The Full Story Behind Bloomberg’s Attempt To “Unmask” Zero Hedge
Over the years, Zero Hedge has proven to be a magnet for media attention. It started years ago with a NY Magazine article published in September 2009 which first “unmasked”…
Read moreBernie Sanders’ Wife: “It Would be Nice If The FBI Moved Along Hillary’s Email Probe”
For the past year, Republicans had been pushing both the US Department of Justice and the FBI to move faster in their ongoing Hillary Clinton email probe, although as has…
Read moreThe Cult Of Central Banking Is Dead In The Water
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The Fed has been sitting on the funds rate like some monetary mother hen since December 2008. Once it punts again at the June…
Read moreTrump Responds To California Protesters: “Felt Like I Was Crossing The Border, But I Got Here”
Protesters forced Donald Trump to abandon his motorcade and find an unconventional route to his speaking engagement at the Hyatt in Burlingame, California yesterday. [embedded content] Despite their best efforts……
Read moreLet’s Stop Pretending Nuclear Power Is Commercially Viable
Submitted by Leonard Hyman and William Tilles via OilPrice.com, First its new president, Jean-Bernard Levy, said French state utility EDF would delay a decision on its joint French-Chinese nuclear project…
Read moreWTF Chart Of The Day: Speculative Frenzy ‘101’
In the new normal, where bad news is good news, stagnation is growth, and depression is a buying opportunity, it should be no surprise that the so-called “safety stocks” of…
Read moreGold And Negative Interest Rates
Submitted by Dan Popescu via Acting-Man.com, The Inflation Illusion We hear more and more talk about the possibility of imposing negative interest rates in the US. In a recent article former Fed…
Read moreNIRP Has Officially Arrived: Interactive Brokers Starts Charging 0.25% On Yen Cash Balances
Three months after Japan unveiled NIRP – mostly for local banks – the effect for everyone else has finally arrived. As IB warns its FX traders, starting Monday, Interactive Brokers…
Read moreThe Real Story Behind The True Magnitude Of The New Home Sales Collapse
Submitted by Wall Street Examiner’s Lee Adler via Contra Corner blog, Comparing the growth in the number of full time jobs versus the growth in new home sales starkly illustrates both…
Read moreCameroon Civil Defence Warriors Storm Nigeria, Kill 9 #BokoHaram Members
Cameroonians marching against Boko Haram last year At least nine Boko Haram members have been gunned down in Nigeria and two Cameroonian women kidnapped this week have been rescued, a…
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