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Huge Bond Wagers Make Some Hedge Funds Too-Big-To-Fail, IMF Warns
18.04.2024, 21:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Huge Bond Wagers Make Some Hedge Funds Too-Big-To-Fail, IMF Warns Who could have seen this coming? btw this is where the next really big crash will start https://t.co/XcK2RezYEk — zerohedge ( zerohedge) February 1, 2024 Bloomberg's Ye Xie reports that a small group of funds has accumulated such large short wagers in the Treasury market that they could...
Existing Home Sales Plunged (Again) In March... But Prices Continue To Rise
18.04.2024, 16:14 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Existing Home Sales Plunged (Again) In March... But Prices Continue To Rise After the collapse in housing starts and permits in March, it is no surprise that existing home sales disappointed in the same month, dropping 4.3% MoM (-4.1% exp) after surging 9.5% in February. That is the biggest drop since Nov 2022. Sales were down almost 10% from a year...
Futures Rise After 4 Straight Days Of Losses
18.04.2024, 14:17 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rise After 4 Straight Days Of Losses US equity futures are higher after four consecutive days of selling, although that is the same pattern we have seen all week as futures initially rise only to dump later in the day. As of 7:40am, S&P futures are up 0.3% while tech stocks were set to outperform, pushing the Nasdaq 0.4% higher after TSMC delivered...
The Spear In AI's Back
18.04.2024, 13:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Spear In AI's Back Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, That real harm will result from the use of AI tools is a given. AI is like the powerful character in an action movie who looks invincible until they turn around, revealing a fatal spear embedded in their back. The spear in AI's back is the American legal system, which has been...
Gold Vs. S&P 500: Which Has Grown More Over Five Years?
18.04.2024, 11:54 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold Vs. S&P 500: Which Has Grown More Over Five Years? Gold is considered a unique asset due to its enduring value, historical significance, and application in various technologies like computers, spacecraft, and communications equipment. Commonly regarded as a “safe haven asset”, gold is something investors typically buy to protect themselves...
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...
Stellar 20Y Auction Sends Yields Sliding To Session Lows
17.04.2024, 19:29 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stellar 20Y Auction Sends Yields Sliding To Session Lows With yields surging yesterday to a 2024 high in a move which sent stocks sliding for a 3rd consecutive day, a dump which extended today as more CTA selling kicked in, but unlike yesterday it is now also manifesting in a flight to bond safety which has pushed yields sharply lower, moments ago the...
Omens For The Nasdaq As Technical Signal Proliferates
17.04.2024, 19:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Omens For The Nasdaq As Technical Signal Proliferates Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, A technical sell signal for the Nasdaq has hit levels not seen since the tech bubble. However, it should be taken in the context of a still supportive economic backdrop, with buoyant excess liquidity and low near-term recession risk. The Hindenburg...
Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs
17.04.2024, 14:12 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs US equity futures and European markets are higher, reversing several days of losses after positive earnings from some of Europe’s biggest companies lifted the mood as markets were roiled by a more hawkish outlook for interest rates. Futures on the S&P 500 rose by 0.4% reversing three days...
From 'Buy The Dip' To 'Sell The Rip' - Goldman Flows Guru Warns Of "Supply/Demand Mismatch" In Stocks
16.04.2024, 18:13 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - From 'Buy The Dip' To 'Sell The Rip' - Goldman Flows Guru Warns Of "Supply/Demand Mismatch" In Stocks The US equity market appears to have changed regime from "buy the dip" to "sell the rip" (and reduce delta), according to Goldman Sachs flow of funds guru Scott Rubner. In a note this morning, he points out that he is receiving a lot of questions about...
The WHO's Road To Totalitarianism
16.04.2024, 05:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The WHO's Road To Totalitarianism Authored by Bert Olivier via The Brownstone Institute, Several articles on the proposed amendments to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) international health regulations have appeared here on Brownstone, such as this excellent introduction. Consequently, there is no need to repeat this information in a similar...
Water In Texas: A Window Into Problems Across The US
16.04.2024, 05:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Water In Texas: A Window Into Problems Across The US Authored by Suzanne Gasparatto via The Epoch Times, Humans cannot live without water, yet many of us take for granted that water is readily available. As more people move to cities, adding to already crowded populations, the availability of potable water isn’t a given any longer. While this planet...
Americans Pour Into Pawnshops, Selling Gold Jewelry As Price Surges
15.04.2024, 22:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Americans Pour Into Pawnshops, Selling Gold Jewelry As Price Surges With gold trading at record highs, cash-strapped Americans are heading to pawnshops to sell their jewelry. “People are using gold as an ATM they never had,” King Gold & Pawn and Empire Gold Buyers owner Gene Furman tells Bloomberg. He says gold-selling traffic at his 5th Avenue...
Aluminum, Nickel Soar Then Slide After Western Sanctions On Russian Metals
15.04.2024, 15:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Aluminum, Nickel Soar Then Slide After Western Sanctions On Russian Metals Over the weekend we reported that, in a surprise move, the US and UK imposed new restrictions on trading Russian aluminum, copper and nickel in the latest bid to curb President Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund his war machine (as discussed previously, Russian oil is now trading...
The Trump Trial In Manhattan Is An Indictment Of The New York Legal System
15.04.2024, 14:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Trump Trial In Manhattan Is An Indictment Of The New York Legal System Authored by Jonathan Turley, I have long been critical of the case as a clear example of the weaponization of the criminal justice system. No one seriously believes that Alvin Bragg would have spent this time and money to prosecute what is ordinarily a state misdemeanor if the...
Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel
14.04.2024, 21:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel Iran's direct attack on Israel on Saturday evening is viewed certainly as an escalation in the Middle East conflict. Tehran's missile and drone attack (widely unsuccessful) has been well-telegraphed (read: here & here) for the last two weeks, pushing up...
These Are The Most Valuable Housing Markets In America
13.04.2024, 14:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - These Are The Most Valuable Housing Markets In America The residential real estate market in the U.S. stands as one of the largest asset classes in the country, worth $47.5 trillion in 2023. Despite a slowdown in home sales, the total value of homes increased $2.4 trillion last year as low inventory levels pushed up prices. Affordable metropolitan...
The Beauty Parlor's Full Of Sailors And The Circus Is In Town
12.04.2024, 22:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Beauty Parlor's Full Of Sailors And The Circus Is In Town Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “They have tried to solve a wide range of insoluble problems, from the weather to poverty to viruses, and now they will attempt to solve us.” - Eugyppius This is that part of the movie where the hero — you — tumbles off the cliff...
Gold & The Dollar Surged This Week, Stocks & Crypto Purged As Reflation & WW3-Risk Wreck Rate-Cut Hopes
12.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold & The Dollar Surged This Week, Stocks & Crypto Purged As Reflation & WW3-Risk Wreck Rate-Cut Hopes Inflation fears/promises/threats were realized this week with CPI and PPI hot (yes PPI) and UMich infl exp rising too. Inflation data has been surprising to the upside all year and growth data not so much... Source: Bloomberg ...and that rising inflation...
Starlink Reportedly Instructed To Shutdown In Zimbabwe By Government
12.04.2024, 20:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Starlink Reportedly Instructed To Shutdown In Zimbabwe By Government Authored by L.S.M Kabweza via TechZim.co.zw, Techzim can reveal that the government of Zimbabwe has instructed Starlink to shut down services in the country. Users of the service received an email from the satellite internet service provider today, advising them it had been directed...
Intel, AMD Slide After Beijing Tells Telecoms To Phase Out Foreign Chips
12.04.2024, 13:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Intel, AMD Slide After Beijing Tells Telecoms To Phase Out Foreign Chips The newest phase of the technology war between the US and China involves Beijing's plan to eliminate American-made semiconductor chips from Chinese telecommunications systems by 2027. This strategy is expected to impact US chip manufacturers such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices...
Sound Money Vs. Fiat Currency: Trade And Credit Are The Wild Cards
12.04.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Sound Money Vs. Fiat Currency: Trade And Credit Are The Wild Cards Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We need to start thinking outside the current system, which has no solutions. Our convictions about money are quasi-religious: heretics are burned at the stake. I'm not sure which stake I'll be tied to, because all the conventional...
Nearly 20% Of Recent San Francisco Home Sales Were Underwater
12.04.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Nearly 20% Of Recent San Francisco Home Sales Were Underwater Nearly 20% of homes sold in San Francisco during the three months ending Feb. 29 sold at a loss. What's more, the typical SF homeowner took $155,500 less than they bought it for, which is 400% more in dollar terms than the nationwide median loss of $39,912 over the same period, Redfin reports...
Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales
12.04.2024, 04:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has submitted the final version of a controversial rule to change the definition of what it means to be “Engaged in the Business” of dealing...
In Latest Humiliation For Biden Admin, Russian Oil Is Trading Above The G7 Price Cap Everywhere
12.04.2024, 04:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - In Latest Humiliation For Biden Admin, Russian Oil Is Trading Above The G7 Price Cap Everywhere Back in late 2022, when "Western democracies" bombastically unveiled theatrical sanctions against Putin, capping the price at which imports of Russian oil were permitted to no higher than $60, we said that this was one of the biggest farces in modern history...
Stocks Surge, Goldgasms To Record High After "Adjusted" PPI Sparks Buying Frenzy
11.04.2024, 21:59 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stocks Surge, Goldgasms To Record High After "Adjusted" PPI Sparks Buying Frenzy What started off as another ugly day with stocks tumbling and yields surging following yesterday's VaR-shock inducing CPI print, quickly reversed after the market - in its infinite stupidity - took what was a hot PPI print (core PPI came in at 2.4% vs Exp. 2.2% and up from...
US Drones Are Expensive And Error-Prone So Ukraine Turns To China
11.04.2024, 11:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Drones Are Expensive And Error-Prone So Ukraine Turns To China Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Drones from American startups are glitchy and expensive prompting Ukraine to turn to alternatives from China. The Wall Street Journal comments American Drones Failed to Turn the Tide in Ukraine The Silicon Valley company Skydio sent hundreds...
California's Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based On Ratepayers' Income
11.04.2024, 04:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - California's Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based On Ratepayers' Income Authored by Jane L. Johnson via The Mises Institute, Utility bills - for electricity, natural gas, water, and garbage - have by long-standing tradition been based on customer usage, measured in kilowatt-hours of electricity, therms or Btu of natural gas, hundred cubic feet of water...
Could US Treasuries Become The Trade Of The Decade?
10.04.2024, 21:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Could US Treasuries Become The Trade Of The Decade? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The expediencies and policy extremes have yet to be explored, much less exploited. Napoleon is reputed to have said, "Do you know what amazes me more than anything else? The impotence of force to organize anything." This is the lament of someone...
MSM Fails To Mention 'Showers With Dad' , Molestation After Ashley Biden Diary Leaker Jailed
10.04.2024, 20:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - MSM Fails To Mention 'Showers With Dad' , Molestation After Ashley Biden Diary Leaker Jailed On Tuesday, a Florida woman was sentenced to a month in prison and three months of home confinement for stealing and selling the diary of Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden's daughter. Harris pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in August 2022, admitting that...
Is Gold Overpriced Or Can Its Price Go Even Higher?
10.04.2024, 20:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is Gold Overpriced Or Can Its Price Go Even Higher? Authored by Claudio Grass via The Mises Institute, This question has been at the center of a great many conversations I’ve been recently having with clients and friends. The way I like to answer it is with another question: Expensive compared to what? Despite its recent surge to record highs, there...
Investing Lessons From Your Mother
10.04.2024, 19:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Investing Lessons From Your Mother Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Your mother likely imparted valuable investing lessons you may not have known. With Mother’s Day approaching and bullish market exuberance present, such is an excellent time to revisit the investing lessons she taught me. Personally, when I was growing up, my...
No Taxes For 'Black Folk,', Says US Rep. Jasmine Crockett
10.04.2024, 15:18 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - No Taxes For 'Black Folk,', Says US Rep. Jasmine Crockett Via American Greatness, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (R-Texas) has suggested that black people in the United States pay no taxes, reported Dallas City Wire. “Just this past week I saw, I don’t remember which celebrity, but it was actually a celebrity, and I was like, that’s not necessarily...
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...
Renewed Inflation Risks Aren't Scaring Buyers Yet
10.04.2024, 13:23 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Renewed Inflation Risks Aren't Scaring Buyers Yet By Michael Msika, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist The stock market’s momentum is stalling and soaring commodity prices have brought inflation worries back to the forefront. For now, it’s not enough to prompt Wall Street strategists to change their bullish view. HSBC strategists led...
PAMP It: Costco Selling Up To $200 Million In Gold Bars Per Month, Wells Fargo Estimates
09.04.2024, 21:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - PAMP It: Costco Selling Up To $200 Million In Gold Bars Per Month, Wells Fargo Estimates Last December, wholesale retailer Costco announced that they had sold over $100 million worth of gold in Q3 2023. "You've probably read about the fact that we're selling one-ounce gold bars. We sold over $100 million of gold during the quarter," sad CFO Richard...
Ugly 3Y Auction Tails The Most In Over A Year As Foreign Buyers Flee Ahead Of CPI
09.04.2024, 19:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ugly 3Y Auction Tails The Most In Over A Year As Foreign Buyers Flee Ahead Of CPI The first coupon auction of the week and the month is in the history books and boy, was it ugly: maybe it was nerves ahead of tomorrow's CPI, maybe it was the realization that there is a lot more where this came from. A LOT more. With $58 billion in 3Y paper for sale today...
One More Hot CPI Print Could Prove Existential Difference Between “Being And Nothingness” For Traders
09.04.2024, 17:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - One More Hot CPI Print Could Prove Existential Difference Between “Being And Nothingness” For Traders By Michael Every of Rabobank Being and Nothingness With a solar eclipse as the epic backdrop, and 10-year US Treasury yields over 4.40% and testing towards 4.50% despite (or because of?) pledged Fed rate cuts, markets are focused on US CPI tomorrow...
Margin Debt Surges As Bulls Leverage Bets
09.04.2024, 16:29 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Margin Debt Surges As Bulls Leverage Bets Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In the most recent report from FINRA, margin debt levels have surged as bullish investors leverage their bets in the equity market. The increase in leverage is not surprising, as it represents increased risk-taking by investors in the stock market. We previously...
Stocks Face Rug-Pull From Extreme Momentum Move
09.04.2024, 15:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Stocks Face Rug-Pull From Extreme Momentum Move Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Momentum stocks are very stretched. A reversal exposes the equity market to the risk of a potentially sizable correction, with rising inflation a potential catalyst. Portfolios taking advantage of cheap hedges are better placed to weather any fall in...
In The Next Several Weeks, We Could See $300 Billion Of Liquidity Leaving The System
09.04.2024, 14:28 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - In The Next Several Weeks, We Could See $300 Billion Of Liquidity Leaving The System Submitted by Larry McDonald, creator of the Bear Traps Report and author of the newly published book "When Markets Speak" which has been #1 on Amazon over the last week across most non-fiction, finance categories. What’s Under the Surface? The heart of “conditioning...
US Small-Business Optimism Slides To 11-Year Low As Bidenomics Fails
09.04.2024, 13:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Small-Business Optimism Slides To 11-Year Low As Bidenomics Fails The failure of Bidenomics has crushed confidence among US small businesses to the lowest level in more than a decade, as the future path of inflation remains a significant concern. Readers must remember small businesses are vital to the economy, contributing 44% of the country's...
DOJ Seeks Prison For Ashley Biden 'Showers With Dad' Diary Culprit
08.04.2024, 02:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DOJ Seeks Prison For Ashley Biden 'Showers With Dad' Diary Culprit The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking prison time for a woman who stole the diary of Ashley Biden, the president's daughter, before selling it to Project Veritas prior to the 2020 presidential election (and after an unsuccessful attempt at selling it to the Trump campaign). Aimee...
Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market
06.04.2024, 15:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Saudi oil giant Aramco, the world’s top crude oil exporter, hiked on Friday the prices of most of its crude grades for May, as Middle Eastern benchmarks are strengthening in a market that looks increasingly tight. For a second consecutive...
Trump Says Truth Social Has Zero Debt, $200 Million Cash Despite Media Fixation On 2023 Loss
05.04.2024, 19:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump Says Truth Social Has Zero Debt, $200 Million Cash Despite Media Fixation On 2023 Loss Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that media fixation on the $58 million loss of the company behind Truth Social is misguided, touting its fundamentals—which he said include over $200 million...
Proposal To Move Bank Regulation Goalposts Signals Underlying Problems In Financial System
05.04.2024, 15:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Proposal To Move Bank Regulation Goalposts Signals Underlying Problems In Financial System Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, If a formula spits out a number you don't like, just change the formula so you get a better number! That’s exactly what the Bureau of Labor Statistics did to the Consumer Price Index formula in the 1990s. Because the...
Something Broke In Markets On Thursday
05.04.2024, 14:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Something Broke In Markets On Thursday Authored by Mark Cudmore via Bloomberg, This Friday is going to be a session for active short-term traders, and it will likely be unpleasant for investors. Something broke in markets on Thursday. There are a few things that worry me about the latest bout of risk aversion. This is in context that I’ve been an...
Futures Rebound As Oil Remains Above $90; All Eyes On Payrolls
05.04.2024, 14:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound As Oil Remains Above $90; All Eyes On Payrolls US futures rebounded from yesterday's late day rout even as European stocks slumped the most in almost two months and Asian markets tumbled the most in a month, tracking Thursday's broad market retreat as oil prices held near five-month highs above $90 and investors braced for today's...
The Single Wisest Thing You Can Do With Your Money
05.04.2024, 03:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Single Wisest Thing You Can Do With Your Money Authored by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, There’s a great deal more to becoming rich than buying the right investments and hoping for the best. The most important element in your strategy to win the battle for investment survival is your own psychology. You’ve heard that your attitude helps...
Bonds & Bitcoin Bid As Kashkari & Crude Slam Stocks
04.04.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bonds & Bitcoin Bid As Kashkari & Crude Slam Stocks An armada of FedSpeak today was pretty much all in the same direction - need more time on inflation, no rush to cut (but will cut), jobs strong - with the only divergence being the degree (Gooslbee, more dovishly worried about labor market due to rising delinquencies; to Kashkari, more hawkishly questioning...