MSM won’t report on this…

Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after COVID bout MUNICH – Alphonso Davies‘ return from a bout of COVID-19 has been put on hold with Bayern Munich saying the Canadian star shows signs of an inflammation …

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OCC Released their quarterly report on the banks – Q3-2021. I see Goldman is still incredibly overleveraged…

by  laflammaster Keeping it up at 125:1. Q2-2021 > 136:1, raising assets by ~$36B, and increasing their derivatives by ~$500B. https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/quarterly-report-on-bank-trading-and-derivatives-activities/files/pub-derivatives-quarterly-qtr2-2021.pdf   https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/quarterly-report-on-bank-trading-and-derivatives-activities/files/pub-derivatives-quarterly-qtr3-2021.pdf

Report: High-ranking D.C. cops, including current chief, helped criminal officers keep their jobs

A group of high ranking Washington, D.C., police officers, including the current chief, shielded 21 officers from termination for criminal misconduct, according to an investigation conducted by Reveal and WAMU/DCist. Reveal‘s report is based on internal documents obtained from a ransomware attack that, according to The Associated …

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Biden’s Colonoscopy Report…

A “benign appearing” polyp removed during the president’s colonoscopy this month was examined and found to be benign but “potentially pre-cancerous,” per a note released by the White House. It recommends monitoring it and following up typically in 7-10 years. …

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I think OCC’s report provides an expectation for a +100bps (+1%) interest rate hike. All of their models showing smallest largest losses for banks will occur when +1% increase in interest rates. Except for the big boys with >$10B, which would lose less with +300bps (+3%) in interest rate.

by laflammaster Caption: All Banks https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: <100M in assets https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: >=$100M, <$250M https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: >=$250M, <$500M https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: >=$500M, <$1B https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: >=$1B, <$10B https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: >$10B https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: National Banks https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Stock FSAs https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Mutual FSAs …

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[85-page PDF] Federal Reserve’s latest semi-annual Financial Stability Report listing current risks and vulnerabilities.

by mark000 ZH synopsis: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fed-issues-market-red-alert-warns-stocks-vulnerable-significant-declines In the 85-page report published moments after the market close, the Fed warned that as Bloomberg put it, “prices of risky assets keep rising, making them more susceptible to perilous crashes if the economy takes a turn …

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Biden Releases New Jobs Report, There’s Just One Thing Wrong With It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxxM5U2bNyU Leah Barkoukis from Townhall reports, After a two-month slump, Friday’s jobs report was a positive step for the U.S. economy, with 531,000 jobs added in October. The unemployment rate dropped from 4.8 percent to 4.6 percent. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/11/05/jobs-report-n2598630

Quarterly bank OCC report: Total Swaps jumped by $10T of nominal value in 2021 after being flat for the last 5 years. GS still leveraged 136:1 on their nominal derivatives, but was reduced. Top 5 increased their swaps by ~$1T each. Top 4 added $200B in short term Equity Derivatives alone.

by laflammaster Caption: Derivative Contracts by Products https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Table 1: NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Table 3: DISTRIBUTION OF DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Table 4: CREDIT EQUIVALENT EXPOSURES https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-… Caption: Table 10: NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS BY …

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