DOJ TO PROSECUTE JA

The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic it will be able to get him into a U.S. courtroom, according to people in Washington familiar with the matter.

Over the past year, U.S. prosecutors have discussed several types of charges they could potentially bring against Mr. Assange, the people said. Mr. Assange has lived in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since receiving political asylum from the South American country in 2012.

The people familiar with the case wouldn’t describe whether discussions were under way with the U.K. or Ecuador about Mr. Assange, but said they were encouraged by recent developments.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-is-optimistic-it-will-prosecute-assange-1542323142

>>3920921

Agreed. The shit he’s gone through… But yeah, pretty sure DS is all over this right now. Trying to keep digging…

>>3920951

Here’s hoping.

>>3920952

And every minute he’s out might be his last… The his well of intel runs deep…

>>3920966

Bump

Fed watchers left puzzled by what Powell was trying to communicate

“Powell alongside Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan discussed everything from the global economy to details about his previous job as a Fed governor. He emphasized the U.S. economy was strong while he had concerns about how long the recovery could last.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-watchers-left-puzzled-by-what-powell-was-trying-to-communicate-2018-11-15

>>3921349

NOTABLE

Venezuela Central Bank Is Preparing Fresh Data for the IMF

“According to Bloomberg’s Cafe Con Leche Index, Venezuela’s annual inflation rate is now at 187,400 percent. Gross domestic product will shrink 18 percent in 2018, representing a third consecutive year of double-digit decline in GDP, according to estimates from the IMF’s most recent World Economic Outlook report. Venezuelan reserves stand at just $8.7 billion, down from a high of $42 billion in 2008.

“While Venezuela often lambasted the IMF for its policy recommendations under former President Hugo Chavez and his successor Maduro, the central bank has repeatedly used special drawing rights held at the fund. Venezuela still has access to $52 million, which it has drawn down from $2.5 billion according to IMF data.

In May, the IMF’s executive board issued a declaration of censure against Venezuela for its failure to provide information. “Data provision was an essential first step to understanding Venezuela’s economic crisis and identifying possible solution,” the board said in a statement, adding it would reconvene in six months to review the country’s progress.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-11-15/venezuela-central-bank-is-said-to-prepare-updated-data-for-imf