Markets closed, but US futures rebounding, albeit modestly. It's been interesting how the business news outlets have now turned uniformly bearish since the mid-term election, almost like they want the economy to fail in order to further weaken Trump politically.
Likewise the dismissive reaction of the media and pundits to any good developments (though that's been going on since 2016) -- Trump defuses the N Korea crisis (ah, Trump is getting played), Trump successfully renegotiates NAFTA (ah who cares), a possible trade/tarriff breakthrough with China (ah, it won't happen), etc.
Tarpley (who hates Trump) said he recently sensed a key change in the Establishment/Deep State media mouthpieces like the NY Times. They were critical of Trump before, but selectively, and now appear to be 'all in' against Trump. Tarpley compared it to when the NY Times/Deep State decided it was time to throw Nixon under the bus.
Tarpley said they (Deep State) may have decided that they've gotten all they can out of Trump (tax cuts, two SC judges who will back severe fiscal austerity), and with all his baggage, it's time to pull the plug on the Donald. That makes sense, and many of Trump's policies are inflicting deep damage to globalism, which if allowed to continue too long could be irreversible. At minimum they (Deep State) want to ensure that Trump can't win a 2nd term, so the daggers are coming out in earnest.
But something tells me the Bolton/Neocon faction isn't through with Trump just yet. It's hard to imagine them letting this opportunity slip by, with Bolton and Pompeo fanning Trump's already hawkish views on Iran, and Trump seeking a diversion from his deepening political troubles.
So my prediction for 2019 (fwiw) is a shooting war with Iran, started by hook or by crook (false flag), and possibly involving Saudi Arabia..
