Japanese Exports To US Plunge Most Since 2011 As Weak Yen Tailwind Evaporates
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 20:18 Japan just posted its largest trade surplus in 5 years (+JPY243bn) as exports dropped 4% YoY (worse than expected) but imports fell 14.2% (better than expected). However, the biggest standout was the ongoing deterioration in Japanese exports to the US which dropped by the most since 2011 as the 'advantages' of a devalued currency appear to have hit their limit. Time for some more devaluation Abe... or Peter Pan(ic).
Politics: 50 Years Of Failure
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 21:05 Several decades ago, Saul Bellow wrote this: "For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no telling what may come of it." At this point, however, we can say what has come of it: failure. Politics has failed to deliver on nearly every promise it has made since the 1960s, and we think it’s time to hold it to account.
Is Steve Cohen Back To His Criminal Ways
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 20:45 We were hoping that Mr. Cohen, who surely would not want his name dragged back into another insider trading scandal as he prepares to move back to managing other people's money which he will be allowed to do in two years time, now that the SEC has granted him a reprieve from the isolation of a family office, will provide us with the required information, the same information which several years ago was material enough for the Feds to unleash the most historic crackdown on a legendary hedge fund in modern capital market history.
Shorts Slammed As Yuan Spikes Most In 6 Weeks
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 20:34 The Fed's cowardly "hold" sparked an avalanche of Yuan buying, USD selling this afternoon, squeezing shorts enough to dissolve the last 3 days of weakness. The 450 pips rip was the biggest since early February as for the 2nd time in a week (ECB and Fed) Yuan shorts have been taken to the cleaners...
The core belief of the Establishment is the central state should run everything.
If you’re an Establishment insider, the mainstream media will give you plenty of column inches and airtime to label Donald Trump a “dangerous” fascist: for example, Democratic insider Robert Reich’s fear-mongering frenzy Donald Trump is a 21st century American fascist, in which Reich conveniently overlooks constitutional limits on any president, “fascist” or not.
In effect, Reich is announcing the Constitution is dead and powerless to limit the President. Well, if that’s the problem, then why not attack the real problem, which is the Imperial Presidency?
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How Negative Interest Rates Will Turbocharge The Migrant Crisis
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 20:10 If Europeans think they have a migrant problem now, just wait until they institute a basic income. It’s obvious what will happen...
"We Choose The Nominee, Not The Voters" - Republican Party Split Looms
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 20:30 "The media has created the perception that the voters choose the nomination. That's the conflict here." So a Republican split is looking more likely. They have drawn the line in the sand. By no means will they accept Trump. He might as well begin forming a third party. What is going to be exposed is that we do not live in a Democracy. The Republicans prefer Hillary to Trump any day of the week.
Here Is What Janet Yellen Answered When Steve Liesman Asked If The Fed "Has A Credibility Problem"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 17:53 Santelli: Steve, could you understand any of it? Any of it seriously? Just a yes or no.Liesman: Not much, it was not precisely responsive to the question i asked.
Is this the Douche Bag or Turd Sandwich Candidate???
"Is This What We Want For A President?" - Trump Launches First Hillary Attack Ad
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 17:55 ISIS, a laughing Vladimir Putin, and a barking Hillary Clinton: what do they have in common? These are the key elements of Donald Trump's first Hillary Clinton attack ad.
Plot Thickens In New York Fed Heist As $30 Million In Cash Said Delivered To Mystery Chinese Man
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 19:46 Nefarious foreign hackers, blacked out CCTV systems, corrupt local bank managers, shifty go-betweens, and $30 million in cash delivered to an anonymous man of "Chinese origin" who disappeared into the shadows of Manila and will likely never be heard from again. This story has it all. It even has Bill Dudley.
How The Establishment Works (In 1 Cartoon)
Your mouth... their money...
P2P Property Lending Explodes In China; Officials Panic
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 18:55 “Funds used for down payments cannot be borrowed." You might think that what’s implied there is too bad to be true - even in the increasingly ludicrous world of P2P and marketplace lending. But in fact, P2P lenders in China have indeed been funding down payments on homes, embedding an enormous amount of excess leverage into the market while simultaneously driving up prices in Tier-1 cities.
Which Presidential Frontrunner Is The Best For Energy?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 18:30 The future of America's energy policies will heavily depend on who our next president is. Each presidential candidate has strong views on energy policy...
In Dramatic Move, Syrian Kurds Set To Declare Proto-State On Erdogan's Border
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 18:11 Well, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s worst nightmare is about to come true. The Syrian Kurds are about to declare federalism. "The system envisions areas of democratic self-administration that will manage their own economic, security and defense affairs," a document under discussion in northern Syria asserts. The details, Kurdish officials said, would be worked out later. The name of the new proto-state: "The Federal Democratic System of Rojava-North Syria."
Ackman Begins Portfolio Liquidation To Shore Up Cash, Sells $800 Million In Mondelez After Losing 26% YTD
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 17:42 "Dear Pershing Square Investor: After the close, we completed a block sale of 20 million shares of Mondelez International. As a result of the sale, we now own a 5.6% stake in the company, are the third largest owner, and have substantial uninvested cash."Gold, Stocks, & Bonds Soar As "Cowardly Lyin'" Fed Batters Banks & Greenback
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 16:53
We Need The Pain That Comes With More Saving
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/16/2016 - 16:50 Propping up the markets and encouraging misguided consumption and malinvestments will be the death blow to western civilization. Only near-term pain can allow long-term growth. Economic savings are the cure, and to be welcomed with open arms.
by Kathleen Hennessey, AP:
President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to
the Supreme Court on Wednesday, thrusting a respected moderate jurist
and former prosecutor into the center of an election-year clash over the
future of the nation’s highest court.
Obama cast the 63-year-old Garland as “a serious man and an exemplary judge” deserving of a full hearing and a Senate confirmation vote, despite Republican vows to deny him both. Standing in the White House Rose Garden with Garland, Obama argued the integrity of the court was at stake and appealed to the Senate to “play it straight” in filling the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to
the Supreme Court on Wednesday, thrusting a respected moderate jurist
and former prosecutor into the center of an election-year clash over the
future of the nation’s highest court.Obama cast the 63-year-old Garland as “a serious man and an exemplary judge” deserving of a full hearing and a Senate confirmation vote, despite Republican vows to deny him both. Standing in the White House Rose Garden with Garland, Obama argued the integrity of the court was at stake and appealed to the Senate to “play it straight” in filling the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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by Market Anthropology, GoldSeek:
Gold took the exit ramp south Monday, meeting expectations that the nearly three month rally was poised to stall. With the Fed decision on the menu for tomorrow afternoon, fresh near-term catalysts for gold will likely be served a la carte. How participants and pundits receive and consume the Fed’s offerings largely depends on the tone in the communiqué and how participants choose to handicap future action. Generally speaking, a more upbeat and hawkish statement could generate greater near-term pressures on gold and vice versa should the doves win out. Taking into account the economic data that’s predominantly firmed since the Fed’s last meeting in January and the more stable conditions present in the financial markets over the past month, it seems reasonable to expect that the Fed will deliver a brighter outlook.
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Gold took the exit ramp south Monday, meeting expectations that the nearly three month rally was poised to stall. With the Fed decision on the menu for tomorrow afternoon, fresh near-term catalysts for gold will likely be served a la carte. How participants and pundits receive and consume the Fed’s offerings largely depends on the tone in the communiqué and how participants choose to handicap future action. Generally speaking, a more upbeat and hawkish statement could generate greater near-term pressures on gold and vice versa should the doves win out. Taking into account the economic data that’s predominantly firmed since the Fed’s last meeting in January and the more stable conditions present in the financial markets over the past month, it seems reasonable to expect that the Fed will deliver a brighter outlook.
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by Mike Adams, Natural News:
Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz suffered nationwide devastating defeats at the polls just one day after denouncing health-conscious Americans as “anti-science zealots” for
their opposition to GMOs. In a shameless endorsement of agrichemical
giant Monsanto during an Iowa speech, Cruz made it known that he was
all-in for the agricultural establishment that poisons America with weed killers and toxic GMOs linked to cancer.
But Ted Cruz didn’t just casually say he supported Monsanto; he went out of his way to parrot Monsanto’s talking points and domineering arrogance, choosing to insult tens of millions of health-conscious Americans by calling them “anti-science zealots” and mocking their legitimate concern over pesticides, herbicides and GMOs in food.
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Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz suffered nationwide devastating defeats at the polls just one day after denouncing health-conscious Americans as “anti-science zealots” for
their opposition to GMOs. In a shameless endorsement of agrichemical
giant Monsanto during an Iowa speech, Cruz made it known that he was
all-in for the agricultural establishment that poisons America with weed killers and toxic GMOs linked to cancer.But Ted Cruz didn’t just casually say he supported Monsanto; he went out of his way to parrot Monsanto’s talking points and domineering arrogance, choosing to insult tens of millions of health-conscious Americans by calling them “anti-science zealots” and mocking their legitimate concern over pesticides, herbicides and GMOs in food.
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by Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) stock has plunged 86% since August 6. The latest plunge occurred today, with the stock losing 51% from its close of $78 yesterday:
The initial triggers were concerns over the Valeant’s drug-pricing policies and questions surrounding its methodology for booking revenues. However, with just a casual “look under the hood” at VRX’s SEC-filed financials, there is likely a great deal of fraud lurking beneath what’s already been questioned. In fact, this is starting to smell a lot like Enron or Bear Stearns. The only component missing from this story is a CNBC rant from Cramer issuing a table-pounding buy on VRX stock. That may yet occur.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) stock has plunged 86% since August 6. The latest plunge occurred today, with the stock losing 51% from its close of $78 yesterday:
The initial triggers were concerns over the Valeant’s drug-pricing policies and questions surrounding its methodology for booking revenues. However, with just a casual “look under the hood” at VRX’s SEC-filed financials, there is likely a great deal of fraud lurking beneath what’s already been questioned. In fact, this is starting to smell a lot like Enron or Bear Stearns. The only component missing from this story is a CNBC rant from Cramer issuing a table-pounding buy on VRX stock. That may yet occur.
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from Paul Craig Roberts:
American presstitutes, such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, expressed surprise at Russia’s support for the Syrian ceasefire, which Russia has been seeking, by Putin’s halt to attacks on the Islamic State and a partial withdrawal of Russian forces. The American presstitutes are captives of their own propaganda and are now surprised at the failure of their propagandistic predictions.
Having stripped the Islamic State of offensive capability and liberated Syria from the Washington-supported terrorists, Putin has now shifted to diplomacy. If peace fails in Syria, the failure cannot be blamed on Russia.
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American presstitutes, such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, expressed surprise at Russia’s support for the Syrian ceasefire, which Russia has been seeking, by Putin’s halt to attacks on the Islamic State and a partial withdrawal of Russian forces. The American presstitutes are captives of their own propaganda and are now surprised at the failure of their propagandistic predictions.
Having stripped the Islamic State of offensive capability and liberated Syria from the Washington-supported terrorists, Putin has now shifted to diplomacy. If peace fails in Syria, the failure cannot be blamed on Russia.
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by Tactical Investor, SRSrocco Report:
Central bankers have been on a massive Gold Buying Spree led by Russia and China. One must remember that not only is Putin ex-KGB, but he is also an economist and holds a black belt in judo. Judo teaches you to use your opponent’s momentum to defeat him or her, and that appears to what Putin is doing. He has this administration running circles, by the time they figure out what he is up to, it is too late to do anything. Putin and China can see that the writing is on the wall that the days of U.S holding the top spot are numbered. Our economy is in shambles and only appears to look strong because of the hot money that is holding it up. Regarding illusions, it is a perfect illusion and for now, the masses have bought it, but Russia and China have not.
Putin is also aware that the average life span of a super power is 250 years, and the U.S has been in this position for 240 years, so it is running out of time.
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Central bankers have been on a massive Gold Buying Spree led by Russia and China. One must remember that not only is Putin ex-KGB, but he is also an economist and holds a black belt in judo. Judo teaches you to use your opponent’s momentum to defeat him or her, and that appears to what Putin is doing. He has this administration running circles, by the time they figure out what he is up to, it is too late to do anything. Putin and China can see that the writing is on the wall that the days of U.S holding the top spot are numbered. Our economy is in shambles and only appears to look strong because of the hot money that is holding it up. Regarding illusions, it is a perfect illusion and for now, the masses have bought it, but Russia and China have not.
Putin is also aware that the average life span of a super power is 250 years, and the U.S has been in this position for 240 years, so it is running out of time.
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