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“People Care About Prices, Jobs, & Mortgage Rates” – Art Laffer Blows Up ‘Bidenomics’ Bullshit “They care about prices, jobs and mortgage rates.” Well known economist Art Laffer is astonished by the…

Illegal Immigrants With Anchor Babies Using Up More Welfare Than American Citizens: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Households that are headed by illegal immigrants and have U.S.-born children…

WTI Holds ‘Death Cross’ Losses After Unexpected & Large Crude Draw Oil prices have extended their losses from yesterday with WTI back below $74 following last night’s unexpected crude inventory build reported…

The fight against Nazism is what historically unites Russia and the Middle Eastern country, the foreign minister said The goals declared by Israel for its ongoing operation against Hamas militants in Gaza…

The ECHR gives priority to anti-Russian complaints while “censoring” Moscow’s concerns, Russia’s deputy foreign minister says The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been reduced to the role of a Western…

An investigation has been launched after three people were found dead, having been taken in for questioning by the security forces Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has promised “justice” amid an investigation…

The appellate court has commuted the death sentence to ex-navy officers 1.5 years after they were detained, the government has said The appellate court in Qatar has commuted the death sentence earlier…

The former US president briefly appeared in the 1992 box-office smash alongside Macaulay Culkin Donald Trump has rejected a claim by movie director Chris Columbus that he “bullied” his way into his…

The New Year will be celebrated 11 times at the expo RUSSIA EXPO, an international exhibition and forum, invites guests to celebrate the New Year with a festive array of entertaining events,…

Under the current circumstances, demands for Ukraine to reclaim its 1991 borders are a call “for genocide,” Sergey Lavrov argues Ukraine’s conditions for ending the conflict with Russia, as declared in the…

The woman who became a nightmare for the architects of Western sanctions against Russia gives her first interview in two years The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, has held…

The Energy Transition Is Not Just About EV Batteries Authored by Tom Albanese via RealClear Wire, The world is becoming increasingly electric and connected, transitioning towards a future powered by batteries and…

US Pending Home Sales Index Slumps To New Record Low In November With new home sales plummeting (playing catch-down to reality) and existing home sales bouncing very modestly off record lows (SAAR),…

The US currency is used to undermine the competitive rights of other countries, Russia’s foreign minister says The US dollar is being used as an instrument for regime change and interference in…

Kiev, Odessa and Kharkov are Russian cities, the country’s former president has said The removal of the Western-backed government of Vladimir Zelensky is an undeclared but a “most important and inevitable goal”…

Federal Judge Rejects Press Freedom Claims By Project Veritas In Ashley Biden Diary Case Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that…

The most popular countries for Russian travelers are Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa The Association of Russian tour operators (ATOR) reported on Tuesday that sub-Saharan African countries are now in high demand…

The Currency Narrative Has Changed On A Dime Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, What could the difference of a couple of quarters make to the overall year’s scorecard? Well, a…

Democratic Mayors Of New York, Chicago, Denver Plead For Help As Migrant Storm Worsens The Democratic mayors of three sanctuary cities, Chicago, New York City, and Denver, warned their metro areas are…

The first passengers have traveled from Ekaterinburg by ‘Finist’, an analog of the ‘Lastochka’ train made by German firm Siemens Russian Railways (RZD) put its first fully “import substituted” train into service…

This year alone 288,000 people applied to sign deals with the armed forces, according to defense ministry report cited by media More than 640,000 people are currently serving on contract in the…

Jacques Delors headed the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 and served as France’s finance minister Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, who is regularly described as the creator of the EU…

The West must be convinced that their policies are reckless and could have consequences, says Sergey Karaganov Russia should revise its nuclear doctrine and lower its nuclear threshold in order to deter…

The Myth Of A Goldilocks Outlook, No Recession, Low Inflation, & Positive Growth Authored by Law Ka-chung via The Epoch Times, Since the assertion by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jay…

Kiev wants to coerce draft dodgers to return home and fight Russia with various restrictions Media reports indicate a surge in attendance of Ukrainian consular offices in some European nations, as Kiev…

Continuing Jobless Claims Hover Near Two-Year Highs At End 2023 The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose from 206k to 218k in the week ending 12/23…

The diplomatic mission in Burkina Faso had been closed since 1992 The Russian embassy in Burkina Faso has officially resumed operations after being closed for over three decades. The move on Thursday…

Nasdaq Futures Hit Recorder Highs As Santa Rally Just Keeps Going The relentless Santa rally can’t stop, won’t stop, and while S&P futures swung between modest gains and losses, Nasdaq 100 index futures edged…

Fetterman To Carville: ‘Shut The F*** Up’ Over Biden’s Sagging 2024 Prospects Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman spontaneously ripped into fellow Democrat James Carville, telling the seasoned pundit and former Bill Clinton ’92…

The Banks Are Not OK Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, It has been nine months since the spectacular and sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. After witnessing three of…

21 SPAC Companies Go Bust, Wiping out $46 Billion In Equity An increasing number of startups that have merged with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are running out of cash and…

Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang would expand ties with “anti-imperialist countries” in response to aggression from the US and its allies North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that Pyongyang must increase its…

January Historically A Strong Month For Gold Via SchiffGold.com, If history is any indication, January will be a good month for gold. According to analysis by the World Gold Council, gold tends to…

Visualizing The Growth Of New Car Prices In The US New car prices have soared in recent years. As a result, those looking for a cheap new car have very few options…

Hostilities will likely end by late spring or early summer, the head of Zaporozhye Region has predicted By spring or summer 2024, the Ukrainian army will likely no longer be a credible…

Huawei has become one of the world’s largest chip manufacturers Huawei’s chipset subsidiary HiSilicon has become world’s fifth largest chipmaker, with a 3% share of the global chipset market, according to the…

The country’s economy would go into “survival” mode without foreign aid, its deputy prime minister has said The Ukrainian government could be forced to delay paying pensions and salaries to millions of…

Kiev should mobilize the entire country instead of the proposed additional 500,000 people, Vitaly Kim argues Ukraine should mobilize its entire population to fight against Russia instead of the 500 thousand recently…

The latest arms package confirms that Washington wants to fight Russia “to the last Ukrainian,” a senior diplomat has said The Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has criticized Washington for…

Beijing’s food safety watchdog previously lifted a 15-year ban on imports Russian pork exports to China are set to resume for the first time in 15 years, Sergey Dankvert, head of national…

Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi will embark on a tour from east to west of the country ahead of the 2024 general election Rahul Gandhi, the prominent leader of India’s oldest political party,…

Helsinki hurt itself when it abandoned decades of neutrality and allowed US troops on Finish soil, a senior Russian diplomat has argued Finland’s geographic location would make it Russia’s first target in…

Niger’s coup leaders claim the move is part of a commitment to protect sovereignty and the national interest Niger’s newly formed leadership has announced plans to reassess military agreements, signed by previous…

Europe Eyes Venezuelan Oil In Diversification Drive By Cyril Widdershoven of OilPrice.com Summary: Legal settlements involving PDVSA pave the way for increased oil production and export, particularly to energy-needy Europe. Venezuela’s strategic…

Uralchem reports that free fertilizers have been shipped to Nigeria A vessel has been loaded with more than 34,000 metric tons of potash at the port of Ventspils, Latvia, and it is…

And The World’s Biggest Quaffer Of Champagne Is… With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations upon us, many people currently stock up on their favorite drinks. And what better way to toast on…

Multiple Financial Executives Commit Suicide Amid China’s Financial Crisis Authored by Kane Zhang and Angela Bright via The Epoch Times, As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to purge its financial system,…

EU Readies €20BN Back-Up Plan To Fund Ukraine & Sidestep Hungary The European Union has prepared a €20 billion back-up plan (or $32.3 billion) in order to bypass objections of Hungary’s Viktor Orban over keeping…

More preparation is needed for talks between the leaders of Hungary and Ukraine to take place, Budapest has said The conditions are not yet in place for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

The arming of the “Zelensky regime” will continue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has predicted The US and its allies will continue sending arms to Kiev since its goal of hurting Russia…

The Terrorism Dog That Didn’t Bite: A Look Back At Violent Extremism In 2023 Authored by Phil Gurski via The Epoch Times, Yes, I know this is the Christmas season and that…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

Avon has suspended plans to sell its plant and withdraw from the country, the outlet has reported International direct-sales cosmetics brand Avon has halted plans to sell its Russian business due to…

Exports to the bloc have plummeted following Western sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Novak says Russian oil sales to the EU have shrunk to a tenth of their former level due to Western…

Lavrov denounced both terrorist acts and “collective punishment” as unacceptable It is necessary to break the vicious circle of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an…

Escobar: Russia-China Are On A Roll Authored by Pepe Escobar, While the dogs of war bark, lie and steal, the Russia-China caravan strolls on… 2023 may be defined for posterity as The…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

A Shrunken Arsenal: The Alarming Decline Of U.S. Munitions Authored by Joe Buccino via RealClear Wire, As fighting rages in the Middle East and Europe and China looms as a threat, America’s…

Visualizing The Global Distribution Of Wealth, By Region The distribution of wealth provides insight into a region’s stage of economic maturity. As economies grow, they are more likely to have a higher…

New California Law Requires Stores To Carry “Gender-Neutral” Toys Authored by Jonathan Turley, There are a number of new laws that will kick in in 2024, but one of the most interesting…

Russia Warns Japan Against “Hostile Actions” Of Exporting Patriot Missiles For Ukraine Russia and Japan historically were enemies but in recent decades moved to being ‘frenemies’ given improved relations but also the…

An interesting set of details amid a few reports on Ukraine, with one very interesting White House announcement under section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). First, as previously…

The Fear Factor And Winning The Independent Voter Authored by Adam Brandon via RealClear Wire, Voter trust and fear over the 2024 election are driving unprecedented interest in independent voters. The candidate…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is discussing the impact of illegal alien arrivals in his town.  “We have reached a critical point in this mission that absent real, significant intervention immediately, our local…

A multipolar world is needed to ensure peace and stability, the Russian foreign minister says The West is sowing chaos around the world, fueling conflicts to satisfy its own needs at the…

The Worst ‘Candyflation’ Is Yet To Come As Cocoa Prices Near Record Cocoa prices Wednesday hit $4,285 per ton in New York, the highest level since 1978, as the outlook of poor…

If you followed my research on banking and the reality of the Russian sanction regime, this report takes on an entirely new dimension.  The article is from ZeroHedge, and the topline is…

China And India Account For More Than 90% Of Russian Oil And Fuel Exports By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com China took in half of all the crude oil that Russia exported this…

The White House has released the final tranche of authorized military assistance for Kiev The US will provide Ukraine with an additional $250 million in military aid, Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

The Cost Of Grain That Feeds The World Hits New 15-Year High On Wednesday, the Thai Rice Exporters Association revealed that the price of Thai white rice 5% broken, a key Asian…

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Campaign Halts ‘Idiotic’ TV Ad Spending Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses, New Hampshire Primary Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has…

Xi Vows “Any Means” To Stop Taiwan Seceding From China, Weeks Before Major Election Taiwan is just over two weeks away from key elections, something increasingly attracting global media attention given fresh…

AI chatbots threaten ‘independent journalism’, the US paper of record has said The New York Times filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement, claiming their artificial intelligence…

Leftist groups are apoplectic knowing the 2020 ballot fraud will be almost impossible to execute again in 2024. As a consequence, they have dropped to multiple vectors of defense including the filing…

The 9 Senate Races To Watch In 2024 Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Next year’s competition for control of the U.S. Senate will be a critical battle…

Why Goldman Expects The Most Flawless Fed Landing Ever: S&P 5,100 With GDP Double Consensus, Jobs, & Wage Growth … Yet 5 Rate Cuts As Inflation Tumbles Back on November 15, when…

Doug Casey On What Really Happened In 2023 And What Comes Next Authored by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, International Man: As we approach the end of the year, let’s take a step back,…

Serial California Shoplifter To Stand Trial After 90 Arrests Authored by Micaela Ricaforte via The Epoch Times, A serial shoplifter from the Bay Area who has been arrested 90 times will be…

WTI Extends ‘Death Cross’ Losses After API Reports Another Unexpected Crude Build Oil prices pumped and dumped today after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebel militia’s attacks on tankers sparked supply concerns overnight which…

The current situation is “tragic” and will lead to defeat, Yulia Tymoshenko has argued Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky needs to offer the country another plan for winning the war, because the current…

Most of the world’s billionaires have seen their fortunes grow this year, a list compiled by Bloomberg shows The world’s richest people got even richer over the past year, Bloomberg’s top-500 billionaire…

Break The Cycle: In 2024, Say No To The Government’s Cruelty, Brutality, & Abuse Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “The greater the power, the more dangerous the…

Massive ‘Safe-Haven’ Panic Bid In Bonds, Gold, & Swissy Sparks Dollar Exodus Somebody knows something… Dollar pukefest, Swiss Franc panic-bid, bond yields plunge-gasm, gold surge-plosion… and stocks UNCH. Looking at stocks today…

The Dangerous Side Of ‘Phantom Debt’ Authored by Sam Bourgi via CreditNews.com, Recent Fed data showed that Americans racked up an extra $48 billion in credit card debt last quarter – but…

Jack Smith Wants To Stop Trump From Introducing Jan. 6 Security Failures Into Evidence Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal judge to stop former President Trump from introducing evidence of…

Russian president discussed bilateral relations, Ukraine with Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar at the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening held talks with the External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam…

2024: The Year Of ‘Fiat Alternatives’? Via ‘Charts and Parts’ Substack, INTRO It’s that time of year when market junkies start to build their list of top trade ideas for 2024. The…

Erdogan On The Attack Again, Says Netanyahu ‘No Different Than Hitler’ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has continued to heap denunciations and insults on Israel in relation to its military operation in Gaza…

DEI: Degradation, Exclusion, And Intolerance Authored by M.B.Mathews via AmericanThinker.com, By now, everyone, including its proponents, knows that DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) means nothing of the sort.  It isn’t diverse, it isn’t…

ICE Arrests 26 Illegal Immigrants In California For Removal Over Crimes Of Sexual Abuse Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s been a busy period for arrests by…

Yields Plunge, Stocks Soar After 5Y Auction Stops Through Most Since May With yields tumbling for reasons not exactly known all morning, and pushing the 10Y from 3.90% to 3.82% ahead of…

What If There Are No Analogs For 2024? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via Substack, One of the favorite parlor games of financial analysts and seers is to make predictions about what…

The only difference between the Nazi fuhrer and Israeli’s PM is the Western support the latter enjoys, the Turkish leader says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no different from Adolf Hitler,…

Kiev’s troops should have everything they need from the state, Sergey Marchenko has said It is unclear why Kiev’s troops may lack some necessary equipment and have to rely on paying out…

Conflict is bad for Biden’s reelection bid, the White House reportedly fears The US and the EU have abandoned their objective of “total victory” of Ukraine over Russia in favor of a…

Comparing Gaza to the Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany has cost Masha Gessen a moment at the Hannah Arendt Award ceremony The well-known Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen – author of bestselling…

Apple Secures Temporary Reversal On Smartwatch Sales Ban By Appeals Court Apple was (temporarily) victorious on Wednesday in its bid to reverse a ruling that had barred the US import of certain…

NY Times Sues Microsoft, Open AI For Alleged Copyright Infringement In a case which could have significant implications for AI, the New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI – the…

Ethereum Nears $2400 As Solana Stalls, DApp Activity Accelerates After a remarkable recovery from the depths of the FTX collapse crisis, with Solana soaring above $100 over the weekend for the first…

Tokyo’s decision to export the munitions to the US has negative consequences for global security, Russia’s foreign ministry said Russia has slammed Japan’s decision to send Patriot PAC-3 anti-aircraft missiles to the…