Phones addictive. Betting, too. Now combined…

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Remember when we decided that spending too much time on our phones was a bad thing? That immersing ourselves in our iPhones could be unhealthy, or even addictive? That was a couple of years ago. So riddle me this: Now something that we already know is potentially addictive — sports betting — is available on … Read more

Biden Unleashes Pure Rage on Americans

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Biden: "I'm sick of this stuff … the American people think the reason for inflation is government spending more money. Simply not true!" 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Xak7CKTjFs — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 11, 2022 https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-unleashes-pure-rage-americans-sick-blaming-inflation/  

Yuan Deposits Soar At Russian Banks After SWIFT Cut-Off

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With Russia now officially cut off from both the USDollar and the euro, Russia’s VTB Bank is seeing a surge in Chinese Yuan deposits, attracted by the bank offering significantly higher interest rates as Putin shifts focus to ‘friendly’ nations. The state-owned bank is offering a Chinese yuan savings account with a maximum interest rate of 8%, … Read more

Google announces full-scale global censorship regime

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Full-scale global censorship regime from Google breezily announced in these tweets. This war is being exploited to implement a scheme of information control previously unseen in the West, that is not going anywhere once this war is over. Decide for yourself if you're comfortable: https://t.co/A6zX8u2IUL — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 11, 2022

Chinese land prices dropping 72%

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Feel like China’s housing market issues would be getting a lot more attention in normal news cycle. Land prices dropping 72% YOY seems significant. pic.twitter.com/3m2NwmTEfr — Rick Palacios Jr. (@RickPalaciosJr) March 13, 2022 Hang Seng Mainland Property Index down another -5%. lowest since March 2017 — Sunchartist (@sunchartist) March 14, 2022

Bloomberg: Fertilizer prices continue to surge as supply upheaval from Russia leaves governments struggling to secure vital crop nutrients, adding to concerns that record global food inflation will accelerate.

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https://t.co/zuHOVBTase — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 13, 2022 https://t.co/ftPSwLyb4v — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 13, 2022 https://t.co/N68glpTFPa — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 13, 2022

Funding markets showing stress even though reserves are at all time high….

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Funding markets showing stress even though reserves are at all time high. FRA-OIS spread vs bank reserves at Fed 👇 pic.twitter.com/sQ0V9DDE83 — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) March 13, 2022 Where will spreads peak? The US high yield OAS continues to widen out from a 1-year bottom – a risk off signal for the SPX. pic.twitter.com/zaNcfZNabN — … Read more

Putin’s internet iron curtain tightens. Russia will block and ban Instagram starting Monday

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Instagram….CANCELLED One week after placing a ban on Facebook in Russia, the country’s communications censorship agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too. Russia will ban Instagram in 48 hours https://t.co/VzBmgmLYBC pic.twitter.com/OR9fj9RglR — The Verge (@verge) March 11, 2022 So now Putin has blocked Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. I guess YouTube must not be far … Read more

Putin left $300B worth of gold outside Russia

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Half of their central bank gold reserves they cannot access now. Way to go, dummies! Even for their own gold very few buyers and they are trying with 20 percent discounts! Putin is a such genius! Also – apparently the Russian government will begin, if they haven't started, raiding safety deposit boxes belonging to regular … Read more