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Clearing Demand
14.05.2024, 20:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Clearing Demand By Ahmed Bin Sulayem Since its establishment in 2005, the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has been the central counterparty for clearing and settlement services to the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX). Emerging as the largest clearing house in the MENA region by volume, DCCC is now poised to play a far more multinational...
Biden Administration Quadruples Tariffs On Chinese EVs
14.05.2024, 18:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Administration Quadruples Tariffs On Chinese EVs Authored by Terri Wu via The Epoch Times, The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will impose a 100 percent tariff—quadrupling the current 25 percent—on electric vehicles imported from China in 2024. In addition to EVs, the White House has significantly increased tariffs on Chinese...
I've Got A Bad Feeling About This
14.05.2024, 16:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - I've Got A Bad Feeling About This By Michael Every of Rabobank Ideally, I would have written this on May 4th not 14th, but I am going to talk Star Wars. I was a fan in 1977, kept the flame alive when only battered VHS cassettes of the original trilogy existed, and was delighted to get prequels. Until the opening crawl announced, “The taxation of trade...
Unfixable: Michael Cohen Faces Reckoning Of Biblical Proportions On Cross Examination
14.05.2024, 16:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Unfixable: Michael Cohen Faces Reckoning Of Biblical Proportions On Cross Examination Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in the New York Post on the first day of the examination of Michael Cohen. He is expected to start his cross examination today. How bad will it be? After lying to Congress, courts, banks, and most everyone else, it will...
The Broken Magic Trick Behind Dollar Dominance
14.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Broken Magic Trick Behind Dollar Dominance Authored by Peter Reagan via Birch Gold Group, The total debt owed by the United States federal government has reached incredible levels. Today, the total is $34,541,727,970,599.17 – but by the time you read this article, it’ll probably be higher. I say “probably” because the debt is growing...
WHO Makes Key Concessions Ahead Of Pandemic Treaty Vote
14.05.2024, 05:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WHO Makes Key Concessions Ahead Of Pandemic Treaty Vote Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The World Health Organization (WHO) has watered down some provisions of its pandemic agreements ahead of the upcoming World Health Assembly on May 27. Critics in the United States, however, say the changes don’t do enough to address...
"Combat Illegal Corporate Behavior" - Dem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Use Executive Action Against High Food Prices
14.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Combat Illegal Corporate Behavior" - Dem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Use Executive Action Against High Food Prices Greedflation is a myth, and Democrats are well aware of this. However, they will never acknowledge that corporate greed isn't the root cause of inflation, as greed tends to be constant in the economy. What changed is the overstimulation...
Fast Casual Dining Foot Traffic "Plummets" Across New York-New Jersey As Consumer Cracks
14.05.2024, 00:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Fast Casual Dining Foot Traffic "Plummets" Across New York-New Jersey As Consumer Cracks The cost-of-living squeeze is crushing low-income consumers, so much that Goldman's top consumer trader, Scott Feiler, recently pointed out that his desk is "getting bearish on consumer and our soft landing basket." Days ago, Goldman analysts led by Bonnie Herzog...
Squeezed For Decades, America's Working Class Is Finally Up Against The Wall
13.05.2024, 23:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Squeezed For Decades, America's Working Class Is Finally Up Against The Wall Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The net result is America's working class is up against the wall, maxed out. Let's start by defining the working class in a meaningful way rather than by tossing around meaningless income metrics which implicitly suggest...
"If Mr. Trump Is Hitler, Think Of Newsom As Godzilla With Hair Gel..."
13.05.2024, 22:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "If Mr. Trump Is Hitler, Think Of Newsom As Godzilla With Hair Gel..." Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Monster Mash-Up “My take is that the US is incredibly unstable right now, and could go in almost any imaginable direction between now and the election, as well as some unimaginable ones.” - John Michael Greer Did you notice...
Why The Establishment Fears A Trump-Led Fed
13.05.2024, 18:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why The Establishment Fears A Trump-Led Fed Via SchiffGold.com, While in office, Trump blamed the Fed for tightening monetary policy. Now members of Trump’s team allegedly plan to give a re-elected Trump more power over the Fed, igniting panic from mainstream economists about a politicized Fed. Our guest commentator explains why the real risk,...
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'...
Watch: Pelosi Dismantled In Real Time In Masterclass On Populism
12.05.2024, 22:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Pelosi Dismantled In Real Time In Masterclass On Populism Two weeks ago, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was thoroughly savaged during a debate at Oxford University over the question of whether populism is a "threat to democracy." In case you missed it, read on as it's making the rounds. If you have 14 minutes to spare, jump right in: Opening...
US Is Offering Israel A Strange Incentive To Hold Off Rafah Offensive
12.05.2024, 20:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Is Offering Israel A Strange Incentive To Hold Off Rafah Offensive Over the weekend The Washington Post has reported a strange incentive and quid pro quo that the US is offering Israel if it agrees to hold off on the Rafah offensive. The Biden administration is ready to hand over to Israel "sensitive intelligence" on the whereabouts of top Hamas...
Watch: Northern Israel Is Literally On Fire After Hezbollah Attacks
12.05.2024, 01:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Northern Israel Is Literally On Fire After Hezbollah Attacks Starting Friday night into Saturday a series of surreal images and videos have circulated widely showing that whole swathes of northern Israel are literally on fire. The fires were largely in open field areas, but were very extensive given they were the result of about 35 rockets being...
James Carville Rages At Trump’s Success: "It's Going The Wrong Way, It's Not Working!"
11.05.2024, 20:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - James Carville Rages At Trump’s Success: "It's Going The Wrong Way, It's Not Working!" Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via modernity.news, Veteran political strategist James Carville says “Trump’s more ahead than he’s ever been” as he urged Democrats to try something different because everything they do is “not working.” Trump’s more...
Over 124 Pounds Of Cocaine And Fentanyl Seized In El Paso In 1 Week
11.05.2024, 19:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Over 124 Pounds Of Cocaine And Fentanyl Seized In El Paso In 1 Week Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in the El Paso region seized more than 124 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine last week in four separate incidents, amid criticism of lax border policies. On April 30,...
Embracing Communist China Was Washington's Greatest Strategic Failure
11.05.2024, 14:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Embracing Communist China Was Washington's Greatest Strategic Failure Authored by James E. Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer via RealClearPolitics.com, From the war in Ukraine to the horrific terror attack on Oct. 7 and the subsequent conflict in the Middle East to the roiling waters of the South China Sea, the world today is in crisis. The causes are not...
World's Oldest Central Bank Keeps Sounding Alarm On Fragility Of Cashless Economies
11.05.2024, 11:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - World's Oldest Central Bank Keeps Sounding Alarm On Fragility Of Cashless Economies Authored by Nick Corbishley via naked capitalism, At a time when the dominant narrative around cash is that its demise is all but inevitable, as well as broadly desirable, the 2024 payment report by Sweden’s Riksbank may offer a cautionary tale. In October last year...
The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research
11.05.2024, 09:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research Since the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was first identified in humans in 2003, approximately 600 cases have been reported worldwide, with a laboratory-confirmed case-fatality rate (CFR) of 60%. The recent death of a woman in southwest...
FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report
10.05.2024, 20:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Jan. 6, 2021. PHOTO: Wikipedia The FBI released on Tuesday a new batch of records about its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising—raising more questions about the event in the process. Among the 107 pages of new records is...
FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner
10.05.2024, 18:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf in Washington in a file image. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing for a scenario in which the highly pathogenic...
Dog Gone: Kristi Noem Cuts Short Book Tour Citing 'Bad Weather'
10.05.2024, 15:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dog Gone: Kristi Noem Cuts Short Book Tour Citing 'Bad Weather' Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClear Wire, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has cut short a disastrous book tour after receiving withering criticism for her story of shooting an ill-behaved puppy and unverified claims of meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, RealClearPolitics is first...
Chris Cuomo Admits Taking "Regular" Doses Of Ivermectin After Previously Saying Those Who Took It Should Be "Shamed"
10.05.2024, 04:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Chris Cuomo Admits Taking "Regular" Doses Of Ivermectin After Previously Saying Those Who Took It Should Be "Shamed" After once claiming on air that people taking ivermectin should be "shamed", Chris Cuomo has done an about face on the drug, admitting on the PBD Podcast this week that he is taking a regular dose of it to deal with long Covid. In January...
Manhattan Apartment Rents Gain Momentum, Signal Potential Record Highs This Summer
10.05.2024, 03:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Manhattan Apartment Rents Gain Momentum, Signal Potential Record Highs This Summer While the rent component of the consumer price index has shown a strong disinflationary trend since peaking in the summer of 2023, high-frequency data reveals rent prices in key metro areas are moving higher. Several high-frequency rental data points show that the...
The (Anti) Social Cost Of Carbon
10.05.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The (Anti) Social Cost Of Carbon Authored by Jonathan Lesser via RealClearEnergy, Forty-two was the mystical number that explained “life, the universe, and everything” in Douglas Adams’ comic novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Today, another mystical number, the so-called social cost of carbon (SSC), is providing the excuse for the...
West Fueling Global Conflicts, Trying To Topple Moscow, Putin Says On WW2 Victory Day
10.05.2024, 00:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - West Fueling Global Conflicts, Trying To Topple Moscow, Putin Says On WW2 Victory Day As fully expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a defiant tone in his speech at Moscow’s Red Square for the annual events commemorating Russia's WW2 victory. Addressing thousands of soldiers in ceremonial attire, Putin accused the "arrogant" West of stoking...
A Deep Dive Into The Opioid Crisis
09.05.2024, 05:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - A Deep Dive Into The Opioid Crisis Authored by Matt Bivens, M.D. via Racket News, Editor’s note: the following is the first essay in a series, written by former Moscow Times co-worker and current E.R. doctor Matt Bivens. The remaining features will be published serially on his Substack site, The 100 Days. None of the articles in the series will be...
The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle: Behind The Inexplicable "Strength" Of US Consumers Is $700 Billion In "Phanton Debt"
09.05.2024, 04:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle: Behind The Inexplicable "Strength" Of US Consumers Is $700 Billion In "Phanton Debt" Yesterday we discussed the latest consumer credit data, which revealed that the amount of credit card debt across the US has hit a new record high of $1.337 trillion (even though it appears to have finally hit a brick wall, barely rising...
"Is Consumer Travel Spending Easing?" - BofA Identifies New Trend As Travel Companies Miss Earnings
09.05.2024, 03:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Is Consumer Travel Spending Easing?" - BofA Identifies New Trend As Travel Companies Miss Earnings One theme we've spotted this earnings season has been an increasing number of companies warning about low-income consumers. From McDonald's to Starbucks to Tyson Foods, executives on earnings calls have warned about mounting headwinds hitting the...
Gen-Zers Slide Deeper Into Debt As Bidenomics Failure Crushes America's Future Leaders
09.05.2024, 00:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gen-Zers Slide Deeper Into Debt As Bidenomics Failure Crushes America's Future Leaders It may seem crazy, but here's some advice for heavily indebted Gen-Zers: Put down the smartphone. Stop spending on DoorDash and Uber Eats. Perhaps cancel a few streaming services. Also, the spending party is over despite calls from the White House to cancel student...
When "Making It" Becomes Hopeless
08.05.2024, 22:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - When "Making It" Becomes Hopeless Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, No wonder so many people devote themselves to curating an artificial digital representation of themselves that they reckon is worthy of recognition and status. What does it take to "make it" in today's economy? As described in Withdrawing from the Rat Race Is Going...
NYC Mayor, NYPD Offer $15K Cash Reward For Info On World War I Memorial Vandals
08.05.2024, 18:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NYC Mayor, NYPD Offer $15K Cash Reward For Info On World War I Memorial Vandals Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contributed $5,000 of his own money to a reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for vandalizing a World War I memorial. The 107th United States...
The Illusion Of Revolution
08.05.2024, 11:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Illusion Of Revolution Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance One of the topics I discussed with Matt Taibbi during my interview with him this weekend was the palpable loss of soul that has taken place on the Democratic side of the political aisle. And, as Matt Damon reminded us in Good Will Hunting whilst quoting Henry Ward Beecher: “Liberty...
The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet: Ron Paul
08.05.2024, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet: Ron Paul Authored by Ron Paul via the Ron Paul Institute, The ink was barely dry on President Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this was not the parting shot in a failed US policy. The elites have no intention...
Yes, The Constitution Does Matter... A Lot
08.05.2024, 05:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Yes, The Constitution Does Matter... A Lot Authored by Rob Natelson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Most of my columns for this newspaper relate to the Constitution. A common reaction among some readers—both in the online “comments” section and in direct correspondence—is that I’m wasting my time because the Constitution doesn’t matter...
San Diego Sues CNC Milling Technologists, Alleging They're Flouting California ‘Ghost Gun’ Laws
07.05.2024, 05:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - San Diego Sues CNC Milling Technologists, Alleging They're Flouting California ‘Ghost Gun’ Laws Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The San Diego County government is suing the manufacturer of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine, alleging that it is being used to manufacture unserialized firearms parts. The lawsuit, filed on behalf...
Ex-CNN Host Chris Cuomo Reveals COVID Vaccine Injury: "I'm Sick Myself"
07.05.2024, 03:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ex-CNN Host Chris Cuomo Reveals COVID Vaccine Injury: "I'm Sick Myself" Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former CNN host Chris Cuomo said in a recent news segment that he is suffering from a health condition after he received a COVID-19 vaccine. Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo attends the 12th annual CNN Heroes tribute in...
Panama Elects New President Who Vows To Shut Migrant Trail, Restore Economy
07.05.2024, 01:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Panama Elects New President Who Vows To Shut Migrant Trail, Restore Economy Voters in the Republic of Panama on Sunday elected a new president who has vowed to sever a key segment of the Latina American migrant trail that leads to the United States while restoring the country's reputation as an investment destination. “We’ll promote a government...
Tyson Foods Warns Low-Income Consumers Are Cracking Under Inflation Storm
06.05.2024, 22:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Tyson Foods Warns Low-Income Consumers Are Cracking Under Inflation Storm Tyson Foods, the second-largest producer of animal protein globally, plunged the most in one year after cautioning that heightened inflation is severely impacting its working poor customers, leading them to reduce their purchases of ready-to-eat products from its brands. This...
Florida Bans 'Indoctrination' In Teacher-Training Programs
06.05.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Florida Bans 'Indoctrination' In Teacher-Training Programs Authored by Patricia Tolson via The Epoch Times, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law on May 2 banning “indoctrination” programs for teachers. The measure, HB 1291, prohibits programs, courses, and curricula in teacher training from “distorting” historical...
'Romance' Scammer Promised Fake Gold To Bilk Victims For Millions
06.05.2024, 14:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Romance' Scammer Promised Fake Gold To Bilk Victims For Millions Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, It was an old-fashioned romance scam, involving a man posing as a female online to induce unfortunate men to send him their life savings. This scam, however, was fairly complex, involving a fake bank website and non-existent gold bars. The alleged...
Maryland Officials Release Timeline And Cost Estimate For Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge
06.05.2024, 10:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Maryland Officials Release Timeline And Cost Estimate For Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge In the wake of a catastrophe that claimed the lives of six roadwork crew members and disrupted one of the nation’s busiest ports, Maryland has committed to a monumental task of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The project, set to be completed by the fall...
Pritzker Doubles-Down With $827 Million Taxpayer Handout To Troubled EV-Maker Rivian
05.05.2024, 23:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Pritzker Doubles-Down With $827 Million Taxpayer Handout To Troubled EV-Maker Rivian Authored by Mark Glennon via Wirepoints.org, At $1.5 million per job, this new incentive package from the state is at least 15 times the norm. For this much money, the state could have just handed out a million bucks to 827 people, instead of creating 550 jobs. Gov...
US Covert Missile Launcher Touted As Game Changer In Future Taiwan War
05.05.2024, 21:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Covert Missile Launcher Touted As Game Changer In Future Taiwan War Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com, After the US withdrew from a major nuclear arms treaty with Russia in 2019, the Pentagon began to develop weapons that would have violated that agreement. Such a covert missile has now been deployed to the Philippines as part of the US military...
Biden Boosts Student Dem Leader Warning Of "Dictator Trump" On PBS
05.05.2024, 20:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Boosts Student Dem Leader Warning Of "Dictator Trump" On PBS Days after OnlyFans & TikTok star Farha Khalidi revealed the Biden administration paid her to push "full-on political propaganda" while asking her not to disclose that she was part of a covert propaganda strategy, the Biden-Harris campaign reposted on X a video of Gen-Zers regurgitating...
Are We Destroying The Economy On Purpose?
05.05.2024, 15:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Are We Destroying The Economy On Purpose? Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance In one of the most fascinating discussions I’ve had in a while, I spoke last weekend with my friend Andy Schectman about the state of the world, markets, geopolitics and the economy. What started as a friendly catch-up quickly turned into delving into angles on the state of...
The Interlocking Of Strategic Paradigms
05.05.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Interlocking Of Strategic Paradigms Authored by Alastair Crooke via the Ron Paul Institute, Theodore Postol, Professor of Science, Technology and National Security Policy at MIT, has provided a forensic analysis of the videos and evidence emerging from Iran’s 13th April swarm drone and missile ‘demonstration’ attack into Israel: A ‘message’...
Northern Gaza In Grip Of Full-Blown Famine, UN Food Agency Chief Says
05.05.2024, 02:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Northern Gaza In Grip Of Full-Blown Famine, UN Food Agency Chief Says Starting early last month the director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power informed US lawmakers in Congress for the first time that the population in parts of northern Gaza have begun facing famine. This testimony served to hasten international efforts...
Gaza Pier Delayed Over Rough Seas, Pentagon Calls Project "Extremely Challenging"
04.05.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gaza Pier Delayed Over Rough Seas, Pentagon Calls Project "Extremely Challenging" This week has seen statements and reports indicating the US military constructed humanitarian pier on Gaza's coast is expected to be complete by some point this weekend. But the $320 million project has hit another snag, as the Pentagon has said its soldiers and engineers...