For those wondering what unleashed today’s ferocious post-Trump, post-hawkish Fed speeches rally, the reason may have nothing to do with optimism in the economy or another inflow of retail funds via ETFs, and everything to do with a buildup of bearish short positions ahead of Trump’s speech last night. According to an analysis by the […]
Dr. Doom Warns of Stock Market Selloff ‘Avalanche’…
Marc Faber, known as ‘Dr. Doom’ for his pessimistic views of equity markets, has warned investors that US stocks are vulnerable to a seismic selloff, which could start any moment. The Swiss investor doesn’t expect the rally’s disruption to be evoked by any catalyst, as the markets are overbought and sentiment is way too bullish […]
Stockman: “After March 15 Everything Will Grind To A Halt”…
“I think what people are missing is this date, March 15th 2017. That’s the day that this debt ceiling holiday that Obama and Boehner put together right before the last election in October of 2015. That holiday expires. The debt ceiling will freeze in at $20 trillion. It will then be law. It will be […]
SEC Weighs Curbing Investigators’ Powers to Probe Wall Street…
“Something Snapped” – Stocks Decouple As VIX Call Volume Explodes…
As one veteran trader noted “something snapped” two days ago as VIX and US equities decoupled notably for the first time since the election. This morning VIX is surging once again (near 12) at the same time as US stocks are soaring…
Wall Street Banks Are Trading in Their Own Company’s Stock: How Is This Legal?…
The week that Donald Trump shocked markets around the globe by getting himself elected President of the United States, Wall Street banks like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and others traded millions of shares of each other’s stocks – as well as trading millions of shares of their own publicly traded stock…
Bernie Sanders Finally Blames Establishment Dems for Trump Victory…
On February 2, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at the 2017 Sister Giant Conference in Washington D.C. In his speech, he voiced his harshest criticism of the Democratic establishment since his presidential campaign. “Let me suggest to you, and some will disagree with me and that’s okay, too. But let me suggest to you that what […]
Trump Signs Executive Order Scaling Back Dodd-Frank, Fiduciary Rule…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday scaling back the sweeping 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory framework enacted under Obama…
Orders Makes Wall Street More Dangerous…
The Reason the Fed is Raising Rates, and Why It Won’t Work by Mike Whitney…
Why is the Fed creating incentives for US corporations to destroy themselves? Why is the Fed pushing insurance companies and retirement funds into bankruptcy? Why is the Fed raising interest rates when inflation is still well below its 2 percent target? Things are not always what they seem. In theory…
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