The Sound of Big Things Breaking Bad

BY DAVID HAGGITH Regional bank stocks are plunging around the world today. Photo by Denis Oliveira on Unsplash So, a day after the Federal Reserve took the language about banks being safe and secure out of its official FOMC meeting statement, regional banks are falling …

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Things are heating up!

Take a look at who's showing a growing interest in gold. (Hint: The red data set.) pic.twitter.com/cPs6k7j45Z — Phoenix Capital (@PhoenixCapitalH) December 27, 2023 https://twitter.com/LavrionMining/status/1740103500837646343 That was right, triple tops never work.⁰⁰Gold is about to have its highest daily close …

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Are they making things up to start a war?

BREAKING Yemen Fires on USN Destroyer Incident Updates: US Central Command: Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen toward the general location of the USS Mason (DDG 87) and M/V Central Park. Read More:🔻https://t.co/zWLgbRlzB3 — Defcon Alerts: …

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The cost of housing in the United States has reached an all-time high, with Americans now needing to make $114,600 per year to afford a median-priced home — To put things in perspective, the median household income is only $75,000.

by TonyLiberty The cost of housing in the United States has reached an all-time high, with Americans now needing to make $114,600 per year to afford the median-priced home. To put things in perspective, the median household income is only …

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Real Life Tony Stark Doing Stark-like Things

by Chris Black If your wartime apparatus is dependent on a consumer grade internet connection, maybe you shouldn’t be fighting. Kind of like using a $20 game controller to operate a submarine.… Continue reading by subscribing. Username Password Remember Me …

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People wonder why the public doesn’t trust the institutions whose members brag about manipulating things.

THE “SCIENCE” IS SETTLED, AND IT WAS SETTLED BEFORE THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN: Climate scientist: Yes, I cooked my Nature article on global warming — and here’s why. “Feeding the narrative? Check. Editorial bias? Check. Top-down political influence on science? Double check. Bloated Academia competing too hard for too few …

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Bank fail Friday incoming? FDIC announces meeting that occurred yesterday to consider, among other things ‘resolution activities’. Last time this happened (7/27), Heartland Bank failed (7/28).

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-18988.pdf Previous Instance: FDIC Alert! Sunshine meeting notice for meting that the public interest did not require consideration of & already occurred today at 11:16a.m., & considered supervision, corporate, and RESOLUTION activities, with the paperwork for the meeting that …

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Something is about to break: Real yields break things up here, at 185bps, the highest since Lehman. Bond markets anticipate spiraling debt interest expense due to increased rates.

Real yields break things up here, at 185bps, the highest since Lehman. pic.twitter.com/7od1pAtJLB — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) August 15, 2023 Yes for sure. Bond markets understand that, on top of the continued large deficit spending, interest expense on the debt …

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