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GMO: “A Global Trade War Would Lead To a 40% Market Crash”
GMO: “A Global Trade War Would Lead To a 40% Market Crash” If one was following the price action of stocks today in response to Trump’s Thursday announcement of steel and aluminum import tariffs, one would be left with the impression that either the market thinks Trumps is bluffing, or that tariffs are bullish for […]
Beast From The East: Europe’s Feeling The Chill
Beast From The East: Europe’s Feeling The Chill The “Beast from the East” has well and truly arrived in Europe, blanketing much of the continent in snow. The Siberian weather system has sent temperatures plummeting to as low as -30°C in some places and, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy reports, at least ten people have died due to […]
Tor Project “Almost 100% Funded By The US Government”: FOIA
Tor Project “Almost 100% Funded By The US Government”: FOIA The Tor Project – a private nonprofit known as the “NSA-proof” gateway to the “dark web,” turns out to be almost “100% funded by the US government” according to documents obtained by investigative journalist and author Yasha Levine. The Tor browser, launched in 2001, utilizes so-called […]
China Prepares For New Cold War With Massive Military Buildup
China Prepares For New Cold War With Massive Military Buildup As we have been documenting for quite some time, China has been not-so-quietly transforming itself into a serious threat to the West – beefing up its military to contend with the Washington’s air, sea, space and cyber weapons capabilities, while scrapping constitutional term limits for President Xi Jinping. Since 2000, China has […]
Let The Trade Wars Begin: Trump Says He Will Impose Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Next Week
Let The Trade Wars Begin: Trump Says He Will Impose Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Next Week Update III: After the White House said earlier that today’s meeting would be a “listening” meeting, President Trump has taken investors by surprise by announcing that he will impose the long-rumored aluminum and steel sanctions next week. As expected, Trump […]
An Apocalyptic Paul Tudor Jones Warns The Fed Is About To Lose Control
An Apocalyptic Paul Tudor Jones Warns The Fed Is About To Lose Control In a striking interview with Goldman’s Allison Nathan, legendary trader Paul Tudor Jones argues that US inflation is set to accelerate sharply, making bonds a very poor investment, and that the Fed must act swiftly to tackle financial bubbles created by prolonged […]
Indian Banks Face Crippling Credit Crunch As PNB Scandal Worsens
Indian Banks Face Crippling Credit Crunch As PNB Scandal Worsens The biggest financial fraud in India’s history just got bigger. On Monday, Punjab National Bank disclosed that a fraud previously believed to be $1.7 billion had swollen to $2 billion as the true extent of the fraud is still coming into focus. But the impact […]
Silicon Valley Joins War On Cash: Tim Cook Seeks “Elimination Of Money”
Silicon Valley Joins War On Cash: Tim Cook Seeks “Elimination Of Money” Apple CEO Tim Cook has one big hope for the future – that he lives to see the end of money. “…I’m hoping that I’m still going to be alive to see the elimination of money.” Speaking at a meeting for Apple shareholders […]
Fed Chair Admits “US Is Not On A Sustainable Fiscal Path”
Fed Chair Admits “US Is Not On A Sustainable Fiscal Path” Less than a week after Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan sounded the alarm over the level of debt that America’s government is projected to carry, Fed Chair Jay Powell told Congress today that “the US is not on a sustainable fiscal path.” […]
US-Led Coalition Warplanes Strike Syrian Regime Forces
US-Led Coalition Warplanes Strike Syrian Regime Forces The last time the US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria conducted air and artillery strikes against pro-regime forces in Syria, in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region, was on Feb. 7, when hundreds of pro-regime fighters were killed, the largest number of “pro-regime” casualties inflicted by the US-led coalition […]
Deutsche Bank: This Does Not Make Sense
Deutsche Bank: This Does Not Make Sense Amid the growing debate whether rates will keep rising once they hit 3.00%, or they will fall as asset managers find the new level attractive enough to dip their toes and buy duration, one analyst laughs at everyone calling for lower rates from here onward. In a note […]
Real Estate Bubbles: These 8 Global Cities Are At Risk
Real Estate Bubbles: These 8 Global Cities Are At Risk If you had $1 billion to spend on safe real estate assets, where would you look to buy? For many funds, financial institutions, and wealthy individuals, the perception is that the world’s financial centers are the places to be. After all, world-class cities like New […]
Here’s How Regulators Are Inadvertently Laying The Groundwork For The Next Housing Crisis
Here’s How Regulators Are Inadvertently Laying The Groundwork For The Next Housing Crisis Only a few weeks ago, we pointed out a remarkable development in the US mortgage market that has significant implications not only for mortgage borrowers, but perhaps the broader economy as a whole: Wells Fargo, formerly America’s foremost mortgage lender, had seen […]
“CalPERS Is Near Insolvency; It Needs A Bailout Soon” – Former Board Member Makes Stunning Admission
“CalPERS Is Near Insolvency; It Needs A Bailout Soon” – Former Board Member Makes Stunning Admission Two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the February 5 volocaust, we quoted David Hunt, CEO of $1.2 trillion asset manager PGIM, who said ignore the volatility spike, the real financial timebomb was and remains public pensions: “if you […]
