Treasury Department
How Corrupt Is the American Government?
Submitted by George Washington on 01/06/2016 01:18 -0500- 8.5%
- Agent Orange
- Alan Greenspan
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bitcoin
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Corruption
- Department of Justice
- FBI
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- General Electric
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lehman
- Main Street
- Monsanto
- national security
- New Orleans
- Obama Administration
- Quantitative Easing
- Rating Agencies
- SPY
- TARP
- Tim Geithner
- Treasury Department
- Washington D.C.
- White House
- World Bank
See For Yourself ...
Obama Folds To Iran (Again), Will Delay New Sanctions After Rouhani Threat
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/01/2016 10:19 -0500"If the president’s announced sanctions ultimately aren’t executed, it would demonstrate a level of fecklessness that even the president hasn’t shown before."
Obama To Hit New "Friend" Iran With Fresh Sanctions Over Contested Ballistic-Missile Program
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/31/2015 07:53 -0500On the heels of a “close call” in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Washington is preparing new sanctions against a handful of companies and individuals tied to Tehran’s ballistic-missile program. "We've been looking for some time at options for additional actions related to Iran's ballistic missile program based on our continued concerns about its activities,” an unnamed US official says. Iran calls the new actions "illegal."
Dave Barry Answers - Was 2015 The Worst Year Ever? (Spoiler Alert: Yes)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/26/2015 14:20 -0500- Apple
- B+
- Bernie Sanders
- Black Friday
- Carbon Emissions
- Comcast
- Donald Trump
- FBI
- Florida
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- International Monetary Fund
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Joe Biden
- KIM
- M1
- Mexico
- Middle East
- NBC
- New York Times
- Nomination
- North Korea
- Obama Administration
- Ohio
- President Obama
- Reality
- Same-Sex Marriage
- SWIFT
- Treasury Department
- Tribune
- Vladimir Putin
- Volkswagen
- Volvo
- Washington D.C.
- White House
We apologize, but 2015 had so many negatives that we’re having trouble seeing the positives. It’s like we’re on the Titanic, and it’s tilting at an 85-degree angle with its propellers way up in the air, and we’re dangling over the cold Atlantic trying to tell ourselves: “At least there’s no waiting for the shuffleboard courts!” Are we saying that 2015 was the worst year ever? Are we saying it was worse than, for example, 1347, the year when the Bubonic Plague killed a large part of humanity? Yes, we are saying that.
Seymour Hersh Bombshell: US Military Shared Intelligence With Assad In Defiance Of Obama, CIA
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/22/2015 23:15 -0500In a shocking new report, Seymour Hersh reveals what he says was a covert operation run by the Joint Chiefs of Staff who sought to undermine the Obama administration and the CIA's goal of overthrowing the Assad regime in Syria. "If the American public saw the intelligence we were producing daily, at the most sensitive level, they would go ballistic."
2015 Year In Review - Scenic Vistas From Mount Stupid
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/19/2015 20:35 -0500- Alan Greenspan
- Albert Edwards
- Ally Bank
- Apple
- Baltic Dry
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of England
- Bank of International Settlements
- Bank of Japan
- Barry Ritholtz
- Bear Market
- Ben Bernanke
- Ben Bernanke
- Bill Gross
- Black Friday
- Black Swan
- Bob Janjuah
- Bond
- Book Value
- Brazil
- Bridgewater
- Capital Expenditures
- Carlyle
- Cato Institute
- Central Banks
- Chicago PMI
- China
- Chris Martenson
- Chrysler
- Citadel
- Cliff Asness
- Counterparties
- CRAP
- Credit Conditions
- Creditors
- Crude
- David Einhorn
- David Rosenberg
- default
- Demographics
- Department of Justice
- Deutsche Bank
- Dumb Money
- Equity Markets
- ETC
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Federal Reserve
- FINRA
- fixed
- France
- Futures market
- GE Capital
- Germany
- Glencore
- Global Economy
- Global Warming
- Gluskin Sheff
- Greece
- Gundlach
- Hayman Capital
- Holiday Cheer
- Hyperinflation
- Illinois
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Janet Yellen
- Japan
- Jeff Gundlach
- Jeremy Grantham
- Jim Cramer
- Jim Reid
- Jim Rickards
- Joe Saluzzi
- John Hussman
- John Maynard Keynes
- Kazakhstan
- Ken Griffin
- KIM
- KKR
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Larry Summers
- LBO
- Lehman
- Mark Spitznagel
- Market Manipulation
- Maynard Keynes
- McKinsey
- Mervyn King
- Mexico
- MF Global
- Michigan
- Middle East
- Milton Friedman
- Monetary Policy
- Money Velocity
- Morgan Stanley
- Natural Gas
- New York Fed
- New York Stock Exchange
- Nikkei
- None
- Norway
- Paul McCulley
- Paul Tudor Jones
- Paul Volcker
- Precious Metals
- Quantitative Easing
- Rahm Emanuel
- Random Walk
- Ray Dalio
- Real estate
- Recession
- recovery
- Rick Santelli
- Robert Shiller
- Rosenberg
- Sovereign Debt
- Sovereigns
- St Louis Fed
- St. Louis Fed
- State Street
- Stephen Roach
- SWIFT
- Swiss National Bank
- Switzerland
- Themis Trading
- Transparency
- Treasury Department
- Unemployment
- University of California
- University Of Michigan
- Value Investing
- Wall Street Journal
- Warren Buffett
- Wholesale Inventories
- Willem Buiter
- Yield Curve
“To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious, but the stupid have an answer for everything.” ~Edward Abbey
No, Bank Bailouts HAVEN’T Ended
Submitted by George Washington on 12/03/2015 19:30 -0500Yeah, No ...
Life In The Electronic Concentration Camp: The Surveillance State Is Alive & Well
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/30/2015 22:00 -0500For all intents and purposes, the National Security Agency has supposedly ceased its bulk collection of metadata from Americans’ phone calls, but read the fine print: nothing is going to change.
Federal Reserve
Submitted by EconMatters on 11/23/2015 13:52 -0500The Federal Reserve has been telegraphing to markets that they are going to raise the fed funds rate by 25 basis points next month at its December Fed Meeting.
Frontrunning: November 20
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/20/2015 07:34 -0500- French, U.S. Troops Enter Mali Hotel as Gunmen Hold Hostages (BBG)
- Top suspect seen on CCTV in metro during Paris attacks (Reuters)
- Paris Attacks’ Alleged Ringleader, Now Dead, Had Slipped Into Europe Unchecked (WSJ)
- Global shares march on as alarm bells ring for metals (Reuters)
- European Stocks Rise With Asian Shares as Zinc, Ringgit Advance (BBG)
- World leaders arrive for summit amid heavy security (Reuters)
Futures Rise, Global Stocks Set For Best Week In Six Unfazed By Terrorism Concerns
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/20/2015 06:37 -0500Futures are modestly higher in early trading having tracked the USDJPY once again almost tick for tick, with the carry trade of choice rising to 123 shortly after Mario Draghi's latest speech pushed the dollar strong initially only to see most gains promptly evaporate against both the Yen and the Euro. European shares are likewise little changed, after gaining earlier, while Asian stocks rise; oil also advanced in early trading only to drop to its lowest overnight level moments ago, a few dimes over $40, with aluminum and copper both posting modest increases.
Welcome To Crickhowell - The Entire Welsh Town That Just Went 'Offshore'
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/12/2015 16:00 -0500Angered that Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. pay very little tax, an entire town in Wales decided to employ the exact same tax strategies used by big companies to reduce their own tax burdens. As the proprietor of the local smokery put it, the plan is "jolly clever." Doing this is not immoral or unpatriotic.
Iran Buys Jets From UK To Fly Spy Commandos To Syria In Violation Of Nuke Deal
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/06/2015 13:30 -0500In what amounts to a contravention of the recently inked nuclear deal, Iran has reportedly purchased passenger jets from the UK and is now using them to transport The Quds Force to the front lines in Syria.
The Most Devious Liars In The Room
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/05/2015 12:35 -0500- Barack Obama
- Book Value
- Debt Ceiling
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- Global Warming
- Greece
- Gross Domestic Product
- Housing Bubble
- Housing Market
- Mark To Market
- Mel Watt
- National Debt
- Obama Administration
- Obamacare
- Reality
- Recession
- Subprime Mortgages
- TARP
- Testimony
- Treasury Department
- Volatility
- Washington D.C.
There were a few different stories coming out over the last few days that reveal the true nature of government and the apparatchiks who use disinformation, devious machinations, fraudulent accounting, and taxpayer money to cover up their criminality, lies, and the true state of the American economy. The use of government accounting tricks to obscure the truth about our dire financial straits is designed to keep the masses sedated and confused.
You Will Not Be Warned When the Bank Holidays Come
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 11/03/2015 13:50 -0500You will not be warned of the risks to your wealth by anyone in a position of power in the political financial hierarchy.





