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

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA: Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens.

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The investigation shows how Facebook has allowed major abuses of its platform in poor, small and non-western countries in order to prioritize addressing abuses that attract media attention or affect the US and other wealthy countries. The company acted quickly to address political manipulation affecting countries such as the US, Taiwan, South Korea and Poland, … Read more

What to Do With a Cash Windfall

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by Jared Dillian The current Mega Millions jackpot is at $168 million. Anyone can buy the next winning ticket. What if it’s you? You might buy a home or car with your winnings. You will also want to fund your brokerage and retirement accounts. What you won’t do is lie awake and think about paying your … Read more

Who’s Going to Bail You Out?

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by Jared Dillian Three million pets are euthanized every year for economic reasons. It’s one of the saddest things you will ever hear. People put down their dog or cat because they can’t come up with $500 to take care of them. If you don’t have at least $10,000 set aside for emergencies, it’s time … Read more

IS THERE ANYONE LEFT IN WASHINGTON WHO HASN’T TAKEN BEIJING BUCKS?

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Biden’s Deputy Energy Sec Spoke For Chinese Communist Party. President Biden’s Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk spoke at a Chinese Communist Party-sponsored energy conference and gave an exclusive interview to a state-run media outlet where he praised the communist country’s efforts in energy development. Turk, also an alum of the Obama administration, was the Deputy Executive Director … Read more

IN BIDEN’S AMERICA, ONLY SOME LIVES MATTER:

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No Charges Against Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt: DOJ. Lawyer for Babbitt’s family calls decision ‘baffling.’ “I find it to be baffling given the circumstances that it’s a clear case of shooting an unarmed person without any legal justification, but I have no idea what went into their decision.” The — still unnamed — officer’s lawyer: … Read more