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Repo-blowout solved, the Fed is stepping back as lender-of-first-resort. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Total repos on the Fed’s balance sheet of February 5, released Thursday afternoon, have plunged by $85 billion from the … Read more
China's share of global consumption today, relative to its level when SARS hit (via BCA Research) pic.twitter.com/3XR3szxhSq — Mike Bird (@Birdyword) January 30, 2020 This medical journal article is trending … Read more
The out of control wildfire was threatening homes near the Pearce Royal Australian Air Force base in Bullsbrook, according to local media. Smoke was engulfing the base and firefighters in … Read more
by Bas1l87 Essential features of a biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory[1] So, there are four levels of biosafety security. Labs with the highest BSL-4 level study dangerous deadly viruses and diseases that … Read more
by BenjaminTightwater Inside the Chinese lab poised to study world’s most dangerous pathogens Maximum-security biolab is part of plan to build network of BSL-4 facilities across China. www.nature.com/news/inside-the-chinese-lab-poised-to-study-world-s-most-dangerous-pathogens-1.21487 H/t: Metokur
Those counting on the Fed’s endless “Not-QE” or whatever to inflate the market might be disappointed. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The Fed had doused the market with $410 billion in liquidity … Read more
by Michael Snyder Just over three months ago, a “high-level pandemic exercise” entitled “Event 201” was held in New York City. On October 18th the Johns Hopkins Center for Health … Read more
via freebeacon Indeed, Jen [Rubin]. For so many reasons, this is a home-run hire for CNN. It’s almost unfair that the outlet that already boasts Jim Acosta has added this giant … Read more
by confoundedinterest 2020 should be an interesting year. After all, 2019 was one of the best years for the S&P 500 in history. Will the bull run continue? Currently, the S&P … Read more
Must be a coincidence. Dow Jones value in gold terms is at the exact same level it reached right before the Great Depression. All good, move along. pic.twitter.com/27Jkmd9vqx — Otavio … Read more
The week after the year-end Repo Chaos didn’t happen. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The feared chaos in the repo market over the year-end period didn’t materialize as the Fed had flooded the … Read more
Despite the stock market being significantly larger than the balance sheet of the Fed, it’s clearly apparent that every move they make has a direct and profound impact on what … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But consumers are doing their job, online. Freight shipment volume in the US by truck, rail, air, and barge of consumer and industrial goods but not … Read more
Cristina Laila from The Gateway Pundit reports, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday and told host Dana Bash that the Democrats … Read more
Pete Williams: Horowitz Found FISA Application Process Was ‘Screwed Up At Every Level’ “What it says is the FBI repeatedly screwed up on every level. The FISA application was in … Read more
China’s household debt service ratio is now running at same level as in the UK and US. @Gavekal via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/fai65a2Hy8 — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) December 4, 2019