Investment Watch Blog

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-21/the-fed-is-entrenched-in-the-repo-market-how-does-it-get-out At the Federal Reserve, 2020 will be all about making the repo market boring again. Policy makers will find this easier said than done. The central bank’s liquidity injections — including almost half a trillion dollars earmarked to ensure New Year’s Eve is a snooze — and Treasury bill purchases have nudged the vital … Read more

by Larry White via Lone Star White House By now it has become obvious that the ongoing political war has completely consumed the US media and overtaken virtually every other storyline. This is actually in line with things we have talked about here for some time. Our best guess analysis was that the enormous political divide that exists, … Read more

via axios: 2019 was a transformative year for the U.S. news media industry, but it was also one of the most turbulent points in its history. The big picture: There were enormous business challenges, which resulted in an unprecedented number of layoffs, desperate product maneuvers and fire-sale deals. Driving the news: The impeachment of President Trump by the … Read more

While the fact bears noting that Notre Dame did not falter in holding Christmas services through 2 world wars, and centuries of time.. I take exception to the word “accidental” in describing the Notre Dame fire this year. there is zero proof of that. from the article: https://www.hotsr.com/news/2019/dec/21/notre-dame-cathedral-to-miss-first-chri/ “This is the first time since the … Read more

five years for fraudulently stealing $120 million? and he has to pay back $26 million??? A Lithuanian hacker will spend the next five years behind bars for masterminding a $120m (£92.05m) scam that involved emailing fake IT equipment invoices to Facebook and Google. A US district court in New York on Thursday handed Evaldas Rimasauskas … Read more

Bruce Mathew, Neurosurgeon, says there is a plausible way to move the consciousness of one person to another body, and that recent advancements in robotics, stem cell transplants, and nerve surgery now make the prospect achievable within the next decade. Italian professor Sergio Canavero is also currently working on the world’s first head transplant, but … Read more

by Jzsjx9jjq Rev Group ($REVG) is a fucking joke. They should be trading at HALF of what their current stock price is, at best. I have been following them for years, I’ve been right about their whole scheme quarter after quarter. I was right about their earnings yesterday and they fucked me. I’m so mad … Read more

by MasterCookSwag Note it looks like this behavior is no longer happening but it would seem that in the whole realm of payment for order flow Robinhood erred too hard on the side of accepting payment and not hard enough on the side of looking for price improvement. They’ve retained a consultant to ensure this … Read more

by squeeeeenis https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD If you expand this chart back to the year 2000, you’ll notice the Fed is buying overnight treasury securities at unheard-of levels. Almost 650% higher than post Tech bubble. I’m wondering if there is more to this story…