by Mark Piggott, International Business Times:
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin may have been removed from office by
army factions or wealthy businessmen either working together or against
one another, says Israel’s former ambassador to Russia Zvi Magen.Despite soon-discredited claims to the contrary by the Kremlin, Putin has not been seen in public since 5 March and rumours surrounding his leadership continue to circulate both in Russia and abroad.
Putin is due to meet Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev in St Petersburg tomorrow (Monday 16 March) to discuss trade and investment. If he fails to appear, the rumours will become even more frenzied.
Read More @ IBtimes.co.uk
from Vlasti:
According
to a source in the press service of the President of Russia in the near
future is preparing a major announcement, and for this reason, heads of
relevant media asked to be ready in the next few days for a possible
press conference.
This is indirectly confirmed by the CEO of the Center for Political Information polit-info Alexei Mukhin.
Mukhin also not denied reports that President Putin is currently incapacitated. “Guys, you now need the president, gather ..” – he wrote in his Twitter. The question – whether he confirms rumors about Putin, Mukhin said “no comment.” He also asked the staff at the weekend are in place, “will be something important,” he added.
Read More @ Vlasti.net
According
to a source in the press service of the President of Russia in the near
future is preparing a major announcement, and for this reason, heads of
relevant media asked to be ready in the next few days for a possible
press conference.This is indirectly confirmed by the CEO of the Center for Political Information polit-info Alexei Mukhin.
Mukhin also not denied reports that President Putin is currently incapacitated. “Guys, you now need the president, gather ..” – he wrote in his Twitter. The question – whether he confirms rumors about Putin, Mukhin said “no comment.” He also asked the staff at the weekend are in place, “will be something important,” he added.
Read More @ Vlasti.net
Ex-US General Defends His "Sanctions Don't Work, Start Killing Russians" Comment
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 20:55 “...we all know that sanctions don’t work, negotiations don’t work,... the only way the United States can have any effect in this region and turn the tide is start killing Russians...killing so many Russians that even Putin’s media can’t hide the fact that Russians are returning to their motherland in body bags.”
Does it get any funnier than this? Well, arguably, we’ve already seen
an even funnier episode from these financial “Wile E. Coyotes”. But
let’s begin with a look at the most recent “botched operation” by the
psychopaths of the One Bank.To any readers with even a moderate comprehension of global events; it has been completely obvious that the Western financial crime syndicate which rules over us (the One Bank) has targeted Russia for (at least) economic destruction – and perhaps political destruction, as well. It has commenced this campaign by unleashing its most-ferocious attack dog on Russia: the United States (aka “the Fourth Reich”).
The political/economic terrorism against Russia began with the coup in Ukraine, which was fully and completely orchestrated by U.S. Neo-Cons (most unelected), who actually “run” the U.S. government. This was immediately followed by a two-pronged strategy, directed squarely against Russia itself.
Read More @ BullionBullsCanada.com
State Department Shuts US Embassy In 'Ally' Saudi Arabia Amid "Heightened Security Concerns"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 17:25 Having recently noted The Kingdom's new king's decrees promising to support the poor and needy with more and more handouts (and to halt the rise of inequality), it is interestingly coincidental that, as The BBC reports, the US embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh has cancelled all consular services for Sunday and Monday due to "heightened security concerns," and consular services in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran would not be available. This follows Friday's warning that Western oil workers could be the target of militant attacks. Something is going in Saudi Arabia...
UK Atomic Weapons Web Traffic Accidentally Routed Through Ukraine
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 18:35 "Sensitive data from around 170 major companies, including the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment and Lockheed Martin, might have been compromised after British Telecom web traffic was accidentally rerouted through Ukraine," RT reports.
It looks like we’re gearing up for Round 2 of Ebola Roulette.A couple of days ago an American healthcare worker who had been definitively diagnosed with Ebola was brought back to the US for treatment at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Eleven more patients have been isolated and are on their way to the United States as well, after having had “potential exposure” to the disease.
Now, about those people who were “potentially exposed”?
They aren’t being hospitalized. Oh no. They are being brought back to stay at hotels “near” three different hospitals in different regions of the country. I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Read this excerpt from a report by CNN and weep
Read More @ TheOrganicPrepper.com
by Puru Saxena, Gold Seek:
BIG PICTURE
– After several years, the Federal Reserve has passed the QE baton to
the European Central Bank (ECB) and this should extend the ongoing
bull-market in common stocks. You will recall that throughout last
year, we were expecting the ECB to unleash a full-scale bond buying
program and Mr. Draghi’s recent decision has validated our view.
If our assessment is correct, the ongoing QE initiative will assist common stocks and probably ensure the continuation of the primary uptrend until at least September 2016. At that point, if the ECB decides to extend its bond buying program, the bull-market may get another lease of life!
Read More @ GoldSeek.com
BIG PICTURE
– After several years, the Federal Reserve has passed the QE baton to
the European Central Bank (ECB) and this should extend the ongoing
bull-market in common stocks. You will recall that throughout last
year, we were expecting the ECB to unleash a full-scale bond buying
program and Mr. Draghi’s recent decision has validated our view.If our assessment is correct, the ongoing QE initiative will assist common stocks and probably ensure the continuation of the primary uptrend until at least September 2016. At that point, if the ECB decides to extend its bond buying program, the bull-market may get another lease of life!
Read More @ GoldSeek.com
by David Stockman, Contra Corner:
Contra Corner is not about investment advice, but its unstinting
critique of the current malignant monetary regime does not merely imply
that the Wall Street casino is a dangerous place for your money. No, it
screams get out of harms’ way. Now!
Yet I am constantly braced with questions about the US dollar and its impending demise. The reasoning seems to be that if America is a debt addicted dystopia—-and it surely is—- won’t the US dollar sooner or later go down in flames as the day of reckoning materializes? Won’t you make money shorting the doomed dollar?
Heavens no! At least not any time soon. The reason is simply that the other three big economies of the world—Japan, China and Europe—are in even more disastrous condition. Worse still, their governments and central banks are actually more clueless than Washington, and are conducting policies that are flat out lunatic—–meaning that their faltering economies will be facing even more destructive punishment from policy makers in the days ahead.
Read More @ DavidStockmansContraCorner.com
Contra Corner is not about investment advice, but its unstinting
critique of the current malignant monetary regime does not merely imply
that the Wall Street casino is a dangerous place for your money. No, it
screams get out of harms’ way. Now!Yet I am constantly braced with questions about the US dollar and its impending demise. The reasoning seems to be that if America is a debt addicted dystopia—-and it surely is—- won’t the US dollar sooner or later go down in flames as the day of reckoning materializes? Won’t you make money shorting the doomed dollar?
Heavens no! At least not any time soon. The reason is simply that the other three big economies of the world—Japan, China and Europe—are in even more disastrous condition. Worse still, their governments and central banks are actually more clueless than Washington, and are conducting policies that are flat out lunatic—–meaning that their faltering economies will be facing even more destructive punishment from policy makers in the days ahead.
Read More @ DavidStockmansContraCorner.com
by Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, Silver-coin-investor:
Reserve currency or no, hyperinflation is a process. And we are fully
entrenched in that process. History defines the parameters for us.
Too much debt, too much money created from nothing. And ultimately, the loss of confidence, leading to panic. Those who deny it are not looking, not measuring correctly, or both. Much of the confusion comes from the unnecessary use of jargon and euphemism.
Counterintuitively, confidence in the near term will drive the demand to print more. The more we eat away at what is left of the real economy, the more money will be demanded to quiet the masses and bail out the banks again and again.
Read More @ Silver-coin-investor.com
Reserve currency or no, hyperinflation is a process. And we are fully
entrenched in that process. History defines the parameters for us. Too much debt, too much money created from nothing. And ultimately, the loss of confidence, leading to panic. Those who deny it are not looking, not measuring correctly, or both. Much of the confusion comes from the unnecessary use of jargon and euphemism.
Counterintuitively, confidence in the near term will drive the demand to print more. The more we eat away at what is left of the real economy, the more money will be demanded to quiet the masses and bail out the banks again and again.
Read More @ Silver-coin-investor.com
by Mike Adams, Natural News:
Add California’s water supply to your list of “things headed for
imminent collapse.” The state has only one year of reserves remaining,
warns Jay Famiglietti, the senior water scientist at the NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech.
In a widely-cited LA Times opinion piece, Famiglietti writes that “…the state has only about one year of water supply left in its reservoirs, and our strategic backup supply, groundwater, is rapidly disappearing. California has no contingency plan for a persistent drought…”
But don’t worry: California has no plan for balancing its budget, either. Nor does it have a plan for how to pay for all the social entitlements it has promised its population of dependents. And finally, California has no real plan to fund its pension promises, either, which means that California state retirees not only face a future without water; they also face a future without a pension check.
Read More @ NaturalNews.com
Add California’s water supply to your list of “things headed for
imminent collapse.” The state has only one year of reserves remaining,
warns Jay Famiglietti, the senior water scientist at the NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech.In a widely-cited LA Times opinion piece, Famiglietti writes that “…the state has only about one year of water supply left in its reservoirs, and our strategic backup supply, groundwater, is rapidly disappearing. California has no contingency plan for a persistent drought…”
But don’t worry: California has no plan for balancing its budget, either. Nor does it have a plan for how to pay for all the social entitlements it has promised its population of dependents. And finally, California has no real plan to fund its pension promises, either, which means that California state retirees not only face a future without water; they also face a future without a pension check.
Read More @ NaturalNews.com
from The Burning Platform:
Only a government drone, liberal moron, or union douchebag couldn’t
see this coming from a mile away. Instituting a mandatory $15 minimum
wage is about the dumbest government enforced idea ever. When Seattle
announced it, Obama and his liberal minion hordes applauded and declared
victory in the war against greedy capitalists. Now it goes live in two
weeks. The impact in the real world is already being felt and will
really sink in after more small businesses close up shop, more workers
lose jobs, and prices jump for everything in the socialist paradise of
Seattle.
Of course restaurants were going to close. All restaurants operate on very thin margins. That’s why very few survive over the long-term in the first place. Family owned restaurants are always living on the edge. This is how it works in the real world. Waitresses at restaurants are paid approximately $2.83 per hour. Oh the horror!!! A waitress working a 4 hour lunch shift or dinner shift at a moderately priced bar/restaurant can generally make between $80 and $120 in tips. That is $20 to $30 per hour, along with their $2.83 pay. According to the IRS, 10% of their total sales must be declared as tip income.
Read More @ TheBurningPlatform.com
Only a government drone, liberal moron, or union douchebag couldn’t
see this coming from a mile away. Instituting a mandatory $15 minimum
wage is about the dumbest government enforced idea ever. When Seattle
announced it, Obama and his liberal minion hordes applauded and declared
victory in the war against greedy capitalists. Now it goes live in two
weeks. The impact in the real world is already being felt and will
really sink in after more small businesses close up shop, more workers
lose jobs, and prices jump for everything in the socialist paradise of
Seattle.Of course restaurants were going to close. All restaurants operate on very thin margins. That’s why very few survive over the long-term in the first place. Family owned restaurants are always living on the edge. This is how it works in the real world. Waitresses at restaurants are paid approximately $2.83 per hour. Oh the horror!!! A waitress working a 4 hour lunch shift or dinner shift at a moderately priced bar/restaurant can generally make between $80 and $120 in tips. That is $20 to $30 per hour, along with their $2.83 pay. According to the IRS, 10% of their total sales must be declared as tip income.
Read More @ TheBurningPlatform.com
WTI Tumbles To $43 Handle As EURUSD 1.05 Battle Continues
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 18:38 Amid the re-opening of all Houston shipping channels, comments from Greenspan, and yet another refinery shut (Exxon's Joliet lost power), it appears the realization that the month-long dead-cat-bounce is over in crude is starting to hit (and the rapidly filling storage capacity). Brent broke below $53.50 and WTI back to a $43 handle (close to the lowest levels in 6 years) at the open. One can only imagine the pressure on USO (Oil ETF) holders as the contango continues to gap wider. EURUSD is teasing the crucial 1.05 level again...It Is Time For A Criminal Probe Into Tim Geithner's Leaks As Vice Chairman Of The Federal Reserve
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 18:01 Since Jeb Hensareling is opening a criminal probe into the Fed for leaking material, non-public information because Congress is “committed to holding the Federal Reserve accountable for its actions and omissions, and to ensuring transparency in its operations”, it is also time to finally hold none other than former Treasury Secretary and then-Fed Vice Chairman Tim Geithner criminally accountable for his actions.
The Austrian Black Swan Claims Its First Foreign Casualty: German Duesselhyp Collapses, To Be Bailed Out
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 16:53 Moments ago we got confirmation that the next domino from the appearance of the Austrian black swan has tipped over, following a Reuters report that Germany's deposit protection fund will take over the property lender Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG (DuesselHyp), which has "run into problems" due to its exposure to Austrian lender Hypo Alpe Adria's "bad bank" Heta.
Words Matter - The Propagandists Know
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 16:20 In the age when torture has become "enhanced interrogation techniques"; when the rich are "job creators"; when austerity is rephrased as "reforms"; "scarcity" does not mean shortage; and when murdered children are "collateral damage"; it is good to remember these brilliant words from the late, great, George Carlin.
The Full Explanation Of How The ECB Broke Europe's Bond Market
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 15:44 When even JPMorgan strongly implies that the ECB's QE is about to fail, one short week after it started, now may be a time to panic: "In all, we note the above analysis challenges the ability of the Eurosystem to meet its quantitative target without distorting market liquidity and price discovery."
Indeed This Time Is Different: Because It’s Far Worse
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 15:10 Suddenly the narrative that “everything is awesome” is showing to not be as “awesome” as it was first proclaimed. Merely a few months have passed since the ending of QE and praises of awesomeness everywhere are morphing into questions more akin to “Oh no: not again!” And with that we are now watching those who pushed, pulled, and levitated that narrative scramble desperately to push another narrative back onto the stage that worked so many times before: “Every sell off over the last 6 years has shown to be a profitable buying opportunity.” i.e., Just buy the dip (JBTFD). Yet it would seem these dips; are far different.Where The Top 0.002% Of The World Live
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/15/2015 - 14:35
Mapping the favorite locales of the world's super rich.
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