Trumpgasm Sends Stocks To Longest Win Streak In 13 Years Despite Currency, Curve, & Credit Carnage

 

 

Steve Bannon Interviewed: "It's About Americans Not Getting F—ed Over"

“I’m not a white nationalist, I’m a nationalist. I’m an economic nationalist. The globalists gutted the American working class and created a middle class in Asia. The issue now is about Americans looking to not get f—ed over."

Global Bonds Suffer Biggest Crash In Over 25 Years

 

Albert Edwards Previews The Trump Recession: "Minus 1% Yields, Helicopter Money"

"...in the next recession I still expect 10y yields to ultimately fall to minus 1% as helicopter money is adopted to finance Trump’s double-digit fiscal deficits."

 

Draining the Neocon National Security Swamp? Don’t Count on It

by Michael Krieger, Liberty Blitzkrieg:
Now that things have gotten serious, it’s time for Donald Trump to kiss the ring.
Since clinching the Republican nomination, Trump’s true colors have started to emerge. He named a former Goldman Sachs partner to run his fundraising efforts, he named petty authoritarian, gangster wannabe Chris Christie to run his transition team, and he chose “everyone’s a terrorist” Rudy Giuliani as his planned head of the domestic gestapo, the Department of Homeland Security. He’s also been endorsed by Orc King Sheldon Adelson, who said he was prepared to spend $100 million to get him elected. Now he’s off to kiss the blood-soaked hands of Henry Kissinger.
– From the May 17, 2016 post: Donald Trump Will Meet War Criminal Henry Kissinger Tomorrow
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Trump Supporters Plan to Bring “Fake News” Outlet CNN to its Knees (Video)

by Michael DePinto, Freedom OutPost:
In the article below by Amy Moreno from TruthFeed.com, Amy proposes an idea I previously suggested in a post titled, Notice to Mainstream Media: Don’t Get Comfortable, You’re Next! In that post, I suggested that if the mainstream media doesn’t demonstrate very quickly that it learned a lesson on election night, it might be time for We the People to seriously consider completely boycotting one mainstream media outlet at a time, as well as any company known to advertise on that outlet, until we are able to inflict serious financial damage. Then, if other networks haven’t gotten the hint, we put them in our sights.
Viewership is already so low on channels like CNN, a serious boycott would cause major financial hardship, perhaps even sinking the network if done for a prolonged enough period of time. Lack of viewers will cause their advertising revenue to dry up, and then the squeeze will be tight on an already struggling “news” network.
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Governments And Central Banks In Panic Mode – The War On Cash Has Begun!

by Andy Hoffman, Miles Franklin:
It’s truly incredible how much ground I have to cover each and every day, given the relentlessly expanding tsunami of horrible – or better put, “PM bullish, everything-else-bearish” – headlines as the terminal phase of history’s largest, most destructive fiat Ponzi scheme plays out. Frankly, it’s getting more and more difficult to condense my daily thoughts into just a few pages …
My Wall Street tenure made me quite adept at cramming in important information into tight spaces, which is exactly what I plan to do this morning, starting with a quick summary of some of the myriad lies, “mis-truths,” and propaganda engulfing the globe – starting with the most insolvent state of the Union, Illinois, which prototypically represents the apocalyptic state of the global pension fund Ponzi scheme, in purporting that its $78 billion fund, now unfunded by a whopping $130 billion, or 63%, can somehow pay out.
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Weekend Reading: The Trump Effect

It has been interesting to watch market participants swing from “Trump The Terrible” to “Trump The Great” in relation to the markets and economy and he isn’t even in office yet. But while Trump certainly has an extensive list of actions for his first 100-days, there are many headwinds to actual policy implementation and ultimately their success.

 

Equity Breadth Is Flashing A Negative Signal About Growth Prospects

Equity breadth tends to directional lead changes in the PMI. So if equity breadth is increasing, the PMI tends to accelerate. Unfortunately, the fact that equity breadth has been declining over the past couple of months is pointing to a possible slowdown in the ISM Manufacturing PMI.

European Union Orders British Press Not To Report when Terrorists Are Muslims

This is the moment where hate speech laws become a greater threat to democracy and freedom of speech than hate speech itself.

Are Traders Getting A Little Too Comfortable In Stocks?

Near-term volatility expectations have plunged to record lows. Perhaps the losses following similar conditions as we are seeing now is just a coincidence. However, 17 losses out of 19 occurrences would suggest otherwise...

Credit Suisse Suspends Issuance Of "Mom And Millennials" Favorite 3x Levered Oil ETFs

Credit Suisse has decided to delist two of the more popular 3x levered oil ETNs, DWTI and UWTI, with a view to better aligning its product suite with its broader strategic growth plans.

'Swamp-Dwellers' In Full Panic Mode Over Lack Of Trump "Access" - "A Lot Of Lobbyists Are Scrambling"

“Anybody who says they know how this going to work is kidding themselves, and their clients.  A lot of lobbyists are scrambling, because the biggest issue is access.”

The Importance Of Being Electoral

The Electoral College makes sense and serves America well. The Founders of America were deeply suspicious not only of central authority, but also of the madness of a crowd. The naive interpretation of democracy is majority rules. But majority rules can very easily mean majority dictates, majority is tyranny. Letting the minority win from time to time is maybe the price to pay for a stable democracy.

WTI Slides After Biggest Rig Count Spike In 16 Months

The US oil rig count surged by 19 to 471 last week - the biggest weekly rise since July 2015 back to 9-month highs. This is the 22nd weekly rise in the last 24 weeks and is occurring as US crude production is beginning to rise once again.

Meet Mike Pompeo, The New Director Of The CIA

Moments after Donald Trump offered the Attorney General spot to senator Jeff Sessions (which he promptly accepted), it was announced that Trump had also picked rep. Mike Pompeo as CIA director, who likewise accepted.  Here is a brief profile of the new head of America's spy agency.

China Warns It Is Ready To Slow Yuan Plunge On Capital Outflow Fears

While Chinese policymakers have taken the yuan's recent slide in stride, they are getting ready to slow its descent - i.e., sell reserves -  for fear of fanning capital flight if the currency falls too quickly through the psychologically important 7-per-dollar level, Reuters reports citing policy advisers.

Regime Change? Yields Surpass Critical Level

For now, shareholders appear unphased by the fact that the cost of funding of the companies that they prize are soaring at an unprecedented speed. Nowhere is that more obviously disconnected than the congnitive dissonance between credit-sensitive small cap stocks and the plunge in high-yield corporate bonds. However, as we have begun to see today, rising yields are starting to weigh on stocks... but at what level does that "too much of a bad thing in bonds" slam stocks?

The Numbers Look Great... As They Always Do Before A Crash

The markets reward companies for meeting expectations, but the reality is that the S&P 500 is on track for a sixth straight drop in year-over-year earnings.

Caught On Tape: Kanye West Admits "If I Voted, I Would've Voted Trump"

“I said something that was kind of politically correct. I told y’all I didn’t vote, right? What I didn’t tell you … If I were to have voted I would have voted on Trump.”

Entire Treasury Curve Now Underwater In 2016 As Bond Bloodbath Continues

10Y Treasury yields are up a stunning 65bps from the Trump-win lows, spiking to 2.35% - the highest since Dec 2015. In fact the entire Treasury yield curve is now higher in yield on the year...

Japanese Yen Set For Biggest Plunge Versus Dollar In 18 Years

With the US dollar soaring to its highest since 2003 (up 10 days in a row), unprecedented moves in the Euro, Yen, and Yuan are now daily headine-makers. Overnight saw USDJPY near 111.00 (before rolling over a little this morning), pushing the pair to its best 2 week gain since 1988... and its second best 2-week gain since currencies floated.

"Massive Blocks All Went Off At The Same Time" - Investors Dump Stocks, Bonds, Oil, & Gold As Dollar Soars

The Dollar Index just broke to fresh 13.5 year highs, up an unprecedented 10 days in a row. The USD buying panic began as US equities opened... and sparked selling in every USD-priced asset as stocks, bonds, gold, and oil all tumbled...

The Great Con: Political Correctness Has Marginalized The Working Class

So when the protected class of well-paid institutional "progressives" speak darkly of "reversing 40 years of social progress," what they're really saying is we're terrified that the bottom 95% might be waking up to our Great Con of identity politics and political correctness.

Trump Settles "Trump University" Fraud Claims For $25 Million

One of the bigger headaches hanging over Donald Trump as he enters the transition period of his presidency, was the ongoing litigation that his now defunct Trump University defrauded students. Well, no more. Moments ago, the president-elect agreed to settle fraud lawsuits relating to his Trump University series of real estate seminars for $25 million.

BREAKING: Anon Claims FBI Insiders Can Confirm, Intelligence Community Indicates John and Tony Podesta Were in Praia da Luz, Portugal on May 3rd 2007 – The Day Madeleine McCann Vanished

Do John and Tony Podesta Have a Connection with Missing Child, Madeleine McCann?
from Victurus Libertas:
I would like to take a moment to thank all of the followers of Victurus Libertas. Thank you for all of your information, all of your help in researching, all of your comments and suggestions. I got part of the following information from a follower of VL on Facebook. It was further verified by an insider and more information has been added by other insiders, as well.
This may blow your mind. Of all the conspiracies the “conspiracy theorists” have come up with in the past several years, they never even came up with anything CLOSE to the reality of what is really going on- worldwide.
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Podesta #PizzaGate Pedo BOMBSHELL: ENCRYPTED DATA FOUND IN PODESTA EMAIL PHOTOS

by Elliot Bougis, The Conservative Daily Post, via State of the Nation:
Julian Assange Isn’t Done With Hillary, Reveals Hidden Human Trafficking Network
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Internet…
I have been reporting for weeks now about the D.C.-based “pizza pedophilia” ring that is being exposed based on thousands of “Podesta emails” released by Wikileaks in the past month or two.
As of last week, the case became even more explosive.
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Google and Facebook Targeting Growing Influence of Alternative Media?

by Stephen Lendman, Market Oracle:
Alternative online media sites are gaining popularity at the expense of unreliable mainstream sources of news, information and analysis – notably during the disgraceful US presidential election coverage, concluded last week, along with every time America goes to war.
Media scoundrels suppress what everyone needs to know, lies, damn lies and Big Lies substituting – propaganda, not reliable journalism, why their readership and viewership are declining, maybe disappearing altogether one day if the current trend continues.
Google and Facebook intend halting what they call “fake news” – without explaining virtually everything media scoundrels air and publish on major issues is “fake,” vital truths suppressed.
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U.S. Stock Market Soars to ALL TIME HIGH as U.S. Dollar Hits 14 Year High!

from The Money GPS:

French PM: “Europe Is In Danger Of Falling Apart”

from ZeroHedge:
Ignoring years of stagnation, economic deterioration, and an unprecedented unemployment rate, which remains stubbornly in the double-digits for countries like Greece, Spain and Italy, Europe appears to have finally woken up, shocked by the reality of Brexit and the Trump election, and has started with the fire and brimstone warnings. Case in point: French prime minister Manuel Valls, who speaking in Berlin, said that the European Union is in danger of breaking apart unless France and Germany, in particular, work harder to stimulate growth and employment and heed citizens’ concerns.
“Europe is in danger of falling apart,” Valls said at an event organized by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. “So Germany and France have a huge responsibility.”
Translation: confirming what we have said for years, the ECB did nothing for the economy while propping up markets, refuting the long-running official narrative, and now it is time to actually focus on the people, ideally by launching a massive fiscal spending stimulus.
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Obama On Pace to Increase the Debt by $2.4 Trillion This Year

by Simon Black, Sovereign Man:
OK, this is pretty nuts.
According to data released by the Treasury Department yesterday, the US national debt has soared by a whopping $294 billion since the start of the 2017 fiscal year, just 45 days ago.
That’s an annualized increase of 13%.
So if they keep up this pace, the national debt will increase by $2.4 trillion this fiscal year, surpassing $21 trillion by next September.
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George Soros In Forgotten Interview: “I Cannot And Do Not Look At The Social Consequences Of What I Do”

by Daisy Luther, Activist Post:
Do you want to know who George Soros really is? He told us decades ago and nobody listened.
Check out this chilling 60 Minutes interview from Dec. 20, 1998.
Soros destabilizes economies to add to his billions and he doesn’t care about how this affects the people who suffer. During the interview, he said, with regard to speculative market attacks:
I don’t feel guilty. I’m engaged in an amoral activity which is not meant to have anything to do with guilt.
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George Soros Seems to be “a Bit Jealous” These Days

by Martin Berger, New Eastern Outlook:
George Soros’ direct involvement in spreading the unrest in the United States triggered by the recent victory of Donald Trump amid the US elections is hardly a secret to anyone now.
George Soros and other wealthy liberals who have spent tens of millions of dollars on Hillary Clinton’s campaign are gathering in Washington on Sunday evening for a three-day closed conference to close their ranks in the fight against Donald Trump, POLITICO notes.
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Soros’s Coup Against America-The 7 Step Plan to Destroy the US

by Dave Hodges, The Common Sense Show:
America is at a very dangerous time in her history. The enemy (e.g. George Soros and his puppetiers) are already inside the gates wreaking havoc.
The Arab Spring Comes to America
George Soros is following a script that he all too familiar with. Soros is implementing the Arab Spring strategies in very similar fashion to what he did over five years ago in the Middle East.
His playbook is a combination of Hillary Clinton’s hero, S. Alinsky and his book, Rules for Radicals.
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The Beginning of the End for SWIFT Payment System

from TRU News:
In a major move to explore the use of digital currency in Singapore, the city state’s central bank plans to launch a pilot project with the country’s stock exchange and eight local and foreign banks to use blockchain technology for interbank payments.
Cross-border foreign currency transactions will also be reviewed under the pilot as Singapore’s central bank looks to position the financial center as an important Fintech hub.
The effort is supported by the R3 blockchain research lab and BCS Information Systems, Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said at the Singapore Fintech Festival
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