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The White House found the report “concerning,” while Amnesty International has called the incident a potential war crime Israel used controversial US-provided white phosphorus munitions to attack Dheira, a small village in…

It’s Dark, But Breadth Says It’s Not Quite Dawn For China Stocks Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, After another dismal set of China inflation data, sentiment for Chinese stocks feels…

Hamas & Hezbollah “Easily” Obtain Weapons Through Ukraine’s Black Market, Iran FM Boasts Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has issued some surprising remarks claiming that Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas can…

A commission run by the Republicans and the Democrats gatekeeps third-party and independent runners from the public eye With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the running as an independent candidate in the…

What Just Happened? Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “All these idiots whose ‘identity’ is literally a ‘protected class’ are not protesting anything. Their whole victim act is sponsored, enabled &…

Bitcoin, Big-Tech, & Bullion Dumped Ahead Of CPI Today’s calm – before the storm of event-risk-catalysts this week – was anything but. Bitcoin was clubbed like a baby seal, Black Gold dumped…

Houthis Redirect Ship Sailing To Israel By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Yemen’s Houthis have forced a ship bound for Israel to change direction a day after they declared that they would be…

Kerry Stokes, to avoid handing over incriminating emails and messages, has been forced to agree to pay over $16 million to Nine Entertainment for the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case. But paying the…

The Price Of Rent Surged 27 Straight Months. Is Relief Finally Coming? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The CPI report is on Tuesday. Reports suggest rent concessions from landlords. We’ve heard…

The proposed reductions will not apply to the 100,000 Ukrainian refugees already in Ireland The Irish government is set to drastically reduce welfare payments to future Ukrainian refugees, in a move designed…

Donald Tusk has regained the PM post nearly a decade after his departure Veteran pro-EU politician Donald Tusk on Monday became Poland’s new prime minister, after the country’s parliament ousted now-former PM…

Turley: With Hunter’s Indictment, Democrats Face A Moment Of Maddening Truth Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in The Hill on the expected formal vote this week on the impeachment…

The meeting is set to take place against a backdrop of Republican ire at Washington’s continued financial aid to Kiev Allies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will hold talks this week…

Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court To Immediately Weigh In On Trump Presidential Immunity Defense Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to immediately weigh in on former President Trump’s federal…

Strong Buyside Demand For 10Y Auction Despite Big Tail In today’s second Treasury auction (as a reminder, thanks to the FOMC we are on a very truncated issuance schedule this week), and…

Oakland Teachers Hold Unauthorized “Teach-In” In Support Of Palestine Authored by Micaela Ricaforte via The Epoch Times, A group of Oakland, California teachers gave pro-Palestine lessons to their students Dec. 6 as…

As Zelensky Again Goes To Washington, Almost Half Of US Voters Think Biden Spending Too Much On Ukraine With $60 billion in stalled aid on the line, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is…

Year-Ahead Inflation Expectations Tumble To Lowest Since April 2021 In Latest NY Fed Survey After two months of late summer increases in the 1-Year inflation expectation as tracked by the NY Fed’s…

UN Climate Karens Melt Down After COP28 Summit Ditches Fossil Fuel ‘Phase-Out’ Language Last week, Sultan al Jaber, the president of the UN’s COP28 climate summit, insisted that there is “no science”…

US NatGas Prices Tumble 10% On Mild Weather Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The benchmark U.S. natural gas prices slumped by more than 10% early on Monday amid high inventories and…

Ugly, Tailing 3Y Auction Sees Lowest Foreign Demand Since June 2022 The week’s accelerated auction schedule kicked off at 11:30am this morning with a 3Y auction (the 10Y benchmark auction will follow…

The Lithuanian foreign minister has accused Hungary of opposing everything the bloc stands for Hungary’s stance on Ukraine suggests that it is opposed to European values, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis claimed…

For The Market To Be Right, Every Member Of The FOMC Has To Be Wrong By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank For Lease Navidad Following a softish ADP jobs figure…

Israeli Troop Deaths Surpass 100 in Gaza, Thousands Wounded As Hospitals Deal With ‘Tsunami Of Trauma’ Shortly after weekend reports of Israeli tanks having reached the center of the southern Gaza city…

Gold Strength Is Fiat Money Weakness Authored by Daniel Lacalle, The year is ending with a significant level of optimism among investors, focusing on an expected string of rate cuts from the Fed…

Key Events In This Extremely Busy Week: Fed, SNB, BOE, CPI, Retail Sales, Treasury Auctions, China Data Dump Usually the week after US payrolls is pretty quiet on the news and events…

An agreement was signed with Angola to send medical vehicles, as well as provide spare parts and maintenance training Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a resolution on Friday that will commit…

Americans Are Being Scammed In More Sophisticated Ways Than Ever Authored by Katie Spence via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A woman receives a phone call saying her nephew has been arrested…

Abdel Fatah el-Sisi is running against three opposition candidates in the presidential elections President of Egypt Abdel Fatah el-Sisi is seeking a third term in office, in an election being held while…

An industry group expects the sector to be hit by a drop in prices, sanctions and Western import duties Russia’s Aluminium Association has issued a grim warning for the industry as it…

The Ukrainian president is seen as a potential barrier to peace negotiations, Moscow’s intelligence chief has claimed Western officials are discussing the potential removal of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky from power, the…

The result spells the end of Mateusz Morawiecki’s government and his six-year rule The Polish parliament on Monday successfully passed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Of the…

The regional authority has threatened to impose harsher sanctions on Niamey if diplomatic efforts fail The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Sunday a decision to resume talks with…

Washington has called on the Jewish state to speed up its operations as international condemnation over its offensive rises Israel must wrap up its war against Hamas by the end of this…

Businessman Oleg Deripaska has appealed against Australia’s decision to the country’s federal court Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has filed a lawsuit in an Australian court to challenge his inclusion in the country’s…

Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba says Kiev has fulfilled all preconditions for joining the bloc and urged Brussels to “play fairly” Ukraine is willing to perform a musical number for the EU if…

Official Kiev has been talking about an alleged “genocide of Ukrainians by Russia” for more than 30 years. What’s wrong with this myth? At the end of November, Ukraine commemorates the victims…

Over 550 requests to travel and fight have reportedly been filed with the Czech Republic’s president though the majority were rejected More than 150 Czechs have received official approval from their country’s…

Could America Have A French-Style Revolution? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Combine all these factors and the result is a potentially volatile mixture awaiting a catalyst. In the past,…

Yen Plummets On Report BOJ Will Not Hike Rates Any Time Soon Last week, when the yen saw its biggest one-day gain in years amid a burst of speculation that the BOJ…

The new vessels are set to join Russia’s Pacific Fleet, the president announced during a flag-hoisting ceremony Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated two brand-new fourth generation nuclear-propelled submarines in the northern shipyard…

Hungarian haulers have followed their Polish and Slovakian colleagues by demanding that the EU stops favoring Ukrainian firms Hungarian truckers staged a demonstration on Monday near a checkpoint at the border with…

“Resign In Disgrace!” – Ackman Takes Aim At Harvard President As PhD Plagiarism Allegations Appear “It can be, depending on the context.” Those seven words could be the undoing of Harvard University…

Biden Pressures The Allegedly Independent Fed To Stop Rate-Hikes Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, It’s a “living hell” for the Fed… Biden Says Jobs Numbers Should Deter More Fed Rate Hikes…

New Huawei Phone Shows China Continues Bypassing Biden’s Chip Embargoes Research firm TechInsights reports Huawei Technologies Co.’s Mate 60 Pro smartphone continues to “bypass technological embargos” by Washington. Further examination of the smartphone has…

Peter Schiff: Just One More Hyped-Up Jobs Report Via SchiffGold.com, According to the latest non-farm payroll report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the US economy added 199,000 new jobs in November and…

Futures Flat As Yields Jump And Yen Plunges US equity futures are flat while global markets posted only modest moves at the start of a busy week of economic data and central bank meetings that will…

Uralchem reports that Russian fertilizers have been shipped to Zimbabwe Over 23,000 metric tons of bulk potash and NPKS fertilizer intended for Zimbabwe have been fully loaded onto a vessel in the…

The federal government was told to conduct assembly elections in the territory bordering Pakistan and China India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision made by the government of Prime Minister Narendra…

The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the…

Tepco Soars To 2015 Highs On Speculation Japan’s Nuclear Winter Thaws The decade-long nuclear winter is thawing in Japan after the 2011 Fukushima disaster froze the country’s nuclear power industry. Now, government authorities…

The former president says Democrats’ warnings over his candidacy for a second presidential term are a “hoax” Former US president Donald Trump has brushed aside warnings from the Democrats over his potential…

The Demise Of The Dollar Isn’t Destiny: Policy Can Respond, But That Requires Admitting There Is A Problem By Marcel Kasumovich, Deputy CIO, Coinbase Asset Management Can bitcoin play the role of…

Aleksey Arestovich believes the president’s cultivated “hero” persona has locked Kiev into conflict Now is the time to start thinking about negotiating peace with Russia, with the situation looking more hopeless on…

Expenses incurred by mass immigration to the Netherlands have averaged €17 billion per year over a quarter-century The Dutch government’s spending on migrants exceeds the average outlay on education, social security and…

The formation of a multipolar world is the objective course of history, the Russian foreign minister said The 500-year-long dominance of the West is coming to an end, being replaced by “a…

US F-16 Crashes In Yellow Sea After “In-Flight Emergency”  A US General Dynamics F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea near South Korea’s southwestern coast on Monday, as reported by officials…

Kiev has expressed outrage over the IOC’s decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag Ukraine plans to assess whether or not participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics is…

IRS Expansion Led To 53% Increase In Prosecutions: Report Authored by Mark Gilman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Additional staffing and a post-pandemic focus on tax fraud have led to the…

Geopolitical conflicts have sparked unprecedented demand, according to Vista Outdoor A scarcity of global gunpowder supplies could trigger a substantial increase in ammunition prices, US company Vista Outdoor has warned, according to…

The battlefield situation remains difficult for Kiev, Colonel General Aleksandr Syrsky has said Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian positions in all areas along the front line, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces,…

Households will be forced to cut spending on presents to afford essentials, according to the UK’s National Debtline The worsening cost-of-living crisis will force UK families to tighten their belts this Christmas,…

Hamas Warns No Hostage Will Leave “Alive” If Demands Aren’t Met Hamas says it’s ready and willing for another temporary truce and hostage/prisoner deal exchange with Israel, while issuing a new warning…

Some COVID Vaccines Produce ‘Unintended Immune Response’ In Recipients: Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Researchers in a landmark new study have discovered a sequence within the…

American leadership is needed to end the fighting instead of writing “blank checks,” J.D. Vance says The United States needs to accept that Ukraine is going to “cede some territory” to Russia…

The Indian Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims by The Intercept as part of a “sustained disinformation campaign” India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday dismissed a report published by US-based outlet The…

Talks with Kiev’s Western “puppeteers” on coexistence with Moscow will happen eventually, Rodion Miroshnik has predicted A senior Russian diplomat has commented on the Ukrainian government’s confirmation that it adheres to the…

“Get Tough On Immigration Or Risk Radicals Taking Charge”, Warns Merkel’s Former Health Minister Via ReMix News, Germany is facing an unprecedented influx of illegal immigration from predominantly Islamic nations that hate…

The space-grown fruit mysteriously disappeared eight months ago Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have announced the discovery of an elusive space-grown dwarf tomato that went missing over eight months ago….

Escobar: Moscow On The Rocks Authored by Pepe Escobar, Russia will not initiate a diplomatic dialogue. A sense of threat is very real in Russia. Diplomatic channels conveyed this message to the…

Over 40 tons of the precious metal were added to state reserves in October, according to the World Gold Council Central banks have continued their gold buying spree, with reported net monthly…

The animosity created by the violence in Gaza will haunt the Middle East for generations, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned Jordan’s foreign minister has claimed Israel cannot achieve military victory in…

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…

A growing share of US voters say their country is spending too much on Kiev, polls have shown Americans are increasingly turning against funding Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, two recent opinion polls…

Hundreds of projects are expected to be implemented in the region The launch of a special economic zone with a wide range of tax breaks and other business incentives in the Russian…

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…

The pilot escaped the Monday morning incident, sources told Yonhap news agency An F-16 fighter jet operated by US Forces Korea (USFK) crashed during a training exercise over the Yellow Sea on…

Alex Jones did not warrant the scale of deplatforming and censorship that he received.  In the free market, independent people can choose not to engage with, tune out or block anyone they…

Trauma Nation Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, We now are all suffering from acute trauma, in a trauma nation. I would venture to say in a trauma world, but I am…

USA Is Not #1! These Are The Top-Performing Countries For Education Singapore has topped the latest world education ranking informally known as PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment, run by the OECD. The…

FDA System Unable To Identify Risk Of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination: Agency Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could not provide…

Hong Kong Slump Sparks Wave Of Brokerage Closures By John Cheng, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist A historic slump in Hong Kong’s $4.6 trillion stock market is rippling through the city’s…

Japan Approves World’s First ‘Self-Amplifying’ mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Without Published Efficacy Or Safety Data Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Japan has approved the world’s first self-amplifying mRNA…

If You Didn’t Like The First Term, Just Wait For The Second Authored by Ron Faucheux via RealClear Wire, Second presidential terms are like half-chewed gum – the zest and flavor are…

Watch Live: SpaceX Launches Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Into Orbit The US Space Force’s Boeing X-37B unmanned, reusable space plane will be launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…

Biden Wants To Seize Patents Of Pricey Drugs And Use Government To Make Them Cheaper Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Biden administration has proposed a new…

A 1934-Style Packard Motor Car Will Soon Be Rolling Off A Production Line In Ohio Again The little known Packard Motor Company, previously known for high-quality, luxury automobiles manufactured before World War II,…

Cigna Ditches Mega-Merger Plans With Humana, Opts for Stock Buybacks, Report Says Healthcare and insurance provider Cigna Group has ditched its proposed merger with health insurer Humana, according to sources from the Wall Street Journal. Initially…

“Sticker Shock”: Washington Governor Inslee’s $100 Million Gamble To Address Homelessness Crisis Washington Governor Jay Inslee is doubling down on the state’s efforts to address its out-of-control homelessness epidemic. Inslee’s latest maneuver…

In his inaugural speech on Sunday, Javier Milei announced that tough austerity measures will be needed to help tame inflation and tackle debt In his first speech as Argentina’s president, Javier Milei…

Trump Has Good Shot With Supreme Court To Get DC Case Tossed, Experts Say Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump has several viable avenues…

Moscow is maintaining contact with the militant group’s political office in Qatar, where many of the hostage negotiations have been conducted Russia’s contact with Hamas is limited to the Palestinian militant group’s…

Refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini has accused West Jerusalem of seeking to drive Palestinians out of their homeland The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are setting the stage for the mass expulsion of…

Troops have hoisted the tricolor on the western outskirts of Maryinka, drone footage obtained by RT shows Russian forces have unfurled the country’s flag on the outskirts of Maryinka, a key town…

Irish rulers have tried to discredit and silence public outrage after a stabbing attack stoked anger over their policies The ongoing ruling-class meltdown over the recent Dublin riots tells us a lot…

Court Ruling Shakes Up New York’s Concealed Carry Law Landscape In a ruling that has both sides claiming victory, a federal appeals court upheld some parts of New York State’s Concealed Carry…

The two leaders will discuss joint military projects, the Ukrainian president’s office announced Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky will pay a visit to the US on December 12, his office has announced. He…

California Facing Record $68 Billion Deficit, Potential ‘Fiscal Budget Emergency’: Legislative Analyst Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Because of a “severe revenue decline,” California is facing a…

The growing alliance is forcing neocolonial powers to rethink their “parasitic” relationship with the Global South, Jackie Shandu told RT The West views the expansion of BRICS as an existential threat because…

A critic of the Kiev government, Gonzalo Lira is now awaiting trial in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov US-Chilean journalist and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira has been in pre-trial detention in Ukraine since…