From bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-27/schwab-s-7-trillion-empire-built-on-low-rates-is-showing-cracks On the surface, Charles Schwab Corp. being swept up in the worst US banking crisis since 2008 makes little sense. The firm, a half-century mainstay in the brokerage industry, isn’t overexposed to crypto like Silvergate Capital and Signature …
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought some pretty significant economic news out of Nihon or Japan. It started in an area I mentioned in a reply to yesterday’s comments because bond yields had pushed higher making me suspicious. Overnight …
Republicans don’t even actually have to enact anything punishing woke corporations. Just the threat alone works. That’s a big lesson. https://t.co/QLqYsvSICo — David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) August 1, 2022
(Breitbart) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday weighed in on his administration’s efforts to fight back against the sexualization of children and spoke of the “disturbing trend” of society trying to sexualize young children following news of the state …
by Martin Armstrong Phone conversations with sources are revealing that inflation is starting to create cracks in the unity of the G7 against Russia for the summit of G7 nations in Bavaria (June 26-28). Already, the leaders of the US, UK, Germany, France, …
by Nimble_Centipeder Caption: Eventually, negative cash flow matters. Properties are selling at prices where they need 50% down to break even on PITI. Million dollar houses that can get $3,500/month rents. https://calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/real-house-prices-price-to-rent-ratio-020?s=r Caption: How much is a truck worth when …
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1493284824467099650 Castro Jr is mandating the truckers get vaccinated to protect against Covid but they have all been together for 2 weeks with no mask and there hasn't been a single reported outbreak — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) February 14, 2022
A doom loop is imminent as cracks are forming in the credit markets.
by confoundedinterest17 As The Federal Reserve tries to drain-off the extraordinary growth in its balance sheet since COVID without raising its target rate (good luck with that!), it is time to appraise where we are sitting. First, liquidity. (Bloomberg) Buying and selling …
China cracks down on ‘characteristic towns’ that misused land, real estate while racking up massive debt An initiative to develop towns outside megacities was launched five years ago as part of China’s urbanisation push, but improper planning has plagued projects …
(Bloomberg) — China’s crackdown on shadow banking is taking aim at more than $1 trillion of opaque investments sold by banks as low risk and high yield, even while funds were channeled to riskier borrowers such as developers. Banks and …
ITM Trading, Released on 5/20/21 Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. …
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog is scrutinizing mortgage servicers’ compliance with pandemic relief programs amid concerns struggling homeowners are not getting the help they need to avoid foreclosures, or are being discriminated against, said a …
Odd how tons people within Silicon Valley admittedly don’t even allow their own children to utilize the technology they create but can meanwhile take drastic action against other people’s abilities to limit their usage. via nytimes: SAN FRANCISCO — They all …
by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning Investors have been speculating for years about the demise of the “petrodollar” deal struck by Henry Kissinger and Treasury Secretary William Simon in 1974. It was first set up between the U.S. and Saudi princes to prop …
Cracks are showing in Southeast Asia’s credit markets as struggling companies in troubled industries seek to repair their balance sheets, according to Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, which manages the largest network of corporate lawyers in the region. The law …
After more than two dozen moderate Democrats broke from their party’s progressive wing and sided with Republicans on a legislative amendment Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reportedly sounded the alarm in a closed-door meeting Thursday and said those Democrats were “putting themselves …
Fitch Ratings: Global Bank Rating Out-looks More Negative Than In Mid-2018 https://t.co/xdYmpqRT3X — LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 29, 2019 Positive S&P500 price action despite fewer beats, more misses, UBS says: Proportion of comps beating/missing expectations has turned neg. 44% of reporters …
by Chris Tons going on today. I’ll get to as much as I can over time. Here’s a quick synopsis: First, the US equity markets had another bad day after several quite valiant rescue attempts. The Dow finished down -660 …
Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity interviewed by Elijah Johnson of Silver Doctors Cracks are appearing on the outside. Many junk rated debt and periphery country’s stock markets are in bear markets. Watch out for the crisis to seek into the bigger sectors. The economy cannot …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzV3R-UiUmg Ryan Saavedra for the Daily Wire reports, CNN’s Alisyn Camerota said on Tuesday that the ice-throwing incident that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was involved in during his college years was a relevant piece of information in determining whether …
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/vote_on_land_ownership_reform_in_november_says_defence_minister/10420214 “Finland’s Defence Ministry is preparing a law reform that it says would safeguard national security with increased regulation of real estate transactions. The draft bill would grant the government the right to intervene in transactions that it thinks could …
Some members of the left- and not just Maher- are beginning to comprehend the difference between the first amendment and free speech as an idea, and are slowly getting less afraid to note it publicly: http://archive.li/Hc40p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpib3s4Rv54 Lucia Armasu for the Tom’s Hardware reports, According to a Washington Post report, the Trump administration has been in contact with Google, Facebook, Internet service providers (ISPs), such as AT&T and Comcast, as well as consumer groups to discuss …
by FS Listen to this podcast on our site by clicking here or subscribe on iTunes here. FS Insider recently interviewed Dinny McMahon to discuss his must-read book, China’s Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the …
BY SRSROCCO As the sell-off in the broader stock markets intensifies, it will be bad news for the world’s largest oil companies. Why? Because cracks are already beginning to appear in the biggest and most profitable global oil companies. While …
“It’s an important lesson for Silicon Valley,” said SEC’s Jina Choi. “Innovators who seek to revolutionize and disrupt an industry must tell investors the truth….” By Jan Bauer, Safehaven.com: The SEC has laid fraud charges against the CEO of a company that once …
IMAGE: Solar Dynamics Observatory HMI Continuum – the sun has been spotless for 8 days straight.Date: 3/11/18 Anthony Watts / 6 hours ago March 11, 2018 While the sun is completely blank today, and has been for 8 days, some …
by Disobedient Media Nothing could have exemplified the establishment’s use of Orwellian Newspeak than Facebook’s latest move to censor independent thought under the pretense of caring about the emotional wellbeing of the masses. The media giant has been documented live-streaming murders, suicides, rapes, …
