Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Headlines - 3 April, 2019

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Collapse in Global Trade
 

International trade volumes are negative year-over-year for the first time since the great recession.
The Beginning Of The End Of SWIFT: Russian Banks Join Chinese Alternative Global Payments System

Russia can cover its debt dollar for dollar in cash
 

Russia’s gross international reserves (GIR), including gold, continue to creep upwards and reached $487.1bn as of March 22 – enough to cover Russia’s external debt dollar for dollar in cash.

## Airline death spiral ##
U.S. airlines back up after second system glitch in a week

Major U.S. airlines were back up and running on Monday after a system-wide outage delayed hundreds of flights and fired-up customer complaints on social media, the second such disruption in a week.
Climate Change Will Increase Violent Turbulence On Airline Flights
According to the FBI, there was a 66 percent increase in cases of assault reported to the bureau between 2014 and 2017, but many cases go unreported.
Engine Problems Force Singapore Airlines To Ground 2 Boeing Dreamliners

Singapore Airlines has grounded two Boeing 787-10s - better known as the "Dreamliner" - after discovering "premature blade deterioration" on their engines, which were manufactured by Rolls-Royce Co.
American Airlines flight diverted due to 'electrical fumes' odor in cockpit

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
U.S. missile-tracking plane arrives in Okinawa
Italy Looks to China

The U.S. and EU may worry about Rome joining the New Silk Road, but it’s their fault.

## War on Venezuela ##

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election

## Energy/resources ##
Big Oil Is Heading Offshore
On the impacts and implications of the upcoming fuel switch. -- RF
Farmland grabs by other countries with too many people. It's not going to end well. -- RF
Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years – study

European insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Since returning to prison on March 8, Manning has spent 22 hours each day in total isolation at William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, Va.
US hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera chairman: Reuters

Reuters investigation finds American hackers helped UAE spy on BBC host, Al Jazeera chairman and Arab journalists.

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Thus, roughly 80 percent of the time, the term was evoked to describe people under military control of Israel or the US.
Muellergate and the Discreet Lies of the Bourgeoisie
The law would require social media sites like Facebook to carry warnings on posts the government deems false and remove comments against “public interest”.

## Japan ##
Japan business confidence drops in April: BOJ survey

Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers fell sharply this quarter, the Bank of Japan's quarterly business survey  showed Monday, suggesting a stuttering recovery for the world's third-largest economy.

## China ##
Chinese tech faces an innovation reality check as the economy cools and start-ups stumble

Even after a banner year for venture capital funding, some investors predict that as many as 90 per cent of Chinese tech start-ups are doomed to fail.
In bringing his much-remarked Belt and Road Initiative to the center of Europe, the Chinese president has faced the Continent with the most fundamental question it will have to resolve in coming decades: Where does it stand as a trans–Atlantic partner with the U.S. and — as of Xi’s European tour — the western flank of the Eurasian landmass?

## UK ##
Sailors could use jetpacks to ambush rival ships, says Defence Secretary
London Real Estate Suffers Largest Drop In A Decade


## US ##
The Fed Guarantees No Recession for 10 Years, Permanent Uptrend for Stocks and Housing

Retail Sales Flop in February but January Revised Higher
 

There's a retirement crisis in America where most will be unable to afford a 'solid life'

The three "legs" of the retirement "stool" (private savings, pensions, and Social Security) are all in dire shape.

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