Politics

The vapid taste of loss must get repetitive for Democrats in America. In spite of the scandals, the Russians, and John Podesta's email box being the laughing stock of the entire world, they keep losing. The Republican candidate for Congress, Greg Gianforte, grabbed a reporter from The Guardian, Ben Jacobs, by his neck, body slammed him to the ground, and then pounded on him -- Saul Rosenberging his glasses. Yet, on election night, despite the negative press, the good people from Montana voted in droves for Gianforte.

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

This Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017, is the 100th birthday of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.

A kneejerk lower in Cable overnight (on Tory poll numbers dropping and weak confidence) started the fun in FX markets but (aside from Bitcoin), but Yuan is the big mover once more with a big figure spike to 6.85 - strongest since early Feb, extending the gains post-FOMC Minutes.

A new poll from Reuters shows the Tory lead fading fast in the UK election...

Coalition-led airstrikes in Syria killed a total of 225 civilians between April 23 and May 23, the highest 30-day death toll for U.S.-led forces since the campaign began, Agence France-Presse reported. That's nearly double the number of intended targets: The U.S.-led strikes killed 122 ISIS fighters and eight fighters loyal to the Syrian government, the report said.

Top congressional Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Bernie Sanders, held a press conference earlier today to officially introduce their "Fight For $15" minimum wage legislation, dubbed the Raise the Wage Act.  Among other things, the bill primarily serves to more than double the federal minimum wage from it's current level of $7.25 to $15 by 2024.