Investment Watch Blog

by Shaun Richards Sometimes we find something revealing in an unexpected area. It is especially unexpected because Isabel Schnabel is the heavy hitter in European Central Bank public relations terms. She can be relied upon to approve of everything and wrap it in something which sounds scientific and technical and also to deny anything unfavourable. … Read more

by: Ethan Huff (Natural News) Republicans are worried that the firearms industry is about to be rendered equal with the cannabis industry, the latter of which still has no legal access to the banking system due to federal discrimination. Many who cherish the Second Amendment believe that the financial industry is poised to shut its doors … Read more

Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business. Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote. As Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish … Read more

Sad but true. The double standard is outrageous   h/t  AddictedReddit

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-ark-innovation-wood/record-redemption-in-ark-etf-sparks-liquidity-worries-idUSKBN2AO2Q2 A record half-billion dollar redemption from Ark Invest’s flagship fund in a single day has led analysts to highlight the risks arising from the ETF’s heavy exposure to illiquid stocks if outflows pick up pace. Investors yanked $465 million from Ark Innovation on Monday, according to Refinitiv data. More such redemptions would prompt Wood’s … Read more

House Republicans are asking FBI Director Christopher Wray to hold a briefing on any past ties that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell might have had to an alleged Chinese spy. The members are asking to be briefed on the “full extent” of the Chinese targeting of Washington lawmakers. “As our nation faces a growing security threat from the … Read more

“Thus Jan. 6, for all of its horrible events, offered a convenient and successful excuse by which Big Tech could solve its Parler problem—even though the DOJ charging documents have now made clear that Parler’s role was minor.” The big lie foisted on the public to excuse Apple and Google removing the Parler app and then later for … Read more

China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates have signed up yo participate in a a “Multiple Central Bank Digital Currency Bridge” (m-CBDC Bridge) to explore how they might conduct cross-border transactions using cryptocurrencies. The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, characterised the Bridge as an experiment to find ways to make … Read more

Peel Regional Police are not arresting people who refuse to follow the measures at Toronto Pearson Airport, a spokesperson confirmed Some travellers arriving at Toronto’s Pearson airport are walking out instead of footing the bill for mandatory quarantine hotel stays, just days after the federal government issued new protocols to curb the spread of variants … Read more

by Michael Snyder For as long as I have been alive, there has been an epic struggle for control over America’s values.  It has been referred to as “the culture war”, and it is often framed in political terms, but the truth is that it runs much deeper than that.  Literally every moment of every … Read more

by John W. Whitehead “Police fail to grasp that they are public servants for peace. They should provide a civil service, to enforce the laws equally, without bias and with discretion. They must understand that they do not have immunity or special privileges and — most importantly — are just responsible for apprehending suspects, and should not … Read more

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics We know that price discovery is impossible until the paper exchanges in NYC and London blow up. Or is it? There’s plenty of above-ground silver around the world. Yes most of it is “spoken for” by the owners of that silver. Silver producers can’t produce enough silver to satisfy demand at the … Read more

by Robert Murphy via Mises Amid the controversy over GameStop, many cynics argued that something sinister was clearly afoot because the hedge funds had shorted 138 percent of the outstanding shares. In this article I’ll review that particular claim, as well as another seemingly dubious practice, so-called naked short selling. My conclusion is that shorting more than the total outstanding shares isn’t … Read more