“A prudent, preemptive measure.”
Author: therealheisenberg
Another Day, Another Mini-Flash Crash
And now, more broken markets.
Holiday Psych Out: Market Nerves Frayed After Mnuchin Plunge Protection S.O.S.
At least we know the ATMs won’t go dark.
Why Is Steve Mnuchin Calling Wall Street CEOs On Sunday To Ensure ‘Ample Liquidity’?
“The banks all confirmed ample liquidity is available”…
The Infamous ‘Retail Flush’: One Bank ‘Explains’ The December Selloff
Blame mom and pop – or something like that.
Trump To Boot Mattis From Pentagon On January 1, Touts Phone Call With Erdogan
“I am pleased to announce “…
The Fed ‘Substantially Increased The Chances Of A Major Crash’ In The Next 24 Months, One Bank Exclaims
Was this “the Fed’s new ‘subprime is contained’
moment”?
‘I Never Suggested Firing Powell’: As Mnuchin Pulls Damage Control Duty, Some Thoughts And Charts
“I totally disagree with Fed policy.”
Depth Charge, Gamma Gravity And A Dark, Twisted Fantasy Come True
We are now living in a collage of surreal fantasies, each of which could serve as the plot for a thriller.
Trump Said To Consider Firing Jerome Powell – If You’re Surprised, Your Naiveté Knows No Bounds
Nobody could have seen this coming.
It All Falls Down: Stocks Crash Again As Trump Shutdown Begets Friday Rout
It’s over for Trump.
CNBC Gives Fed A Mulligan As John Williams Explains What Powell Actually Meant
A little less “plain English” and a little more of this.
China Tips More Stimulus, But Does Anyone Care?
Too little, too late?
Junk ETFs Stress Tested, Reflation Bled Dry And Other Thoughts As Things Go From Bad To Worse
A visual (and narrative) odyssey.
Jim Mattis Resigns – The Last Adult In The Trump Administration Is Gone
“…you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours.”
‘Suicide From The Ambush’: A Post-Mortem Of Thursday’s Midday Bloodbath On Wall Street
“His presidency represents a rebellion of the hysterical person against his symbolic persona.”
Trump’s ‘Steel Slats’ Crash Market As Brian Kolfage And 77,000 Friends Pledge $5 Million For Wall
Somehow, “surreal” just doesn’t feel adequate.
Matches, Kindling And Ships In Shallow Seas
“A lack of liquidity is akin to a ship trying to navigate seas without much water – accidents are likely in such an environment.”
Somebody Get Paul Krugman A Laptop: The ‘Sadomonetarists’ Are Making A Comeback In Sweden
Spoiler alert: it was a “dovish” hike.
Jerome Powell Is The Wilt Chamberlain Of Fed Decision-Day S&P Losses
Making history, one meeting at a time.
‘Plain English’ People, Do You Speak It?!
Pulp Fiction, anyone?
Fed Hikes, Defying Markets, Trump As Dot Plot Shifts, 2019 Growth Projected Lower
Jerome Powell did not “feel the market.”
What The U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Syria Really Means
Reading between the lines isn’t difficult here.

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