According to journalist David Lindorff, the FBI planned to assassinate the leaders of the now moribund Occupy movement “via suppressed sniper rifles.” Lindorff cites a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Washington, DC-based Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. The redacted document obtained from the FBI in Houston states: …

In an attempt to flash-smash silver and prevent a weekly close above the critical $35 level, the cartel dumped an estimated 51 MILLION OUNCES of paper silver on the futures market in only 5 minutes on this morning’s non-farm payrolls release between 8:30 and 8:35 AM EST. Kitco has just decided to erase the …

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase for fraud over faulty mortgage-backed securities packaged and sold by the former Bear Stearns. It was the first action to come out of a working group created by President Barack Obama to go after alleged wrongdoing …

For nearly three decades, corporations, banks, and the ultra-wealthy have reaped financial rewards from America’s bubble economy at the expense of working-class Americans. During this stretch, the majority of the gains from US productivity have been disproportionately distributed to the top income earners. Over the years, these inequities have accumulated …

To protect Russians against the “collapsing US debt pyramid”, a Russian legislator has filed a draft bill to ban circulation of the currency in Russia. Once a Moscow mayoral hopeful, Mikhail Degtyarev, 32, likens the US dollar to a worldwide ponzi scheme which he says is scheduled to end in …

Small business mostly experiences a great hurdle whenever they are trying to get a small business loan. This is mainly because of strict lending standards set by banks. However, getting financing from an outside source is usually necessary if you want your business to grow or at least cover the …

The digital landscape has wrought big changes on almost every area of our lives. From instant communications to online shopping, the Internet has transformed life in the new millennium, and the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency is symptomatic of those changes. If you haven’t been paying attention to the growing number …

Russia plans to stock up on about 200 tons of gold this year, nearly matching the 208 tons it purchased in 2015. That’s according to Anton Navoi, the deputy head of the statistics department at the Russian Central Bank. Navoi explained that it’s profitable for the state to buy the …

From Filip Karinja, for Birch Gold Group With the recent launch of its yuan gold fix, China is making waves in precious metals markets. Traditionally, gold fixing was done at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). But finding themselves on the outside looking in, with gold prices dictated solely by the west, China …

While ordinary people fret about austerity and jobs, the eurozone’s corridors of power have been undergoing a remarkable transformation. More and more emerges about the role of ruthless scam bank Goldman Sachs as the main tool of the bankster elite for a relentless, hostile takeover of a Luciferian one world government. This …

Editor’s note: These criminal bankers need to be jailed for life, no more cash settlements. Essentially they pay the settlements with the money they stole from the crime that they were convicted of or the bill is footed by shareholders of the bank. A senior banker from a British bank has admitted conspiracy …

Curve Watchers Anonymous has its eye on the Australian dollar. As expected, it has taken a big dive in conjunction with a housing bust and a slowdown in China that impacts the demand for commodities. The only thing surprising to me about this plunge is how long it took, but …

From Filip Karinja, for Birch Gold Group The global “war on cash” is back and bigger than ever. The move towards a cashless society seems to be final destination desired by governments and central banks around the world. Remember the days when you could park your hard-earned money in the bank and …

Trading volatile markets like Forex comes with a lot of risks. Currencies can alter in value in the blink of an eye, leaving traders with open positions exposed to potentially destructive conditions. Leverage is another factor that needs to be considered because while there is the opportunity to make huge …

HSBC whistleblower and political hopeful Everett Stern. A bank whistle-blower is seeking a more powerful position from which to hold too-big-to-fail companies accountable. Everett Stern, a former HSBC employee who last summer called for fresh investigations into the company’s money-laundering controls, has launched a bid for Congress. Stern is campaigning …

The Bank of England (BoE)’s latest Quarterly Bulletin was published several days ago and now that the dust has settled it is possible to take out key points which may be of significance for traders. Uncertainty Over Prospects for Productivity Growth The National Living Wage has been raised, giving employees …

A new study shows 57% of Australia mortgage holders could not handle a $100 increase in their loan repayment. Stress has turned up in even the wealthiest cities. But who is truly wealthy? Paper profits on homes with enormous mortgages does not constitute wealth. Please consider $100 Tipping Point for 57% …

RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel warned that the scandal involving Rep. Wasserman Shultz’s IT staffer smashing hard drives and trying to flee the country isn’t being covered by the media and must be looked into. “(Wasserman Schultz) kept him on her staff. He was a taxpayer-funded government employee until yesterday …

During an interview with the Wall Street Journal President Trump said he is both a nationalist and a globalist. President Trump made the statement while dismissing rumors of a growing split inside his White House between nationalists led by Steve Bannon and globalists led by Gary Cohn, Jared Kushner, and …

The United States is experiencing its fifth relapse in five years. This past week the U.S. government announced the country’s economy rose in the January-March 2016 at a mere 0.5 percent annual growth rate. Since the U.S., unlike other countries, estimates its GDP based on annual rates, that means for the …