Western sovereign debt relies on negative real rates to prevent nominal default.

An important reminder that everyone and their mother is currently long the US dollar. Crowded positions are often mistaken, making a squeeze in the opposite direction highly likely. While gold and commodities can indeed rise alongside a strengthening US dollar, this is an… pic.twitter.com/i5jGeeXDVU — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) June 12, 2024 Deficit spending as …

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Bonds about to teach the Fed a lesson in humility. Yields setting up for an EPIC week

Correct. Bond vigilantes notice consumer inflation expectations rising. Fed handcuffed pic.twitter.com/xSGblzdW59 — Jim Benson (@JimDBenson) May 10, 2024 Yields setting up for an EPIC week ✍️📖 CPI AND PPI , hot 🔥 numbers would unleash carnage across the board . Below depicts readiness . Vigilance required . ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/KINLcqCAEt — The Great Martis (@great_martis) May …

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MIT will no longer require diversity statements as part of faculty applications, setting a precedent among elite universities.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it would no longer mandate prospective hires to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles as a condition of employment, making it the first elite university in the United States to discard the practice. This decision marks a significant departure from the prevalent trend among elite universities …

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China Is Setting Up An Independent State In The Carribbean

According to the terms of its Antigua issued license  SEZH will set up an independent Zone Management Committee to provide “Customs, Immigrations and Police Services to and for the Zone.” A fishing company “ocean monitoring team” will help the Antiguan coast guard to “regulate” territorial waters. There will be no restrictions on commercial activities—permissions will …

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Dow rises more than 100 points to close above 38,000 for the first time ever, setting another new record. S&P 500 also sets record high

Stocks rose Monday as investors built on the previous session’s historic move to record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 138.01 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 38,001.81. Monday’s gains pushed the blue-chip average to a new record and above the 38,000 level for the first time. The S&P 500 added 0.22% to 4,850.43, …

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US government is setting the stage for a major interest payment problem. Until Congress reduces the deficit, inflation won’t go away.

Despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts, high inflation persists due to the growing deficits and the nation’s $33 trillion national debt, indicating that Congressional action to control spending may be the only effective solution to address this ongoing issue. Yes, and increase in rates is a huge problem too. With $33.529 trillion in debt, if the …

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The media is setting up a “Perfect Storm” scenario to cover the looming economic crisis caused by the Fed

“Once again, media’s setting up the “Perfect Storm” narrative to cover for the Fed’s recession. The Journal lists out a “convergence of hazards” that could tip us over: union strikes, government shutdown, student loans, soaring gas prices. Only one they forgot is aliens. They do this every time: Biden’s inflation had a new excuse every …

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Sliding Commercial and Industrial Loans and the Bank Term Funding Program: How the Fed’s Two-Tiered System is Distorting Idiosyncratic Risk in the Market and Setting Us on a Risky Path Towards Moral Hazard.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Reminder, while banks have the liquidity fairy, ‘we’ get the promise of 2 more rate hikes this year, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic yet again enrichens himself inappropriately from his position. What I want to talk about tonight is something new–Commercial and Industrial Loans, All Commercial Banks. What are Commercial and Industrial Loans? Commercial and Industrial …

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Prediction – Blackrock Are Setting Up A Bitcoin EFT..so They Can Short It

BlackRock files for spot bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase as a crypto custodian$COIN $BTC https://t.co/Ey3DCRNayT — King Kong (@JGStockMarket) June 15, 2023 BlackRock files for spot bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase as a crypto custodian$COIN $BTC https://t.co/Ey3DCRNayT — King Kong (@JGStockMarket) June 15, 2023 The Blackrock move is indeed perplexing. Are they applying because they suspect an …

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China Setting Up Spy Base in Cuba

JUST IN – Cuba to host Chinese spy base to eavesdrop on the United States — WSJ — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 8, 2023 BREAKING: China will pay Cuba to host a secret spy base from which Beijing will be able to monitor American ships and electronic communications throughout the southeastern United States – WSJ — …

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