Pride Before the Fall
From the Slope of Hope: When I saw this article yesterday, I could hardly believe what I was reading. I have never in my life read such naked hubris from a central banker. You just know this remark will be…
Read moreGoldman Admits It Was Wrong About The “Yellen Call”: Offers Test To Check If It Is Finally Right
Back in November, when it was laying out its (five out of six wrong) Top Trades and predictions for 2016, Goldman strategists forecast that because the “US will be the…
Read moreTrump Nomination Odds Tumble As ‘Brokered Convention’ Bets Soar
Update: The latest poll from left-leaning Publi Policy Polling found that Cruz leads with 38 percent support, with Trump right behind at 37 percent — within the margin of error.…
Read moreEurope Continues To Court “Prince In Brussels” Erdogan
Submitted by Judith Bergman via The Gatestone Institute, Erdogan has boasted that he is proud of boldly blackmailing EU leaders into paying him protection money. Erdogan’s threats were almost criminally…
Read more“Ted Cruz Won’t Protect My Family”: Super PAC Releases New Pro-Trump Ad After Abortion Fiasco
Thursday was a rough day for GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. At a pre-recorded town hall meeting hosted by MSNBC and Chris Matthews, Trump got tripped up over a question about…
Read moreSomething Did Break After All: Repo Rate Soars Most Since September 2008
Back on December 31, the day which was the first quarter and year-end after the Fed’s first rate hike cycle in nearly a decade, we pointed out something unexpected –…
Read more“There Are No More Hotel Beds At All”: Sweden’s Tourism Industry Collapses As Resorts Become Refugee Centers
“Whichever way we slice the data, the growth in working age population stands out as a key driver of economic growth for most countries. A healthy dependency ratio, a skilled…
Read moreOne Muslim Explains What Is More Offensive To Him “Than A Stupid Prophet Mohammad Cartoon”
Having read the Telegraph’s piece “Saudi tourist brings four gold cars worth more than £1m to London“, exiled UAE expat Iyad El-Baghdadi sent out a simple tweet which we are…
Read moreQ1 2016: Gold Glows Amid The Greatest Stock Market Comeback In The History Of Investing
He does it again pic.twitter.com/VxemrcowNf — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 31, 2016 The market ended red today… But The Dow and The S&P ended Q1 in the green after a yuuge…
Read moreFed Levitation & The Looming Liquidity Trap
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestment Advice.com, Fed Levitation What is going on at the Federal Reserve? On Tuesday, Janet Yellen comes out and announces that despite inflation being on…
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