APR 7 18
SIT EC y POL P2
ND denounce Global-neoliberal debacle y propone State-Social
+ Capit-compet in Econ
ZERO HEDGE ECONOMICS
Neoliberal globalization is over. Financiers know it, they
documented with graphics
On a
nine-block stretch of what’s arguably the world’s most famous avenue, steps
south of the bustling Time Warner Center and the planned new Nordstrom
department store, lies a shopping wasteland.
See Chart:
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/retail%20bankruptcies%20since%202015.jpg
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Real estate
tends to ride an emotional rollercoaster, as anyone who made it through the
2000s can attest. But in some ways the current market is even stranger than
those of past cycles...
To find out how things got so weird
so fast, I checked with Peter Miller, author of The
Common-Sense Mortgage and regular contributor to the Mortgage
Reports website. Here’s his take:
If you’ve been reading industry
news releases the inventory shortage is a huge concern.
“Total housing inventory at the end of February rose 4.6 percent to
1.59 million existing homes available for sale, but is still 8.1 percent lower
than a year ago (1.73 million) and has fallen year-over-year for 33 consecutive
months. Unsold inventory is at a 3.4-month supply at the current sales pace
(3.8 months a year ago).”
There are number of reasons for the inventory shortage.
First,
home prices have been going up consistently in most markets for the past six
years. This may sound encouraging but it also means that today’s seller
will be tomorrow’s buyer, someone competing for homes which may require a
bigger mortgage and steeper monthly payments.
Second, there are transaction
costs associated with, first, the sale of a property
and, second, the purchase of a replacement residence.
Third,
millions of owners have fixed-rate mortgage financing in place at 4% or less. If
they move the rate they pay goes up.
Fourth,
for people in the upper brackets and for individuals who live in high-cost,
high-tax areas it may be difficult to justify the sale of a current
residence given tax reform.
Fifth, new
construction is insufficient to meet demand. Multifamily
construction starts were
down 10 percent in 2017.
Sixth, many people no longer
have the income certainty they once had. The typical
work week is no longer 40 hours. Artificial intelligence, machine learning,
robotics, outsourcing, downsizing, and rightsizing are threatening the hours
and employment of both blue-collar and white-collar workers alike. We see more
and more examples of flexible work schedules as opposed to set working hours
known in advance. The result is that increasing numbers of workers earn
different amounts each month. I suspect many sellers wonder if they can still
qualify for the mortgage they got a few years ago.
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"An inversion at the front end of the US curve
is a significant market development, not least because it occurs rather
rarely. It is also generally perceived as a bad omen for risky markets."
See Chart:
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"All
other fiat currencies take their value from the dollar, not gold. So, the destabilising
forces on the dollar, the other unexpected side of Triffin’s dilemma, could
take down the whole fiat complex as well..."
Foreign ownership of dollars has increased a further
$2,142.4bn to a record $18,694.1, even though bank reserves declined by
$572bn.[viii] In other words, the accumulation of
dollars in foreign hands now stands at over 95% of US GDP.
Another way of looking at it is to
assess the market values of US securities held by foreigners and relate that to
GDP, though this information is less timely,. This is shown in the following
chart.
See Chart:
Foreing INV / GDP
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"...we
view this as supportive of the notion that the growing prevalence of ETFs in
risk assets can lead to destabilizing flows that can exacerbate market
moves"
See Chart:
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POLITICS
Seudo democ y sist
duopolico in US is obsolete; it’s
full of frauds & corruption. Urge cambiarlo
"Today’s current situation is
spiraling out of control and could develop into a real war, the last war in the
history of mankind..."
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The arguments posed by Chris Hedges,
that the U.S. is neither a democracy nor a republic but a totalitarian state
that can now assassinate its citizens at will, are pertinent ones. Scary ones.
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Arizona and
Texas will be sending 400 National Guard members to the southern border in
response to President Donald Trump's Wednesday Executive Order directing the
troops to "assist the border patrol" in guarding the nation's
existing border fence - and of course the many miles of completely unprotected
crossing zones.
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"Collapse is a process, not a singular event.It
happens over time, not overnight. It is a spectrum of moments and terrible
choices, set in motion in most
cases by people in positions of power, but helped along by useful idiots among
the masses."
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The other bubble start bursting too :
"Fire
at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women)
did a great job. THANK YOU!" - Donald Trump
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WORLD ISSUES and M-East
Global depression is on…China, RU, Iran search for State
socialis+K- compet. D rest in limbo
In the US the rich have it.. but what about massive community bunkers for the US Nation?
To
safeguard civilians from Pakistani shelling across the border, NBCC will build
13,029 small bunkers and 1,431 more massive community bunkers.
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... and one
way to make a significant profit should a real trade war break out between
China and the US.
See Chart:
US exports to china
Here are the five "nuclear" options that China is
currently contemplating:
- A Currency Depreciation. A sharp, one-time yuan devaluation, like the
one Beijing unexpectedly carried out in August 2015, could be used to
offset some of the effect of tariffs.
- Sales of US Treasurys.
Chinese authorities could sell some of its large official-sector holdings
of US Treasuries, which would lead to a tightening of US financial
conditions.
- Block US services.
Chinese authorities could limit access for US companies to the Chinese
domestic market, particularly in the services sector, where the US exports
$56 billion in services annually and runs a $38 billion surplus
- Curb US oil shipments.
According to Petromatrix, China is one of the biggest importers of U.S.
crude oil at 400kb/d, so any counter-tariffs on crude could become very
heavy for the U.S. supply and demand picture. Such a move would weigh on
U.S. prices and spill over to global oil pricing. As Petromatrix adds, the
market would need to start balancing downward price risk of trade-war
escalations with upside risk of Iran sanctions as oil flows could be about
the same.
All of the above are mostly self-explanatory. The fifth option is
one we first previewed back last August, in "Rare
Earths Are China's Most Potent Weapon In A Trade War." Here is a quick reminder:
In October 1973, the world
shuddered when the Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries imposed an oil embargo on the United States and other nations that
provided military aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur war. At the same time, they
ramped up prices. The United States realized it was dependent on imported oil —
and much of that came from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia the big swing
producer. It shook the nation. How had a few foreign powers put a noose around
the neck of the world’s largest economy?
Well, it could happen again and
very soon. The commodity that could bring us to our knees isn’t oil, but rather
a group of elements known as rare earths, falling between 21 and 71 on the
periodic table.
This time, just one country is holding the noose: China.
China
controls the world’s production and distribution of rare earths. It produces more than 92 percent of them and
holds the world in its hand when it comes to the future of almost anything in
high technology.
SEE CHART:
Rare earths are great multipliers and the heaviest are the most
valuable. They make the things we take for granted, from the small motors in
automobiles to the wind turbines that are revolutionizing the production of
electricity, many times more efficient. For example, rare earths increase a
conventional magnet’s power by at least fivefold. THEY ARE THE NEW OIL.
Rare earths are also at work in cell phones and computers. Fighter jets
and smart weapons, like cruise missiles, rely on them. In national defense,
there is no substitute and no other supply source available.
Of course, there is no way of knowing if China will proceed
with a rare earth export ban as its response, or whether it will pick any of
these options. However, for those who are growing concerned - or convinced -
that it's only going to get worse from here, there is good news: the VanEck
Rare Earth ETF REMX makes it easy to make a substantial profit from the first
nuclear trade war, should China clamp down on rare earth metals, sending their
price to where they traded when China waged a brief trade war with Japan in
2011, when the ETF hit an all time high of $114. Needless
to say, should China lock out the US, the price of rare earths would soar
orders of magnitude higher.
See Chart:
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"The United Kingdom is headed for a break-up... By responding to
the alleged poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his
daughter Yulia with histrionics normally reserved for The View, Theresa May’s government has set the stage for its own
collapse."
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
Geopolitics & Econ-Pol crisis that leads to more
business-wars: its profiteers US-NATO
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INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
Deep on the US political crisis, their internal conflicts n
chances of WW3
The Economics Behind The Skripal Poisoning By Michael Hudson
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Syria Showdown: Trump Versus the Generals By Patrick J.
Buchanan
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Humpty Dumpty Boris Johnson By Finian Cunningham
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Insouciant Russians? By Paul Craig Roberts
Putin understands that Washington is doing everything in its
power to have him assassinated
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COUNTER PUNCH
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John W. Whitehead Racism,
Militarism and Materialism Still Reign Supreme
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SPUTNIK and RT SHOWS
Geopolitics & the nasty business of US-NATO-Global-wars
uncovered ..
RELATED
"According to UK media reports, the death of a Russian citizen occurred in very
strange and mysterious circumstances immediately after the poisoning
of the Skripal family. The ambassador plans to use the advice
of the UK Foreign Office and request a meeting with the head
of the London police in order to invite the British side
to inform us in detail about the progress of the
investigation. For Russia, this murder has not only criminal, but also a
political dimension," the embassy said in a statement.
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[[ UK failed & US getting worse: “State Dept Says Dozens May Have Been Killed in Syrian Douma by
Chemical Weapons”.. There’re denounc that US-UK-allies R arming & train terrorists. Chem-W- included. Read
this: Terrorists
Preparing Chemical Attack in Idlib - Syrian UN Envoy and this one: Terrorists
Received 'Instructions From US, UK and Allies' to Stage Chemical Weapons Provocations
in Syria - State Media. Now the US is using similar UK farce: exposing open
Ruso-phobia. Read this one: West
Uses Skripal Row to Boot Russia From Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue - Moscow
All these lies go in one direction:
create pretext for WW3-first strike. RU-China R aware of it and R ready to respond ]]
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Wait,
What?! BP Suggests Ecological Catastrophe Good for Economy The logic of
British Petroleum Co
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Is this good for the
Ecology too? WATCH FIRE ERUPTS AT TRUMP TOWER IN NEW YORK
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First director
general of the Organization
for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons Jose Bustani.
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3 Dead, Up
to 50 Wounded in Van Ramming Incident in Germany's Munster – Reports https://sputniknews.com/europe/201804071063317526-car-ramming-germany/
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Now women have the
right to choose bet wearing traditional abayas and hijabs or not. They can also
ride bikes and drive without permission of their man. However, men are still
the rulers at home (they orders can’t be discussed) and can't travel without
men or marry without their fathers' blessing. These slaves have changed
the metal handcuff for a plastic one .. at the discretion of their man. That is
why I love the Kurdish ladies .. they’re not oblige to cover their body
top-down. They have the right to drive and control their body free from men
will. She can join the military –if they want- and to port arms at their discretion.
So, if a man try to rape her, she can open a 2nd well in his but. It
is that they deserve.
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RT SHOWS
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NOTICIAS IN SPANISH
Latino America looking for alternatives to neoliberalism to
break with Empire:
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PRESS TV
Global situation described by Iranian observers..
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‘Neocons
hinder US troop withdrawal from Syria’ by Ron Paul
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