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Financial Stability Oversight Council press release Friday 2/4: “potential risks to U.S. financial stability arising from open-end funds, PARTICULARY THEIR LIQUIDITY AND REDEMPTION FEATURES.” The XRT ETF is an open-end fund.

February 7, 2022 9:21 pm

by Flokki_the_Monk Press Release from Financial Stability Oversight Council through Treasury on Friday: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0587 FSOC includes Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, & Gary Gensler. This is coming from the top, which means all 3 have been forced to admit these issues exist. This …

Are US Credit Markets starting to deteriorate alongside weakening economy? Fed starting to take away the kool-aid? High yield in free fall…

February 7, 2022 9:13 pm

Are US #Credit Markets starting to deteriorate alongside weakening #economy? #Fed starting to take away the kool-aid? pic.twitter.com/zeLd2hawjJ — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) February 7, 2022 Euro high yield in free fall pic.twitter.com/jSZdlTPYEN — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) February 7, 2022 We’ve …

Tech Stocks Repeating The Same Pattern As 2000 Top?

February 8, 2022 2:28 pmFebruary 7, 2022 8:55 pm

by Kimble Charting Tech stocks have gotten off to a poor start this year, as investors continued their buying strike against growth stocks. This is exemplified in today’s ratio chart, as we track the long-term price performance of the Nasdaq …

Why the FED is the only thing that matters!

February 7, 2022 8:54 pm

by infinitelyWinter I’m here to make sure you don’t have a good night of sleep for the next several months. Macro economists like “David Hunter” have made bold predictions that we’re going to see a parabolic melt up to SPX $6,000 …

Mohamed El-Erian on Whether Economy Can Handle Seven Fed Rate Hikes…Seven Hikes? Fast-Rising Wages Could Cause the Fed To Raise Interest Rates Even Higher This Year

February 7, 2022 8:51 pm

Mohamed El-Erian on Whether Economy Can Handle Seven Fed Rate Hikes Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz and Gramercy advisor and president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy, inflation and more. Seven Hikes? …

NBC News: “Prepare For Sticker Shock” When Car Shopping, Prices Up 15% This Year

February 7, 2022 8:23 pm

The Nursing Home Slumlord Manifesto: In a surreal new lawsuit, New York nursing home owners say they make nearly a billion dollars a year understaffing homes and shortchanging patients.

February 7, 2022 8:23 pm

Last spring, disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a simple but sweeping reform that would have required nursing homes to spend a majority of their revenue on patient care. Specifically, the law required nursing home operators to …

Meanwhile at CNN….

February 7, 2022 8:21 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_qg2rgAKj4

We Have Never Been More Vulnerable, And The Stage Has Now Been Set For A Complete And Total Economic Collapse

February 8, 2022 9:13 amFebruary 7, 2022 8:21 pm

by Michael Snyder Teetering on a precipice can seem exciting until something comes along that knocks you over the edge. Unfortunately, the events of the past couple of years have perfectly set the stage for a global economic collapse of …

Signs the Next Rally in Gold has Begun

February 7, 2022 8:20 pm

by David Brady via Sprott Money Using Gold as a proxy for the entire sector, there is little evidence to signal which direction it is going in the short term. Beyond that, we’re only going much higher, in my humble opinion. The technicals …

J&J tried to not paying $3.5BN to victims of cancer causing baby talc

February 7, 2022 8:17 pm

J&J secretly launched ‘Project Plato’ last year to shift liability from about 38,000 pending Baby Powder talc lawsuits to a newly created subsidiary The subsidiary company, LTL, was then put into bankruptcy in October in order for J&J to limit its financial exposure …

Youtube using the new censorship scheme exactly as predicted

February 7, 2022 8:16 pm

That statement is an oxymoron, its popular video so we block it so it can reach a bigger audience. Makes zero sense. h/t TheRedpilling

Big Tech to make conservatives ‘second-class citizens’ without pushback, Heritage Foundation warns

February 7, 2022 8:14 pm

FIRST ON FOX: The Heritage Foundation warns in a new report that Big Tech censorship will make conservatives “second-class citizens” without mounted pushback. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained the new report by the conservative think tank in Washington, D.C., which …

One Of The Demons Behind Human Trafficking

February 7, 2022 8:14 pm

https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1490791374928547841

Pelosi tells athletes to park first amendments rights at the door of Chinese handlers

February 7, 2022 8:09 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday warned U.S. athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics not to risk angering a “ruthless” Chinese government, Reuters reported. Speaking at a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing, Pelosi said the U.S. has an …

Total elimination of meat production could save the planet, study says.

February 7, 2022 8:08 pm

A total elimination of meat production around the world in 15 years could slash global carbon emissions by 68 per cent and save Earth from global warming, a new study says. https://timesnewsuk.com/science/total-elimination-of-meat-production-could-save-the-planet-study-says/ It’s happening, just like we predicted. Charles is salivating …

New York MAYOR wants New Yorkers to eat a “PLANT-BASED, CENTRED LIFE!”

February 7, 2022 8:06 pm

https://youtu.be/xLVQJjyeoqs h/t Earth Ain’t a GLOBE!

‘INSANE’ email sent to all Loudoun County school principals shows what they REALLY think of parents

February 7, 2022 8:01 pm

“Loudoun County Public Schools are in hot water again. Remember, this is the school district that brutalized, arrested, and then smeared as a “domestic terrorist” the father of one of two girls who were sexually assaulted by a “boy in …

Black reporter can’t find a white supremacist anywhere…

February 7, 2022 7:57 pm

🇨🇦 @MattBrevner and I had no luck finding a white supremacist at Vancouver’s Freedom Convoy today. Check out our cross Canada convoy coverage at https://t.co/ncTEWCCvEY pic.twitter.com/FDlzdRuF3f — Drea Humphrey (@DreaHumphrey) February 6, 2022 Rebel News continues their fantastic work. She …

Chicago students given ultimatum — Wear mask or leave — They went home…

February 7, 2022 7:56 pm

Notice how none of those kids are wearing Illinois apparel. They want out of this state like the rest of us.https://t.co/Epv52tqEyp — The Robber Baron (@Robber_Baron_) February 7, 2022 h/t CFP

Olympians in tears over poor living conditions, lack of food at Winter Games

February 7, 2022 7:54 pm

Team USA reportedly came prepared and brought extra food to the Winter Games, including bags of pasta. “I’ve been getting this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for five days now. I’ve lost a lot of weight and my bones are …

Green Pelosi spent over $500K on private jets despite claiming ‘we have a moral obligation’ to reduce emissions

February 7, 2022 7:53 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spent over $500,000 on private jets since 2020 despite repeatedly describing climate change as an “existential” threat the U.S. has a “moral” obligation to address. According to campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission, Pelosi’s …

Biden family benefitted from Hunter’s China business dealings: Schweizer

February 7, 2022 7:47 pm

“There were five different deals,” Schweizer outlined. “There was a $20 million private equity deal that put together. There was a $5 million deal that was arranged and then a series of other deals. And what they all have in …

Showdown between Spotify and artists threatening to remove their material from service!

February 7, 2022 7:39 pm

Spotify says Joe Rogan stays put! They are sticking by their man. Spotify will not bow to pressure mounting from artists wanting Joe Rogan to go. This struggle will be interesting as artists will have to follow through with their …

Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance ‘Racial Equity’

February 7, 2022 7:35 pm

“The Biden administration is set to fund the distribution of crack pipes to drug addicts as part of its plan to advance “racial equity.” The $30 million grant program, which closed applications Monday and will begin in May, will provide …

Freedom Convoy Rolls Through The Netherlands As More Countries Begin Protesting

February 7, 2022 7:33 pm

The truckers have really started something big .. Freedom Convoy movement spreads across the globe Canada-inspired Freedom Convoy movement is gaining momentum, with trucker demonstrations kicking off in multiple countries In Europe, where trucker convoys from multiple EU member states …