Stocks, Crude, & Bond Yields Plunge As ‘Growth Scare’ Sparks Surge In Rate-Cut Hopes
Stocks, Crude, & Bond Yields Plunge As ‘Growth Scare’ Sparks Surge In Rate-Cut Hopes Just as we warned earlier in the week, the macro playbook has shifted to “bad is bad and good is good” as ‘growth scare’ narratives now dominate the set-in-stone rate-cut scenarios. This morning’s payrolls data was ‘bad news’ and so we […]
“It’s A Disaster” – Japanese Stocks Suffer Biggest Point Drop Since Black Monday
“It’s A Disaster” – Japanese Stocks Suffer Biggest Point Drop Since Black Monday We warned yesterday that the BoJ has boxed itself into a corner – forced to decide between a crashing currency or a crashing stock market – and overnight it appears traders put policymakers to the test to see what their reaction function […]
New York City Shutters Hundreds Of Illegal Marijuana Shops
New York City Shutters Hundreds Of Illegal Marijuana Shops Authored by Jana J. Pruet via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Thousands of unlicensed marijuana shops opened in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug in 2021. New state regulations are allowing officials to crack down. A legal cannabis dispensary in […]
How Fast Are Countries Burning Through Natural Resources?
How Fast Are Countries Burning Through Natural Resources? Earth Overshoot Day landed yesterday, August 1, in 2024. This means that after only seven months, we have already used up all of the resources that the world can regenerate in a year. The last five months will be burning into resources that – with no Planet […]
US, UK Accelerate Quantum Computing Programs After China Breakthrough
US, UK Accelerate Quantum Computing Programs After China Breakthrough Authored by Tristan Greene via CoinTelegraph.com, Scientists and lawmakers in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union are ramping up efforts to advance quantum computing in the West after scientists in China observed what appears to be the world’s first room-temperature time crystals. A team […]
Orbán: The West Sees Immigration As A “Way Of Getting Rid Of The Ethnic Homogeneity That Is The Basis Of The Nation-State”
Orbán: The West Sees Immigration As A “Way Of Getting Rid Of The Ethnic Homogeneity That Is The Basis Of The Nation-State” By Remix News In Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at Tusványos in Romania, he focuses on the intractable differences developing between the East and West of Europe, with immigration one of the […]
The Propaganda Model Has Limits
The Propaganda Model Has Limits Authored by Mattias Desmet via The Brownstone Institute, Normally, I let my pen rest during the summer months, but for some things, you set aside your habits. What has been happening in the context of the US presidential elections over the past few weeks is, to say the least, remarkable. […]
Senators Introduce Bill To Blacklist Chinese Drones In The US
Senators Introduce Bill To Blacklist Chinese Drones In The US Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Chinese drone technologies from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2023. (Madalina […]
Wildfire Smoke May Be Linked To Higher Risk Of Dementia, New Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke May Be Linked To Higher Risk Of Dementia, New Study Finds Authored by Summer Lane via The Epoch Times, Exposure to wildfire smoke may be linked to a higher risk of being diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study from the Alzheimer’s Association. The study was conducted over 10 years and surveyed […]
Muscle Over Medicine: Why Ozempic Alone Won’t Cut It For Weight Loss
Muscle Over Medicine: Why Ozempic Alone Won’t Cut It For Weight Loss Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Numbers indicate that America has an obesity problem. According to a 2023 JAMA article, “U.S. obesity prevalence has surged over the last decade,” with 22 states reporting adult obesity rates at or above […]