Census Bureau’s Own Calculating Methods for Advanced Retail Sales Makes March 2021’s Supposed Jump of 9.8% Highly Unreliable

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by Aegidius25 https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/how_surveys_are_collected.html The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Survey (MARTS) to produce early national estimates of total and month-to-month change in sales for retail and food service establishments located in the United States. A retail establishment is one that sells merchandise to the general public (final … Read more

Inflation rises faster than expected.

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Inflation rises faster than expected.https://t.co/YqKc5HrtB0 — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) April 15, 2021 will they include this in the CPI? pic.twitter.com/zLPMELwp0f — . (@StockCats_2009) April 15, 2021 Imagine if Airlines weren't in Core CPI 🤔 pic.twitter.com/JgoXW3EMqP — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 14, 2021 Used Car 🚗 Prices continue 🚀 pic.twitter.com/QMlMFQV2QZ — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) … Read more

Looks like something very big is going to happen within the next 12 months.

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https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1382788055896104962 https://twitter.com/edwardnh/status/1382764539050090500 I am sorry, but there is no "strong recovery" with 74% capacity utilization and 61.5% labor participation rate after trillions of stimulus and deficit spending. pic.twitter.com/9RJnFEZ8vB — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) April 15, 2021 Bubble Bubble trouble pic.twitter.com/KA8Adp5nEt — The Great Martis (@great_martis) April 15, 2021     Daly: Fed’s Lender of Last Resort … Read more

BREAKING: Major US Airport Evacuated

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Update: Newport News International Airport Executive Director tells me the airport is open for business after a non-specific bomb threat. FBI is wrapping up the investigation now. A few ppl had to be relocated “out of an abundance of caution.” FBI releasing update soon #13NewsNow pic.twitter.com/9YPZAg9nTA — Adriana De Alba (@adealbaWFAA) April 15, 2021

Russia: Washington WILL Pay…

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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1382678129618063361 US imposes new sanctions on Moscow over "Russia's harmful activities" (10 diplomats expelled, sovereign debt restrictions, 32 entities/individ. blacklisted). Russian Foreign Ministry promises "such aggressive behaviour will be rebuffed decisively." — Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) April 15, 2021 AC

The ECB plans for ever more QE and lower interest-rates

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by Shaun Richards Yesterday brought news that there is plenty of work ahead for the European Central Bank or ECB. It came from the European Commission and the emphasis is mine. The Commission has today taken steps to ensure that borrowing under the temporary recovery instrument NextGenerationEU will be financed on the most advantageous terms for EU … Read more

Biden to Stack the Supreme Court to make it WOKE

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by Martin Armstrong As expected, the Democrats will introduce a bill to change the Supreme Court turning into the first WOKE institution to permanently change the face of the United States once and for all. Biden pretended to create a commission to study changing the Supreme Court and within a matter of days, they proposed … Read more

Unpopular opinion on BABA

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by dofdaus Given the almost irrational exuberance today we have of tech stocks that only go up, I present to you a very different perspective written by Aikya investment fund analysts on every Redditor’s and his dog’s darling, BABA. Note the views below are Aikya’s and not mine and should only serve to generate discussion … Read more

BlackRock ($BLK) now has over $9 Trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

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BlackRock released their earnings report today, source: https://s24.q4cdn.com/856567660/files/doc_financials/2021/Q1/BLK-1Q21-Earnings-Release.pdf ​ Assets under management Q1 2020: $6,466,668 million Assets under management Q1 2021: $9,007,411 million ​ Revenue Q1 2020: $3,710 million Revenue Q1 2021: $4,398 million ​ Attributable Net income Q1 2020: $806 million Attributable Net income Q1 2021: $1,199 million ​ Obviously the last YoY quarter … Read more

The Market Is ‘Completely Ignoring’ Serious Risks with U.S.-China Relations: Stephen Roach Warns

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The Market Is ‘Completely Ignoring’ Serious Risks with U.S.-China Relations: Stephen Roach Warns As Wall Street focuses on earnings season, former Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach sees danger lurking abroad. Biden Seeks Closer Ties with Japan as the U.S. Prepares to Challenge China U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person summit with … Read more

Money printing continues to benefit the 1% at the expense of the middle class.

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https://twitter.com/WallStreetSLVR/status/1382362906222858241 M2 GROWTHVS. INFLATION 🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/fmwGlPGduw — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 12, 2021 Global 🌎 Housing pic.twitter.com/0QpBPU2gRg — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 14, 2021 Lumber price is going to the moon@business https://t.co/cvhTDlBUP5 pic.twitter.com/zaEiYHpmC8 — Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) April 14, 2021   Fed Is More Worried by Inflation Running Too Cold Than Too Hot … Read more

Stock Market Risk-Taking Is Going Parabolic

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The “beta” for long/short equity hedge funds has more than tripled vs the average beta since at least December 2018. Beta is the most common measure of stock or portfolio volatility relative to a broad equity index. Technically, beta is the percentage change in a stock (or fund) for every one … Read more

How to Stay Safe on Public Transport

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by Rachel Lauren If you don’t have a car, you learn to rely on things like the city bus or your local subway system. You may have heard some horror stories about using these offerings, so here are some tips about how to be prepared and safe on public transport. Uber and Lyft are nice … Read more

Peter Schiff: Madoff Dead, but Government Ponzi Schemes Live On

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YouTube/PeterSchiff, Released on 4/14/21 This inflation isn’t transitory. Higher prices are here to stay. Coinbase IPO triggers a buy the rumor sell the fact crypto avalanche. Jerome Powell has zero understanding of gold. Bernie Madoff died in prison, but his spirit lives on in the US Government. Daunte Wright, like George Floyd, contributed to his … Read more

Insiders Are Sending A Pretty Clear Signal About The Stock Market (And The Economy)

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by jessefelder The following is an excerpt from a recent Market Comment featured on The Felder Report PREMIUM.  As most readers should be well aware, one of the things I monitor most closely is insider buying and selling. Nobody knows more about the bullish and bearish developments of a business and its valuation relative to those … Read more