Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
By John & Nisha Whitehead “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out … without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” — H. L. Mencken If the three-ring …
by Mike Shedlock Russia GDP is now estimated at +3.8 percent, topping the US, despite sanctions. What’s going on? Russia’s War Economy Eurointelligence discusses Russia’s War Economy It is worth looking at the autumn forecast for Russia by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, one of the best sources of economic information for central and eastern Europe. …
No one can say how much #JPY carry has contributed to recent US equity market slump. However, for 25y strong changes in JPY funding market (swap spread) have always coincided with strong US equity market corrections (monthly <-15%). Conditions are reunited again today. pic.twitter.com/0QIJcbLHXf — 🏳️🌈 Patrick Krizan 🇺🇦 (@PatrickKrizan) August 5, 2024 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1820439147909177692
There are 2 big factors that will likely lead this current economy into recession. The commercial real estate nightmare and the rate at which unemployment continues to grow. If people don’t have jobs, they cant pay their bills, which is something we are already seeing with all sorts of consumer delinquencies on the rise.
American Ranchers Have Been Abandoned By US Government & Allowed To Be Invaded By Illegal Migrants “Everything down here is in disarray. Everything is it's horrible. It's horrible to have to live your life scared to death, wondering if this is the day that I'm gonna have to pull… pic.twitter.com/GaIruJev7G — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) …
Short sellers are facing significant challenges amid a historic equity rally. Regulatory pressures and retail traders squeezing stocks, such as GameStop Corp, have intensified the situation. Many short sellers are now opting to exit their positions rather than continuing to fight the market trends. Bloomberg’s Denitsa Tsekova discussed this phenomenon on “Bloomberg Markets” "Short sellers …
https://twitter.com/McDonaghTech/status/1800163553804275890 Macron’s snap decision to dissolve the National Assembly was met with disbelief by his supporters, with several people screaming “Oh no” as he spoke to a crowd in a televised address from his party headquarters in Paris. In contrast, jubilant supporters of the National Rally party celebrated as Macron announced the dissolution of parliament, …
Ciclista se arrisca, tenta fazer selfie dos 'sonhos' e acaba sendo 'atropelada' por trem pic.twitter.com/VDS6PRf0EO — Diario do Brasil Notícias (@diariobrasil_n) June 4, 2024 AC
Wild bull on beach in Cabo, Mexico. Harassed by dogs, then chases a woman.pic.twitter.com/H1GhbJlKpg — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 15, 2024 Wild video from La Fortuna. Wild bull on popular beach in Mexico attacks woman who doesn't recognize danger.pic.twitter.com/GKyqI9ecMQ — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 15, 2024
Ep. 103 Former Senate aide Tara Reade credibly accused Joe Biden of sexual assault. Now the DOJ is after her and she’s moved to Russia seeking political asylum. We spoke to her in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/1C4hTc9c1T — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 8, 2024 Biden Accuser Tara Reade Promises to ‘Expose the Truth’ About FBI Updated Feb …
An unexpected scuffle among Secret Service agents on duty at Joint Base Andrews has spotlighted security concerns. Key Points: Secret Service officer, assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris, involved in a physical altercation with colleagues. Incident occurred at Joint Base Andrews before Harris’s planned trip to Wisconsin. Agent displayed aggressive behavior, leading to a physical …
When an airline's leadership takes maintenance as a given and begins to focus on other "areas" as their priority, danger and calamity ensues. — Cleavage Crumbs (@CleavageCrumbs) March 13, 2024 United Airlines faces a fifth incident in a week as a US-bound flight returns to Australia. Not again … A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft …
LOL… The LAPD is aware and is standing by locked and loaded ready for anyone that might want to exercise their Constitutional rights. Do the people saying this realize how absurd they are? The LAPD is aware of possible first amendment activity in the Los Angeles area over the next few days. In coordination with …
“US officials say” always mean CIA/someone wants you to know/believe. These things should be read with a grain of salt. Take into account that all those “crises” were specifically manufactured by the US itself, and from history we know that the US starts a war during serious economical turmoil to get rid of inflationary pressure. …
Former President Donald Trump warned that the shocking and brutal attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians over the weekend has the makings of World War III. Former President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Oct. 9, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) In speaking …
via hotair: The real crisis didn’t come from professionalization. It came from Big Tech platforms, which first partnered with bloggers and independent voices — and then worked to curtail or even silence them. The first iteration of this came with Facebook, whose vast audience attracted many independents and some corporate bloggers to commit to that platform, only …
by confoundedinterest17 Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Median sales price of homes in the US sank by -7.4% in Q2 2023. This is particulary dangerous since it was the worst correction in home prices since two rather nasty recessions of 1970 and 2008 (The Great Recession and financial crisis). This correction occured as M2 Money growth (green …
Nuclear Pantex plant building that received best project award https://t.co/BfpO87AguT is now out of power and at risk of flooding. No word on conditions inside the nuclear complex. https://t.co/j25tyKhZY7 pic.twitter.com/VISS5eKqYw — Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) (@nukestrat) June 1, 2023 Access to the JCDC parking lot and building will be refused. Those who have telework …
