So… USD liquidity fell JUST -3.4% in just over a half a month to today, or $138bn, from all time highs, and the stock market completely fell apart.

So… USD liquidity fell JUST -3.4% in just over a half a month to today, or $138bn, from all time highs, and the stock market completely fell apart. What happens, I wonder, when liquidity normalizes – i.e., pre-COVID liquidity levels suggests another ~$2.8tn needs to "come out"? pic.twitter.com/1jxm4xXROB — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) October 1, 2021 … Read more

The Vatican is incapable of being wrong, you know.

Vatican To Punish Employees Who Refuse To Comply With COVID-19 Certification https://t.co/Oq1RRwCFHV — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 1, 2021 Beware Vatican employees !! We all know what happens when the church punishes. Are the bonfires already being lit in St. Peter's Square? COVID inquisition is here! 😂 pic.twitter.com/w5uzn5a0pU — Jota Jarkor (@jota_jarkor) October 1, 2021 h/t … Read more

Key inflation gauge watched by the Federal Reserve hits another 30-year high

Core inflation rose 3.6% in August from a year ago, the biggest jump in more than 30 years. Personal spending increased 0.8%, slightly higher than the estimate. Inflation ran at a fresh 30-year high in August as supply chain disruptions and extraordinarily high demand fueled ongoing price pressures, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The core … Read more

Jim Rickards: The Next “Lehman Moment”

BY JAMES RICKARDS The happy talk out of Wall Street would have you believe that the Evergrande financial collapse in China is under control and that responsible parties have taken steps to avoid a “Lehman moment” in Chinese capital markets. Almost everything about that narrative is factually wrong. It’s Wall Street happy talk at its … Read more

Mohamed El-erian: Inflation Isn’t Going Down. Inflation Is Hot, Hot At The Core Level… Powell Says Fed Faces ‘Difficult Trade-Off’ if Inflation Doesn’t Moderate

  "Inflation isn't going down. Inflation is hot, hot at the core level," @bopinion's Mohamed El-Erian tells @ferrotv https://t.co/J0yJOrfwmP pic.twitter.com/jWJ4QZcq0v — Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) October 1, 2021   Powell Says Fed Faces ‘Difficult Trade-Off’ if Inflation Doesn’t Moderate: WSJ The U.S. inflation rate reached a 13-year high recently, triggering a debate about whether the country … Read more