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Deutsche Bank has Trump’s taxes — and loan applications cosigned by Russian oligarchs: report

August 28, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

#DeutscheBank So “No Collusion” @RealDonaldTrump loans are co-signed in Cyrillic. “The source close to Deutsche Bank says that the Trump tax returns reveal that the […]

Business Genius Trump Lost More Money Than Anyone in America Between 1985-1994

August 15, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

The secret Trump is hiding in his taxes? He’s a huge loser. Walter Mcbride/REX/Shutterstock President Trump built his reputation on his business acumen and negotiating […]

How a McConnell-backed effort to lift Russian sanctions boosted a Kentucky project

August 15, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Russia’s largest aluminum producer, two men with millions of […]

‘No Blame?’ ABC News finds 36 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults.

August 14, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to accept any responsibility for inciting violence in American communities, dismissing critics who have pointed to his rhetoric as […]

Does the BuzzFeed report show that Trump obstructed justice? I asked 9 legal experts.

January 18, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

A new report from BuzzFeed News claims that President Trump “personally instructed” his former attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress during his 2017 testimony. […]

The 1 Line That William Barr Wrote About Obstruction That Could Haunt Trump

January 18, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

William Barr , President Donald Trump ’s nominee for attorney general, spelled out exactly how he defines obstruction, and it looks a lot like what […]

President Trump Directed His Attorney To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project

January 17, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two […]

Rudy Giuliani just totally contradicted 18 months of ‘no collusion’ talk from Donald Trump

January 17, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

Giuliani: I never said there was no collusion 01:09 (CNN)If you know anything about the White House’s reaction to the ongoing special counsel probe into […]

We Resist: Day 728

January 17, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

One of the difficulties in resisting the Trump administration, the Republican Congressional majority, and Republican state legislatures (plus the occasional non-Republican who obliges us to […]

Mueller vs. Trump and more national and international storylines to know for 2019

January 17, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

Special counsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: AP / Charles Dharapak; Getty Images / Win McNamee This year looks like it will […]

Rudy Giuliani says Trump didn’t collude with Russia but can’t say if campaign aides did

January 17, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

(CNN)Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he never denied President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with the Russian government during the 2016 campaign, only that the President […]

Trump Must Be a Russian Agent; the Alternative Is Too Awful

January 16, 2019 RealTrumpSlump 0

It would be rather embarrassing for Donald Trump at this point if Robert Mueller were to declare that the president isn’t an agent of Russian […]

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Sharply Year-over-year due to Timing of Thanksgiving December 8, 2019
Note: Due to the timing of Thanksgiving, the occupancy rate was down sharply YoY last week. The rate was up sharply in the previous report.From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 30 Novemberhe U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 24-30 November 2019, […]
Schedule for Week of December 8, 2019 December 7, 2019
The key economic reports this week are November CPI and Retail Sales.The FOMC meets this week, and no change to policy is expected.----- Monday, Dec 9th -----No major economic releases scheduled.----- Tuesday, Dec 10th -----6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for November.----- Wednesday, Dec 11th -----7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will […]
AAR: November Rail Carloads down 7.5% YoY, Intermodal Down 7.4% YoY December 6, 2019
From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with permission. Rail traffic continues to struggle because U.S. manufacturing is soft, trade disputes and the uncertainty they entail are ongoing, and economic growth abroad isn’t what it could be....In November 2019, total U.S. rail carloads were down 7.5% and total […]
Las Vegas Real Estate in November: Sales up 3% YoY, Inventory down 4% YoY December 6, 2019
This is a key former distressed market to follow since Las Vegas saw the largest price decline, following the housing bubble, of any of the Case-Shiller composite 20 cities. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Southern Nevada home prices stay the same for two months, still up from last year GLVAR housing statistics for […]
Q4 GDP Forecasts: 0.6% to 2.0% December 6, 2019
From Goldman Sachs: [W]e lowered our Q4 GDP tracking estimate by one tenth to +1.8% (qoq ar) [Dec 5 estimate]emphasis addedFrom Merrill Lynch This week, our ... 4Q GDP tracking estimate edged down by 0.1pp to 1.6% on weaker than expected residential spend in Oct. [Dec 6 estimate]From the NY Fed Nowcasting ReportThe New York […]
Comments on November Employment Report December 6, 2019
The headline jobs number at 266 thousand for November was above consensus expectations of 180 thousand, and the previous two months were revised up 41 thousand, combined. The unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%.Earlier: November Employment Report: 266,000 Jobs Added, 3.5% Unemployment RateIn November, the year-over-year employment change was 2.204 million jobs including Census hires.Seasonal Retail […]

Weekly Leading Index Rises December 6, 2019
Click here to download ECRI WLI data for free, including the full history of its level and growth rate. On mobile, click here to go to ECRI's Reports & Indexes page, then click "Full Site."__________________________________________ECRI’s U.S. Weekly Leading Index rose to 147.8 while the growth rate increased to 2.4%. ECRI has long determined business […]
U.S. Business Investment Outlook December 4, 2019
While corporate tax rate cuts can provide a short-term boost, cyclical forces are the true drivers of investment growth. This report shares cyclical updates to the key determinants of investment growth with knock-on effects for business spending and economic growth in the coming months.Covered in this report: - The current cyclical conditions dictating investment growth- […]
Weekly Leading Index Edges Down November 27, 2019
Click here to download ECRI WLI data for free, including the full history of its level and growth rate. On mobile, click here to go to ECRI's Reports & Indexes page, then click "Full Site."__________________________________________ECRI’s U.S. Weekly Leading Index edged down to 146.8 as the growth rate rose to 1.7%. ECRI has long determined […]
Weekly Leading Index Rises November 22, 2019
Click here to download ECRI WLI data for free, including the full history of its level and growth rate. On mobile, click here to go to ECRI's Reports & Indexes page, then click "Full Site."__________________________________________ECRI’s U.S. Weekly Leading Index rose to 147.0 as the growth rate increased to 1.1%. ECRI has long determined business […]
Update on Recession Risk and Rates November 20, 2019
Even as recession fears in the markets evaporate our analysis shows that recession risks remain active.This report includes:- Review of the employment cycle, including an update to our Cyclical Labor Conditions Index- Review of recent developments in market and non-market inputs to our array of leading indexes- Cyclical analysis of Fed rate expectationsReview our recent […]