Putin Unveils Dramatic Reshuffling Of Closest Advisors: Shoigu Out As Defense Minister

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He will now serve as head of the nation's security council.


The Davos Class Is Desperate

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(And Sapiens is a terrible book)

 


Ukraine Warns Against Questioning Zelensky's Legitimacy Due To Wartime Suspension Of Elections

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Zelensky meanwhile tells nation not to 'panic' as Russia's major Kharkiv offensive gains ground...

 


Blame Canada? Justin Trudeau Creates Blueprint For Dystopia In Horrific Speech Bill

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Life sentences for speech? Pre-crime detention? Ex post facto law? Anonymous accusers? It's all in Justin Trudeau's "Online Harms Bill," a true "threat to democracy"


Weekend News Round Up - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open

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Focus this week turns to comments from Powell and key data releases including US CPI.

Despite Overall Hedge Fund Buying, Single Stock Shorting Was The Highest In 4 Months: Goldman Prime

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"We saw overall net supply for both LOs and HFs, with each selling $2bn net on the week. We were most skewed to buy in ETFs... Info Tech and Fins were the most net sold sectors ~$1bn each. Utilities were slightly net sold into the strength."


Israeli Attacks Intensify Across Gaza, Rafah Civilians Have Nowhere To Go

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Israelis attempting "measured expansion" that does not cross Biden's "red line"...


Watch: Pelosi Dismantled In Real Time In Masterclass On Populism

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"The elites have failed..."


Climate "Reparations" Numbers Are Rigged

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The estimated benefits of industrialization are still about twenty times larger than Duflo’s estimate of its costs.


Citadel Ken Griffin Rises Up Against Left's "Cultural Revolution," Says Time To Embrace "Western Values"

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"What you're seeing now is the end-product of this cultural revolution..." 


US Is Offering Israel A Strange Incentive To Hold Off Rafah Offensive

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dangled like a carrot...

 


What's worse than being a non-AI stock?

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Some companies are drowning in the mother of all waves

Alvin Bragg's Office Deleted Phone Call Records Of Michael Cohen And Stormy Daniels' Lawyer

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Trump attorney asked about roughly three pages worth of records that the attorney claimed Mr. Bragg’s office had deleted...


Goldman Asks: "Might This Be A Monetary Juncture Akin To 1995 Or 2011" 

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The Fed "know that is inflationary, but they have no alternative..."


How To Play Europe

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Europe is on the up - and here is a lagging trade to participate

Big Oil Has Flourished, Despite Biden's Best Efforts, And Will Back Trump In 2024

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“In Biden’s campaign to become president, he said he was going to end the oil and gas industry — he is doing that.”


Every Four Years, Overeager Young Journalists Attempt To Trap Powell In A Jack Nicholson Moment

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And here's why they will never succeed...


Baltic NATO Country Says It's Ready To Send Troops To Ukraine

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"Every second week you hear that somebody will be nuked."


Nebraska Ends Income Taxes On Gold And Silver, Declares CBDC’s Are Not Lawful Money

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Nebraska joins Utah, Wisconsin, and Kentucky as states to have enacted pro-sound money legislation into law so far in 2024.


Goldman Warns Consumers Are Cracking As Stagflation Threats Emerge

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"With >75% of the US consumer universe having reported Q1 results, we see indications that the US consumer is proving more stretched..."