US regulator calls for greater scrutiny of hedge funds after bond turmoil, Financial Times reports

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April 15 (Reuters) – Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said hedge funds and other parts of the shadow banking system need to face greater scrutiny after last month’s upheaval in U.S. government bonds, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-regulator-calls-greater-scrutiny-hedge-funds-after-bond-turmoil-ft-2023-04-15/

Irish Catholics sprinkle Blessed Salt on the grounds of Knock Shrine after Biden desecrates it with his visit

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“Organizer Rory O’Beirn told LifeSiteNews that there were few people in Knock to greet President Biden before his subsequent visit to St. Muredach’s Cathedral in north Mayo. ‘There was an eerie absence of crowds,’ O’Beirn said. ‘When we got access to the Basilica grounds soon after the departure of the presidential party, it was almost … Read more

How is that possible that Fixed Income are larger than stock markets? Fixed Income are virtual units of debt / ledger entries…

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by Quant2011 In every region they are larger, meaning that productive assets (stocks) are valued less than non-productive , electronic ledger entries, impostors of real money: ​ https://seekingalpha.com/article/4594039-global-etf-market-facts-3-things-to-know-from-q1-2023 Gold ETFs in North Am are only 1727 tonnes, 55M oz, worth just $110 billion. Or 0.3% of US stock market, while at least 10% gold allocation is required … Read more

HYG – Reversal coming

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by ElectronIII $HYG – Impressive size arrived on April 13 at the close. The 5th and 7th largest trades since inception (2007) arrived together, along with several other large lots. The last time we had size like this was on Oct 28th, 2022. Top-10 ranked trades appearing after rallies are commonly signs of institutions taking profits, … Read more

US Generals: “Only 30 million Americans will die in the war against Russia. But we will kill 130 million Russians.”

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The US Deep State that has been in firm control of US foreign policy since they deposed JFK, view blue collar Americans the same way they view blue collar Ukrainians: as cannon fodder. “Only 30 million Americans will die in the war against Russia. But we will kill 130 million Russians”— how US military generals, … Read more

Trump Sent Chilling Warning from ‘Merchant of Death’ : ‘Your Life Is in Peril’

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Former President Donald Trump received a bleak warning last week from an unexpected quarter: Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer nicknamed the “Merchant of Death.” Bout is the man who was freed from a U.S. prison last year by President Joe Biden in a controversial trade for American basketball player Brittney Griner, who had been … Read more

Prepare for US stocks to plunge, the economy to slump, and more financial fiascos to emerge, Jeremy Grantham has warned.

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Jeremy Grantham expects stocks to tank, a recession to bite, and more financial disasters to occur. The S&P 500 will plunge by at least 27%, and could plummet by more than 50%, the GMO cofounder says. Grantham predicts stress on the financial system will lead to further disasters like SVB’s collapse. Prepare for US stocks … Read more

Hand To Mouth! 70% Of Americans Are Financially Stressed, 55% Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck As Credit Card Debt Soars And Personal Savings Dwindle As Fed Tightens (GOLD Rises Above $2,000)

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by confoundedinterest17 Hand to mouth should be Biden’s Presidential re-election theme song. 70% Of Americans Are Financially Stressed, 58% Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck because America is living off their credit cards living a life they can’t actually afford as credit card debt keeps hitting record highs approaching $1 TRILLION! Of course, what is really troubling is that credit card … Read more