Paul Volcker began his term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in August of 1979. In October, the S&P 500 index dropped 11% on its way to a 20% drop in 1980. Alan Greenspan was sworn in as Fed chairman in August 1987. On October 19, 1987 the markets suffered through “Black Read More…
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An Obama Plot To Sabotage Trump?
Devin Nunes just set the cat down among the pigeons. Two days after FBI Director James Comey assured us there was no truth to President Trump’s tweet about being wiretapped by Barack Obama, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Trump may have had more than just a small point. The U.S. intelligence community, Read More…
Senate Homeland Security Chairman: “The CIA Refused To Provide Us With A Briefing On The Issue Of Russian Hacking”
The CIA has completely refused to brief anyone on their allegations of Russian hacking, apparently not just in the elections but in the US period. The following press release was sent out by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs last Friday: WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Read More…