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52% Of Top US Hedge Funds Own Bitcoin ETFs
25.05.2024, 19:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 52% Of Top US Hedge Funds Own Bitcoin ETFs 534 institutions with over $1 billion in assets now hold Bitcoin ETFs, according to bitcoin app River. In a blog post published this week, River noted that over 534 entities, each managing assets exceeding $1 billion, have now incorporated Bitcoin ETFs into their portfolios. The diverse group of owners includes...
A Fork In The Road Of The EU
25.05.2024, 14:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - A Fork In The Road Of The EU Authored by David Thunder via the Brownstone Institute, In case you hadn’t noticed, we just celebrated “Europe Day” on Thursday, May 9th, marking the 74th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. This declaration, presented by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman on 9th May 1950, paved the way for the formation of...
First Time Since GFC: Holders Of AAA 'CRE-Backed' Debt Hit With Losses
24.05.2024, 21:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - First Time Since GFC: Holders Of AAA 'CRE-Backed' Debt Hit With Losses Investors holding a tranche of top-rated debt backed by commercial real estate have suffered losses for the first time since the housing meltdown collapsed the economy 16 years ago. This alarming development signals a worsening multi-year downturn in the CRE space, fueled by the...
Futures Rebound After Thursday Rout As Rate Cut Expectations Fade
24.05.2024, 13:57 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound After Thursday Rout As Rate Cut Expectations Fade After Thursday's rout, which saw the overbought S&P first hit an all time high before traders suddenly dumped everything (following hotter than expected PMI and Initial claims reports has further delayed expectations for the Fed's first rate hike ostensibly to December) to buy Nvidia...
Many Americans Say They Will Never Retire
24.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Many Americans Say They Will Never Retire Via AntoniusAquinas.com, A recent AARP poll provides further evidence of the deterioration of American living standards, especially for those approaching retirement age. The study contradicts what most policy makers have believed to be a “soft landing” for the economy after two years of rampant inflation...
The Incoming Commercial Real Estate Crisis No One Seems Prepared For
23.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Incoming Commercial Real Estate Crisis No One Seems Prepared For Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It has been a year since a string of U.S. regional bank failures, together with the collapse of global heavyweight Credit Suisse, caused many to fear that a major financial crisis was imminent. (Illustration by The Epoch...
Trump In The Bronx: Thousands Expected To Show Up For Massive Rally Tomorrow
23.05.2024, 04:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump In The Bronx: Thousands Expected To Show Up For Massive Rally Tomorrow With Donald Trump stuck in New York for his 'hush money' trial, which now rests in the hands of the jury (while having imploded in the court of public opinion), the former president is holding what's expected to be a massive rally on Thursday in the Bronx amid huge gains in...
Cracks In The Armour Of The Resilient Consumer
22.05.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Cracks In The Armour Of The Resilient Consumer Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, Consumption spending accounts for approximately two-thirds of the US economy. It is vital that we understand the dynamics of the consumer because if the consumer falters, so does the US economy, which has far-reaching consequences. The surprising resilience...
Streaming Wars: Netflix Winning On Subscribers, Amazon Prime Winning On Revenue
22.05.2024, 18:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Streaming Wars: Netflix Winning On Subscribers, Amazon Prime Winning On Revenue In the world of content streaming, Netflix and Amazon Prime are two of the largest heavyweights in the arena. And a new look into both businesses by Invezz reveals that while Netflix may be winning in subscriber numbers, Amazon Prime has a leg up in revenue generation. ...
Joe Biden's Problem Is In the Pews
22.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Joe Biden's Problem Is In the Pews Authored by Salena Zito & Brad Todd via RealClearPolitics, To locate Joe Biden’s electoral problem, you need only to look on Sunday morning. Polling shows the mass-attending Catholic president trails Donald Trump by 10 points among those who attend religious services a few times a year or more. The score...
How Private Equity "Adds Value" In A Fiat-Financed World
21.05.2024, 15:44 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How Private Equity "Adds Value" In A Fiat-Financed World Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, This past weekend I was at the Canadian Bitcoin Conference in Montreal, where I moderated a panel on Bitcoin As A Treasury Asset For Corporations. At the time I disclosed that 100% of easyDNS‘ retained earnings are in Bitcoin – and that the...
Hatch Act Enforcement Tightens With New Guidelines Targeting Political Activities Of Federal Employees
21.05.2024, 05:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hatch Act Enforcement Tightens With New Guidelines Targeting Political Activities Of Federal Employees Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In an update to enforcement of the Hatch Act, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) on May 20 issued new guidelines aimed at clarifying and tightening the rules governing political activities...
Study Finds Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Safely Treat Menopause Symptoms
21.05.2024, 05:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Study Finds Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Safely Treat Menopause Symptoms Authored by Ayla Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study has determined that, when it comes to treating the symptoms of menopause, the overall benefits of hormone replacement therapy outweigh the risks. However, researchers found that the evidence does not support...
Key Events This Quiet Week: Nvidia Earnings, FOMC Minutes, And Tons Of Fed Speakers
20.05.2024, 15:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Key Events This Quiet Week: Nvidia Earnings, FOMC Minutes, And Tons Of Fed Speakers After last week's non-stop rollercoaster, it will be a quieter week ahead for global macro with perhaps the most interesting event of the week being Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday. The company always reports a couple of weeks after the main stretch of US earnings season...
America's Competitors Think That The Window Of Opportunity Is Now Open To Divide The World
20.05.2024, 01:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - America's Competitors Think That The Window Of Opportunity Is Now Open To Divide The World By Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “The United States still thinks in terms of the Cold War and is guided by the logic of bloc confrontation, putting the security of ‘narrow groups’ above regional security and stability, which creates a security...
Ex-CIA Ray McGovern: Russia & China - Two Against One
19.05.2024, 01:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ex-CIA Ray McGovern: Russia & China - Two Against One Authored by Ray McGovern via Consortium News Chinese President Xi Jinping’s extremely warm reception of President Vladimir Putin yesterday in Beijing sealed the increasingly formidable Russia-China strategic relationship. It amounts to a tectonic shift in the world balance of power. The Russia-China...
Not Just The US: Global Debt-To-GDP Ratios Are Skyrocketing
18.05.2024, 16:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Not Just The US: Global Debt-To-GDP Ratios Are Skyrocketing Via SchiffGold.com, The US national debt is so out of control that, ironically enough, even the Federal Reserve chair has expressed concern about the problem. And while America is among the top contributors, it isn’t just the US that’s spending money it doesn’t have: after briefly...
The Decay Of Everyday Life
17.05.2024, 23:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Decay Of Everyday Life Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, So where does this leave us? We're on our own. This month I've described what can be summarized as The Decay of Everyday Life: the erosion of the fundamental elements of everyday life: work, opportunity, social mobility, security and well-being, which includes civility...
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...
PBOC Unveils $42 Billion Monetary Cannon To Boost Debt-Stricken Housing Market
17.05.2024, 13:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - PBOC Unveils $42 Billion Monetary Cannon To Boost Debt-Stricken Housing Market China's struggling housing market is set to receive a boost from a new nationwide program funded by the People's Bank of China to address oversupplied conditions. As a critical driver of the domestic economy, the nation's housing market has been in a multi-year slump....
Out Of Control Inflation: It Now Takes At Least $177,798 For A Family Of 4 To Live Comfortably In The US
17.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Out Of Control Inflation: It Now Takes At Least $177,798 For A Family Of 4 To Live Comfortably In The US Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, I never imagined that we would ever see a time when it takes $177,798 for a family of four to live comfortably in the United States. Unfortunately, that day has arrived. Our leaders have...
These Are The 10 Countries Most In Debt To The IMF
17.05.2024, 03:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These Are The 10 Countries Most In Debt To The IMF Established in 1944, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supports countries’ economic growth by providing financial aid and guidance on policies to enhance stability, productivity, and job opportunities. Countries seek loans from the IMF to address economic crises, stabilize their currencies, implement...
Commodity Index Hits Highest In Year As Sticky Inflation Becomes Nightmare For Fed
16.05.2024, 12:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Commodity Index Hits Highest In Year As Sticky Inflation Becomes Nightmare For Fed About a month ago, HSBC Global Research noted a forecast for a "weak" bull market in commodities. New data shows that the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April rose by .3% from the previous month and by 3.4% year-over-year. Although inflation is still increasing,...
Stimulus Today Costs Dearly Tomorrow
15.05.2024, 20:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stimulus Today Costs Dearly Tomorrow Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Since the pandemic-related bazooka of fiscal stimulus, the outstanding Federal debt has risen appreciably. In nominal dollar terms, the recent debt surge is mindboggling. However, the increase is on par with the government’s negligent ways over the last...
"Trifecta Of Dovish News... Consistent With Fed Cutting In September": Wall Street Reacts To Weaker CPI Print
15.05.2024, 15:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Trifecta Of Dovish News... Consistent With Fed Cutting In September": Wall Street Reacts To Weaker CPI Print With the CPI report came in on top of expectations on 3 of the 4 closely watched metrics, with just headline CPI coming in at 0.3%, just shy of the 0.4% expected (with the retail sales print coming in far uglier and missing across the board)...
Fiscal Bazooka: China Considers Buying Millions Of Homes To Save Property Market
15.05.2024, 13:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Fiscal Bazooka: China Considers Buying Millions Of Homes To Save Property Market In April's politburo meeting, the Chinese government's newfound focus on an oversupplied housing market was setting the stage to usher in new rescue policies to stabilize the economy. Weeks later, Bloomberg reported that the government was considering a plan for local...
Elections And Devaluations
15.05.2024, 04:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elections And Devaluations Authored by Yves Smith via NakedCapitalism.com, Yves here. It’s revealing that Serious Economist Jeffrey Frankel limits himself to third-world examples in his case studies below on post-election devaluations. Perhaps it would be unseemly to look at, say, the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, or even Australia (admittedly the latter...
OpenAI 'Exploring' How To Responsibly Generate AI Porn
15.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OpenAI 'Exploring' How To Responsibly Generate AI Porn OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has recently disclosed plans that could revolutionize its technology’s applications, signaling a potential shift in its traditionally stringent content policies. According to draft documentation released last week, the company is exploring how to 'responsibly' introduce...
I've Got A Bad Feeling About This
14.05.2024, 16:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - I've Got A Bad Feeling About This By Michael Every of Rabobank Ideally, I would have written this on May 4th not 14th, but I am going to talk Star Wars. I was a fan in 1977, kept the flame alive when only battered VHS cassettes of the original trilogy existed, and was delighted to get prequels. Until the opening crawl announced, “The taxation of trade...
The Broken Magic Trick Behind Dollar Dominance
14.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Broken Magic Trick Behind Dollar Dominance Authored by Peter Reagan via Birch Gold Group, The total debt owed by the United States federal government has reached incredible levels. Today, the total is $34,541,727,970,599.17 – but by the time you read this article, it’ll probably be higher. I say “probably” because the debt is growing...
Go Nuts About Nuts To Help Keep Cancer At Bay
14.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Go Nuts About Nuts To Help Keep Cancer At Bay Authored by Alexandra Roach via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In their many variations, nuts are a superfood praised as rich sources of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, and other bioactive compounds. (Pavel Kalenik/Unsplash) Chestnuts are champions for vitamin C, for instance. Pistachios contain...
Even If Powell "Can't See The Stag And Can't See The Flation", Consumers Can
13.05.2024, 17:29 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Even If Powell "Can't See The Stag And Can't See The Flation", Consumers Can By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Bumps and Potholes UK Q1 GDP surprised to the upside at the end of last week to print at +0.6%, rather than the more modest 0.4% that market economists had been expecting. That means that Britain is officially out of recession...
Key Events This Week: All Eyes On CPI As Fed Speakers Galore
13.05.2024, 15:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Key Events This Week: All Eyes On CPI As Fed Speakers Galore After a very slow week, the key event for markets this week will be US inflation data with April’s PPI (Tuesday) and CPI (Wednesday) the highlights. We’ll see if the higher-than-expected US inflation seen in Q1 extends into Q2 or not. Markets will also hear from Powell (tomorrow) and Vice...
Newsom Forced To Slash California Budget, Blames Crippling Deficit On "Rain Bombs" And Tax Shortfalls
13.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Newsom Forced To Slash California Budget, Blames Crippling Deficit On "Rain Bombs" And Tax Shortfalls In the course of two years, California has turned a $100 billion surplus into a $73 billion deficit, forcing governor Gavin Newson (D) to propose painful (token) spending cuts on Friday while announcing his revised state budget. California Governor...
Why We Are At The Start Of A Multi-Year Gold Bull Market
11.05.2024, 15:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why We Are At The Start Of A Multi-Year Gold Bull Market By Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Gainesvillecoins.com Recently the dollar gold price aggressively broke a multiyear resistance level on the back of escalating wars, worrying asset bubbles, and sticky inflation. Long term indicators show gold is undervalued under these circumstances and can easily double...
Embracing Communist China Was Washington's Greatest Strategic Failure
11.05.2024, 14:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Embracing Communist China Was Washington's Greatest Strategic Failure Authored by James E. Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer via RealClearPolitics.com, From the war in Ukraine to the horrific terror attack on Oct. 7 and the subsequent conflict in the Middle East to the roiling waters of the South China Sea, the world today is in crisis. The causes are not...
The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research
11.05.2024, 09:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research Since the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was first identified in humans in 2003, approximately 600 cases have been reported worldwide, with a laboratory-confirmed case-fatality rate (CFR) of 60%. The recent death of a woman in southwest...
Watch: Hundreds Of Marxist Extremists Storm Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin
10.05.2024, 15:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Hundreds Of Marxist Extremists Storm Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin All hell is breaking out at Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on Friday as hundreds of woke Marxist extremists storm the property. Videos on X show hundreds of people running towards the massive factory. BREAKING: Far-left extremists just tried storming a Tesla factory...
US Futures, Global Markets Storm Higher, Eye All-Time Highs
10.05.2024, 14:19 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Futures, Global Markets Storm Higher, Eye All-Time Highs US equity futures pointed to even more gains on the last day of trading, leaving the S&P 500 set for a third weekly rise — the longest run since February. The rally was given fresh legs yesterday by more earnings optimism coupled with disappointing economic data - this time the highest initial...
Money-Market Fund Assets Top $6 Trillion Again, Fed's Bank Bailout Facility Still At $113BN
09.05.2024, 22:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Money-Market Fund Assets Top $6 Trillion Again, Fed's Bank Bailout Facility Still At $113BN Money market funds saw inflows for the third straight week (up $31.1BN) pushing the total assets to $6.03TN - the highest level in a month... Source: Bloomberg In a breakdown for the week to May 8, government funds - which invest primarily in securities such...
How The Campus Protests Could Impact The 2024 Election
09.05.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How The Campus Protests Could Impact The 2024 Election Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Some Democrats are concerned that the ongoing college protests may jeopardize President Joe Biden’s chances of winning a second term. And there is an ongoing division within the Democratic Party over how to handle these demonstrations...
House Votes To Nullify SEC's Anti-Crypto Policy, Biden Vows To Veto
09.05.2024, 03:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - House Votes To Nullify SEC's Anti-Crypto Policy, Biden Vows To Veto Authored by Tom Mitchelhill via CoinTelegraoph.com, The United States House of Representatives has voted to pass a bill that overturns controversial Securities and Exchange Commission guidance preventing banks from owning crypto. On May 8, the House voted to pass a bipartisan bill dubbed...
Gen-Zers Slide Deeper Into Debt As Bidenomics Failure Crushes America's Future Leaders
09.05.2024, 00:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gen-Zers Slide Deeper Into Debt As Bidenomics Failure Crushes America's Future Leaders It may seem crazy, but here's some advice for heavily indebted Gen-Zers: Put down the smartphone. Stop spending on DoorDash and Uber Eats. Perhaps cancel a few streaming services. Also, the spending party is over despite calls from the White House to cancel student...
Täglich schlafen, spazieren gehen, ausruhen: Das richtige Verhältnis für eine gute Gesundheit
09.05.2024, 00:04 Uhr. Transition News - https: - Wir wissen es eigentlich: Ein gesunder Lebensstil besteht nicht nur aus gesundem Essen und Trinken, sondern auch aus genug schlafen, körperlichen Aktivitäten und Sitzen. Aber was ist genug? Wie sieht das ideale Verhältnis aus? Eine neue wissenschaftliche Studie hat interessante Einblicke in die ideale Balance zwischen Schlaf, körperlicher Aktivität...
Treasury Yields To Stay Sticky As Neutral-Rate Fears Loom Large
08.05.2024, 18:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Treasury Yields To Stay Sticky As Neutral-Rate Fears Loom Large Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, Treasury yields at the back end of the curve may stay higher for longer if Neel Kashkari is right about the short-run neutral rate. Core PCE has averaged 2.9% so far this year, above the 2.6% the Fed estimated in its March dot plot...
Stan Druckenmiller Gives Bidenomics An "F"
08.05.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stan Druckenmiller Gives Bidenomics An "F" Billionaire investor and Duquesne Family Office Chairman & CEO Stan Druckenmiller slammed Bidenomics and warned the Federal Reserve and federal government "misdiagnosed Covid and thought it was -- we were going into a depression." Druckenmiller has been irritated by the massive fiscal spending by the...
WTI Dips After API Reports Across-The-Board Inventory Builds
07.05.2024, 22:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WTI Dips After API Reports Across-The-Board Inventory Builds Oil prices ended the day flat today (after touching the lowest level in almost two months on news reports said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak indicated OPEC+ could move to raise crude production). Novak told Russia's Interfax news agency that the possibility of increasing oil...
Florida Becomes First State To Ban 'Fake Meat'
07.05.2024, 19:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Florida Becomes First State To Ban 'Fake Meat' Authored by Patricia Tolson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Florida’s governor has signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law to officially ban lab-grown meat, in a bid to protect the Sunshine State’s cattle industry and its residents. Lab-grown meat is presented in the Disgusting Food Museum in...
Russia Ready To Alter OPEC+ Production if Necessary
07.05.2024, 16:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Ready To Alter OPEC+ Production if Necessary By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The OPEC+ group is still studying whether to raise oil production but it would act on supply if necessary, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. The possibility to raise supply is still being reviewed, Russia’s top oilman said,...