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I have adamantly urged readers to pay close attention to Paul Elliott Singer. Unlike other overblown and over-rated members of the Tribe who we need to tune out, (((Singer))) is the opposite and a genuine […]
I promise not to become another Fed watcher as there are far too many already. But the spectacle of late is too bizarre and terminal not comment. The Fed minutes once again brought out the […]
The bulging and growing US Treasury debt is no longer supported by foreign central bank. Their holding are effectively flat since 2013. What then explains the alleged “capital flows” short falls? Answer: they are largely […]
I have lost count, but this seems like about the sixth time since the last Fed powwow that the Yellen (yellin’) wolfers have been rolled out to warn the punters. For Fed mucky muck Bill […]
By Tyler Durden | 15 August 2016 ZERO HEDGE — Two weeks ago, we asked readers to spot the “odd inflation out” when looking at the map below. The reference, of course, was to the state […]
By Andrew Stiles | 4 August 2016 HEATSTREET — Wearing a Gadsden Flag hat to work could be considered racial harassment, according to the Equal Employment Commission, the government body that oversees “hostile work environment” harassment claims […]
1 August 2016 LIVE LEAK — The border security business is thriving and that’s good news for Magal Security Systems, Ltd. boss Saar Koursh. His biggest showroom: the Gaza Strip. The Israeli company, which wrapped Gaza […]
Better late than never, Goldman Sachs points out that the treasury market is not reacting to the data. Apparently, the market also thinks that Fed policy has been largely driven by supporting the market. So the “market” […]
The world may be in turmoil, but the American arms industry is cashing in. By William D. Hartung | 26 July 2016 THE NATION — When American firms dominate a global market worth more than $70 […]
The cognoscenti is looking to the Bank of Japan to make a blockbuster announcement on Thursday. The global stooges that run monetary policy apparently are considering helicopter money. This is direct cash infusion without cancelling […]
New Opportunities for “America’s Most Corrupt Bank.” By Don Quijones | 21 July 2016 WOLF STREET — It was a perfect gift to a desperate market. All that was needed was a gentle hint that Italy’s […]
“Let’s be really clear: It should be disqualifying for any potential Democratic vice presidential candidate to be part of a lobbyist-driven effort to help banks dodge consumer protection standards and regulations designed to prevent banks […]
S&P finally checked in on credit quality. Perhaps they have insights into the innards of the cancer patient? Regardless, this commentary isn’t really rocket science, nor is extrapolating that the leveraged hedge-fund central banks that […]
“Here Is Who Donald Trump Wants for Treasury Secretary“ By Dan Primack | 19 July 2016 FORTUNE — Donald Trump has told prospective donors that, if elected president, he plans to nominate former Goldman Sachs banker Steve […]
Fed mouthpiece and water boy Jon Hilsenrath has been directed to smooth talk a September rate hike back in. The “market,” or what’s left of it, doesn’t believe the signal as the odds for a hike […]
By Daily Bell Staff | 29 January 2016 THE DAILY BELL — Japan adopts negative interest rate … In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate. The benchmark rate of […]
No one knows how to back out without blowing up the whole system By Wolf Richter | 29 June 2016 WOLF STREET — The amount of government bonds that sport negative yields – an all-too-real absurdity where […]
The vast majority of major German companies reported not having hired any of the million plus migrants who arrived in the country last year. By Virginia Hale | 7 July 2016 BREITBART — The German government, […]
By Philip Weiss | 7 July 2016 MONDOWEISS — Last week’s Aspen Ideas Festival often seemed like a rightwing Jewish event. Accounts of the high-altitude leadership conclave included a lot of obnoxiously-chauvinist Jewish comments, notably this […]
Brexit could trigger a $500 trillion derivatives meltdown, by forcing the EU to allow insolvent member governments and banks to write down debt. Italy is in financial crisis and is already petitioning for that concession. […]
Arms dealers flood war-torn Middle East with weapons and then lobby EU to militarize borders against refugees—profiting from both ends of conflict By Nika Knight | 4 July 2016 COMMON DREAMS — As Europe comes to […]
Facebook defends its flagging policies after Israel demands the social media giant removes questionable posts itself. 3 July 2016 REUTERS — Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said […]
By Tyler Durden | 5 July 2016 ZERO HEDGE — Things are getting bad fast in Britain… Domino #1: *STANDARD LIFE INV PROPERTY DROPS 15%; TRADING IN FUND SUSPENDED In a stark flashback to the catalytic […]
The new site collects every website you’ve been on, everything you’ve searched and many of the things you’ve done with your phone By Andrew Griffin | 30 June 2016 INDEPENDENT — Google has launched a new site […]
After more than £200 billion in bail-outs Greece is still massively in the red Hospital budgets are down by half and VAT has soared to 24 per cent In Athens one in three shops have […]
By JOSEPH MENN AND DUSTIN VOLZ | 25 June 2016 (REUTERS) — Some of the web’s biggest destinations for watching videos have quietly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites, according to two people familiar […]
By Ali Abunimah | 25 June 2016 (ELECTRONIC INFITADA) — “Why are we using the word Palestinian? There’s no such thing as a Palestinian person,” Brooke Goldstein declared to enthusiastic applause at a meeting of key Israel […]
By TYLER DURDEN | 21 June 2016 (ZeroHedge) — The big guns are officially out. Just yesterday, we recounted the story of “Black Wednesday” when on September 16, 1992, the UK was forced out of the […]
Introducing “Torchy’s ‘merika,” a Regular TNN Feature Note: The names in this story have been changed to protect the author from lawsuits. There was no signage on the door other than a dangling placard that […]
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