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Frontrunning: December 16
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/16/2015 07:39 -0500- Fed Poised to Mark the End of an Era (Hilsenrath)
- Fed opens meeting to put an end to crisis era policy (Reuters)
- Fed's Historic Liftoff and Everything After: Decision Day Guide (BBG)
- Emerging Markets Gird for Fed Rate Increase (WSJ)
- What 7 Years at Zero Rates Have Looked Like (BBG)
- 5 Things to Watch at the Fed Meeting (WSJ)
Did Saudi Arabia Just Clear The Way For An Invasion Of Syria And Iraq?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/15/2015 22:41 -0500Just last week, controversial Shiite lawmaker Hanan Fatlawi suggested that John McCain was planning to coordinate with the Saudis, Qatar, the UAE, and Turkey on a troop deployment to number 100,000 in Iraq. With the announcement of a new, 34 country military alliance, deputy crown prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman might have just verified Fatlawi's claims.
Which Corporations Own The White House
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/15/2015 21:20 -0500The president and his top advisers have kept an open door for CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, keeping almost 1,000 appointments with them, a Reuters review of White House records shows. Of the hundreds of appointments listed, Obama himself was present at about half. As the corrupting hand of government intervention spreads, so CEOs and the White House have become allies in advocating for immigration reform, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and reauthorization for the Export-Import Bank. So who really owns The White House?
"Dark" Days Ahead: Main Power Supplier For Brazil Olympic Games Pulls Out
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/15/2015 10:13 -0500"Are there other people out there with enough equipment? Probably. But in terms of the operational side of things, Aggreko are pretty good at this."
And Another: Junk Bond Fund Run By Clintons' Close Personal Friend Slammed With Heavy Redemptions
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/15/2015 08:54 -0500News that billionaire Marc Lasry's Avenue Credit Strategies Fund open-ended mutual fund has been slammed with redemptions in recent weeks will hardly ease fears about a capital outflow from the junk bond which has sent junk ETFs down 12% for the year and has become the main topic of discussion over the past week following a flurry of reports about panic among holders of below-investment grade bonds.
Frontrunning: December 15
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/15/2015 07:51 -0500- Global stocks rise but oil, Fed keep investors nervous (Reuters)
- Janet Yellen: An orthodox economist for unorthodox times (Reuters)
- House Democrats Said to Be Open to Lifting Oil Export Ban (BBG)
- Don't Count on an Oil Rally If U.S. Crude Export Ban Is Lifted (BBG)
- Germany welcomes 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism (Reuters)
- U.S. soldier Bergdahl may face life sentence in court-martial over desertion (Reuters)
"A Night In Aleppo": Scenes From Syria's Most War-Torn City
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/14/2015 21:30 -0500
Prominent Tennessee Senator Fails To Disclose Millions In Hedge Fund, Real Estate Investments
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/14/2015 17:30 -0500Tennessee Senator Bob Corker may have forgotten to disclose a few things. Like millions in hedge fund investments. And millions in real estate investments. And millions in "other" investments. He's "extremely disappointed" in someone, although it wasn't immediately clear if it was himself.
It's Firesale Time For Brazil's Fake Goldman; The Real Goldman Answers 6 Key Questions
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/14/2015 14:11 -0500“They need to show they’re selling quickly to calm markets and stop the free fall of their shares. For that to happen they need to accept the price buyers want to pay.”
Fed, ECB “Monetary Insanity” Is “Frightening” - Gold Rigged … For Now
Submitted by GoldCore on 12/14/2015 11:17 -0500- Watch video - “Monetary insanity” of ECB and Fed is “frightening”
- “Absolutely nothing has been learned” since financial crisis
- “Financial hypocrisy on a grand scale”
- Ireland was vassal of Bank of England and now ECB
- Ireland needs to get “financial and monetary independence”
- Huge demand for gold and yet prices manipulated lower
- Real unemployment is U.S. probably 15-20%
- Dollar may rally in short term but vulnerable in long term
- Russia, China may monetise gold as geopolitical weapon
- Gold and silver are “hedges for you in local currency terms”
NatGas Bloodbath Accelerates Amid LNG Glut Worse Than Oil
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/14/2015 09:30 -0500With Nattie down 6% in early trading, the most in 2 months, pressing to new record lows and oil prices continuing their carnage, the energy complex is a mess. OilPrice.com's Nick Cunningham warns, while the glut in oil is expected to continue for the next year or so before balancing in late 2016, the pain for liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be just beginning...
Frontrunning: December 14
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/14/2015 08:02 -0500- Oil prices drop towards 11-year lows on worsening glut (Reuters)
- Third Avenue Seen by Top Investors as Fueling More Carnage (BBG)
- Lucidus Has Liquidated $900 Million Credit Funds, Plans to Shut (BBG)
- Investor nerves tested with yuan, oil, Fed in play (Reuters)
- Junk Bonds Stagger as Funds Flee (WSJ)
- Seattle lawmakers set to vote on allowing Uber, other drivers to unionize (Reuters)
Peter Schiff Exposes The Real Problem Facing The Fed
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/13/2015 10:30 -0500The real problem for the Fed will be how foolish it will look if it does raise by 25 basis points and is then forced by a slowing economy to lower rates back to zero soon after liftoff. At that point, the markets should finally understand that the Fed is powerless to get out of the stimulus trap it has created. But it looks like the Fed would rather look foolish later when it's forced to cut rates, than look foolish now by not raising them at all. The Fed’s rocket to nowhere will hover above the launch pad for a considerable period of time before ultimately falling back down to Earth.
Austria Proudly Shows Off The 15 Tons Of Gold It Repatriated From London
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/12/2015 18:13 -0500
World Leaders Just Agreed To A "Historic" Climate Accord... Which Is Non-Binding And Has No Enforcement Language
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/12/2015 14:58 -0500
Great news! The "greatest threat to future generations of the world" has apparently been solved. World leaders Saturday adopted an historic international climate accord in Paris, the first-ever agreement to commit almost every country to fight climate change. However, as we knew all along and just got confirmation, the 31-page pact does not have binding language or a mechanism to force countries to live up to the promises to cut greenhouse gases.



