Why The Bulls Will Get Slaughtered...

“...parts of the U.S. jobs report for January seem fishy...”

Is This How The Smart Money Is Betting On A Market Crash?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 12:45 Instead of allocating capital to expensive tail risk bets on direct asset class collapse (in equities, credit, and commodities), it appears, just as we detailed previously, the 'smartest money in the room' is "betting" indirectly on a stock market crash through eurodollar options.

P2P Cracks Start To Show As LendingClub Write-Offs Double Forecasts

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 21:20 “Their business is to take data and use that to underwrite risk. If you’re an investor in the loans on the platform, this creates a concern around that underwriting model.”

Global Economy “Trapped in Death Spiral” According to Wall Street Bank

by Mac Slavo, SHTFPlan:

The day is finally here: the economic collapse is admitted.
There have been plenty of people warning of the perils ahead in the financial world. Of the inevitable crash of the system, and the terribly unstable factors that were coming together in a perfect storm.
But now those voices include major Wall Street players like Citi, Goldman Sachs and billionaire investors like Soros.
Their experts are now pointing to a triangulation of collapsing oil prices, recession and equity. There are other key factors, too, but all will combine to create a devastating climate for the American people. Indeed, the crisis would be felt globally as well.
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This Is What Hillary Told Wall Street Behind Closed Doors

“It was like, ‘Here’s someone who doesn’t want to vilify us but wants to get business back in the game’”...

Chinese Factory Worker Explains What "The Government Is Most Fearful Of"

At a printing factory in the western city of Chongqing, a Reuters reporter was present when a local official visited last week to make sure the boss paid his workers before the Year of the Monkey begins. The official declined to speak with Reuters, although the boss later said it was an attempt to prevent unrest.  "That's what the government is most fearful of," said the factory owner, who did not want to be named.

The Federal Reserve - The Deep State's Central Bank

The only possible reaction for the Fed is to reverse course. Besides, its main mission is to protect the Deep State’s finances – the flow of real wealth from you to it. And now we find the world’s elite – the Deep State financiers and economists – planning, explaining, and preparing the world for a U-turn.

North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 19:51 After "preparing" for over a week, moments ago at 00:31 UTC time, North Korea - which has failed to shock the world with some "news" for over a month when it tested a "hydrogen" bomb which according to experts was anything but - launched a long-range rocket which some say is being used as a cover for banned missile test. North Korea has called the launch an attempt to "peacefully launch a satellite." Japan, however, is not happy as according to initial reports, it flew over its airspace in proximity to Okinawa.

The "Minimum Wage" Surged In 6 Cities Last Year; Then This Happened

Thanks Obama...

Ukraine Bonds Crash After Economy Minister Resigns Over "High-Level Corruption"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 19:00 While the rest of the world's bond yields are collapsing and prices soaring (as NIRP sweeps the globe), Ukraine's 'young' implicitly-US-taxpayer-backed bonds have plunged to record lows. The reason - aside from simply disturbing economics - is, as The FT reports, the dramatic resignation of the economy minister accusing a senior presidential ally of blocking his attempts to root out graft and stymieing his plans for reform. Abromavicius exclaimed, of the Washington-installed elite at Kiev's heart, "I realised there is an intention to unwind the process of making all of this transparent."

You Get What You Deserve

Be careful what you wish vote for...

How Did The World Get This Way?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 18:00 The idea that you can fix bad debt with more debt is as prevalent as the idea that the US economy can be binge hiring while careening into recession. What’s truly sad is that those two mistakes are really, at root, the same. The road ahead to real recovery and sustainable growth starts with “unlearning” monetarism. It is a huge task.



This will be investigated until all involved DIE...

65,000% Spike In Reported Radioactivity After Tritium Leaks At Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

New York governor Andrew Cuomo, in a letter Saturday to the state Health Department and the Department of Environmental Conservation, called for the probe into the Indian Point NPP after he said Entergy, the plant's owner, reported "alarming levels of radioactivity" at three monitoring wells, with one well’s radioactivity increasing nearly 65,000 percent.

The Mechanics Of NIRP: How The Fed Will Bring Negative Rates To The U.S.

Now that talking about NIRP in the US is no longer anathema but a matter of survival for market participants for whom frontrunning the Fed's policy failure has emerged as a prerequisite trade, the question is: what are the mechanics of NIRP, what are the implications of negative rates for US markets. Here is the handy answer

"Folly For The Ages": After Buying Back 63 Million Shares At $83, Hess Just Sold 25 Million Shares At $39

The bottom line: Hess just sold 25 million shares at a price of $39 after purchasing 63 million shares through 2015 at an average price that was more than double, or $83 share.  As Reuters puts it, "this modern Hess era is a case study that should be required reading in boardrooms everywhere."

"They'll Return To Their Countries In A Wooden Coffin": Iran, Syria Warn Saudis, Turks Against Ground Troops

"This will be like a coup de grace for them. Apparently, they see no other way but this, and if this is the case, then their fate is sealed.”

Is Shorting The Yuan Dangeorus?

The announcement that China will start targeting the yuan against a basket of currencies and not the dollar is consistent with the strategy of undermining the dollar's value. While the view of a looming Yuan devaluation seems almost universal, GoldMoney's Alasdair Macleod warns instead that something else may be a foot - China will sell her dollars not to protect the yuan, but to dispose of an overvalued currency.

"Back Then I Was A True Believer" - How A Military Officer's Life Changed Forever 13 Years Ago

Back then I was a true believer, trusting that the government was a force for good "making the world safe for democracy..." But that night it all changed.

Anti-Refugee Rallies Sweep Europe As Nationalists Declare "We Will Not Surrender Europe To Islam"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/06/2016 - 14:39

ALERT: Western Exchanges Closing Up Shop Right on Time

by Bix Weir Road to Roota:
Quite a few items I talk about in my latest book are happening as we speak.
There were two big news items after the closing bell Friday about the disruption at the exchanges:
1) Chinese Investors buying Chicago Stock Exchange
2) Six members Resign From London Metal Exchange
There will be many more shake-ups before this game is over. Chapter 5 of my book is called “Justice for Silver Investors” and here’s a section that covers the problems with the exchanges and how to fix them…
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Is The Zika Virus A Smokescreen For Vaccine Induced Birth Defects?

from The Sleuth Journal:

In the digital age of fast-travelling information, news simply flies. It is almost impossible to keep up with every little detail at once, which is why news needs constant updates to add unknown details which provide better perspective and context. These two characteristics are what ultimately provide readers a change to understand reality.
For the past six months, we have followed as many developments as possible about the scary Zika virus, which health authorities have identified as the culprit of a growing number of cases of microcephaly in South and Central America. In the last few weeks, people allegedly infected with Zika have appeared elsewhere.
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