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by Chris Black You are never an ex CIA guy (or gal): It’s shocking that the Ukraine people are willing to continue dying in these numbers, and it’s shocking that there is not some kind of revolt. It seems like if they were going to do it, they would have done it already. It’s sort …
Stocks reversed lower on Thursday as another blowout quarterly earnings report from Nvidia (NVDA) couldn’t overcome new comments from the Federal Reserve suggesting interest rates will need to remain elevated for a long period of time to bring inflation down. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) closed Thursday’s trading session down nearly 1.9% while the S&P 500 …
Explainer-How much worse can China’s economic slowdown get? HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s economic activity data for July, including retail sales, industrial output and investment failed to match expectations, fuelling concern over a deeper, longer-lasting slowdown in growth. THE DEMISE OF CHINA’S GROWTH HAS BEEN MISTAKENLY FORECAST BEFORE. IS THIS TIME DIFFERENT? Activity data has …
by mark000 The September/October window has high potential for the horror show to begin IMO. The global markets, financial system and economy will experience simultaneous heart attacks, leading to (or because of) super negative geopolitical developments. US Treasury Market Hits All-Time High of $25 Trillion in July This is a great example of how the …
via naturalnews: The global takedown of reliable and affordable fossil fuel energy is a threat to national sovereignty, energy independence, and the stability of societies around the globe. Worse, the war against fossil fuels impacts the poor and the elderly the most. As energy is rationed, as the cost of transportation, heating, and cooling is forced …
by Chris Black YouTube doesn’t realize this will be the final nail in their coffin. Half a dozen video hosting sites exist with the same basic functionality for users and almost no censorship already. “But muh ad revenue” – nobody cares. Creators worth supporting have already found other ways to get their audiences to support …
by mark000 Chart shows S&P 500 along with its 100 month moving average. If the next crash takes it as far below the 100MMA as during the 2008 bear market we are looking it going under 2000. Will be very “interesting times” if that happens. How will the economy and financial system fare in such …
Guest Post by Richard Mills from Aheadoftheherd.com: Earlier, we listed the various reasons why the US dollar is headed lower. But this doesn’t mean all safe-haven assets are in for a reality check. In fact, this might be an opportune time to invest in precious metals, in particular gold and silver, given the current state of …
The bond market is showing the most fear outside of the 2008 crisis. Equity and currency volatility are at much lower levels, while the MOVE gauge of Treasuries volatility is at its highest level since 2011. This suggests that investors are becoming increasingly worried about the possibility of a sharp rise in interest rates. h/t …