Maybe Lou Dobbs changed his mind, or maybe Trump held another straw poll, or maybe he just woke up on the “Powell side” of the bed this morning, but according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg, Jerome is going to get the job.
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The Taliban Tried To Murder Jim Mattis Today With Rocket-Propelled Grenades
“[I want] to reinforce to the Taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement.”
In Scathing Op-Ed, Krauthammer Proclaims: ‘The Trump Defense Is Officially Dead’
“The Russia scandal has entered a new phase, and there’s no going back”…
Jeff Sessions Should Go To Jail
“But not for the reasons you think”…
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.”
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.”
Friday Humor: Segregated Parking At Bank Of America
One reader was dismayed this week, when she pulled up to her local Bank of America branch only to discover…
“Prepare For Excitement!” One Trader Thinks Higher Oil Prices Will Save Us All
Prepare for another round of “reflation trade” excitement…
In “Shocking” Move, Trump Gives Highly Classified ISIS Intel To Russians
“It is all kind of shocking.”
Guest Post: Another FU?
“The market is way too cavalier about this weekend’s election. In modern history, there has never been a French election without one of the two main parties being in the second round. This is unprecedented. If someone tells you they know how the French electorate will behave, they are deluding themselves.”
Your Complete Visual Guide To The May FOMC Statement
“LaVorgna is out this afternoon with a visual tour of the May FOMC statement which we sincerely thank him for providing because just about the only conceivable way to make this meeting exciting is to draw some pictures”…
United In More Trouble As “Simon” The Giant Bunny Dies On The Way To O’Hare
“Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle.”
Goldman: Globalization Will Prevail, Macron To Beat Le Pen Handily
“Following the first-round outcome, the Le Pen camp have claimed that the second round of the election will represent a choice between Mr. Macron’s pro-globalisation agenda and their candidates more protectionist stance. Ms. Le Pen proposes the cancellation of existing free-trade agreements and opposes future ones.”
“Keep ‘Em Guessing” And Avoid A Crisis
“While the FOMC shouldn’t wrong-foot the financial markets just for the sake of it, by the same token, keeping them guessing a bit more could raise market risk premia — and perhaps reduce the chance of another crisis.”
2 Visuals Show North Korea’s Strike Capability Or, Kim Has NoDong(s)
Simply put, Kim’s “NoDong” is “presumed operational.”
North Korea: “We Will Go To War” With “Gang Of Cruel Robbers” In US
One of the things that gets lost in the incessant media coverage of escalating tensions
Video: Lawmaker Markwayne Mullin Is Sick Of Taxpayers’ “Bullshit”
“You say you pay for me to do this? That’s bullcrap.”
Pardon My French: “Words Speak Louder Than Actions”
Do you speak French?
Tape Bomb! Trump Prefers “Low Interest Rates,” Says “Dollar Too Strong”
TRUMP TELLS WSJ UNDECIDED ON RE-NOMINATING YELLEN: CNBC
We’ve Gone Too Far
Simply put: when central banks pull the punchbowl, it’s going to be left to retail investors, their portfolio of ETFs, and an army of hair-trigger, headline-chasing robots to negotiate an environment where suddenly, for the first time in nearly a decade, markets are allowed to trade in a two-way manner.
Oops… Sean Spicer Forgets Hitler Used Chemical Weapons
Oh, dear lord…
“Something Happened After The Crisis” Deutsche Bank Settles An Important Debate
“Even more striking, however, is the twisting in the curve: the euro became far more sensitive to the very front-end of the curve”…
Oil Jumps On Saudi “Maybe We’ll Extend These Cuts After All” Headline
SAUDI ARABIA SAID TO WANT OPEC TO EXTEND PRODUCTION CUTS: WSJ
Here’s How To Trade The Biggest Political Event Risk In The Developed World
On Monday we brought you the latest from France, where fast approaching Presidential elections have
Deutsche Bank Exclaims: “This Is The Most Boring Year Ever!!!”
Credit. Is. Passed. The. F*ck. Out.
Relax: Syria’s Assad Didn’t Use White Phosphorous, “Just” “Incendiary Russian Cluster Bombs”
“However, Neil Gibson, an expert at Jane’s Information Group, said the firestorm looked more likely to have been caused by RBK-250 or RBK-500 incendiary cluster bombs.”
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