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Micro Trumps Macro As Stocks Shrug Off Week Of Higher Inflation, Higher Rates, & Lower Growth
26.04.2024, 22:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Micro Trumps Macro As Stocks Shrug Off Week Of Higher Inflation, Higher Rates, & Lower Growth It was an ugly macro week... Source: Bloomberg ...and worse still, 'growth' surprises disappointed significantly while 'inflation' surprises surprised to the upside significantly... Source: Bloomberg Soaring inflation expectations sent rate-cut expectations...
JPY Plunges To Fresh 34-Year-Lows After BoJ Does Nothing... Again
26.04.2024, 16:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - JPY Plunges To Fresh 34-Year-Lows After BoJ Does Nothing... Again Having already lost more than 10% of its value versus the US dollar this year, the yen plunged further overnight after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated monetary policy will stay easy as he kept rates unchanged and showed little to no support for the embattled currency during...
Saudi Arabia's Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War
26.04.2024, 01:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia's Massive Futuristic Vanity Projects Falter Amid Gaza War Authored by Giorgio Cafiero via The Cradle Launched in 2017, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, a sprawling high-tech development on the northwestern Red Sea coast, was introduced as the crown jewel of Vision 2030. This futuristic desert megaproject, extending over some Jordanian and Egyptian...
Google Soars To Record After Smashing Estimates, Launches $70 Billion Buyback And Starts Paying Dividend
25.04.2024, 22:32 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Google Soars To Record After Smashing Estimates, Launches $70 Billion Buyback And Starts Paying Dividend After the first two Mag7 companies were a study in market paradoxes, when TSLA missed across the board and soared (after guiding much better than expected) and META beat across the board but plunged (after guiding weaker than expected while boosting...
Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing
25.04.2024, 20:28 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing Via Middle East Eye Iranian military commanders and high-ranking officials have warned they could change their approach in developing the country’s nuclear program after increasing tensions with Israel, implicitly announcing their readiness to take it into a military phase. Before the recent...
Sixth Time The Charm? Meet The ZiG: Zimbabwe's New 'Gold-Backed' Currency
25.04.2024, 19:48 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Sixth Time The Charm? Meet The ZiG: Zimbabwe's New 'Gold-Backed' Currency Authored by Peter C. Earle via The American Institute for Economic Research, Zimbabwe’s historical relationship with money has been inundated with mistakes, recklessness, and hardship. During the peak of its 2008 hyperinflation, the nation experienced a catastrophic economic...
'Disinfo' Queen Resurfaces, Won't Disclose Donors Despite Vow To 'Expose' Wrongthink For 'Greater Transparency'
25.04.2024, 19:24 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Disinfo' Queen Resurfaces, Won't Disclose Donors Despite Vow To 'Expose' Wrongthink For 'Greater Transparency' Nina Jankowicz,the Biden administration's short-lived disinfo czar, is back! Jankowicz, a huge fan of Christopher Steele, architect of the infamous Clinton-funded Dossier which underpinned the Trump-Russia hoax, - and who joined the chorus...
To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy
25.04.2024, 12:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy Authored by Justin Bis via RealClear Markets, In the movie The Perfect Storm, George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg are among the crew of a boat off the Northeast coast that is caught in the convergence of multiple powerful storms. The combination of tempests ultimately takes down the craft...
"We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces" - Stockman Slams Washington's Foreign Aid "Clusterf**k"
24.04.2024, 22:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces" - Stockman Slams Washington's Foreign Aid "Clusterf**k" Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The UniParty's Day Of Infamy, Part 1 The clusterf*ck in the US House of Representatives this past weekend is surely the final straw. The dreadful grip of the UniParty on national security...
Meta Craters 13% After Revenue Forecast Disappoints
24.04.2024, 22:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Meta Craters 13% After Revenue Forecast Disappoints After yesterday's eruption by the first Mag7 member Tesla, which missed across the board but gave an extremely cheerful outlook where Musk vowed he would release a lower-priced EV as soon as this year, moments ago the second, and far bigger, Mag7 member - and who really cares about Mag7 any more, it's...
Yen Dumped, Yield-Curve Pumped, Bonds & Bitcoin Slump
24.04.2024, 22:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yen Dumped, Yield-Curve Pumped, Bonds & Bitcoin Slump Quiet macro day with Durable Goods Orders looking like a beat - but only because of sizable downward revisions - as orders and shipments are actually down on a YoY basis. Source: Bloomberg But stocks were messy with an opening bid immediately squelched and post-EU-close ramp faded into the US close...
Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok
24.04.2024, 05:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok The republicans do what they always do best: fold like cheap lawn chairs. Moments ago, in a 79-18 vote, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a long-delayed $95.3 billion foreign-aid package sending $60.8 billion in ammunition and military equipment to Ukrainian...
Tesla Soars Despite Missing Across The Board, After Announcing Earlier Rollout Of "More Affordable Models"
23.04.2024, 22:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Tesla Soars Despite Missing Across The Board, After Announcing Earlier Rollout Of "More Affordable Models" As previewed earlier, today's TSLA print is likely to be ugly: the company is the only Mag7 member expected to reported negative earnings growth... ... as a result of anemic Q1 sales, where the (growing) delta between production and deliveries...
Migrant Child Rapist Won't Be Deported Because It Would 'Harm His Mental Health'
23.04.2024, 18:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Migrant Child Rapist Won't Be Deported Because It Would 'Harm His Mental Health' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A migrant from Eritrea who is a convicted child rapist has won an appeal not to be deported from the UK after arguing that it would harm his mental health. Yes, really. The migrant has been in prison for TEN YEARS after attacking...
Biden's America: 40% Of Renters Think They'll Never Own A Home, Up From 27% Last Year
23.04.2024, 15:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden's America: 40% Of Renters Think They'll Never Own A Home, Up From 27% Last Year Bidenomics 101: the American dream of owning a home has become the American nightmare for almost half the US population. As housing specialist Redfin reports, rising home prices and mortgage rates "are making it harder to believe in the American dream of homeownership...
Tesla Q1 Preview: Investors Brace For "Worst Results In 7 Years", AI Pivot, Cybertruck, Robotaxis In Focus
22.04.2024, 20:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Tesla Q1 Preview: Investors Brace For "Worst Results In 7 Years", AI Pivot, Cybertruck, Robotaxis In Focus Tesla is slated to report earnings tomorrow and, as FT notes, investors are bracing for the "worst results in 7 years" from the EV manufacturer. Analysts predict that Tesla will post revenues of $22.3 billion for Q1, representing a year-over-year...
REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine
22.04.2024, 16:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine When the House voted to pass Biden's long sought after foreign aid package Saturday, which will deliver over $60 billion to Ukraine, included in this was passage of the REPO Act, which paves the way for the Biden administration confiscate billions in Russian sovereign...
Futures Rebound As Geopolitical Fears Fade, Fed Enters Blackout Period
22.04.2024, 14:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound As Geopolitical Fears Fade, Fed Enters Blackout Period US equity futures rose, putting the S&P on pace for its first gain after 6 straight days of losses, as focus shifted from Middle East tensions to a raft of company earnings this week, including four of the Mag7 tech megacaps which got hammered last week. At 7:40am, S&P emini futures...
People Who Rent Will Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
21.04.2024, 23:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - People Who Rent Will Decide the 2024 Presidential Election By Mish Shdlock of MishTalk Immigration won’t decide the election. Polls have not yet captured what will. This may come as a surprise, but the top issue housing. More explicitly, it’s shelter costs. The Economy The economy is a very broad category that encompasses inflation, jobs, unemployment...
Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud
21.04.2024, 05:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Charter School Founders Accused Of Massive Fraud Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Prosecutors are accusing three men of bilking Oklahoma out of millions of dollars in public school funds through a charter school plan that one of the defendants told a state district court prioritized income. Former owners of Epic Youth...
Calif. Dems Tout Ties To Criminal Leniency Group
21.04.2024, 03:59 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Calif. Dems Tout Ties To Criminal Leniency Group Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, The mayors of California's three biggest cities have rankled some progressive activists in recent months by joining a wave of fellow Democrats renouncing once popular initiatives to defund the police, reduce sentencing, and undertake other criminal justice...
Amid Budget Shortfall, San Francisco Reexamines Tax Burden On Big Businesses
21.04.2024, 01:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Amid Budget Shortfall, San Francisco Reexamines Tax Burden On Big Businesses Authored by Brian Back via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Facing mounting budget woes this election year, as spending far outpaces revenues, the City of San Francisco is scrambling to reform its infamously large and complex tax burden on business. Several San Francisco companies...
St. Louis University Hosts Dylan Mulvaney, Denies College Republicans Request For Event With Former NCAA Swimmer A Day Later
20.04.2024, 23:19 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - St. Louis University Hosts Dylan Mulvaney, Denies College Republicans Request For Event With Former NCAA Swimmer A Day Later By Adam Sabes of Campus Reform St. Louis University plans to host transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak on campus next week and denied College Republicans’ request to host an event with a former NCAA swimmer a day later...
What Are Mises' Six Lessons?
20.04.2024, 22:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - What Are Mises' Six Lessons? Authored by Jonathan Newman via The Mises Institute, Ludwig von Mises’s Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow has become quite popular recently. The Mises Book Store has sold out of its physical copies, and the PDF, which is available online for free, has seen over 50,000 downloads in the past few days...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Fix "Incorrectly Low" Severance Packages For Laid Off Employees
20.04.2024, 21:32 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Fix "Incorrectly Low" Severance Packages For Laid Off Employees Elon Musk stated last week that the severance packages given to some ex-Tesla Inc. employees during the company's largest workforce reduction were incorrectly too low. Tesla announced on Monday that it is cutting over 10% of its 140,000-strong global workforce...
Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies
20.04.2024, 13:39 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies Another Russian military aircraft has fallen from the sky in a fiery wreck, social media video widely circulating on Friday shows. But precisely how it happened is being hotly disputed. Ukraine is now touting that for the first time ever, its forces have downed a Russian...
BRICS - The Project Of The Century
19.04.2024, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - BRICS - The Project Of The Century Authored by Peter Hanseler via VoiceOfRussia.com, The Western media are prioritizing the Ukraine conflict, the green revolution and the woke revolution. In the shadow of this media coverage, BRICS is changing the world. We bring you the latest figures and place them in the current geopolitical environment. – An analysis...
Netflix Reports Blowout Q1 Results And Subscriber Adds But Warns Gains Will Slow, Stock Slides
18.04.2024, 22:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Netflix Reports Blowout Q1 Results And Subscriber Adds But Warns Gains Will Slow, Stock Slides After suffering a historic collapse at the end of 2021, when in the span of five months Netflix lost 75% of its value, and when Ackman first bought then immediately dump the stock just around the generational bottom, the company has enjoyed a stellar recovery...
"Yikes": Impeachment 'Whistleblower' Was In The Loop Of Biden-Ukraine Affairs That Trump Wanted Probed
18.04.2024, 15:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Yikes": Impeachment 'Whistleblower' Was In The Loop Of Biden-Ukraine Affairs That Trump Wanted Probed Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClear Wire, The ‘whistleblower’ who sparked Donald Trump’s first impeachment was deeply involved in the political maneuverings behind Biden-family business schemes in Ukraine that Trump wanted probed, newly obtained...
UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood
18.04.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - UN Security Council To Hold Contentious Vote On Palestinian Statehood Friday will witness another Gaza-related showdown in a very divided United Nations Security Council, as council member Algeria has prepared a draft resolution for the body recognize a Palestinian state. It would require nine votes and no vetoes on the part of the US, Britain, France...
The Teachers' Unions Are More Political than Ever
18.04.2024, 05:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Teachers' Unions Are More Political than Ever Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, In the past, teachers’ unions concentrated on fighting to keep all teachers employed—competent or otherwise—laying off teachers by seniority when necessary and soaking taxpayers every chance they could. While those activities are still part of their...
Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat
17.04.2024, 23:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat Senate Democrats pulled DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's ass out of the fire on Wednesday, voting to dismiss two articles of impeachment and shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial which would shine a spotlight on the border crisis he helped to create. Wednesday's decision marked the first...
AI, Gold, & Nuclear War
17.04.2024, 22:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - AI, Gold, & Nuclear War Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, So-called artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm. Meanwhile, gold has shot up like a rocket over the past couple of months. In mid-February, gold was trading at $1,990. Two months later, gold is trading above $2,400 — a $410 gain in just two months. So here’s...
Beige Book Reveals Economy In Far Worse Shape Than White House Claims
17.04.2024, 21:24 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Beige Book Reveals Economy In Far Worse Shape Than White House Claims There was something odd about the latest Beige book (which was prepared based on information collected on or before April 8, 2024, so before the latest CPI print): if accurate, it would suggest that the rosy economic picture painted by the White House is woefully incorrect, whether...
"War In The Middle East": Opinions Clash In Today's ZeroHedge Debate
17.04.2024, 19:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "War In The Middle East": Opinions Clash In Today's ZeroHedge Debate This weekend marked a major escalation in the long-running conflict between Israel and Iran, with the latter launching what some called a "performative" barrage of missiles at Israel amid the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Iran says the matter is "concluded" (for now) but remains...
Ex-Mossad Chief Says Hitting Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'On The Table'
17.04.2024, 17:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ex-Mossad Chief Says Hitting Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'On The Table' Several statements were issued by Iranian leaders on Wednesday as they attended a military parade at a base north of Tehran which featured displays of attack drones and ballistic missiles, just days after Iran's unprecedented Saturday night attack on Israel. The head of Iran's military...
After Judicial Tyranny, Tesla Asks Shareholders To Approve Musk's $56 Billion Comp... Again
17.04.2024, 16:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - After Judicial Tyranny, Tesla Asks Shareholders To Approve Musk's $56 Billion Comp... Again At his peak, Elon Musk was worth $340BN (Nov 2021) and stood alone as the world's richest man/women/other. According to Bloomberg's billionaires list, he is now worth mere $175BN... sliding to just the fourth-richest in the world as Tesla's share price has declined...
Red Colorado Counties Sue To Help ICE Arrest, Deport Illegal Immigrants
17.04.2024, 02:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Red Colorado Counties Sue To Help ICE Arrest, Deport Illegal Immigrants Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two conservative Colorado counties—Douglas and El Paso—have sued the state of Colorado and its Democrat governor over laws that prevent local law enforcement from working with federal agents to arrest and deport illegal...
These Inflation Trades Have Most Catching Up To Do
16.04.2024, 15:09 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These Inflation Trades Have Most Catching Up To Do Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Markets are unprepared for price growth that is becoming entrenched. But even though the risk-reward in shorting Treasuries or buying gold or Bitcoin is diminishing, we can instead pinpoint the assets that have the most potential to catch up to persistent...
Shadowy Mayorkas-Linked NGO In Mexico Tells Border Invaders To "Vote Biden"
16.04.2024, 14:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Shadowy Mayorkas-Linked NGO In Mexico Tells Border Invaders To "Vote Biden" The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project posted an image on X of what they say is a flyer from a non-governmental organization operating in Mexico encouraging migrants to vote for President Biden once they arrive in the United States. "Reminder to vote for President Biden...
US Housing Starts Collapsed In March - Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns
16.04.2024, 14:39 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Housing Starts Collapsed In March - Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns The roller-coaster ride in housing permits, starts, and completions in the last few months is set to continue today... and 'surprise' they did. After a big (+10.7%) surge in February, Starts crashed 14.7% MoM in March (massively worse than the 2.,4% drfop expected). Building Permits...
"Returning To Petrol": Volkswagen EV Sales Plunge 25% In Europe
16.04.2024, 10:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Returning To Petrol": Volkswagen EV Sales Plunge 25% In Europe Europe is "returning to petrol", according to a new article from Yahoo Finance which highlighted Volkswagen's EV sales as the canary in the coalmine. Sales of Volkswagen's electric vehicles have declined by nearly 25% in Europe, with a noticeable shift back to gasoline-powered cars amid...
Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime
16.04.2024, 02:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave. Under the 'Grocery Protection Act' introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all...
Dollar, Oil, & Gold Jump; Stocks & Bonds Dump As 'WW3-On'-Risk Reignites
15.04.2024, 22:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dollar, Oil, & Gold Jump; Stocks & Bonds Dump As 'WW3-On'-Risk Reignites It was all looking so shiny and BTFD-y - Iran had sent some missiles towards Israeli folks; 'allies' blocked 99% of them; and Israel appeared unlikely top respond 'imminently'. Stocks were up, crypto was up, oil was down as 'WW3-off' meant risk-on. But, then the headlines just...
'Vol Genie' Is Out Of The Bottle, Geopolitical Tensions Or Not
15.04.2024, 21:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Vol Genie' Is Out Of The Bottle, Geopolitical Tensions Or Not Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Equity, fixed-income, credit, commodity and even FX volatility are beginning to rise in unison. The proximate cause may have been rising geopolitical tensions, but the underlying conditions were there long before, and cross-asset volatility...
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: FBI Agents Board Container Ship In "Court-Authorized" Investigation
15.04.2024, 21:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Baltimore Bridge Collapse: FBI Agents Board Container Ship In "Court-Authorized" Investigation Almost three weeks following the incident where a massive container ship collided with and caused the collapse of the 1.6-mile long Francis Scott Key Bridge, thus paralyzing the Port of Baltimore and severely disrupting supply chains throughout Baltimore...
Hong Kong Approves First Bitcoin & Ether ETFs
15.04.2024, 20:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hong Kong Approves First Bitcoin & Ether ETFs Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Hong Kong’s securities regulator reportedly approved the in-kind creation model for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs instead of the cash-create model in the United States. Hong Kong has become the latest country to approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) for Bitcoin...
Goldman Soars On "Near-Perfect" Top To Bottom Beat As Solomon Sees Rebound In Dealmaking
15.04.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Goldman Soars On "Near-Perfect" Top To Bottom Beat As Solomon Sees Rebound In Dealmaking With JPMorgan tumbling on Friday on a net interest income miss and disappointing guidance, suffering its worst earnings-day slump in decades, financials needed a solid report this morning and got it from the bank that once was the envy of all its Wall Street peers...
US Helps Pro-Ukraine Media Run A Fog Machine Of War: Lee Fang
14.04.2024, 15:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Helps Pro-Ukraine Media Run A Fog Machine Of War: Lee Fang Authored by Lee Fang via RealClear Investigations and LeeFang.com, Ukraine’s American-backed fight against Russia is being waged not only in the blood-soaked trenches of the Donbas region but also on what military planners call the cognitive battlefield – to win hearts and minds. A sprawling...
Afghan Migrant On Terror List Released By Immigration Judge, Free To Roam USA
14.04.2024, 00:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Afghan Migrant On Terror List Released By Immigration Judge, Free To Roam USA An Afghan man and illegal immigrant who's on the FBI terror watchlist has been twice apprehended in the United States only to be released by a federal apparatus that continues to make a mockery of the very notion of "border security." Mohammad Kharwin, 48, was first arrested...