Registration is now open for the Public Interest #Declassification Board’s (PIDB) Virtual Public Meeting on May 18 at 1 pm. Former 9/11 Commission member Jamie Gorelick and 9/11 Commission Executive Director Phillip Zelikow will speak.https://t.co/iV0M7MwqDa #opengov — U.S. National Archives …
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-extend-losses-after-yellen-says-rates-will-have-rise Update (1315ET): Just as we predicted – but even sooner than we expected – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has not just walked back her earlier statement but has entirely reversed it. “Let me be clear it’s not something I’m …
Democrats Don’t Seem Interested in Securing Our Elections. Dear Daily Signal: Those who support HR 1 and its Senate counterpart, S 1, should be removed from their seats in Congress for violating the oath of office (“9 Highlights From Senate Hearing …
by Tom McClellan The lumber futures market is a pretty thin market, with only around 3,000 contracts open. Compare that to the eMini SP500 futures contract, which has 2.6 million contracts open. In lumber futures, a single small order can move …
In comes the flood of money. More money moving into the stock market. Value stocks have seen more inflows and tech stocks and other growth stocks are also performing well. More money is being pumped in from all sides, creating …
by Shaun Richards Yesterday brought news that there is plenty of work ahead for the European Central Bank or ECB. It came from the European Commission and the emphasis is mine. The Commission has today taken steps to ensure that …
The Biden administration did not solicit bids for a multimillion contract to house migrant families in hotels and instead gave the massive contract to an organization whose leadership has ties to the White House, including one official who was on …
Feds’s low-interest rates are subsidizing hedgies gamble implosions The full postmortem on Archegos Capital won’t be written for a while, but one thing is already clear: This little-known hedge fund run by a trader named Bill Hwang has become the latest lightning …
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. More money moving into the stock market. Value stocks have seen more inflows and tech stocks and other growth stocks are also performing well. More money is being pumped in from all sides, creating a …
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Jay Taylor Media, Released on 3/24/21 John Rubino discusses how much more of this debt-based money can be produced before we face a hyper inflationary end of the momentary system as we know it. John Rubino is the founder and …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiWLafW3zU4 An extreme housing crash is ahead! In face of highly inflated home prices, rising mortgage rates, shortages of construction materials, an anemic inventory, and the coming expiration of the mortgage forbearance period, consumer confidence hit record lows. Even though …
by PapaCharlie9 Each week I’ll address a FAQ or common misconception that I see posted by new traders dozens of times a day. Everyone is also welcome to find these answers in our FAQ wiki. Previous posts in this series: Your …
by Shaun Richards The weekend just gone saw some extraordinary moves in Turkey. Ankara dismissed the head of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s (CBRT), Naci Ağbal, and replaced him with professor Şahap Kavcıoğlu, according to a presidential …
by Michael Lebowitz What Interest Rate Triggers The Next Crisis? The Ten-year U.S. Treasury note yields 1.61%. 10-year high-quality corporate bonds yield 2.09%. The rate on a 30-year mortgage is 3.05%. Despite recent increases, interest rates are hovering near historic …
From Birch Gold Group Since the pandemic began a year ago, the term “new normal” has become part of the American lexicon. Not “new” as in better or improved. But rather “new” as in contrast to the way things used to …
by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) The last time I checked there was $75 trillion in global money supply, low to near zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) across the board, an inverted yield curve in the U.S. that is flip-flopping, and $11 trillion of …
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Swiss Rates Can Be Lowered Further, SNB’s President Says By Catherine Bosley Bloomberg News Saturday, April 20, 2019 The Swiss National Bank can lower its subzero interest rates even further, President Thomas Jordan told …
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RT, Released on 4/20/19 Max interviews Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com about interest rates, property markets, Uber’s IPO and the future outlook for Amazon and Netflix. Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program …
Via The Market Once again, the expedition to go back to normal has been postponed. After the big market scare at the end of 2018, central banks have abolished their plans to tighten interest rates further. Wall Street loves it. …
via CNBC: One long-lasting impact from the crisis — caused in part by irresponsible bank behavior — is suppressed interest rates, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo wrote. “It’s absolutely a wealth transfer from prudent savers to the borrowers and risk …
by Shaun Richards Today brings this subject to mind and let me open with the state of play in Switzerland. The Swiss National Bank is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy, thereby stabilising price developments and supporting economic activity. Interest on …
Another month passes and another month of declines. Here we are watching the slow and steady fall. It’s not exciting because it’s expected. As I mention in the video towards the end, a drop in interest rates aggressively, a tax …
via upfina: The MBA mortgage applications index in the week of March 29th was very strong mostly because of the growth in refinancing due to the drop in interest rates. The composite index increased 18.6% on top 8.9% growth in the prior …
by Tom McClellan VIX futures contracts have only been a thing since March 2004, and they were not a big thing when they first started. In more recent years, they have become an important tool for a lot of hedge funds …
by Jesse Colombo Business Insider published a piece on April 1st about plans to build Western Europe’s tallest skyscraper…in a small, rural Danish town with just 7,000 residents. After I posted it on Twitter, many of my followers thought it was an …
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Why the Fed’s policy shift is good for gold, Russia is dumping U.S. dollars in favor of gold, and …
Economists tend to think of central-bank interest rates purely in terms of their effect on macroeconomic benchmarks such as inflation, output and unemployment. The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate, for instance, directs it to seek stable prices and maximum employment. Mainstream macroeconomic …
I have been wrong at least as many times as I have been right when it comes to predicting the stock market… but I think this is interesting and hard to refuse. 1. No interest rate hike or cut today. …