COMEX Gold Trade at Settlement

by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News Back in November, we noticed a surge in COMEX gold “Trade at Settlement” volume. This occurred at a time when total contract open interest and price were also rising, and it all preceded a sharp reversal in price two weeks later. This same scenario may now be playing out in January. … Read more

Jogger fights off attacker who planned to keep his body in a closet “to fulfill his sexual fantasies.”

COCOA, Fla. – A Florida teenager was arrested after deputies said he concocted a scheme to kill a man and keep his body in a closet “to fulfill his sexual fantasies.” Logan Smith, 18, of Cocoa, is charged with attempted murder after investigators said he attacked a jogger in the area of Batavia and Kings … Read more

US Multifamily Housing Starts Jump 13.7% In December, 1-unit Starts Fall -2.25% As All Eyes On Fed

by confoundedinterest17 Now we have people like JPMC’s Jaime Dimon speculating about 7 rates increases in 2022 and other bankers speculating about a faster than expected withdrawal of the The Fed’s monetary stimulus in the form of asset purchases, we have to anticipate what the result will be in markets. Like what will happen to housing … Read more

GDP estimates for 1Q2022 getting cut … The Langer Consumer Comfort Index is dropping like a stone again… The Fed is walking a tightrope…

The Fed is walking a tightrope between instability and inflation. Can they successfully tame inflation without causing severe market dislocations?https://t.co/numxeAAi0n — Michael Lebowitz, CFA (@michaellebowitz) January 19, 2022 Over the past few weeks, Fed speakers are bemoaning inflation and voiced their wishes to squash it. They frequently mention how effective their monetary toolbox is in … Read more

Germany’s 10-year Bond Yield Rises Above 0% For First Time Since May 2019; U.K. Inflation Surprises With Jump to Highest in 30 Years. Wage Hikes Zeroed by Inflation

https://twitter.com/PriapusIQ/status/1483697971728429060 https://twitter.com/WifeyAlpha/status/1483777562002214912 UK Wage Hikes Zeroed by Inflation Inflation has nullified increases to wages in Britain last year, with workers experiencing a decline in pay in real terms in November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Tuesday. The latest report on average weekly earnings from the UK’s official statistician body found that in … Read more

Sen Kirsten Gillibrand Caught On Video in New York Ignoring Her Own Rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONo0uvy61Oc Mike LaChance from American Lookout reports, Here we go again. A Democrat New York Senator was caught on camera this week brazenly walking into and through a restaurant with no mask on, even though the state requires people to wear masks indoors. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://americanlookout.com/senator-k…

EU Commission Demands Female Quota on Boards of Companies

by Chris Black Well, if they are, why do they need affirmative action? Any gender disparity is a result of sexism. Promoting representation of women on company boards https://t.co/i123C6VQem pic.twitter.com/st9l1zyOM3 — Kathimerini English Edition (@ekathimerini) January 16, 2022 No one beats  Germany in the retard Olympics tho’: You should study the history of female monarchs … Read more

US “Philosopher” Says Life in the METAVERSE Will be the Right Life Choice

by Chris Black You vil eat ze bugz. You vil own nothing and you vil be happy in ze Metaverse. https://twitter.com/i/status/1458264343997419521 I mean, really, what choice do we have but a nonstop virtual life of porno and 3D Marvel movies? The Science/Philosophy says we have no choice. Embrace the Matrix, goy. “The material world may … Read more

Fauci Says Disinformation is Destroying Public Health

by Chris Black Trillions are dead because of this virus. Our democracy cannot maintain it. Master of Reality Fauci just told the World Economic Forum that disinformation is “destroying public health.” The only conceivable solution, of course, is mass censorship of anyone who disagrees with the narrative. https://twitter.com/i/status/1483051652114493442 And then is this: .@RandPaul just ENDED … Read more

These Pump Articles are So Pathetic

by Chris Black When you hire Matt Damon to shill for Crypto.com while comparing crypto currency to the moon landing, you have reached peak idiocy. Fortune favors the first movers, to paraphrase Matt Damon https://t.co/VOk91Q6LFR — Andrew Ackerman (@amacker) January 18, 2022 I’m very pro crypto but this is too much even for me.

Staying Safe from the Hidden Dangers of the Internet

by Jayne.Rising In this time of change, more and more people have turned to the Internet. Many are working from home, more shopping is being done online, many schools are offering virtual options for students. Unfortunately, criminals are also taking advantage of these changes. There are hidden dangers of the internet that we need to be aware of. … Read more

Kevin’s Famous Chili? 30Y Mortgage Rate Rises To 3.45% As 10Y Treasury Yields Rises To 1.869% (4 Rates Hikes By Fed Priced-in)

by confoundedinterest17 The 10-year Treasury Note yield rose to 1.869% this afternoon as Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage commitment rate rose to 3.45%. And if you like The Fed Funds Futures data, it is pricing in 4 rate hikes by The Fed (March, June, September and December). For a grand total of … 100 basis points or … Read more