Yield curve inversions everywhere. It’s time to buy precious metals and sell stocks.

via Otavio (Tavi) Costa: We are entering a period of monetary policy lunacy. The rising Gold-to-S&P 500 ratio is the most compelling macro development of late. Yield curve inversions everywhere. It’s time to buy precious metals and sell stocks. https://marketwatch.com/story/monetary-policy-lunacy-means-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-for-this-asset-says-hedge-fund-analyst-2019-08-16?mod=need-to-know …

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The shift in central bank monetary policy direction during the last six months hasn’t been this dramatic in a decade…. The central banks have run out of room to battle deflation. QE, ZIRP, NIRP, OMT, …

Central banks haven’t shifted direction this abruptly in a decade The shift in central bank monetary policy direction during the last six months hasn’t been this dramatic in a decade. Fitch Ratings, examining the direction but not magnitude of central …

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Reddit is actively curating and removing Chinese Shenzhen content showing paramilitary vehicles preparing for Hong Kong incursion

by suckfail This started with a r/videos post which hit top 5 on r/all before being removed as political: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/cpiaq0/disturbing_video_taken_in_shenzhen_just_across/ After this a GIF was posted showing the same video. It too reached top 5 before being removed, this time saying it was a …

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China Begins Hong Kong INVASION?

https://twitter.com/cgkkai/status/1160549785117450240 Hong Kong police and protesters refine battle tactics https://t.co/FVQwi6T58e — Teng Olahong (@OlahongTeng) August 11, 2019 https://twitter.com/estherttse/status/1160550312790245378   AC