Archive - May 27, 2015
Even If Patriot Act Expires, Government Will Keep Spying On All Americans
Submitted by George Washington on 05/27/2015 23:26 -0500Government Will Use “Secret Interpretations” to Get Around Legal Prohibitions
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Paul Singer Reveals The "Bigger Short"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 22:07 -0500"Today, six and a half years after the collapse of Lehman, there is a Bigger Short cooking. That Bigger Short is long-term claims on paper money, i.e., bonds."
Julian Assange On The TPP: "Deal Isn't About Trade, It's About Corporate Control"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 22:00 -0500"It’s mostly not about trade. Only 5 of the 29 chapters are about traditional trade." What little we know about the TPP has come from whistleblower site, Wikileaks. This is what Julian Assange thinks of this “trade” treaty in his own words...
"Ms. Wantanabe" Bets On Resurgent Yen As PE Cashes Out
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 21:30 -0500"Japanese day traders, colloquially and collectively known as 'Mrs Watanabe', are buying the yen as it nears eight-year lows," Nikkei reports. For their part, private equity firms are cashing out at what they figure may be the top for Japanese stocks.
In Support of Ubers of the World
Submitted by Capitalist Exploits on 05/27/2015 21:09 -0500The emperor has no clothes: there are markets (finance included) screaming out for disruption!
Crony Capitalism At Work - Boeing Threatens To Leave US If Ex-Im Subsidy Yanked
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 21:00 -0500When has crony capitalism really gotten out of control? How about when a major U.S. corporation (a huge defense contractor, no less) is publicly threatening government officials to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t continue to boost their profits through government handouts...
Artists's Impression Of This Week's US Foreign Policy Meeting
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 20:40 -0500Presented with no comment...
Florida Man Arrested After Limping From Pawn Shop With AK-47s Stuffed Down His Pants
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 20:20 -0500You know it's bad when...
An Insane Financial World
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 20:00 -0500What do we really know?
The Global Economy As Seen From "The Man In The Moon"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 19:28 -0500The Man in the Moon studies the pathology of Earth’s global economy and markets from a distance where there’s no gravitational pull towards empiricism or consensus. His findings: 1) the global economy is over-leveraged, fragile, stagnating, and increasingly centrally managed; 2) capital markets and asset performance have been captured by the perception of the ongoing value of money, and so; 3) unconventional investment analysis is prudent.
Guest Post: Cuba - Figuring Out Pieces Of The Puzzle
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 19:00 -0500In spite of all of the 'apparently good' outcomes of Cuba’s experimentation with equal sharing of wealth; in recent years Cuba seems to be moving away from the planned economy model. Instead, it is moving to more of a “mixed economy,” with more entrepreneurship encouraged. While we don’t have explanations for all of the things that are going on, here are a few insights on what is happening...
Do Not Show This Chart To Bank Of Japan Governor Kuroda
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 18:38 -0500As another example of "has the world gone mad?" - we present the following words of wisdom from BoJ Governor Kuroda-san:
*KURODA DOESN'T SEE ANY ASSET BUBBLE OR STOCK MARKET BUBBLE, OR ANY 'FINANCIAL EXCESS' IN ECONOMY
And in the interests of sanity, we highly suggest he not look at the chart below...
Apple Co-founder: "Snowden Is A Hero To Me"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 18:30 -0500"Total hero to me; total hero... Not necessarily [for] what he exposed, but the fact that he internally came from his own heart, his own belief in the United States Constitution, what democracy and freedom was about."
"New Silk Road" Part 2: Cold War Or Competition?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 18:00 -0500In Part 1 of “The New Silk Road,” we examined the China’s plan for rebuilding the Silk Road, stretching from Europe to Asia. In Part 2, we look at currently proposed projects, and geopolitical rivalries that could stall and hamper progress. Until very recently, it was widely assumed that the US would lead its western allies in a campaign against the Russian/Chinese deal to develop the Silk Road, but events have been reversing with remarkable speed.
Who Would Win A Conflict In The South China Sea: The Infographic
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2015 17:45 -0500The US and China are racing towards a maritime conflict stemming from Beijing’s construction of what Washington has condescendingly called “sand castles” in the Spratly archipelago. With Beijing set to enforce what is effectively a no-fly zone over its new sovereign ‘territory’ we bring you an infographic which shows that when it comes to sheer size, China’s air force and Navy are beyond compare.




