Neueste Heute 01.06.2024 31.05.2024
Where Are The Largest Oil Reserves?
02.06.2024, 14:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Where Are The Largest Oil Reserves? Russia has reportedly discovered colossal oil reserves in the British territory of Antarctica. According to documents presented to the UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee in early May, the discovery was made by Russian research vessels in the Weddell Sea, part of the Antarctic territory claimed by...
"A Full-Scale War Isn't A Foregone Conclusion", Warns Russian Think Tank Head
01.06.2024, 02:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "A Full-Scale War Isn't A Foregone Conclusion", Warns Russian Think Tank Head Ahead of the "Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era" conference in Moscow on Thursday, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Director General Ivan Timofeev told Russian state-owned news agency Tass about the increasing likelihood of a full-scale war between...
No Such Thing As Bad Publicity
31.05.2024, 16:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - No Such Thing As Bad Publicity By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Trump has been found guilty of all charges in his hush money trial. While this may prevent Trump from voting for himself in November, it is questionable if this conviction will meaningfully lower his odds in the Presidential elections. In fact, as my colleague noted...
Sequoia's Shaun Maguire: "I Just Donated $300k To Trump"
31.05.2024, 14:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Sequoia's Shaun Maguire: "I Just Donated $300k To Trump" Authored by Shaun Maguire via X (republished with permission), I just donated $300k to Trump. I’m prepared to lose friends. Here’s why. Back in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton’s campaign and voted for her...
Putin Expects NATO, And Possibly Poland In Particular, To Escalate The Proxy War In Ukraine
31.05.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Putin Expects NATO, And Possibly Poland In Particular, To Escalate The Proxy War In Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, President Putin shared a lot of insight about the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine during the press conference that he held during his latest trip to Uzbekistan. The first point of relevance that he made is that...
The Improvement Of Russian-Taliban Ties Opens Up New Opportunities For India
31.05.2024, 02:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Improvement Of Russian-Taliban Ties Opens Up New Opportunities For India Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Russia is poised to strategically partner with the Taliban upon the impending removal of its domestic terrorist designation, which will in turn revolutionize bilateral relations with Afghanistan. Readers can learn more about each complementary...
Israel Intercepts Cruise Missile Launched From Iraq
31.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Israel Intercepts Cruise Missile Launched From Iraq Israeli media is reporting on a dangerous escalation after the military announced it shot down an inbound projectile which came "from the east" - which is a phrase typically used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to describe attacks from Iraq. Time of Israel is describing "cruise missiles" fired from...
Yellen Pivot Is Fading: Liquidity Drains From The System As Treasury Issues Fewer Bills
30.05.2024, 20:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yellen Pivot Is Fading: Liquidity Drains From The System As Treasury Issues Fewer Bills By Simon White, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Risk assets will face a less-easy ride as Treasury bill issuance falls and coupon (notes and bonds) issuance rises, weighing on central-bank reserves. Nothing lasts forever. The Treasury tilted issuance...
Like Biden's Busted Gaza Pier, So Drifts Away Our Economy
30.05.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Like Biden's Busted Gaza Pier, So Drifts Away Our Economy Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you have completely given up on any semblance of fiscal responsibility from the current administration, and perhaps maybe from the nation as a whole, already. But if you’re one of the few still holding on to a shred...
Rabo: "Hush Money Trial Could Not Only Boost Trump's Odds Of Winning, But Also Taking The House And Senate"
30.05.2024, 17:18 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Rabo: "Hush Money Trial Could Not Only Boost Trump's Odds Of Winning, But Also Taking The House And Senate" By Michael Every of Rabobank Pure Shakespeare Stocks were down again as US yields and the dollar were up again. Not helping matters, the Fed’s Beige Book said, ‘mild stagflation’. Retail spending was flat to up slightly, but lower discretionary...
OPEC+ Could Jolt Oil Higher, Confounding Bearish Speculators
30.05.2024, 14:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OPEC+ Could Jolt Oil Higher, Confounding Bearish Speculators Authored by Grant Smith via Bloomberg, Bearish oil speculators have been out in force this month, building up their biggest short position in Brent since the depths of the pandemic in late 2020. But with a busy agenda of OPEC+ news scheduled for this weekend, history suggests that they should...
5 Reasons To Sign Up For Your Digital ID
29.05.2024, 11:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 5 Reasons To Sign Up For Your Digital ID Authored by Nicole James via The Epoch Times, Digital ID is the newest marvel of modern ingenuity, poised to revolutionise life in Australia. But fear not for digital ID is not mandatory—yet. It’s just like the vaccine that wasn’t mandatory, until it was, sort of. Will this digital firebrand rest in the...
Yen May Ironically Get Help From The Fed Of All Places
29.05.2024, 10:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yen May Ironically Get Help From The Fed Of All Places By David Finnerty, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist The dollar-yen’s very near-term risks remain skewed towards rising further, but the yen may get a welcome reprieve from the Federal Reserve in two weeks, not the Bank of Japan. The Japanese currency remains under carry trade pressure...
Will Raisi's Death Lead To Softer Iranian Policy Towards The West
28.05.2024, 23:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Will Raisi's Death Lead To Softer Iranian Policy Towards The West By Simon Watkins of OilPrice.com The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday 19 May has reignited optimism among some that Iran’s stance towards the West may soften again into the pragmatic approach of his reforming predecessor, President Hassan Rouhani...
Planes, Grains, & Automobiles... And 'Coinz'
28.05.2024, 19:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Planes, Grains, & Automobiles... And 'Coinz' By Michael Every of Rabobank Planes, Grains, & Automobiles - and 'Coinz' ECB Chief Economist Lane yesterday backed the view a June rate cut is in the bag and even implied July might be too. He pointed out that the majority of EU inflation was due to an energy supply shock now fading: which would be why European...
Key Events This Holiday-Shortened Week: PCE, GDP And More Fed Speakers
28.05.2024, 16:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Key Events This Holiday-Shortened Week: PCE, GDP And More Fed Speakers All roads this week point towards the April US core PCE print on Friday which in MoM terms is expected to edge down from +0.32% to +0.26%, which would be the lowest monthly increase of 2024. As DB's Jim Reid notes, you don't need an economist to tell you how well scrutinized this...
Wall Street Now Sees Ethereum Hitting $14,000 In 2025: Here's Why
28.05.2024, 02:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Wall Street Now Sees Ethereum Hitting $14,000 In 2025: Here's Why Back in late March, when prevailing consensus was that the SEC would not approve an ethereum ETF, and when its price had dramatically diverged from that of bitcoin, we took the other side. Why was that? For several reasons: first of all, recall that in recent years, Wall Street had traditionally...
"Global Trade War Looms, But It's Not Just Trade War To Fear"
28.05.2024, 00:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Global Trade War Looms, But It's Not Just Trade War To Fear" By Michael Every of Rabobank History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking The UK election and the “I will protect you, but forgot my umbrella” Tory campaign have both been shaken up by its pledge to bring back conscription for 18-year-olds. This is seen as a desperate gamble and sad joke by...
Elon Musk Reportedly Building 'Gigafactory Of Compute' For AI
27.05.2024, 14:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elon Musk Reportedly Building 'Gigafactory Of Compute' For AI Authored by Tristan Greene via CoinTelegraph.com, Billionaire mogul Elon Musk’s xAI has plans to build a supercomputer in partnership with Oracle to power the next version of its “Grok” artificial intelligence (AI) large language model. According to a report from The Information, citing a...
US Special Forces Operator Kills Undocumented Chechen Outside Home In Possible Spy Incident
25.05.2024, 17:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Special Forces Operator Kills Undocumented Chechen Outside Home In Possible Spy Incident Two Chechens with no personal identification - and who were in no US national databases, otherwise illegal aliens that likely invaded the nation through the southern border, were 'taking photos' - or possibly surveilling - outside the home of an elite US Army...
Elon Warns AI Will "Do Everything Better Than You", Make Employment Obsolete
25.05.2024, 16:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elon Warns AI Will "Do Everything Better Than You", Make Employment Obsolete Authored by Tristan Greene via CoinTelegraph.com, Elon Musk recently doubled-down on his predictions that humans would need a “universal high income” in the wake of artificial intelligence-driven job displacement. This time claiming that without our jobs our purpose in...
Wanted By ICC, Netanyahu Set To Address US Congress
25.05.2024, 13:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Wanted By ICC, Netanyahu Set To Address US Congress Via The Cradle Mike Johnson, Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, announced Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address a joint meeting of the Congress. "Tonight, I’m happy to announce... we will soon be hosting Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Capitol...
DARPA And DoD-Backed AI Chip Company Seeks To Raise $70 Million
25.05.2024, 00:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DARPA And DoD-Backed AI Chip Company Seeks To Raise $70 Million It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that DARPA is hurriedly throwing in with the ongoing AI trend... In fact, Bloomberg reported this week that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for an additional $70 million to help further its "quest to develop an ultra-efficient...
"The Situation In The UK Has Turned Tragicomical"
24.05.2024, 16:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "The Situation In The UK Has Turned Tragicomical" By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro strategist at Rabobank Things Can Only Get Better Let’s go back to Wednesday afternoon. In a moment of political irony, UK Prime Minister Sunak stepped out of his office to announce an election, hoping for a reset after a series of failed attempts, only to be met with...
Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv
24.05.2024, 10:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv Ukraine is now enforcing a new mobilization law which is being called 'divisive' among many Ukrainian citizens and some political leaders. The law requires men ages 18-60 to carry their military paperwork at all times to be presented to authorities on demand. It lowers...
The Unifying Principle: Here's Why The Political Divisions In The US Today Cannot Be Mended
24.05.2024, 05:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Unifying Principle: Here's Why The Political Divisions In The US Today Cannot Be Mended Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Recently I was watching a short documentary about the history of political discourse and division in the US and it got me thinking about how the internal conflicts of the past might relate to the rampant social battles...
In Blow To China, Argentina's Milei Looking To US For Defense Cooperation
24.05.2024, 04:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - In Blow To China, Argentina's Milei Looking To US For Defense Cooperation Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Over the past decade China’s security footprint in Argentina has grown considerably, but analysts say recent indicators demonstrate President Javier Milei may be shifting defense cooperation back towards the...
China Threatens 25% Car Tariff Against US, EU Moves - Trade Ties To Worsen In Coming Weeks
24.05.2024, 01:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China Threatens 25% Car Tariff Against US, EU Moves - Trade Ties To Worsen In Coming Weeks Beijing is still mulling its expected retaliation in the wake of last week's Biden administration rollout of steep tariff increases on a series of Chinese tech imports, importantly including computer chips, EV batteries and medical technology products. Wednesday...
SEC Approves Spot Ether ETFs In Major Crypto Victory
23.05.2024, 23:59 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - SEC Approves Spot Ether ETFs In Major Crypto Victory What until just a few days ago was viewed as an extremely low-probability event, has just come true, when the highly politicized Securities and Exchange Commission, headed by Liz Warren's soon to be terminated lackey Gary Gensler, has - against its desires - been forced again to approve no less than...
Current PLA Drills Around Taiwan Are Bigger In Scope Than Exercises Triggered By Pelosi
23.05.2024, 23:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Current PLA Drills Around Taiwan Are Bigger In Scope Than Exercises Triggered By Pelosi As part of China's two days of encircling drills around Taiwan, its military has dispatched about 30 aircraft toward the island Thursday, most of which crossed the Median Line in the Taiwan Strait. About a dozen PLA naval ships have also surrounded the self-ruled...
The Eurocrats Fear That Fico's Attempted Assassination Will Influence Next Month's Elections
23.05.2024, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Eurocrats Fear That Fico's Attempted Assassination Will Influence Next Month's Elections Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned last week that Russia will ramp up its meddling ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, which preceded European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova assessing that...
Hawkish Fed Minutes Hammer Stocks, Bonds, Gold, & Oil
22.05.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hawkish Fed Minutes Hammer Stocks, Bonds, Gold, & Oil An ugly home sales print (but record April home prices) combined with declining traffic and smaller spend data from Target threw some shade on the market early on but it was the FOMC Minutes that sparked the waterfall with their more hawkish comments. For any and all that say "yeah but they're stale...
FOMC Minutes Preview: No Hike But When To Cut?
22.05.2024, 19:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - FOMC Minutes Preview: No Hike But When To Cut? As Newsquawk writes in its Fed minutes preview, at its May meeting, the FOMC left rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50%, as expected, and announced a higher-than-expected tapering of its QT program, where the monthly cap on Treasury runoffs will be reduced from USD 60bln to USD 25bln (exp. 30bln), while the monthly...
"Inflation Creates An Illusion Of Wealth" - Peter Schiff Blasts Biden's Brags About Raising Taxes
22.05.2024, 17:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Inflation Creates An Illusion Of Wealth" - Peter Schiff Blasts Biden's Brags About Raising Taxes Via SchiffGold.com, This week Peter’s back to discuss new economic data, Powell’s recent remarks in the Netherlands, and the Biden administration’s new tariffs. More and more signs point to economic stagflation, but Biden, Powell, and their cronies...
Yellen Threatens German Banks With Sanctions; EU Approves Using Russian Asset Profits For Ukraine's Defense
22.05.2024, 10:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yellen Threatens German Banks With Sanctions; EU Approves Using Russian Asset Profits For Ukraine's Defense In a rare moment of tensions among allies, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is demanding that German bank executives get serious about complying with anti-Russia sanctions, warning further that German banks could find themselves under sanctions...
Salman Rushdie Says Free Palestinian State Would Be 'Taliban-Like'
21.05.2024, 23:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Salman Rushdie Says Free Palestinian State Would Be 'Taliban-Like' Via Middle East Eye Salman Rushdie has said that a free Palestinian state would be "Taliban-like" and a "client" of Iran. Speaking to German broadcaster RBB, the author said that "any human right now" had to be "distressed by what is happening in Gaza because of the quantity of human...
Global Bankers Are Suddenly Worried About The Soaring US National Debt
21.05.2024, 19:33 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Global Bankers Are Suddenly Worried About The Soaring US National Debt In January of this year JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon argued in an interview with Fortune Magazine that the record US debt 'Is a cliff...and we're going 60MPH towards it." He claimed that the situation was a global market rebellion waiting to happen. His comments preceded reports...
Educational Explosion: The Damage of Unnecessary Advanced Degrees
21.05.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Educational Explosion: The Damage of Unnecessary Advanced Degrees Via SchiffGold.com, The percentage of U.S. adults holding an advanced degree increased by over 3% from 2011-2021. This increase in education is assumed to have a crucial role in America’s increasing economic strength over that time period. The expertise gained from such degrees is...
Analyzing The Strategic Importance Of Russia's Reportedly Planned Afghan Oil Hub
20.05.2024, 12:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Analyzing The Strategic Importance Of Russia's Reportedly Planned Afghan Oil Hub Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Continued maritime exports to the Indian Ocean Region across the Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean Seas might be deemed strategically undependable due to tensions with the West, hence the need to pioneer a more reliable alternative...
Millennials Drive E-Mobility In The US
19.05.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Millennials Drive E-Mobility In The US The decision to switch from a fossil-fuel-powered car to a more emission-friendly model can be governed by a variety of factors, ranging from monetary to ideological. As Statista's Florian Zandt reports, a recent survey from Statista's Consumer Insights suggests that the adoption of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery...
George Washington Warned Against A 'Passionate Attachment' To Israel
19.05.2024, 05:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - George Washington Warned Against A 'Passionate Attachment' To Israel By Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities As war rages in Gaza, the intensifying debate over the US-Israel relationship spotlights a political paradox: Those Americans who view George Washington with deepest reverence — that is, would-be “conservatives” — are often the ones...
Expect More Inflation No Matter Who Wins The Election
18.05.2024, 20:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Expect More Inflation No Matter Who Wins The Election Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, For many reasons, the Fed will struggle to contain inflation. This is part one on the Fed’s struggle. It covers deficit spending and interest on the debt. Key Points The government is running a cumulative deficit of $1.1 trillion so far in FY2024 ($46...
The Assassination Attempt Against Robert Fico Proves That Fake News Can Radicalize People
18.05.2024, 13:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Assassination Attempt Against Robert Fico Proves That Fake News Can Radicalize People Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an assassination attempt against him earlier this week after being shot several times at point-blank range by a political extremist who was angry about him suspending armed aid...
China Unveils A Housing Market Bailout: Here's What's In It, And Why It Is Still Not Enough
18.05.2024, 02:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China Unveils A Housing Market Bailout: Here's What's In It, And Why It Is Still Not Enough More than four years ago, when China first launched its latest "deleveraging" campaign targeted at bursting the country's housing bubble in a controlled fashion, which coincidentally was the single largest asset for China's massive middle class, we - and many...
Hezbollah Launches First-Ever Airstrike On Israeli Territory
18.05.2024, 01:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hezbollah Launches First-Ever Airstrike On Israeli Territory Via The Cradle Hezbollah launched the first-ever Lebanese airstrike on an Israeli target on Friday, using a never-before-seen drone for the operation. "In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, the Islamic Resistance...
Why The Dollar Will Lose Its Status As Global Reserve Currency
18.05.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why The Dollar Will Lose Its Status As Global Reserve Currency Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com, By the early 400s, the Roman Empire was coming apart at the seams and in desperate need of strong, competent leadership. In theory, Honorius should have been the right man for the job. Born into the royal household in Constantinople, Honorius...
US Banks Suffer $80BN Deposit Decline, Money Market Fund AUM Rise As Stocks Soar
17.05.2024, 22:42 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Banks Suffer $80BN Deposit Decline, Money Market Fund AUM Rise As Stocks Soar For the fourth straight week, money market funds saw inflows (+$16.4BN), pushing back towards record highs above the $6 trillion level - the highest level in a month - after the seasonal tax-related dip... Source: Bloomberg Retail investors have piled into money funds since...
America's Nuclear Zeitenwende
17.05.2024, 00:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - America's Nuclear Zeitenwende Authored by Charles Bell via RealClear Wire, Overshadowed by Hamas’s attack on Israel, the release of the congressionally mandated Strategic Posture Commission (SPC) report heralded the arrival of an American nuclear Zeitenwende – a sea change setting us on a new course. By issuing consensus recommendations for significant...
The 'Super Chase' Strategy That Conservative Activists Hope Will Win The 2024 Election
16.05.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The 'Super Chase' Strategy That Conservative Activists Hope Will Win The 2024 Election Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times, Getty Images) PHOENIX, Ariz—Matthew Martinez bounded from map to map, a broad smile on his face. He pointed out important areas...