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Author: therealheisenberg
WaPo: Trump Now Under Investigation For Obstruction Of Justice
Well, if Donald Trump didn’t want to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, he goddamn sure
Forget The Fed: These Are Wednesday’s Most Important Numbers
First thing Wednesday morning, before the abysmal data deluge hit in the US and before
“Alt-Right Makeover”: Making Hate Cool Again
“Among those who demonize others, I just don’t seem to fit in”…
Traders, Analysts “A Bit Surprised” Yellen Wasn’t More Dovish
“This has apparently come as a bit of a surprise to a market that had greeted this morning’s CPI report as potentially a ‘game changer.â€
In Jeff Sessions’ Office, “A Black” Is Never, Ever Called “Boy”
“‘Boy’ is a reprehensible term to use to describe a black man in the South. Because of the history of that term, I have never used the word ‘boy’ to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.”
Fed Hikes Rates: Redline And Full Highlights
FED MAINTAINS BALANCE SHEET REINVESTMENT, LAYS OUT UNWIND PLAN
FED RAISES TARGET RANGE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS RATE TO 1%-1.25%
FED SAYS IT EXPECTS TO START SHRINKING BALANCE SHEET THIS YEAR
FED SAYS IT’S `MONITORING INFLATION DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY’
FED RAISES RATES, MAINTAINS FORECAST FOR ONE MORE HIKE IN 2017
Call Janet Yellen A Dove One More Time…
“The bond market is speaking, but most aren’t listening. It is telling us that Yellen is tightening too quickly. Or at least, she is by no means anywhere near as easy as the popular narrative.”
A Furious Jeff Gundlach Asks: Is Jim Cramer A Spreader Of “Fake News” Or Just An Idiot?
Jim Cramer has been “truth”-ed.
The Big Question: Will China Hike Tonight Following The Fed?
“This time may be different”…
Now They’ll Be More Dovish: Goldman Tweaks Fed Outlook After CPI Miss
“We now expect the FOMC statement to include a stronger acknowledgement of the recent soft inflation data, and our expectations for the Summary of Economic Projections have become incrementally more dovish.”
When To Go “Bear Hunting” In Bonds
“I’ll be focusing on that 2H pricing for clues as to when the odds are good to step in front of the raging bond bull — and when it’s a good time to go bear hunting.”
Trader: You’re A Frog In Slowly Boiling Water
“Ask anyone and you’ll hear they hate stocks and hate bonds – – and own oodles of both.”
Gold Surges After Dismal Data; Do You Like Your Rate Hikes Dovish?
They better figure out how to make this hike extra dovish.
Trader: You’re Going To Regret Putting A Gun To Janet Yellen’s Head
“The economy may be doing fine and asset prices are roaring. As this column has discussed previously, inflation targeting is perhaps outdated monetary policy — but as long as that is still officially the goal, tightening tonight will soon be perceived as a potential mistake.”
Before The Fed: China?! “An Illegal Siege” On Qatar! Crude Carnage. Oh, My.
Yeah, so this afternoon the Fed will almost surely hike and folks will be looking
Don’t Get “Cho’d”: Barclays Upgrades, Downgrades Stock On Same Day
“Cho did not immediately respond to an email and phone call seeking comment.”
Key Calls (Wednesday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations
Are your stocks on the list?
Goldman Spent A Long Time On This Awesome Fed Preview, So The Least You Can Do Is Read It
Ok, so the Fed is going to hike tomorrow. And the best part about it
Mike Moon Beheads Live Chicken In Anti-Abortion Video, Asks Why You’re “Freaking Out”
“Some people seem to be freaking out about the whole chicken video”…
“On What Basis?!” One Trader Demands To Know Why You’re Short Treasurys
“U.S. Treasury bears haven’t come up with a compelling new argument in months, nor a reason why any of the old, stale logic will suddenly become valid now”…
Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere
“Despite the horrible price action in technology shares recently, let’s put things in perspective: FANG stocks are still up well more than 20% on the year. That’s an awful lot. At the same time, the price of many crypto- currencies has gone parabolic in a way that we haven’t seen since tech stocks in the late 1990s. There’s even the same “new paradigm” driving the price action. If that’s not a speculative bubble, I don’t know what is.”
Hedge Fund Long Stock Exposure Tags Record At $1.36 Trillion
“Based on the quarterly 13F filings and estimated short positions of the equity holdings of 952 funds, we estimate that hedge funds’ net stock exposure increased to $792bn notional from $730bn QoQ, surpassing the Q2 2015 peak to a record high. HF long positions stood at $1.36trillion notional at the start of Q2 2017, tied with the Q2 2015 high.”
The Hill: “If Trump Fires Robert Mueller, He Will Be Impeached”
“If Trump does fire Mueller, it would be a virtual admission of guilt in the eyes of huge numbers of Americans.”
U.A.E Thinks It’s Bullshit That Qatar Spends Its Empire State Building Profits On Al-Qaeda
“Qatar cannot own stakes in the Empire State Building and the London Shard and use the profits to write checks to affiliates of al Qaeda.”
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