Global Leaders Rattle Their Sabers As The World Marches Toward War
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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"Who Hit The Brakes?" - Bank Loan Creation Suddenly Tumbles To Five Year Low
While the overall economy appears to be humming along, at least according to the Fed which on Wednesday is expected (with 100% certainty according to the market) to hike rates by 25bps for the second time in three months on concerns it has fallen behind the inflationary curve, with last week's payrolls report providing some validation despite prevailing weakness within "hard data" in recent months offset by soaring "soft" sentiment reports, one area of material concern has emerged: a sudden collapse in loan growth in general, and the all important Commercial and Industrial Loan segment in p
The Strategic Triangle That Is Changing The World
Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
While the world continues to decipher, or digest, the new Trump presidency, important changes are afoot within the grand strategic triangle that lies between Russia, Iran and China
Trump Deploys Dozens Of Judges To Battle Massive Backlog Of Deportation Cases
In response to the 'paralysis' facing immigration courts, dealing with over 500,000 pending cases, President Trump is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention facilities across the United States, according to two sources and a letter seen by Reuters.
Vitol Warns U.S. Crude Exports Will Grow "A Lot More"
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
Rising production in the Permian, coupled with cheap pipeline and railway transport fees to the Gulf of Mexico, will enable the U.S. to significantly raise its already record-high crude oil exports, Mike Loya, head of the Americas business at oil trading giant Vitol Group, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday.