J.P. Morgan thinks implied volatility is artificially low

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JPMorgan highlighted that market volatility is “artificially low,” as the S&P 500 VIX (VIX) recently dropped to 16, marking its lowest level in more than 17 months even though markets remain unsure about ongoing inflation concerns and future Federal Reserve rate decisions. The VIX hit its lowest point last week since November 16, 2021 and … Read more

Central banks are turning away from the US dollar and shifting to gold

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Assurance in the dollar’s dominance ignores signs that countries are serious about seeking alternatives, according to Ruchir Sharma. This is illustrated when taking account of recent trends in gold: the safe haven commodity has surged 20% in the last half year. But demand is coming from central banks reducing their dollar holdings, not the “usual … Read more

Woke Cities Seeing Exodus Of Stores, Jobs

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San Francisco is pretty much the woke capital of the US. And it is being denuded of jobs as big name businesses flee the rampant shoplifting and out of control crime: Amazon: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/03/amazon-to-close-eight-go-convenience-stores-in-cost-cutting-move.html#:~:text=Amazon%20plans%20to%20close%20eight,four%20stores%20in%20San%20Francisco. “ Amazon is closing eight Go convenience stores in Seattle, New York City and San Francisco.” “ The company will shut two … Read more

Refinery Explosion Outside Chicago

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🚨 #BREAKING: Emergency crews are responding to a reported explosion at a petroleum refinery in Lemont, IL just outside of Chicago. Multiple injuries have are being reported. Police have set up a multi-block perimeter, so no photos are yet available. pic.twitter.com/mqqwF8tbIu — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 25, 2023 1 dead, 1 hurt after explosion and … Read more

Brutal Footage Out Of Sudan Shows Security Forces Beating The Opposition To Death With Clubs During Coup Attempt

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Brutal Footage Out Of Sudan Shows Security Forces Beating The Opposition To Death With Clubs During Coup Attempt https://vidmax.com/video/219388-brutal-footage-out-of-sudan-shows-security-forces-beating-the-opposition-to-death-with-clubs-during-coup-attempt Sudan was plunged into a long-feared violent crisis on Saturday as a bitter struggle for power appeared to break out between the two main factions of the ruling military regime. At least 25 people were reported … Read more

Hard data that confidence in the dollar is cracking

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by Simon Black It is becoming increasingly clear that the world is losing faith in the United States dollar… and rapidly turning to alternatives. And that’s a huge deal for the United States. For nearly eight decades, the US economy and US government have enjoyed the unparalleled benefits of the dollar being the world’s reserve … Read more

Recession Alert! Philly Fed Crashes To -22.8 For April (Slippin’ Into Darkness)

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by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is slippin’ into darkness. The Philly Fed NBOS General Business Activity Region Diffusion Index SA crashed to -22.8 in April. And today’s Fed Funds Futures data points to a return of The Bernanke/Yellen “Low Rider” policy for rate management. Why can’t the corporate media, AOC and Tucker Carlson be friends?

The EU wants to ban online platforms for not censoring enough content. How is this any different from China’s Great Firewall?

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The EU is hellbent on stifling free speech and preventing its citizens from hearing the speech of Americans. As a result, Twitter and 18 other companies will face strict new censorship rules designed to force @elonmusk to self censor Twitter.https://t.co/3gAgkhHwKt — @amuse (@amuse) April 25, 2023 🇪🇺Thierry Breton had again threatened Elon Musk to censor … Read more

The Supreme Court is for sale

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Second SCOTUS Justice failing to disclose major financial transactions with parties that have business in front of the court. NEW — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sold a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colorado to the chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, a major law firm with business before the court. Major … Read more

Robin Brooks: ‘Bitcoin has fallen over the past week (black), to the dismay of HODLER bros everywhere…Bitcoin is just another bubble asset…’

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Bitcoin has fallen over the past week (black), to the dismay of HODLER bros everywhere. It's falling as market pricing for the Fed is becoming more hawkish again (blue). Bitcoin falls when markets price a more hawkish Fed and vice versa. Bitcoin is just another bubble asset… pic.twitter.com/PMu96jxdLR — Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) April 25, 2023

Slowdown! Case-Shiller Home Price Index Slows To Almost 0% YoY As Fed Pulls Out (SF Down -10% YoY, Seattle Down -9.3%, Miami Up +10.8%)

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by confoundedinterest17 The US housing market is experiencing a slowdown as The Fed withdraws it outragous monetary stimlus. The Case-Shiller 20 metro house price index grew at a rate of 036% year-over-year (YoY) in February. Drifting into darkness, we have the West getting battered with my old hometown of San Francisco leading the pack at -10% YoY … Read more

“An 18-year-old boy died when doctors tried to create a vagina for him using part of his colon.”

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A 2016 medical article documenting the tragic death of one of the participants in the linchpin Dutch study upon which the entire child sex change experiment is based indicates that puberty suppression was to blame for the young person’s death. The case is that of an 18-year-old trans-identified male whose puberty was blocked by the Dutch researchers at a very early … Read more