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The US Is The Only G-7 Nation To See Trust In Government Plummet
04.05.2024, 04:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The US Is The Only G-7 Nation To See Trust In Government Plummet How much do you trust the government, and its various institutions? It’s likely that your level of confidence probably depends on a wide range of factors, such as perceived competency, historical context, economic performance, accountability, social cohesion, and transparency. And for...
People With More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses More Likely To Contract COVID-19: Study
04.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - People With More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses More Likely To Contract COVID-19: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who received more than one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19, according to a new study. A health care worker fills a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in an undated...
Almost Half Of Health Care Workers Hesitant To Take COVID-19 Boosters: Study
04.05.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Almost Half Of Health Care Workers Hesitant To Take COVID-19 Boosters: Study Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Approximately half of the health care workers in a Polish study were found to be averse to taking COVID-19 booster shots, with one of the reasons for this hesitancy being their negative experiences with previous...
Ford's $120,000 Loss Per Vehicle Shows California EV Goals Are Impossible
04.05.2024, 00:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ford's $120,000 Loss Per Vehicle Shows California EV Goals Are Impossible Authored by John Seiler via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), So much for California’s mandate that “all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles by 2035,” according to the California Air Resources Board. It imposed the mandate...
The Golden Age Of Disinformation Has Only Just Begun
03.05.2024, 23:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Golden Age Of Disinformation Has Only Just Begun Authored by Boyan Radoykov via The Epoch Times, Disinformation is all about power, and because of the harmful and far-reaching influence that disinformation exerts, it cannot achieve much without power. As a tool for shaping public perceptions, disinformation can be used by authoritarian regimes and...
Houthis Warn Drone & Missile Attack Coverage Expanding To Mediterranean Sea
03.05.2024, 23:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Houthis Warn Drone & Missile Attack Coverage Expanding To Mediterranean Sea Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Iranian-backed Houthi terror group, declared in a televised speech to supporters at a Friday rally in Al-Sabeen Square, Sana, that they intend to target Israel-linked ships in the eastern Mediterranean. The risk of conflict spilling over from...
Big Taper, Bad Data, & Buyback Bonanza Sparks Buying Frenzy In Bonds & Stocks
03.05.2024, 22:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Big Taper, Bad Data, & Buyback Bonanza Sparks Buying Frenzy In Bonds & Stocks The markets took on a Dickensian dimension this week as while "it was the worst of times (for economic data), it was the best of times (for stocks)"... The US Macro Surprise Index continued its serial disappointment plunge into the red - the weakest since Feb 2023 (not helped...
"Is This China Rally For Real?" - Goldman's Flows Guru Says 'Yes'
03.05.2024, 19:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Is This China Rally For Real?" - Goldman's Flows Guru Says 'Yes' On Jan 24th, we posted a recommendation on our Premium-Subscriber twitter feed, suggesting subscribers: "Get Long FXI here..." Like many of the reccs on this exclusive feed, it has done rather well... (Subscribe to Premium ZeroHedge here) The question is, after gaining 30%, do we stay...
Behavioral Traits That Are Killing Your Portfolio Returns
03.05.2024, 19:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Behavioral Traits That Are Killing Your Portfolio Returns Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmetntAdvice.com, Investor psychology is one of the most significant reasons individuals consistently fall short of their investment goals. While one of the most common truisms is that “investors buy high and sell low,” the underlying reason is the...
Here Comes Obesity Drug Competition: Amgen Shares Soar On "Very Encouraging" Clinical Trial Update
03.05.2024, 17:57 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Here Comes Obesity Drug Competition: Amgen Shares Soar On "Very Encouraging" Clinical Trial Update Amgen's shares soared in premarket trading in New York following the drug maker's announcement of "very encouraging" clinical trial results for its new injectable weight-loss drug, "MariTide." Amgen's MariTide is poised to compete with Eli Lilly &...
Yields More Exposed To A Downside Miss In Payrolls
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yields More Exposed To A Downside Miss In Payrolls Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, US yields are at the margin more exposed to a lower-than-expected payrolls release today after Powell’s pushback on a rate hike this week. Nonetheless, leading indicators are pointing to an inflection higher in payrolls growth in the coming months...
Futures Gain Boosted By Apple's Blowout Buyback, Dollar Drops Ahead Of Payrolls
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Gain Boosted By Apple's Blowout Buyback, Dollar Drops Ahead Of Payrolls US stock futures pointed to further strength on Wall Street ahead of the April jobs report after solid earnings and a record buyback announcement from Apple As of 8:00am, S&P futures rise 0.3% while Nasdaq 100 contracts add 0.6% thanks to a 6% surge in Apple in premarket...
April Payrolls Debacle: Biggest Miss Since 2021 As Unemployment Rate Rises
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - April Payrolls Debacle: Biggest Miss Since 2021 As Unemployment Rate Rises Ahead of today's payrolls report, in our preview we said that while we knew we would get a slowdown, the question was how big it would be (and before that we also asked if Yellen had leaked the weaker number to Japan ahead of their multiple interventions this week to prevent...
'Buy All The Things' - Poor Payrolls Sends Rate-Cut Hopes Soaring
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Buy All The Things' - Poor Payrolls Sends Rate-Cut Hopes Soaring 'Bad' news is back to being good news for markets as a disappointing rise in payrolls pushed rate-cut expectations higher. 2024 is now fully pricing in two rate cuts and 2025 an additional three rate-cuts... Source: Bloomberg As Academy Securities' Peter Tchir writes, this report should...
ISM Services Survey Slumps In April - First Contraction Since 2022 But Prices Are Accelerating
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - ISM Services Survey Slumps In April - First Contraction Since 2022 But Prices Are Accelerating After the disappointing Manufacturing survey data, the signals from the Services side are not great either - even as 'hard' data has improved. S&P Global's Services PMI dropped to a five month low at 51.3 (better than the expected/flash at 50.9, but still...
US 'Frankenchicken' Supply Hit With 'Hatchery Issues' As Production Woes May Send Prices Higher
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US 'Frankenchicken' Supply Hit With 'Hatchery Issues' As Production Woes May Send Prices Higher As US consumers shift from beef to chicken due to elevated supermarket prices, exacerbated by a rapid decline in US cattle herds, one of the world's largest chicken producers has issued a dire warning that chicken prices could soon increase. Bloomberg reports...
These Are The Best US Companies To Work For (According To LinkedIn)
03.05.2024, 13:59 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These Are The Best US Companies To Work For (According To LinkedIn) In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti lists the 15 best U.S. companies to work for in 2024, according to LinkedIn data. LinkedIn ranked companies based on eight pillars: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender...
Are The 'Magnificent' Stocks Now Unbeatable?
03.05.2024, 06:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Are The 'Magnificent' Stocks Now Unbeatable? Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The largest firms in the US are unsurpassably pulling ahead of their smaller rivals by earning more, investing more, holding more cash and buying back more of their stock. The bull market is thus likely to remain historically lackluster and less...
Elon’s Test Of Employment
03.05.2024, 02:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elon’s Test Of Employment Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Elon Musk's photo through a Twitter logo on Oct. 28, 2022. (Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters) Commentary No question that Elon Musk is a genius but his real power lies with his common sense. These days this is a rare quality in business. People in higher levels...
Ralph Baric Admits Covid-19 Lab Origin Possible
03.05.2024, 01:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ralph Baric Admits Covid-19 Lab Origin Possible Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with a variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (pink), isolated from a patient sample. (NIAID via The Epoch Times) A top scientist said in newly disclosed testimony that...
Vietnam: Iris-Scans, Fingerabdrücke und Gesichtsbilder für Personalausweise
03.05.2024, 00:06 Uhr. Transition News - https: - Im kommunistischen Vietnam tritt am 1. Juli 2024 ein neues Gesetz in Kraft, das vorschreibt, Iris-Scans, Fingerabdrücke und Gesichtsbilder für die Registrierung von Personalausweisen zu erfassen und zu speichern. Wie LifeSiteNews informiert, dürfen die Behörden diese biometrischen Daten der Bürger, einschließlich der Blutgruppe, in die nationale...
Markets Chop As Wall Street Awaits Apple Earnings After Bell, NFP Friday For Market Direction
02.05.2024, 22:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Markets Chop As Wall Street Awaits Apple Earnings After Bell, NFP Friday For Market Direction US equities ended their two-day slide as tech companies surged late in the session. The trading day has been choppy, with Wall Street now turning its attention to Apple's earnings after the bell. Some analysts anticipate Apple will reveal a major buyback...
The Permian Shrugs Off Below-Zero Natural Gas Prices In Texas
02.05.2024, 20:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Permian Shrugs Off Below-Zero Natural Gas Prices In Texas By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Permian producers are not shutting in oil wells with associated natural gas despite the fact that the Texas regional gas price has been stuck at below-zero levels since early March. Major pipeline operators in the Permian basin haven't yet seen any effect...
"Sticky Inflation" Mentions On Earnings Calls Hits New High As Big Brands Warn About Buckling Consumers
02.05.2024, 20:36 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Sticky Inflation" Mentions On Earnings Calls Hits New High As Big Brands Warn About Buckling Consumers On Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell dismissed the idea that the economy could slide into "stagflation" despite multiple warning signs of a slowing economy and inflation reaccelerating higher. "I was around for stagflation, and it was 10%...
Hurt / The Downward Spiral
02.05.2024, 16:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hurt / The Downward Spiral By Michael Every of Rabobank Hurt / The Downward Spiral “I hurt myself today; To see if I still feel; I focus on the pain; The only thing that's real” Post-Fed, equities closed slightly lower yesterday (S&P -0.3%), 2-year Treasury bond yields dropped 10bps before rising slightly from that floor, and 10-years were down...
Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Day Ever
02.05.2024, 16:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Day Ever Despite the lack of total carnage in spot bitcoin prices, yesterday was an ugly (nay the ugliest) day for the newly minted ETFs (although bitcoin is down over 10% this week). Most notably, BlackRock’s ETF saw around $37 million in outflows for the first time, while the remaining spot Bitcoin ETFs collectively notched...
US Factory Orders Rise In March... But February Saw Yet Another Downward Revision
02.05.2024, 16:14 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Factory Orders Rise In March... But February Saw Yet Another Downward Revision The roller-coaster ride of US durable goods and factory orders continued in March (final data just released) as the flip-flopping data series Having plunged by the most since COVID lockdowns in January, US factory orders continued to accelerate in March, +1.6% MoM (as...
US Traders Took Powell's Pivot More Seriously Than Foreigners
02.05.2024, 15:29 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Traders Took Powell's Pivot More Seriously Than Foreigners Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Most of the hawkish tilt in yields and rise in Federal Reserve interest rate expectations this year has come in non-US trading hours. A dovish repricing would therefore require (other things equal) a change of trading direction only in...
Unit Labor Costs Soar In Q1 As 'AI Productivity Boom' Fails To Show Up
02.05.2024, 15:08 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Unit Labor Costs Soar In Q1 As 'AI Productivity Boom' Fails To Show Up Remember how AI was going to save the world, give us all more leisure time because of its massive boost to productivity? Well, in Q1 in the US... it failed to show up as non-farm productivity - or nonfarm employee output per hour - rose at a measly 0.3% annualized rate after an...
Thursday Humor: Jobless Claims
02.05.2024, 14:36 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Thursday Humor: Jobless Claims With WARNs high, JOLTS data tumbling - led construction jobs collapsing, and Challenger-Grey layoffs remarkably elevated, why would anyone question the government's official data on jobless claims - that continues to languish (in a good way) near record lows. Last week saw 208,000 Americans file for jobless benefits for...
Futures Rise As Dovish Fed Boosts Sentiment, Reverse Bizarre Post-Powell Slide
02.05.2024, 14:18 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rise As Dovish Fed Boosts Sentiment, Reverse Bizarre Post-Powell Slide After a bizarre reversal when US stocks first slumped and then dumped after Powell's very dovish FOMC statement and press conference, US equity futures have regained their footing this morning and advanced as traders took comfort from the Fed’s signal that there’s no...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Allure of Fulfilling the Need for Data and Information
02.05.2024, 12:36 Uhr. Global Research - https: - All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the Translate Website button below the author’s name (only available in desktop version). To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Click the share button … The post Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Allure of Fulfilling the Need...
Visualizing The Size Of The Global Senior Population
02.05.2024, 05:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Visualizing The Size Of The Global Senior Population The growth of the senior population is a consequence of the demographic transition towards longer and healthier lives. Population aging, however, can pose economic and social challenges. Here, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu maps the size of the world’s population aged 65+ for 1980, 2021, and 2050...
South Koreans & Lithuanians Have The Highest Rate Of Suicide In the World
02.05.2024, 04:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - South Koreans & Lithuanians Have The Highest Rate Of Suicide In the World May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, participants use the month to focus efforts on “eradicating stigma, extending support, fostering public education and advocating for policies that prioritize the...
CDC Found Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Deaths
02.05.2024, 04:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - CDC Found Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Deaths Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials found evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines caused multiple deaths before claiming that there was no evidence linking the vaccines to any deaths...
'Intel Insidious' - Here's All The 'Grants' Given By Biden's US CHIPS Act
02.05.2024, 02:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Intel Insidious' - Here's All The 'Grants' Given By Biden's US CHIPS Act This visualization shows which companies are receiving grants from the U.S. CHIPS Act, as of April 25, 2024. The CHIPS Act is a federal statute signed into law by President Joe Biden that authorizes $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of...
Study Finds Elevated Risk Of Eye Inflammatory Disorder Following COVID-19 Vaccination
02.05.2024, 01:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Study Finds Elevated Risk Of Eye Inflammatory Disorder Following COVID-19 Vaccination Authored by Megan Redshaw, J.D. via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People with a history of uveitis may experience a recurrence of the eye inflammatory disorder following COVID-19 vaccination, especially in the early postvaccination period. (MicroScience/Shutterstock)...
Biden's Dollar Weaponization - Growing Backlash Could Kill The Economy
01.05.2024, 23:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden's Dollar Weaponization - Growing Backlash Could Kill The Economy Authored by Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group, President Biden’s decision to participate in the Ukraine-Russia conflict back in February 2022 has taken a new and dangerous turn this year. The U.S. dollar could suffer dramatically as a result. Before we explore that new development...
The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies From A To Z
01.05.2024, 22:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies From A To Z Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.” - Former presidential advisor Bertram Gross The American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer towards a pervasive authoritarianism. The American...
Taper 'Tantrum-ette' - Stocks Pump'n'Dump As Fed 'Eases' Balance-Sheet Pressure
01.05.2024, 22:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Taper 'Tantrum-ette' - Stocks Pump'n'Dump As Fed 'Eases' Balance-Sheet Pressure Powell to traders today... h/t ForexLive The bigger than expected QT taper announcement juiced markets (stocks and bond prices up, dollar down) into Powell's press conference, then got spooked lower as he admitted "inflation has shown a lack of further progress... and gaining...
Wall Street Reacts To Powell Unleashing His Inner Dove
01.05.2024, 20:53 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Wall Street Reacts To Powell Unleashing His Inner Dove Ahead of today's FOMC statement and Powell presser, we said that the bogey for a dovish interpretation today will come not from the Fed's rate decision, which we knew would be unchanged, but the QT tapering decision... The big question for today: how much will Fed taper QT by? If Taper goes to $30BN...
FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Says QT Taper To Start In June
01.05.2024, 20:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Says QT Taper To Start In June Since the last FOMC meeting, on March 20th, gold has been the biggest outperformer (interesting along with dollar strength), while stocks, bonds, and crude (and crypto) have all been sold (with bonds and oil equally ugly)... Source: Bloomberg And since March 20th, US macro data...
Can Powell Walk The 'Asymmetric' Tight-Rope At Today's Presser?
01.05.2024, 19:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Can Powell Walk The 'Asymmetric' Tight-Rope At Today's Presser? The Fed meeting later today has had the market feeling (and positioned for) “HAWKISHNESS,” especially after the ECI pile-on yesterday, which didn’t simply “upside surprise,” but re-accelerated to 1.2% after ending 2023 at 0.9%, and showing that persistent wage pressures further...
AMD's Muted AI Sales Forecast Fails To Unleash Bulls
01.05.2024, 17:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - AMD's Muted AI Sales Forecast Fails To Unleash Bulls Advanced Micro Devices, the second-largest maker of computer processors, disappointed investors with its sales outlook for processors used in data centers. The company also reported weak demand for chips used in gaming hardware, which could serve as a warning for Nvidia bulls as they await the...
Markets Are Very, Very Nervous Going Into The FOMC Decision
01.05.2024, 16:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Markets Are Very, Very Nervous Going Into The FOMC Decision By Michael Every of Rabobank Higher for Longer Anxiety Markets are very, very nervous going into the FOMC decision. The Wall Street Journal’s Timiraos tells us the Fed’s message will be “higher for longer”, language that had been dumped in December. It's another wait-and-see meeting...
Job Openings Tumble, Quits Plunge, Hires Unexpectedly Crater To January 2018 Levels
01.05.2024, 16:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Job Openings Tumble, Quits Plunge, Hires Unexpectedly Crater To January 2018 Levels After several months of relatively boring JOLTS prints, this morning Janet Yellen's favorite labor market indicator once again got exciting, and not in a good way. Starting at the top, according to the March JOLTS reported, job openings unexpectedly tumbled by 325K -...
WTI Extends Losses After Bigger Than Expected Crude Build
01.05.2024, 16:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WTI Extends Losses After Bigger Than Expected Crude Build Oil prices extended losses overnight (3rd day lower in a row) following API's report showing an unexpected crude build. Rising stocks would add to bearish headwinds for prices driven by hopes that peace (or some such variant of it) may break out in the Middle East. “The potential for a cease-fire...
More Stagflation Signals As Manufacturing Surveys Show Soaring Prices, Orders Tumble
01.05.2024, 16:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - More Stagflation Signals As Manufacturing Surveys Show Soaring Prices, Orders Tumble While 'hard' data has been improving recently (albeit then downwardly revised a month later), it is the 'soft' survey data that has collapsed amid Bidenomics. Source: Bloomberg And this morning continued that trend as S&P Global's US Manufacturing PMI (survey) fell...
ADP Employment Report Strong In April, But Tech Sector Lost Jobs
01.05.2024, 14:28 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - ADP Employment Report Strong In April, But Tech Sector Lost Jobs Thanks to an upward revision in March (from +184k to +208k), April's ADP print was lower at +192k (beating expectations of +183k)... Under the hood, practically everything was solid, with only the Information sector losing jobs... "Hiring was broad-based in April. Only the information...
Future Slide In Damp Start To New Month As Fed Decision Looms
01.05.2024, 14:13 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Future Slide In Damp Start To New Month As Fed Decision Looms US equities were set for a second day of losses, as investors weighed disappointing tech earnings and braced for today's Quarterly Refunding Announcement and Fed rate decision and Powell press conference where the Fed chair is expected to signal a delay to rate cuts. S&P 500 futures slid 0...