? in the Mueller Report re Nunes Interview (transcript)
>>6425131 BREAKING: Ceasefire reached between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel after 2 days of fire
>>6425030, >>6425116, >>6425128, Q: "Follow Bolton"
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb, >>6425313 Cmte Oversight, Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael; DIGG anons!!
>>6424963 Does DS use Bitcoin both to hide activities & also to send coded messages?
>>6424960 Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
>>6424955 Jim Jordan on Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures (7min vid)
>>6424985, >>6425001, >>6425066, >>6425102, >>6424566 pb Committee Oversight of Benghazi Attack, author: Flynn, Michael T. Call for a DIGG
#6425401 at 2019-05-06 02:29:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8216: Cinco By Cinco. Acting ICE Director Named Edition
China central bank says to cut reserve requirements for small and medium banks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Monday it will lower the reserve requirement ratio for small and medium-sized banks effective on May 15, marking the latest policy support measure by Beijing to support companies struggling amid an economic slowdown.
The People's bank of China said in a statement that the reduction will release about 280 billion yuan ($41.23 billion) in long-term funding, which will be used for loans to small and private companies.
($1 = 6.7908 Chinese yuan renminbi)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy/china-central-bank-says-to-cut-reserve-requirements-for-small-and-medium-banks-idUSKCN1SC02D?il=0
So this is the printing that was warned about on thursday, it's not overt printing ala the FRB or PBOC normal action's but it has the same desired outcome, moar money thrown at poor market's.
#6420066 at 2019-05-05 14:09:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8209: 5:5 Edition
Intercontinental Exchange : This Man Wants to Mend, Not End, Libor
() and bold=additions
and after link provided
Intercontinental Exchange or (ICE) bought the exchanges in a large deal, it has produced an iron grip on all aspects of it's mechanic's
Financial regulators around the world agree the London interbank offered rate, a widely used lending benchmark that is prone to manipulation, has to go. But they have struggled to come up with a convenient replacement.
Timothy Bowler, president of ICE Benchmark Administration at Intercontinental Exchange Inc., has an idea to help: Don't ditch Libor altogether; improve it. This year, the exchange rolled out a revamped version, dubbed the U.S. Dollar ICE bank Yield Index, that Mr. Bowler and its fans say is now more accurate and harder to exploit.
Libor is a crucial part of global financial plumbing. It is an interest rate that underpins $350 trillion of financial contracts world-wide, including U.S. consumer debt such as auto and student loans, and is based on banks' estimates of their short-term borrowing costs.
For years, the rate was seen as a useful yardstick for gauging market risk. Until, that is, banks were found gaming the measure to bolster their own profits. banks were fined billions of dollars and several traders went to prison as a result.
the basics of LIBOR is that it is the report used to show what bank's charge each other to lend money to themeselves-it is nothing moar than a tarted up survey
Currently, the front-runner to replace Libor when it retires after 2021 is a gauge called the secured overnight financing rate, or SOFR. Unlike Libor, SOFR measures the cost of borrowing money when the borrower pledges U.S. Treasurys as security – making its rates less vulnerable to meddling, proponents say.
But Mr. Bowler, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker who has also worked at the U.S. Treasury Department, says some form of Libor is needed alongside SOFR.
he is not wrong here however it needs to include something that is tanglible as LIBOR has noting much in it that is empirical
His argument: The market needs separate benchmarks: one for credit risk, such as his bank yield index, and another for interest-rate risk, such as SOFR.
Transitioning from Libor "is like having to figure out how to re-lay the tracks of the global financial system," and therefore it is the perfect time to roll out a revamped version of Libor and SOFR together, said Mr. Bowler in an interview. The new Libor rate is less easily manipulated because it is based not on estimates, but on specific market trading that set bank bond yields, he said.
if they do this then it is moar transparent-still plenty of room to game this though
So far, the Fed has made it clear it views market acceptance of SOFR as a priority. Fed officials declined to comment on possible use of the bank yield index.
this is where the brakes are applied imo…if they want it then….
While a banker at Goldman, he managed the firm's account with Ford Motor Co. At the time, Ford was trying to survive by drawing on its credit lines as rivals General Motors Co. and Chrysler Corp. sought government bailouts.
Had SOFR been the prevailing benchmark then, Mr. Bowler argues, it would have given Ford access to cash at a nearly risk-free rate while Goldman would have had to raise the funds from other banks at much higher rates that reflected the credit crisis. That mismatch would make banks reluctant to lend during a period of stress, he said.
they would find a way to lend as that is the bread and butter business for them-this new program would not discourage the practice of risky lending-it would just make it moar easily accepted when it turns on them
Some investors remain skeptical.
count pepe as one of them
Mr. Bowler concedes the bank yield index isn't a panacea.
Like Mr. Bowler, economists from the bank for International Settlements, which acts as a central bank for central banks, also see a need for multiple benchmarks. A March BIS report says it is possible a variety of rates could "coexist, fulfilling a variety of purposes and market needs."
Full stop here
Yet ICE has a history of dusting off faulty benchmarks and making them profitable.
Wall Street Journal via
https://www.marketscreener.com/INTERCONTINENTAL-EXCHANGE-14931198/news/Intercontinental-Exchange-This-Man-Wants-to-Mend-Not-End-Libor-28540724/
this is moar complicated and will require a benchmark where real data and not survey's are used to determine a fair notational value of lending practice's among bank's and institutions. They keep it very well hidden now and for good reason. They do not want most to know how much stress the system is under at any given time. That would be reflected in any bench-marked rate's for inter-bank lending.
#6415768 at 2019-05-05 00:29:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8204: There is no Escape Edition
US Presidents Murdered By The Rothschild banking Cartel
Lincoln's Birthday gives us an appropriate opportunity to examine some deep American traditions which may also give us some unusual insights into the "principalities and powers" of Ephesians Chapter 6.
Abraham Lincoln worked valiantly to prevent the Rothschild's attempts to involve themselves in financing the Civil War.
Interestingly, it was the Czar of Russia who provided the needed assistance against the British and French, who were among the driving forces behind the secession of the South and her subsequent financing. Russia intervened by providing naval forces for the Union blockade of the South in European waters, and by letting both countries know that if they attempted to join the Confederacy with military forces, they would also have to go to war with Russia.
The Rothschild interests did succeed, through their agent Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, to force a bill (the National banking Act) through Congress creating a federally chartered central bank that had the power to issue U.S. bank Notes. Afterward, Lincoln warned the American people:
"The money power preys upon the nation in time of peace and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me, and causes me to tremble for the safety of our country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the republic is destroyed. "<http://www.servelec.net/lincoln.htm#4>4
Lincoln continued to fight against the central bank, and some now believe that it was his anticipated success in influencing Congress to limit the life of the bank of the United States to just the war years that was the motivating factor behind his assassination.
The Lone Assassin Myth is Born
https://rense.com/general86/pres.htm
1. Wardner, James W., The Planned Destruction of America, Longwood Communications, 397 Kingslake Drive, DeBarry, FL, 1994. [IMG]A "must read."
2. Roberts, Craig, Kill Zone, Consolidated Press International, 1994. Fascinating expos, on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Paul, Ron, The Ron Paul Survival Report (a newsletter by a former congressman on monetary issues, personal survival, etc.), P.O. Box 602, Lake Jackson, TX, 77566.
#6413244 at 2019-05-04 18:47:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8201: The BSK293 Edition
I realize there's just no way for anons to make normies fully understand the situation until it's time. The plan seems to be designed that way.
But what's a good starting point for normies who realize something isn't right?
That basically the Rothschilds plus a few other powerful families own damn near every central bank in the world and 95%+ of everything else happening in the world is connected to the war against them?
Is that concise and accurate enough?
#6411523 at 2019-05-04 14:35:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8199: Killing It on the Economy Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 captchas for every post now
Notables
are not endorsements
#8198
>>6411488 Pakistan fires central bank, tax body chiefs amid IMF talks.
>>6411476 Planefag: Special Air Mission headed South East on the Gitmo track.
>>6411469 Democrat lawmaker calls for violence against POTUS.
>>6411374 Joe Biden parody site more popular than actual campaign website.
>>6411434 SK reports: NK fired multiple short range projectiles.
>>6411431 Sealed procedure count as of 4/30: 94,399.
>>6411422 Fort Bragg Tweets - Quick Reaction Force on 'May the 4th'.
>>6411417 Trump asks why 'radical left wing media' are allowed on Twitter, Facebook.
>>6411409 Philadelphia-area political consultant and attorney sentenced after conviction in two campaign finance schemes.
>>6411397 U.S. Army re-Tweeted 3rd Special Forces Group: #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
>>6411361 DJT re-Tweet: "We're killing it on the economy!" (video)
>>6411341 DJT Tweet: "Very good call yesterday with President Putin of Russia. Tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia, despite what you read and see in the Fake News Media…"
>>6411318 Iranian president Rouhani's brother jailed.
>>6411317 Feds are looking for more R. Kelly tapes. Building trafficking charges.
>>6411207 Pig 'ebola' virus could impact global food chain.
>>6411161 Falsification of US history a subversive act?
>>6411210 Boeing field operator to stop servicing immigrant deportation flights due to pressure from State government.
>>6411136, >>6411213 Madeleine McCann: Portuguese police identify new suspect in 'active' investigation.
>>6411127 Can media be prosecuted for being unregistered foreign agents?
>>6411113 Immigrants march to oppose North Carolina proposals.
>>6411027 DJT Tweet: "When will the Radical Left Wing Media apologize to me for knowingly getting the Russia Collusion Delusion story so wrong? The real story is about to happen!…"
>>6411019 DJT Tweet: "There is nothing easy about a USA Infrastructure Plan, especially when our great Country has spent an astounding 7 trillion dollars in the Middle East…"
>>6410984, >>6410999, >>6411037, >>6411033, >>6411371, >>6411377 More POTUS re-Tweets.
>>6410972 Durbin demands Barr recuse himself from all Mueller-related probes.
>>6410960, >>6410983 DJT Tweet: "So great to watch this!" (video)
>>6410933 Rockets fired at Israel.
>>6410888 Multistate child exploitation operation bust leads to 82 arrests, 17 rescues.
>>6410856 Strategic implications of counter-geoengineering: Clash or cooperation?
>>6410846 WH Tweet: "President Donald Trump hits a new high on his economic approval ratings in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS."
>>6410835 Another media piece against Erik Prince's business in the Middle East.
>>6410827 Mother of Otto Warmbier calls US diplomacy with North Korea a 'charade'.
>>6411508 #8198
#8197
>>6410615 DoD twat - Saturday Rewind w/Adam Driver
baker change
>>6410008 US imposes sanctions on Iran's enriched uranium exports
>>6410038 Exxon Mobil sues Cuba re: expropriated property
>>6410249 CA senate passes bill: presidential candidates must release 5yrs of tax returns
>>6410250, >>6410251, >>6410254 Resignations updates
>>6410724 #8197
Previously Collected Notables
>>6408379 #8194, >>6409245 #8195, >>6409907 #8196
>>6406121 #8191, >>6406870 #8192, >>6407601 #8193
>>6403698 #8188, >>6404480 #8189, >>6405327 #8190
>>6401281 #8185, >>6402161 #8186, >>6402920 #8187
>>6398950 #8182, >>6399723 #8183, >>6400503 #8184
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6411508 at 2019-05-04 14:33:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8198: Symbolism Will Be Their Downfall Edition
#8198
>>6411488 Pakistan fires central bank, tax body chiefs amid IMF talks.
>>6411476 Planefag: Special Air Mission headed South East on the Gitmo track.
>>6411469 Democrat lawmaker calls for violence against POTUS.
>>6411374 Joe Biden parody site more popular than actual campaign website.
>>6411434 SK reports: NK fired multiple short range projectiles.
>>6411431 Sealed procedure count as of 4/30: 94,399.
>>6411422 Fort Bragg Tweets - Quick Reaction Force on 'May the 4th'.
>>6411417 Trump asks why 'radical left wing media' are allowed on Twitter, Facebook.
>>6411409 Philadelphia-area political consultant and attorney sentenced after conviction in two campaign finance schemes.
>>6411397 U.S. Army re-Tweeted 3rd Special Forces Group: #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
>>6411361 DJT re-Tweet: "We're killing it on the economy!" (video)
>>6411341 DJT Tweet: "Very good call yesterday with President Putin of Russia. Tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia, despite what you read and see in the Fake News Media…"
>>6411318 Iranian president Rouhani's brother jailed.
>>6411317 Feds are looking for more R. Kelly tapes. Building trafficking charges.
>>6411207 Pig 'ebola' virus could impact global food chain.
>>6411161 Falsification of US history a subversive act?
>>6411210 Boeing field operator to stop servicing immigrant deportation flights due to pressure from State government.
>>6411136, >>6411213 Madeleine McCann: Portuguese police identify new suspect in 'active' investigation.
>>6411127 Can media be prosecuted for being unregistered foreign agents?
>>6411113 Immigrants march to oppose North Carolina proposals.
>>6411027 DJT Tweet: "When will the Radical Left Wing Media apologize to me for knowingly getting the Russia Collusion Delusion story so wrong? The real story is about to happen!…"
>>6411019 DJT Tweet: "There is nothing easy about a USA Infrastructure Plan, especially when our great Country has spent an astounding 7 trillion dollars in the Middle East…"
>>6410984, >>6410999, >>6411037, >>6411033, >>6411371, >>6411377 More POTUS re-Tweets.
>>6410972 Durbin demands Barr recuse himself from all Mueller-related probes.
>>6410960, >>6410983 DJT Tweet: "So great to watch this!" (video)
>>6410933 Rockets fired at Israel.
>>6410888 Multistate child exploitation operation bust leads to 82 arrests, 17 rescues.
>>6410856 Strategic implications of counter-geoengineering: Clash or cooperation?
>>6410846 WH Tweet: "President Donald Trump hits a new high on his economic approval ratings in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS."
>>6410835 Another media piece against Erik Prince's business in the Middle East.
>>6410827 Mother of Otto Warmbier calls US diplomacy with North Korea a 'charade'.
#6411488 at 2019-05-04 14:25:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8198: Symbolism Will Be Their Downfall Edition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-04/pakistan-fires-central-bank-tax-authority-chiefs-amid-imf-talks?srnd=markets-vp
#6410991 at 2019-05-04 12:18:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8198: Symbolism Will Be Their Downfall Edition
>>6410915
You will find they have no interest there.
France doesn't have Venezuela's oil reserves, and guessing by historical reference, Venezuela doesn't have a central bank YET, as does France.
These combine to from the two biggest reasons that the c_a would have no interest in that swap of his potential theater of operation.
#6404257 at 2019-05-03 19:00:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition
Not taking this seriouslee, but just for keks since Rand tweeted it.
Ron Paul Appointed To Federal Reserve Board
WASHINGTON, D.C.-After Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Moore announced he was withdrawing from consideration, Trump quickly announced a replacement: Ron Paul.
The former congressman is "the right man for the job," according to Trump. The president said he was looking for nominees when Paul called up and assured him he was a really good choice to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.
"I have lots of ideas for what we should do at the Fed, once my nomination is approved," Paul said, grinning mischievously. "I know exactly what rates I would have the central bank enact. I have lots of sensible policies when it comes to monetary policy on our fiat currency. These ideas are all gold."
"Trust me: my ideas for what to do with the Fed are explosive," he added, before descending into mad laughter.
Paul was asked if he has the support of his son, Rand, but only said, "Who?
Moar:
https://babylonbee.com/news/ron-paul-appointed-to-federal-reserve
#6404255 at 2019-05-03 19:00:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition
Just how much power do central banks have to manipulate and direct what by now should be clear to anyone is the world's most centrally planned "market" in history? Here is a number from bank of America's Chief Investment Officer demonstrating just that: 215.
As BofA writes this morning, "once upon a time (between 7th Sept 1929 & 22nd Sept 1954) it took 9,146 days for the S&P500 to reach a new high following a >20% bear drop." Fast forward to 2019, when the S&P 500 took just 215 days to recover and surpass its old high.
So now that the Fed has made it clear it will never allow the market to drop materially - as any significant drop and/or recession will jeopardize what little faith is left in the wealth effect and the Fed's powers - there is another number to keep in mind: 3,498.
Why? Because as of 2018, the S&P500 bull market was already the longest ever; however for the S&P500 to become longest and largest of all-time - which it may have no choice but to do in a world where every central bank is now all in on reflating risk assets - it will have to hit 3,498.
What is ironic is that with the S&P at all time highs, investor skepticism that anything about this rally is real continues to grow, and instead of fund flows into stocks, last week was another week of big inflows of $9.6BN but into bonds; meanwhile equities saw yet another week of redemptions ($0.3 billion), with total outflows from equities now a staggering $95 billion (more than all coming out of Long Only active equity funds), offset by $140 billion in bond inflows.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-03/bofa-1954-it-took-25-years-now-it-took-just-215-days
#6403534 at 2019-05-03 17:33:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8188: Frantic Future Felon Friday Edition
Madura is a henchman for the cabal and has been steeling and processing Venezuela's gold for the cabal. That is why people are here trashing Trump over Venezuela.
There is still a lot of gold sitting in the central bank of Venezuela. Hmmmmm........ shills might not get paid if the white hats take control before it is shipped out.
#6403483 at 2019-05-03 17:28:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8188: Frantic Future Felon Friday Edition
>>6403430
I feel like there's more to it. Which dirty players were behind the push to seize more and more private assets?
For example… the central bank of Venezuela is Rothschild run.
http://csglobe.com/complete-list-of-banks-ownedcontrolled-by-the-rothschild-family/
#6396877 at 2019-05-02 23:06:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8180: Show Me Bake The Bread Edition
>>6396844 Old Rotschild method
Look Troika=Triumvirate, a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals, usually troika in the context of the Soviet Union and Russia = Pyramid
European troika, the decision group formed by the European Commission (EC), the European central bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
"The troika" during the U.S. presidency of Ronald Reagan: James Baker, Ed Meese, and Michael Deaver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troika
#6391509 at 2019-05-02 13:28:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8173: Barr Tells House JC to Go Pound Sand Edition
Stocks flat to slightly down, As Rate Cut Bets Slide On Hawkish Fed
*edit () in bold are additions
With key Asian markets (China and Japan) closed for the second day in a row, Europe's share markets struggled early on even as US equity futures levitated form session lows.
The Fed crushed hopes that it is preparing its first interest rate cut in years, as Powell said inflationary pressures were "transitory", sending 2019 rate cut odds sliding.
(thats not what CME rate watch-futures- say's but no matter)
But the biggest driver of risk on Thursday was the reaction to the Fed, where for all the intense political pressure to ease policy and the mixed growth/inflation data, the central bank held the line on Wednesday and refused to signal anything other than it was still on pause as Reuters put it.
Although the Fed made the predicted 5 basis point cut to the interest it pays on banks' excess reserves - a technical move to ease money market tightness as it runs down its balance sheet - chair Powell was unwavering on the rate outlook and said the recent relapse in inflation rates was likely temporary.
(dropping the discount rate will only give the system a temporary reprise and it will also accelerate the yield curve implosion)
Watch the ten year as the lower the mkts go the higher the yields are on those- starting to see a bit of a climb already today-remember the bond market is MUCH bigger and small % moves mean billions of $'s cap 4
CNBC reported the U.S. and China could announce a long-awaited trade deal by May 10, as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He heads to Washington.
Market Snapshot
S&P 500 futures up 0.2% to 2,927.25
STOXX Europe 600 down 0.3% to 389.82
MXAP down 0.02% to 162.64
MXAPJ up 0.1% to 540.16
Nikkei down 0.2% to 22,258.73
Topix down 0.2% to 1,617.93
Hang Seng Index up 0.8% to 29,944.18
Shanghai Composite up 0.5% to 3,078.34
Sensex up 0.2% to 39,093.26
Australia S&P/ASX 200 down 0.6% to
6,338.41
Kospi up 0.4% to 2,212.75
German 10Y yield rose 1.9 bps to 0.032%
Euro up 0.2% to $1.1215
Brent Futures down 0.8% to $71.59/bbl
Italian 10Y yield fell 2.9 bps to 2.184%
Spanish 10Y yield rose 0.8 bps to 1.009%
Brent Futures down 0.8% to $71.59/bbl
Gold spot down 0.5% to $1,270.65
U.S. Dollar Index down 0.1% to 97.55
US Event Calendar-Data
7:30am: Challenger Job Cuts YoY, prior
0.4%
8:30am: Initial Jobless Claims, est. 215,000,
prior 230,000; Continuing Claims, est.
1.66m, prior 1.66m
8:30am: Nonfarm Productivity, est. 2.2%,
prior 1.9%; Unit Labor Costs, est. 1.5%,
prior 2.0%
9:45am: Bloomberg Consumer Comfort,
prior 60.8
10am: Factory Orders, est. 1.5%, prior
-0.5%; Factory Orders Ex Trans, prior 0.3%
10am: Durable Goods Orders, prior 2.7%;
Durables Ex Transportation, prior 0.4%
10am: Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air,
prior 1.3%;
Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air,
prior -0.2%
This afternoon in the US we've got another busy slate of data releases with claims, preliminary Q1 nonfarm productivity and unit labour costs, and final March durable, capital and factory orders data all due. We've also got comments due from the ECB's Hansson this morning and then Praet this evening, while from today US waivers on purchases of Iranian oil officially expire. The earnings highlights today include Shell, Volkswagen, DowDupont, BNP and Lloyds.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-02/stocks-drift-lower-rate-cut-bets-slide-hawkish-fed
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx
#6391281 at 2019-05-02 12:38:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8173: Barr Tells House JC to Go Pound Sand Edition
central banks buying lots of GOLD lately.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/central-bank-binge-buying-fuels-red-hot-gold-040812172–sector.html
#6386822 at 2019-05-01 23:16:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8167: Barr in Congress Edition
TRUTH
Debt still increasing WW =
Wall funding = some for US but more for Israel huge amounts of illegals still allowed in.
Illegals flooding in via the southern border = Catch and release ongoing
Israel Funding = 38 Billion
Israel Boycott law passed = Unconstitutional
Israel kills Palestinians almost daily using FF as an excuse Trump says nothing
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act = Passed 100-0
MAGA = Fifth degree of Satanism
MAGA = Witch or Magician in many languages
Left and Right = Marxists & Zionists working hand in glove ILLUSION OF CHOICE
Half Shekel = Coin minted with Trump on it in Israel to be used when the anti-Christ rules from the third temple in Jerusalem
US Gov = Israel first
Trump endorses war criminal Netanyahu = Israel first
Wars ended during Trump Presidency = 0
Regime change in Venezuela = underway
Plans for Regime change = Cuba Nicaragua Iran Syria Iraq Russia Yemen Libya All of Africa
Trump gave Syrian land to Israel = Israel first
Justice for the elite = 0
Arrests of elite = 0
Nuclear arms race = back on INF treaty disregarded
Military spending = Huge increases
Abortion laws = expanding WW
Withdrawal from Syria = More troops being sent
5G = still rolling out now endorsed by Trump
Chemtrails = still going
Censorship = increasing
Jobs are disappearing big companies are folding.
Food production zones being destroyed in US and elsewhere. (bees being killed)
central bank = still in business
Vaccines = Being made mandatory WW endorsed by Trump
Poison removed from food/water/air supply = 0
Child sacrifice/pedophilia = Being normalized (you can now buy kid blood)
POTUS = Trojan Horse? (((Q+)))
Q told us POTUS had the say so when this ended = POTUS failure to declas discredited Q
Endless promises followed by endless excuses and delays
Arrests will happen regardless, whether they are staged or not will be the question. "You are watching a movie". The Zionists will be portrayed as the good guys and Marxists are the bad guy's. The Zionists will save the day and claim (((they))) are God's anointed (dark to light)and should be worshiped. Noahide World Order
I pray for the deceived that they can awaken and see they are being drawn into the hands of EVIL. Pray daily so God can send help.
The God of this world who they are being tricked into praying to has them in hand.
Let no man deceive you, do NOT pray for false IDOLS.
Judge a man by his fruits.
Jesus = I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The most high is watching.
#6386348 at 2019-05-01 22:33:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8166: Our Research Marches On Edition
Negative-Yielding Bonds Are Breaking Records (And Why That's A Bad Thing)
Yet the practice of stashing wealth in places where it yields nothing (and maybe even costs a bit for storage) is more common than you might think. Chinese, Russians, and Brazilians, for instance, buy US and Canadian condos and leave them empty as a way of moving their money beyond the reach of their rapacious governments. The taxes and condo fees produce a negative return, but most of the original investment will be there when needed. Other people store gold and silver in overseas vaults, paying 1% or so each year in fees. As the saying goes, such people are more concerned with return of capital than return on capital.
Even so, the spread of this kind of attitude beyond a small group of rich-and-worried is a sign of potential trouble. Which is why the surge in negative-yielding European bonds is worth watching.
In a healthy economy with lots of profitable opportunities, few investors have an interest in, say, a government bond yielding -0.3%. Europe is clearly not that kind of place anymore, as the outstanding amount of negative-yielding government bonds is up by 20% this year to about $10 trillion. That's the highest since 2016, when the ECB was depressing rates by snapping pretty much every available eurozone sovereign bond.
Now QE has been scaled back but interest rates are still plunging. And it's not just government bonds. Brand-name European companies like Sanofi SA and Moet Hennessy also have outstanding bonds that trade with negative yields.
Clearly, growth is slowing in Europe and investors are scrambling to protect their capital against the coming wave of defaults.
Some implications:
Negative yields during an expansion (this one is now 10 years old and counting) deprive central banks of the ability to cut rates to fight the next recession. Yes, a -0.4% lending rate can be cut to -1% and maybe even -2%, but somewhere down there is a line that can't be crossed - that is, a rate where the unintended consequences make the cure worse than the disease. We don't know where this line resides, but we're liable to find out in the next downturn.
At that point it's not clear that fiscal policy - bigger government deficits and more central bank asset purchases - will be enough to stop the downward momentum. If they're not, then it's game over for the world's hyper-leveraged economies.
As a Deutsche bank economist put it recently,
"It's just not a great starting point to already have negative interest rates ... It's getting more and more difficult for policy makers to respond to headwinds."
Europe's sudden lurch to the downside also explains the recent rise in the dollar's exchange rate (illustrated in the following chart with the DXY index). Current US bond yields, being low but positive, look increasingly attractive compared to, say, the German Bund's -0.4% yield. And America's relative stability makes it possible for bond and real estate investors to still find assets that offer returns both on and of capital.
But in a fiat currency world it's all relative. The US is making the same mistakes as Europe, accumulating an ever-larger mountain of debt, keeping interest rates so low that the next recession will be hard to fight with monetary policy, and electing politicians with "free stuff for everyone" platforms. It's just moving a little more slowly than most other major economies.
Looked at this way, Europe is the "proof of concept" experiment for negative interest rates. In the next (maybe imminent) recession, we'll find out how far down rates can go, and what happens when they get there. And we almost certainly won't like the result.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-01/negative-yielding-bond-are-back-and-why-thats-bad-thing
(this is a clear and concise write-up of collapsing bond yield's-the fed did itself no favors by lowering the discount rate today-it will only accelerate this process.)
They are trying to keep the bank's "active" by manipulating the spread they collect.
#6383528 at 2019-05-01 18:11:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8163: Absolutely Based. The Barr Edition
QMAP: What are Bill Clinton and Kim Jong sitting on?
Answer: Plants
Symbolism
centralbank HKMA established during Bill Clintons first year (1993)
Q: Logo?
A: PLANT!
As the QMAP also asks: "Why is everything really made in China?"
Very related -
Hong Kong's central banker to Step Down After a Decade in Charge In October https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-21/hong-kong-s-central-banker-to-step-down-after-a-decade-in-charge
Norman started off in Chinese Gov
1. Joined central bank in 1993 Clinton 1st Yr
2. Became Chief Exec in 2009 Obama 1st Yr
Patterns
#6381341 at 2019-05-01 14:42:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8160: AG Barr Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee Edition
Apple lifts S&P 500 to new record high* ahead of Fed decision
(*barely up in single digit's but record no less, See cap 2 highlight and apple volume traces-lotsa shorts burning now)
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 index notched a fresh record high on Wednesday, as gains in Apple Inc's shares after forecast-beating results powered a rally in technology stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement.
Shares of the iPhone maker jumped 5.3% after the company said sales in China were steadying and touted how rising demand for its services and accessories helped offset a record drop in iPhone revenue.
The company also announced plans for a new $75 billion share buyback and bumped up its cash dividend by 5%, putting it on course to reclaim $1 trillion in market capitalization.
Apple's shares boosted the S&P 500 index, which clocked another record closing high on Tuesday and registered its best four-month rally in nearly nine years.
The technology sector gained about 0.7%, the most among the 11 major S&P sectors.
"Many were expecting an earnings recession and we haven't had that and we're still positive on growth," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas.
"It's been a good earnings season overall, Apple could potentially be positive for the tech sector overall."
Analysts are now more optimistic on first-quarter earnings growth and expect a 0.5% rise compared with a 2% fall estimated at the beginning of April, according to Refinitiv data.
Of the 305 S&P 500 companies that have reported so far, 76% have topped Wall Street estimates.
Besides a largely upbeat earnings season, recent gains in shares have also been powered by positive economic data, a dovish Federal Reserve and signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks.
Investors will also look for direction on monetary policy when the Fed concludes its two-day meeting later in the day.
The central bank is largely expected to keep borrowing costs unchanged and maintain a 'patient' monetary policy stance, despite President Donald Trump's call to cut rates.
The financials sector, which tend to benefit from a rising rate environment, rose 0.24%, with S&P banks up 0.46%.
At 9:57 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 49.55 points, or 0.19%, at 26,642.46, the S&P 500 was up 3.71 points, or 0.13%, at 2,949.54 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 27.01 points, or 0.33%, at 8,122.40.
CVS Health Corp jumped 4.2% after the drugstore chain operator and pharmacy benefits manager raised its full-year profit forecast after reporting a quarterly profit beat.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings gained 6.4%, the most among S&P 500 companies, after the hotel operator reported quarterly revenue above analysts expectations.
The healthcare sector fell 0.6%, as shares of Amgen Inc fell 4.2% after the world's largest biotech reported first-quarter revenue that was unchanged from a year ago.
In economic data, ADP's National Employment Report showed private employers added 275,000 in April, higher than consensus estimate of 180,000 additions.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/apple-lifts-sp-500-to-new-record-high-ahead-of-fed-decision-idUSKCN1S73R3?il=0
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL?p=AAPL&.tsrc=fin-srch
#6378462 at 2019-05-01 03:59:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8156: Combine All Posts And Analyze Edition
>>6378419
Didn't VZ repatriate its central bank gold from a EU depository (Bundesbank IIRC?) a couple of years ago, with multiple flights carrying a little at a time, and then just recently we learned that VZ had sold this gold? I'm doubting any physical was actually transported to VZ, and typically when a CB announces that gold has been "sold" it simply means the physical was written off because it was actually rehypothecated many times over and sold in to the market and cannot physically be retrieved.
Explain the oil connection, I always get lost there. A resource-backed currency makes some sense. Crypto, I'm not so sure.
Agree the timing is suspicious. Something smells wrong about the VZ situation.
#6375255 at 2019-04-30 22:53:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8152: Southbound Carriers Edition
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201807201066555396-venezuela-gold-turkey-end-us-hegemony/
TURKEY - VENEZUELA - GOLD PROCESSING - central bank
2018
#6372714 at 2019-04-30 19:13:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8149: We Stand With The People of Venezuela Edition
Trump jawbones Fed on rates, wishing for rocket-like economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his latest salvo at the Federal Reserve, saying the U.S. economy could go "up like a rocket" if the central bank were to cut interest rates.
"We have the potential to go … up like a rocket if we did some lowering of rates, like one point, and some quantitative easing," he said in a pair of tweets.
"Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP (gross domestic product), but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records &, at the same time, make our National Debt start to look small!," he said, referring to the economy's first-quarter growth rate.
The Fed, which opened a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, has been one of Trump's favorite punching bags. It was not the first time he has called on it to cut interest rates and pursue a new round of QE, in which the central bank buys bonds to drive borrowing costs lower.
At the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, the Fed is expected to announce it is keeping the benchmark federal funds target rate unchanged in a range of 2.25% to 2.50% in keeping with a pledge to be "patient" on rate policy going forward. Trump has been irate that the Fed has raised interest rates repeatedly since he became president, most recently at the bank's meeting in December.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-trump/trump-jawbones-fed-on-rates-wishing-for-rocket-like-economy-idUSKCN1S62A5?il=0
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html/
No raise or lower according to the "bet's"
#6371012 at 2019-04-30 15:37:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition
>6370957
jesus christ on a stick you mother fuckers are annoying.
anyone else digging/dug on Paul Bremer and his ties to central bank of Iraq and all those connections? no? that's what I thought. stfu KIKE.
#6370925 at 2019-04-30 15:27:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition
>>6370829
fuck off kike, I'm over digging on fake maga niggers and central bank of Iraq while all you do is defend kikes and blindly play cheerleader.
Not. Fooling. Anyone.
#6370834 at 2019-04-30 15:17:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition
US investment fund to buy United bank of Egypt in 3 months, CBE to maintain stake: Amer
The United bank of Egypt will be sold to a major US investment fund within three months, the central bank of Egypt's (CBE) Governor Tarek Amer revealed on Monday. Amer told Daily News Egypt that the CBE will retain a stake in the bank, without revealing the size of this stake. The CBE owns 99.9% ...
The United bank of Egypt will be sold to a major US investment fund within three months, the central bank of Egypt's (CBE) Governor Tarek Amer revealed on Monday.
Amer told Daily News Egypt that the CBE will retain a stake in the bank, without revealing the size of this stake. The CBE owns 99.9% of the bank's shares.
He added that the proposing US fund has significant banking activity, particularly with regard to SME financing, with a total capital of $104bn.
The United bank was established in 2006. It has a capital of EGP 3.5bn and owns 54 branches across the country.
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2019/04/29/us-investment-fund-to-buy-united-bank-of-egypt-in-3-months-cbe-to-maintain-stake-amer/
#6370513 at 2019-04-30 14:42:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition
500 ? banknotes no longer printed
500-euro notes will disappear soon.
Germany and Austria - the last two countries in the euro zone to still print these high-denomination European banknotes - stopped printing them on Friday.
The decision to cease the production of 500 ? banknotes was taken by the European central bank (ECB) in 2016 to fight against terrorism financing, counterfeiting and money laundering.
Apart from Germany and Austria, euro-zone countries ceased their printing on 26 January. The existing 500 ? notes will still be legal and can be exchanged indefinitely.
http://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/15216/500-%E2%82%AC-banknotes-gone-by-friday
#6362464 at 2019-04-29 21:51:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8136: Melania Monday Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8135
>>6361903 8 chan being attacked again.
>>6362371 Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison.
>>6362313 Elmwood Park Mayor resigns, charged with voting tampering.
>>6362282 5/11: 11/5 mirror.
>>6362339 Vice chair resigns from airport authority.
>>6362240 I'd watch the news that day.
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.
>>6362456 #8135
#8134
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363, >>6361578 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH/ Dons white hat
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
>>6361526 The supreme court rules against California for using it's power to fine businesses and citizens unconstitutionally
>>6361551 James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016… yet he still persisted
>>6361642 Presidential Message to the Senate of the United States on the Withdrawal of the Arms Trade Treaty
>>6361688 Anon on Sparrow Red
>>6361724 #8134
Previously Collected Notables
>>6359341 #8131, >>6360093 #8132, >>6360967 #8133
>>6357050 #8128, >>6357817 #8129, >>6358590 #8130
>>6354767 #8125, >>6356050 #8126, >>6356279 #8127
>>6352406 #8122, >>6353195 #8123, >>6353971 #8124
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6361763 at 2019-04-29 20:51:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
8134
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363, >>6361578 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH/ Dons white hat
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
>>6361526 The supreme court rules against California for using it's power to fine businesses and citizens unconstitutionally
>>6361551 James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016… yet he still persisted
>>6361642 Presidential Message to the Senate of the United States on the Withdrawal of the Arms Trade Treaty
>>6361688 Anon on Sparrow Red
>>6361724 #8134
Previously Collected Notables
>>6359341 #8131, >>6360093 #8132, >>6360967 #8133
>>6357050 #8128, >>6357817 #8129, >>6358590 #8130
>>6354767 #8125, >>6356050 #8126, >>6356279 #8127
>>6352406 #8122, >>6353195 #8123, >>6353971 #8124
>>6350000 #8119, >>6350810 #8120, >>6351641 #8121
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6361724 at 2019-04-29 20:47:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363, >>6361578 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH/ Dons white hat
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
>>6361526 The supreme court rules against California for using it's power to fine businesses and citizens unconstitutionally
>>6361551 James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016… yet he still persisted
>>6361642 Presidential Message to the Senate of the United States on the Withdrawal of the Arms Trade Treaty
>>6361688 Anon on Sparrow Red
NOTABLES
#6361634 at 2019-04-29 20:39:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363, >>6361578 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH/ Dons white hat
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
>>6361526 The supreme court rules against California for using it's power to fine businesses and citizens unconstitutionally
>>6361551 James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016… yet he still persisted
NOTABLES
#6361532 at 2019-04-29 20:30:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
NOTABLES
#6361384 at 2019-04-29 20:18:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH
>>6361369 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8.
NOTABLES
#6361303 at 2019-04-29 20:09:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
Notables
#6361197 at 2019-04-29 20:00:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
Notables
#6361113 at 2019-04-29 19:52:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
notables
#6361000 at 2019-04-29 19:42:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
$15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive central bank Fraud On The World Economy
Big Five Combined (billions):
Q2 2007.........$5,354
Q4 2018..........$20,652
CAGR.......12.5%/Year
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/15-trillion-from-thin-air-the-massive-central-bank-fraud-on-the-world-economy/
#6360748 at 2019-04-29 19:22:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8133: Love Of Country Edition
>>6360574
Does China have a central bank?
C'mon Man, you know this one.
After China goes around half the world building infra-structure with easily to get low interest loans (while they make a shit ton of money), what happens when all these countries can't pay back the interest let alone the principle?
The old Roths/DS/Puppets plan was to fund both sides of a war, thus having everybody owe them for the financing after the fact. Hence, perpetual wars.
What it the new RothsDS/Ppuppets plan was to build infra-structure for their own benefit while at the same time straddling the host country wi unpayable debt? Could or would it look like this coming out of the gate?
>Some partner nations have complained about the high cost of projects of BRI, which was launched in 2013, while some western governments view it as a means to spread Chinese influence abroad, saddling poor countries with unsustainable debt.
Just a thought while we are all keeping our eyes open. I saw something, I said something. Does anybody else see it too?
#6357569 at 2019-04-29 13:30:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8129: Sarah Steals the Show Edition
Algeria's finance minister, ex police chief in court amid graft investigations
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's finance minister and ex police chief appeared in court on Monday, joining a list of powerful figures to face judicial investigations since mass protests forced the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika this month.
Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal - a former central bank governor who only got the job from Bouteflika last month - appeared in Algiers as part of an investigation into suspected misuse of public funds, state TV reported.
Former police chief Abdelghani Hamel - who was sacked last year by Bouteflika for undisclosed reasons - and his son appeared in Tipaza, west of the capital, as part of an investigation into "illegal activities, influence peddling, misappropriation of land and abuse of office", state TV said.
https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1S50OG-OZATP
#6357505 at 2019-04-29 13:20:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8129: Sarah Steals the Show Edition
U.S. consumer spending posts biggest increase since 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in more than 9-1/2 years in March, but price pressures remained muted, with a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months.
The surge in consumer spending reported by the Commerce Department on Monday sets a stronger base for growth in consumption heading into the second quarter after it slowed sharply in the first three months of the year. Tame inflation, however, supports the Federal Reserve's recent decision to suspend further interest rate increases this year.
Fed officials are scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to assess the economy and deliberate on the future course of monetary policy. The U.S. central bank in March dropped forecasts for any interest rate increases this year, halting a three-year policy tightening campaign. The Fed raised borrowing costs four times in 2018.
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, surged 0.9 percent as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and spent more on healthcare. Consumer spending edged up 0.1 percent in February. Data for January was revised up to show consumer spending rising 0.3 percent instead of the previously reported 0.1 percent gain.
The release of the February spending data was delayed by a five-week partial shutdown of the federal government that ended on Jan. 25. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending jumping 0.7 percent in March.
When adjusted for inflation, consumer spending increased 0.7 percent in March. This so-called real consumer spending was unchanged in February. The data was included in last Friday's first-quarter gross domestic product report.
March's surge in real consumer spending suggested an acceleration in consumption was likely in the second quarter. Consumers spending increased at a 1.2 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, the slowest in a year. The overall economy grew at a 3.2 percent rate last quarter.
U.S. Treasury yields were little changed after the consumer spending and inflation data. The dollar held steady against a basket of currencies. U.S. stock index futures were trading slightly lower.
TAME INFLATION
In March, spending on goods rebounded 1.7 percent, with outlays on long-lasting manufactured goods such as cars shooting up 2.3 percent. Spending on goods fell 0.5 percent in February. Outlays on services increased 0.5 percent last month, driven by healthcare spending, after rising 0.4 percent in February.
Inflation was benign, with the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index excluding the volatile food and energy components unchanged in March after edging up 0.1 percent in February. That lowered the year-on-year increase in the so-called core PCE price index to 1.6 percent, the smallest increase since January 2018, from 1.7 percent in February.
The core PCE index is the Fed's preferred inflation measure. It hit the central bank's 2 percent inflation target in March last year for the first time since April 2012.
In March, personal income ticked up 0.1 percent after rising 0.2 percent in February. Wages rose 0.4 percent in March after advancing 0.3 percent in the prior month.
Savings fell to $1.03 trillion in March from $1.16 trillion in February. The saving rate dipped to 6.5 percent last month from 7.3 percent in February.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-spending-posts-biggest-increase-since-2009-idUSKCN1S516T?il=0
#6356882 at 2019-04-29 10:38:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8128: United We Stand Edition
Algeria's finance minister, ex police chief in court amid graft investigations
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's finance minister and ex police chief appeared in court on Monday, joining a list of powerful figures to face judicial investigations since mass protests forced the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika this month. Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal - a former central bank governor who only got the job from Bouteflika last month - appeared in Algiers as part of an investigation into suspected misuse of public funds, state TV reported. Former police chief Abdelghani Hamel - who was sacked last year by Bouteflika for undisclosed reasons - and his son appeared in Tipaza, west of the capital, as part of an investigation into "illegal activities, influence peddling, misappropriation of land and abuse of office", state TV said. There was no immediate comment from any of the men or lawyers defending them. Under the Algerian legal system judges can look into ongoing investigations and decide whether to put people in custody or release them until inquiries are complete.
Protesters have taken to the streets since February, calling for the ousting of Bouteflika and the dismantling of the political elite that surrounded his 20-year rule. Bouteflika resigned on April 2 under pressure from the army, but the protests have continued with calls for a handover to a new civilian-led government. At least five billionaires, some of them close to Bouteflika, have been placed in custody accused of involvement in corruption scandals. Abdelkader Bensalah, head of the upper house of parliament, became interim president after Bouteflika's departure. Presidential elections are scheduled for July 4.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-protests-police/algerias-finance-minister-ex-police-chief-in-court-amid-graft-investigations-idUSKCN1S50MT?il=0
#6353885 at 2019-04-29 02:04:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8124: The World is Watching Edition
Asian shares rise on strong U.S. GDP, eyes on Fed, China
(Fed meeting begins on tuesday)
FOMC meeting
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
Asian stock markets edged up on Monday after surprising strong U.S. first-quarter economic growth boosted the S&P 500 index to a record high, but gains were capped by caution over less upbeat aspects in the GDP report which pointed to some weakening ahead.
Investors were also awaiting a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve this week and Chinese factory data for further clues on policy direction in the world's biggest economies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up less than 0.1 percent, edging higher after posting its biggest weekly drop in more than a month last week.
Australian shares were down 0.26 percent, while Seoul's KOSPI was up 0.4 percent.
Japan's financial markets are closed for a long national holiday this week, but Nikkei 225 futures inSingapore were 0.72 percent higher.
In contrast with weakness in Asian markets last week, Wall Street ended Friday on a high note following data showing U.S. gross domestic product grew at a faster 3.2 percent annualized rate in the first quarter.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.31 percent to 26,543.33 and the Nasdaq Composite added or 0.34 percent to 8,146.40.
The S&P 500 gained 0.47 percent to 2,939.88, its second record closing high for the week.
While the strong GDP data helped to ease fears of an imminent recession, investors noted that it was driven by a smaller trade deficit and a large accumulation of unsold merchandise, as consumer and business spending slowed sharply.
The March reading for core personal consumption expenditures (PCE), the Fed's favored inflation measure, is due later on Monday. The central bank will announce its policy decision on Wednesday, with Chairman Jerome Powell expected to balance the strong growth data against persistent concerns over the outlook for global growth.
Markets will also be looking to global factory activity surveys this week, particularly official and private readings on Chinese manufacturing which will both be released Tuesday.
While better-than-expected March data from China have helped eased fears of a sharp global slowdown, it has also touched off an intense debate over how much more stimulus Beijing can roll out without risking a rapid build-up in debt and potential asset bubbles.
In currency markets, the dollar was flat against the yen at 111.61. The euro was also barely changed, rising 0.02 percent to $1.1150.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, inched higher to 98.033.
U.S. crude dipped 0.7 percent at $62.86 a barrel, continuing lower after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pressured the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to raise crude production to ease gasoline prices.
Brent crude fell to $71.6 per barrel.
Spot gold was slightly lower, trading at $1,285.29 per ounce.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-rise-on-strong-u-s-gdp-eyes-on-fed-china-idUSKCN1S501S
#6351842 at 2019-04-28 22:48:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8122: This Is Not A Game Edition
>>6351805
Agreed.
I think money outside of central bank system would be a good joint project.
Also intelligence and fact checking for civil/military defense and as a check against media and government.
Must still keep military in check, but that's part of the everybody keeps everybody in check thing.
#6350028 at 2019-04-28 19:55:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8120: Through Tempest, Storm, And Darkest Night Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8119
>>6349647 POTUS mentions Red, White and Black Hats at rally
>>6349833, >>6336214 (pb) Take Back, Snowball rolling, Q drop connections
>>6349622 Graham: Supreme Court Chief Justice Should Have FISA Court Ask DOJ, FBI 'Did You Mislead Us' (VIDEO)
>>6349600, >>6349230 (lb) DJT Tweets re vaccines, revises vaccine schedule for Barron
>>6349448 Jay Sekulow: [PP] has profited from abortions by selling the body parts of aborted babies.
>>6349445 Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing (Hill)
>>6349438 At Least 40 Members of White Helmets Admit Staging Syria Chemical Attacks (Sputnik)
>>6349382, >>6349666 Poway, CA mayor dig
>>6350000 #8119
#8118 baker change
>>6349159 Smollett update: top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court (ABC)
>>6349108 Washington passes human composting bill, up to Governor now to sign it
>>6349039 Outbreak of over 12,000 cases of measles in Ukraine, caused by recent vaccination campaign?
>>6348837 Ben Rhodes former Hussein Dep Nat Sec Adviser re being investigated (Repost)
>>6348835 Trump 'Outs' Judge Napolitano, Says He Came Asking For SCOTUS Nod (DailyCaller)
>>6348820 Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, speaks to 60 Minutes Australia (VIDEO)
>>6348803 Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale on DeFace The Nation: 2020 will be Bigger, Better, and Badder
>>6348737 Not In My Backyard: New Mexico Dem Governor moves to block migrant release in his county (DCExaminer)
>>6348725, >>6348744, >>6348565 Sally Yates trending on Twatter. Fitton: she should be investigated
>>6348722 JPMorgan: We Are Fast Approaching The Point Where banks Run Out Of Liquidity (ZeroHedge)
>>6348688 Netanyahu calls summit on "upsurge" in "anti-Semitic" attacks worldwide (RT)
>>6348637, >>6348653 Based Epoch Times printing full page redpills on Spygate
>>6348588 Muslim "Migrants" in Germany say that victims are to blame for rape attacks due to skimpy attire.
>>6348579 Texas to RESCIND memo questioning citizenship of thousands of voters (Hill)
>>6348556 Anon: Why the "Flaming Socialist" D's are the Only Ones Running for President
>>6349237 #8118
#8117
>>6347791 'scientist of year' w/ patents, NXIVM & Epstein ties, and drives Lyft, DoorDash and PostMates?
>>6347860 vid - sister of rabbi explains how the rabbi tried to rip the gun from the shooters hands
>>6347872, >>6347896, >>6347903, >>6347957, >>6347960, >>6347982 anons dig on DDG 'god' search
>>6347964 Goog vs DDG SxS on 'god'
>>6348001, >>6347949, >>6347995, >>6348239 cont'd digs from pb >>6347144 Farkas and Wright, Aspen Speker List Dig
>>6348155 Barr spars with Nadler, threatens to skip testimony after dispute over hearing format (Fox News)
>>6348005 China's swine fever outbreak sets off scrap over pork (no bacon ? egad!!)
>>6347901 Warlock electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems?
>>6348181 digits confirm - 'We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota' (Cnn)
>>6348277 former Sen Dick Lugar dies at age 87
>>6348244, >>6348222 explosions, coal station fire, new London Heathrow Airport
>>6348391 #8117
#8116 baker change
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
>>6347554 Trump drawing big air Q at rally
>>6347943 #8116
Previously Collected Notables
>>6345158 #8113, >>6346076 #8114, >>6346834 #8115
>>6342983 #8110, >>6343717 #8111, >>6344422 #8112
>>6340638 #8107, >>6341378 #8108, >>6342162 #8109
>>6338325 #8104, >>6339027 #8105, >>6339869 #8106
>>6335874 #8101, >>6336706 #8102, >>6337535 #8103
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6349247 at 2019-04-28 18:59:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8119: Do I Look Like I Know What A JPEG Is Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8118 baker change
>>6349159 Smollett update: top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court (ABC)
>>6349108 Washington passes human composting bill, up to Governor now to sign it
>>6349039 Outbreak of over 12,000 cases of measles in Ukraine, caused by recent vaccination campaign?
>>6348837 Ben Rhodes former Hussein Dep Nat Sec Adviser re being investigated (Repost)
>>6348835 Trump 'Outs' Judge Napolitano, Says He Came Asking For SCOTUS Nod (DailyCaller)
>>6348820 Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, speaks to 60 Minutes Australia (VIDEO)
>>6348803 Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale on DeFace The Nation: 2020 will be Bigger, Better, and Badder
>>6348737 Not In My Backyard: New Mexico Dem Governor moves to block migrant release in his county (DCExaminer)
>>6348725, >>6348744, >>6348565 Sally Yates trending on Twatter. Fitton: she should be investigated
>>6348722 JPMorgan: We Are Fast Approaching The Point Where banks Run Out Of Liquidity (ZeroHedge)
>>6348688 Netanyahu calls summit on "upsurge" in "anti-Semitic" attacks worldwide (RT)
>>6348637, >>6348653 Based Epoch Times printing full page redpills on Spygate
>>6348588 Muslim "Migrants" in Germany say that victims are to blame for rape attacks due to skimpy attire.
>>6348579 Texas to RESCIND memo questioning citizenship of thousands of voters (Hill)
>>6348556 Anon: Why the "Flaming Socialist" D's are the Only Ones Running for President
>>6349237 #8118
#8117
>>6347791 'scientist of year' w/ patents, NXIVM & Epstein ties, and drives Lyft, DoorDash and PostMates?
>>6347860 vid - sister of rabbi explains how the rabbi tried to rip the gun from the shooters hands
>>6347872, >>6347896, >>6347903, >>6347957, >>6347960, >>6347982 anons dig on DDG 'god' search
>>6347964 Goog vs DDG SxS on 'god'
>>6348001, >>6347949, >>6347995, >>6348239 cont'd digs from pb >>6347144 Farkas and Wright, Aspen Speker List Dig
>>6348155 Barr spars with Nadler, threatens to skip testimony after dispute over hearing format (Fox News)
>>6348005 China's swine fever outbreak sets off scrap over pork (no bacon ? egad!!)
>>6347901 Warlock electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems?
>>6348181 digits confirm - 'We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota' (Cnn)
>>6348277 former Sen Dick Lugar dies at age 87
>>6348244, >>6348222 explosions, coal station fire, new London Heathrow Airport
>>6348391 #8117
#8116 baker change
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
>>6347554 Trump drawing big air Q at rally
>>6347943 #8116
Previously Collected Notables
>>6345158 #8113, >>6346076 #8114, >>6346834 #8115
>>6342983 #8110, >>6343717 #8111, >>6344422 #8112
>>6340638 #8107, >>6341378 #8108, >>6342162 #8109
>>6338325 #8104, >>6339027 #8105, >>6339869 #8106
>>6335874 #8101, >>6336706 #8102, >>6337535 #8103
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6348457 at 2019-04-28 17:46:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8118: Mirror Digits. Through The Looking Glass. The Bottomless Mimosas Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8117
>>6347791 'scientist of year' w/ patents, NXIVM & Epstein ties, and drives Lyft, DoorDash and PostMates?
>>6347860 vid - sister of rabbi explains how the rabbi tried to rip the gun from the shooters hands
>>6347872, >>6347896, >>6347903, >>6347957, >>6347960, >>6347982 anons dig on DDG 'god' search
>>6347964 Goog vs DDG SxS on 'god'
>>6348001, >>6347949, >>6347995, >>6348239 cont'd digs from pb >>6347144 Farkas and Wright, Aspen Speker List Dig
>>6348155 Barr spars with Nadler, threatens to skip testimony after dispute over hearing format (Fox News)
>>6348005 China's swine fever outbreak sets off scrap over pork (no bacon ? egad!!)
>>6347901 Warlock electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems?
>>6348181 digits confirm - 'We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota' (Cnn)
>>6348277 former Sen Dick Lugar dies at age 87
>>6348244, >>6348222 explosions, coal station fire, new London Heathrow Airport
>>6348391 #8117
#8116 baker change
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
>>6347554 Trump drawing big air Q at rally
>>6347943 #8116
#8115
>>6346778 Pastor threatens to report girl to ICE unless she has sex with him
>>6346668 Anon connecting the dots with images
>>6346665 Synagogue Shooter Also Under Investigation For Attempted Mosque Arson
>>6346639 Keynote speaker at Harvard diversity conference says Christians should be 'locked up'
>>6346558 Over 1000 Quarantined As Measles Spreads Across LA Universities
>>6346403 Democratic Strategist Decries Buttigieg's Popularity: 'Sexism Is Alive and Well in 2020'
>>6346400 Anon theory on Trump twats, and International Military Tribunals
>>6346401 WHCA President Olivier Knox: My Crying Son Asked, Will Trump 'Put You in Prison?'
>>6346345 Dark Money Leftist Group Runs Facebook Ads Targeting Kavanaugh
>>6346286 Obama intelligence chiefs hacked computer of FISA court judge
>>6346263 Border Patrol releasing migrant families directly into Tucson
>>6346254, >>6311290 (pb), >>6311345 (pb), >>6346771 New US Navy patent, Unconventional spacecraft propulsion systems, w/moar research
>>6346177, >>6346433, >>6346469 Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing
>>6346834 #8115
#8114 Baker Change
>>6346069 Russia is open to discussing a new arms control treaty with the U.S
>>6346057 New Trump twat, will be interviewed by Maria Bartiromo, 10am
>>6345890 Fitton twat, Q post, WH visitor logs lining up
>>6345889 Huawei is 99 per cent answerable to Chinese state says ex-Government security adviser
>>6345835 Top Ukip candidate said it was OK to abuse "young boys" in a sick YouTube rant
>>6345816, >>6345819 (Opinion article) Joe Biden is the Hillary Clinton of 2020 - and it won't end well this time either
>>6345814 California Inmate Accused of Torturing, Beheading Cellmate
>>6345489 Isikoff is now skeptical of the Steele Dossier, the original clown to break the story
>>6345334, >>6345336 Construction Crane collapse kills 4 working on a future Google Bldg.
>>6345374, >>6345393 John Earnest Family Connections/Family Tree
>>6345512 A few points to remember about John Brennan w/historical context
>>6346076 #8114
Previously Collected Notables
>>6345158 #8113,
>>6342983 #8110, >>6343717 #8111, >>6344422 #8112
>>6340638 #8107, >>6341378 #8108, >>6342162 #8109
>>6338325 #8104, >>6339027 #8105, >>6339869 #8106
>>6335874 #8101, >>6336706 #8102, >>6337535 #8103
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6347943 at 2019-04-28 16:49:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8117: Bacon and Q Digits. The Sunday Brunch Coast to Coast Edition
#8116 posted in 8117
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
>>6347554 Trump drawing big air Q at rally
#6347665 at 2019-04-28 16:21:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8117: Bacon and Q Digits. The Sunday Brunch Coast to Coast Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8116 baker change
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
>>6347650 #8116
WILL UPDATE DOUGH WITH MORE ASAP
#8115
>>6346778 Pastor threatens to report girl to ICE unless she has sex with him
>>6346668 Anon connecting the dots with images
>>6346665 Synagogue Shooter Also Under Investigation For Attempted Mosque Arson
>>6346639 Keynote speaker at Harvard diversity conference says Christians should be 'locked up'
>>6346558 Over 1000 Quarantined As Measles Spreads Across LA Universities
>>6346403 Democratic Strategist Decries Buttigieg's Popularity: 'Sexism Is Alive and Well in 2020'
>>6346400 Anon theory on Trump twats, and International Military Tribunals
>>6346401 WHCA President Olivier Knox: My Crying Son Asked, Will Trump 'Put You in Prison?'
>>6346345 Dark Money Leftist Group Runs Facebook Ads Targeting Kavanaugh
>>6346286 Obama intelligence chiefs hacked computer of FISA court judge
>>6346263 Border Patrol releasing migrant families directly into Tucson
>>6346254, >>6311290 (pb), >>6311345 (pb), >>6346771 New US Navy patent, Unconventional spacecraft propulsion systems, w/moar research
>>6346177, >>6346433, >>6346469 Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing
>>6346834 #8115
#8114 Baker Change
>>6346069 Russia is open to discussing a new arms control treaty with the U.S
>>6346057 New Trump twat, will be interviewed by Maria Bartiromo, 10am
>>6345890 Fitton twat, Q post, WH visitor logs lining up
>>6345889 Huawei is 99 per cent answerable to Chinese state says ex-Government security adviser
>>6345835 Top Ukip candidate said it was OK to abuse "young boys" in a sick YouTube rant
>>6345816, >>6345819 (Opinion article) Joe Biden is the Hillary Clinton of 2020 - and it won't end well this time either
>>6345814 California Inmate Accused of Torturing, Beheading Cellmate
>>6345489 Isikoff is now skeptical of the Steele Dossier, the original clown to break the story
>>6345334, >>6345336 Construction Crane collapse kills 4 working on a future Google Bldg.
>>6345374, >>6345393 John Earnest Family Connections/Family Tree
>>6345512 A few points to remember about John Brennan w/historical context
>>6346076 #8114
#8113 baker change
>>6344684 Ben Rhodes, Former Dep NSAdvisor to [hussein] squirming thorugh vid re C and O
>>6344598 old Dubya TV news appeal video for cash for Clinton Haiti relief.
>>6344649 Jeremy Hubbard dig by anon
>>6344698 Keeping it in the familly - incestuous MSM and GOV
>>6344939 Trump: Napolitano asked me to pardon his friend, put him on Supreme Court
>>6345124 Pence and Ryan were discussing Rule 9. (cnn 2016)
>>6345063, >>6345089, >>6345088, >>6345073 more pence digs, stemming from >>6345063 old vid
>>6345158 #8113
Previously Collected Notables
>>6342983 #8110, >>6343717 #8111, >>6344422 #8112
>>6340638 #8107, >>6341378 #8108, >>6342162 #8109
>>6338325 #8104, >>6339027 #8105, >>6339869 #8106
>>6335874 #8101, >>6336706 #8102, >>6337535 #8103
>>6333352 #8098, >>6334327 #8099, >>6335104 #8100
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6347650 at 2019-04-28 16:19:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8116: [C]omey before [D]eclass Edition
back from downtime
notables
#8116
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
checking the nom nom nominates now for a last cruise before BACON
#6347536 at 2019-04-28 16:07:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8116: [C]omey before [D]eclass Edition
notables
#8116
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
>>6347176 House Judiciary Dem, Cedric Richmon, calls for Trump to testify under oath [retard]
>>6347153 addl sauce on whistleblower Dennis Montgomery
>>6347265 anon theory on POTUS 21 [dirty players] last night is that [-21] from Q 2903 ?
#6347288 at 2019-04-28 15:42:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8116: [C]omey before [D]eclass Edition
>>6347049
fuuuuug me
anons seeing this that hate it when i do things like 'shitpost speed round - post dank ____ meme' - this is why - ouch for slow breads
notables
#8116
>>6346946 Bill Binney will be interview 8pm Eastern on Patriots Soapbok (message not messenger)
>>6346911 Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
>>6347077 lil brian stelter trashing 8chan on unreliable sources [cnn sucks] right now
>>6347067 anon digs Comey Swallwell twats connects
#6347134 at 2019-04-28 15:25:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8116: [C]omey before [D]eclass Edition
>>6347125 Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank: WAM
notable
saw this a few minutes ago too.
#6347125 at 2019-04-28 15:24:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8116: [C]omey before [D]eclass Edition
News
Abu Dhabi fund deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The state-financed Abu Dhabi Fund for Development deposited $250 million in Sudan's central bank as part of a previously-announced grant, state news agency WAM said on Sunday.
The deposit was part of the $3 billion grant to Sudan announced by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia earlier this month, which included a $500 million central bank deposit Saudi state news agency SPA said when it was announced.
Sudan's economic crisis triggered mass protests that led to the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir earlier this month. The country of 40 million has been suffering from rapid inflation and shortages of cash, fuel and other basic products.
A transitional military council took over from Bashir. Demonstrations have continued as protesters call for a rapid handover of power to civilians.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-economy-emirates/abu-dhabi-fund-deposits-250-million-in-sudan-central-bank-wam-idUSKCN1S40CZ
#6344100 at 2019-04-28 05:39:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8112: These People Are Sick Edition
Alarms Go Off As Credit Card Charge-Offs Soar To Seven Year High
(The big bank's and many other's shift around this amount so that they can lower it and then take the difference as a profit-in other words if you buy a car from someone for less than the asking price can you treat that saving's as income?- they do and have for year's)
Regular readers may recall that two years ago we wrote that "Credit Card Defaults Surge Most Since Financial Crisis." And while this deteriorating trend had more or less plateaued for much of 2018, it has taken another big step higher and as Bloomberg reports "red flags are flying in the credit-card industry after a key gauge of bad debt jumped to the highest level in almost seven years."
According to advance data from Bloomberg Intelligence, which will soon flow through to the S&P/Experian bankcard Default Index, after staying largely flat for much of 2017 and 2018, the first three months of 2019 saw a troubling jump in the nationwide credit card charge-off, or default rate to 3.82%, the highest in seven years or since the second quarter of 2012. At the same time, the number of loans 30-days past due, a leading indicator of future write-offs, jumped at all seven of the largest U.S. card issuers.
Some examples: Capital One said this week that its first-quarter U.S. card charge-off rate climbed to 5.04% from 4.64% at the end of 2018. At Discover Financial Services, which also reported results on Thursday, the charge-off rate rose to 3.5% from 3.23% in the prior quarter.
As for what is causing this sharp jump in charge offs, some credit card issuers blamed artificially increased FICO scores. This means that when a recession finally happens, there could be a larger than expected fallout for both lenders and investors."
There are around 15 million more consumers with credit scores above 740 today than there were in 2006, and about 15 million fewer consumers with scores below 660, according to Moody's.
The problematic implication is that while FICO scores may represent a far stronger US consumer, the reality is just the opposite, as Capital One implied during its Thursday conference call, when Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One which is the country's third-largest credit card issuer, warned that there's been a "degradation" in credit quality for certain customers, adding that "some customers with negative credit events during the financial crisis are now seeing those problems disappear from their credit-bureau reports." And yet, the same customers are just as unlikely to repay their credit card bill whether their FICO score is 750 or 680.
Did someone say non-GAAP credit scores? Because that's precisely what the artificially inflated FICO scores have become, and they are presenting an unreliable picture of a customer's ability, or eagerness, to pay down their credit card debt. Hence the jump in charge offs.
Almost as if those artificially higher non-GAAP FICO scores no longer represent reality… just like non-GAAP financial results.
Meanwhile, as Bloomberg adds, the credit card industry's latest warnings build on developments in January, when fourth-quarter results showed charge-off rates near the lowest in decades were coming to an end, something we discussed at the time. As a result, competition for the highest-quality customers remains fierce, leading many issuers to spend more on marketing and rewards to gain market share with that group.
But a growing wariness about the potential for a rise in bad debt has led many issuers to tighten underwriting and to make issuance of new credit more problematic, creating a vicious loop where those who need credit the most are also the least likely to get it.
That said, it's certainly not a crisis yet: charge-offs remain not far from historic lows as banks benefit from low unemployment rates in the US. On the other hand, with overall interest rates in the US still near historic, record lows, the fact that charge offs are already surging is just another reason why the Fed will find it impossible to hike rates higher, and in fact, if the deteriorating default trend continues, the central bank may have no choice but to cut rates soon. And while that may kick the can for a few quarter, all such a goosing of US consumer will achieve, is make the next recession - and financial crisis - that much worse when it finally hits, because if American's can make their credit card payment when unemployment is a record low and GDP is - allegedly - growing above 3%, one wonder what will happen when the next recession does finally hit.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-26/alarms-go-credit-card-charge-offs-soar-seven-year-high
#6323681 at 2019-04-26 17:40:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8086: They NEVER Thought She Would Lose Edition
AT LEAST WE GOT ONE RUSSIAN IN JAIL…Complete with an ironic POTUS twist!
Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday sentenced admitted Russian agent Maria Butina to 18 months in prison after the Siberia native begged for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a sentence that matched the prison term prosecutors had requested and also agreed to have Butina, 30, deported back to Russia after she completes her incarceration. The sentence will include the approximately nine months Butina already has served in jail since her July arrest.
Lawyers for Butina, a former graduate student at American University in Washington who publicly advocated for gun rights, had asked the judge to impose a sentence of time served.
Clad in a green prison jumpsuit, Butina begged the judge for leniency and said she was "deeply sorry."
"For all the international scandal my arrest has caused, I feel ashamed and embarrassed. My parents taught me the virtue of higher education, how to live life lawfully, and how to be good and kind to others," Butina said.
"I have three degrees, but now I'm a convicted felon with job, no money and no freedom," Butina added, referring to her academic degrees.
Butina pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiring to act as a foreign agent and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
"This was no simple misunderstanding by an over-eager foreign student," Chutkan said before imposing the sentence.
Butina admitted to conspiring with a Russian official and two Americans from 2015 until her July arrest to infiltrate the National Rifle Association, a group closely aligned with U.S. conservatives and Republican politicians including President Donald Trump, and create unofficial lines of communication to try to make Washington's policy toward Moscow more friendly.
In fact, Trump addressed an NRA conference about an hour after Butina was sentenced.
Alexander Torshin, who was a deputy governor of Russia's central bank, has been identified as the Russian official. Torshin was not charged, but he was hit with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department in April 2018.
One of the two Americans referenced by prosecutors was Butina's then-boyfriend Paul Erickson, a conservative political activist who has not been charged in this case, but faces criminal charges of wire fraud and money laundering in a separate case in South Dakota.
Prosecutors have said that while Butina did not engage in "traditional" spy craft, she worked behind-the-scenes in conservative political circles to establish ties and boost the U.S.-Russia relationship. That included actions such as arranging dinners in Washington and New York and attending events to meet high-profile politicians.
'I DIDN'T KNOW'
Many of those meetings have been documented on Butina's social media pages, which feature photos of her attending NRA conferences, a high-profile annual prayer breakfast in Washington, and posing for pictures with people including Republican former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a 2016 presidential candidate.
Her lawyers have said these activities were not conducted with any malfeasance, and downplayed the crime as a simple failure to notify the Justice Department of her activities on Russia's behalf.
"If I had known to register as a foreign agent, I would have done so without delay," Butina said on Friday. "I just didn't register because I didn't know to."
Prosecutor Erik Kenerson, in his remarks in court, said her activities were more serious than that.
"This is not a registration offense," Kenerson said. "This is a case where the defendant acted in the United States as an agent of the Russian government."
The case against Butina was separate from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, which detailed a series of contacts between Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
Reuters previously reported that Butina was a public Trump supporter who bragged at parties in Washington that she could use her political connections to help get people jobs in his administration.
SOURCE
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-butina/remorseful-russian-agent-butina-sentenced-to-18-months-in-u-s-prison-idUSKCN1S20B7?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
#6322131 at 2019-04-26 15:12:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8084: Define [RENEGADE] Edition
>>6322061 To say any country with a central bank is not under the control of the cabal kind of misses the point of the cable.
#6321249 at 2019-04-26 13:13:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8083: Happy Birthday Dear FLOTUS Edition
Volatile trade, inventories boost U.S. growth to 3.2 percent in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, but the burst in growth was driven by trade and the largest accumulation of unsold goods since 2015, temporary factors that are likely to reverse in the coming quarters.
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.2 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance GDP report released on Friday.
Growth was also boosted by an increase in government investment, which offset sharp slowdowns in consumer and business spending.
Still, the mixed report could further dispel earlier fears of a recession that were stocked by a raft of weak economic data at the turn of the year. Those fears were also exacerbated by a brief inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.
The economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the October-December period. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP increasing at a 2.0 percent rate in the first three months of the year. Growth has stepped down from a peak 4.2 percent pace in the second quarter of 2018, when the White House's $1.5 trillion tax cut package jolted consumer spending.
The economy will mark 10 years of expansion in July, the longest on record.
(I encourage you to look at a long-term chart of the markets and compare the patterns from around 1954-1964 against the time-frame of 2009 and 2019-the patterns are very similar)
of course the events of late 1963 played a part in this however……
Federal Reserve officials are likely to shrug off the surge in growth last quarter and focus on a measure of domestic demand, which increased at only a 1.3 percent rate, the slowest since the second quarter of 2013, after increasing at a 2.6 percent pace in the October-December quarter.
The Fed recently suspended its three-year monetary policy tightening campaign, dropping forecasts for any interest rate hikes this year. The U.S. central bank increased borrowing costs four times in 2018.
Exports surged and imports declined in the first quarter, leading to a small deficit that added 1.03 percentage points to GDP after being neutral in the fourth quarter. Trade tensions between the United States and China have caused wild swings in the trade deficit, with exporters and importers trying to stay ahead of the tariff fight between the two economic giants.
The standoff has also had an impact on inventories, which increased at a $128.4 billion rate in the first quarter, the strongest pace since the second quarter of 2015. Inventories increased at a $96.8 billion pace in the October-December quarter. Part of the inventory build was because of weak demand, especially in the automotive sector, which is expected to weigh on future production at factories.
Inventories contributed 0.65 percentage point to first-quarter GDP after adding one-tenth of a percentage point in the October-December period.
Growth in consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, slowed to a 1.2 percent rate from the fourth quarter's 2.5 percent rate. The moderation in spending reflected a decline in motor vehicle purchases and other goods, likely related to a 35-day shutdown of the federal government. There was also a slowdown in spending on services.
Business spending on equipment braked sharply, rising at only at a 0.2 percent rate, the slowest since the third quarter of 2016. Spending was held down by weak outlays on agricultural machinery and office furniture.
Residential construction fell at a 2.8 percent rate, marking the fifth straight quarterly decline. Government investment rebounded at a 2.4 percent rate, driven by spending at state and local governments.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/volatile-trade-inventories-boost-u-s-growth-to-3-2-percent-in-first-quarter-idUSKCN1S2091?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
#6320259 at 2019-04-26 08:49:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8082: Night is Followed by Light Edition
Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina will be sentenced on Friday by a federal judge after pleading guilty in December to conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.
FILE PHOTO: Maria Butina appears in a police booking photograph released by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. August 18, 2018. Alexandria Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Butina, a former graduate student at American University in Washington who publicly advocated for gun rights, faces deportation back to Russia sometime after her sentencing, as requested by both the prosecution and her own lawyers.
Prosecutors want U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan at Friday's hearing to impose a sentence of 18 months in prison. Attorneys for Butina, jailed since her arrest last July, plan to ask Chutkan to sentence her to time served, saying she has already suffered and paid a price for her actions and should spend no more time incarcerated.
In a court filing, prosecutors said Butina, 30, engaged in an "ambitious" conspiracy and was "keenly aware that portions of her work were being reported to the wider Russian government."
"Butina was not a spy in the traditional sense," prosecutors said in their memo. "She was not a trained intelligence officer. But the actions she took were nonetheless taken on behalf of the Russian official for the benefit of the Russian Federation, and those actions had the potential to damage the national security of the United States."
Alexander Torshin, who was a deputy governor of Russia's central bank, has been identified as the Russian official. Torshin was not charged, but he was hit with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department in April 2018.
Defense lawyers wrote that Butina already has spent more than nine months at two jails in Washington and one in Virginia, adding, "Her reputation has suffered. Her integrity has been questioned. She has been separated from her family."
Butina pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to act as a foreign agent and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
The U.S. Justice Department has said Butina worked with the Russian official and two Americans to try to infiltrate the National Rifle Association, a powerful lobby group that has close ties to Republican politicians including President Donald Trump, and influence American foreign policy toward Russia.
One of the two Americans was identified as Paul Erickson, a conservative U.S. political activist who was Butina's boyfriend. Federal prosecutors in South Dakota have charged Erickson with wire fraud and money laundering unrelated to the Butina case.
It was not clear when Butina, a native of Siberia, will be deported, but defense lawyers asked the judge to "send her home to her family."
Russia has accused the United States of forcing Butina to falsely confess to what a foreign ministry spokeswoman called "absolutely ridiculous charges."
The case against Butina was separate from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, which detailed a series of contacts between Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
Reuters previously reported that Butina was a public Trump supporter who bragged at parties in Washington that she could use her political connections to help get people jobs in his administration.
https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-russia-butina/admitted-russian-agent-butina-to-be-sentenced-in-us-faces-deportation-idINKCN1S20B5
#6319982 at 2019-04-26 07:24:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8082: Night is Followed by Light Edition
European Equities May Benefit As $1 Trillion In U.S. Buybacks Vanish Into Thin Air
(personally think this is bullshit as where is the money going to come from to buy european equity's?-just because our system ran out of air to buy our bloated crap does not mean it will magically materialize elsewhere-however the issue of buyback's is very real and has run it's course here)
European equities may start to finally see some love, as they are now positioned to take advantage of one significant coming tailwind from the U.S., according to Bloomberg. Over the next 12 months, US stocks are going to lose a significant amount of support that they have received from buybacks, as the nearly $1 trillion buyback bonanza that has fueled stock purchases in the United States starts to come to an end, according to Sanford C. Bernstein strategists.
This could be an area where European stocks, due to their low dependence on buybacks, could see help as a result.
Bernstein strategists led by Inigo Fraser-Jenkins said:
"This would remove one advantage of U.S. equities over Europe. As the buyback support is reduced it will make a stronger relative case for Europe."
And the decision of the U.S. central bank to hold off on rate increases may have temporarily reduced concerns about debt hurting equities, but the topic is still on the table and credit spreads are expected to keep widening over the next year.
Furthermore, the significance of share repurchases to the US rally has been pronounced, with $1 trillion in buybacks in just 2018 alone, far overshadowing the $100 billion in net inflows from active and passive funds. And even though European equities have rallied to the tune of more than $1.5 trillion since December's lows, shorting these stocks remains a popular trade globally, according to bank of America Corp.'s latest fund manager survey. And many traders are still on the sidelines, as Europe's ugly politics and mixed economic data continues to weigh on sentiment.
Stock funds in Europe have been hemorrhaging for nearly a year with outflows since the Brexit referendum reaching $139 billion. Redemptions have been so large that they have "erased the inflows fueled by Mario Draghi's 2012 pledge to do whatever it takes to preserve the Euro."
And although Bernstein strategists aren't ready to make a buy call for European equities, low investor positioning, discounted valuations and anticipated support from reduced US buybacks are worth acknowledging, they note.
The analysts concluded: "Europe is uniquely hated. We like to be contrarian and so large outflows incline us to like a region. However, we are not quite ready to issue a 'buy Europe' call."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-25/european-equities-may-benefit-1-trillion-us-buybacks-vanish-thin-air
#6319753 at 2019-04-26 06:37:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8081: IT WILL ALL COME OUT Edition
>>6319711
its always been in open. we are like dogs shown a card trick when fractional reserve money magick is waved before our eyes. treasury controls reserves (e.g. gold bullion and such) federal reserve is just a name for a central bank. its like partridge family neither bird nor kin
#6312699 at 2019-04-25 20:27:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8072: Server Maintenance Edition
Did everyone know that French President
Emmanuel Macron
Used to work for Rothschild & Cie?
He made partner in 2 years and made Millions working on Nestle/Pfizer deals.
Rothschild & Cie used to be called
Paris Orléans Banque
Orleans referring to?
Rothschild bank manages whose money?
HOUSE OF BOURBON
Why is no one biting on this?
Spanish branch of House of Bourbon connected to:
Bush family (Jeds wife!)
Cartels (Gulf Cartel, Knights Templar Cartel)
Orleans branch connected to:
Rothschild
Vatican
It started in the early 1800s.
French revolution quelled by Napoleon
Church reinstated
Usury allowed by church (Turgot)
Rothschild got their start
bank OF FRANCE created
Rothschild AND A GROUP OF PARISIAN bankERS loan money to the Holy See 1832
RAILROADS was the guise through which they spread their power.
With railroads come manufacturing (steel/wood), financing, communication (telegraph).
Example:
Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (An early french railway)
Eventually became Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi
after merging with Chemins de fer du Midi
owned by the PERIERE brothers
Periere being ONE OF THE bankER FAMILIES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LOAN WITH THE HOLY SEE
The roths then took over the combined company after WW2 to use as their holding company for banking.
The company eventually was nationalized and the remains turned into a holding company for ROTHSCHILD
Which they named in Paris Orleans, and eventually Rothschild & Co.
Now it's the flag ship of the rothschild banking group along with N M Rothschild & Sons
These people are acting as a front for Orleans branch of House of Bourbon.
French Royalty are STILL IN CONTROL.
The French people are NOT FREE.
Follow french history from revolution to modern day.
META DATA of each major age/event.
House of Bourbon grows and grows in secret
What does the Fleur de Lis stand for?
Where does the house colors blue and gold show up?
Boy Scouts?
EU?
SES?
Major banks, companies, government entities…
Their symbolism will be their downfall.
The French Royal Family rules the world. They own everything they use major families as fronts for their own operations.
They deal in children, drugs, people,
they manipulate every aspect of our economy, lifestyles, cultures…
Just fucking dig.
Start at the loan to the Holy See.
Try to find the PARISIAN bankERS involved in the loan along with the Rothschilds.
You will have a hard time.
Some to start digging on:
Hottingeur
Mallets (Huguenot)
Perragaux
Turgot - CATHOLIC connections. Convinced the church to change their mind on USURY
Perier
Look up the first regents of the BANQUE DE FRANCE (bank of France, first central bank)
The more I dig the clearer it becomes.
Eventually branches to america through spanish branch of House of Bourbon (controls mexico, drug flow)
The orleans branch of house of bourbon IN AMERICA
Louisiana Purchase? Strategic for French?
Why did France sell off SO MUCH of their lands in US?
What is the symbolism of the statue of liberty?
What is the real symbolism?
#6308868 at 2019-04-25 13:52:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8068: Stay Tuned Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
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>>6308591 8Chan PSA: estimated 20min downtime at 12pm PST for maintenance Thursday April 25th
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#8067
>>6308828 Homeland Security Department is weighing a plan to bypass immigration courts in a way that would speed up deportations
>>6308816 Justice Department twat: Kentucky Woman Charged With Sex Trafficking Two Victims
>>6308814 NXIVM trial update
>>6308786 DJT Retwat: Rep Matt Gaetz
>>6308591 8ch.net PSA: estimated 20min downtime at 12pm PST for maintenance
>>6308538 Richest Governor In The US Under Federal Criminal Investigation
>>6308483 Internal watchdog clears acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegation of favoring his former employer Boeing while at Pentagon
>>6308403 Sunnyvale motorist who hit people held on 8 counts attempted murder
>>6308393 Deal Talks Between Deutsche bank And Commerzbank Collapse
>>6308384 For KEKS: Kuwaiti 'academic' claims gay men have a WORM in their backside that 'feeds on semen'
>>6308357, >>6308075 Rothschilds Liquidating Royal Heirlooms In Historic Auction
>>6308320 New DJT twat w/CAP 4: Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe.
>>6308284 California vaccine rules advance over emotional opposition
>>6308279, >>6308344 UK minister: Huawei leaks 'unacceptable', criminal investigation possible
>>6308276, >>6308697 IMF gives Ecuador $4.2 bn - after Assange is arrested. (for economic reform)
>>6308262 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: …Despite the fact that the Mueller report was composed by Trump haters…
>>6308204, >>6308534 Baltimore mayor's City Hall office and home are being searched after Catherine Pugh's book deals came under scrutiny
>>6308173 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: ....Mueller was NOT fired and was respectfully allowed to finish his work on what I, and many others, say was an illegal investigation
>>6308139 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: I never told then White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller, even though I had the legal right to do so
>>308837 #8067
#8066
Baker Assist/Baker Change
>>6307461 Bernie heckled at "She the People" event
>>6307492 Newsweek hit piece on Christianity, Trump and Fox: AOC the victim
>>6307522 China/Russia joint navy drills next week
>>6307532 Putin welcomes Kim's efforts to normalize US ties
>>6307634 DiGenova - Barr has magic boomerang
>>6307646 USAF twat - "Find Them"
>>6307695 Verizon cell and data outages in major coastal metro cities
>>6307711 Creepy Joe launches Pres. Bid
>>6307755 Duetsche/Commerzbank merger talks collapse after toxic assets revealed
>>6307982 #8066
#8065 baker change
>>6306898 U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, actor Danny Glover make impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6306953 DiGenova brought out Adm. Rodgers as a hero
>>6306999 Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett's new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House"
>>6307035 Nixon and Trump connection.
No Bun created
>>6307682 #8065
#8064 baker change
>>6306458 Facebook Anticipates Fine Of Up To $5 Billion
>>6306371 Parody Project: "The Day Collusion Died" (vid 6:37min)
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
>>6306472 #8064
Previously Collected Notables
>>6304955 #8062, >>6305731 #8063
>>6302657 #8059, >>6303425 #8060, >>6304193 #8061
>>6300363 #8056, >>6301119 #8057, >>6301886 #8058
>>6297995 #8053, >>6298785 #8054, >>6299582 #8055
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6308295 at 2019-04-25 12:24:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8067: A New Dawn is Upon Us Edition
Dow Futures Drop After 3M Plummets; Dollar Soars On Global Currency Carnage
(China printed up about $287B yuan and gave it out, it then said it was not going to loosen or tighten)
It was shaping up as a relatively quiet session, with world equity markets slipping modestly on Thursday - despite blowout beats by Facebook and Microsoft which sent the latter's stock 5% higher, sending its market cap above $1 trillion and making it the most valuable company in the world - amid worries on global growth and as investors digested European earnings, while the Swedish crown slumped to its lowest in 17 years and the euro suffered after German data.
But it was Dow heavyweight 3M's disastrous earnings report and guidance cut that sent Dow futures sharply lower as the industrial conglomerate became the first stock to validate investor fears about growth challenges for the rest of the year.
3M Company (MMM)
200.33 -18.75 (-8.56%)
Pre-Market: 8:09AM EDT
In a nutshell, this is what 3M reported: Q1 adjusted EPS $2.23, estimate $2.48, and revenue of $7.86BN, Exp. $8.02BN. But most concerning of all was its guidance, which was slashed to an adjusted EPS of $9.25 to $9.75, down from its prior guidance of $10.45-$10.90, and far below the consensus estimate of $10.53, suggesting sharp weakness for the rest of the year. And the cherry on top: 3M announced it would fire about 2,000 jobs as the broad slowdown hits its operations.
Elsewhere, Europe's STOXX 600 lost 0.3% in early trading, with concern over prospects for global growth underscored by weak economic data from South Korea which earlier in the session reported its weakest GDP print since the financial crisis.
Asian markets had fallen earlier in the day, losing 0.5% as South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter, a vivid reminder that the global economy continues to slowdown sharply. Chinese stocks also fell sharply late in the day, losing more than 2% following attempts by the central bank to temper expectations for further easing of monetary policy and another substantial liquidity withdrawal by the PBOC. Chinese officials also warned of protracted pressure on economic growth, casting a shadow over hopes for a sustained recovery in the world's second biggest economy.Turkey's lira also crashed against the dollar, tumbling after the central bank announced it was removing its tightening pledge, and confirming that Turkey would no longer defend the lira after the nation's reserves dropped to dangerously low levels.
Market Snapshot
S&P 500 futures down 0.03% to 2,929.75
STOXX Europe 600 down 0.3% to 389.91
MXAP down 0.4% to 161.83
MXAPJ down 0.9% to 536.76
Nikkei up 0.5% to 22,307.58
Topix up 0.5% to 1,620.28
Hang Seng Index down 0.9% to 29,549.80
Shanghai Composite down 2.4% to
3,123.83
Sensex down 0.2% to 38,970.94
Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 1% to 6,382.14
Kospi down 0.5% to 2,190.50
German 10Y yield fell 0.3 bps to -0.015%
Euro down 0.1% to $1.1142
Brent Futures up 0.9% to $75.25/bbl
Italian 10Y yield fell 4.0 bps to 2.262%
Spanish 10Y yield rose 0.8 bps to 1.081%
Brent Futures up 0.9% to $75.25/bbl
Gold spot up 0.2% to $1,277.62
U.S. Dollar Index up 0.01% to 98.18
US Event(Data)Calendar
8:30am: Initial Jobless Claims, est. 200,000,
prior 192,000; Continuing Claims, est.
1.68m, prior 1.65m
8:30am: Durable Goods Orders, est. 0.8%,
prior -1.6%; Durables Ex Transportation, est.
0.2%, prior -0.1%
8:30am: Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air,
est. 0.2%, prior -0.1%; Cap Goods Ship
Nondef Ex Air, est. 0.1%, prior -0.1%
9:45am: Bloomberg Consumer Comfort,
prior 60.3
11am: Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity, est. 8,
prior 10
In terms of the day ahead,this morning in Europe we're due to get CBI survey data for April in the UK. Also worth keeping an eye on given recent volatility is the central bank of Turkey decision at midday. This afternoon in the US we've got preliminary durable and capital goods orders data due which should be the last set of data to help sharpen Q1 GDP forecasts tomorrow. Also due up is the latest claims reading and Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey. Away from the data the ECB's Guindos is due to speak this afternoon in New York. Japan's PM Abe is also due meet Tusk and Juncker in Brussels while Japan's Finance Minister Aro is due to meet with Mnuchin over provisions against currency manipulation.
Finally the earnings highlights today are Amazon, Intel, ComCast, 3M, Ford, Bayer, and UBS.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-25/dow-futures-plunge-after-3m-plummets-dollar-soars-global-currency-carnage
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks
/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
#6308056 at 2019-04-25 11:29:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8067: A New Dawn is Upon Us Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8066
Baker Assist/Baker Change
>>6307461 Bernie heckled at "She the People" event
>>6307492 Newsweek hit piece on Christianity, Trump and Fox: AOC the victim
>>6307522 China/Russia joint navy drills next week
>>6307532 Putin welcomes Kim's efforts to normalize US ties
>>6307634 DiGenova - Barr has magic boomerang
>>6307646 USAF twat - "Find Them"
>>6307695 Verizon cell and data outages in major coastal metro cities
>>6307711 Creepy Joe launches Pres. Bid
>>6307755 Duetsche/Commerzbank merger talks collapse after toxic assets revealed
>>6307982 #8066
#8065 baker change No Bun created
>>6306898 U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, actor Danny Glover make impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6306953 DiGenova brought out Adm. Rodgers as a hero
>>6306999 Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett's new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House"
>>6307035 Nixon and Trump connection.
No Bun created
>>6307682 #8065
#8064 baker change
>>6306458 Facebook Anticipates Fine Of Up To $5 Billion
>>6306371 Parody Project: "The Day Collusion Died" (vid 6:37min)
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
>>6306472 #8064
#8063
>>6305062, >>6305084, >>6305087, >>6305096 Transcript of Joe DiGenova's statements
>>6305121 James Comey's Unpaid "Special Government Employee" Daniel Richman
>>6305201, >>6305415, >>6305456 Anons on the possible 4 contractors
>>6305312 Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating
>>6305362 Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations
>>6305386 Anon on the Corinthia hotel
>>6305407 South Carolina House passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill
>>6305731 #8063
Previously Collected Notables
>>6304955 #8062,
>>6302657 #8059, >>6303425 #8060, >>6304193 #8061
>>6300363 #8056, >>6301119 #8057, >>6301886 #8058
>>6297995 #8053, >>6298785 #8054, >>6299582 #8055
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6307882 at 2019-04-25 10:46:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8066: "A Special Bread for ArtistAnon and WeeAnon" Edition
>>6307775
That's what I suspect as well. They are having a very hard time predicting the risk and marking to market certain toxic assets in their derivative and their corp loan portfolios.
Deutsche's announcement of a "off balance sheet bad bank" is quite portentious/ominous really. Such ideas have not been discussed since Lehman in 2008 really, except by the FED with TARP.
IS this a Cabal/central bank move to implode Deutsche bank to bring down Trump's economy and much of the world's economy w/ it?
#6307271 at 2019-04-25 08:32:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8066: "A Special Bread for ArtistAnon and WeeAnon" Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8065 baker change
>>6306898 U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, actor Danny Glover make impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6306953 DiGenova brought out Adm. Rodgers as a hero
>>6306999 Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett's new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House"
>>6307035 Nixon and Trump connection.
#8064 baker change
>>6306458 Facebook Anticipates Fine Of Up To $5 Billion
>>6306371 Parody Project: "The Day Collusion Died" (vid 6:37min)
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
>>6306472 #8064
#8063
>>6305062, >>6305084, >>6305087, >>6305096 Transcript of Joe DiGenova's statements
>>6305121 James Comey's Unpaid "Special Government Employee" Daniel Richman
>>6305201, >>6305415, >>6305456 Anons on the possible 4 contractors
>>6305312 Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating
>>6305362 Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations
>>6305386 Anon on the Corinthia hotel
>>6305407 South Carolina House passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill
>>6305731 #8063
#8062
>>6304233 Putin arrived at the summit with Kim Jong Un
>>6304286 Jeff Sessions says Its time to move past Mueller report
>>6304314 Article claims Hussein and bad actors in the deep state committed election fraud in Florida 2008
>>6304415, >>6304447, >>6304478, >>6304923 Reminder: Maxine Waters Confirms Obama Has 'Database' with 'Information on Every Individual'
>>6304589 Anon on Adm R
>>6304613 Planefag side by side on MOVEQ45
>>6304743, >>6304887 Q Used The Same PAIN Picture 11 Months & 11 Days Ago (not counting timestamps)
>>6304756 The FBI's Private Contractors - FISA Abuse, the Steele Dossier & A Timeline (2018)
>>6304806, >>6304819, >>6304824 Whistleblower: Obama-era Deep State Surveillance Program Spied on Trump, Judges, Others
>>6304829 Mexican government acknowledges that in three months, an unprecedented 300,000 migrants have entered Mexico
>>6304955 #8062
Previously Collected Notables
>>6302657 #8059, >>6303425 #8060
>>6300363 #8056, >>6301119 #8057, >>6301886 #8058
>>6297995 #8053, >>6298785 #8054, >>6299582 #8055
>>6295642 #8050, >>6296467 #8051, >>6297273 #8052
>>6293351 #8047, >>6294106 #8048, >>6294916 #8049
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6306495 at 2019-04-25 06:27:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8065: Q is in the House Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8064 baker change
>>6306458 Facebook Anticipates Fine Of Up To $5 Billion
>>6306371 Parody Project: "The Day Collusion Died" (vid 6:37min)
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
>>6306472 #8064
#8063
>>6305062, >>6305084, >>6305087, >>6305096 Transcript of Joe DiGenova's statements
>>6305121 James Comey's Unpaid "Special Government Employee" Daniel Richman
>>6305201, >>6305415, >>6305456 Anons on the possible 4 contractors
>>6305312 Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating
>>6305362 Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations
>>6305386 Anon on the Corinthia hotel
>>6305407 South Carolina House passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill
>>6305731 #8063
#8062
>>6304233 Putin arrived at the summit with Kim Jong Un
>>6304286 Jeff Sessions says Its time to move past Mueller report
>>6304314 Article claims Hussein and bad actors in the deep state committed election fraud in Florida 2008
>>6304415, >>6304447, >>6304478, >>6304923 Reminder: Maxine Waters Confirms Obama Has 'Database' with 'Information on Every Individual'
>>6304589 Anon on Adm R
>>6304613 Planefag side by side on MOVEQ45
>>6304743, >>6304887 Q Used The Same PAIN Picture 11 Months & 11 Days Ago (not counting timestamps)
>>6304756 The FBI's Private Contractors - FISA Abuse, the Steele Dossier & A Timeline (2018)
>>6304806, >>6304819, >>6304824 Whistleblower: Obama-era Deep State Surveillance Program Spied on Trump, Judges, Others
>>6304829 Mexican government acknowledges that in three months, an unprecedented 300,000 migrants have entered Mexico
>>6304955 #8062
#8061 Baker Change
>>6303496, >>6303560 The Dallas County Republican Party Has Some Thoughts About the Voter Purge Fiasco
>>6303518, >>6303816, >>6303828, >>6304240 View tracking of the video Q linked to
>>6303536 The Feds Are Dropping Child Porn Cases Instead of Revealing Info on Their Surveillance Systems
>>6303557 On Zainab Ahmad a member of Mueller's legal team
>>6303575, >>6303724, >>6303866, >>6303919, >>6303931, >>6303933 YT and mp4's of Joe diGenova's comments
>>6303628 Trump thinks NSA has Clinton's deleted emails
>>6303579 2018 article on Adm R: An American Hero & the Death of a FISA Narrative
>>6303769 Deep State Espionage: Obama intelligence chiefs hacked computer of FISA court judge
>>6303811 GOP urged by DNC not to 'weaponize' stolen data as 2020 elections near
>>6303836, >>6303856, >>6303883 Joe diGenova quotes from tonight
>>6303853, >>6303876 Planefag have eyes on GTMO842
>>6303921 Trump's Middle East peace team has made a strategy of silence. That's about to end.
>>6303940 Crumb #643: [4] OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS [NO C/TOP/SENS-LEVEL CLEARANCE]
>>6303955 Planefag has eyes on Fear32 and Skull32 B52's
>>6303992, >>6304106 Live stream: Putin and Kim Jong-un hold summit in Russia's Vladivostok
>>6304010 White House denies Cummings' request for Stephen Miller to testify on immigration
>>6304025 Heavily Armed Foreigners Crossing US Southern Border
>>6304193 #8061
Previously Collected Notables
>>6302657 #8059, >>6303425 #8060
>>6300363 #8056, >>6301119 #8057, >>6301886 #8058
>>6297995 #8053, >>6298785 #8054, >>6299582 #8055
>>6295642 #8050, >>6296467 #8051, >>6297273 #8052
>>6293351 #8047, >>6294106 #8048, >>6294916 #8049
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6306472 at 2019-04-25 06:23:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
#8064 baker change
>>6306458 Facebook Anticipates Fine Of Up To $5 Billion
>>6306371 Parody Project: "The Day Collusion Died" (vid 6:37min)
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
#6306423 at 2019-04-25 06:17:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
#8064 baker change
Notes @630
>>6306405 Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: 10th Special Forces Gp participate in a training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
#6306354 at 2019-04-25 06:06:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
#8064 baker change
Notes @560
>>6306284 IG's FISA Probe May Hamper Dems' Impeachment Plans
>>6306260, >>6306273 Russia claims dying world order plotting pre-emptive nuclear strike on Moscow & Beijing
>>6306262 Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats
>>6306259 Will FISAGATE be the big summer blockbuster?
>>6306229 New PaPaD: "Don't ever give up!"
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: @USSOCOM Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in an Airborne Operations training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
#6306191 at 2019-04-25 05:47:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
'#8064' baker change''
Notes @400
>>6306156 Twitter shuts down 5,000 possibly Saudi pro-Trump bots
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305922 How Emmanuel Macron became President of France
>>6305904 US Army tweet: @USSOCOM Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in an Airborne Operations training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
Anything missed so far, anons?
#6306071 at 2019-04-25 05:33:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
'#8064' baker change''
Notes @275
>>6306054 China central bank: No intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
>>6305904 US Army tweet: @USSOCOM Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in an Airborne Operations training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany
>>6305896 Three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh have been fired
>>6305809, >>6305810, >>6305816 Resignations in the news today
>>6305805 Plane fag on gtmo844
#6306054 at 2019-04-25 05:32:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
China central bank says no intent to tighten or relax monetary policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank has no intent to tighten or relax monetary policy, a vice governor said on Thursday, as the market debates how much more support Beijing will give the economy after surprisingly resilient data was released last week.
The People's bank of China's use of reverse repos or a medium-term lending facility (MLF) does not signal that it has a loosening bias, Vice-Governor Liu Guoqiang told reporters at a briefing.
On the contrary, said Liu, if the central bank has not conducted reverse repos for a few days, it does not mean monetary policy is about to tighten. Those tools are designed to adjust short-term liquidity, he added.
Financial market views over China's policy outlook have shifted markedly since the release of better-than-expected first-quarter GDP and March economic data, which suggested the economy may be starting to steady after a flurry of earlier growth-boosting measures.
Following signs of improvement in the economy, policy insiders told Reuters that PBOC is likely to pause to assess conditions before making any further moves to cut bank reserve requirements.
Liu said the prudent monetary policy remains neither too tight nor too loose, and the PBOC does not want to see a liquidity crunch nor a market awash with cash.
LESS ROOM FOR CUTS?
Although the central bank's easing bias remains unchanged, it sees less room this year for cutting reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) - the share of cash banks must hold as reserves - as fiscal stimulus plays a bigger role in spurring growth, according to government advisers involved in internal policy discussions.
Fears of less stimulus have triggered a reversal in the country's rallying stock markets, which are highly sensitive to liquidity changes.
Liu said a recent top-level meeting which stated that monetary policy should be fine-tuned based on economic growth and price changes did not ask to alter the direction of the policy.
Sun Guofeng, head of the PBOC's monetary policy division, told Monday's briefing the central bank would follow a pattern of conducting targeted medium-term lending facility (TMLF) operations in the fourth week of the first month of every quarter.
"Markets had a lot of discussion about the timing of TMLF operations. Such operations were base on the bank's needs and incremental lending to small and private firms," Sun said, adding that it takes time to gauge demand and collect the data.
China's central bank extended 267.4 billion yuan to some commercial banks on Wednesday via its TMLF as it looks to provide struggling smaller business with a steady stream of affordable financing.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-policy/china-central-bank-says-no-intent-to-tighten-or-relax-monetary-policy-idUSKCN1S10A6?il=0
so we are done…until we are not
#6300094 at 2019-04-24 21:50:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8056: Wednesday Winning Edition
BOJ to paint bleak inflation outlook, keep policy steady
TOKYO (Reuters) - The bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady on Thursday and predict that inflation will fall short of its 2 percent target for three more years, signaling that its massive stimulus will stay in place for the foreseeable future.
Given their dwindling policy tool-kit, BOJ officials have made clear that subdued inflation alone won't trigger additional easing, and that the central bank will act only if risks threaten to derail Japan's economic recovery.
But slowing global demand and simmering trade tensions have hurt Japan's exports and business sentiment, putting the test to the BOJ's projection the economy will keep expanding moderately.
With uncertainty over a scheduled sales tax hike in October also clouding the outlook, some analysts expect the BOJ to change its forward guidance in coming months to give markets more clarity on how long interest rates will remain very low.
"If the BOJ were to downgrade its inflation forecast, changing the forward guidance could be among options," said Izuru Kato, chief economist at Totan Research.
"But the BOJ likely won't do it this time," because markets already expect any rate hike to be some time away, he added.
At a two-day meeting ending on Thursday, the BOJ is expected to maintain its short-term rate target at minus 0.1 percent and a pledge to guide long-term yields around zero percent. It is also expected to reiterate it will keep buying assets such as government bonds and exchange-traded equity funds.
In quarterly projections also due on Thursday, the BOJ may slightly cut its growth and price forecasts for the current fiscal year ending in March 2020, sources have told Reuters. It will also project inflation to move above 1.5 percent but fall short of 2 percent in fiscal 2021, they said.
Such projections will underscore a dominant market view that heightening risks and soft inflation will keep major central banks from whittling down crisis-mode policies any time soon.
Under forward guidance adopted last year, the BOJ pledged to keep rates very low for an "extended period" given uncertainties such as the impact of this year's sales tax hike on the economy.
Some analysts say the BOJ could tweak the language to reassure markets that rates will stay ultra-low long after the tax increase takes place.
"The BOJ could extend its forward guidance and commit to maintaining current monetary easing at least through 2020," said Hiroshi Ugai, chief Japan economist at JPMorgan Securities.
Ugai said the BOJ could make the tweak on Thursday, though most analysts expect any such change to happen later this year.
Despite some government steps to soften the tax blow, analysts polled by Reuters expect it will briefly knock the economy into contraction in the fourth quarter.
Years of heavy money printing have failed to fire up inflation to the BOJ's 2 percent target and left it with little ammunition to fight the next recession.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-boj-idUSKCN1S02Q5
#6298357 at 2019-04-24 18:45:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8054: POTUS & FLOTUS LIVE Edition
DAMN!!! Americans are fortunate!
Just watched the livestream of POTUS and FLOTUS at the Drug Abuse Summit.
DAMN!!!
The one thing that jumped off the screen and slapped me upside the head was when the police - MAN whose son had died from opiates was giving his speech and his emotions got the better of him for a moment…and what did The Maestro do? Reached over and put his hand over the police - MAN's shoulder to calm him…and it did and the speech continued.
DAMN!!!
Any American who is not proud that THIS man is their President is not just a fool, they could pass under the belly of a snake while they were standing on stilts and they would STILL not be able to touch the belly of the snake under which they were strutting!
But hey, if Americans don't want such a wonderful person as their President, we here in Canada have a braindead liberal/socialist snowflake TRAITOR, son of Canada's Number One Traitor as our small "p" prime minister and would gladly give Donald J. Trump immediate citizenship and the role of Prime Minister so he could drain Canada's foul swamp.
Dreams! Ah! Dreams!
Not a chance of course so we here in Canada are still fucked. The globalist scum still own our central bank, our money, our economy, our useless government and even though another party will take over later this year, they are exactly the same as the treasonous socialist snowflakes now destroying the birthright of Canadians…so there's that.
Americans are so DAMN fortunate that they have been able to finally score a Patriot to try and save America over the next 5 years and beyond…we haven't been so fortunate.
Be Happy America…you have a LEADER!
#6296969 at 2019-04-24 16:09:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8052: WE WILL DRAIN THE SWAMP Edition
>>6296820
"If my sons did not want wars, there would be none." Gutle Schnaper. - Mayer Amschel Rothschild's wife.
"History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and its issuance." - James Madison
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes... Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain." - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, 1815
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and money system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." - Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company.
"From now on, depressions will be scientifically created." - Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh, on the creation of the Federal System. 1913
"The Federal Reserve banks are one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever seen. There is not a man within the sound of my voice who does not know that this nation is run by the International bankers." - Congressman Louis T. McFadden (Rep. Pa)
"All problems, depressions, wars, disasters, assassinations ? all of them were planned, caused, instigated, and implemented by the international bankers and their attempt to establish a central bank in every country in the world, which they have now done, thanks to corrupt politicians who have been bought and paid for. This is all you need to know about the history of the world." ? Mary Elizabeth Croft
#6295883 at 2019-04-24 13:53:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8051: United Under One Flag and One God Edition
Bye bye dollar! Buy buy gold! Russia fills vaults with another 600,000 ounces
The central bank of Russia keeps buying gold, adding some 18.7 tons of the precious metal to the county's vast stockpile in March alone, according to the latest figures released by the regulator.
The boost brought Russia's estimated gold holdings to more than 2,170 tons (69,700,000 ounces), that amounts to nearly 18 percent of the country's total foreign exchange reserves, the central bank stated.
Russia purchased 56 tons of gold from January through March, acquiring 37.3 tons of the precious metal in January and February.
The latest step reflects the country's total commitment to the previously announced plan to diversify its foreign reserves from various geopolitical risks, and to eliminate reliance of the Russian economy on the US dollar. As part of the policy, the central bank has significantly slashed the share of the greenback in its foreign holdings
https://www.rt.com/business/457423-russia-buys-gold-dumps-dollar/
#6295812 at 2019-04-24 13:43:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8051: United Under One Flag and One God Edition
Bye bye dollar! Buy buy gold! Russia fills vaults with another 600,000 ounces
The central bank of Russia keeps buying gold, adding some 18.7 tons of the precious metal to the county's vast stockpile in March alone, according to the latest figures released by the regulator.
The boost brought Russia's estimated gold holdings to more than 2,170 tons (69,700,000 ounces), that amounts to nearly 18 percent of the country's total foreign exchange reserves, the central bank stated.
Russia purchased 56 tons of gold from January through March, acquiring 37.3 tons of the precious metal in January and February.
https://www.rt.com/business/457423-russia-buys-gold-dumps-dollar/
Why so much?????
#6295709 at 2019-04-24 13:30:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8051: United Under One Flag and One God Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8050
Baker Change
>>6295656 USMC Forces Europe twat w/ CAP: A man with a plan
>>6295633 Train derailment in Texas
>>6295603 DOJ charges two people with economic espionage to benefit China
>>6295583 US Navy twat w/CAP: Honor the Fallen. 15 years since USS Firebolt suicide bombing
>>6295553 Trump: Mexico 'better not' detain and disarm US troops again
>>6295436 POTUS called on Mexico to do more to block a new caravan of migrants and asylum-seekers traveling toward the United States
>>6295400 Popular Heart Drugs Tainted With Carcinogens Face a Wave of Lawsuits
>>6295355, >>6295357 New DJT twat w/CAP: no "High Crimes and Misdemeanors," there are no Crimes by me at all. All of the Crimes were committed by Crooked Hillary…
>>6295335 bankruptcy judge allows PG&E to pay up to 10,000 employees $235 million in bonuses for 2019
>>6295311 CEO of NJ Schools Development Authority Resigns Amidst Scandals
>>6295273, >>6295281 Seattle: Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.
>>6295185 'Misleading a Lot of People': Mukasey Calls Out CNN Cuomo's Russia Conspiracies
>>6295112 POTUS_Schedule twat: 10:40AM POTUS & FLOTUS depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews.
>>6295078 GRAPHIC - Mexican Mayor Kidnapped and Murdered amid Tribal Dispute
>>6295060 DJT twat w/CAP: Caravan update: Mexico must apprehend the remainder or we will be forced to close that section of the Border & call up the Military
>>6295042 America's Biggest Green Energy Con Artist Once Honored By Clinton Foundation Gets 2.5 Years In Prison
>>6294990, >>6294998 New DJT twat: The American people deserve to know who is in this Country. Yesterday, the Supreme Court took up the Census Citizenship question
>>
#8049
>>6294438 Plane fag: SAM747 AF VIP G5 on final into Northern Italy
>>6294352 Bloomberg: Iran's central bank governor called US goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
>>6294240 Call for a DIGG on Andy McKean, Iowa Republican because he loathes Trump
>>6294331 Anti-ISIS op carried out in al-Musibeen (14 ISIS members arrested, 4 others suicided)
>>6294326 People nearby say Syrian explosion was caused by a car bomb (11 people killed, 25 wounded)
>>6294296 PapaD vid (48mins): new stuff on May, Cameron, Downer, Halper, Italian CIA spy school in Rome, who he thinks will go down for treason
>>6294290 Philippines' Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbage or 'we will declare war'
>>6294247 Sri Lankan president spoke to girls in 2016 of women leaders like May, Merkel & Clinton (Ain't it just wonderful??)
>>6294223, >>6294265, >>6294282 Plane fag: USAF F-16 Falcons over Germany
>>6294187 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says
>>6294193 Plane fag: Boeing KC-46A Pegasus off radar or on maneuvers
>>6294010 (lb) Is Lifecoin originator Charlie Lee a supporter of UN Agenda 21? Call for a DIGG
Baker Change
>>6294481 Maidan Massacre and its misrepresentation - DS mass terror or MKultra?
>>6294916 #8049
#8048
>>6293407 BREAKING: U.S. ambassador says America had "no prior knowledge" of a threat in Sri Lanka before Easter bombings
>>6293427 More than 100 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka in connection with Easter Sunday blasts
>>6293521 Another Canadian Provincial Election Turfs Out Liberals
>>6293533 (Sri Lanka) Article warns that similar attacks are likely to happen.
>>6293629 @Breaking911 Sri Lanka Death Toll Rises to 359
>>6293644 Theresa May ignores security warnings, approves Huawei to help build 5G networks in Britain
>>6294059 Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: minister
>>6294048 (older news) Admiral William McRaven Ordered Destruction of bin Laden Death Photos
>>6294106 #8048
Previously Collected Notables
>>6293351 #8047,
>>6291032 #8044, >>6291812 #8045, >>6292578 #8046
>>6288702 #8041, >>6289493 #8042, >>6290260 #8043
>>6286401 #8038, >>6287180 #8039, >>6287942 #8040
>>6284031 #8035, >>6284776 #8036, >>6285599 #8037
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6294935 at 2019-04-24 11:09:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8050: Qwick Bake Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8049
>>6294438 Plane fag: SAM747 AF VIP G5 on final into Northern Italy
>>6294352 Bloomberg: Iran's central bank governor called US goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
>>6294240 Call for a DIGG on Andy McKean, Iowa Republican because he loathes Trump
>>6294331 Anti-ISIS op carried out in al-Musibeen (14 ISIS members arrested, 4 others suicided)
>>6294326 People nearby say Syrian explosion was caused by a car bomb (11 people killed, 25 wounded)
>>6294296 PapaD vid (48mins): new stuff on May, Cameron, Downer, Halper, Italian CIA spy school in Rome, who he thinks will go down for treason
>>6294290 Philippines' Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbage or 'we will declare war'
>>6294247 Sri Lankan president spoke to girls in 2016 of women leaders like May, Merkel & Clinton (Ain't it just wonderful??)
>>6294223, >>6294265, >>6294282 Plane fag: USAF F-16 Falcons over Germany
>>6294187 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says
>>6294193 Plane fag: Boeing KC-46A Pegasus off radar or on maneuvers
>>6294010 (lb) Is Lifecoin originator Charlie Lee a supporter of UN Agenda 21? Call for a DIGG
Baker Change
>>6294481 Maidan Massacre and its misrepresentation - DS mass terror or MKultra?
>>6294916 #8049
#8048
>>6293407 BREAKING: U.S. ambassador says America had "no prior knowledge" of a threat in Sri Lanka before Easter bombings
>>6293427 More than 100 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka in connection with Easter Sunday blasts
>>6293521 Another Canadian Provincial Election Turfs Out Liberals
>>6293533 (Sri Lanka) Article warns that similar attacks are likely to happen.
>>6293629 @Breaking911 Sri Lanka Death Toll Rises to 359
>>6293644 Theresa May ignores security warnings, approves Huawei to help build 5G networks in Britain
>>6294059 Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: minister
>>6294048 (older news) Admiral William McRaven Ordered Destruction of bin Laden Death Photos
>>6294106 #8048
#8047
baker change
>>6292834 Oregon judge thinks he can block Trumps new abortion policy
>>6292959 China Unveils New Guided-Missile Destroyer
>>6292990 Armed border group shuts down (UCP) camp at border in New Mexico
>>6293074 North Korea's Kim enters Russia for summit with Putin
>>6293103 Feminist Cafe That Imposed 18% "Gender Surcharge" on Men Closes Down (PWNED)
>>6293127 Several Pedestrians Rushed to Hospital After Car Plows Into Crowd
>>6293164 , >>6293179 Former GE Engineer/Chinese Businessman Charged with Economic Espionage and Theft of GE's Trade Secrets
>>6293161 , >>6292878 Planefag notices plane YALE32 drop off radar after coming from Taiwan
>>6293301 Virgin plans 1,200km/h FLOATING hyperloop trains to connect Australian cities
>>6293351 #8047
Previously Collected Notables
>>6291032 #8044, >>6291812 #8045, >>6292578 #8046
>>6288702 #8041, >>6289493 #8042, >>6290260 #8043
>>6286401 #8038, >>6287180 #8039, >>6287942 #8040
>>6284031 #8035, >>6284776 #8036, >>6285599 #8037
>>6281677 #8032, >>6282422 #8033, >>6282790 #8034
>>6279348 #8029, >>6280141 #8030, >>6281043 #8031
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6294916 at 2019-04-24 11:05:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8049: Fully Armored Night Bread Edition
Notes @ 700
#8049
>>6294438 Plane fag: SAM747 AF VIP G5 on final into Northern Italy
>>6294352 Bloomberg: Iran's central bank governor called US goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
>>6294240 Call for a DIGG on Andy McKean, Iowa Republican because he loathes Trump
>>6294331 Anti-ISIS op carried out in al-Musibeen (14 ISIS members arrested, 4 others suicided)
>>6294326 People nearby say Syrian explosion was caused by a car bomb (11 people killed, 25 wounded)
>>6294296 PapaD vid (48mins): new stuff on May, Cameron, Downer, Halper, Italian CIA spy school in Rome, who he thinks will go down for treason
>>6294290 Philippines' Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbage or 'we will declare war'
>>6294247 Sri Lankan president spoke to girls in 2016 of women leaders like May, Merkel & Clinton (Ain't it just wonderful??)
>>6294223, >>6294265, >>6294282 Plane fag: USAF F-16 Falcons over Germany
>>6294187 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says
>>6294193 Plane fag: Boeing KC-46A Pegasus off radar or on maneuvers
>>6294010 (lb) Is Lifecoin originator Charlie Lee a supporter of UN Agenda 21? Call for a DIGG
Baker Change
>>6294481 Maidan Massacre and its misrepresentation - DS mass terror or MKultra?
Repost what is missed here in NB
#6294505 at 2019-04-24 08:51:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8049: Fully Armored Night Bread Edition
>>6294164
>>6294205
Baker departing the kitchen
GHOST BAKE from about 300.
Please direct new baker HERE.
New Pastebin:
https://pastebin.com/PGDYZv9B
Notes @300 below are already in the new pastebin.
#8049 baker change
Notes @300
>>6294438 Plane fag: SAM747 AF VIP G5 on final into Northern Italy
>>6294352 Bloomberg: Iran's central bank governor called US goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
>>6294240 Call for a DIGG on Andy McKean, Iowa Republican because he loathes Trump
>>6294331 Anti-ISIS op carried out in al-Musibeen (14 ISIS members arrested, 4 others suicided)
>>6294326 People nearby say Syrian explosion was caused by a car bomb (11 people killed, 25 wounded)
>>6294296 PapaD vid (48mins): new stuff on May, Cameron, Downer, Halper, Italian CIA spy school in Rome, who he thinks will go down for treason
>>6294290 Philippines' Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbage or 'we will declare war'
>>6294247 Sri Lankan president spoke to girls in 2016 of women leaders like May, Merkel & Clinton (Ain't it just wonderful??)
>>6294223, >>6294265, >>6294282 Plane fag: USAF F-16 Falcons over Germany
>>6294187 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says
>>6294193 Plane fag: Boeing KC-46A Pegasus off radar or on maneuvers
>>6294010 (lb) Is Lifecoin originator Charlie Lee a supporter of UN Agenda 21? Call for a DIGG
#6294419 at 2019-04-24 08:32:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8049: Fully Armored Night Bread Edition
#8049 baker change
Notes at @225
>>6294352 Bloomberg: Iran's central bank governor called US goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
>>6294240 Call for a DIGG on Andy McKean, Iowa Republican because he loathes Trump
>>6294331 Anti-ISIS op carried out in al-Musibeen (14 ISIS members arrested, 4 others suicided)
>>6294326 People nearby say Syrian explosion was caused by a car bomb (11 people killed, 25 wounded)
>>6294296 PapaD vid (48mins): new stuff on May, Cameron, Downer, Halper, Italian CIA spy school in Rome, who he thinks will go down for treason
>>6294290 Philippines' Duterte gives Canada 1 week to take back garbage or 'we will declare war'
>>6294247 Sri Lankan president spoke to girls in 2016 of women leaders like May, Merkel & Clinton (Ain't it just wonderful??)
>>6294223, >>6294265, >>6294282 Plane fag: USAF F-16 Falcons over Germany
>>6294187 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says
>>6294193 Plane fag: Boeing KC-46A Pegasus off radar or on maneuvers
#6294352 at 2019-04-24 08:15:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8049: Fully Armored Night Bread Edition
Iran's central bank governor called the U.S. goal to cut his nation's oil exports to zero "delusional"
https://twitter.com/BloombergAsia/status/1120963917801504768
#6289420 at 2019-04-23 23:38:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8042: Crazy Dems Town Hall Edition
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/23/mitt-romney-poses-a-major-headache-for-trump-on-fed-appointments.html
President Donald Trump's effort to stack the Federal Reserve with ideological allies has run into a familiar foe: Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who's likely to continue to act as a bulwark against the central bank becoming a target for political appointees.
Herman Cain's decision Monday to withdraw his name from consideration as a Fed governor was largely academic. Romney and three other GOP senators already were poised to torpedo the former Kansas City Fed president and pizza CEO's nomination if it was brought to a vote.
Romney and Trump have clashed before.
The battleground has now shifted, and Romney is expected to dig in against efforts by Trump to appoint Fed officials who will enforce his highly publicized demands for lower interest rates.
"On a lot of issues, Romney is sort of a Boy Scout. I think he sincerely believes in getting the best qualified people, and clearly Cain was not," said Greg Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at investment manager AGF. "Romney is going to try to be the arbiter of who's qualified and who's not. The friction between Romney and the White House is only going to intensify."
#6287380 at 2019-04-23 20:14:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8040: Nothing to Lose Your Head Over Edition
Stocks Soar To Record Highs As Earnings, Macro, Risk-Aversion Plunge
(full on retardation today-especially in Twatter- Volume in it highlighted in cap 3)
The S&P 500 finally broke above its previously closing record high today.
SP500
Volume 2,100,652,152
Avg. Volume 3,613,936,774
(On lower than average volume-broken record here)
Happily shrugging off the clump in macro- and micro- data. (cap #4)
Driven a massive re-rating of tech stocks - dramatically more so than the broad market.
All on the back of a central-bank-fueled frenzy.
Convincing the world to ignore risk entirely.
China extended losses overnight as authorities slowly and quietly begin to reign in excess… (this is the first two-day losing streak for Chinese stocks in over a month)
After a long weekend, European stocks resumed trading and ended mixed with UK's FTSE higher and Spain and Italy lower.
But all eyes were on the S&P 500 as it broke above its old record closing high of 2930.75 (09/20/18), well below its record intraday high of 2940.91 (09/21/18)
A nice big short-squeeze provided the ammo to take the S&P to a new record today.
(See volume traces on NASDAQ you can see them as spikes throughout the day)
AAPL is up 46% since cutting guidance! makes sense, right?
While stocks were surging today, bonds were also bid (as vol fell, suggesting relevering in Risk-Parity funds).
Bitcoin extended recent gains, above $5600.
(fuggen hilarious imo)
The Dollar soared today, smashing gold lower this morning ahead of the London Fix.
While gold ended the day lower on the strong dollar, it rebounded notably intraday after this morning's plunge.
(nice bounce off 200 day moving average)
See cap #4
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-23/stocks-soar-record-highs-earnings-macro-risk-aversion-plunge
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC?p=^GSPC
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6282912 at 2019-04-23 10:33:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8034: Just Waiting the the Next Shoe to Drop Edition
Jim Quinn: "This Is Their Plan To F**k You"
The ruling oligarchs are running out of time.
This teetering edifice of debt is going to collapse, and they know it.
Those with cash and precious metals are enemies of the state at this point.
They will be making an all-out effort to ban cash and force all transactions to be electronic. This will further enrich the banking cabal, as they get a hefty slice of every transaction.
It will also allow the ruling class to inflict negative interest rates on savings to force you to spend.
I don't think there will be enough guillotines to dispense justice when the shit hits the fan.
Cashing In: How to Make Negative Interest Rates Work
By Ruchir Agarwal and Signe Krogstrup
Many central banks reduced policy interest rates to zero during the global financial crisis to boost growth. Ten years later, interest rates remain low in most countries. While the global economy has been recovering, future downturns are inevitable. Severe recessions have historically required 3-6 percentage points cut in policy rates. If another crisis happens, few countries would have that kind of room for monetary policy to respond.
To get around this problem, a recent IMF staff study shows how central banks can set up a system that would make deeply negative interest rates a feasible option.
How low can you go?
In a cashless world, there would be no lower bound on interest rates. A central bank could reduce the policy rate from, say, 2 percent to minus 4 percent to counter a severe recession. The interest rate cut would transmit to bank deposits, loans, and bonds. Without cash, depositors would have to pay the negative interest rate to keep their money with the bank, making consumption and investment more attractive. This would jolt lending, boost demand, and stimulate the economy.
When cash is available, however, cutting rates significantly into negative territory becomes impossible. Cash has the same purchasing power as bank deposits, but at zero nominal interest. Moreover, it can be obtained in unlimited quantities in exchange for bank money. Therefore, instead of paying negative interest, one can simply hold cash at zero interest. Cash is a free option on zero interest, and acts as an interest rate floor.
Because of this floor, central banks have resorted to unconventional monetary policy measures. The euro area, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and other economies have allowed interest rates to go slightly below zero, which has been possible because taking out cash in large quantities is inconvenient and costly (for example, storage and insurance fees). These policies have helped boost demand, but they cannot fully make up for lost policy space when interest rates are very low.
Breaking through zero
One option to break through the zero lower bound would be to phase out cash. But that is not straightforward. Cash continues to play a significant role in payments in many countries. To get around this problem, in a recent IMF staff study and previous research, we examine a proposal for central banks to make cash as costly as bank deposits with negative interest rates, thereby making deeply negative interest rates feasible while preserving the role of cash.
The proposal is for a central bank to divide the monetary base into two separate local currencies-cash and electronic money (e-money). E-money would be issued only electronically and would pay the policy rate of interest, and cash would have an exchange rate-the conversion rate-against e-money. This conversion rate is key to the proposal. When setting a negative interest rate on e-money, the central bank would let the conversion rate of cash in terms of e-money depreciate at the same rate as the negative interest rate on e-money. The value of cash would thereby fall in terms of e-money.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-22/jim-quinn-their-plan-fk-you
#6281165 at 2019-04-23 04:17:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8032: Think Offense Edition
BOJ signals readiness to combine steps if more stimulus needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - The bank of Japan is ready to ramp up stimulus, including through a combination of various steps, if the economy loses momentum for hitting its 2 percent inflation target, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday.
Eiji Maeda, the BOJ's executive director overseeing monetary policy, added that any further step must take into account the impact it has not just on the economy but on the banking system.
"If the economy's momentum for achieving our price target is threatened, we are ready to ease monetary policy as necessary," Maeda told parliament.
The BOJ has various means available to ease, such as cutting interest rates, boosting asset purchases and accelerating the pace of money printing, he said.
"The BOJ has actively taken various unconventional steps. We'll continue to take steps as needed, including a combination of them, with an eye on their effects and side-effects," Maeda said.
At a two-day rate review ending on Thursday, the BOJ is widely expected to keep monetary policy steady even as its latest prediction will likely show inflation missing its target through the fiscal year that ends in March 2022.
The BOJ is in a bind. Years of heavy money printing have failed to fire up inflation to its 2 percent target and left it with little ammunition to fight the next recession.
Prolonged easing has also added to pains for regional banks, already facing slumping profits due to an ageing population and an exodus of borrowers to big cities.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-boj/boj-signals-readiness-to-combine-steps-if-more-stimulus-needed-idUSKCN1RZ05H
#6279561 at 2019-04-23 01:44:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8030: B-52 Truth Bombers Edition
at heel of lb
Hey, this is pretty crazy.
So POTUS tweeted 138 *million* killed Sri Lankan blast, then deleted...
Post #138?
50 lines, and what is smack dab in the middle???
Sri Lanka: central bank of Sri Lanka
#6279415 at 2019-04-23 01:33:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8029: President Trump Unleashed Edition
Hey, this is pretty crazy.
So POTUS tweeted 138 *million* killed Sri Lankan blast, then deleted…
Post #138?
50 lines, and what is smack dab in the middle???
Sri Lanka: central bank of Sri Lanka
#6278343 at 2019-04-23 00:01:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8028: Bring The Hoax Perpetrators To Justice Edition
Russia Is Dumping U.S. Dollars to Hoard Gold
Over the last decade Russian Federation nearly quadrupled its Gold Reserve, accounting for 42% percent of all purchases by central banks worldwide. According to Bloomberg, 2018 marked the most "ambitious year yet" for Russia gold buying. And as of May 2018, Russian central bank liquidated $81 billion in Treasuries, almost its entire holdings, and thus fallen off the list of Largest Treasury Holders. Coincidence?
Soon after Russia fell off the Largest Treasury Holders List, the US imposed more economic sanctions. In turn, Russia redoubled its efforts to de-dollarize, using alternative reserves such as Chinese Yuan and Gold.
For the first time in 2018, Russia's gold purchases surpassed its own gold production according to the Finance Ministry Union of Gold Producers of Russia. If The central bank of Russian Federation continues to import more gold than it produces, or furthermore increases its rate of gold purchasing, the price of gold will certainly be pushed higher by this massive buyer of gold.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/russia-is-stocking-up-on-gold-as-putin-ditches-u-s-dollars
#6276865 at 2019-04-22 22:13:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8026: Lou Dobbs Tonight @ 7pm EST Edition
>>6276853
I don't think it's a central bank issue.
Both Lybia and Iran, and even SA, have talked about using a currency other than the USD for oil purchases.
The dollar has value because it's perceived to have value.
#6276853 at 2019-04-22 22:12:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8026: Lou Dobbs Tonight @ 7pm EST Edition
>>6276398
>Not finding any proof the Rothschild's own the Iranian central bank.
The Shah of Iran was put into power by the US, with assistance from the UK, IIRC.
Until the Iranian revolution, the Shah ruled with an iron fist, had the backing of the clowns and US mil, and sold oil on the global market.
While Persians love them some gold, particularly the Shah, it was in the US/Nato's best interest for Iran to sell to members of the Bretton Woods fixed exchange system in US dollars.
Whether the central bank was owned by the Roths or not, I don't know, however it is owned by a family in the banking mafia.
#6276398 at 2019-04-22 21:23:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8026: Lou Dobbs Tonight @ 7pm EST Edition
Not finding any proof the Rothschild's own the Iranian central bank.
Lots of articles on how they've been eyeing it tho.https://newspunch.com/rothschild-banks-have-their-eyes-set-on-irans-central-bank/
#6276248 at 2019-04-22 21:07:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8025: Isn’t It Amazing Edition
>>6275817
=WRONG=
Rothschilds run, The central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
#6270886 at 2019-04-22 07:46:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8019: Epstein Island Fresh Pics Dropped Edition
>>6270885
Death toll in the Sri Lanka bombings jumps to 290
PAGE 3 of 3
The deadliest attack was at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, known as "little Rome" for its Catholic presence. Also targeted was St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade, the largest Catholic congregation in Colombo, and Zion Church in the eastern city of Batticaloa.
Two people at the Shangri-La Hotel described a powerful explosion that made the ground shake just before 9 a.m. Photos showed broken windows and shattered glass on a street next to the hotel.
Sarita Marlou, a guest at the hotel, wrote on Facebook that she felt the impact of the explosion in the hotel's flagship restaurant all the way up on the 17th floor. She described seeing pools of blood as she evacuated the hotel.
Also targeted were the ground-floor Taprobane restaurant at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel and the luxury Kingsbury Hotel.
[Sri Lankan government blocks social media and imposes curfew following deadly blasts]
Three police officers were killed in a "scuffle" at a home in the Dematagoda area of Colombo, police said. They had gone there to interrogate an individual.
Pompeo condemned the attacks "in the strongest terms."
"Attacks on innocent people gathering in a place of worship or enjoying a holiday meal are affronts to the universal values and freedoms that we hold dear, and demonstrate yet again the brutal nature of radical terrorists whose sole aim is to threaten peace and security," he said in a statement.
A victim's relative mourns at the police mortuary in Colombo. (Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
In an updated travel advisory issued late Sunday, the State Department warned that "terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Sri Lanka," citing threats to tourist sites, shopping malls, hotels, places of worship and other public areas.
Sri Lankan authorities blocked Facebook and the messaging application WhatsApp in an attempt to halt the spread of false and inflammatory messages. Security was heightened at churches across the country, and the streets of Colombo grew quiet and deserted as the curfew took effect.
Wickremesinghe, the prime minister, condemned "the cowardly attacks on our people today" and urged the country to remain "united and strong."
The SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks extremist activity online, reported Sunday that Islamic State supporters were portraying the attacks as revenge for strikes on mosques and Muslims.
Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, "strongly condemned" the "cowardly attacks [on] innocent worshipers and civilians." The OIC represents 57 predominantly Muslim nations.
People in Sri Lanka expressed a sense of disbelief at the eruption of violence. Biraj Patnaik, South Asia director for the human rights group Amnesty International, said Sri Lanka has witnessed rising hostility toward Christians and Muslims in recent years, including repeated attempted to disrupt prayers at churches. But the scale of Sunday's attacks, he said, was "shocking and unprecedented."
The bombings were the worst violence to hit Colombo since 1996, when a blast at the country's central bank killed nearly 100 people. That attack was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers, which waged a war for a separate Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka's north for more than 30 years.
Messages of condolence and condemnation on Sunday poured in from around the world.
President Trump tweeted: "The United States offers heartfelt condolences to the great people of Sri Lanka. We stand ready to help!"
Pope Francis during his Easter address called the attacks "horrendous" and expressed a "heartfelt closeness to the Christian community, attacked while gathered in prayer, and to all the victims of such a cruel act of violence."
"I entrust to the Lord all who so tragically died, and I pray for the wounded and all those who suffer because of this traumatic event," Francis said.
India, Sri Lanka's neighbor, strongly condemned what it called a "ghastly and heinous act" and said it stood with the people of Sri Lanka "in this hour of grief."
Mahtani reported from Hong Kong. Rukshana Rizwie in Colombo, Niha Masih in New Delhi, and Chico Harlan in Rome contributed to this report.
#6270311 at 2019-04-22 05:19:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8018: New Baker Edition
Saudi Arabia, UAE grant $3-billion of support to Sudan
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday they had agreed to send Sudan $3-billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to its new military leaders after protests led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.
The two countries will deposit $500-million with the Sudanese central bank and send the rest in the form of food, medicine and petroleum products, their state news agencies said in parallel statements.
"This is to strengthen its financial position, ease the pressure on the Sudanese pound and increase stability in the exchange rate," the Saudi Press Agency said.
It is the first major publicly announced assistance to Sudan from Gulf states in several years.
The two Gulf states have ties with the head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, through their participation in the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
Sudan has been suffering from a deepening economic crisis that has caused cash shortages and long queues at bakeries and petrol stations.
Over the last few years, Sudan's cash-short government expanded money supply to cover the cost of expensive subsidies on fuel, wheat and pharmaceuticals, causing annual inflation of 73 per cent and the Sudanese pound to plunge against the dollar.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-saudi-arabia-uae-grant-3-billion-of-support-to-sudan/
#6266221 at 2019-04-21 21:56:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8013: Family and Frens (and Pepe) Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8012 baker change
>>6265449, >>6265487, >>6265517 EU/Brexit updates from newsguy (breitbart,dailymail drops)
>>6265478, >>6265575 anons/blog on DJT tweet re 138 million dead (Sri Lanka 'typo')
>>6265633, >>6265763 anon on seal beach and submarines for Drugs (DEA/abc7)
>>6265759 P-sched - POTUS may take questions/make remarks upon arrival to WH
>>6265814, >>6265838 anons on the NDAA, SMA, SC/Mueller ← no blockade=game over
>>6265819, >>6265970 Russia released a paper entitled: " RUSSIAGATE HYSTERIA: A CASE OF SEVERE RUSSOPHOBIA"
>>6266184 #8012
#8011
>>6265316 "Sudanese protesters to escalate rallies, no longer recognize military council" (Yahoo)
>>6265253 Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque, perform Passover prayers (Iranian PressTV.com)
>>6265222 Parents file lawsuit claiming son expelled over conservative views
>>6265180 Update to Keith Raniere "rehabilitating luciferians" patent from notables #8001
>>6265161 Anon ties in recent Q Long Beach Port pic with prior drops and analysis
>>6264999, >>6265169 Saudi Arabia, UAE grant USD$3 billion of support to Sudan's new Military leaders
>>6265148 Multimillionaire donor funding AOC opponents (NYPost)
>>6265120 @VP: WRWY Sri Lanka
>>6265052, >>6265047 re-read Comey interview Dec 2018
>>6265050 Putin will unveil the world's longest submarine
>>6265049 "The Mueller report concludes it was not needed" (Hill)
>>6264939 Exerpt from Samantha Powers speech in Sri Lanka recently
>>6264716 Sri Lanka BLOCKS major top social media sites out of "fear" of "hate speech" (@NewsBreaking via NYT)
>>6265027 Ex-Joe Biden Aide Trashes 2020 Preparations: 'Never Seen Anything So Half-Assed' (Breitbart)
>>6264992, >>6265075 @45_Schedule Retweeted WH Easter Egg Roll
>>6264963 Criticism of Israel increasingly criminalized (governmentslaves.news)
>>6264941 Revisiting CA Fires and DEW tech and plane-cloaking, etc. (twatter thread)
>>6264913, >>6264931 Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-gf (LATimes)
>>6265157 Clockfag update
>>6264785 Google acknowledges Easter, after 18 years of ((ignoring)) it
>>6265366 #8011
#8010
>>6264518, >>6264531 Bomb found and removed from Airport in Sri Lanka
>>6264511, >>6264528, >>6264541 Exit polls show actor/comedian Zelensky winning Ukraine presidential election
>>6264453 Sri Lanka digs, recent article about Podesta on SriLankaExpress.org
>>6264470 Manned quadcopter flying machine (Video)
>>6264443 New evidence gets mistrial in Montana senator's nephew death (Yahoo via AP)
>>6264387 Were FBI officials receiving incentives from MSM in exchange for leaks? (DCExaminer)
>>6264132 Ancient [& Occult] History of Easter (video)
>>6263866 Map Of P = C (graphic)
>>6264230 Lara Logan: My Benghazi report was buried to protect [BHO+HRC] (bizpacreview)
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
>>6264572 #8010
Previously Collected Notables
>>6262967 #8008, >>6263808 #8009,
>>6260632 #8005, >>6261416 #8006, >>6262197 #8007
>>6258341 #8002, >>6259734 #8003, >>6259868 #8004
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6265393 at 2019-04-21 20:23:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8012: Phone Calls And Trade Deals Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8011
>>6265316 "Sudanese protesters to escalate rallies, no longer recognize military council" (Yahoo)
>>6265234 Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque, perform Passover prayers (Iranian PressTV.com)
>>6265222 Parents file lawsuit claiming son expelled over conservative views
>>6265180 Update to Keith Raniere "rehabilitating luciferians" patent from notables #8001
>>6265161 Anon ties in recent Q Long Beach Port pic with prior drops and analysis
>>6264999, >>6265169 Saudi Arabia, UAE grant USD$3 billion of support to Sudan's new Military leaders
>>6265148 Multimillionaire donor funding AOC opponents (NYPost)
>>6265120 @VP: WRWY Sri Lanka
>>6265052, >>6265047 re-read Comey interview Dec 2018
>>6265050 Putin will unveil the world's longest submarine
>>6265049 "The Mueller report concludes it was not needed" (Hill)
>>6264939 Exerpt from Samantha Powers speech in Sri Lanka recently
>>6264716 Sri Lanka BLOCKS major top social media sites out of "fear" of "hate speech" (@NewsBreaking via NYT)
>>6265027 Ex-Joe Biden Aide Trashes 2020 Preparations: 'Never Seen Anything So Half-Assed' (Breitbart)
>>6264992, >>6265075 @45_Schedule Retweeted WH Easter Egg Roll
>>6264963 Criticism of Israel increasingly criminalized (governmentslaves.news)
>>6264941 Revisiting CA Fires and DEW tech and plane-cloaking, etc. (twatter thread)
>>6264913, >>6264931 Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-gf (LATimes)
>>6265157 Clockfag update
>>6264785 Google acknowledges Easter, after 18 years of ((ignoring)) it
>>6265366 #8011
#8010
>>6264518, >>6264531 Bomb found and removed from Airport in Sri Lanka
>>6264511, >>6264528, >>6264541 Exit polls show actor/comedian Zelensky winning Ukraine presidential election
>>6264453 Sri Lanka digs, recent article about Podesta on SriLankaExpress.org
>>6264470 Manned quadcopter flying machine (Video)
>>6264443 New evidence gets mistrial in Montana senator's nephew death (Yahoo via AP)
>>6264387 Were FBI officials receiving incentives from MSM in exchange for leaks? (DCExaminer)
>>6264132 Ancient [& Occult] History of Easter (video)
>>6263866 Map Of P = C (graphic)
>>6264230 Lara Logan: My Benghazi report was buried to protect [BHO+HRC] (bizpacreview)
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
>>6264572 #8010
Previously Collected Notables
>>6262967 #8008, >>6263808 #8009
>>6260632 #8005, >>6261416 #8006, >>6262197 #8007
>>6258341 #8002, >>6259734 #8003, >>6259868 #8004
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6264999 at 2019-04-21 19:26:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8011: Happy National Park Week Edition
Saudi Arabia, UAE grant USD 3 billion of support to Sudan
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday they had agreed to send Sudan $3 billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to its new military leaders after protests led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday they had agreed to send Sudan $3 billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to its new military leaders after protests led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.
The two countries will deposit $500 million with the Sudanese central bank and send the rest in the form of food, medicine and petroleum products, their state news agencies said in parallel statements.
"This is to strengthen its financial position, ease the pressure on the Sudanese pound and increase stability in the exchange rate," the Saudi Press Agency said.
It is the first major publicly announced assistance to Sudan from Gulf states in several years.
The two Gulf states have ties with the head of Sudan`s Transitional Military Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, through their participation in the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
Sudan has been suffering from a deepening economic crisis that has caused cash shortages and long queues at bakeries and petrol stations. Over the last few years, Sudan`s cash-short government expanded money supply to cover the cost of expensive subsidies on fuel, wheat and pharmaceuticals, causing annual inflation of 73 percent and the Sudanese pound to plunge against the dollar.
http://postnewsd2.blogspot.com/2019/04/saudi-arabia-uae-grant-usd-3-billion-of.html
#6264591 at 2019-04-21 18:30:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8011: Happy National Park Week Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
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>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
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#8010
>>6264518, >>6264531 Bomb found and removed from Airport in Sri Lanka
>>6264511, >>6264528, >>6264541 Exit polls show actor/comedian Zelensky winning Ukraine presidential election
>>6264453 Sri Lanka digs, recent article about Podesta on SriLankaExpress.org
>>6264470 Manned quadcopter flying machine (Video)
>>6264443 New evidence gets mistrial in Montana senator's nephew death (Yahoo via AP)
>>6264387 Were FBI officials receiving incentives from MSM in exchange for leaks? (DCExaminer)
>>6264132 Ancient [& Occult] History of Easter (video)
>>6263866 Map Of P = C (graphic)
>>6264230 Lara Logan: My Benghazi report was buried to protect [BHO+HRC] (bizpacreview)
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
>>6264572 #8010
#8009
>>6263554, >>6263451, >>6262983 (pb) Samantha Power visits Sri Lanka recently dig
>>6263700 Several US Citizens among killed in Sri Lanka? (@NewsBreaking via CNN via Pompeo)
>>6263670 Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court (The Hill)
>>6263571 Media won't drop [Muh Russia], as reporter demands Sarah Sanders be fired (Fox Op-Ed)
>>6263405, >>6263422 Yturria dig. Bloodline America family, huge Texas landowner
>>6263411 1,500 foreign militants arrive in Europe from Middle East - FSB chief (VoiceofEurope via Russian State media)
>>6263306 NXIVM illegal Clinton campaign contributions (ZeroHedge)
>>6263305 US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan central bank on April 17 (centralbanking.com)
>>6263217, >>6263288 Dig: Sri Lanka lobbyist payout looks fishy
>>6263204 Sri Lanka attacks by the numbers (@PMBreakingNews)
>>6263124 NewsMaxTV host: far fewer activist tweets for Catholics in Sri Lanka compared to Muslims in NZ
>>6263087 MSM+Hussein ignored Russian interference from 2014 on; targeted Flynn (americanthinker)
>>6263082 Top Social Media sites blocked in Sri Lanka after series of attacks (@BNONews)
>>6263074 Muslim shoots fireworks in Munich church during Easter prayers, 24 injured (JPost)
>>6263060 Harvard Study from Nov 2018 "Gender Wage Gap" Explained Entirely by Work Choices (FEE.org)
>>6263051 Jabba The Nadler chimes in: "Why didnt Mueller charge DJT in Trump Tower meeting" (The Hill)
>>6263041 @45_Schedule: "A lot of great things are happening for our country"
>>6263808 #8009
Previously Collected Notables
>>6262967 #8008
>>6260632 #8005, >>6261416 #8006, >>6262197 #8007
>>6258341 #8002, >>6259734 #8003, >>6259868 #8004
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6264572 at 2019-04-21 18:26:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8010: Diversionary And Criminal "Muh Russia" Witch Hunt Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#8010
>>6264518, >>6264531 Bomb found and removed from Airport in Sri Lanka
>>6264511, >>6264528, >>6264541 Exit polls show actor/comedian Zelensky winning Ukraine presidential election
>>6264453 Sri Lanka digs, recent article about Podesta on SriLankaExpress.org
>>6264470 Manned quadcopter flying machine (Video)
>>6264443 New evidence gets mistrial in Montana senator's nephew death (Yahoo via AP)
>>6264387 Were FBI officials receiving incentives from MSM in exchange for leaks? (DCExaminer)
>>6264132 Ancient [& Occult] History of Easter (video)
>>6263866 Map Of P = C (graphic)
>>6264230 Lara Logan: My Benghazi report was buried to protect [BHO+HRC] (bizpacreview)
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
Baking
Requesting Handoff Next Bread
#6264438 at 2019-04-21 18:08:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8010: Diversionary And Criminal "Muh Russia" Witch Hunt Edition
#8010
>>6264387 Were FBI officials receiving incentives from MSM in exchange for leaks? (DCExaminer)
>>6264132 Ancient [& Occult] History of Easter (video)
>>6263866 Map Of P = C (graphic)
>>6264230 Lara Logan: My Benghazi report was buried to protect [BHO+HRC] (bizpacreview)
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
#6264218 at 2019-04-21 17:36:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8010: Diversionary And Criminal "Muh Russia" Witch Hunt Edition
#8010
>>6264182, >>6264206 anon digs on "MSMPSA anon"
>>6264065 lawfag re constitutional law about voting and the census (related to new SCOTUS census case)
>>6263974, >>6264040, >>6264064, >>6264082, >>6264110 Long Beach Port digs
>>6264014 Anon re-reads Oct 2018 OIG report: No wonder the FBI didn't indict Clinton
>>6264007 Young girl who was told she couldn't do report at school on DJT gets care package from White House
>>6264001 Samantha Power speech in Sri Lanka was 2/28/19 Excerpt
>>6263927 Big dollar donations to Obama Foundation (CBS)
>>6263881 Sri Lankan central bank Fraud investigations from Jan 2018 (colombopage)
>>6263875 UCP Militia dig (recently arrested leader), anon thinks this video is glowing
>>6263480, >>6263635, >>6263673, >>6263753 (pb) Pompeo: CIA "Lie, Cheat, Steal" video
#6263881 at 2019-04-21 16:51:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8010: Diversionary And Criminal "Muh Russia" Witch Hunt Edition
SRI LANKA central bank FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
January, 2018
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_1
8A/Jan03_1514995992CH.php
#6263823 at 2019-04-21 16:42:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8010: Diversionary And Criminal "Muh Russia" Witch Hunt Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8009
>>6263554, >>6263451, >>6262983 (pb) Samantha Power visits Sri Lanka recently dig
>>6263700 Several US Citizens among killed in Sri Lanka? (@NewsBreaking via CNN via Pompeo)
>>6263670 Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court (The Hill)
>>6263571 Media won't drop [Muh Russia], as reporter demands Sarah Sanders be fired (Fox Op-Ed)
>>6263405, >>6263422 Yturria dig. Bloodline America family, huge Texas landowner
>>6263411 1,500 foreign militants arrive in Europe from Middle East - FSB chief (VoiceofEurope via Russian State media)
>>6263306 NXIVM illegal Clinton campaign contributions (ZeroHedge)
>>6263305 US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan central bank on April 17 (centralbanking.com)
>>6263217, >>6263288 Dig: Sri Lanka lobbyist payout looks fishy
>>6263204 Sri Lanka attacks by the numbers (@PMBreakingNews)
>>6263124 NewsMaxTV host: far fewer activist tweets for Catholics in Sri Lanka compared to Muslims in NZ
>>6263087 MSM+Hussein ignored Russian interference from 2014 on; targeted Flynn (americanthinker)
>>6263082 Top Social Media sites blocked in Sri Lanka after series of attacks (@BNONews)
>>6263074 Muslim shoots fireworks in Munich church during Easter prayers, 24 injured (JPost)
>>6263060 Harvard Study from Nov 2018 "Gender Wage Gap" Explained Entirely by Work Choices (FEE.org)
>>6263051 Jabba The Nadler chimes in: "Why didnt Mueller charge DJT in Trump Tower meeting" (The Hill)
>>6263041 @45_Schedule: "A lot of great things are happening for our country"
>>6263808 #8009
#8008
>>6262890 Soros minutes on meeting... agendas laid out to 2025 (Google Docs link)
>>6262844 some digs on Sri Lanka bomber timeline (NewIndianExpress)
>>6262766, >>6262788 New Ben Garrison cartoon: "The Tide Has Turned" ft. hidden Q (repost)
>>6262653 @US_Stratcom #Boomers serve as an undetectable platform…
>>6262561 Screencap of halfchan thread examining Mueller report redactions
>>6262565 DJT: Can you believe that I had to go through [Muh Russia] when it was the "other side" who [started it]?
>>6262357 Mueller Claimed Joseph Mifsud Lied To The FBI (GatewayPundit)
>>6262350 138 Million, Mercury Systems dig?
>>6262348 Fox Article re Sri Lanka church explosions
>>6262336 DJT: Jobless claims in the United States have reached their lowest (BEST) level in over 50 years!
>>6262304, >>6262326 weird AF string of tweets from @LeovaniPayseur
>>6262266 California approves $500K in aid for developing 'immigration-related humanitarian crisis' (desertsun)
>>6262492, >>6262541 Anon points out that Militia leader was arrested on charge of being a Felon with firearms
>>6262265, >>6262542, >>6262583, >>6262615, >>6262664 Anons ANGERY!! re FBI arresting militia leader
>>6262967 #8008
Previously Collected Notables
>>6260632 #8005, >>6261416 #8006, >>6262197 #8007
>>6258341 #8002, >>6259734 #8003, >>6259868 #8004
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6263808 at 2019-04-21 16:41:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8009: Easter Sunday Morning Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#8009
>>6263554, >>6263451, >>6262983 (pb) Samantha Power visits Sri Lanka recently dig
>>6263700 Several US Citizens among killed in Sri Lanka? (@NewsBreaking via CNN via Pompeo)
>>6263670 Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court (The Hill)
>>6263571 Media won't drop [Muh Russia], as reporter demands Sarah Sanders be fired (Fox Op-Ed)
>>6263405, >>6263422 Yturria dig. Bloodline America family, huge Texas landowner
>>6263411 1,500 foreign militants arrive in Europe from Middle East - FSB chief (VoiceofEurope via Russian State media)
>>6263306 NXIVM illegal Clinton campaign contributions (ZeroHedge)
>>6263305 US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan central bank on April 17 (centralbanking.com)
>>6263217, >>6263288 Dig: Sri Lanka lobbyist payout looks fishy
>>6263204 Sri Lanka attacks by the numbers (@PMBreakingNews)
>>6263124 NewsMaxTV host: far fewer activist tweets for Catholics in Sri Lanka compared to Muslims in NZ
>>6263087 MSM+Hussein ignored Russian interference from 2014 on; targeted Flynn (americanthinker)
>>6263082 Top Social Media sites blocked in Sri Lanka after series of attacks (@BNONews)
>>6263074 Muslim shoots fireworks in Munich church during Easter prayers, 24 injured (JPost)
>>6263060 Harvard Study from Nov 2018 "Gender Wage Gap" Explained Entirely by Work Choices (FEE.org)
>>6263051 Jabba The Nadler chimes in: "Why didnt Mueller charge DJT in Trump Tower meeting" (The Hill)
>>6263041 @45_Schedule: "A lot of great things are happening for our country"
Baking
#6263524 at 2019-04-21 16:12:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8009: Easter Sunday Morning Edition
Median-Bread Basket of Veritably Piquant Posts
#8009
>>6263411 1,500 foreign militants arrive in Europe from Middle East - FSB chief (VoiceofEurope via Russian State media)
>>6263306 NXIVM illegal Clinton campaign contributions (ZeroHedge)
>>6263305 US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan central bank on April 17 (centralbanking.com)
>>6263217 Dig: Sri Lanka lobbyist payout looks fishy
>>6263204 Sri Lanka attacks by the numbers (@PMBreakingNews)
>>6263124 NewsMaxTV host: far fewer activist tweets for Catholics in Sri Lanka compared to Muslims in NZ
>>6263087 MSM+Hussein ignored Russian interference from 2014 on; targeted Flynn (americanthinker)
>>6263082 Top Social Media sites blocked in Sri Lanka after series of attacks (@BNONews)
>>6263074 Muslim shoots fireworks in Munich church during Easter prayers, 24 injured (JPost)
>>6263060 Harvard Study from Nov 2018 "Gender Wage Gap" Explained Entirely by Work Choices (FEE.org)
>>6263051 Jabba The Nadler chimes in: "Why didnt Mueller charge DJT in Trump Tower meeting" (The Hill)
>>6263041 @45_Schedule: "A lot of great things are happening for our country"
#6263400 at 2019-04-21 16:02:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8009: Easter Sunday Morning Edition
>>6263057
Someone on Twitter pointed out that we should do a deep dive into Sri Lanka. They said that POTUS is sending us a signal. central bank of Sri Lanka and the other banks are heavily corrupted/pillaged by the ruling parties and that there's a central bank bond scam.
#6263305 at 2019-04-21 15:51:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8009: Easter Sunday Morning Edition
US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan central bank
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on the central bank of Venezuela on April 17, it announced.
The Treasury's office of foreign assets control (Ofac) added the central bank and its director, Iliana Josefa Ruzza Terán, to the list of Venezuelan organisations and people under sanctions in January.
As a result, "all property and interests in property of this entity and individual (...) that are in the United States or in the possession or control of US persons are blocked and must be reported
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/reserves/foreign-exchange/4154496/us-imposes-sanctions-on-venezuelan-central-bank
#6262934 at 2019-04-21 15:10:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8008: Tip Top Tippy Top Research Edition
Trump must be letting us know that maybe the Rothschilds are in trouble.
http://www.theeventchronicle.com/finanace/three-countries-left-without-rothschild-central-bank/
#6262792 at 2019-04-21 14:54:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8008: Tip Top Tippy Top Research Edition
Sri Lanka and 138 million
If the China work of 2011/2013 (138 million us) was crafting a trafficking route, that might be something.
China is cabal.
Sri Lanka is cabal.
But the only Sri Lanka post is with regard to their Rothschild central bank.
Could the actions in Syria/Libya/Iraq/Iran to free those countries have pushed the cabal terrorism influence into Sri Lanka? All (((they've))) got left?
Watch the news. See if the cabal tries to tie Sri Lanka to American safety issues.
#6262218 at 2019-04-21 13:38:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8008: Tip Top Tippy Top Research Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
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#8007 Baker Change
>>6262111 Sri Lankan police were warned beforehand? (DailyMail)
>>6262080 FBI facial recognition software raises privacy concerns (Fox video)
>>6261992 FBI arrests militia group leader seen detaining migrants at the border (Hill)
>>6261894, >>6261961, >>6262173 Long Beach questions, and digs
>>6261955 POTUS Keyword "Hit Job" returns Q#1453: Huber & DECLAS
>>6261945 SpaceX capsule thruster failed and burned, AFTER successful recovery from mission
>>6261940, >>6261944 DJT: Despite No Col, No Obs, [D's don't want good for people]…will cost the Dems big time in 2020!
>>6261914 DJT: Nothing but a total "hit job" [shouldn't've] been allowed to start in the first place
>>6261933 Delta between tweets [16]; Q #16, POTUS knows he must clean house
>>6261908 Delta between tweets [32]; Q #32, Tide Is Turning
>>6261910 NK Embassy in Spain Dig, connection to Long Beach CA
>>6261873 New Ben Garrison cartoon: The Tide Has Turned (with hidden Q) (repost)
>>6261785, >>6261796 @USMC Happy #Easter, Marines!
>>6261777 Meme ammo for Mueller Report: Five very good questions about Mueller's witch-hunt
>>6261771 Major Social Media sites BLOCKED in Sri Lanka
>>6261666 @DeptofDefense Lethality and readiness are tied hand-in-hand.
>>6261644 "Analysts say" Drug Trafficking is keeping Maduro in power in Venezuela (Fox)
>>6261600, >>6261632 DJT: Do you believe this? NYT Op-Ed: MEDIA AND D'S OWE TRUMP AN APOLOGY.
>>6261572, >>6261676 The only Q post to mention Sri Lanka is…. #138
>>6261559 [[[Queen Elizabeth II]]] celebrates her 93rd birthday (AP)
>>6261892, >>6261887 Typo [T] in DJT tweet
>>6261525, >>6261556 DJT Fixes "138 million" tweet
>>6261515 Large Hadron Collider, Dark Energy weirdness (Daily Galaxy via University of Chicago)
>>6262134 "138 Million" shows up a lot recently (Notes Bun)
>>6261505, >>6261674, >>6261725 Huge caravan of Migrants on the move (MSN via AP; Fox)
>>6261480 Long Beach Port dig from Voat
>>6262197 #8007
#8006
>>6261403 New DJT: Heartfelt condolences to Sri Lanka
>>6261340 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center cancer ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns
>>6261215 Lynn de Rothschild in the news (discusses Disney CEO's raise to over $65mil salary w/Abigail Disney)
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
>>6261411 Sri Lankan Church Attacks BUN
>>6261416 #8006
Previously Collected Notables
>>6260632 #8005
>>6258341 #8002, >>6259734 #8003, >>6259868 #8004
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6261676 at 2019-04-21 12:00:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
OH For fucks sakes guys
Q post 138 mentions Sri Lanka. It's the only one!!!!!!
Q !ITPb.qbhqo ID: gO/UntOB No.149063549 📁
Nov 11 2017 23:32:49 (EST)
Papua New Guinea: bank of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay: central bank of Paraguay
Peru: central Reserve bank of Peru
Philip Pines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland: National bank of Poland
Portugal: bank of Portugal
Qatar: Qatar central bank
Romania: National bank of Romania
Russia: central bank of Russia
Rwanda: National bank of Rwanda
San Marino: central bank of the Republic of San Marino
Samoa: central bank of Samoa
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
Senegal: central bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Serbia: National bank of Serbia
Seychelles: central bank of Seychelles
Sierra Leone: bank of Sierra Leone
Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovakia: National bank of Slovakia
Slovenia: bank of Slovenia
Solomon Islands: central bank of Solomon Islands
South Africa: South African Reserve bank
Spain: bank of Spain
Sri Lanka: central bank of Sri Lanka
Sudan: bank of Sudan
Surinam: central bank of Suriname
Swaziland: The central bank of Swaziland
Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank
Switzerland: Swiss National bank
Tajikistan: National bank of Tajikistan
Tanzania: bank of Tanzania
Thailand: bank of Thailand
Togo: central bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Tonga: National Reserve bank of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago: central bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia: central bank of Tunisia
Turkey: central bank of the Republic of Turkey
Uganda: bank of Uganda
Ukraine: National bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates: central bank of United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom: bank of England
United States: Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve bank of New York
Vanuatu: Reserve bank of Vanuatu
Venezuela: central bank of Venezuela
Vietnam: The State bank of Vietnam
Yemen: central bank of Yemen
Zambia: bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe: Reserve bank of Zimbabwe
The FED and the IRS
FACT: US Federal Reserve is a privately-owned company, sitting on its very own patch of land, immune to the US laws.
Q
#6261591 at 2019-04-21 11:39:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
>>6261572
Perhaps the central bank in Sri Lanka is tied to the terrorist payouts mentioned in the article about Israel?
#6261572 at 2019-04-21 11:33:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
>>6261525
banksters behind this? central banks killed 138 million people?
Q Drop 138 - [Sri Lanka: central bank of Sri Lanka]
#6261428 at 2019-04-21 10:58:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
Notables
are not endorsements
#8006
>>6261403 New DJT: Heartfelt condolences to Sri Lanka
>>6261340 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center cancer ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns
>>6261215 Lynn de Rothschild in the news (discusses Disney CEO's raise to over $65mil salary w/Abigail Disney)
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
>>6261411 Sri Lankan Church Attacks BUN
>>6261416 #8006
#8005 Baker Change
>>6259963 New PapaD tweet
>>6260013 Pocahontas calls for impeachment, @GregAbbot_TX rips her a new one
>>6260109 , >>6260614 Explosions rocked three churches and two hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
>>6260134 New Documentary 'Hail Satan?' allegedly turning people into satanists.
>>6260179 , >>6260232 Notre-Dame statues had their heads torched off, prior to being removed for storage.
>>6260181 Missouri teacher with HIV is accused of hiring a hitman to kill a 10-year-old boy he molested.
>>6260270 Texas Ranchers Forming Militia
>>6260246 FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
>>6260189 (the hell?) California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing
>>6260356 Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
>>6260477 PayPal Blacklists United Constitutional Patriots After They Helped Catch Illegal Aliens Invading U.S.
>>6260509 Israel accused of denying rights to Sri Lankan asylum seekers
>>6260578 Dailymail reluctantly tells the truth about POTUS
>>6260547 Student stands up to teacher for Trump and gets a nice letter from Potus in return
>>6260632 #8005
#8004
>>6259292, >>6259186, >>6259218 NeuroSigma - Monarch external trigeminal nerve stimulation
>>6259237, >>6259246 additional NeuroSigma links
>>6259434 CEO of Neurosigma was CEO of Global Crossing.
>>6259684 TiNi Alloy ties to DARPA
>>6259597 Ian Cook book with Clay Warren called Regional brain activation
>>6259525 Mexican Mafia Threatening Obrador Calling to End Guanajuato Operation
>>6259665, >>6259624 Professor Who Scanned All of Notre Dame Died Months Before Fire
>>6259530 new DJT rt Byron York - 17hr retweet
>>6259178 Cathedral Docu - pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-the-great-cathedrals/
>>6259202 dashcam vid - truckload of illegals
>>6259250, >>6259279 PapaD - Clapper in Aus, Clapper Jr makes secretive visit to Australia abc.net
>>6259776, >>6259832 multiple explosions - churches - Sri Lanka
>>6259868 #8004
#8003 baker change
>>6258416 updated anon theory on deltas regarding stopwatch, includes prior delta maps
>>6258468 anon spots Q in the water of the new Garrison
>>6258658 Mood - booM, April 21 2018 Q post 1232 - what will next week hold?
>>6258717 Democrat Mary Anne Marsh tells Fox Hussein Been Spying on Trump Since Q2 2015
>>6258835 some caps from >>6258157 pb guccifer 2.0: Game Over - careful with site
>>6258889 new DJT - thank you Watters and Bongino (late last bread)
>>6259137 new DJT rt Hannity
>>6259734 #8003
Previously Collected Notables
>>6258341 #8002,
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6261416 at 2019-04-21 10:53:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
>>6261403 New DJT: Heartfelt condolences to Sri Lanka
>>6261340 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center cancer ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns
>>6261215 Lynn de Rothschild in the news (discusses Disney CEO's raise to over $65mil salary w/Abigail Disney)
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
>>6261411 Sri Lankan Church Attacks BUN
#6261390 at 2019-04-21 10:43:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
>>6261340 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center cancer ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns
>>6261215 Lynn de Rothschild in the news (discusses Disney CEO's raise to over $65mil salary w/Abigail Disney)
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
Sri Lankan Church Attacks BUN:
>>6261341 Sri Lankan heads of Army, Navy, Airforce & IG plus Sec/Def, Sec/for Affairs mtg with @RWijewardene & Ministers; official stmt forthcoming
>>6261294 Sri Lanka blast news - LIVE: Eighth explosion reported after bombing attacks at churches & hotels
>>6261227 "Pope celebrates Easter Sunday amid bloodshed in SrI Lanka" (but he's in Rome, not SL)
>>6261120 7th blast confirmed in Sri Lanka; police chief put out alert 10 days ago due to bomb threats on churches
>>6260777, >>6260830, >>6261018 138 reported dead in Sri Lankan Easter attacks
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6261083 UN torture prevent body recently visited Sri Lanka
>>6261084 Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session (3-20-19)
>>6261071 Recently, Sri Lanka and Nepal reported a sharp decline in terrorist activity (what's really going on there??)
>>6261054 Article posted a few hours before the Sri Lankan attacks: "US Navy holds annual military exercise at Hambantota, Sri Lanka" CALL for a DIGG; >>6261059, 6261062 Sri Lankan political intrigues
>>6261057 CBS vid on Sri Lankan attacks: they're evasive about the group behind this; no group has yet claimed responsibility acc to Fox: >>6261049
>>6261052 Two of the Six Sri Lankan attacks reported to have been carried out by suicide bombers Zahran Hashim & Abu Mohammad
>>6261089 Lucifer Church Srilanka
>>6261128 Payseur refs to church & Comey tweet linked to Sri Lankan attacks?
#6261330 at 2019-04-21 10:23:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
Notes @610
>>6261215 Lynn de Rothschild in the news (discusses Disney CEO's raise to over $65mil salary w/Abigail Disney)
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
Sri Lankan Church Attacks BUN:
>>6261294 Sri Lanka blast news - LIVE: Eighth explosion reported after bombing attacks at churches & hotels
>>6261227 "Pope celebrates Easter Sunday amid bloodshed in SrI Lanka" (but he's in Rome, not SL)
>>6261120 7th blast confirmed in Sri Lanka; police chief put out alert 10 days ago due to bomb threats on churches
>>6260777, >>6260830, >>6261018 138 reported dead in Sri Lankan Easter attacks
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6261083 UN torture prevent body recently visited Sri Lanka
>>6261084 Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session (3-20-19)
>>6261071 Recently, Sri Lanka and Nepal reported a sharp decline in terrorist activity (what's really going on there??)
>>6261054 Article posted a few hours before the Sri Lankan attacks: "US Navy holds annual military exercise at Hambantota, Sri Lanka" CALL for a DIGG; >>6261059, 6261062 Sri Lankan political intrigues
>>6261057 CBS vid on Sri Lankan attacks: they're evasive about the group behind this; no group has yet claimed responsibility acc to Fox: >>6261049
>>6261052 Two of the Six Sri Lankan attacks reported to have been carried out by suicide bombers Zahran Hashim & Abu Mohammad
>>6261089 Lucifer Church Srilanka
#6261211 at 2019-04-21 09:33:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
Notes @500
>>6261178 Attacks on French churches vs mosques built in France (plus US mosques)
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
Sri Lanka Attacks BUN:
>>6261120 7th blast confirmed in Sri Lanka; police chief put out alert 10 days ago due to bomb threats on churches
>>6260777, >>6260830, >>6261018 138 reported dead in Sri Lankan Easter attacks
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6261083 UN torture prevent body recently visited Sri Lanka
>>6261084 Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session (3-20-19)
>>6261071 Recently, Sri Lanka and Nepal reported a sharp decline in terrorist activity (what's really going on there??)
>>6261054 Article posted a few hours before the Sri Lankan attacks: "US Navy holds annual military exercise at Hambantota, Sri Lanka" CALL for a DIGG; >>6261059, 6261062 Sri Lankan political intrigues
>>6261057 CBS vid on Sri Lankan attacks: they're evasive about the group behind this; no group has yet claimed responsibility acc to Fox: >>6261049
>>6261052 Two of the Six Sri Lankan attacks reported to have been carried out by suicide bombers Zahran Hashim & Abu Mohammad
>>6261089 Lucifer Church Srilanka
500 mark achieved! Onto to 751!
#6261099 at 2019-04-21 08:54:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
Notes @400
>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
>>6261085 Idiot Tony Blair says migrants should be forced to integrate more in order to "combat far right"
>>6261042 Anon takes a deeper dive into the raid on the NK embassy in Spain
>>6261037 For KEKS (except not really) - Cute French chic in vid says Let's sub out the Internet for the EU Filternet/Shitternet
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
Sri Lanka Attacks BUN:
>>6260777, >>6260830, 138 reported dead in Sri Lankan Easter attacks
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6261083 UN torture prevent body recently visited Sri Lanka
>>6261084 Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session (3-20-19)
>>6261071 Recently, Sri Lanka and Nepal reported a sharp decline in terrorist activity (what really going on there??)
>>6261054 Article posted a few hours before the Sri Lankan attacks: "US Navy holds annual military exercise at Hambantota, Sri Lanka" CALL for a DIGG; >>6261059, 6261062 Sri Lankan political intrigues
>>6261057 CBS vid on Sri Lankan attacks: they're evasive about the group behind this; no group has yet claimed responsibility acc to Fox: >>6261049
>>6261052 Two of the Six Sri Lankan attacks reported to have been carried out by suicide bombers Zahran Hashim & Abu Mohammad
>>6261089 Lucifer Church Srilanka
If you notice too much overlap in any of the Sri Lankan stuff, let me know, it's coming fast & furious (so to speak)
>>>6261087 Four Alabama massage parlors barred from operating due to evidence of human trafficking
#6261034 at 2019-04-21 08:27:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
#8006
Notes @330
>>6260978, >>6260980 CrowdStrike: Five Things Everyone Is Ignoring About The Russia-DNC Story (2017 article relevant now)
>>6260875 Did the US lean on Ecuador to hand over JA in exchange for an IMF loan?
>>6260950 Are the Sri Lankan attacks part of a larger pattern of attacks on Christians & Christian churches??
>>6260795 The Trump Administration blamed McGahn for the leak of closely-held info
>>6260777, >>6260830, 138 reported dead in Sri Lankan Easter attacks
>>6260749 U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family
Anything missing, frens? Easy to jump around a bit & miss a few
#6260749 at 2019-04-21 07:22:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on ==Venezuela central bank, Nicaragua's first family.==
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article229380084.html
#6260667 at 2019-04-21 07:07:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#8005
Baker Change
>>6259963 New PapaD tweet
>>6260013 Pocahontas calls for impeachment, @GregAbbot_TX rips her a new one
>>6260109 , >>6260614 Explosions rocked three churches and two hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
>>6260134 New Documentary 'Hail Satan?' allegedly turning people into satanists.
>>6260179 , >>6260232 Notre-Dame statues had their heads torched off, prior to being removed for storage.
>>6260181 Missouri teacher with HIV is accused of hiring a hitman to kill a 10-year-old boy he molested.
>>6260270 Texas Ranchers Forming Militia
>>6260246 FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
>>6260189 (the hell?) California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing
>>6260356 Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
>>6260477 PayPal Blacklists United Constitutional Patriots After They Helped Catch Illegal Aliens Invading U.S.
>>6260509 Israel accused of denying rights to Sri Lankan asylum seekers
>>6260578 Dailymail reluctantly tells the truth about POTUS
>>6260547 Student stands up to teacher for Trump and gets a nice letter from Potus in return
>>6260632 #8005
#8004
>>6259292, >>6259186, >>6259218 NeuroSigma - Monarch external trigeminal nerve stimulation
>>6259237, >>6259246 additional NeuroSigma links
>>6259434 CEO of Neurosigma was CEO of Global Crossing.
>>6259684 TiNi Alloy ties to DARPA
>>6259597 Ian Cook book with Clay Warren called Regional brain activation
>>6259525 Mexican Mafia Threatening Obrador Calling to End Guanajuato Operation
>>6259665, >>6259624 Professor Who Scanned All of Notre Dame Died Months Before Fire
>>6259530 new DJT rt Byron York - 17hr retweet
>>6259178 Cathedral Docu - pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-the-great-cathedrals/
>>6259202 dashcam vid - truckload of illegals
>>6259250, >>6259279 PapaD - Clapper in Aus, Clapper Jr makes secretive visit to Australia abc.net
>>6259776, >>6259832 multiple explosions - churches - Sri Lanka
>>6259868 #8004
#8003 baker change
>>6258416 updated anon theory on deltas regarding stopwatch, includes prior delta maps
>>6258468 anon spots Q in the water of the new Garrison
>>6258658 Mood - booM, April 21 2018 Q post 1232 - what will next week hold?
>>6258717 Democrat Mary Anne Marsh tells Fox Hussein Been Spying on Trump Since Q2 2015
>>6258835 some caps from >>6258157 pb guccifer 2.0: Game Over - careful with site
>>6258889 new DJT - thank you Watters and Bongino (late last bread)
>>6259137 new DJT rt Hannity
>>6259734 #8003
Previously Collected Notables
>>6258341 #8002
>>6256018 #7999, >>6256785 #8000, >>6257526 #8001
>>6253644 #7996, >>6254428 #7997, >>6255260 #7998
>>6251297 #7993, >>6252041 #7994, >>6252815 #7995
>>6248921 #7990, >>6249684 #7991, >>6250468 #7992
>>6246639 #7987, >>6247414 #7988, >>6248883 #7989
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6260632 at 2019-04-21 07:01:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8005: Lights On, Nightshift, We Got Booms Incoming Edition
BAKING
..slowly
#8005
>>6259963 New PapaD tweet
>>6260013 Pocahontas calls for impeachment, @GregAbbot_TX rips her a new one
>>6260109 , >>6260614 Explosions rocked three churches and two hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
>>6260134 New Documentary 'Hail Satan?' allegedly turning people into satanists.
>>6260179 , >>6260232 Notre-Dame statues had their heads torched off, prior to being removed for storage.
>>6260181 Missouri teacher with HIV is accused of hiring a hitman to kill a 10-year-old boy he molested.
>>6260270 Texas Ranchers Forming Militia
>>6260246 FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
>>6260189 (the hell?) California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing
>>6260356 Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
>>6260477 PayPal Blacklists United Constitutional Patriots After They Helped Catch Illegal Aliens Invading U.S.
>>6260509 Israel accused of denying rights to Sri Lankan asylum seekers
>>6260578 Dailymail reluctantly tells the truth about POTUS
>>6260547 Teacher stands up for Trump and gets a nice letter from POTUS in return
#6260464 at 2019-04-21 06:33:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8005: Lights On, Nightshift, We Got Booms Incoming Edition
#8005
>>6259963 New PapaD tweet
>>6260013 Pocahontas calls for impeachment, @GregAbbot_TX rips her a new one
>>6260109 @CNN Explosions rocked three churches and two hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
>>6260134 New Documentary 'Hail Satan?' allegedly turning people into satanists.
>>6260179 , >>6260232 Notre-Dame statues had their heads torched off, prior to being removed for storage.
>>6260181 Missouri teacher with HIV is accused of hiring a hitman to kill a 10-year-old boy he molested.
>>6260270 Texas Ranchers Forming Militia
>>6260246 FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
>>6260189 (the hell?) California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing
>>6260356 Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
#6260362 at 2019-04-21 06:18:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8005: Lights On, Nightshift, We Got Booms Incoming Edition
>>6260356
>NOTABLE
>
>Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
>
>Italy's government is pursuing new laws that could seize gold from the central bank and place it in control of Italian citizens.
#6260356 at 2019-04-21 06:17:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8005: Lights On, Nightshift, We Got Booms Incoming Edition
NOTABLE
Italy Vows to Seize Gold from central bank: "It Belongs to People, Not bankers"
Italy's government is pursuing new laws that could seize gold from the central bank and place it in control of Italian citizens.
"The gold belongs to the Italians, not to the bankers. We are ready to battle everywhere in Italy and to bring Italians to the streets if necessary," said Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy opposition party,.
Zerohedge.com reports: Two weeks ago, somewhat out of the blue, ECB President Mario Draghi issued an odd statement confirming that the European central bank needs to approve any operation in the foreign reserves of euro zone countries, including gold and large foreign currency holdings.
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"The ECB shall approve both the operations in foreign reserve assets remaining with the NCBs (national central banks)...and Member States' transactions with their foreign exchange working balances above a certain threshold,"
"The purpose of this competence is to ensure consistency with the exchange rate and monetary policy of the Union."
Specifically, Draghi made this statement to two Italian members of the European Parliament.
At the time it did not seem notable for any reason other than its peculiar timing, but now things are starting to make more sense as The Wall Street Journal reports that Italy's ruling populists pushed ahead this week with efforts to seize control of the central bank and its gold reserves.
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Complaining that hundreds of thousands of small individual investors lost billions of dollars after several Italian banks failed in recent years, the anti-establishment '5 Star Movement' and the nationalist 'League', depict the central bank as a symbol of a technocratic elite aloof from the needs of ordinary Italians.
"We need a change of course at the bank of Italy if we think about what happened in the last years," said Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, leader of the 5 Star Movement.
Five Star and the League have repeatedly attacked the bank of Italy for not preventing the banking crises, and blamed it for the losses suffered by mom-and-pop savers who had bought bank shares and bonds.
"If you are here with your current account in the red, it's because the people who were supposed to control things didn't do so," League's leader, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, told a group of former investors in Banca Popolare di Vicenza, which was liquidated in 2017.
And this week saw Italian lawmakers from 5 Star asking Parliament to pass two draft laws:
One law would instruct the central bank's owners, most of them private banks, to sell their sharesto the Italian Treasury at prices from the 1930s.
The other law would declare the Italian people to be the owners of the bank of Italy's reserve of 2451.8 metric tons of gold, worth around $102 billion at current prices.
As The Wall Street Journal notes, such a move could in theory widen the scope for selling the gold and reduce the bank's reserves, which help underpin the financial system...
"The gold belongs to the Italians, not to the bankers," said Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, a far-right opposition party that supports both bills. "We are ready to battle everywhere in Italy and to bring Italians to the streets if necessary."
The establishment sees it differently, warning that their actions are an attempt to undermine the bank of Italy's independence, and to spend the nation's gold reserves on populist policies.
"Gold is part of the assets of the bank of Italy and can't be used for monetary financing of the Treasury," said bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco.
"This looks like revolutionary expropriation," said Gianluca Garbi, chief executive of Banca Sistema SpA.
But asThe Wall Street Journal concludes, the 5 Star Movement and the League support public ownership of the gold reserves, and with backing from parties comprising 60% of lawmakers, the draft law has enough support to pass. Lawmakers from 5 Star also support nationalizing the central bank, while the League hasn't decided yet, leaving the bill short of a majority with around 40% support.
As of last week they had forced the creation of a parliamentary commission to look into the failure of Italian banks, launching what could be months of tense scrutiny.
Is it any wonder, Russia (and China) have started to horde gold?
https://newspunch.com/italy-seize-gold-central-bank-belongs-people-not-bankers/
#6251848 at 2019-04-20 13:33:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7994: Principle Conclusion Edition
>>6251842
Sauce
https://newspunch.com/italy-seize-gold-central-bank-belongs-people-not-bankers/
#6240536 at 2019-04-19 17:10:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7980: Frivolous Investigations Edition
News
Russian court puts ex-shareholder of Yugra bank under house arrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court said on Friday it had ruled that a former shareholder of Yugra bank should be held under house arrest until June 18.
Alexei Khotin was detained earlier on Friday on suspicion of embezzling 7.5 billion rubles ($117 million) from Yugra bank, whose license was withdrawn by the Russian central bank in 2017.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-detention-khotin/russian-court-puts-ex-shareholder-of-yugra-bank-under-house-arrest-idUSKCN1RV117
#6240069 at 2019-04-19 16:24:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7979: Total Bullshit Edition
News
Russian court puts ex-shareholder of Yugra bank under house arrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court said on Friday it had ruled that a former shareholder of Yugra bank should be held under house arrest until June 18.
Alexei Khotin was detained earlier on Friday on suspicion of embezzling 7.5 billion rubles ($117 million) from Yugra bank, whose license was withdrawn by the Russian central bank in 2017.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-detention-khotin/russian-court-puts-ex-shareholder-of-yugra-bank-under-house-arrest-idUSKCN1RV117
#6239248 at 2019-04-19 14:54:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7978: Good Friday Edition
Shrinking German Industry Casts Shadow on Future of European Economy - Reports
Manufacturing in the European powerhouse remains in a slump, so does factory output across the euro-area in combination with an overall decline in economic activity. This hamstrings the cautious optimism of the European central bank, hoping for a stabilisation of the situation.
The beginning of the second quarter has been marked by shrinking factory output in Europe's largest economy, while manufacturing and a broader scope of economic activity in the region are shrinking, Bloomberg reports, analysing IHS Markit's data.
The manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers' index) has shown a slump for the last four months, which casts a shadow over the European central bank's hopes for overcoming the decline. While the ECB has decided not to raise its interest rates this year, the German government is expecting the weakest expansion in six years. In contrast to the manufacturing PMI, the composite PMI shows much better dynamics, indicating growth in March.
https://sputniknews.com/business/201904191074291547-germany-europe-economy-manufacturing-slump/
#6234629 at 2019-04-19 03:38:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7972: Barr > Rod Edition
>>6234550
The hedge funds that own the corporations should be seized because they bought all the stock with central bank money. That's where all the visible power is accumulated. That's where all corporate policy is implemented. There is no competition; the economy is scripted by one massive cartel that releases minor product updates at specific times so as never to empower the population too much. Meanwhile only DARPA gets to play with the future.
>>6234554
It is a pretty hilarious id.
#6231103 at 2019-04-18 23:07:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7967: 1st & 10 on the Comfy Edition
>>6230406
YEP! And after this we can go over how the disgusting globalist pigs orchestrated the Russia narrative all because Putin tossed the rothschild cult out of Russia. What? Haven't heard this story yet?
Well, why do you think the Russia narrative was also spread in Russia?
When Putin was first elected in 2000, the very first large project he entered into was to pay off Russia's national debt. In 2006, when he gave the rothschild scum their last penny…he threw them out of the country that they had been trying to destroy since they killed the Czar and his family.
Putin then set up the Rossiya central bank to manage Russia's currency on behalf of Russian citizens and the rothschild cult scum have been fighting to get rid of Putin ever since, using their pet dogs in the various countries they own through owning a country's money to attack Putin at every turn.
He doesn't care just like The Maestro doesn't care. Putin is and has been working to make Russia Great Again and he is succeeding just like The Maestro will really succeed now that the blockade is over and he is free to arrange the building of a few gallows…but that's because The Maestro understands theater. Putin is just going to remove the few left in Russian, permanently.
#6227441 at 2019-04-18 18:53:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition
Moscow Calls on US to Give Up Idea of Forceful Intervention in Venezuela
Moscow does not consider the prospect of US military action against Venezuela abstract - it is a real scenario, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on the situation in Venezuela.
"The harsh, aggressive tone of the representative of the armed forces (head of the US Southern Command Admiral Navy Craig Foller) reaffirms our fears: US military action in Venezuela is not an abstraction, but a possible reality that Washington admits," Zakharova said.
The United States continues to ignore the principle of non-use of force, Maria Zakharova added.
According to Zakharova, "every day we increasingly hear about the likelihood of the use of the power scenario against Venezuela. It is done with a different tone, it is done with different arguments, it changes like cubes in a game, but this does not change the essence - aggressive rhetoric regarding a sovereign state."
"High representatives of President's Trump administration no longer simply demand that President Maduro leave his legal office, now there are passages that he must leave before the end of the year, and if this ultimatum is not fulfilled, force might be used," she stressed.
Recently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that every single tool for what he described as US efforts "to restore democracy" in Venezuela remains on the table. He confirmed that military intervention is still an option amid the ongoing political crisis.
On Wednesday, the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela's central bank.
Earlier, the United States has imposed numerous rounds of sanctions against Venezuela in response to the political developments in the country. On January 28, the United States announced the imposition of sanctions on Venezuela's PDVSA, blocking the company's assets worth $7 billion remaining under the US jurisdiction.
According to the White House' forecast, the company will lose another $11 billion in oil supplies. In addition, Washington introduced a ban on making deals with the company.
https://sputniknews.com/world/201904181074251767-foreign-ministry-venezuela-intervention/
#6227371 at 2019-04-18 18:48:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition
Are central banks Softening Us Up For Higher Inflation?
(Op-Ed)
There was a time when "price stability" - that is, money that buys the same amount of stuff every year - was considered a good thing. But as debts began to pile up around the world, it became clear to policymakers that managing that debt required money that got a little less valuable over time, say 2%, to allow debtors to pay interest in cheaper currency and employers to placate workers with "cost of living" raises.
(look into the cost of living adjustment given via Social Security and then look at what your local 'officials' do to their pay pkgs on a fairly routine basis)
This delayed the reckoning on the old debt but at the cost of soaring new debt, as pretty much everyone figured out that it's smart to borrow depreciating currency.
In the decade since the trough of the Great Recession(hello it never ended but thanks for playing), nearly every sector of every major economy took on historically unprecedented amounts of new debt. And now the old "optimal" inflation rate of 2% isn't enough to make interest payable for a growing number of borrowers.
(Also see cap #3 for the assistance that the economy got starting in late 2012-whatever the result of the plan is this will need to be dealt with either way- this is the long term effect of bifurcation that is seen starting in january in our mkts see cap #4)
The solution? Higher inflation of course.
So the question becomes how to phrase the transition to faster currency depreciation in a way that shapes the behavior of buyers, sellers, borrowers and lenders in the best possible way.
China got the ball rolling back in December, with fuzzy words designed to reassure while avoiding specifics:
China's top policy makers confirmed that more monetary and fiscal support will be rolled out in 2019, as the world's second-largest economy grapples with a slowdown that's yet to show signs of ending.
"Significant" cuts to taxes and fees will be enacted in 2019 and while monetary policy will remain "prudent," officials will strike an "appropriate" balance between tightening and loosening, according to a statement published after the annual Economic Work Conference that concluded in Beijing Friday.
Very comforting: "Significant" is actually "prudent and appropriate."
Thus reassured, Chinese banks and their customers went on a lending/borrowing spree for the record books. From Doug Noland's Credit Bubble Bulletin:
China's Aggregate Financing (approximately system Credit growth less government borrowings) jumped 2.860 trillion yuan, or $427 billion - during the 31 days of March ($13.8bn/day or $5.0 TN annualized). This was 55% above estimates and a full 80% ahead of March 2018. A big March placed Q1 growth of Aggregate Financing at $1.224 TN - surely the strongest three-month Credit expansion in history. First quarter growth in Aggregate Financing was 40% above that from Q1 2018.
While China was setting records, QE pioneer bank of Japan conflated "powerful" and "patient":
bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday vowed to "patiently continue" the central bank's "powerful" monetary easing as it was taking longer than previously thought to accelerate inflation to its 2 percent target.
Japan offers a glimpse of the future as its population ages and its debts soar. The further it travels down this path, the more difficult the math becomes. Which means hitting the BoJ's 2% target will just set the stage for even more "patient but powerful" easing.
See this
The bank of Japan Is Now A Top-10 Shareholder In 50% Of All Japanese Companies
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/bank-japan-now-top-10-shareholder-50-all-japanese-companies
Now it's the Fed's turn. US core inflation handily exceeded 2% last year, but has since trended down a bit.
Still, the recent average is close to 2.5%, which you'd think would be fine if 2% is still sufficient to manage our debts. But it's not, and the Fed is now sending its talking heads out to break this news:
The U.S. Federal Reserve should embrace inflation above its target half the time and consider cutting rates if prices do not rise as fast as expected, a top policymaker at the central bank said on Monday.
"To fix this problem, I think the Fed must be willing to embrace inflation modestly above 2 percent 50 percent of the time. Indeed, I would communicate comfort with core inflation rates of 2-1/2 percent, as long as there is no obvious upward momentum and the path back toward 2 percent can be well managed."
Again, lots of focus-grouped soft, comforting words: "modestly ... no obvious upward movement ... well managed."
The only solution to too much debt is a borrower die-off. And those are by definition the opposite of "well managed."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-18/central-banks-are-softening-us-higher-inflation
#6222192 at 2019-04-18 11:56:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition
Global Stocks Wipe Out Weekly Gains As European PMIs Slump
'Not much of a gain to wipe out in the first p;ace
If China's gargantuan credit injection was supposed to prompt a wave of global "green shoots", it failed to make a dent on Europe.
Global shares erased this week's gains and US equity futures dropped after weak manufacturing surveys from Asia and Europe stoked renewed fears of a slowdown in global growth, adding to profit taking ahead of the long Easter weekend, while safe havens such as the dollar and treasuries pushed higher.European markets dropped after French and German manufacturing PMIs for April showed activity continuing to contract. Germany's DAX more than doubled losses on the day to trade 0.3 percent lower after the release of the German survey, while the pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.2 percent even as carmaker and food shares gained.
Earlier in the session, Asia suffered even heavier losses, with South Korean shares leading the decline as issues with the new 2-screen Samsung phone weighed on the biggest stock in the main index.
China's yuan rose to the highest level in more than nine months after the central bank strengthened its daily fixing by the most in four weeks. The Bloomberg replica of the CFETS RMB Index, which tracks the yuan versus a basket of 24 trading partners' currencies, edged up for a fifth straight day on Thursday. The gain came after the People's bank of China strengthened the yuan's reference rate by 0.3 percent, the most since March 21, although it was in line with traders and analysts' expectations. The central bank's move on the daily fixing was "an indication that the authorities seem comfortable with yuan strength," according to Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at Australia and New Zealand banking Group. In the near term, the yuan could test the year's high of 6.67 per dollar, he said.
PBoC is reportedly unlikely to lower RRR in the short-term after recent liquidity injections and MLF announcement, while better than expected Q1 data also means there is less pressure for a RRR cut. (China Securities Journal)
BoK kept the 7-Day Repo Rate unchanged at 1.75% as expected with the decision made unanimously. BoK said South Korea economy to grow mid-2% level this year and hover below prior projections but won't significantly diverge from potential level, while it added that exports are to recover gradually
In commodities, oil markets fell(currently up as chart indicates) despite a surprise decline in U.S. inventories, but the price drops were tempered by a smaller-than-expected reduction in gasoline stocks and ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts.
Economic data include retail sales, jobless claims, Markit PMI readings. Philip Morris, Honeywell, American Express and Danaher are due to report earnings
Market Snapshot
S&P 500 futures down 0.2% to 2,895.00
STOXX Europe 600 down 0.2% to 388.92
MXAP down 0.5% to 163.00
MXAPJ down 0.4% to 543.65
Nikkei down 0.8% to 22,090.12
Topix down 1% to 1,614.97
Hang Seng Index down 0.5% to 29,963.26
Shanghai Composite down 0.4% to
3,250.20
Sensex down 0.07% to 39,247.89
Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 0.05% to
6,259.81
Kospi down 1.4% to 2,213.77
German 10Y yield fell 3.5 bps to 0.045%
Euro down 0.3% to $1.1260
Brent Futures down 0.4% to $71.31/bbl
Italian 10Y yield rose 1.8 bps to 2.241%
Spanish 10Y yield fell 3.2 bps to 1.074%
Brent Futures down 0.4% to $71.31/bbl
Gold spot up 0.1% to $1,275.23
U.S. Dollar Index up 0.2% to 97.24
US Event Calendar
8:30am: Retail Sales Advance MoM, est.
1.0%, prior -0.2%; Retail Sales Ex Auto
MoM, est. 0.7%, prior -0.4%
8:30am: Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook,
est. 11, prior 13.7
8:30am: Initial Jobless Claims, est. 205,000,
prior 196,000; Continuing Claims, est.
1.72m, prior 1.71m
9:45am: Bloomberg Consumer Comfort,
prior 59.8
9:45am: Markit US Manufacturing PMI, est.
52.8, prior 52.4
9:45am: Markit US Services PMI, est. 55,
prior 55.3
9:45am: Markit US Composite PMI, prior
54.6
10am: Leading Index, est. 0.4%, prior 0.2%
10am: Business Inventories, est. 0.3%, prior
0.8%
Live Gold
$1275.80
1,275.80Bid
1,276.80Ask
High: 1,278.20
Low: 1,270.50
+2.20 +0.17%
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-18/global-stocks-wipe-out-weekly-gains-european-pmis-slump
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
https://www.dailyfx.com/crude-oil
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html
#6220487 at 2019-04-18 05:30:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7954: Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming Edition
Bolton WARNS Venezuela: Monroe Doctrine 'Alive and Well'
Bolton made the statement as he announced that the US was imposing a new round of sanctions against Venezuela - something that he said should become a warning to "all external actors, including Russia".
National Security Adviser John Bolton has signaled the US administration's readiness to use the Monroe Doctrine in its policy pertaining to Latin America.
The Monroe Doctrine, which was announced by then-US President James Monroe in 1823, aimed to oppose European colonialism in the Americas. The document declared all the countries of South America to be a zone of US interests.
"Today, we proudly proclaim for all to hear: the Monroe Doctrine is alive and well", Bolton told the Bay of Pigs veterans group in Miami on Wednesday, citing "incredible region" which he said "must remain free from internal despotism and external domination".
He claimed that "the destinies of our nations will not be dictated by foreign powers" and that "they will be shaped by the people who call this Hemisphere home".
In early March, Bolton also focused on the issue in an interview with CNN during which he stressed that the US was applying the Monroe Doctrine to the situation in Venezuela. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the time slammed Bolton's remarks as arrogant and insulting.
The Wednesday statement was made as Bolton announced a new spate of sanctions against Venezuela, including those that have been slapped on the Venezuelan central bank, a number of companies and nine ships.
According to Bolton, the newly-applied sanctions should become a warning to "all external actors, including Russia".
Since the beginning of a political crisis in Venezuela which escalated after Washington recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president in late January, the US has imposed several rounds of crippling sanctions against Caracas.
They mainly targeted the country's oil and banking sectors as well as individuals belonging to Venezuela's lawfully elected leadership.
https://sputniknews.com/world/201904181074241415-bolton-venezuela-monroe-doctrine/
#6219246 at 2019-04-18 03:31:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7953: “Nigga We Ride With Donald Trump†Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6202962 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7952
>>6218562, >>6218600 Graphic of tweet whining about Barr's Press Conference
>>6218567 Facebook estimates up to 1.5 million people's email contacts may have been 'unintentionally uploaded' when they created their account
>>6218653 Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party surges to top of European elections poll as Ukip loses support
>>6218680, >>6218723 POTUS' Daily Public Schedule for April 18, 2019
>>6218708 Swedish PM threatens EU States that oppose mass immigration with sanctions.
>>6218637 Twitter thread on Andrew Weismann
>>6218798 John Solomon: Obama Administration Spying on Trump Began in January 2016 - Evidence Is Coming (VIDEO)
>>6218803 PRESS CONF COMING? graphic
>>6218875 Victor Davis Hanson: Mueller Probe Could Backfire on Those Who Fabricated Russia-Collusion Narrative
>>6218889 Space Access 2019 Seeks to Open the Doors of Affordable, Reliable Access to Space
>>6218919 New HUD rule to prevent illegals from getting public housing assistance
>>6219008 New Homeland Security chief urges Congress to address border crisis
>>6219081 New NXIVM relationship with HRC dig and graphic
>>6219130 ISIS hard drive found in Syria details how Islamic State brought Muslim migrants into Europe.
>>6219233 #7952
#7951 Baker Change
>>6217771 UK Police Website Down As Hackers Protest Against Arrest of Julian Assange, Ecuador Also Hit With 40 MILLION Cyber Attacks
>>6217885 Reminder from Q: PRESS CONF. COMING?
>>6217889 Digg on 1989 SC ruling (Barr)
>>6217910 A mountain of NXIVM/Clinton evidence
>>6217937 4am talking points watch: White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release
>>6218003, >>6218026 Man arrested at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City after carrying gas canisters inside. Heavy police presence.
>>6218193 C_A's WaPo article: Fox News Was Right
>>6218253 Mueller won't attend Barr press conference on report
>>6218354 Memorandum of Law in Support of the Government's Motion to Admit Certain Racketeering Evidence
>>6218459 #7951
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
>>6217683 #7950
Previously Collected Notables
>>6216159 #7948, >>6216932 #7949
>>6213850 #7945, >>6214638 #7946, >>6215380 #7947
>>6211539 #7942, >>6213269 #7943, >>6213066 #7944
>>6209163 #7939, >>6209963 #7940, >>6210750 #7941
>>6206712 #7936, >>6207443 #7937, >>6208182 #7938
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6218471 at 2019-04-18 02:32:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7952: (YOU) Are A Threat To The Narrative Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6202962 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7951 Baker Change
>>6217771 UK Police Website Down As Hackers Protest Against Arrest of Julian Assange, Ecuador Also Hit With 40 MILLION Cyber Attacks
>>6217885 Reminder from Q: PRESS CONF. COMING?
>>6217889 Digg on 1989 SC ruling (Barr)
>>6217910 A mountain of NXIVM/Clinton evidence
>>6217937 4am talking points watch: White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release
>>6218003, >>6218026 Man arrested at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City after carrying gas canisters inside. Heavy police presence.
>>6218193 C_A's WaPo article: Fox News Was Right
>>6218253 Mueller won't attend Barr press conference on report
>>6218354 Memorandum of Law in Support of the Government's Motion to Admit Certain Racketeering Evidence
>>6218459 #7951
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
>>6217683 #7950
#7949
>>6216841 More outrage from the Left over Barr's comments / future press conference.
>>6216822 Former Oregon First Lady agrees to $50k fine.
>>6216746 'It's all a lie,' Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe (PBS)
>>6216738 Judge Murdoch who resigned amid sex misconduct claims dies.
>>6216704 Radical California curriculum wants to start teaching kindergartners about transgenderism.
>>6216655 Nadler echoes Schumer's claim that Barr is trying to get ahead of the report.
>>6216650 Guatemalan presidential candidate conspired to import coke into US for cartel.
>>6216444 NSA Culture looks like infinitechan symbol.
>>6216409 A California congressman is pushing to upgrade a retired Air Force colonel's Air Force Cross to a Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" during a fierce 1969 battle in Laos. o7
>>6216308 Mueller report released to the public via Special Counsel's office at 12pm tomorrow.
>>6216290 Schumer slams Justice Dept over 'pre-damage control' on Mueller report.
>>6216192 Prosecutors ask to present evidence that NXIVM sex cult leaders illegally bundled money for "a Presidential candidate." HRC?
>>6216264 Alexandra Chalupa: Key DNC operative that helped spawn the Russia dossier.
>>6216932 #7949
#7948
>>6216121, >>6216137 Two stolen Van Gogh paintings are finally returning to public view after 17 years.
Baker Change
>>6216008 Kirsten Gillibrand dig and connections
>>6215922 Feinstein tweets re the al-Nashiri trial
>>6215873 POTUS Sch: House Jud. Comm. will hold a press conf. tonight at 8pm
>>6215836 Cummings, Waters, And Schiff Sign Secret MOUs To Target Trump
>>6215738 Google hit by global login outage
>>6215727 Georgia freshman Dem does not list Omar donation on election filing
>>6215675 , >>6215686 Notre Dame: 'Odd smell in the air'
>>6215641 Past DJT tweets re dangers of current vaccination schedules etc
>>6215595 , >>6215646 Texts messages from Kim Foxx to staff re Smollett
>>6215795 , >>6215821, >>6215873, >>6215889, >>6215973 Panic watch cont.
>>6215493 , >>6215497, >>6215642, >>6215685, >>6215793 Panic watch cont.
>>6215483 Levine: Pompeo met with Barr
>>6215457 , >>6215472, >>6215742 More on the alleged NK missile
>>6216159 #7948
Previously Collected Notables
>>6213850 #7945, >>6214638 #7946, >>6215380 #7947
>>6211539 #7942, >>6213269 #7943, >>6213066 #7944
>>6209163 #7939, >>6209963 #7940, >>6210750 #7941
>>6206712 #7936, >>6207443 #7937, >>6208182 #7938
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6217696 at 2019-04-18 01:41:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7951: D5 Happenings Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6202962 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
>>6217683 #7950
#7949
>>6216841 More outrage from the Left over Barr's comments / future press conference.
>>6216822 Former Oregon First Lady agrees to $50k fine.
>>6216746 'It's all a lie,' Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe (PBS)
>>6216738 Judge Murdoch who resigned amid sex misconduct claims dies.
>>6216704 Radical California curriculum wants to start teaching kindergartners about transgenderism.
>>6216655 Nadler echoes Schumer's claim that Barr is trying to get ahead of the report.
>>6216650 Guatemalan presidential candidate conspired to import coke into US for cartel.
>>6216444 NSA Culture looks like infinitechan symbol.
>>6216409 A California congressman is pushing to upgrade a retired Air Force colonel's Air Force Cross to a Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" during a fierce 1969 battle in Laos. o7
>>6216308 Mueller report released to the public via Special Counsel's office at 12pm tomorrow.
>>6216290 Schumer slams Justice Dept over 'pre-damage control' on Mueller report.
>>6216192 Prosecutors ask to present evidence that NXIVM sex cult leaders illegally bundled money for "a Presidential candidate." HRC?
>>6216264 Alexandra Chalupa: Key DNC operative that helped spawn the Russia dossier.
>>6216932 #7949
#7948
>>6216121, >>6216137 Two stolen Van Gogh paintings are finally returning to public view after 17 years.
Baker Change
>>6216008 Kirsten Gillibrand dig and connections
>>6215922 Feinstein tweets re the al-Nashiri trial
>>6215873 POTUS Sch: House Jud. Comm. will hold a press conf. tonight at 8pm
>>6215836 Cummings, Waters, And Schiff Sign Secret MOUs To Target Trump
>>6215738 Google hit by global login outage
>>6215727 Georgia freshman Dem does not list Omar donation on election filing
>>6215675 , >>6215686 Notre Dame: 'Odd smell in the air'
>>6215641 Past DJT tweets re dangers of current vaccination schedules etc
>>6215595 , >>6215646 Texts messages from Kim Foxx to staff re Smollett
>>6215795 , >>6215821, >>6215873, >>6215889, >>6215973 Panic watch cont.
>>6215493 , >>6215497, >>6215642, >>6215685, >>6215793 Panic watch cont.
>>6215483 Levine: Pompeo met with Barr
>>6215457 , >>6215472, >>6215742 More on the alleged NK missile
>>6216159 #7948
Previously Collected Notables
>>6213850 #7945, >>6214638 #7946, >>6215380 #7947
>>6211539 #7942, >>6213269 #7943, >>6213066 #7944
>>6209163 #7939, >>6209963 #7940, >>6210750 #7941
>>6206712 #7936, >>6207443 #7937, >>6208182 #7938
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6217683 at 2019-04-18 01:41:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
Baking
#6217623 at 2019-04-18 01:37:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
Last call / Baking in 60
#6217565 at 2019-04-18 01:33:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition
#7950
>>6217518 10 Post Mueller questions that could turn the tables.
>>6217395 A former Trump administration official who cooperated with Robert Mueller's probe is having serious second thoughts about talking to the special counsel's office.
>>6217394 Democrats want Barr to cancel his press conference.
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
#6217308 at 2019-04-18 01:17:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition
#7950
>>6217234 Mueller report with minimum redactions?
>>6217168 DJT Tweet: "Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying…"
>>6217159 The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela.
>>6217072 PapaD Tweet: "Remember: Stefan Halper (CIA/MI6) paid me $3,000 to hear my thoughts on the energy business in Israel…"
>>6217094, >>6217110 Syria update.
>>6217059 Andrew Weismann & Mueller's embrace of a legally dubious theory of Obstruction of Justice.
>>6217034 McAuliffe isn't going to run for President.
#6217159 at 2019-04-18 01:07:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition
The United States Sanctions the central bank of Venezuela
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2019/04/291185.htm
#6216062 at 2019-04-17 23:39:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7948: The PANIC Watch Edition
"They Don't Have Enough": How Turkey Is Misrepresenting Its FX Reserves By 100%
(edit for space)
Three weeks ago, when Turkey was scrambling to defend the lira ahead of local municipal elections, a potentially destabilizing event which saw significant selling of the currency (and which ended up badly for Erdogan's ruling AKP party, which lost control of the two most important cities, Ankara and Istanbul), we reported that "the Turkish central bank had burnt through at least a third of its foreign reserves in March in an effort to stem a plunge in the lira", in a repeat of the crisis that engulfed the lira last summer and triggered a blast of inflation and the first recession in a decade, and was "putting the country on path to a full-blown currency and funding crisis."
There was just one problem: the central bank appears to have been if not lying, then grossly misrepresenting the true state of the country's foreign reserves .
As it turns out, Turkey has been pulling a financial trick popularized by China's PBOC for the past several years, and according to the FT, the country's central bank was propping up its foreign currency reserves with billions of dollars of short-term borrowed money, "raising fears among analysts and investors that the country is overstating its ability to defend itself in a fresh lira crisis."
After tumbling from a recent high of $34 billion to $25 billion at the end of March, Turkey reported that the net foreign reserves held by the central bank stood at $28.1 billion in early April - a sum which the FT notes was already believed to be inadequate because of Turkey's heavy need for dollars to cover debt and foreign trade. But what the Financial Times uncovered is that this total was "enhanced" by a surge in the use of swaps, or short-term borrowings, since March 25. Stripping those swaps out, the total is an alarmingly low $16 billion, an amount which could be depleted in just months, if not weeks, especially if the news of the CB's plunging reserves creates a self-fulfilling prophecy in which lira holders rush to convert their currency before the central banks runs out of dollars.
The chart below shows two sets of numbers: Turkey's true net foreign reserves, and the number that the central bank had used for public consumption, which includes the nominal amount of swaps.
To be sure, the Turkish currency market has been a shitshow for the past month: at the end of March, just days ahead of the elections, Turkey pulled another popular Chinese trick, when in an attempt to crush speculators and lira shorts, it briefly pushed up its overnight swap rates to 1350%, a level which resulted in swift condemnation from the international finance community which was furious at the ridiculous tricks pulled by the Erdogan government, as it instantly locked up the local financial system making international currency transfers impossible.
Then, once the central bank realized it couldn't keep swap rates at stratospheric levels for long, it decided to change its approach, and opted to lie about its reserve situation instead. So, starting roughly around the time the overnight swap rate collapsed back to normal on March 28.
What exactly are these swaps? Stated simply, this is money that Turkey borrowed from the country's commercial banks, which just so happens, are flush with dollars after individuals and companies flocked to hard currency as a haven.
For those following the fund flows, this circular arrangement was a delightfully Machiavellian construct by Erdogan: first, as a result of its collapsing reserves, the central bank prompted fears among the local population that its funding situation was unsustainable, forcing a surge in lira to dollar conversions among the local population (and foreign speculators). However, since the dollars that were received following the conversion were parked with the local banks, the central bank had easy access to use them - in the form of swaps - and as it received more dollars from the commercial banks, it not only could defend the lira further, using the people's money against them, but also misrepresent the true level of its net foreign reserves!
The bottom line is that they don't have enough, whether it's net or gross," Ash added. "Everyone in the market knows that Turkey doesn't have enough foreign currency reserves to mount a sustained and credible defence of the lira."
The only question is when will the price of the lira, which at the current level of 5.75 vs the dollar is wildly overvalued, start reflecting Turkey's dismal situation.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/they-dont-have-enough-how-turkey-misrepresenting-its-fx-reserves-100
(First China and now Turkey- No coincidences here!)
#6215355 at 2019-04-17 22:40:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7947: The 17:17 Edition
"They Don't Have Enough": How Turkey Is Misrepresenting Its FX Reserves By 100%
Three weeks ago, when Turkey was scrambling to defend the lira ahead of local municipal elections, a potentially destabilizing event which saw significant selling of the currency (and which ended up badly for Erdogan's ruling AKP party, which lost control of the two most important cities, Ankara and Istanbul), we reported that the Turkish central bank had burnt through at least a third of its foreign reserves in March in an effort to stem a plunge in the lira, in a repeat of the crisis that engulfed the lira last summer and triggered a blast of inflation and the first recession in a decade, and was "putting the country on path to a full-blown currency and funding crisis."
And despite what was a clear, continued central bank defense of the Turkish lira since then, Turkey's official reserves actually appeared to rise, in what was meant to telegraph confidence in the currency and give the impression that the currency was stable without continued central bank support.
There was just one problem: the central bank appears to have been if not lying, then grossly misrepresenting the true state of the country's foreign reserves .
As it turns out, Turkey has been pulling a financial trick popularized by China's central bank for the past several years, and according to the FT, the country's central bank was propping up its foreign currency reserves with billions of dollars of short-term borrowed money, "raising fears among analysts and investors that the country is overstating its ability to defend itself in a fresh lira crisis."
After tumbling from a recent high of $34 billion to $25 billion at the end of March, Turkey reported that the net foreign reserves held by the central bank stood at $28.1 billion in early April - a sum which the FT notes was already believed to be inadequate because of Turkey's heavy need for dollars to cover debt and foreign trade. But what the Financial Times uncovered is that this total was "enhanced" by a surge in the use of swaps, or short-term borrowings, since March 25. Stripping those swaps out, the total is an alarmingly low $16 billion, an amount which could be depleted in just months, if not weeks, especially if the news of the CB's plunging reserves creates a self-fulfilling prophecy in which lira holders rush to convert their currency before the central banks runs out of dollars.
The chart below shows two sets of numbers: Turkey's true net foreign reserves, and the number that the central bank had used for public consumption, which includes the nominal amount of swaps.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/they-dont-have-enough-how-turkey-misrepresenting-its-fx-reserves-100
#6213573 at 2019-04-17 20:14:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
The bank of Japan Is Now A Top-10 Shareholder In 50% Of All Japanese Companies
While traders continue to obsess over daily "China trade deal optimism" headlines, Japan's central bank is quietly nationalizing its entire market.
The last time we looked at how much of the stock market the bank of Japan controls, we found that Kuroda's central bank owned a stunning 75% of all Japanese ETFs as the central bank keeps buying stocks under its ultraloose monetary policy. Perhaps more importantly, as of March 2018, the Japanese central bank has also become a major shareholder in nearly 40% of listed companies. According to Nikkei calculations at the time, the bank was one of the top 10 shareholders in 1,446 listed companies out of 3,735.
Fast forward to today, when according to the latest BOJ holdings update following even more ETF purchases, the BOJ held over 28 trillion yen ($250 billion) in ETFs as at the end of March, or 4.7% of the total market capitalization of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This, of course, in addition to the BOJ's trillions in Japanese JGB holdings, which at last check were over 100% of GDP and 43% of all outstanding.
It gets better. According to the latestNikkei calculations, not only has the BOJ also become the top shareholder in 23 companies, including Nidec, Fanuc and Omron, through its ETF holdings, but as of Q1, it was among the top 10 holders for 49.7% of all Tokyo-listed enterprises.
In other words, the BOJ has gone from being a Top 10 holder in 40% Japanese stocks last March, to 50% just one year later.
But wait, there's more: as the Nikkei further calculates, the bank of Japan will overtake a state-run pension fund - the world's largest - as the top shareholder in Tokyo-listed companies as early as 2020, even as concerns rise regarding the central bank's outsize role in the nation's capital market. Assuming that the bank maintains its current target of 6 trillion yen (just over $53BN at prevailing rates) in new purchases a year, its holdings would expand to about 40 trillion yen by the end of November 2020. This would place it above the Government Pension Investment Fund's TSE first-section holdings of more than 6%.
In other words, Japan's central bank will soon be the biggest individual owner of Japanese stocks. Somewhere, Brezhnev is spinning in his grave.
As the Nikkei poetically puts it, "Japan's capital market used to be characterized by a complex web of cross-shareholdings, with banks and insurers playing the leading role over retail investors. This was followed by a period when foreign investors rapidly expanded their presence." Now, the BOJ is ushering in a new age for the Japanese market: the age of creeping nationalization, where a monetary authority is becoming the biggest owner of corporate assets using money printed out of thin air to fund the purchases.
The central bank is snapping up stocks - both domestically and internationally - to "keep the market stable" and raise inflation toward its 2% goal. "We will support forward-looking economic activity by companies and households," BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told lawmakers Tuesday.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/bank-japan-now-top-10-shareholder-50-all-japanese-companies
#6213392 at 2019-04-17 19:58:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
The bank of Japan Is Now A Top-10 Shareholder In 50% Of All Japanese Companies
(that's going to end well…not)
While traders continue to obsess over daily "China trade deal optimism" headlines, Japan's central bank is quietly nationalizing its entire market.
The last time we looked at how much of the stock market the bank of Japan controls, we found that Kuroda's central bank owned a stunning 75% of all Japanese ETFs as the central bank keeps buying stocks under its ultraloose monetary policy. Perhaps more importantly, as of March 2018, the Japanese central bank has also become a major shareholder in nearly 40% of listed companies. According to Nikkei calculations at the time, the bank was one of the top 10 shareholders in 1,446 listed companies out of 3,735
Fast forward to today, when according to the latest BOJ holdings update following even more ETF purchases, the BOJ held over 28 trillion yen ($250 billion) in ETFs as at the end of March, or 4.7% of the total market capitalization of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This, of course, in addition to the BOJ's trillions in Japanese JGB holdings, which at last check were over 100% of GDP and 43% of all outstanding.
It gets better. According to the latestNikkei calculations, not only has the BOJ also become the top shareholder in 23 companies, including Nidec, Fanuc and Omron, through its ETF holdings, but as of Q1, it was among the top 10 holders for 49.7% of all Tokyo-listed enterprises.
In other words, the BOJ has gone from being a Top 10 holder in 40% Japanese stocks last March, to 50% just one year later.
But wait, there's more: as the Nikkei further calculates, the bank of Japan will overtake a state-run pension fund - the world's largest - as the top shareholder in Tokyo-listed companies as early as 2020, even as concerns rise regarding the central bank's outsize role in the nation's capital market. Assuming that the bank maintains its current target of 6 trillion yen (just over $53BN at prevailing rates) in new purchases a year, its holdings would expand to about 40 trillion yen by the end of November 2020. This would place it above the Government Pension Investment Fund's TSE first-section holdings of more than 6%.
There are even more serious considerations as the BOJ bravely pursue its goal of nationalizing the entire stock market: a drop in share prices, which would squeeze the central bank's capital, could also erode confidence in the yen. "If the Nikkei Stock Average falls below about 18,000, the market value of the ETF holdings would fall below their book value," according to Deputy Gov. Masayoshi Amamiya. What that would mean for the BOJ's balance sheet is unclear, but the bank would counter that it could just print more money at that point.
What is most shocking, however, is that there are allegedly reputable and respected economists, who look at this absolutely insane Ponzi arrangement - which is straight out of 1960s USSR - in which money printed out of thin air is used to lift stock prices, and find nothing wrong with it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/bank-japan-now-top-10-shareholder-50-all-japanese-companies
#6213283 at 2019-04-17 19:45:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
>>6212993 (lb)
>>6213124 (lb)
I posted this last bread in answer to anons question, might help others understand the formation of the fed, it's original purpose and what it has become.
'Check Armstrongeconomics.com (blog), excellent true history of the Fed, it's original purpose and what it has become 4 part series:'
'The original design of the Fed was to be private, for banks were to contribute to fund their own bailouts, as JP Morgan had done taking the lead during the Panic of 1907. It was not to be a government bailout operation. The United States had no central bank at that time. There was never any intent to create the institution as it exists today: the original design was altered dramatically by lawyers who never understood the madness of their own minds in their pursuit of power as politicians.'
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/qa/the-creature-from-jekyll-island/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-ii/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-iii-the-takeover/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-iv-the-bankers-strike-bank/
#6213124 at 2019-04-17 19:27:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7944: The "What You Can Do For Your Country" Edition
>>6212993
Check Armstrongeconomics.com (blog), excellent true history of the Fed, it's original purpose and what it has become 4 part series:
'The original design of the Fed was to be private, for banks were to contribute to fund their own bailouts, as JP Morgan had done taking the lead during the Panic of 1907. It was not to be a government bailout operation. The United States had no central bank at that time. There was never any intent to create the institution as it exists today: the original design was altered dramatically by lawyers who never understood the madness of their own minds in their pursuit of power as politicians.'
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/qa/the-creature-from-jekyll-island/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-ii/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-iii-the-takeover/
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/americas-economic-history/the-federal-reserve-part-iv-the-bankers-strike-bank/
#6213095 at 2019-04-17 19:24:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7944: The "What You Can Do For Your Country" Edition
>>6213083
They had been trying to get a central bank in the USA since the 1800's.
#6207251 at 2019-04-17 04:52:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7937: Mueller Report Is Coming Edition
China's Bond Vigilantes Loom As Economic Data Stabilizes
All hope-filled eyes are straining at tonight's data deluge from China for signs that confirm the PMI spike (and exports rebound) that fueled the latest leg higher in global stocks and bond yields.
Remember, the official narrative is that after a rocky start to the year, the roll out of targeted stimulus has boosted investment, buoyed consumption and helped the manufacturing sector.
Or put another way, thanks to unprecedented injections of credit and endless fiscal and monetary largesse, Chinese stocks have tracked aggressively higher, following China's world-leading credit impulse back from the abyss
And thanks to that resurgence of China's credit impulse (in the face of a Fed that has talked a lot but done nothing), the divergence between US and Chinese macro data performance is at an extreme.
The headliner…
*China Q1 GDP Growth YoY BEAT at +6.4% vs +6.3% expected (and +6.4% prior)
That is still equal to the weakest Chinese growth on record (at least 27 years), the same as the Q1 2009 plunge lows.
And the undercard:
*China March Industrial Production YoY BEAT at +6.5% vs +5.6% expected (up from +5.3% prior)
*China March Retail Sales YoY MEET at +8.3% vs +8.3% expected (up from +8.2% prior)
*China March Fixed Asset Investment YoY MEET at +6.3% vs +6.3% expected (up from +6.1% prior)
*China March Property Investment YoY ROSE to 11.8% from +11.6% YoY prior
*China March Surveyed Jobless Rate FELL to 5.2% from 5.3% prior
Graphically…(see cap 3)
All of which could be a problem.
(cap 2 shows the repo rate spazzing(circled red text) out over last 8 months or so. It is now breaking out to the upside and little can be done about it.)
As Bloomberg notes, for China bonds, already the worst performer among the world's debt markets this year, things may be about to get worse. The figures tonight on the economy confirm broad improvement for March. That'll tend to help stocks and sap demand for the safety of government debt. What's more, the PBOC is adopting a hawkish tone, emphasizing it plans to control excessive money supply amid signs of a recovery. Overnight repo rates just jumped to the highest in 4 years.
As Bloomberg notes, much of this year's rally in bonds and stocks have to do with the PBOC re-opening liquidity tap. But China's central bank is now stepping back. Here's the timeline:
The much anticipated reserve ratio cut on April did not materialise; the PBoC skipped open-market operations for 18 days in a row; this morning, the new MLF PBOC offered is not enough to cover the retiring one.
(In other words they need a bigger boat and do not have one)
All of that suggests the government will have a tough time finding buyers for its 1- and 10-year bonds up for sale Wednesday.
And with Chinese yields accelerating at an extreme pace, we wonder if China's unprecedented stimulus (record credit injections and endless fiscal and monetary promises) may be about to bite them in the arse as it appears there is at least one nation left with Bond Vigilantes still standing… who will stymie a fragile economic rebound with a soaring cost of capital and a vicious cycle that PBOC will struggle to escape - withdraw/slow stimulus chatter to avoid incendiary default-inducing rate spike (but face economic and equity market slump), or keep the pedal to the metal blowing bubbles around the world until it all goes pop.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-16/chinas-bond-vigilantes-loom-economic-data-stabilizes
(they will pop before we do)
#6203904 at 2019-04-16 23:48:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7933: Memorandums of Treason Edition
Ending the Fed will not end the corruption that is inherent in
a central bank. Dealing with large sums of money = power and
power = corruption.
However, it will focus the bank on meeting its mandate in more
enlightened ways instead of just working in the interests of big
business.
We just have to be careful that as we place it into the control of the people that we don't subject it to the caprice and mob mentality of
popular opinion,
#6200256 at 2019-04-16 17:42:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7928 We Didn't Start The Fire Edition
White House talking to other possible Fed candidates: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering other possible candidates for the board of the Federal Reserve although U.S. President Donald Trump still backs his two potential nominees, Herman Cain and Stephen Moore, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday.
Kudlow, speaking to reporters at the White House, added that Trump's picks are still going through the nominating process for the seats on the U.S. central bank's board of governors.
"We are talking to a number of candidates. We always do," he said when asked if the White House was vetting alternates for Cain and Moore, whose controversial potential nominations have raised concerns among economists as well as some of Trump's fellow Republicans.
"We support (Stephen Moore). We support Herman Cain. We'll just let things play out in the vetting," he said.
Despite the assurances, Kudlow's comments could signal the administration is increasingly open to other Fed nominees, amid a rising chorus of opposition to their nominations.
The U.S. Senate must confirm any nominees, and Republicans control the chamber with 53 seats. But four of them have said they oppose Cain, a former pizza company chief executive, effectively sinking his nomination.
Neither candidate's name has been formally sent to the Senate, but Trump has pledged to do so.
Trump has repeatedly slammed the Fed for raising rates, saying that rate hikes are holding back the economy. His pick of Moore and Cain has been seen by critics as a means to put pressure on the central bank to ease policy and help him politically.
Such pressure could undermine the Fed's long-guarded image as an independent, nonpartisan entity, economists and other critics have argued.
Moore has spoken on several conservative radio talk shows this month extolling Trump's economic policies, echoing his view that the Fed's rate hikes last year were a mistake, and laying out his case for a rate cut, which Trump has called for.
Cain has said the reason he was under attack as a nominee is because he is a conservative. Cain's bid for president in 2012 was derailed by accusations of sexual harassment that he has repeatedly denied.
"At the end of the day, it will probably be up to Herman Cain if he wants to stay in that process or not," Kudlow said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fed/white-house-talking-to-other-possible-fed-candidates-kudlow-idUSKCN1RS1O3
#6199224 at 2019-04-16 15:58:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7927 Shilling Intensifies: Approaching Target Edition
Four Days After Julian Assange Arrest, Ecuador Hit By Over 40 Million Cyber Attacks
Ecuador, the South American country has said that post the arrest of whistleblower Julian Assange from its embassy on London on Thursday, the country has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions.iWikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested from his political asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London. Patricio Real, Ecuador's deputy minister for information and communication technologies told that the attack started on Thursday and most attacks did "principally come from the United States, Brazil, Holland, Germany, Romania, France, Austria and the United Kingdom," as well as from the South American country itself.
Assange was arrested after Ecuador president Lenin Moreno stripped him of his diplomatic immunity following after seven years of self-imposed exile in the building.
Moreno accused Assange of meddling in the "processes of other states" and "spying."
Apart from removing his asylum status, Ecuador also ended his nationality as an Ecuadorian which he was given in 2017 under the government of Moreno's predecessor Rafael Correa.
Javier Jara, the undersecretary of the electronic government department of the telecommunication minister, said that the government websites are facing "volumetric attacks" that blocked access to the internet following "threats from those groups linked to Julian Assange."
Major hit were the webpages of the foreign ministry, the central bank, internal revenue service and the president's office apart from universities and ministries.
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/four-days-after-julian-assange-arrest-ecuador-hit-by-over-40-million-cyber-attacks-365537.html
#6196166 at 2019-04-16 05:52:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7923: Now Comes The PAIN in 23 Edition
A Global Rally Killer Has Emerged In China
Back in early October, the market catalyst that killed the US rally and sent stocks tumbling into a brief bear market after Powell warned that the neutral rate was a "long way away", was the sudden spike in yields, which surged above 3.3%, breaking out above long-term resistance, and leading to renewed speculation that the 30 year long bull market in bonds is (again) officially over.
But while US yields have remained stubbornly low, perhaps in anticipation of rate cuts and/or QE4, perhaps due to increased buying from foreigners due to sliding FX hedging costs, there is one place where yields have recently soared much higher: the same place whose massive credit expansion in the past three months has led to renewed hopes for global "green shoots", and speculation that the economic slump is now over - China.
After surging in the the first two weeks of April at the fastest pace in more than 2 years, on Monday Chinese ten-year yields rose to 3.38% Monday, extending their highest levels this year.
And while for much of the recent advance Chinese equities were willing to ignore the spike in interest rates, in the past week Chinese stocks have been ominously toppy, and have continued to slide in Tuesday's session.
(umm they are up 200+points right now)
As a result, and perhaps due to fears that Chinese liquidity is again getting too tight, on Tuesday the PBOC broke its streak of 18 consecutive days without open market interventions, and injected a net of 40 billion yuan via 7 day reverse repos.
What is a Reverse Repurchase Agreement
A reverse repurchase agreement is the purchase of securities with the agreement to sell them at a higher price at a specific future date. For the party selling the security (and agreeing to repurchase it in the future) it is a repurchase agreement (RP) or repo; for the party on the other end of the transaction (buying the security and agreeing to sell in the future) it is a reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) or reverse repo.
Repos are classified as a money-market instrument, and they are usually used to raise short-term capital.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/reverserepurchaseagreement.asp
(continued)
And, all else equal, it does appears that Chinese liquidity will shrink even more in the coming weeks, and local markets will face tighter credit conditions this quarter than in 1Q after the PBOC indicated the current pace had gone beyond its target. That, as Yinan Zhao cautions, is going to add to the pain for slumping sovereign bonds as investors face an uncertain economic outlook and reduced chances for stronger easing.
But wait, there's more: while US traders are casting a fearful eye on just how bad the EPS contraction in Q1 earnings season will be (and whether it will recover in Q2 and onward) in China it will be far worse. Indeed, the sharp Monday slump in Chinese small caps "underscores the dangers for mainland stock markets as what could be an ugly earnings season kicks off and steals the limelight from stimulus hopes", as Bloomberg's Kyoungwha Kim writes today.
Here's the punchline: while US stocks are expected to post a roughly 4% drop Y/Y, China small cap earnings will be a massacre, with Q1 EPS on the ChiNext board forecast to slump 29% y/y, following a 12% drop in the prior quarter. That's in line with China's dour Jan.-Feb. economic data. Paradoxically, as earnings tumbled, the ChiNext index soared by over 35% during the same period, so any disappointment in earnings will lead traders to rush for the exits… especially if rates keep rising as liquidity shrinks. This will keep markets volatile in April, especially as the ChiNext's double top formation sets the gauge up for a correction.
That plus concerns that the Chinese central bank will not cut rates as previously consensus had expected, stocks have topped out, even as 10Y yields have continued marching higher, and hit 3.40% in early Tuesday trading, the highest level since mid-December. In other words as Bloomberg's Wes Goodman writes, while the PBOC says it will keep good control of the money supply, "yields may have more to rise even if the central bank is trying to temper the pace of the advance."
The risk is that if yields rise even higher, the rally in Chinese stocks - which has outperformed all major markets in 2019 - is now officially over.
The silver lining in China, just like in the US, is that any earnings recession is expected to be brief: in Q2 earnings are already predicted to rebound, largely thanks to the recent VAT cut, with overall 2019 EPS growth for the ChiNext seen at 52%.
Whether or not that happens will ultimately depend on whether Chinese interest rates keep rising from here, and will also likely determine the fate of the global rally which, all else equals, is now entering extremely overbought territory.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-15/global-rally-killer-has-emerged-china
#6193803 at 2019-04-16 01:52:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7920: Get Ready For An Avalanche Edition
>>6193767
Gold moved to central bank?
laundered to middle east?
what happened to Libya?
#6190890 at 2019-04-15 22:20:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7916: Bullshitzer Prize Edition
>>6190338 pb
There could've been evidence in there ABOUT Fake history; that would've given more proof?
feels like there was something there which needed to be hidden.
>>6190346
Probably not a Catholic Church originally,
It's evidence for history
Likely obstruction of Justice to burn it.
Plus a major trauma for the French
They like to traumatized.
Satanist / Nihilist.
Same day Lincoln was shot
Same day Satanists did the Titanic op , wheere many people suffered, And suffered for 100 years over their central bank scam, enabled by the Titanic op…
People who claim "I don't care" and "I hate religion" is that "stem-winders" trolls or are people actually that ignorant?
>(You
#6190707 at 2019-04-15 22:07:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7916: Bullshitzer Prize Edition
>>6190598
Big habbening goin on.. dont know if past notable
4/9/19
Venezuela removes 8 metric tons of gold from central bank
https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-removed-eight-tons-of-central-bank-gold-last-week-sources-say/4806662.html
#6190553 at 2019-04-15 21:58:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7916: Bullshitzer Prize Edition
Venezuela Sells $400 Million in Gold Amid Sanctions, Sources Say
-Venezuela sold about $400 million in gold despite a growing international push to freeze the country's assets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
-The amount, which would equal almost 9 tons, was reflected by a drop in the bank's total reserves, which fell to $8.6 billion on April 12, according to data provided by the central bank. About $5.1 billion of that is gold.
-A central bank press official didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the sale Monday.
-The sale could mean President Nicolas Maduro has found a way to skirt the economic blockade. Maduro has blown through reserves, selling gold to firms in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, as sanctions increasingly cut off his authoritarian regime from the global financial system. While he maintains a stranglehold on power on the ground – including the military and government bureaucracy – opposition leader Juan Guaido is using support from dozens of countries to slowly seize Venezuela's financial assets abroad.
-The U.S., which recognizes Guaido as the nation's rightful leader, sanctioned state gold producer Minerven last month. It said lucrative trading in the precious metal keeps the military loyal to Maduro.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-sells-400-million-gold-194319089.html
#6186929 at 2019-04-15 17:49:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7911: They All Get An Illegal Edition
>>6186528
>>6186541
Remember, our Canadian globalist propaganda media is also owned by the same globalist scumbags that own America's globalist propaganda media.
While America's greatest treason was in 1913 when a dem House, dem Senate and a dem president turned 100's of million of American's into debt-slaves to globalist scum by violating the American Constitution and allowing the setting up of the rothschild cult so-called "federal" reserve; the Greatest Treason in Canadian history was done by liberals here in 1974 when the treasonous liberals violated our constitution to turn Canadians into debt-slaves and gave control of our currency to the rothschild cult and even though we already had a central bank - The bank of Canada - owned (most foolishly believe) by Canadian citizens, they simply gave control to the rothschild cult and now the so-called bank of canada is classed as a rothschild cult central bank, like most other countries…with those not having one to soon by invaded.
Canadians foolish enough to give the globalist propaganda media more than the cursory glance it deserves just to reinforce the knowledge that what they spew is vomitous garbage are, like dem cultists, warped and believe completely in the lies of the liberal owned and controlled globalist propaganda.
Sadly though, unlike American's, we do not have anyone in Canada with the political will to challenge our destruction even if we can see it coming. We don't have a Trump! We have the son of Canada's Number One Traitor as our current prime (not deserving of a capital) minister and he has shown repeatedly that he is following his father's work in the destruction of Canada to the glory of their true owners.
The old adage is just as valid in Canada as it is in America:
Negative expectations yield negative results;
Positive expectations yield…Negative results;
Having NO expectations yields…negative results.
Government Treason is endemic in any country where there is no political will to protect the people from the globalist-owned carpetbagger pigs who buy and sell mentally-deficient puppets amongst themselves to generate protection for their evil destruction and theft of the people's and the nation's - any nation they infect - birthright.
America = 113 years (1913-1916) of Government Treason.
Canada = so far, 45 years (1974 to present) of Government Treason.
All of the above brings the next:
Can we PLEASE borrow your President? PLEASE!!!
#6186474 at 2019-04-15 17:09:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7911: They All Get An Illegal Edition
https://twitter.com/leovanipayseur/status/1117783756767670273?s=21
They must jerk off on the anguish they cause everybody with the Income Tax and central bank Fiat currency bullshit.
Enough of this ruse.
#6184162 at 2019-04-15 13:02:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7908 Monday Forecast: Cloudy with Isolated Shillstorms Edition
>>6184147
>Mario Draghi
https://in.reuters.com/article/us-imf-worldbank-ecb/ecbs-draghi-worried-about-feds-independence-idINKCN1RP0K9
ECB's Draghi worried about Fed's independence
European central bank President Mario Draghi expressed concern on Saturday about the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence, warning that a loss of its autonomy could undermine the credibility of policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of two controversial candidates to the Fed's board and persistent calls for rate cuts has raised the specter of government interference, challenging a fundamental tenet of modern central banking.
"I'm certainly worried about central bank independence in other countries, especially… in the most important jurisdiction in the world," Draghi said about the United States.
"If the central bank is not independent, then people may well think that monetary policy decisions follow political advice rather than objective assessment of the economic outlook," he told a news conference.
Governments from Turkey to India and the United States have put increasing pressure on their central banks in recent months, igniting a debate about the value of independence.
But some argue that unconventional policy, used widely now, redistributes wealth, so monetary policy makes increasingly political decisions and thus requires increased political scrutiny.
"Within (their) mandate, however, central banks ought to be left free to choose what's the best way to comply with the mandate," Draghi said. "Because if you don't let them be free, then they're not accountable. That's the central banking framework since the 80s everywhere."
Still, Draghi argued that he saw no similar threat to the ECB's independence given the legal safeguards and he also did not think that cases of interference elsewhere were undermining global confidence.
#6184143 at 2019-04-15 12:59:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7908 Monday Forecast: Cloudy with Isolated Shillstorms Edition
>>6184132
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/04/14/us-federal-reserve-has-weakened-stocks-us-growth-trump-claims/
US Federal Reserve has weakened stocks and US growth, Trump claims
US stocks would be nearly a third higher and the economy growing more robustly were it not for the actions of its central bank, the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump has claimed.
Mr Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the independent central bank, accusing it of undermining momentum in the US economy.
Earlier this month the President called for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates in order to put a "rocket" under growth.
His fresh criticisms come after global leaders said they were worried about central bank independence during the International Monetary Fund's Spring conference in Washington.
European central bank chief Mario Draghi, expressed concern that political interference…
Mario Draghi
#6177122 at 2019-04-14 20:38:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7899: Trump Curse In Reverse. The Lions, Tigers, and Beers Edition
Sudan's Military Council Retires Defence Chief, Envoys to US and Switzerland
Sudan's military council announced a number of measures in reforming the country after the Sudanese army ousted President Omar Bashir, who had ruled the country for 30 years, amid months-long anti-government protests.
Sudan's military council announced a number of measures for reforming the country. In particular, they stated that they would form a committee to take over the former governing party's assets. The council has also promised to release all army and police officers who participated in the protests.
Moreover, the council has refused to participate in the country's transitional government, explaining that they should wait for elections.
They have also declared that they have restructured the country's intelligence and security service, appointing General Abu Bakr as the new intelligence head. Apart from this, the council stated that they had retired the country's Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf, as well as the ambassadors to Washington and Geneva.
Earlier in the day, the central bank of Sudan on Sunday froze accounts of all government bodies, dissolved by the country's newly established ruling transitional military council, the bank said in a statement.
"Based on the decision of the military council, we decided to freeze all accounts of government bodies dissolved by the council [the parliament, presidential office, state authorities and so on]" the statement obtained by Sputnik said.
Prior to that, the deputy head of the Sudanese transitional military council, Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu, held a meeting with US charge d'affaires ad interim in Khartoum Steven Koutsis at the presidential palace, according to the council's statement, obtained by Sputnik.
During the meeting, Daqlu briefed the US diplomat on the situation in the country and the reasons for the establishment of the transitional council. The deputy head of the council also discussed with Koutsis what steps could be taken to ensure security and stability in Sudan.
"The charge d'affaires ad interim, in turn, has welcomed the role of the military council in establishing stability and assured [the council's deputy head] of the need to continue cooperation between the two parties", the statement added.
https://sputniknews.com/africa/201904141074119099-sudan-us-meeting/
#6176499 at 2019-04-14 19:25:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7898: Strait Is The Gate And Narrow Is The Way Edition
UK fears Brexit could hurt global hunt for new BoE governor
(just STFU already with the fear porn, you don't need one and the problems you have are expressly because of having one)
British finance minister Philip Hammond has fired the starting gun for the race to succeed bank of England Governor Mark Carney, but concerns about Brexit may keep some potential contestants on the sidelines.
Britain is unusual in throwing open the invitation to run its central bank to candidates from around the world.
Yet Carney's tenure - the first for a foreigner at the BoE - has been seen as a success (yea sure ask a citizen what they think) for the country's financial diplomacy, and the government is keen to promote what it calls a "global Britain" after the country leaves the European Union.
The chances are high that the Canadian's successor was somewhere among the thousands of delegates at the International Monetary Fund's half-yearly meeting last week, where Hammond told media the process for finding a new governor was "getting underway".
Attendees included all four of the BoE's current deputy governors, the head of Britain's market regulator as well as central bankers, academics and other policymakers from across the globe.
The role becomes vacant on Feb. 1 next year when Carney leaves after over six years on the job. This followed five years as governor of the bank of Canada - during which he was courted by Hammond's predecessor, George Osborne, when they met at international meetings in 2012.
But the next BoE governor will have to reckon with a sharply divided political backdrop on top of the obvious challenges that Brexit poses as regards short-term growth and longer-term regulatory relations with the EU.
"There may be some candidates who might be deterred from an application because of the political debate around Brexit, which inevitably the governor of the bank of England can't avoid being part of," Hammond said in Washington.
Carney has been criticized by members of hardline pro-Brexit faction of the Conservative Party.
Jacob Rees-Mogg last year labeled Carney a "wailing banshee" and a "failed second-tier politician" who gave unfairly negative forecasts of the economic impact of Brexit. Boris Johnson, when foreign secretary, was dismissive of BoE predictions of Brexit damage.
Shortly after coming to power, Prime Minister Theresa May said in a speech that the BoE's quantitative easing had damaging side-effects.
Brexit has certainly put off many other job-seekers. Recruitment agencies report falling numbers of job searches from overseas and net immigration to Britain by EU nationals fell to the lowest since 2009 last year - though non-EU immigration rose strongly.
http://br.mobile.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSKCN1RQ0NL
#6176094 at 2019-04-14 18:38:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7897: Where The Rubber Meets The Road Edition
You had 'one job', Jerome…
Trump Admits It's The Fed's "Job" To Push Stocks Higher
When President Trump demanded earlier this month that the Fed should cut interest rates to undo some of the damage it has done to the economy with its pernicious rate hikes, we pointed out the obvious dissonance between advocating for rate cuts while insisting that the economy is the strongest it has ever been.
But the incongruity disappears when one considers that the central bank's "dual mandate" simply masks its true purpose: To levitate asset prices and ensure that wealthy Americans get richer, while (at least for now) averting an all-out pension fund crisis.
Though the central bank's "third mandate" is rarely, if ever, directly acknowledged, President Trump violated this convention in a tweet on Sunday, when he declared that the central bank, had it "done its job properly" would have sent the Dow another 5,000 to 10,000 points higher, and that GDP growth would have been "well over 4%".
In essence, this is the president admitting that the Fed's only job is to push stocks higher, damn the deteriorating fundamentals that make leave valuations increasingly divorced from reality.
Of course, as many have pointed out, Trump's conversion to Fed interventionism is a relatively recent development.
While this tweet will almost certainly elicit howls from economists warning about the damage Trump is doing to the Fed' precious 'credibility' (or whatever is left of it), we think it's refreshing to finally hear the most powerful man in the free world speak openly about its most powerful central bank.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-14/trump-admits-its-feds-job-push-stocks-higher
#6174683 at 2019-04-14 15:36:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7896: Facebook, Instagram down, but Comfy Here
Trump Slams Fed Again, Says Stocks Should Be 5,000-10,000 Higher
President Donald Trump, renewing his attack on the Federal Reserve, claimed the stock market would be "5000 to 10,000" points higher had it not been for the actions of the U.S. central bank.
"If the Fed had done its job properly, which it has not, the Stock Market would have been up 5000 to 10,000 additional points," the president tweeted on Sunday. "Quantitative tightening was a killer, should have done the exact opposite!"
The president delivered his latest assault on the Fed as his motorcade pulled into Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, for a Sunday outing.
His venting comes as his two recent picks for the Fed, businessman Herman Cain and conservative economist Stephen Moore, have come under fire, with several Republicans indicating Cain may not be able to win confirmation in the Senate.
It also comes days after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a frequent target of Trump's criticism, told lawmakers at a Democratic Party retreat that the central bank won't bend to political pressure, according to two people in the room for the closed-door event.
Trump picked Powell as Fed chairman, replacing Janet Yellen, but later indicated that he regretted the decision, and in late 2018 discussed the feasibility of firing him before appearing to decide against it. Trump has criticized the Fed's rate increases as it tried to gradually move them to a level that neither stymies nor stimulates growth.
The rate hikes have slowed some segments of the economy, such as housing, but overall the U.S. economic expansion continues, along with the lowest unemployment in decades and inflation near the Fed's 2 percent target.
Lately, Trump has urged the Fed to cut rates to turn the economy into a "rocket ship," which White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said last week would be growth in the 4 to 4.5 percent range.
The Federal Reserve raised rates four times in 2018, but has since paused, saying it will be "patient" as it assesses the need for any additional changes in the policy rate, now in a target range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent.
U.S. stocks have risen sharply this year after the Fed's dovish pivot, reversing a late-2018 swoon. The benchmark S&P 500 Index closed Friday at 2,907.41, less than one percent below its record high close from September. U.S. central bankers in March signaled no rate moves in 2019, based on their outlook for solid if unspectacular economic growth with inflation near goal.
f Trump was referring to the more narrow Dow Jones Industrial Average, his tweet suggested the index could be over 36,000 points absent the Fed's moves. The Dow closed on Friday at 26,412.30.
Defending the Fed
Prior to Trump's tweeting, global policy makers had spent the weekend leaping to the defense of the Fed and other central banks facing pressure from politicians. At talks of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, European central bank President Mario Draghi said on Saturday that he was "certainly worried about central bank independence" and especially "in the most important jurisdiction in the world."
While many politicians want their central banks to juice growth by keeping monetary policy easy, the risk is the political meddling leaves investors worrying about a flare up of inflation and push up market interest rates in response, potentially hurting expansions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-13/america-s-upper-middle-class-feeling-the-pinch-too
#6174112 at 2019-04-14 14:16:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7895: Digging the Legal Propaganda and 4AM Drops Edition
>>6174038
Quantitative tightening (QT) is a contractionary monetary policy applied by a central bank to decrease the amount of liquidity within the economy. The policy is the reverse of quantitative easing (QE) aimed to increase money supply in order to "stimulate" the economy.[1][2] The QE policy was massively applied by leading central banks to counter the Great Recession that started in 2008.[2] The prime rates were decreased to zero; some rates later went into the negative territory. For example, to fight with ultra-low inflation or deflation caused by the economic crisis, the European central bank, overseeing monetary policy for countries that use the euro, introduced negative rates in 2014. The central banks of Japan, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland also set negative rates.[3]
The main goal of QT is to normalise (i.e. raise) interest rates in order to avoid increasing inflation as it becomes expensive to access money and reduces demand for goods and services in the economy. Like QE before it, QT has never been done before on a massive scale, and its consequences have yet to materialize and be studied.[4] Beginning in 2018 the FED began retiring some of the debt on their balance sheet beginning Quantitative Tightening.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_tightening
<pic is me
#6173993 at 2019-04-14 13:56:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7895: Digging the Legal Propaganda and 4AM Drops Edition
Deutsche bank : Commerzbank Deal May Rest on a Mountain of 'Badwill'
German banking giant Deutsche bank AG will likely depend on an obscure but valuable accounting quirk to make a deal for smaller rival Commerzbank AG workable.
Deutsche bank has told investors and others close to the bank that it hopes European central bank supervisors will allow wide latitude to use the accounting treatment – known as negative goodwill, or "badwill" – as part of a takeover, people familiar with the talks said.
The two banks have been in formal talks since March over a potential merger, spurred on by the German government. There is no guarantee a deal will happen. Both banks are viewed skeptically by investors and trade at deep discounts to their book value, reflecting poor profits and lingering doubts about the quality of some assets.
(and much lying)
A combined bank could recognize a onetime profit of more than EUR16 billion, or more than $18 billion, using badwill, according to analyst estimates. That profit would be crucial for maintaining the combined entity's capital ratios, which regulators are likely to increase as a condition of approving a deal.
The badwill number could vary greatly depending on the valuation paid for Commerzbank. It could also shrink if Deutsche bank, after it executes a deal, decides Commerzbank's assets are worth less than their current book value. The less badwill that is generated, the more fresh capital from shareholders could be needed.
Deutsche bank shareholders, who since 2008 have injected more than EUR30 billion of capital into the bank, are resistant to put in much more. Even with a hefty badwill gain, the combined bank will need fresh cash to lay off employees and close unwanted operations. Asset disposals – such as selling Deutsche bank's asset management arm DWS, or Commerzbank's Polish operations known as mbank – could also be used to raise cash.
"This is not free money that can be used to fund restructuring costs or clean up the balance sheet or return to shareholders," Jeremy Sigee, analyst at Exane BNP Paribas, wrote in a recent note. "Every penny of it is needed to keep the regulatory capital ratios where they started."
Badwill lets buyers book a profit if they buy a target for less than net-asset value, or book value, which is the difference between a firm's assets and liabilities. If a target company is sold for less than its stated book value, then the buyer can treat the difference as a gain.
https://www.marketscreener.com/DEUTSCHE-bank-AG-56358396/news/Deutsche-bank-Commerzbank-Deal-May-Rest-on-a-Mountain-of-Badwill-28421338/
In other words DB has lied about the value of it's asset's for a very long time (see mark-to-model vs mark-to-market) and completing this transaction will force both of these bank's to come clean about it.
It's not called 'Badwill' for nothing. If your friend sells you a car for less than the asking price do you get to take the difference in the price (money you saved) and call it income?
Same thing going on here.
#6172163 at 2019-04-14 06:00:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7893: Saturday Night Fever The Graveyard Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6121863)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7892 baker change
>>6171428 Full screen caps of all of qanon.pub as of today, 4/13/19
>>6171560 Cali Dept of Water Resources (DWR) folks hiding something at Oroville Dam Spillway?
>>6171503, >>6171632, >>6171589, >>6171540 Ukraine's top prosecutor says he's found collusion
>>6171750 POTUS masters tweet and Q drop 1171 - Big Day Good Luck common makers
>>6170850, >>6170914, >>6171293, >>6171507 Anons on the Titanic and Lincoln
>>6171748, >>6171858, >>6171875 Skolnick digs
>>6171855 The Good Fight S3 ep3 spoopy caps
>>6172034, >>6172117 SC ACT II - twatter decode of a DJT from tonight
>>6171752 anon on the CBS assassination thing
>>6172153 #7892
#7891
>>6170690 Why the Queen of England Pretends to be a Christian
>>6170718 The Brexit Party: "UKIP but without the far-right", claims Legend Nigel Farage
>>6170841 Communist Chinese government announces bounty rewards for informants who identify Christians to be "disappeared" by the regime
>>6170850, >>6170914 Anons on the Titanic
>>6170918, >>6170959 Tegan Shohet wrote the episode in question, and Jim McKay directed it.
>>6170976, >>6171275 Ukrainian Ambassador's Car Attacked as Podesta Lobbying Investigation Escalates
>>6170980 CBS Busted By Mom For Using Image Of Her Vaccine-Injured Child To Falsely Claim Measles Caused Injuries
>>6171000 Anon on why the indictment of Greg Craig is important
>>6171012, >>6171031 5.2 earthquake hit Hawaii
>>6171110 How Kenya gave Julian Assange's WikiLeaks its first major global scoop
>>6171676 #7891
#7890 Baker Change
>>6169895 China, Russia "Spread Disorder" And "Corruption" In Latin America: Pompeo
>>6169898 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #2327
>>6169909 Missing F in new DJT - Q+ shout out to 8bit
>>6169920, >>6169939, >>6170091, >>6170175, >>6170255, >>6170408 CBS Calling for Trump's assassination subliminally
>>6169985 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #14
>>6170135 CAIR calling POTUS' tweet life endangering
>>6170161 Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
>>6170174 'Big Brother is watching': Facebook 'accidentally' includes secret messages in Oculus VR devices
>>6170242 Title 8. Section 1182, Subsection (f)
>>6170259 Russia Warns "New World Order" Being Formed
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
>>6170440 Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
>>6170450 Sunday will be 17 months and 17 days since Q's first drop
>>6170585 #7890
#7889
>>6169564 New Trump twat, the right to move illegals to santuary cities
>>6169498 Trump asylum policy gets rare reprieve from Court of Appeals
>>6169345 American doctor working for Living Water Missionary shot in Haiti.
>>6169242 Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling more than $3 million from a client with paraplegia
>>6169777 #7889
Previously Collected Notables
>>6169015 #7888
>>6166679 #7885, >>6167486 #7886, >>6168236 #7887
>>6164259 #7882, >>6165055 #7883, >>6165884 #7884
>>6161891 #7879, >>6162671 #7880, >>6163460 #7881
>>6159533 #7876, >>6160333 #7877, >>6161088 #7878
>>6157192 #7873, >>6157960 #7874, >>6158756 #7875
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6171375 at 2019-04-14 04:27:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7892: The Power Of The People Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6121863)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7891
>>6170690 Why the Queen of England Pretends to be a Christian
>>6170718 The Brexit Party: "UKIP but without the far-right", claims Legend Nigel Farage
>>6170841 Communist Chinese government announces bounty rewards for informants who identify Christians to be "disappeared" by the regime
>>6170850, >>6170914 Anons on the Titanic
>>6170918, >>6170959 Tegan Shohet wrote the episode in question, and Jim McKay directed it.
>>6170976, >>6171275 Ukrainian Ambassador's Car Attacked as Podesta Lobbying Investigation Escalates
>>6170980 CBS Busted By Mom For Using Image Of Her Vaccine-Injured Child To Falsely Claim Measles Caused Injuries
>>6171000 Anon on why the indictment of Greg Craig is important
>>6171012, >>6171031 5.2 earthquake hit Hawaii
>>6171110 How Kenya gave Julian Assange's WikiLeaks its first major global scoop
>>6171359 #7891
#7890 Baker Change
>>6169895 China, Russia "Spread Disorder" And "Corruption" In Latin America: Pompeo
>>6169898 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #2327
>>6169909 Missing F in new DJT - Q+ shout out to 8bit
>>6169920, >>6169939, >>6170091, >>6170175, >>6170255, >>6170408 CBS Calling for Trump's assassination subliminally
>>6169985 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #14
>>6170135 CAIR calling POTUS' tweet life endangering
>>6170161 Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
>>6170174 'Big Brother is watching': Facebook 'accidentally' includes secret messages in Oculus VR devices
>>6170242 Title 8. Section 1182, Subsection (f)
>>6170259 Russia Warns "New World Order" Being Formed
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
>>6170440 Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
>>6170450 Sunday will be 17 months and 17 days since Q's first drop
>>6170585 #7890
#7889
>>6169564 New Trump twat, the right to move illegals to santuary cities
>>6169498 Trump asylum policy gets rare reprieve from Court of Appeals
>>6169345 American doctor working for Living Water Missionary shot in Haiti.
>>6169242 Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling more than $3 million from a client with paraplegia
>>6169777 #7889
#7888
>>6169001 US Army Tweet: Expert Field Medical Badge Combat Testing.
>>6168805 Gaetz on Jeanine tonight @9PM discussing Barr's comments re: spying.
>>6168771 Scott Free Productions behind 'The Good Fight'.
>>6168748 World's largest plane makes first flight over California.
>>6168626 Beautiful story from anon.
>>6168720 Moar on General Flynn's banner change.
>>6168586 Pinkerton on how Omar is blowing up the Democrat's game.
>>6168509 Russia says globalization is dying.
>>6168455 Ex-Clinton official leads 'dark money' effort to get Brett Kavanaugh fired from teaching job: report.
>>6168393 DJT Tweet: "Democrats must change the Immigration Laws FAST…"
>>6168394 Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam.
>>6168371 Q Proof: "Knowingly"
>>6168346, >>6168383 US Marines: "Max Effort." Related Q proof?
>>6168332 DJT Tweet: "So interesting to see the Mayor of Oakland and other Sanctuary Cities NOT WANT our currently "detained immigrants" after release…"
>>6168328 US Marines Tweet: "Welcome to 400."
>>6168320 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6169015 #7888
Previously Collected Notables
>>6166679 #7885, >>6167486 #7886, >>6168236 #7887
>>6164259 #7882, >>6165055 #7883, >>6165884 #7884
>>6161891 #7879, >>6162671 #7880, >>6163460 #7881
>>6159533 #7876, >>6160333 #7877, >>6161088 #7878
>>6157192 #7873, >>6157960 #7874, >>6158756 #7875
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6170596 at 2019-04-14 03:12:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7891: Misspellings Matter Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6121863)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7890 Baker Change
>>6169895 China, Russia "Spread Disorder" And "Corruption" In Latin America: Pompeo
>>6169898 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #2327
>>6169909 Missing F in new DJT - Q+ shout out to 8bit
>>6169920, >>6169939, >>6170091, >>6170175, >>6170255, >>6170408 CBS Calling for Trump's assassination subliminally
>>6169985 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #14
>>6170135 CAIR calling POTUS' tweet life endangering
>>6170161 Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
>>6170174 'Big Brother is watching': Facebook 'accidentally' includes secret messages in Oculus VR devices
>>6170242 Title 8. Section 1182, Subsection (f)
>>6170259 Russia Warns "New World Order" Being Formed
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
>>6170440 Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
>>6170450 Sunday will be 17 months and 17 days since Q's first drop
>>6170585 #7890
#7889
>>6169564 New Trump twat, the right to move illegals to santuary cities
>>6169498 Trump asylum policy gets rare reprieve from Court of Appeals
>>6169345 American doctor working for Living Water Missionary shot in Haiti.
>>6169242 Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling more than $3 million from a client with paraplegia
>>6169777 #7889
#7888
>>6169001 US Army Tweet: Expert Field Medical Badge Combat Testing.
>>6168805 Gaetz on Jeanine tonight @9PM discussing Barr's comments re: spying.
>>6168771 Scott Free Productions behind 'The Good Fight'.
>>6168748 World's largest plane makes first flight over California.
>>6168626 Beautiful story from anon.
>>6168720 Moar on General Flynn's banner change.
>>6168586 Pinkerton on how Omar is blowing up the Democrat's game.
>>6168509 Russia says globalization is dying.
>>6168455 Ex-Clinton official leads 'dark money' effort to get Brett Kavanaugh fired from teaching job: report.
>>6168393 DJT Tweet: "Democrats must change the Immigration Laws FAST…"
>>6168394 Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam.
>>6168371 Q Proof: "Knowingly"
>>6168346, >>6168383 US Marines: "Max Effort." Related Q proof?
>>6168332 DJT Tweet: "So interesting to see the Mayor of Oakland and other Sanctuary Cities NOT WANT our currently "detained immigrants" after release…"
>>6168328 US Marines Tweet: "Welcome to 400."
>>6168320 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6169015 #7888
#7887
>>6168228 DJT Tweet: "I never offered Pardons to Homeland Security Officials, never ordered anyone to close our Southern Border…"
>>6168056 DJT Tweet: "The New York Times Sanctuary Cities/Immigration story today was knowingly wrong on almost every fact…"
>>6168067 Jay Sekulow: 3 FISA applications were denied.
>>6167936, >>6167984 Q posts from around this time last year. Connected?
>>6167946 Stone says he wants full Mueller report for his defense.
>>6167937 US leads effort to pump $10bn into Venezuela's shattered trade once Maduro is out.
>>6167912 Cindy McCain's wealth steadily increases.
>>6167901 POTUS and Ivanka tweets pointing to imminent happenings?
>>6167890 Jared Cohen associated with 25th amendment conspiracy?
>>6167827 POTUS Schedule: Lid called at 4:04.
>>6167810 Planefag: HOQK42 callsign.
>>6167700 Republicans are sweeping Florida!
>>6167589 A quick rehash of how Gregory Craig was closely connected with Paul Manafort and also the Podesta Group.
>>6167555 DJT Tweet: "Great playing by @TigerWoods (at the) @TheMasters. Tomorrow will be a big and exciting day for golf and for sports. Many fantastic players in the hunt. Ratings Gold - Good luck to all!"
>>6168236 #7887
Previously Collected Notables
>>6166679 #7885, >>6167486 #7886
>>6164259 #7882, >>6165055 #7883, >>6165884 #7884
>>6161891 #7879, >>6162671 #7880, >>6163460 #7881
>>6159533 #7876, >>6160333 #7877, >>6161088 #7878
>>6157192 #7873, >>6157960 #7874, >>6158756 #7875
Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6170585 at 2019-04-14 03:11:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
#7890
>>6169895 China, Russia "Spread Disorder" And "Corruption" In Latin America: Pompeo
>>6169898 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #2327
>>6169909 Missing F in new DJT - Q+ shout out to 8bit
>>6169920, >>6169939, >>6170091, >>6170175, >>6170255, >>6170408 CBS Calling for Trump's assassination subliminally
>>6169985 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #14
>>6170135 CAIR calling POTUS' tweet life endangering
>>6170161 Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
>>6170174 'Big Brother is watching': Facebook 'accidentally' includes secret messages in Oculus VR devices
>>6170242 Title 8. Section 1182, Subsection (f)
>>6170259 Russia Warns "New World Order" Being Formed
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
>>6170440 Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
>>6170450 Sunday will be 17 months and 17 days since Q's first drop
#6170499 at 2019-04-14 03:01:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
LAST CALL
#7890
>>6169895 China, Russia "Spread Disorder" And "Corruption" In Latin America: Pompeo
>>6169898 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #2327
>>6169909 Missing F in new DJT - Q+ shout out to 8bit
>>6169920, >>6169939, >>6170091, >>6170175, >>6170255, >>6170408 CBS Calling for Trump's assassination subliminally
>>6169985 Missing F connection to [F] from Q #14
>>6170135 CAIR calling POTUS' tweet life endangering
>>6170161 Trump may present trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament as officials weigh security concerns
>>6170174 'Big Brother is watching': Facebook 'accidentally' includes secret messages in Oculus VR devices
>>6170242 Title 8. Section 1182, Subsection (f)
>>6170259 Russia Warns "New World Order" Being Formed
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
>>6170440 Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
>>6170450 Sunday will be 17 months and 17 days since Q's first drop
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>>6170478
>>6170381
>>6170445
two anons didn't want the notable, so I removed it
#6170392 at 2019-04-14 02:52:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
>>6170359 Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
Notable
#6170359 at 2019-04-14 02:49:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
Venezuela removes eight more tonnes of gold from central bank
The Venezuelan regime led by Nicolás Maduro is continuing to remove gold from the central bank, according to local media.
The government allegedly withdrew eight tonnes of gold from the central bank's vault during the first week of April, the news agency Reuters said. The agency reported the government had already removed eight tonnes in late February.
A member of the government told Reuters that gold reserves have fallen by 30 tonnes in 2019.
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/reserves/gold/4143851/venezuela-removes-eight-more-tonnes-of-gold-from-central-bank
#6170334 at 2019-04-14 02:47:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7890: Fast Moving but Comfy Edition
Brazilian president unveils draft law to increase central bank independence
Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro signed a draft law on April 11 that, if approved by parliament, would reinforce the independence of the central bank of Brazil.
The draft law still needs to obtain the support of both houses of Brazil's legislature, the chamber of deputies and the senate, before passing.
The reform would give the central bank complete autonomy to set the monetary policy framework, and specific policy targets, as well as to implement the measures it thinks necessary
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/accountability/4143666/brazilian-president-unveils-draft-law-to-increase-central-bank-independence
#6167457 at 2019-04-13 22:34:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7886: What A Time To Be Alive Edition
>>6167390
I have no problem with money lenders.
As long as it's done by those who have real money to loan.
If we all had printing presses in our garages printing up federal reserve notes to spend into the economy, the problem in the system would quickly reveal itself.
we can't say we weren't warned
Alan Greenspan explains it in this short six page summary
Gold and economic freedom
Editor's note - It may surprise more than a few gold devotees to learn they have an ideological friend in none other than Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. Starting in the 1950s, in fact, Greenspan was a stalwart member of Ayn Rand's intellectual inner circle. A self-designated "objectivist", Rand preached a strongly libertarian view, applying it to politics and economics, as well as to religion and popular culture. Under her influence, Greenspan wrote for the first issue of what was to become the widely-circulated Objectivist Newsletter. When Gerald Ford appointed him to the Council of Economic Advisors, Greenspan invited Rand to his swearing-in ceremony. He even attended her funeral in 1982. In 1967, Rand published her non-fiction book, Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal. In it, she included Gold and Economic Freedom, the essay by Alan Greenspan which appears below. Drawing heavily from Murray Rothbard's much longer The Mystery of banking, Greenspan argues persuasively in favor of a gold standard and against the concept of a central bank.
http://www.usagold.com/publications/greenspan.pdf
#6166583 at 2019-04-13 20:57:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7885: Storm On The Horizon Edition
Ecuador Hacked After Julian Assange Arrest
Two days after the Thursday arrest of Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy, several government websites were hacked; including Ecuador's official website, the central bank of Ecuador, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ecuadorian Assembly in the UK, according to Gateway Pundit's Cassandra Fairbanks, who was in London last week and documented the run-up to Assange's arrest. Concurrent with the breach, a hacking group operating under the name "AL1NE3737" released a database containing the full names and passwords for what appear to be 728 Ecuadorian government employees.
Furthermore, Ecuador's sites were hit with Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. According to DefCon Lab. Among those involved in these attacks stand out from the groups / hacker DeathLaw , 5UB5, Cyb3r C0nven Security and Al1ne ( Pryzraky ). DoS actions has consistently been against the Ecuadorian government targets, the country that gave Julian Assange to the UK police." -DefCon Lab
The hacker Al1ne ( Pryzraky ) performed page defacements against and released a list of vulnerable targets related to the government of Ecuador.
Agrocalidad - The Agency of Regulation and Control Fito and Zoosanitario: http://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec/
Metropolitan Transit Agency: http://www.amt.gob.ec/
Instituto Geográfico Militar - Ecuador: http://www.igm.gob.ec/
As noted by Fairbanks, "The cyber attack was reminiscent of 2010's "Operation Avenge Assange" which was launched by the broader "Operation Payback" effort. The movement lead to hacktivists hitting companies such as PayPal, PostFinance, Mastercard, Visa, and others who had blocked services to WikiLeaks with a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack. This is when a website is flooded with fake traffic until it crashes and goes offline."
Following Assange's Thursday arrest, more than 70 MPs and peers signed a letter urging the UK home secretary to ensure that the WikiLeaks founder is extradited to Sweden if Swedish authorities request it. Sweden is considering whether to open a previously-dropped investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault against Assange. The United States, meanwhile, wants to try Assange for the largest-ever leak of government secrets in 2010. On Thursday, the Justice Department hit him with an indictment that claims the WikiLeaks founder helped former US Army intelligence analyst crack DoD password using Linux. "The indictment alleges that in March 2010, Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S. Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet), a U.S. government network used for classified documents and communications," reads a DOJ press release. Materials Manning released included videos of various US airstrikes in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the "Iraq War Logs" and "Afghan War Diary." Assange faces five years in prison if convicted in the Manning case.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-13/ecuador-hacked-after-julian-assange-arrest
#6166355 at 2019-04-13 20:34:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7885: Storm On The Horizon Edition
Two days after the Thursday arrest of Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy, several government websites were hacked; including Ecuador's official website, the central bank of Ecuador, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ecuadorian Assembly in the UK, according to Gateway Pundit's Cassandra Fairbanks, who was in London last week and documented the run-up to Assange's arrest.
Sauce: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-13/ecuador-hacked-after-julian-assange-arrest
#6164043 at 2019-04-13 16:46:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7882: Reeee Our FAMILY The Wake and Bake Saturday Brunch Edition
==China denounces protectionism in swipe at U.S. trade policy++
Protectionism has harmed mutual trust among countries and limited the scope for multilateral cooperation, a vice governor of China's central bank said on Saturday, taking a swipe at the Trump administration's "America First" trade policies.
Chen Yulu, a vice governor at the People's bank of China (PBOC), urged the International Monetary Fund to continue supporting a rules-based multilateral trade system as tariffs play "only a limited role" in fixing bilateral trade imbalances.
"The protectionism of some countries has harmed mutual trust among countries, limited the scope for multilateral cooperation, and impeded the willingness to achieve it," Chen said in a statement to the IMF's steering committee during the IMF and World bank spring meetings in Washington.
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Translation: Trump, thru the use of bi-lateral trade agreements and tariffs, has upset China's ability to export their products, dump their steel/aluminium, steal intellectual property, and just generally ruined their rise at the expense of other countries. We want to go back to globalism where our country can establish ridiculous trade deficits with other nations, in effect stealing their wealth, along with stealing their intellectual property and selling as our own in our own country.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-worldbank-china-idUSKCN1RP0HU?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5cb20fd3e6dfda0001dd2dd1&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
#6162626 at 2019-04-13 14:11:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7880: Night Fire Edition
Closer Everyday
More than 40 central banks worldwide are researching on government cryptocurrencies
According to a report by the World Economic Forum, more than 40 central banks deal with state digital currencies.
The World Economic Forum, a Swiss foundation best known for its eponymous annual conference in Davos, released a report on central bank blockchain research on Wednesday.
According to the report, more than 40 central banks around the world are addressing the issue of government digital currencies (CBDCs) or intending to begin their investigations in the near future. This research movement was initiated by the bank of England in 2014 and has now produced more than 60 academic reports.
An important project remains unnamed
The report of the World Economic Forum names, among other things, the e-Krona project of the Swedish Reichsbank. The Scandinavian country is particularly predestined for a state digital currency because of its sharply lower cash use.
https://thebitcoinnews.com/more-than-40-central-banks-worldwide-are-researching-on-government-cryptocurrencies/
#6161868 at 2019-04-13 11:15:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7879: Wolverines Edition
World bank
AIDS
IMF
Chains
OPEC
Oligarchs
Natural Gas
Wastewater
Ground water
ocean acidity
central bank liquidity
gold standard
asteroid mining
globalist dining
cannibal festival
mardi gras
big floats
drinks, drugs
MKultra
Swept under the rug
hollyweird
grow a beard
nazarite
cthulu guru
narrative beat
take a seat
rich power
revolution
cower
get over it
get lit
throw a fit
change is coming
rich wives humming
new world order tune
call me a loon
call me crazy
guarantee one thing
manufactured reality
gettin' hazy
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- Question: [TOPIC: TAXPAYER THEFT] INSIDER vs OUTSIDER RETAIN CONTROL vs. LOSE CONTROL Kennedy was an outsider [assassinated] Reagan was an outsider [assassination attempt] POTUS is an outsider [CLAS HIGH] How much money (CASH) was sent by the FED to Iraq (Iraq War)? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-cash/u-s-sent-pallets-of-cash-to-baghdad-idUSN0631295120070207 https://www.cnbc.com/id/45031100 How much money (CASH) was confiscated from the Iraq central bank? https://www.ozy.com/flashback/saddam-husseins-billion-dollar-bank-heist/66076 [Example – not intended for PUBLIC awareness] https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/world/investigation-into-missing-iraqi-cash-ended-in-lebanon-bunker.html If it worked in IRAQ, why not replicate in IRAN? How much money (CASH) was sent to IRAN? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-paid-iran-1-3b-two-days-after-400m-cash-transfer Who controls the distribution of funds? Who accounts for the funds? Who has access to the funds? Who ‘really’ has access to the funds? Do funds return in the form of political donations? Do funds return in the form of massive donations to ‘FOUNDATIONS’ and/or ‘INSTITUTES’? Do funds return in the form of offshore bank accounts for future payments/payoffs? Replicate: Environment (‘Green’), AID assist, etc. NO HONEST CONTROL IN PLACE. NO CHECKS & BALANCES IN PLACE. NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE. Threat of an OUTSIDER becoming PRESIDENT? LOSS OF CONTROL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qIXXafxCQ “Trillions of dollars at stake.†"Controlled by group of special interests." "Illusion of democracy." [Welcome to the Real World] WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THE WRONGS. WE, THE PEOPLE, MUST RECLAIM WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS. WE MUST RISE. WE MUST FIGHT. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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- Question: ‘Yellow Brick Road’.
Answer: National Academy graduates fondly recall their experience on the “Yellow Brick Road.†The final test of the fitness challenge, the Yellow Brick Road is a grueling 6.1-mile run through a hilly, wooded trail built by the Marines. Along the way, the participants must climb over walls, run through creeks, jump through simulated windows, scale rock faces with ropes, crawl under barbed wire in muddy water, maneuver across a cargo net, and more. When (and if) the students complete this difficult test, they receive an actual yellow brick to memorialize their achievement. The course came to be known as the “Yellow Brick Road†years ago, after the Marines placed yellow bricks at various spots to show runners the way through the wooded trail. The overall fitness challenge began at the National Academy in 1981 and has evolved over the years; we started awarding yellow bricks in 1988. https://www.fbi.gov/services/training-academy/national-academy
Extra Answer:
Open Answer: "Yellow Brick Road." Alice & Wonderland. Marines to follow the path to find the stolen uranium and take-down the Uranium Crime Syndicate via the mass arrests. CERN LHC tied-in with BITCOIN, created by Alice at the CERN LHC labs, and the Uranium Crime Syndicate uses Bitcoin and Alice to hide their earnings in Bitcoin. Marines to follow the brick road and go after these criminals. "Q Is saying that the U.S. will return to sound money (no cabal-controlled central bank (no Federal Reserve)) The Yellow Brick Road is a central part of the book The Wizard of Oz, which was written in 1900, before the Federal Reserve was created. The Yellow Brick Road refers to the gold standard which refers to sound money. Currency that is tied to gold retains value. Currency that is not tied to gold is printed in massive quantities and loses value. The Wizard of Oz was about U.S. currency, gold, and silver in late 1800s and early 1900s. Explanation of the characters of the book: https://theyellowbrickroadfreeblog.wordpress.com/the-meaning-of-the-yellow-brick-road/ ******** "Yellow..." could also be an obtuse reference to the uranium one scandal and FBI involvement. A yellow brick might be a gold bar - we are well on our "way" (road) to a gold backed currency. ********** There are supposedly several thousand tons of gold in the Grand Canyon held under guard by the U.S. Military. Several of the past Presidents going back to the Bush I have tried to get access to these locations but have been denied. Also the cover of the January 1988 edition of 'The Economist' (owned by the Rothschilds) depicts a one world currency in 2018. This could explain why things are moving with such speed and ferocity.
News:
Confidence: high
- Question: Dr. Emmett J. Rice.
Answer: - Worked for the Fed 1960-62 - Helped establish the central bank of Nigeria in 1962 - Acting Director of the Office of the Developing Nations for the Treasury Department 1964 - U.S. director at World bank 1966 - After leaving the fed in 1986 he worked for the DC Chapter of American Red Cross - Father of Susan Rice, former US ambassador to the United Nations and the country’s former National Security Advisor. NYT WEDDINGS; Susan E. Rice, Ian Cameron Published: September 13, 1992 http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/13/style/weddings-susan-e-rice-ian-cameron.html https://archive.fo/FT6q1
Extra Answer: Muckety Map for Dr. E. J. Rice direct link to image: https://media.8ch.net/file_store/90c7bf48cbbf9f6635dcb9ad74dc9bf685323ba9959517d0934c85a8c997cb7b.png Father to Susan E. Rice, NSA advisor to BHO Worked at: * Governor of the Federal Reserve System * Reserve bank of India as a Fulbright Fellow * Assistant Professor of Economics at Cornell University * Adviser to the central bank of Nigeria in Lagos * Deputy Director of the Treasury Department’s Office of Developing Nations * Alternate Executive Director for the International bank for Reconstruction and Development (World bank) * Alternate Executive Director for the International Development Association * Alternate Executive Director for the International Finance Corporation * Executive Director of the Mayor’s Economic Development Committee for Washington, D.C. * Senior Vice President of the National bank of Washington * Federal Reserve (FED) member
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News:
Confidence: high
- Question: The ‘fix’ has always been in – no matter which party won the election (-JFK (killed)/Reagan(shot)).
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Open Answer: Paul A. Volcker, the Federal Reserve chairman, received an urgent warning two weeks after Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election. Some of the president-elect’s advisers, he was told, wanted to abolish the central bank and replace it with a computer program that would manage interest rates and monetary policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/business/economy/trump-the-fed-yellen-gets-ready-for-reckoning.html On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as they were leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan Jan 19 1982 ''I can't respond to that because the Federal Reserve System is autonomous,'' the President said at a news conference, when asked if he agreed with recent calls for Mr. Volcker's resignation. ''There is no way I can comment on that,'' Mr. Reagan added. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/20/business/reagan-criticizes-fed-s-move.html Gunman Hinckley had lived in Lubbock TX from 1974 through 1980, when he was an intermittent student at Texas Tech University there. Hinckley's father founded the Vanderbilt Energy Corporation (an Oil Company). Vanderbilt Energy Corporation filed as a Domestic For-Profit Corporation in the State of Texas and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately forty-two years ago on Thursday, May 1, 1975 , according to public records filed with Texas Secretary of State. On Tuesday, March 31 the Houston Post published a copyrighted story under the headline: "BUSH'S SON WAS TO DINE WITH SUSPECT'S BROTHER, by Arthur Wiese and Margarte Downing." The lead paragraph read as follows: Scott Hinckley, the brother of John Hinckley Jr., who is charged with shooting President Reagan and three others, was to have been a dinner guest Tuesday night at the home of Neil Bush, son of Vice President George Bush, The Houston Post has learned. According to the article, Neil Bush had admitted on Monday, March 30 that he was personally acquainted with Scott Hinckley, having met with him on one occasion in the recent past. Neil Bush also stated that he knew the Hinckley family, and referred to large monetary contributions made by the Hinckleys to the Bush 1980 presidential campaign. Neil Bush and Scott Hinckley both lived in Denver at this time. Scott Hinckley was the vice president of Vanderbilt Energy Corporation, and Neil Bush was employed as a land man for Standard Oil of Indiana. John W. Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin, lived on and off with his parents in Evergreen, Colorado, not far from Denver.
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- Question: Why?
Answer: Rothschilds ordered assassination of Theresa May (UK PM) under guise of a ‘terrorist attack’ to install a puppet that could stop BREXIT. This would ensure their continued control of UK and EU under central banking.
Extra Answer: Expanded thinking: London Mayor Sadiq Khan implicated. Nigel Farage’s ‘accident’ less accidental. -Theresa May Attempt happened in March. (Video Included) Moment Theresa May is bundled into car as shots are heard during London terror attack https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3165551/moment-theresa-may-is-bundled-into-car-as-shots-are-heard-during-london-terror-attack/ https://archive.fo/H9FiB -Theresa May assassination plot suspect in court - CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/06/europe/theresa-may-assassination-plot-intl/index.html https://archive.fo/PJqUc
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- Question: banks control Gov’ts
Answer: Rothschild on the top, controlling governments and money through central banks.
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Open Answer: one + is soros. Is Soros about to go away "willingly"? two ++ is Rothschilds Top: SA, militant enforcement, rat lines, energy, neutralized Middle: Rs, central banking cartel, next, legs and head cut Bottom: Soros, media, population control, trapped McMaster authorized spying on Trump, sent intel to Soros: https://theintercept.com/2017/12/04/trump-white-house-weighing-plans-for-private-spies-to-counter-deep-state-enemies/ Soros, dual citizen, is caught by both US (Trump) and Hungary (Orban): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hungary-says-anti-george-soros-campaign-most-successful-yet/2017/12/05/4018c902-d9dc-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html?utm_term=.d6dd0c3b46c2
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- Question: Wealth = power.
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Open Answer: Rothschild and eight other banking families, all jews, privately own the Federal Reserve bank and all the other central banks, and creates cash out of thin air when making loans to the government and then get it all back as profit when the loan is paid, and gets interest on it in the meantime. They want to keep this ponzi scheme. Everything they are attacking nations with, such as compromised politicians, open borders, race bastardization, poverty, pre-arranged wars is how they protect this scam into perpetuity.
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- Question: What is the FED?
Answer: Consortium of private central banks in the US.
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- Question: Why is this relevant?
Answer: Wealthy, influential opposition was eliminated.
Extra Answer: Removal of powerful opposition allowed control of world energy future and creation of the Federal Reserve under Rothschild central banking cartel.
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- Question: Why did select ‘individuals’ not make it into the lifeboats?
Answer: John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor and Ida Straus were all opposed to the creation of a central bank.
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- Question: What was the real purpose of the war?
Answer: Creation of Israel by Rothschilds
Extra Answer: Destroy the central power in Europe (Germany) that had dared to created an independent public central bank not based on usury and not affiliated with Rothschild central banking system.
Open Answer: To contain communism. Weaken the British Empire. Make Israel a destination for Jews. Set up future conflict with Islam. Start to use the US in the global agenda along with it's military and industrial resources. Create debt on all sides.
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- Question: How did Soros replace family ‘y’?
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Open Answer: David Rockefeller died in 2017. He was the last grandson. Also: (Posted 11/24/2017) Is The End Nigh: Rockefellers And Rothschilds Merge by Tyler Durden May 30, 2012 8:16 AM http://www.zerohedge.com/news/end-nigh-rockefellers-and-rothschilds-merge "You know its bad when... two of the largest and best-known 'familia' in Europe and the US come together. As the FT reports, The Rockefellers and The Rothschilds are uniting under a common group as Rothschild Investment Trust and Rockefeller Financial Services become one. The patriarchs (David Rockefeller 96, and Lord Rothschild 76) have been 'connected' for five decades. Between the Rothschild's 'sprawling' multi-century banking empire across Europe and the Rockefeller's roots in 1882 Oil-money, we can only imagine the Illuminati, Freemasons, Templars, and central bankers of the world are quaking in their boots at this new global force for change - The Rothsellers or is it The Rockchilds. What next? It seems only Soros is left to complete the holy trinity..." ALSO (Posted 11/24/2017 20:03) http://www.texemarrs.com/092014/rockefeller_rothschild_unite.htm which references Business Insider article by Simon Black May 30, 2012
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- Question: Wealth (over generations) buys power. Power (over generations) buys more wealth/control. More wealth/control buys countries and its people. Families combined (TRI) = NWO. Inner TRI families will collapse
Answer: Saudi Arabia Rothchild Soros SA - provides a way of undisclosed influence over individuals, the source of all financial persuasion. When the clean up of SA occurred the majority of the TRIs slush funds went with it. SA’s job is to bribe, fund and stay relatively behind the scenes. SA = Controls people in governments Rothchild - provides a way of influence over matters of national finance (all the central banks). They are able to control and manipulate national finances to their favour via “legitimised avenues†such as stocks, property investments etc. While these avenues generate massive wealth they are also fairly well documented hence the need for a “cash flow†partner in SA. Rothchilds have also worked their way into some extremely influential positions to be able to manipulate things to their benefit. They own the newswires Associated Press (AP), Thomson-Reuters as well as publications like The Economist. This is the way they can set and control the narrative. Rothchild = Influence + manipulation (information/narrative) Soros - influences mainstream media. It’s no good having the power to control and manipulate national finances unless you have a way of voicing your agendas. Soros is reported to have connections to over 30 MSM outlets. Soros = Control of information Soros - also influences people through organizations (Open Society) which is a clearinghouse for subversive organizations that works with others like National Endowment for Democracy and other CIA fronts. Through these, infiltration into academia and other areas of society can exert and enormous influence over the public and social trends. The "color revolutions" where the same flyers were passed out in different countries are an example of this influence. Overthrow governments for the central families (TRI - the cabal) via CIA and using social media to guide the public. Soros = Control of mass movements of people/social trends
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Open Answer: TRI = Trilateral Commission founded by David Rockefeller & Zbigniew Brzezinski. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission
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- Question: LIST OF ROTHSCHILD-OWNED bankS Papua New Guinea - Zimbabwe
Answer: Papua New Guinea: bank of Papua New Guinea Paraguay: central bank of Paraguay Peru: central Reserve bank of Peru Philip Pines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Poland: National bank of Poland Portugal: bank of Portugal Qatar: Qatar central bank Romania: National bank of Romania Russia: central bank of Russia Rwanda: National bank of Rwanda San Marino: central bank of the Republic of San Marino Samoa: central bank of Samoa Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Senegal: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Serbia: National bank of Serbia Seychelles: central bank of Seychelles Sierra Leone: bank of Sierra Leone Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovakia: National bank of Slovakia Slovenia: bank of Slovenia Solomon Islands: central bank of Solomon Islands South Africa: South African Reserve bank Spain: bank of Spain Sri Lanka: central bank of Sri Lanka Sudan: bank of Sudan Surinam: central bank of Suriname Swaziland: The central bank of Swaziland Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank Switzerland: Swiss National bank Tajikistan: National bank of Tajikistan Tanzania: bank of Tanzania Thailand: bank of Thailand Togo: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Tonga: National Reserve bank of Tonga Trinidad and Tobago: central bank of Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia: central bank of Tunisia Turkey: central bank of the Republic of Turkey Uganda: bank of Uganda Ukraine: National bank of Ukraine United Arab Emirates: central bank of United Arab Emirates United Kingdom: bank of England United States: Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve bank of New York Vanuatu: Reserve bank of Vanuatu Venezuela: central bank of Venezuela Vietnam: The State bank of Vietnam Yemen: central bank of Yemen Zambia: bank of Zambia Zimbabwe: Reserve bank of Zimbabwe
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Open Answer: All listed banks are in alphabetical order except Uruguay. Why? central bank of Uruguay recently announced digital currency pilot program. Connection? https://www.coindesk.com/central-bank-of-uruguays-president-announces-digital-currency-pilot-program/
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- Question: LIST OF ROTHSCHILD-OWNED bankS Iraq - Pakistan
Answer: Iraq: central bank of Iraq Ireland: central bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Israel: bank of Israel Italy: bank of Italy Jamaica: bank of Jamaica Japan: bank of Japan Jordan: central bank of Jordan Kazakhstan: National bank of Kazakhstan Kenya: central bank of Kenya Korea: bank of Korea Kuwait: central bank of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan: National bank of the Kyrgyz Republic Latvia: bank of Latvia Lebanon: central bank of Lebanon Lesotho: central bank of Lesotho Libya: central bank of Libya (Their most recent conquest) Uruguay: central bank of Uruguay Lithuania: bank of Lithuania Luxembourg: central bank of Luxembourg Macao: Monetary Authority of Macao Macedonia: National bank of the Republic of Macedonia Madagascar: central bank of Madagascar Malawi: Reserve bank of Malawi Malaysia: central bank of Malaysia Mali: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Malta: central bank of Malta Mauritius: bank of Mauritius Mexico: bank of Mexico Moldova: National bank of Moldova Mongolia: bank of Mongolia Montenegro: central bank of Montenegro Morocco: bank of Morocco Mozambique: bank of Mozambique Namibia: bank of Namibia Nepal: central bank of Nepal Netherlands: Netherlands bank Netherlands Antilles: bank of the Netherlands Antilles New Zealand: Reserve bank of New Zealand Nicaragua: central bank of Nicaragua Niger: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Nigeria: central bank of Nigeria Norway: central bank of Norway Oman: central bank of Oman Pakistan: State bank of Pakistan
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- Question: LIST OF ROTHSCHILD-OWNED bankS Cayman Islands - Iran
Answer: Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority central African Republic: bank of central African States Chad: bank of central African States Chile: central bank of Chile China: The People’s bank of China Colombia: bank of the Republic Comoros: central bank of Comoros Congo: bank of central African States Costa Rica: central bank of Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Croatia: Croatian National bank Cuba: central bank of Cuba Cyprus: central bank of Cyprus Czech Republic: Czech National bank Denmark: National bank of Denmark Dominican Republic: central bank of the Dominican Republic East Caribbean area: Eastern Caribbean central bank Ecuador: central bank of Ecuador Egypt: central bank of Egypt El Salvador: central Reserve bank of El Salvador Equatorial Guinea: bank of central African States Estonia: bank of Estonia Ethiopia: National bank of Ethiopia European Union: European central bank Fiji: Reserve bank of Fiji Finland: bank of Finland France: bank of France Gabon: bank of central African States The Gambia: central bank of The Gambia Georgia: National bank of Georgia Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank Ghana: bank of Ghana Greece: bank of Greece Guatemala: bank of Guatemala Guinea Bissau: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Guyana: bank of Guyana Haiti: central bank of Haiti Honduras: central bank of Honduras Hong Kong: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hungary: Magyar Nemzeti bank Iceland: central bank of Iceland India: Reserve bank of India Indonesia: bank Indonesia Iran: The central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Answer: Afghanistan: bank of Afghanistan Albania: bank of Albania Algeria: bank of Algeria Argentina: central bank of Argentina Armenia: central bank of Armenia Aruba: central bank of Aruba Australia: Reserve bank of Australia Austria: Austrian National bank Azerbaijan: central bank of Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas: central bank of The Bahamas Bahrain: central bank of Bahrain Bangladesh: Bangladesh bank Barbados: central bank of Barbados Belarus: National bank of the Republic of Belarus Belgium: National bank of Belgium Belize: central bank of Belize Benin: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority Bhutan: Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Bolivia: central bank of Bolivia Bosnia: central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana: bank of Botswana Brazil: central bank of Brazil Bulgaria: Bulgarian National bank Burkina Faso: central bank of West African States (BCEAO) Burundi: bank of the Republic of Burundi Cambodia: National bank of Cambodia Came Roon: bank of central African States Canada: bank of Canada – Banque du Canada
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- Question: How many planes carried the cash into Iran.
Answer: There were 2 deliveries. Total of $1.7 billion in Cash, via Switzerland, then on to Iran. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-two-more-planeloads-of-cash-to-iran-after-initial-payment-1473208256 (behind paywall) https://archive.is/1kjOh (full article) The planes did not all land in Iran.
Extra Answer: $400 million to Iran in January 2016, converted into non-US currencies (!) by Swiss and Dutch central banks 2 more shipments $1.3 billion cash payments in Swiss francs, euros and "other currencies" on Jan 22, and Feb 5 which an Iranian cargo plane picked up in Geneva. Settlement announced by State Dept on Jan 17, but didn't brief Congress that the entire amount had been paid in cash. "Sanctions impair Tehran’s ability to receive payments using the international banking system. The settlement resulted from a legal arbitration under way in the Netherlands since the early 1980s between the U.S. and Iran. At issue was a $400 million payment Tehran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, made to a Pentagon trust fund just months before his government was toppled. The money was earmarked for airplane parts that were never delivered. Obama administration officials have said they believed the U.S. was set to lose the court proceedings in The Hague and would end up being liable for as much as $10 billion because of accrued interest."
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