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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...
CBO Report Obscures Negative Impact Of 'Bidenomics': House Budget Committee Chairman
18.05.2024, 02:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - CBO Report Obscures Negative Impact Of 'Bidenomics': House Budget Committee Chairman Authored by Indrajit Basu via The Epoch Times, The chairman of the House Budget Committee has cast doubt on a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, which he says glosses over the failures of President Joe Biden’s economic policies. The White House has said...
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...
These Are The Most Polluted Cities In The US
16.05.2024, 01:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These Are The Most Polluted Cities In The US According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is responsible for 7 million deaths annually, and could cost the global economy between $18–25 trillion by 2060 in annual welfare costs, or roughly 4–6% of world GDP. And with predictions that 7 in 10 people will make their homes in urban...
Target To Limit LGBT Pride Products To Online And 'Select Stores' After Last Summer's Controversy
15.05.2024, 03:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Target To Limit LGBT Pride Products To Online And 'Select Stores' After Last Summer's Controversy Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Target has announced that its LGBT-themed merchandise will only be sold online and at select stores this June, a decision made after last year’s Pride Month marketing campaign divided customers...
WTI Rebounds Off Tw0Month Lows After API Reports Crude Draw
14.05.2024, 22:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WTI Rebounds Off Tw0Month Lows After API Reports Crude Draw Oil prices decline today as the last few day's rollercoaster continued after a hotter than expected PPI print, leaving WTI near nine-week lows. Crude has been on a downward path since April, with the geopolitical risk premium from tensions in the Middle East largely evaporating. Refinery run...
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...
Market Manipulation Trial Over Bill Hwang's Spectacular $36 Billion Implosion Begins This Week
13.05.2024, 16:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Market Manipulation Trial Over Bill Hwang's Spectacular $36 Billion Implosion Begins This Week The trial over Bill Hwang's Archegos Capital Management begins this week. The charges in Hwang's trial come from the 2021 collapse of the $36 billion dollar Archegos and Reuters has said that testimony could last up to 8 weeks. Prosecutors have said that Archegos'...
Coffee Is Anti-Aging, Linked To Prevention Of Dementia And Sarcopenia: Study
13.05.2024, 03:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Coffee Is Anti-Aging, Linked To Prevention Of Dementia And Sarcopenia: Study Authored by Ellen Wan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Enjoying a cup of joe can offer more than just a pick-me-up: It has been shown to have numerous health benefits, especially for older people. Research has found that the natural molecule in coffee, trigonelline, can...
Big Oil Has Flourished, Despite Biden's Best Efforts, And Will Back Trump In 2024
12.05.2024, 18:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Big Oil Has Flourished, Despite Biden's Best Efforts, And Will Back Trump In 2024 “It’s death by 1,000 cuts. It’s the worst presidency with regard to energy policy I’ve ever seen — and I’ve been involved in energy for 40 years, my entire career.” Those were the words of Steve Pruett, chief executive of Elevation Resources, to Financial...
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...
Watch: The Insane Flip-Flops Over Vaccines, Masks And Ivermectin
11.05.2024, 15:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: The Insane Flip-Flops Over Vaccines, Masks And Ivermectin This week AstraZeneca recalled its COVID-19 vaccine after admitting that it caused a 'rare but serious' clotting. Then we find that former CNN host Chris Cuomo has been taking Ivermectin, after mocking people for taking 'dewoming medication,' leading one to wonder how many dead Americans...
Investors Brace For Biden's Imminent Tariffs On China EVs
10.05.2024, 15:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Investors Brace For Biden's Imminent Tariffs On China EVs The Biden administration is expected to make a major announcement on China tariffs as soon as next week that will impact semiconductors, solar power, and electric vehicles, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. While the possibility of additional tariffs...
Republican Introduces Bill Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote
10.05.2024, 02:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Republican Introduces Bill Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill in the lower chamber of Congress that would ensure that illegal immigrants do not vote in federal elections. The U.S. Capitol building during a rainy day in Washington on April 2...
The Catalyst For A Banking Renaissance
09.05.2024, 21:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Catalyst For A Banking Renaissance Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Every day, there are over 2,000,000,000 consumer transactions around the world. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and other large companies process many of these payments. Bitcoin, on the other hand, does not have anywhere near the capacity to handle this kind...
500 Individuals Recount Discrimination, Sexual Harassment At FDIC In New 200-Page Report
09.05.2024, 00:38 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 500 Individuals Recount Discrimination, Sexual Harassment At FDIC In New 200-Page Report Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, The Federal Deposit Insurance (FDIC) failed to provide its employees a safe workplace free from “sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct,” a new report released on Tuesday concluded...
Wisconsin Voter Roll Transparency Challenged By Public Interest Legal Foundation
08.05.2024, 05:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Wisconsin Voter Roll Transparency Challenged By Public Interest Legal Foundation Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Public access to Wisconsin’s state voter roll is too restricted and too expensive, according to the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a national election integrity watchdog organization. Residents cast...
Kashkari & Consumer Credit Curtail Stock & Bond Gains
07.05.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Kashkari & Consumer Credit Curtail Stock & Bond Gains Another quiet macro day (although an ugly picture was painted late on by the unexpectedly weak revolving credit increase - potentially signaling a US consumer who really has hit their limit). Some FedSpeak wiped a little lipstick off the early pig's squeeze higher as Kashkari seemed to offer both...
What Will CBDCs Mean For Gold?
07.05.2024, 14:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - What Will CBDCs Mean For Gold? Via SchiffGold.com, With the eventual introduction of central bank digital currency (CBDCs) now seemingly inevitable, there are a lot of directions central banks could take with their digital currency projects that would have dramatic implications for the price of gold. Touted for their “convenience” and “efficiency...
Surging Distress In CRE CLO Loans Spurs Lender Rush To Repurchase Delinquent Multifamily Mortgages
07.05.2024, 12:58 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Surging Distress In CRE CLO Loans Spurs Lender Rush To Repurchase Delinquent Multifamily Mortgages The commercial real estate sector continues to experience elevated stress (see the state of the industry in charts). The latest crack to emerge is the increasing number of delinquencies on multifamily mortgages. In April, about 8.6% of commercial...
China Bulls Beware: Credit Markets Flash A Warning
07.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China Bulls Beware: Credit Markets Flash A Warning By Ye Xie, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Chinese stocks have been on a stealth bull run, but the renewed market optimism may be built a shaky foundation — especially when it comes to credit. The MSCI China Index has climbed 24% from its lows in January. The Hang Seng Index has also recovered...
Death Of Self-Checkout, Walmart Charges For It In Some Locations
07.05.2024, 02:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Death Of Self-Checkout, Walmart Charges For It In Some Locations By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk Theft and complaints are taking a toll on self-checkout. Now, Walmart wants you to pay $98 a year for Walmart+ for the self-checkout privilege at some stores. Retailers Scale Back Self-Checkouts The Wall Street Journal reports Retailers Scale Back Self-Checkouts...
Cognitive Decline: Biden Campaign Says They Will Shorten His Speeches
05.05.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Cognitive Decline: Biden Campaign Says They Will Shorten His Speeches Who is actually running the country? The Biden campaign team has admitted that they are seeking to shorten his speeches, claiming that they are seeking “quality over quantity,” but leading many to presume it is because he can barely talk. Modernity.news' Steve Watson reports that...
Fraudulent Logic Guides The UK Smoking Ban
05.05.2024, 14:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Fraudulent Logic Guides The UK Smoking Ban Authored by Owen Ashworth via The Mises Institute, It is the waning days of the Sunak premiership, and the Conservative party still has a stonking majority despite its cataclysmic capitulation in the polls. The government is effectively a lame duck; everyone knows it has no support, yet it will still be around...
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...
ICC Threatens Action Over 'Intimidation' Tactics As Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Looms
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - ICC Threatens Action Over 'Intimidation' Tactics As Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Looms The government of Israel is now essentially in a full diplomatic war with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the possible impending arrest warrants which could be issued anytime for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top officials, including the defense...
Arizona Senate Approves Repeal of Near-Total Abortion Ban
03.05.2024, 13:59 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Arizona Senate Approves Repeal of Near-Total Abortion Ban Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix on April 11, 2024. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo) Arizona’s near-total abortion ban will be repealed just weeks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled it enforceable. The Arizona House narrowly...
Will Trump Survive This?
02.05.2024, 12:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Will Trump Survive This? Authored by James Rickards via the Daily Reckoning, This is a highly consequential election year, to say the least. The policy differences between Biden and Trump are enormous. Whether it’s taxes, regulation, borders, energy or foreign policy, the differences couldn’t be clearer. And though I prefer to focus my analysis...
China Humiliated Blinken But Blinken Kept Begging
02.05.2024, 05:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China Humiliated Blinken But Blinken Kept Begging Authored by Gordon Chang via The Gatestone Institute, It is not clear whether a Chinese official was at the Beijing airport to bid farewell to Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he ended his three-day visit to China on Friday, but the send-off was in any event low-key and Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
California's Perpetual Drought Is Manmade And Intentional
02.05.2024, 02:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - California's Perpetual Drought Is Manmade And Intentional Authored by Roger Canfield via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) last week released its next five-year plan for the State Water Project—Update 2023. After years of meetings, California’s premier water agency has decided to focus on “three...
Meet The Lawyers Taking Big Government To The Supreme Court... And Winning
01.05.2024, 05:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Meet The Lawyers Taking Big Government To The Supreme Court... And Winning Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As the administrative state implements more regulations on Americans, a team of legal veterans has come together to fight the expansion of unelected government agency power. (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock...
Bullish Sentiment Index Reverses With Buybacks Resuming
30.04.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bullish Sentiment Index Reverses With Buybacks Resuming Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Over the last two weeks, the bullish sentiment index has reversed from extreme greed to fear. The composite net bullish sentiment index, comprised of professional and retail investors, fell from 38.15 to 9.9 in two weeks. The previous drop...
California State Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban Excessive Homework
30.04.2024, 02:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - California State Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban Excessive Homework Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, A state lawmaker in California has introduced legislation that would severely restrict a teacher’s ability to hand out homework assignments to students that are deemed to be too much. As reported by Breitbart, State Assemblywoman Pilar...
Biden Embraces G20-Proposed 2% Wealth Tax To Battle 'Racial Wealth Inequality'
29.04.2024, 16:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Embraces G20-Proposed 2% Wealth Tax To Battle 'Racial Wealth Inequality' Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Biden and Yellen support a global minimum tax on corporations. And a new wealth tax scheme is now in the works... Watch Out for a Global Wealth Tax The Wall Street Journal says Watch Out for a Global Wealth Tax In our new socialist...
Biden Looks To Prevent Future President From Ending Ukraine War With 10-Year Agreement
29.04.2024, 16:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Looks To Prevent Future President From Ending Ukraine War With 10-Year Agreement Soon on the heels of President Biden last week signing into law a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine's defense, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday indicated that he's working with Washington on a bilateral security agreement which would last ten years. "We...
Relentless Chinese Bond Rally Hints at Yuan Challenge Ahead
29.04.2024, 05:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Relentless Chinese Bond Rally Hints at Yuan Challenge Ahead By Charlie Zhu and Helen Sun, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters and strategists Three things we learned last week: 1. China’s bond rally seems unstoppable amid a shortage of quality assets for investments. From government bonds to corporate debentures, traders keep hunting for yields in all...
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...
From Bird Flu To Climate Snakes
27.04.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - From Bird Flu To Climate Snakes Authored by Breeauna Sagdal via The Brownstone Institute, Seasoned veterinarians and livestock producers alike have been scratching their heads trying to understand the media’s response to the avian flu. Headlines across every major news outlet warn of humans becoming infected with the “deadly” bird flu after...
DOJ Continues To Refuse Handing Over Audio Recording Of Special Counsel's Interview With Biden
27.04.2024, 21:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DOJ Continues To Refuse Handing Over Audio Recording Of Special Counsel's Interview With Biden Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) stands its ground on its refusal to surrender the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden to the House Oversight Committee. Reps. Jim...
Washington's Fiscal Mess Is Irresponsible, Unethical, Immoral: Former US Comptroller General
27.04.2024, 15:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Washington's Fiscal Mess Is Irresponsible, Unethical, Immoral: Former US Comptroller General Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, In 2007, the U.S. national debt was below $10 trillion, and the budget deficit was about $160 billion. Federal spending was about $3 trillion, and interest payments were approximately $400 billion. Then the numbers...
These States Are Making It Illegal For Illegal Immigrants To Enter
26.04.2024, 18:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These States Are Making It Illegal For Illegal Immigrants To Enter Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Conservative states across the country—Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Oklahoma—are taking border security matters into their own hands, proposing or passing legislation targeting illegal...
Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy
26.04.2024, 02:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Having used up all of the rest of the batshit, insane, counterintuitive economic dirty tricks left in the "we'll literally do anything but cut spending" bag, the Biden administration is pushing what could be the most destructive idea for our country since prohibition:...
Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard
25.04.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk Why is the choice between shutting down the border and no controls at all? And what about demographics? Fertility rates? Immigration Talks We Should Be Having Eurointelligence discusses the Immigration Talks We Should Be Having. The ideas also apply to the US. Last...
"None Of This Should've Happened": Baltimore Takes Container Ship Owner & Manager To Court Over Bridge Collapse
25.04.2024, 18:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "None Of This Should've Happened": Baltimore Takes Container Ship Owner & Manager To Court Over Bridge Collapse Baltimore City filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing it to collapse. Attorneys for Baltimore's mayor and City Council claim the bridge...
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...
ATF Rule-Change Creates A Trap For The Unwary
25.04.2024, 02:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - ATF Rule-Change Creates A Trap For The Unwary Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, On Friday, the 31st anniversary of the massacre of Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, the ATF issued new regulations that make it more difficult to comply with federal laws regulating gun dealing and background checks. Since the 1930s, federal law has required gun...
Governments Could Stop Inflation If They Wanted... They Will Not
22.04.2024, 20:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Governments Could Stop Inflation If They Wanted... They Will Not Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Inflation is no coincidence. It is a policy. Governments, along with their so-called experts, attempt to persuade you that inflation stems from anything other than the consistent, albeit slower, rise in aggregate prices year after year. Issuing more currency...
Northern California City Relaxes Homeless Rules Amid Federal Lawsuit
22.04.2024, 03:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Northern California City Relaxes Homeless Rules Amid Federal Lawsuit Authored by Brian Back via The Epoch Times, The city council of San Rafael in Marin County, California, voted unanimously in a public hearing last week, to approve a more relaxed version of its ordinance dealing with homeless camps and where they are allowed. The ordinance was originally...