The Beginning Of The End For Cruz? Here Are Five Things To Watch For In Indiana Today

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 15:30
Update: *PAUL RYAN SAYS TRUMP WILL BE NOMINEE IF HE WINS INDIANA: CNBC
Today's primary in the Hoosier State could prove to be the last stand for Ted Cruz and John Kasich, as The Donald looks to deliver the final knockout blow to the two challengers. If Trump wins, it certainly would be an embarrassment for a GOP establishment that has literally done everything it can to stop Trump, most recently touting the Cruz/Kasich alliance that self-destructed just hours after it was announced.

Ted Cruz Explodes In Epic Anti-Trump Rant: "He Is Utterly Amoral, Narcissist, Philandering, Pathological Liar"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 12:58 "I’m going to do something I haven’t done the entire campaign. I’m going to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump. This man is a pathological liar. He doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth. And in a pattern that I think is straight out of a psychology text book, his response is to accuse everybody else of lying."

WTI Crude Jumps Above $44 After Smaller Than Expected Cushing Build

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 16:40 Notable weakness in oil prices amid growth/demand concerns today, following Genscape's (+821k) Cushing's big build report yesterday, and expectations for continued builds in overall crude and Cushing levels set up trades ahead of API's report with oil below $44 heading in. An overall crude inventory rise of 1.3mm barrels (almost double the 750k expectation) was not enough to trump a smaller than expected Cushing build of just 382k barrels (1.3m exp) which seemed to please the machines which ripped WTI back above $44 instantly.

Mike Bloomberg Booed After Lashing Out At College "Safe Spaces"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 16:55 "... one of the most dangerous places on a college campus is the so-called safe space because it creates a false impression that we can isolate ourselves from those who hold different views. We can't, and we shouldn't try. Not in politics, or in the workplace..."

Why Is Tesla Short Interest Near All Time High: Each Car Is "Valued" At $620,000, And More

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 17:15 There is one group of investors who will be closely watching Tesla's results due out tomorrow: the shorts. The reason is that with the stock trading near record highs following a dramatic rebound from the February lows when it plunged to $150, only to rebound back to $250, short sellers have stubbornly refused to step away, and as the chart below shows, short interest remains just shy of record high.

Dollar's Best Day In 6 Months Sparks Stock Slump, Bond Jump

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 16:02

China Threatens Its Economists And Analysts To Only Write Bullish Reports, Or Else

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 14:54 While in the US and the rest of the free world, anyone who holds a less than bullish view of things is simply marginalized as a conspiracy theorist, ridiculed by establishment economists and pundits, is the recipient of mainstream media hit pieces, or denigrated by the president as "peddling fiction", China has decided to take a more blunt approach: "securities regulators, media censors and other government officials have issued verbal warnings to commentators whose public remarks on the economy are out of step with the government’s upbeat statements."

Why The Founder Of A $35 Billion Hedge Fund Is "Very Worried"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 14:00 "Most people in the bulk of the job market are not involved in super-high-value jobs. They are doing routine work and tasks and it's precisely these tasks that computers are going to be better at doing..."

ECB Blames You For Negative Interest Rates

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 16:25 Revolutions, of course, can take many forms. There are social revolutions, political revolutions... and even financial revolutions. Now that interest rates are negative in many parts of the world, the financial system has become an incredibly destructive force. Negative rates adversely impact the livelihoods of just about everyone, from the average guy on the street all the way to the banks themselves... and a few key players have reached their breaking points and are starting to engage in acts of defiance.
 

Caught On Tape: Massive Brawl Breaks Out In Turkish Parliament

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 14:35 Tensions were already high as Turkish president Erdogan has been accusing HDP of ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and the fight started as the two sides debated a constitutional amendment that would strip lawmakers of their legal immunity...
 

"Back On Solid Ground..."

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 15:50 It can only get better from here... right?
 

How Many More 'Molenbeeks' Are There In France?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 14:15 "There are today, we know, a hundred neighborhoods in France that present potential similarities with what's happened in Molenbeek." - Patrick Kanner, Minister for Urban Areas.

"Smart Money" Has Never Been More Bearish On Silver

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 13:45 For the moment, silver’s intermediate-term bull market remains in force, albeit with a record level of bearishness on the part of the “smart money”.

Pimco Global Economic Advisor Suggests QE Should Buy Equities Next

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 13:35 FELS: QE SHOULD FOCUS ON CREDIT AND POTENTIALLY EQUITY BUYING

When Is A Boot On The Ground Not A Boot On The Ground?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 13:16 No one disputes that U.S. military forces are fighting in combat in Iraq and Syria -- except maybe President Barack Obama and some members of his administration.

Ken Rogoff's Shockingly Simple Advice To Emerging Markets: Hoard Gold

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 13:15 For some time, the rich countries have argued that it is in everyone’s collective interest to demonetize gold. But there is a good case to be made that a shift in emerging markets toward accumulating gold would help the international financial system function more smoothly and benefit everyone.

"We Expect A Sizeable Sell-Off" - One Hedge Fund's Four Mega-Bearish Trades

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 12:33 From our friends at Fasanara Capital we get their latest contrarian - and very bearish - Investment Outlook, which can be summarized as follows: "Reflation Phase To Be Temporary, More Downside Ahead", and which also contains four key conviction trade ideas over the next 12 months. "The narrative of reflation is today dominant and can continue to propel markets for a while longer. But as we know the narrative changes fast, and when it does we can expect a quick re-pricing. As we re-assess the validity of the underlying risks, we expect a shift in narrative in the few months ahead and a sizeable sell-off."

"The TTIP Is Doomed" - France Threatens To Reject Obama's Huge Transatlantic Trade Deal

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 11:52 Following this weekend's leak by Greenpeace demonstrating not only that the TTIP is driven entirely by narrow corporate interests, but that Obama is openly willing to reneg on his pro-environment agenda just to pass the Transatlantic Treaty at any cost, the blowback arrived earlier today when France became the first major European nation which threatened to reject the huge free trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union, because according to AP "it's too friendly to U.S. business and probably doomed."

There's Only One 'Honest' Position On Obama-Trade - Kill It

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2016 - 15:10 "The marginal economic benefits of the agreement are outweighed by the political consequences of its adoption".

MARKET MANIPULATION GOES MAINSTREAM, AS THE POWERS THAT BE TURN ON EACH OTHER

by Andy Hoffman, Miles Franklin:
The war for $1,300/oz – which gold, aside from a Cartel-capped blip 16 months ago – hasn’t traded at for nearly two years – is ON! The Cartel, fresh from having lost its 2½ month battle to defend its previous “line in the sand” at $1,250/oz – having taken their naked “commercial” short position to nearly a record high in the process – is sucking wind big time. Let alone in silver; in which their short position is literally at an all-time high, as they try to figure out whether their next “battle of the bulge” should be fought at $17.50 or $18.00. This, with the entire world collapsing around them – from economic activity; to commodity prices; Central bank credibility; political and social stability; and the ability to control the historical “monetary barometers,” gold and silver.
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America, Sheep To The Slaughter

from The Sleuth Journal:

“And The Lord said unto me, a conspiracy is found among the men of Judah.” Jeremiah 11:9
Everywhere I seem to look, I can see the conspirators working relentlessly through the media propagandists who are attempting to re-arrange your reality to become the reality that they want you to believe in (Revelation 3:18).
While walking through the Chicago airport yesterday, I went into several of the stores where I could see the attempt to exchange a lie (Ephesians 2:2) for the truth on every shelf.
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