The Fed bond purchasing has little restrictions on executive compensation, buybacks, layoffs, offshoring, or paying out private equity. All factors in inequality. Again, the Fed is not an innocent party here.

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The Fed bond purchasing has little restrictions on executive compensation, buybacks, layoffs, offshoring, or paying out private equity. All factors in inequality. Again, the Fed is not an innocent party here. — Nomi Prins (@nomiprins) June 17, 2020 Not as old as Rudy, but old enough to remember when they called this front running.Now its … Read more

The main reason Japan survived so long w/ so much Debt is b/c for 20 of their 30 post-crash yrs, the rest of the world was healthy.

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The main reason Japan survived so long w/ so much Debt is b/c for 20 of their 30 post-crash yrs, the rest of the world was healthy. Japanese retirees could find higher int rates abroad. Not the case today. Both US/Japan on accelerating path where ~ nobody can afford to retire~ 🤔 pic.twitter.com/vQrR9Yn82j — M/1_LP … Read more

Where we are in the markets – DANGEROUS times – No shorts and everyone is long means there isn’t any support for price.

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https://twitter.com/ThinkTankCharts/status/1273162813972848640 If you close your eyes, you can pretend we're still in 2019…. much like the companies that are using last year's figures to avoid defaulting. Story with @kayewiggins https://t.co/KsubxRXQjK — Nikou Asgari (@nikasgari) June 17, 2020 EQUITY SENTIMENT INDICATORS LOOK INSANE pic.twitter.com/ud07859Abb — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) June 17, 2020

Fed’s own economic activity index just declined again. Stocks don’t belong at these valuations. Gravity still works.

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Fed’s own economic activity index just declined again. Stocks don’t belong at these valuations. Gravity still works. pic.twitter.com/jjAU7iGUsE — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) June 17, 2020 Here’s your recovery. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/X6od2Qerle — David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) June 16, 2020 VULNERABLE RETAILERS pic.twitter.com/NJJA13G941 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) June 17, 2020 "The chart below shows the five-year … Read more

Credit bubbles burst.

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Hong Kong office properties are plunging by 24% YoY! Almost as bad as it did in the depth of the Global Financial Crisis. One major difference? HK banking system wasn’t 9 times the size of its economy back then. Credit bubbles burst. Hong Kong office properties are plunging by 24% YoY! Almost as bad as … Read more

US’ May Retail Figures Not as Rosy as Portrayed

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by Aegidius25 The government’s monthly report on retail sales recorded a 17.7% increase in May 2020 as compared to April. I find these number doubtful. With so many stores and other businesses shut and unable to provide sales data they are making these assessments based on incomplete data sets that are likely schewing the results. … Read more

Fed buying unsecured bonds is illegal. Not a grey area. Illegal.

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by Sevro_andthe_howlers Below is section 4003 of the CARES act. It very clearly requires “for the avoidance of doubt” that any use of CARES funds must adhere to 13(3), “including requirements relating to loan collateralization, taxpayer protection, and borrower solvency”. To be very clear – using leverage to purchase commercial bonds is wholly illegal, as … Read more

Tens of thousands of low paid content censor workers for silicon valley

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS8v3QBUalg Manila is home to a gigantic shadow industry of digital cleaning. It employs tens of thousands of people working 10-hour shifts for the big Silicon Valley corporations, deleting offensive photos and videos from social media sites. Manila is a global content moderation hub for social media providers. This two-part documentary reveals how an army … Read more

Civil Unrest in Media & The Supreme Court’s Wrongful Decision

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by Martin Armstrong There is civil unrest rising within the major media institutions in Europe and the United States including the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post just for example. The younger generation journalists are starting to rebel against management for the fake news. What is repeatedly coming out is demands for news organizations’ … Read more

Let’s all share popular conservative social media channels here, because YT is hiding them from my recommendations

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by yessir It’s hard to find new conservative/pro-Trump YT channels, please share some with me and subscribe to others to help boost our community. Conservative Twins: The Hodge Twins are two black bodybuilders supporting Trump. Dinesh D’Souza Ben Shapiro OANN* Ted Cruz Steven Crowder Semore Views: Small new channel Stefan Molyneux The Epoch Times: Anti-China … Read more

AZ now exceeds Peru and Brazil to be one of the hardest hit regions. Exceeds all European countries as well.

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Sad day: ARIZONA has crossed the rubicon… its epidemic now exceeds Brazil and Peru to be one of the hardest hit regions in the world. Exceeding all European countries as well. Today: Record cases, record positivity %, record ER, record hospitalizations, record ICU. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/czTCaSeOJ4 — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 17, 2020