"For a small subset of workers facing financial stress..." 

Investors are pressing shorts aggressively right at range lows.

The institution whose entire job is to solve problems has become, in the eyes of the public, the single biggest problem of all...

REAR VIEW: Headline PCE in line, core Y/Y slightly above Wall St. expectations; GDP growth revised down; Dismal Durable Goods; JOLTS beat; UoM Sentiment tops consensus w/ inflation expectations beneath forecasts; Awful Canadian jobs data; Pentagon reportedly moving a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East; Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender"; Indian government official said oil tanker Jag Prakash moved out from the east of Strait of Hormuz; UK GDP misses in January.

"The Court can only conclude that they are pretextual..."

"Product prices have already nearly tripled" - JPM

"US-listed ETF shorts on the Prime book increased +10% yesterday: the 2nd largest 1-day increase on Goldman's record."

Only two of the original 11 co-founders remain...

US inflation expectations, however, remain complacent...

"Cuba is at the end of the line."

Public opinion is shifting... and they want action...

Bulls are prioritizing cash before re-engaging for the next leg higher in gold...

The last time oil surged like this, the ECB hiked rates. 74 days later Lehman collapsed. Markets are starting to talk about that setup again.

...they now assume 21 days (vs. 10 days prior) of low Strait of Hormuz oil (SoH) flows at 10% of normal levels

The Justice Department says state rules violate the federal fuel economy law, which would drive up car prices nationwide...

...a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.”

The provision banning the Fedfrom issuing a central bank digital currency was included in housing affordability legislation...

Amidst all of the smoke, feedback loops, and endless rounds of game theory...