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'we need to drive the sustainable base load of energy'

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The US has a spending problem ... we need to get back to a budget deficit with a 3(%) in front of it'

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'If China is serious about rebalancing, let's do it together'

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Bessent: Treating China—the second-largest economy in the world—as a “developing country” is absurd

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full speech home.treasury.gov/news/press…

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'The IMF should push creditors to lenders' :-)

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'We have to make the IMF the IMF again

Woke and Climate change are not IMF's missions'

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Tesla sales declining for the first time year-on-year

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Breaking: Shocking Antamina Mine Crash

Gerente de operaciones murió aplastado por enorme volquete de 400 toneladas en Antamina, Áncash. - El Último Paladín

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Shocking Peruvian (Antamina) Mine Crash

'Operations at Peru’s Antamina, one of the world’s biggest copper mines, remains halted after an accident claimed the life of a senior manager and injured another employee'

▶️ ANCASH: GERENTE DE ANTAMINA FALLECE EN CAMIONETA APLASTADA POR ENORME CAMIÓN DE 300 TONELADAS

Volquete Komatsu aplastó a la camioneta donde se movilizaba el gerente de operaciones senior, Edwin Colque Calisaya.

Ocurrió en el campamento Yanacocha, ubicada en Huari. - DIARIO LA PRENSA PERU

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RT @daniel_mcdowell: I've been studying China's RMB internationalization efforts for 16 years. This is the most forceful statement I've ever seen from PBOC when it comes to encouraging Chinese firms to use the RMB in x-border payments. This feels like a meaningful policy shift to me.

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‘EU won't decouple from China’ euronews.com/my-europe/2025/…

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Klaus Raus

Breaking: World Economic Forum launches investigation into its founder Klaus Schwab for financial misconduct days after he resigned as Chairman. - X News

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The Israel Lobby

Judge Napolitano: "Donald Trump just hired a former official of the IDF to the National Security Council."

Jeffrey Sachs: "This is a scam operation. Our politicians have sold themselves out to the Israel lobby." - Legitimate Targets

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RT @Schuldensuehner: Good Morning from #Germany, which is increasingly seen as a new safe haven. The yield gap between 10y US Treasuries and German Bunds has widened to 1.95ppts — the highest since Feb — as investors pull capital out of the US and shift it into Europe.

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Bitcoin close to $92k

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Gold - $100 today .. that was quick

Gold reached $3500 this morning

Wouldn't be surprised to see the start of a correction of at least 10% before bull resumes - Willem Middelkoop

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RT @Schuldensuehner: US stocks post best day in 2 weeks w/Nasdaq 100 up 2.6% as US FinMin Bessent expects #China standoff to de-escalate, deal possible.

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Why stocks are up ..

Wall Street stocks rallied and oil prices jumped after the US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said a trade war with China was ‘unsustainable’. Bessent also reassured investors that President Donald Trump was not trying to decouple from China on.ft.com/42mwACG - Financial Times

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RT @EamonJavers: Source in the room tells me this is a rough transcript of the comments Treasury Secretary Bessent made yesterday at a closed door event that are moving markets today:

“The next steps with China are, no one thinks the current status quo is sustainable at 145 and 125 [percent]. So I would posit that over the very near future, there will be a de-escalation. And I think that that should give the world, the markets, a sigh of relief… We have an embargo now, on both sides, right?”

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There You Go ..

BESSENT TO SPEAK TOMORROW AT 10AM ON STATE OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM - Energy Headline News

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COMEX Silver Deliveries

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RT @100trillionUSD: 🚀🚀

So it begins - PlanB

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RT @DeItaone: 🚨 VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS OFFERED TO HALT INVASION OF UKRAINE ACROSS CURRENT FRONT LINE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO REACH A PEACE DEAL WITH US PRESIDENT TRUMP - FT

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RT @goldseek: $JPM joins the calls for Gold $4,000/oz

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RT @malonebarry: The greatest news interview of all time. Nothing can prepare you for what happens 20 seconds into this clip.

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Genocide

While the West is Silent

Israeli pilot says the air force was being used to do assassinations long before Oct 7, and that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza right now. - IsraelExposed

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Pig Farm

Wow! Just Wow! - The Disrespected Trucker

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RT @LukeGromen: "What currency is going to replace the USD as global reserve currency?"

Central Banks: "No currency is going to replace the USD, but gold has been replacing USTs as primary reserve asset for 11 yrs. Gold has crushed USTs in that time, but most still refuse to accept reality."

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RT @MichaelAArouet: Current gold rally put in perspective

Chart @topdowncharts

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RT @IGWTreport: Gold is nearing $3500.

How can miners be expected to catch up when gold never slows down?😂

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RT @TaviCosta: Wouldn't it be interesting if it turns out the US Treasury has been quietly accumulating a significant amount of gold, possibly influencing the recent price change?

In my opinion, I wouldn't rule it out.

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RT @JanGold_: PBOC & Three Departments Unveil Plan to Boost Shanghai's Intl Financial Center Status news.metal.com/newscontent/1…

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RT @coinbureau: 🚨BREAKING : 🇪🇺The European Central Bank warns Trump’s pro-crypto stance could trigger financial "contagion" that may destabilize Europe's economy, according to POLITICO.

🇺🇸The ECB fears that a surge in U.S.-backed stablecoins could lead to a flight of European capital into U.S.

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RT @Vivek4real_: 🇺🇸 CNBC JUST SAID #BITCOIN IS OBVIOUSLY DECOUPLED FROM THE NASDAQ

IT’S HAPPENING!!! 🚀

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RT @JackFarley96: So little content in Bessent comments they fit in 1 tweet:

"tariff standoff w/ China is unsustainable"

he expects "situation to de-escalate"

"negotiations haven’t started but a deal is possible"

"world’s top two countries essentially have a trade embargo in place"

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RT @Barchart: Warren Buffett now owns 4.6% of the entire U.S. Treasury Bill Market 🚨🚨

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As expected a very strong Bitcoin breakout over $90k …

Next stop $100k?

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Early Warning ⚠

Of all the military movements we have seen towards the Middle East over the last month or so, this one to me is the most telling that something is likely imminent. Two U.S. Air Force E-3 “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft arrived earlier today in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area-of-responsibility, from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. - OSINTdefender

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Live in 30 minutes ..

I'll be hosting an X Space with @wmiddelkoop of the Commodity Discovery Fund tomorrow at 12 noon eastern x.com/i/spaces/1mrGmPbPyvkKy

We have a lot to discuss as Willem's "Big Reset" appears to have arrived in 2025. - CEO Technician

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De-coupling

Divergence - zerohedge

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Swiss National Hedge Fund (😇) Buying Bitcoin

(proxy)

🇨🇭SWISS CENTRAL BANK IS BUYING MICROSTRATEGY $MSTR SHARES 👀

SWITZERLAND IS BUYING #BITCOIN 🚀 - Vivek⚡️

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In the West, they first built cities and then forget about the subway

This is incredible!
China 🇨🇳 is the only country where infrastructure precedes urban development. In Shijiazhuang, Hebei, a lonely subway station is built long before the housing projects. 😃😃😃

@lsjngs - Erik Solheim

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IMF Warns (again)

President Trump's tariffs will likely deal a heavy blow to economies worldwide, with US prosperity hit particularly hard, IMF warns cnn.it/3Gn7mf2 - CNN Breaking News

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Japan sold treasuries

We now have hard data showing major Japanese investors sold foreign bonds in size the week of tariff "Liberation Day."

But that's not the whole picture.

1/12
🧵 - Jack Farley

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They probably listened to their Master. The US never sold an ounce itself ..

They really are not that smart - zerohedge

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ht @Kathleen_Tyson_

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RT @JackFarley96: In my view, today is the first day since Liberation Day where stocks sold off meaningfully without any negative tariff news.

Interesting.

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RT @zerohedge: Illegal immigrant workers by sector (source JPM)

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Hegseth ..

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new leader at the Pentagon to replace Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. This comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military...

npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-537… - Audrey Rose Beavers🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦫

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… and might put in a short term top soon

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Correction

Gold jumped $500 in just two weeks

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There's so much more to learn in the next few months

Sen. Ron Johnson alleges feds are actively destroying crucial Epstein, 9/11, COVID, and JFK records. - News Now

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😇

Apparently, if Jay Powell doesn’t cut soon, Trump will ask JD Vance to go meet with him. - Louis-Vincent Gave

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souce: cryptobriefing.com

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Largest Dollar Drop Without QE

Biggest monthly drop in the US Dollar since... the announcement of QE1.

One way or another, Trump will get his easing - zerohedge

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When Money Dies ... hard assets could keep rising

"Gold will collapse" - François Charest

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'Gold, Bitcoin surge after Trump says 'he who has the gold makes the rules''

'Gold reached a record $3,384, and Bitcoin surged to $87,500 following Trump's statement.
A synchronized rally between Gold and Bitcoin suggests potential market uncertainty and a weaker US Dollar.
Gold and Bitcoin, commonly referred to as ‘digital gold,’ climbed higher during early Asian trading after Trump reignited attention to these top assets.
In a post on Truth Social, the president declared, “THE GOLDEN RULE OF NEGOTIATING AND SUCCESS: HE WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES THE RULES.”'

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🚨 This has never happened before 🚨

Gold up $100 again today, 3th time in 10 days

Gold is being revalued by market forces, not by central bank interventions.

The Repercussions might be enormous ..

Gold shorts are losing billions per day now

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RT @ValerioCNN: VATICAN CITY (@CNN) — POPE FRANCIS HAS DIED, VATICAN ANNOUNCES.

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RT @S_Mikhailovich: Gold is surging on the coming monetary reset but most think they have "missed the trade." The real miss is mistaking revaluation for a trade. Early days...

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RT @marcvanderchijs: Boom! I’m pretty sure the US did not expect this response from China. Like I said here before, China is much stronger than the US seems to realise. Trump showed his cards in 2016-2017, so China had 8 years to prepare for this potential outcome.

BREAKING: China has issued a warning stating that it will retaliate against countries that cooperate with the US in ways that compromise their interests.

“China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests. If this happens, China will not accept it and will resolutely take reciprocal countermeasures,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said. - The Kobeissi Letter

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Bloomberg

Trump - Powell clash hurts $ (assets)

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4th day in less than two weeks with gold up $50-100

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Happy Easter Monday

Gold up another $90, trading over $3400

U$ stocks and the dollar are down

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Canadian political leader Bernier:

The monetary reset is happening before our eyes

The monetary reset is happening before our eyes.

Tariffs are just a side show — the real problem is dealing with the massive unsustainable debt accumulated over decades.

We’re going to pay it back through money debasement and inflation. There is no free lunch.

Fiat currencies are collapsing, while gold keeps reaching new all-time highs.

Americans can’t continue to live beyond their means with the dollar as world reserve currency. The world is dedollarising and the US empire is giving way to a multipolar world. The transition will be painful. Trump knows it and that’s why he’s pushing for a quick reset.

Unfortunately Canada is not prepared. Our establishment is clueless. We’re the only major country with no gold reserve. We must build one with all the gold we have in the ground!

Fasten your seatbelt. This will have a huge impact on your life, whoever wins next week’s election. - Maxime Bernier

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24000 Container Ship

The world’s largest cargo ship made in China takes to the sea! It can hold 220,000 tons of goods and stack 24,000 containers as tall as a 25-story building.

China is contributing to connecting the world and reducing logistic costs. - Mao Ning 毛宁

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It's Just Starting ..

When will miners finally catch up? - In Gold We Trust

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Find Switzerland

Net average monthly salary. Interesting to see that Central European countries have already taken over Greece and Portugal. With continued economic growth and extremely low unemployment in the region, it won’t probably take too long till they catch up with Spain and Italy. - Michael A. Arouet

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But Russia

They don't even try to hide it anymore

BREAKING: Mike Waltz appoints former Israeli Ministry of Defense employee Merav Ceren as member of US National Security Council. - Dominic Michael Tripi

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Powell 'a major loser' ... classy

Trump calls Powell "major loser", says there can be a slowing of the economy unless Fed lower interest rates "NOW" adds "Powell has always been “To Late,” except when it came to the Election period when he lowered in order to help Sleepy Joe Biden, later Kamala, get elected." - zerohedge

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War within the Pentagon?

BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth not expected to remain in role according to former top Defense Department spokesperson. - Dominic Michael Tripi

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Don't Stay Silent #genocide

Happy Easter

Over 90% of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents (approximately 1.95 million people) face acute food insecurity, with 345,000 projected to experience catastrophic hunger (IPC Phase 5) between November 2024 and April 2025. This is a near-tripling of those in IPC Phase 5 from 133,000 in September-October 2024. The entire population is classified at IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or worse, with 41% in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). - Willem Middelkoop

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Bitcoin: Expect a quick run back to $100k

Bitcoin breaks YTD downtrend

(.. and decouples from Nasdaq) - Willem Middelkoop

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Happy Easter

He won’t finish his term. - Tom Joseph

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In Ontario …

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RT @DanClarkSports: There's a 17-year-old kid in Australia, named Gout Gout, who has run 100m in 9.99 seconds, and 200m in 19.84 seconds.

He is considered to have as much potential as Usain Bolt, and will probably be an Olympic champion one day.

Here's some absolutely crazy footage of him today...

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RT @Osint613: Interesting development: China and Egypt have launched their first-ever joint air force drill, “Eagles of Civilization 2025,” at an Egyptian airbase. The exercise kicked off on April 19 and will run through early May.

Chinese influence in the region is no longer subtle, it’s starting to show.

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RT @FirstSquawk: A LEAKED TRUMP DRAFT ORDER PROPOSES MAJOR CUTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING CLOSING AFRICAN EMBASSIES AND ELIMINATING OFFICES FOCUSED ON CLIMATE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND REFUGEES.

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RT @AssalRad: They murdered 15 Palestinian medics, buried them, then lied about it.

🇮🇱: Our investigation found no violation of IDF code of ethics.

That should tell you everything you need to know about their “code of ethics”

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#neveragain

🚨URGENT: Multiple credible sources – including UN agencies, 12 major international NGOs, and journalists on the ground – report that most of Gaza’s 2.2 million people are now surviving on just one meal per day or less due to Israel’s total blockade on food and other essentials since March 2.

The CEOs of 12 major aid organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children, CARE, NRC, and others, said in a joint statement on April 17, 2025:

“Survival itself is now slipping out of reach and the humanitarian system is at breaking point.

Every single person in Gaza is relying on humanitarian aid to survive. That lifeline has been completely cut off since a blockade on all aid supplies was imposed by Israeli authorities on 2 March.  

We have supplies ready. We have trained medical staff. We have the expertise. What we don’t have is the access – or the guarantee by Israeli authorities that our teams can safely do their jobs.” - Drop Site

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It’s Official

They literally say it out loud. - ADAM

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He who has the Gold ..

Interesting post - TF Metals Report

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The West Bank

A Palestinian farmer refuses to allow an Israeli to steal his flock and land.

The thief holds a gun to his head, with the farmer’s young son watching.

This is daily life for the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank… - ADAM

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Muslim genocide?!

Americans cried crocodile tears about genocide of Muslims in Xinjiang non-stop for five years or so… until Israel started bombing Gaza.

Urumqi v. Gaza: - S.L. Kanthan

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China versus US

The idea that the Chinese economy is only 65% of the US (muh GDP) is not worth talking about. But the idea that the Chinese economy is *125%* of the US one (muh PPP GDP) is not serious either. They consume “services” too. They consume everything you do. It's more like 240%. - Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)

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RT @dunne_insights: Rare earths are not rare. But the processing of rare earths is owned and controlled by one country - China.

China produces 60% of rare earths and processes 90% of them.

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RT @SpencerHakimian: Florida and Texas housing markets are both getting pounded right now.

Way too much supply.

Price discovery time.

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RT @FT: China’s rare earths controls prompt fears of auto shortages and shutdowns on.ft.com/42Fk3sX

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RT @FirstSquawk: China's ambassador to Washington calls for an end to the trade war and confirms that his country is ready to respond.

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