Fed Drastically Slashed Helicopter Money for Wall Street. QE Down 86% From Peak Week in March

Fed shed MBS. Loans to “SPVs” flat for fifth week. Repos in disuse. Fed still hasn’t bought junk bonds, stocks, or ETFs. But it sure sent Wall Street dreaming. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Total assets on the Fed’s balance sheet rose by only $83 billion during the week ending April 29, to $6.656 trillion. That $83 billion was … Read more

US confirmed vs deaths chart

by Dave Here’s a chart on confirmed vs deaths – with “confirmed” lagged by 7 days, just to see how they line up.  So deaths are used to set the bottom axis dates, but the confirmed timeseries dates are pushed “to the right” by 7 days. Just thought it was interesting.  On average, a “confirmed … Read more

GILD: Insider Trades – You’d think if there was monster confidence inside the company about Remdesivir, there might be insider buying. Not so much.

by Dave http://openinsider.com/screener?s=GILD&o=&pl=&ph=&ll=&lh=&fd=730&fdr=&td=0&tdr=&fdlyl=&fdlyh=&daysago=&xp=1&xs=1&vl=&vh=&ocl=&och=&sic1=-1&sicl=&sich=&grp=0&nfl=&nfh=&nil=&nih=&nol=&noh=&v2l=&v2h=&oc2l=&oc2h=&sortcol=0&cnt=100&page=1 D 2020-04-29 19:28:06 2020-04-27 GILD Cogan John Francis Dir S – Sale+OE $79.90 -2,413 54,860 -4% -$192,799 D 2020-04-21 19:42:02 2020-04-20 GILD Cogan John Francis Dir S – Sale+OE $83.00 -2,413 54,860 -4% -$200,279 D 2020-04-14 15:52:22 2020-04-13 GILD Cogan John Francis Dir S – Sale+OE $75.90 -2,413 54,860 -4% -$183,147 D … Read more

Four Simple Ways to Get into Cryptocurrency

By: Brandon Mintz, CEO, Bitcoin Depot As the market for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies expands and matures, the barriers to entry also continue to fall. It is easier than ever for the public to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, use them to pay for things, and to hold as short or long-term investments. Cryptocurrencies are attractive due … Read more

Danielle Park: The End of Globalization?

Talk Digital Network, Released on 4/30/20 Will this recession be worse than 2008? Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book “Juggling Dynamite: An insider’s wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts,” as well as a popular daily … Read more

WTF! Teens temporarily no longer required to take road test to get driver’s license in Georgia

ATLANTA — The governor’s office has dropped the road test requirement for teens applying for driver’s licenses, which has some parents concerned. The official road test is normally a rite of passage for teens to get a driver’s license. For obvious reasons, the tests were put on hold during the pandemic. Channel 2′s Tom Regan was in Alpharetta, … Read more

Comcast Turns Their Voice-Activated Remote Into A Real-Time Tracking Device

by mapi credit: slashgear Leave it to cable TV companies to turn voice-activated remotes into smart speaker listening devices. Billed as a lost item finder, cable TV company Comcast will allow customers to use their Xfinity voice-activated remote to find lost stuff, like car keys and handbags. “With your Tiles connected to the Xfinity Home app, you … Read more

Yes..The (((Fed))). Has A “DARK” SECRET That You Are NOT Supposed To Know About. And It’s A Second Balance Sheet On The Side

Insane times we are living in and the normal guy out there understanding not a little fraction of this… I mean where is this going? Is this the end game and the end play? What’s after that when they own everything? I hope something will happen in peoples minds and they will stand up… otherwise … Read more

Showdown! Pelosi Talking About $1 Trillion For Cities & States In Next Coronavirus Fiscal Stimulus!

(by Half Dollar) It may sound Agenda 2030ish with the whole “sustainable” part, but hey, she’s a Deep State Globalist, so what would we expect? Well, we can expect sustainable government, compliments of (broke) Uncle Sam I suppose. For Pelosi’s ready to take the Federal Government’s Gravy Train on a national tour, hitting every single state … Read more

Unintended consequences: Stress and pressure put on families isolated in homes with abusers

by DCG This will come as no surprise. Domestic violence is on the rise as a result of people being ordered to shelter at home or in place. I’ve seen it here in my small Oklahoma town. It’s happening across the country. See here, here, here, here and here. Perp Christopher Stokes being “supervised” while free to commit murder This story out of Milwaukee is particularly … Read more

Nouriel Roubini Warns of Global Inflationary Pressures

Bloomberg, Released on 4/30/20 Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University, discusses central banks’ policy response to the coronavirus pandemic, his concerns about global inflationary pressure, and what he sees as a lack of global leadership from the United States. *please give the video a moment to load Nouriel Roubini, a professor at NYU’s Stern … Read more

It’s Not a Quarantine, It’s House Arrest! with Karen Kataline

from Financial Survival Network As Karen Kataline says, we’re seeing an attempt by petty tyrants to micromanage our lives. People are fed up and they’re reaching their breaking point. What will push them over and cause a mass movement against the wannabe dictators. If they don’t back off soon, they’re going to find out shortly. The time for … Read more

Tucker Carlson rips American feminists over silence on Biden allegations: ‘There is nothing more corrupt’

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Tucker Carlson ripped the “so-called feminist movement” on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. defended former Vice President Joe Biden against sexual assault allegations, highlighting the stark contrast with her treatment of allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the fall of 2018. “The American feminist movement may be the single most corrupt movement in the world,” Carlson … Read more