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Debt Rattle February 11 2019

Feb 112019

February 11, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:04 am Finance Tagged with: Brexit, Catalunya, China, collapse, Corbyn, customs union, Escher, insects, May, OPEC, Orban, Pompeo, Spain, Warren

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Pablo Picasso Glass, bread and cheesee 1923 • Plummeting Insect Numbers ‘Threaten Collapse Of Nature’ (G.) • IMF Cuts 2019 Global Growth Forecasts Again: “We Have No Idea” (Mish) • UK Public Services Face Post-Brexit Squeeze (R.) • Theresa May Rejects Corbyn’s Ideas For A Compromise Brexit Plan (G.) • May Rejects Corbyn’s Customs Union Offer, What’s Next? (Mish) • All The Ways Gen X Is Financially Wrecked (MW) • Warren: Trump Might Not Be President Or ‘Even

Debt Rattle February 10 2019

Feb 102019

February 10, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 11:32 am Finance Tagged with: Brexit, Catalunya, ferries, IMF, Macron, Tesla, Trump, Venezuela, violence, World Bank, yellow vests

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Vincent van Gogh On the outskirts of Paris near Montmartre 1887 • More Violence In Paris As Gilet Jaunes Protests Enter 13th Weekend (R.) • ‘Macron Unleashed Violence Against Yellow Vests, Each Casualty Is On Him’ (RT) • Italy Saves Europe’s Dignity Over US Bullying Of Venezuela (ZH) • Plan To End Brexit Deadlock: Back May’s Deal, Then Hold People’s Vote (G.) • UK Cancels Brexit Ferry Contract Awarded To Firm With No Ferries (PA) • 250 UK

Debt Rattle February 9 2019

Feb 092019

February 9, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 11:03 am Finance Tagged with: aid, Amazon, Bezos, Chavez, FBI, Fed, Germany, Hawaii, IMF, MBS, sharks, Trump, unwind, Venezuela, Wikileaks

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Pablo Picasso Le pigeon aux petits pois (Pigeon with Peas) – stolen May 20 2010 1911 • German Industrial Production Falls Most Since 2009. New Orders Plummet (WS) • Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $434 Billion, Remains on “Autopilot” (WS) • UK Forcing Poor Nations Into Risky Post-Brexit Trade Deals (Ind.) • Acting AG Whitaker Says He Has Not Meddled In Russia Inquiry (AP) • US Faces A Catastrophic Food Supply Crisis, As Farmers Struggle (SHTF) • The State

Debt Rattle February 8 2019

Feb 082019

February 8, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:36 am Finance Tagged with: American Dream, AOC, billionaires, Brexit, Corbyn, globish, Green New Deal, Macron, Ocasio, Pelosi, Powell, Salvini, socialism, Trump

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Salvador Dali They were there 1931 • AOC, The Little Socialist That Could (Strassel) • Green New Deal Takes Its First Congressional Baby Step (IC) • Are Billionaires The American Dream? (NYMag) • China Is Unlikely To Become The World’s Largest Economy Anytime Soon (Colombo) • European Economy Raises Fresh Global Growth Fears (MW) • US Consumer Credit Hits $4 Trillion; Student, Auto Loans Hit All Time High (ZH) • Corbyn Sparks Labour Civil War Over Referendum (Ind.)

Debt Rattle February 7 2019

Feb 072019

February 7, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:15 am Finance Tagged with: Bernays, Brexit, Corbyn, extinction, Fed, GMO, hell, homo credulus, Led by Donkeys, May, Monsanto, Stress Test, Tusk, WaPo, Yellen

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail René Magritte The Pleasure Principle (Portrait of Edward James) 1937 • Led By Donkeys (G.) • Tusk: Special Place In Hell For Brexiteers Without Even Sketch Of A Plan (Ind.) • Corbyn Lays Out Labour’s Terms For Backing May On Brexit (G.) • Not Opposing Brexit Could Lose Labour 45 Seats (G.) • Yellen: Next Fed Move May Be A Rate Cut (CNBC) • Fed’s Quarles Sees 2019 As An ‘Interim’ Year For Bank Stress Tests (R.) •

Eat Less Meat and Save the Planet

Feb 062019

February 6, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 2:52 pm Finance Tagged with: agriculture, beef, cow, energy, farm, fertilizer, food, grass, Green New Deal, Malthus, manure, meat, oil, pasture, supply chain

Eat <strike>Less</strike> Meat and Save the Planet

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Salvador Dali Portrait of Gala with Two Lamb Chops Balanced on Her Shoulder 1933 Ilargi: It’s been quite a while since we last heard from Dr. D. He was probably busy growing stuff. But he’s back now, and with something dear to my heart: the craziness of our food production systems. Answers to which are not always what most people think, to put it mildly. Dr. D: Eat less meat to save the planet –

Debt Rattle February 6 2019

Feb 062019

February 6, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:41 am Finance Tagged with: 5G, Article 50, backstop, Ireland, Kim, Macron, May, Quadriga, smartphones, SOTU, Trump, Venezuela, Vietnam, Warren, yellow vests

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Pablo Picasso Portrait de femme au col d’hermine (Olga) 1923 • Trump Calls For End To ‘Politics Of Revenge,’ Touts ‘Hottest Economy’ (AP) • Trump, Kim To Hold Second Summit In Vietnam At End Of February (AP) • Too Fast, Too Furious (Roberts) • Elizabeth Warren Apologizes For Identifying As Native American (MW) • May Rules Out Brexit Delay And Hard Border With Ireland (G.) • Ireland And EU Discuss Emergency Funding For No-Deal Brexit (G.) • China:

Debt Rattle February 5 2019

Feb 052019

February 5, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:54 am Finance Tagged with: Bill Gross, bonds, Brexit, coup, Fed, Guaido, Italy, Maduro, Merkel, Nissan, pensions, SOTU, Trump, Twitter, Venezuela

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail René Magritte Meditation 1936 • How Much Could Negative Rates Have Helped the US Recovery? (FRBSF) • Bill Gross Retires (R.) • SOTU (Jim Kunstler) • EU Goods Will Be Waved Through British Ports In Case Of No Deal Brexit (Sun) • Nissan Was Offered Secret UK State Aid To Cope With Brexit (G.) • Merkel Says ‘Still Time’ To Find Brexit Solution (AFP) • An Italian Debt Crisis Could Take Down The EU (ZH) • Australia Central

Robert Mueller Is A Coward And A Liar

Feb 042019

February 4, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 4:25 pm Finance, Primers Tagged with: Assange, coward, FBI, indictment, liar, Manafort, Mark Warner, Mueller, Rand Paul, Roger Stone, Trump, Wikileaks

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Rembrandt van Rijn Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer 1653 That statement is going to make me real popular, right? Any criticism of Robert Mueller for many people equals support for President Trump. But it doesn’t, and Mueller really is a coward and a liar, and it’s not hard to make that case, it’s even easier than how he makes his cases, because we can actually prove ours. We also don’t have to pervert the law, but he

Debt Rattle February 4 2019

Feb 042019

February 4, 2019 Posted by Raúl Ilargi Meijer at 10:30 am Finance Tagged with: backstop, bacteria, China, elections, Gabbard, Macron, Maduro, MAGA, NBC, plastics, Russia, Trump, Venezuela, yellow vests

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FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail René Magritte Morning star 1938 • Maduro Warns White House Will Be ‘Stained With Blood’ If Trump Invades (G.) • Regional Bloc Plans Pressure Campaign Against Venezuela’s Maduro (R.) • Austerity And Welfare Cuts Main Driver Behind Brexit Vote (Ind.) • Hard Brexiters Say Only Acceptable Way Forward Is To Remove Backstop (G.) • Theresa May Launches Committee To Find Irish Backstop Alternatives (Ind.) • UK Home Secretary Dismisses Speculation Of Snap General Election In June (G.) •