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via Reuters A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. If deepening gloom around China and a surging Japanese yen are the local market drivers in Asia, the Fed’s upcoming interest rate decision hangs heavily over world markets as growing hopes for a 50 basis point cut push the dollar to new lows for …
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The bond market is placing bets as to rates will be in two years. They're betting there's bad things ahead https://t.co/o9q9qo7821 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 26, 2024 Ya but just how bad is this? During the GFC the lowest of the low points AFTER a deep jobs recession was 168.9. Purchase demand is at …
Crazy — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 14, 2024 If this is the same woman, she also managed Wikipedia and is currently on the board of the Signal Foundation (non-profit arm of the Signal secure comms app): pic.twitter.com/xyKPL7oMDF — psyv (@psyv282j9d) August 14, 2024
by Michael Most people don’t seem to realize this yet, but we have entered a time of global war. While millions in the western world are partying, an apocalyptic all-out war is threatening to erupt in the Middle East and Ukraine has launched a surprise invasion of Russia. Needless to say, seeing Ukrainian troops come …
Agreed. Trump needs to go back posting on X if he really wants to win. h/t LadyFannyofOmaha
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that former President Trump’s choice of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate is “one of the best things” that he has done for Democrats. Schumer slammed the former president for selecting Vance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” suggesting that Trump may regret choosing the Ohio Republican …
All good things come to an end! The S&P 500 $SPX 400 trading day stretch without falling by more than 2% has ended. pic.twitter.com/rgXR1xL3lo — Barchart (@Barchart) July 24, 2024 Interesting to see the 10 year yield actually move higher during the most intense part of the selling. Are treasuries no longer a flight to …
Big tech is desperate to keep the flywheel going even if it means trying to sell us things we don't want or need or diluting the product with more advertising. — ShortSemisDoggie (@TexDoggie) July 19, 2024
“Don’t you dare tell the public how bad things really are.” https://t.co/SGBusQ9W4H — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) July 15, 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) is indeed set to delay the findings of its leveraged loans probe following backlash from banks. The ECB had initially planned to release the results this month but will now …
by Michael I am still in shock. When I first learned that Donald Trump had been shot, I literally had difficulty processing the information. I watched footage of the shooting over and over, and honestly I am still trying to put the pieces together. The Secret Service is supposed to be far better at protecting our …
Things you won’t read in the legacy corporate “news” because it doesn’t fit the narrative. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/iL60bhQc9P — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 9, 2024
Mayhem and unrest has taken place across France after the results of the first round of voting in the French Election. As France heads back to the polls in the coming days, shops are being boarded up and parts of the population are concerned at what chaos could ensue. Following the first round of voting, …
How much should you save for retirement? There are no perfect answers – and lots of wrong ones. Before deciding how much to save, ask these 4 questions … From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 6 minutes It’s the eternal question for Americans who hope to stop working one day: “How much should …
CRIME: Things are so bad out there on-duty Secret Service agents protecting the president are getting robbed at gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/HM6yadmUh2 — @amuse (@amuse) June 18, 2024 Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint During Joe Biden’s Trip to California Resulting in Officer-Involved Shooting The suspect(s) has not been taken into custody. “On Saturday, June 15, 2024 …
The Bank of Japan has announced it will start reducing bond buying, following years of purchasing nearly every financial asset available. The financial market in Japan is broken. Things are moving in slow motion. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) June 14, 2024 This is just tremendous! Every time the Bank of Japan tries to help …
Americans SLAM The Disastrous Biden Economy: "It's totally different than it was 4 years ago" "Everything is more expensive, and it's only getting worse" "We're always talking about finances; I think any married couple will tell you that" 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ygY2QIFExp — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) May 23, 2024 "It's getting harder and harder to be able to …
You’ll own nothing and be happy If current financial trends continue, middle-class Americans may find things they used to afford unattainable. Over the next five years, housing, healthcare, and transportation could exceed the budget of average earners. Though this trend is troubling, there are things that can help, like solid financial planning and changes to …
Focus: Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures April 23 (Reuters) – Fintech lender Affirm (AFRM.O), opens new tab has started quietly offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans for elective medical procedures, in a major push beyond its core e-commerce market, the company told Reuters. Over the past year, Affirm …
via creditbubblebulletin: Weekly Commentary: World-Wide De-Risking/Deleveraging Despite close calls Saturday night and again on Thursday night, we at least made it through the week avoiding “the start of WW3.” I’m afraid the same cannot be said for the beginning of WW2D (World-Wide De-Risking/Deleveraging). Key speculative leverage epicenters were under notable pressure this week – global …
Historic irony: Germany is being sued over genocide complicity for helping Israel A globally widespread turn against Israel is far from complete, but Managua’s case at the ICJ is one of its clearest indications On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), often referred to as the World Court, will hold hearings …
via naturalnews: Privacy experts are sounding the alarm about two recent court orders that allowed the federal government to order Google to release private information about users who watched certain unapproved videos and livestreams on YouTube. According to the orders, the feds demanded information on all viewers of select YouTube videos that Washington says involve criminal activity …
by PoopyDootyBooty NVDA -> $0 and NVDA -> +$2000 The risk is so high on an asset like NVDA, that the cost of taking on that risk adds an insane premium. However in order for someone buying the option to make the money, the risk needs to happen. This is just unlikely.
by Michael The balance sheets of America’s banks are packed with bad loans and bad investments, and that is really bad news for all of us because the banks are the beating heart of our economic system. Without the loans that they provide, we would not even have a functioning economy. So the health of our …
(Bloomberg) — Chinese hedge funds were looking forward to a holiday break from the market turmoil when trouble started brewing last month. One manager had his short-selling orders abruptly rejected by brokers. Another was cut off from the stock market completely. Regulators turned up on trading floors at multiple funds to monitor transactions in person. …
Things are heating up in Japan. https://t.co/YbRj5MBuA1 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 25, 2024
People are worried. NY is an unstable shithole, if they are going to screw investors over, why invest there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np7QRyRJASk AC
‘Win-win’: A bill to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits has been reintroduced — and it might keep the program afloat for 20 more years. A bill announced in the U.S. House could scrap federal taxes on Social Security benefits starting in 2025, while introducing a new funding stream that might keep the program going …
