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Margin, Leverage, Subprime Loans: All at Worse-Than-2008-Crisis Levels
"Trump may have brought forward global forces that he does not begin to understand, and guaranteed a frightening crisis on his own watch."
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The Longer the Calm, the Bigger the Storm: Silver About to Break Out
"A massive short squeeze is being plotted by the megabank that practically invented how to profit by suppressing prices."
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Germany Keeps 70% of Reserves in Gold; World’s 2nd-Largest Hoard
"This love of gold predates the hyperinflation of the Weimar years, which reinforced skepticism about paper money in a traumatic fashion."
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David Rosenberg: Inflation Thumbprints All over the Philly Fed
The workweek soared to its highest level since October 1987
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Wells Fargo to Be Fined $1 Billion Over Consumer Missteps
Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $1 billion to settle U.S. probes into mistreatment of consumers, the largest sanction of a U.S. bank under President Donald Trump, as the firm tries to resolve a year and a half of scandals across its operations.
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Fed's Brainard Warns on Softening Rules as Stability Risks Rise
“At a time when cyclical pressures are building, a& asset valuations are stretched, we should be calling for large banking organizations to safeguard the capital and liquidity buffers they have built over the past few years,”
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China’s Economic Numbers Have a Credibility Problem
Suspicions that the country is cooking the books persist despite a government crackdown on cheating cadres.
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Japan Core Inflation Slowed in March, Kuroda Warned on Protectionism
Japan national CPI core slipped back to 0.9% yoy in March, down from February’s 1.0% yoy, meeting market expectations. It will take a few more months to see if it’s only a blip or a change in trend. Core inflation had an impressive up this year but momentum has been slowing. It’s already looking a …
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ECB Seen Delaying QE Exit Decision as Trade Concerns Mount
Mario Draghi will take longer to lay out the European Central Bank’s plan to exit unconventional stimulus as protectionism threatens the euro-area outlook
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Carney Takes on Markets With Shock Warning on BOE Rate View
“It’s a clear acknowledgement by Carney that’s there’s been a deterioration in the data,”
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Gold Traders' Report - April 19, 2018
Gold ticked down to trade narrowly between $1344-$1346. The yellow metal was $1346 bid at 4PM with a loss of $5.
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The Fed Has Forgotten the Lessons of 2008, but Big Banks Haven’t
"The Fed’s pro-asset inflation policies have helped to push U.S. stock market valuations to 1929 levels."
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Is This How China Plans to Crash the U.S. Dollar?
It also explains why China has been loading up on Gold.
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Treasury 10Y Yield Trying To Reach 3%
(Freddie Mac 30Y Commitment Rate Up To 4.47%, Highest Since Dec ’13). Only two months ago, the prospect of 10-year Treasury yields reaching 3 percent was an almost certainty after a relentless climb from 2.4 percent at the start of the year.
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This Is How Easy It Is To Manipulate The Entire Stock Market
“By 9:30, the early indication was around 17.50, up over 2 points from the 9:00 a.m. level, despite S&P futures remaining unchanged."
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VIX Rigging Talk Erupts on Wall Street After Another Wild Swing
The Cboe Volatility Index is how Wall Street measures anxiety. Lately it’s the gauge’s own plumbing that’s making people nervous.
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You Can’t Fool Math: Central Banks and The Law of Diminishing Returns
"The most advanced sign of diminishing returns is in Japan, where a dollar of debt in the last year produced only 22 cents of GDP growth."
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Armstrong: European Central Bank on the Verge of Crisis
"When this policy collapses, forced by the free markets (no bid), CONFIDENCE will collapse rapidly."
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