“Whether Trump has any idea what he and his henchmen are up to is not clear. Perhaps he is completely authentic: an ignorant, thin-skinned megalomaniac whose only ideology is himself. “
Author: therealheisenberg
Kyle Bass: Cryptocurrencies Are A ‘Mania At The Moment’
“A whole bunch of people are going to lose a lot of money.”
Calm Before The Storm.
Although you’d be forgiven for asking where the “calm” was.
What Are You Thinking?
Simply put: if the idea is to communicate that the hawkish shift is going to be “coordinated”, market participants aren’t getting the message.
‘I’m A Billionaire. Please Raise My Taxes.’
“As a billionaire, I would profit substantially from the tax cuts proposed last week by President Trump and the Republican Party. But I am strongly opposed to even one more penny in cuts for rich people and corporations.”
How (Not) To Trade The Fed Chair Edition Of The Apprentice
“Take it all with a large grain of salt.”
Meet ‘Riot Blockchain’ – And Grab A Blimpie While You’re Here!
“We use that address for mail [but we operate] a small office in the area.”
Markets Hit As New North Korea Missile Headline Lights Up Twitter
“…they even gave us calculations.”
Goldman Raises December Rate Hike Odds After ‘Strong’ Payrolls Report
Bad news for stocks?
Gross Says December Hike ‘A Slam Dunk’ As Earnings Blow Through Estimates
“And the market concurs.”
Jobs Report Misses Badly, Earnings Beats ‘Bigly’
U.S. Sept. Nonfarm Payrolls Fell 33k
Avg. hourly earnings 0.5% m/m, est. 0.3%, prior 0.2%
‘One Angry Moron’: Here’s What Happened After Trump Read The Tillerson Story
“For the next two hours the president fumed inside the White House, venting to Kelly, officials said.”
One Statistician Thought Gun Control Was The Answer – Then She Looked At The Data
“Then, my colleagues and I spent three months analyzing all 33,000 lives ended by guns each year in the United States, and I wound up frustrated in a whole new way. “
Choose Your Own Jobs Adventure! ‘Yields Need To Get Their Mojo Back – Or Else’
“The dollar needs the rise in US yields to get its mojo back – or else.”
Key Calls (Friday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations
You need an upgrade.
Repeal The Second Amendment.
“I wonder what Madison would have to say about that today.”
It’s A Volatility Trap!
“Investors face a conundrum.”
‘Nightmare Scenario’: 2.1 Million Dead If North Korea Conducts Nuclear Strike On Seoul, Tokyo
“According to the calculations presented below, if the “unthinkable†happened, nuclear detonations over Seoul and Tokyo with North Korea’s current estimated weapon yields could result in as many as 2.1 million fatalities and 7.7 million injuries.”
Sheep Logic.
“There’s no domesticated animal species that has had more of a reputational fall from grace than the sheep. To call someone a sheep today is just about the worst insult there is. To call someone a sheep is to call them stupid and — more pointedly — stupidly obedient and in thrall to some bad shepherd.”
Nothin’ But A Dumb Bear.
“Smack! Smack!”
Trump To Declare Iran Deal Not In America’s Interests, Setting Stage For Epic Disaster
Let me just be as clear as possible: this is a potentially disastrous decision. He is going to open the door for Iran to resume its nuclear weapons program and indeed, by effectively spitting in the face of all the parties involved in crafting the deal, he is going to further isolate Washington from the rest of the world.Â
There Are No Bears Left. None. Not A Soul.
“Stocks were being pushed higher because everything was so FUBAR’d. Central Bank balance sheet expansion was pushing risk assets higher, and for the longest time, everyone wanted to fade it.”
These 2 Charts Show Overnight Shift In Market Sentiment On Spain
And it’s a good thing…
Matt Drudge Tweets Picture Of 6-Year-Old Billboard, Traffic Camera – Says Communist Takeover Imminent
“Speaking of fake news that lawmakers need to investigate”…
‘Cue The Return Of The Dour Mood’
“The glass half-full approach. But caution, mistrust, the search for competitive advantage or outright blunders by the powers-that-be risk exacting a very steep cost. Unless, of course, all the alleged bubbles people rail about are your bread and butter.”
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