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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...
Escobar: De-Dollarization Bombshell - The Coming Of BRICS+ Decentralized Monetary Ecosystem
16.05.2024, 05:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Escobar: De-Dollarization Bombshell - The Coming Of BRICS+ Decentralized Monetary Ecosystem Authored by Pepe Escobar, Get ready for what may well be the geoeconomic bombshell of 2024: the coming of a decentralized monetary ecosystem. Welcome to The Unit – a concept that has already been discussed by the financial services and investments working...
Yields Tumble, Set For Bigger Plunge If CPI Comes In Cool
15.05.2024, 14:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yields Tumble, Set For Bigger Plunge If CPI Comes In Cool Perhaps taking a cue from our CPI commentary last week in which we explained why today's inflation print will likely come in on the dovish side after beating estimates for 5 months in a row... ... moments ago 10Y yields plumbed fresh multi-week lows, sliding to just above 4.40% (from a high of...
US Futures Coiled Tightly Ahead Of Key CPI Print
15.05.2024, 13:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Futures Coiled Tightly Ahead Of Key CPI Print Equity futures were set to hold yesterday's gains ahead of today's CPI report, but will move violently either higher or lower after today's CPI number is released, which will either validate or reject Jerome Powell’s latest signals that interest rates will be higher for longer (our CPI preview is here)...
House Oversight Cmte Probing Biden Voter Mobilization Order
15.05.2024, 01:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - House Oversight Cmte Probing Biden Voter Mobilization Order Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClearPolitics, The House Oversight Committee is probing a controversial Biden administration executive order tasking the federal government with mobilizing voting groups it says are underrepresented. In a letter obtained by RealClearPolitics, Chairman James...
Leftists Triggered By Trump Policy To Potentially Execute Child Sex-Traffickers
14.05.2024, 00:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Leftists Triggered By Trump Policy To Potentially Execute Child Sex-Traffickers Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Leftist outlet The Huffington Post is upset that Donald Trump has suggested that the death penalty should be extended to drug kingpins and child sex traffickers. In an article headlined “There’s A GOP Plan For An Execution...
Musk Wins Latest Censorship Battle In Australia As High Court Rules Against eSafety Commissioner
13.05.2024, 16:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Musk Wins Latest Censorship Battle In Australia As High Court Rules Against eSafety Commissioner Authored by Rebekah Barnett via 'Dystopian Down Under' blog, Can Australia’s eSafety Commissioner block content globally on demand? Not today, ruled the Australian Federal Court, in a win for Elon Musk’s social media platform X. US billionaire Elon Musk...
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...
"Investment Into European Security": Poland Unveils New Fortifications On Belarus Border
12.05.2024, 13:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Investment Into European Security": Poland Unveils New Fortifications On Belarus Border Starting in 2022, NATO and EU member Poland began building a large border wall in order to keep migrants from crossing from Belarus. At the time Belarus, which is closely allied with Russia, was alleged by Warsaw to be 'weaponizing' migrants. Warsaw says this has...
The Land Of The Setting Sun: The Currency Crisis Of Japan Has Just Started
12.05.2024, 01:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Land Of The Setting Sun: The Currency Crisis Of Japan Has Just Started By Tuomas Malinen of The MT Malinen substack On Tuesday, we shortly commented the flash crash and the (assisted) recovery of the Japanese Yen between Friday and Monday, 26-29 April, on the GnS Economic’s Deprcon Outlook. In this entry, I will detail the reasons behind the crash...
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...
Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine
10.05.2024, 20:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine Following several more cross-border attacks from Ukraine, including direct drone hits on Russian oil facilities over the past 48 hours, Russian forces have launched a surprise ground offensive which seeks to break through front lines in the northeastern Kharkiv...
Futures Drop As Treasury Yields Extend Gains
09.05.2024, 14:19 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Drop As Treasury Yields Extend Gains US equity futures are weaker as yields resume their rise and the USD strengthens after the BOE signaled it was ready to cut rates. As of 7:45am, S&P futures were down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures dipped 0.3% as all Mag7 names and most semis were red in the premarket. Most European markets are lower, tracking US...
US Might Expand Pause On Transferring 'Other Potential Weapons Systems' To Israel
08.05.2024, 22:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Might Expand Pause On Transferring 'Other Potential Weapons Systems' To Israel US defense secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed while testifying before a congressional subcommittee on Wednesday that the Biden administration has paused an arms shipment to Israel, which reportedly includes large bombs and other ammunition being put on hold for transfer...
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,...
Republicans Attempt Rollback Of Electric Truck Rule
06.05.2024, 20:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Republicans Attempt Rollback Of Electric Truck Rule By John Gallagher of FreightWaves The Biden administration’s recent final rule setting new carbon emissions standards for truck makers could be overturned if Republicans in Congress get their way. Senate and House Republicans on Wednesday introduced a resolution of disapproval of the Environmental...
Saudi Arabia's Price Hike May Signal Oil Bottom
06.05.2024, 17:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia's Price Hike May Signal Oil Bottom One of the recent positives for bonds and non-energy stocks could have run its course after Saudi Arabia raised the price of its flagship crude to Asia for a third consecutive month, according to Bloomberg markets live reporter Garfield Reynolds Over the weekend, state-owned Saudi Aramco raised the...
Futures, Global Markets Rise On Rising Fed Cut Bets
06.05.2024, 14:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures, Global Markets Rise On Rising Fed Cut Bets Global stocks and US equity futures jumped to start the new week, with the S&P 500 poised to extend last week’s rally as traders grew increasingly confident in the likelihood that the Fed will cut interest rates this year. As of 7:40am, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%, tracking gains in...
OPEC+ Likely To Extend Production Cuts In June
06.05.2024, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OPEC+ Likely To Extend Production Cuts In June By John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters Saudi Arabia and its allies in OPEC⁺ are likely to keep oil production unchanged for a further three months when ministers review output allocations on June 1. The tightening of petroleum supplies and depletion of inventories widely anticipated at the start...
Biden Admin Covertly Pursued Gender Affirming Care For Kids In States Where The Practice Is Banned
04.05.2024, 01:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Admin Covertly Pursued Gender Affirming Care For Kids In States Where The Practice Is Banned America First Legal revealed documents on Thursday from its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), showcasing emails from Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine and indicating that the Biden Administration has engaged...
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...
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...
Will The West Get Ever Serious About Sanctions On Iran?
02.05.2024, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Will The West Get Ever Serious About Sanctions On Iran? Author3ed by Con Coughlin via the Gatestone Institute, (Image source: iStock/Getty Images) If attempts by Western leaders to impose further sanctions against Iran in retaliation for its direct attack against Israel are to have any validity, they will need to be a great deal more effective than...
'Unacceptable': Trump Campaign Slams Commission's Refusal To Hold Earlier Debates
02.05.2024, 03:48 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Unacceptable': Trump Campaign Slams Commission's Refusal To Hold Earlier Debates Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump campaign on Tuesday issued a rebuke of the Commission on Presidential Debates’ refusal to move up its debate schedule until after millions of Americans have already cast their ballots, calling it...
A Disappointing First Year For Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
01.05.2024, 23:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - A Disappointing First Year For Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, Nearly one year ago, Chicagoans cheered Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s removal from office. Gone was her toxic attitude. Her flippant dismissal of the city’s many crises. Her abrasive politics. In her place was Brandon Johnson,...
"House Destocking": China Politburo Hints New PLan To Fix BIggest Drag On The Economy
01.05.2024, 04:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "House Destocking": China Politburo Hints New PLan To Fix BIggest Drag On The Economy China's Politburo meeting on economic policy took place today, and as SocGen's Wei Yao reports, the most important takeaway from the meeting is that policymakers are shifting their attention to housing destocking, as they pledged to 'study measures'. As usual about...
Justice Thomas Raises Scrutiny On Special Counsel Jack Smith's Appointment In Trump Hearing
29.04.2024, 04:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Justice Thomas Raises Scrutiny On Special Counsel Jack Smith's Appointment In Trump Hearing Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked former President Donald Trump’s lawyers about whether they challenged special counsel Jack Smith’s authority to bring charges against the president. On...
How The Supreme Court's Immunity Decision Could Limit The Cases Against Trump
28.04.2024, 03:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How The Supreme Court's Immunity Decision Could Limit The Cases Against Trump Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court indicated on April 25 that it would issue a narrow ruling refining the scope of presidential immunity while leaving the details of former President Donald Trump’s other legal battles up to lower courts. The most...
Aussie Prime Minister Calls For Ban On Memes
25.04.2024, 19:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Aussie Prime Minister Calls For Ban On Memes Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Australian Prime Minister appeared to call for a ban on memes on social media Wednesday, as his government continues a full on assault on freedom of speech online. During a press appearance, Anthony Albanese seemed to lump in memes making fun of him with “misinformation”...
Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump's Presidential Immunity Appeal
25.04.2024, 15:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump's Presidential Immunity Appeal The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he undertook while in office. Listen live here (due to start at 1000ET): LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on whether Trump...
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...
Israel Prepares Rafah Evacuation With Help From US, Egypt - New Tent City Erected
23.04.2024, 17:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Israel Prepares Rafah Evacuation With Help From US, Egypt - New Tent City Erected Via The Cradle The Israeli army is closing in on completing its plans for an assault on the Gaza Strip’s southern city of Rafah, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday. WSJ cites Egyptian officials as saying that Israel’s plan to evacuate civilians from...
Futures Extend Rebound Into Second Day Ahead Of Tesla Earnings Despite Rising Yields
23.04.2024, 14:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Extend Rebound Into Second Day Ahead Of Tesla Earnings Despite Rising Yields US equity futures are higher for the second day, even as small-caps underperform after bond yields rise about +4bps and trade near session highs. As of 7:40am S&P and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher after Wall Street’s rebound from a $2 trillion selloff; European...
Furious Gen-Zers Threaten DC Protest Ahead Of TikTok Ban Vote
20.04.2024, 14:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Furious Gen-Zers Threaten DC Protest Ahead Of TikTok Ban Vote The US House of Representatives plans a vote early Saturday afternoon on several bills that would send critical aid to Israel and Ukraine and a possible bill that would force TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest or risk being banned across the US. At 1300 ET, the chamber...
National Security Implications Of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe
19.04.2024, 16:49 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - National Security Implications Of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe Authored by Rob Maness via RealClearDefense, The Port of Baltimore is “closed until further notice” following the Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy, sending several industries into disarray and jeopardizing national security. In 2023, the port handled a record amount of international...
What Happened To Bitcoin?
19.04.2024, 12:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - What Happened To Bitcoin? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Those who involved themselves in Bitcoin markets after 2017 encountered a different operation and ideal than those who came before. Today, no one much cares about what came before, speaking of 2010-2016. They are only watching the upward price momentum and are thrilled...
Breaking Down The 2024 Bitcoin Halving: Implications & Predictions For Bitcoin Miners
18.04.2024, 20:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Breaking Down The 2024 Bitcoin Halving: Implications & Predictions For Bitcoin Miners Authored by 'El Sultan Bitcoin' via Bitcoin Magazine, The Bitcoin halving event, a pivotal occurrence, is scheduled for April, 19 2024. This quadrennial event will reduce the block subsidy for Bitcoin miners from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC, thereby halving the reward that...
Red States Fight Growing Efforts To Give "Basic Income" Cash To Residents
17.04.2024, 04:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Red States Fight Growing Efforts To Give "Basic Income" Cash To Residents By Kevin Hardy of Stateline South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik, a Republican. “The main thing I...
Free at Last
15.04.2024, 13:55 Uhr. Craig Murray - https: - I have today the permission of the surgeon to use my right hand for typing for the first time in over three weeks, provided I am careful not to extend the arm. On Saturday I put my arm in a sleeve and managed to remove my sling while making a speech in Blackburn, which I […] The post Free at Last appeared first on Craig Murray....
'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open
14.04.2024, 19:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open The first actual 'market' response we have seen to Iran's attack on Israel is in crypto, which saw - rather intriguingly - a huge puke as the drones/missiles flew, and then some comeback as the impact of the attack seemed marginal at worst (and for now retaliation remains muted)... Source:...
Washington Elementary School Permits Pride Club, Denies Prayer Group
12.04.2024, 21:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Washington Elementary School Permits Pride Club, Denies Prayer Group Authored by Scottie Barnes via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Washington state school is accused of violating two elementary students’ First Amendment religious freedom protections by denying their request to form an interfaith prayer club on campus. Coach Joe Kennedy praying...
How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots On The Ground This Election
12.04.2024, 15:54 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots On The Ground This Election Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClear Wire, Progressives are using legal loopholes and the power of the federal government to maximize Democrat votes in the 2024 election at taxpayers’ expense, RealClearInvestigations has found. The methods include voter registration...
Largest US Oil Refinery Suffers Partial Shutdown After Sudden Power Loss Due To Severe Weather
11.04.2024, 14:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Largest US Oil Refinery Suffers Partial Shutdown After Sudden Power Loss Due To Severe Weather Motiva's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, Texas, the largest refinery in North America, with a capacity of 630,000 barrels of crude oil per day, shuttered several processing units on Wednesday following a power failure due to severe weather...
Democrats Commit Vastly More Dark Money Than Republicans For 2024
11.04.2024, 02:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Democrats Commit Vastly More Dark Money Than Republicans For 2024 Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock) Democratic dark money groups, megadonors, and unions are funding a massive spending effort aimed at reelecting President Joe Biden and advancing the Democratic Party’s power...
House Conservatives Tank FISA Bill in Blow to Speaker Johnson
10.04.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - House Conservatives Tank FISA Bill in Blow to Speaker Johnson By Joseph Lord of The Epoch Times House conservatives on April 10 tanked a procedural vote to advance a surveillance power reauthorization bill in protest against its lack of warrant requirements. The development is another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) who already faces an ouster...
Futures On Edge Ahead Of Critical CPI Report
10.04.2024, 14:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures On Edge Ahead Of Critical CPI Report Futures are up small before the March CPI data was expected to show further moderation in price pressures following stronger readings at the start of the year, with Mag7 mixed and Semis lower, tracking bigger gains in Europe. Bond yields are uniformly 1bps lower, USD is off a touch, and commodities are mostly...
Trump Body-Slams Lindsey Graham For Insisting On Nationwide Abortion Limit
09.04.2024, 20:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump Body-Slams Lindsey Graham For Insisting On Nationwide Abortion Limit South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham dared to criticize Donald Trump's new stance advocating that abortion law should be left to individual states -- and was promptly subjected to withering fire from the former president. On Monday morning, Trump posted a video in which he implicitly...
Student Loan Inflation, Here It Goes Again
09.04.2024, 18:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Student Loan Inflation, Here It Goes Again Via SchiffGold.com, As the Democratic Party has shifted away from its traditional base of working-class and middle-class Americans, to an increased reliance on college professors, students, and highly educated but low-paid professions, such as social workers, a new policy has risen to prominence: student loan...
Futures Flat As 10Y Yield Jumps To 2024 High, Bitcoin Back At Record
08.04.2024, 14:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat As 10Y Yield Jumps To 2024 High, Bitcoin Back At Record US equity futures are flat, trading around 5,252, having rebounded from session lows even as 10Y yields extend their ascent and the USD strengthens as traders further pare expectations for interest-rate cuts in the face of resilient readings on the US economy. As of 8:00am, S&P and...