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How Is Martin Sheen Any Different Than Vladimir Putin?

Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,

One of the quirks about being an expat in a faraway land is that, whenever something unusual happens in your home country, your local friends look to YOU for answers.

You become, by default, the de facto expert of your home country’s nuances.

Case in point: this weekend we had an intercompany Christmas party down here at the farm for two of the businesses that I run.

Janet Yellen To Class Of 2016: "You're Entering The Strongest Job Market In A Decade" - Live Feed

Janet Yellen To Class Of 2016: "You're Entering The Strongest Job Market In A Decade" - Live Feed

Janet Yellen will deliver a keynote address during the University of Baltimore commencement ceremony this afternoon (when she will receive am honorary Doctor of Laws degree). The speech is expected to focus on the state of the jobs market and traders are watching for any hints on the Fed's direction heading into 2017.

Before she starts, with 3 hikes expected next year, here is the Fed Funds futures implications currently...

 

Headlines from her speech:

Saudi Arabia Lobbying To Amend Sept 11 Law

Saudi Arabia Lobbying To Amend Sept 11 Law

Following last week's report that Saudi Arabia is starting to apply pressure on the incoming Trump administration by hinting it could move the Aramco IPO away from New York to some still undeteremined venue due to concerns the recently passed Sept 11 law could make business in the US problematic, on Sunday Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said he has been lobbying US legislators to change a law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue the kingdom.

Obama Becomes First Nobel Peace Prize Winner To Bomb 7 Countries

Barack Obama, the president who promised change, actually provided more of the same. As the 44th President of the United States prepares to exist stage left, he can congratulate himself on becoming the first Nobel Peace Prize winner to bomb seven different countries back to the Stone Age. The president who preached hope also kept the military-industrial complex in fine fettle, selling a record $115 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia, the world’s most repressive regime, and destabilized entire regions, creating vacuums for terrorists to thrive.

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