U.S. 2-year yields are falling to new lows. Credit standards in the US continue to tighten for L+S firms. How much longer U.S. stocks can diverge from the cataclysmic collapse in the global economy?

U.S. 2-year yields are falling to new lows this morning. More traders are betting the Fed will be forced to cut rates below zero. "We do not think this is justified by fundamentals as FOMC members have repeatedly stated that …

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Harvard Professor Exposes Google and Facebook

by Venus230 *In her book, “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” social psychologist and Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff reveals how the biggest tech companies in the world have hijacked our personal data – so-called “behavioral surplus data streams” – without our …

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WARNING! Morgan Stanley: Investor Fear of Missing out Is ‘Not a Good Sign’… Stephen Roach: Wall Street Too Optimistic as Economies Start Reopening

Investor Fear of Missing out Is ‘Not a Good Sign’, Warns Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Andrew Harmstone advises investors to keep their portoflio risk level low and maintain a defensive position while looking for opportunities to add value …

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WELL, THEY SHOULD BE: The Chinese government is worried global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since Tiananmen Square. COLD WAR II: U.S. rearms to nullify China’s missile supremacy.

via theweek The think tank’s research was reportedly presented in early April to top Chinese Communist Party officials, including President Xi Jinping. Reuters’ report is based off sources who have direct knowledge of the findings, though the news outlet has not …

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Eurozone: Italy, Spain, portugal sovereign bond yield spreads widen despite massive ECB repurchases. We’re now measuring “worst-slump” statistics in centuries.

Eurozone: Italy, Spain, portugal sovereign bond yield spreads widen despite massive ECB repurchases. Very far away from 2011 levels, though. pic.twitter.com/ccGZ3mP3rg — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) May 7, 2020 We're now measuring "worst-slump" statistics in centuries. https://t.co/pHpZcOtVgf — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) …

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The Enslavement of Infinite Money

From Brandon Smith The phrase “don’t fight the Fed” is an unfortunate but popular delusion. It presupposes that the central bank has limitless power to direct the economy because it can print limitless money. I’m not sure where this idea comes …

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