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"We Live In A Time Of Piecemeal-Planning & Incremental-Interventionism"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/15/2016 20:00 -0500
Financial Collapse Leads To War
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 22:10 -0500A financial oligarchy has seized control of the country, and, since it can't control its own appetites, is running it into the ground. Thus, it would make sense for it to have some sort of back-up plan for when the whole financial house of cards falls apart. Ideally, this plan would effectively put down any chance of revolt of the downtrodden masses, and allow the oligarchy to maintain security and hold onto its wealth. Peacetime is fine for as long as it can placate the populace with bread and circuses, but when a financial calamity causes the economy to crater and bread and circuses turn scarce, a handy fallback is war.
The "World's Most Bearish Hedge Fund" Crushed It In 2015
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 18:31 -0500"Your fund made 5.6% net last month, to finish the year up 20.45% net. Gains came from the short book.... Your fund remains long bonds, short equities."
The US Government Has An Internet Killswitch - And It's None Of Your Business
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 16:30 -0500On Monday the Supreme Court declined to hear a petition from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) that sought to force the Department of Homeland Security to release details of a secret “killswitch” protocol to shut down cellphone and internet service during emergencies.
Is Europe Choosing To Self-Destruct?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 12:32 -0500Europe has voluntarily begun the process of giving up its liberal and hard-fought-for freedoms. Free speech no longer exists, only -- straight out of totalitarian ideologies -- "responsible" free speech: "free" only if it does not "offend" anyone. The desire of many Europeans and other self-declared devotees of "human rights" to cover up, downplay or explain away what is happening in Europe, in fact represents the opposite of respect for others and equality before the law.
Gold & Silver Slammed After ECB/Basel Committee Comments
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 08:23 -0500A combination of ECB minutes showing some members looking for more stimulus and Basel Committee publishing final risk rules which will mean stiffer capital demands from banks has sparked weakness in EUR (sending the USD higher) and sparking and instant slam-down in gold and silver.
After Poland Compares EU To Nazis, Brussels Launches "Unprecedented" Review Of Polish Media Laws
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/13/2016 11:35 -0500The latest diplomatic spat to divide the EU worsened materially on Wedensday when Brussels opened an official inquiry into new media laws enacted in Poland. Although the laws have drawn criticism domestically as well as abroad, the Polish government views the probe as a violation of sovereignty by an increasingly intrusive Berlin.
About That "Surging" Chinese Trade Data, There Is Just One Thing...
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/13/2016 09:15 -0500While Chinese New Year seasonals are undoubtedly one factor in last night's "surprisingly good" Chinese trade data, the following chart shows the level of "bullshit factor" was extreme by anyone's measure. Three years ago we first brought China's 'fake' trade data and abundant discrepancies to the public's attention and despite an apparent crackdown by regulators, the gaping difference between imports from Hong Kong and exports to Hong Kong is downright embarrassing for China's SAFE as it is clear that capital outflows are being disguised as exports with "over-invoicing" back in play.
The Demise Of Dollar Hegemony: Russia Breaks Wall St's Oil-Price Monopoly
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2016 22:20 -0500Russia has just taken significant steps that will break the present Wall Street oil price monopoly, at least for a huge part of the world oil market. The move is part of a longer-term strategy of decoupling Russia’s economy and especially its very significant export of oil, from the US dollar, today the Achilles Heel of the Russian economy.
This Is The Biggest EBITDA Drop Outside Of A Recession Since 2000
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2016 15:00 -0500As BofA admits, "we are increasingly concerned with this trend, as on an unadjusted basis non-commodity earnings growth has been negative 2 of the last 4 quarters, representing the worst 4 quarter average earnings growth in a non-recessionary period since late 2000."
Massive Coverup Exposed In Sweden As Media, Cops Hid Migrant Sex Attacks
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2016 23:15 -0500“I’m not going to answer that. No, no, no. I don’t want to talk to you”...
Chicago Schools In "Dramatic Trouble": "They're Looking At A Disaster," Illinois Governor Warns
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2016 20:35 -0500“For them to say ‘hey you owe it to us, it’s Springfield’s fault, pick up our pension liability and let us kick the can in the rest of our pension liability, no, no, not happening.”
The China Syndrome: The Coming Global Financial Meltdown
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2016 17:35 -0500This decline is inevitable in fast-expanding economies that play fast and loose with credit/debt and leverage. All the phantom wealth piled up in China's boost phase is now melting down, and the China Syndrome will trigger a meltdown in global phantom assets.
"Panic Is Building" BofA Admits; Asks "How Bad Could This Get?"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2016 17:15 -0500"Panic is building, most likely setting the stage for a rally, but the missing ingredient here is growth. With analysts cutting estimates at an accelerating rate, increasing China risks and no apparent floor for oil prices, we remain cautious on our near term outlook for stocks."
The EU Bail-In Directive: Dark Clouds Are Gathering
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/10/2016 19:30 -0500In principle, the BRRD, or “bail-in directive” as it is also known, is quite a good idea. The fact that lending money to fractionally reserved banks or even merely depositing it with them, involves risks needed to be firmly reestablished. One simply cannot expect that banks and their creditors will be bailed out by taxpayers at every opportunity. Besides, the admission that there are risks in banking that have hitherto been glossed over or have even been lied about was long overdue. However, Europe’s governments are now likely to find out that the current monetary system with its fractionally reserved banks is actually incompatible with this admission, so to speak.


