Citizens perceive that raising interest rates with high inflation is harmful; however, they do not seem to understand that what was really destructive was having negative real and nominal interest rates...

Revenue and profit are common measures for measuring the size of a business, but what about employee headcount?

This is late-stage climatism and it will linger for a long time... years of fig leafs and excuses, years of relaxing restrictions in elaborate ways so we can pretend we’re still doing something...

• Equities are entirely in the red, continuing the negative price action seen in the prior session
• DXY holds around 106.30, Antipodeans suffer from the broader risk tone and mixed Chinese data
• Bonds are pressured, and Bunds more-so after German ZEW while Gilts gapped lower on wage numbers
• Crude is off best levels as focus remains on geopols, XAU lower
• Looking ahead, Canadian CPI, New Zealand CPI, Comments from Fed’s Daly, Jefferson, Williams, Barkin, Powell, BoE’s Bailey &a

...with USA among the 'safest' despite the constant tirade of bias and bigotry? Iran and Saudi Arabia are the most dangerous...

"In sum, Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent," a top US general told Congress.

Israeli media: War cabinet decides to hit Iran back hard...

Demand for electric vehicles has dipped as governments in Europe reduce subsidies and soften ambitious goals to phase out petrol and diesel cars.

Prompts call for review of government education funding...

Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile at one point directly targeted US Navy ships...

“If they restrict and oppress you on the ground, then attack them from the sky,” read the headline of the latest issue of an Islamic State magazine...

...aims to transfer billions of taxpayer dollars to the WHO as well as other industries, in order to vindicate censorship in the name of “public health,” and perhaps most importantly, to transfer sovereignty regarding decision-making for “public health” globally to the Director-General of the WHO

India dominates, China slumping, Nigeria soaring...

While this planet has plenty of water, its distribution does not always coincide with areas where lots of people choose to live...

...Chinese spending appetite is slow to return as overseas demand supports manufacturing enough to offset US trade sanctions...

Could it be that simple?

Consensus now expects just 1% EPS growth (vs +8% YoY in 4Q) despite easier comps