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Holding Patterns By Jane Foley, Head of FX Strategy at Rabobank Right from the very first week of the year, Fed officials and other G10 central bankers have had reasonable success in…

The country risks ‘reputation damage’ over its controversial plan to send immigrants to Rwanda for processing A UK parliamentary committee has warned the British government against deporting immigrants to Rwanda, saying a…

Officials within the Church of England have called on worshipers to remember that “everyone is human,” even in times of war Christians in the UK have been urged to avoid language that…

Rickards: Why Gold? Why Now? Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Despite the Wall Street happy talk about the Federal Reserve winning the battle against inflation, that battle has not been won….

It’s Feeling Like “Last Days Of Rome”: Market Heading For Giant Gamma-Squeeze Blow-Off Top By Simon White, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist Options-driven fever of investors fearful of missing out in…

World Stumbles Into “More Dangerous Decade” As Defense Spending Soars, Says Military Think Tank As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is less than two weeks away, a British military…

Do Call Skews Signal Bulls Are Maxed Out? Learn how volatility is really driving markets during today’s free SpotGamma webinar here at 1pm EST:  Volatility, Avoid the Riptide. With equities surging higher,…

Trump’s immigration crackdown would use federal officials and obscure laws to deport undocumented migrants, a report has claimed Former US President Donald Trump will seek to impose a series of aggressive restrictions…

The Israeli military has accused a Palestinian journalist working with Al Jazeera of also operating as a senior Hamas militant Mohamed Washah, a Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera is simultaneously working…

NATO can’t depend on US protection forever, a prominent member of Chancellor Scholz’s party has said US allies in Europe should not have to keep relying on Washington for a nuclear deterrent,…

Another Variant, Another Desperate Cry For Masks Authored by Ian Miller via The Brownstone Institute, For those of us on the side of sanity, reason, and data-driven evidence, the refusal of Covid…

A senior official with the fund has called for an assessment of the legal grounds before the immobilized reserves are seized Any steps towards seizing Russia’s frozen reserves should be backed by…

Hindenburg Highlights “Worthless AI Shell Game” Renovaro Led By CEO With Ties To NIH, Fauci Activist short seller Hindenburg Research released a new report this morning on Renovaro BioSciences, the second go-round…

The expansion of Israel’s ground operations in the southern Gaza city may further violate Palestinians’ rights, Johannesburg says South Africa urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to evaluate whether Israel’s planned…

“Whites Are Psychopathic”: UC Speaker Uses Black History MonthTo Launch Into Racist Attacks Authored by Jonathan Turley, The University of California (San Francisco) is under fire this week after hosting a racist speaker who attacked white…

Divergences And Other Technical Warnings Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, While the bulls remain entirely in control of the market narrative, divergences and other technical warnings suggest becoming more cautious may…

West Jerusalem must carefully consider any military action in Rafah, Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said Israel must carefully consider the consequences of further military action in Rafah in southern Gaza, which…

Chuck Schumer has rejoiced following a vote to continue funding the Ukraine conflict American senators from both parties coming out in support of aid for Ukraine and Israel is a powerful signal…

The Democratic and Republican rivals are just a “couple of old guys” hiding their senility, Mitt Romney says President Joe Biden and his likely election opponent Donald Trump are avoiding debates for…

A painting of adult actress Sasha Grey dressed as a winter character was spotted on fence near local education department building A portrait of former American porn star Sasha Grey has been…

For two years politicians and analysts have offered grim forecasts that never seem to materialize Ever since Russia’s military operation against Ukraine began in February of 2022, there has been a steady…

Estonia’s economy has been among the worst performers in the EU, a circumstance Kaja Kallas partly attributes to citizens overly focusing on their grievances Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has urged her…

Josep Borrell has urged the US to send “less arms” to Israel Supplies of weapons to Israel should be reduced as the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored international calls to…

NYC Mayor In $700 Fendi Scarf Tells Residents To Stay Home As Nor’easter Dumps Snow A nor’easter is blanketing parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow on Tuesday morning, creating messy…

Houston PD Criticized For Agonizing Over Church Shooter’s Correct Pronouns Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The Houston Police Department received criticism for agonizing over the culprit’s correct pronouns after an…

Resident is reportedly linked to Gurpatwant Singh Pannun who has been accused of making threats against India Police in Ontario, Canada, are investigating a shooting at the house of a Sikh separatist…

Senate Passes $95BN Ukraine-Israel Package But Johnson Signals Blockade In House Early Tuesday Senate Democrats and Republicans joined to pass the $95 billion national security package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after…

Stocks, Bonds, & Bullion Puke After Hot CPI Print Hammers Rate-Cut Hopes “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth…” The soft-landing, Fed-will-cut-and-save-us-all, but mega-cap-tech-to-the-moon narrative just got punched…

The presidential candidate has renewed his verbal attack on low-spending members of the military bloc The rest of NATO needs to send as much aid to Ukraine as the US does, Donald…

Moscow has launched a criminal investigation into Estonia’s Kaja Kallas over the destruction of Soviet WWII memorials Russian authorities have issued arrest warrants for Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Secretary of…

CPI Prints Hotter Than Expected In January As SuperCore Soared Expectations were for a big drop in the YoY consumer price index (from +3.4% to +2.9%) but instead it surprised to the…

Europe’s Biggest Tech Stock Just Flash-Crashed At the start of European trading this morning, ASML Holdings – Europe’s largest tech stocks – flash-crashed over 7% from the close last night, on massive…

Futures Slump, Tech Giants Drop Ahead Of CPI Report US equity futures and European bourses slumped before the release of closely watched CPI data that could set the stage for the timing of…

The leading cryptocurrency surged above the $50,000 mark this week The price of Bitcoin broke over the $50,000 mark on Monday, for the first time in two years amid investor excitement over…

JetBlue Shares Soar After Icahn Takes 9.91% Stake  JetBlue Airways Corp. is flying a new course after its move to acquire Spirit Airlines, Inc. was nuked by a federal judge last month. News…

American officials claim the Boeing 747 aircraft previously belonged to a sanctioned Iranian airline US authorities have taken custody of a Venezuelan cargo plane, claiming that it previously belonged to an Iranian…

Why the choice of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to exit ECOWAS and establish the Alliance of Sahel States was obvious For many centuries, Africa has been a theater for atrocious operations,…

US Companies Talk Layoffs Like Never Before By Farah Elbahrawy, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and analyst US companies are discussing cost control (i.e., layoffs) on earnings calls at a record rate, amid…

The former US secretary of state has said the president shouldn’t dismiss concerns about his mental state Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said President Joe Biden’s advancing age is…

Vienna has a long-term contract with Gazprom that runs until 2040 Austria’s plans to end a long-term contract for Russian gas would cause energy prices to “explode” and would fuel inflation in…

Are “Dragon Babies” Bumping Up China’s Birth Rate? The year of the dragon commenced Saturday according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Carrying the zodiac sign that has been associated with the birth…

“This Is A Date With Disaster”: Net-Zero Is Pulling The Plug on America’s Electrical ‘Life Support System,’ New Documentary Says Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Electricity is…

Over 200 unions are staging the protest, urging government to enact laws guaranteeing minimum prices for agricultural commodities Roads leading into India’s capital New Delhi from surrounding states were sealed on Tuesday…

US financial aid is “not good” for Ukrainians, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said There is “no way in hell” that Russia will suffer defeat in its conflict with Ukraine, Tesla and…

  Today is Fat Tuesday, the culmination of the famous season of Mardi Gras. Debauchery. Bacchanalia. Floats, costumes, beads and masks, and lots of drinking and partying. That’s what we think of…

The multibillion international security package is expected to be blocked by GOP-controlled House The Democratic-led US Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.34 billion international security assistance package that includes roughly $60 billion…

Moscow has called on the rivals to maintain calm and avoid engaging in provocations Four Armenian troops were reportedly killed overnight when the Azerbaijani military targeted a border outpost; another was injured….

Russia’s response would be “extremely harsh,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned Russia would consider Western nations “thieves” and would respond with “very harsh” countermeasures should its frozen assets be confiscated,…

Ethiopia could start assembling Lada vehicles, according to Evgeny Terekhin Ethiopia and Russian carmaker Lada are working on plans to set up a production facility in the country, Moscow’s ambassador to Addis…

People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are demanding that the US and others leave the country for failing to stop rebels Protesters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR…

National polls held last week resulted in no party securing a clear majority. However, forming a government is not the key challenge   Independent candidates linked to the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led…

Franklin Templeton Joins Ethereum ETF Race By Helene Braun of CoinDesk Franklin Templeton has applied for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows. The asset…

The Washington-based fund had previously been criticized for its optimistic assessment of Russia’s economy The Russian economy has been growing faster than many economists projected, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath…

White House Chaos: Susan Rice Slammed “Bitch Ass” Becerra Over Border; Biden “Exploded” With Rage Axios is out with a damning report. Apparently in January of 2023, President Biden completely lost his…

An official in Kiev wants to dig up the tomb of Imperial Russian PM Pyotr Stolypin and use his remains as a bargaining chip A Ukrainian proposal to remove the remains of…

The EU is already pursuing plans to transfer the interest accumulated on Moscow’s funds to Ukraine The US is in discussions with other G7 nations on potential ways to seize frozen Russian…

House Bill Would Downgrade US-South Africa Ties Over “Anti-Semitic & Anti-Israel Related” Actions There’s a move in the US House of Representatives to potentially downgrade the United States’ formal relations with South…

Companies from the bloc’s major trading partners could face curbs over links with Russia, the paper said The EU is seeking to include restrictions against Chinese and Indian companies in a 13th…

Mann Behind The ‘Hockey Stick’ Begins To Question Climate Alarmism Authored by Graham Young via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Could Michael Mann, the inventor of the so-called Hockey Stick graph, be…

Continued Western aid will only result in more dead Ukrainians, not Russian defeat, the journalist has predicted US senators who intend to send an additional $60 billion in aid to Ukraine will…

US Moves Forward With $23BN Warplane Sale To Turkey Via The Cradle Washington is set to proceed with a $23 billion sale of F-16 warplanes, missiles, and bombs to Turkey following Ankara’s acceptance of…

A Small Arizona Town Prepares To Fight State Over Illegal Immigration Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As a small rural town in Arizona, Springerville has what it…

The former US president stoked outrage by saying he would encourage Russia to attack NATO states that don’t “pay their bills” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a veiled jab at ex-US President…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

The country’s departure from the EU has reduced the size of its economy, analysts say The UK has paid a high price for Brexit, which has spurred inflation and trimmed the size…

Growth in the EU’s powerhouse has gotten off to a slow start this year due to persistent economic headwinds, analysts believe The German economy has probably failed to grow again at the…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

For the first time in modern India, the government has come out openly in support of economic reforms, and spoken out against populism at the same time Last week, India’s ruling Bharatiya…

The former president’s legal team slammed a lower court’s ruling as a “stunning breach of precedent” Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to invalidate a previous ruling which said he…

John Fetterman Is Not The Progressive Politician Everyone Thought He Was Authored by Beth Brelje via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Financial backing from progressive Democrats helped John Fetterman flip a long-held…

Fani Willis Disqualification Is “Possible,” Judge Says By Catherine Yang of The Epoch Times Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee confirmed on Feb. 12 that the hearing about misconduct claims against Fulton…

House GOP Seeks Biden-Hur Dementia Transcripts, Recordings Three House committees have asked the DOJ to turn over transcripts and recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur, following an…

Houston Church Shooter Identified As Transgender With A Long Criminal History Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, A shooter who was killed by off-duty police officers after opening fire at…

The legislation is a “deep state” effort to undermine a possible Donald Trump presidency, a Republican senator claimed Republican Senator JD Vance has argued that a new bill proposing additional military aid…

Invasion Spreads To Unfenced US Northern Border Amid “Record-Breaking Surge” Of Illegal Entries Detected As the Biden administration and “shadowy network of secretive nonprofits” facilitate the greatest migration invasion this nation has…

Best And Worst Metro Areas For First-Time Buyers In 2024 Submitted by Sam Bourgi of CreditNews The past few years have been one of the worst periods for first-time homebuyers in America’s…

CRE Crash Unfolding: “Yes That’s Not A Typo – It Literally Sold For $9 Per SQFT”  In a commentary, Neil Callanan of Bloomberg highlighted, “The commercial real estate crash unfolding in the US is…

Democrats Strongly Support Mail-In Voting While Republicans Oppose, Poll Shows Authored by Aaron Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Voters use an optional paper ballot voting booth to cast their votes…

Court Orders Netherlands To Halt F-35 Parts For Israel As EU Says “Too Many People” Are Dying Israel’s worst nightmare is beginning to unfold. It has worked for years and decades to…

The World Governments Summit is an annual event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  This year the highlight of their exchange of knowledge was the recently returned Tucker Carlson.  This was Tucker’s…

Lloyd Austin was treated under general anesthesia during his latest medical emergency US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone undisclosed “non-surgical procedures” after he was hospitalized with a bladder issue over the…

As expected, the lawyers representing Donald Trump have asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the DC appellate court decision on presidential immunity.  [SEE pdf Here] At the heart of the matter…

Victor Davis Hanson: The Absurd Border Con Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Epoch Times, In 2021, President Joe Biden opened wide an inherited, secure southern border that had finally stopped…

Listen In: Musk, Vivek, Vance, Sacks And Mike Lee Discuss “Impeachment Time Bomb” Hidden In Ukraine Funding Bill On Monday, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) shared a memo sent to his Republican colleagues…

Satanic Temple Claims Abortion Is Part Of Their Religion In Effort To Block Abortion Bans Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A pro-life activist holds a plastic…

He’s losing it faster now.   There’s no way Biden can make it to the general election.   In my own estimation, Gavin Newsom is still the convention nominee, with a soft exit for…

Boston Couple Sign Up To House Illegal Immigrants, Get Four Delivered Within An Hour Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A couple in Boston signed up to a government scheme to house…

Jaroslaw Kraszewski believes Warsaw should host US atomic weapons Having nuclear weapons is a powerful deterrent and something Poland should look into going forward, a retired Polish Army general said in an…

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Intervene In Immunity Appeal Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to step in and weigh in on his claim of presidential immunity after…

Here’s the baseline context of my review on this discussion provided by Tucker Carlson, as he takes part in the “World Government Summit at What’s Next for Storytelling?” Tucker is shocked, shocked…

Institutions Double Down On AI In trading — JPMorgan Survey Authored by Helen Partz via Cointelegraph.com, Institutional investors have been increasingly betting on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future…

Why Are Solar Panels 44% Cheaper In China Than The US? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The US wants to break into the solar panel business. Doing so, if its possible…

0DTE Punters Pump And Dump Momentum Stocks As “Parabolic” Tech Hits An Airpocket For a few hours there it seemed like the “market” was about to blast off in a carbon-copy replica…

The US president has predictably been let off the hook for mishandling state secrets and jeopardizing national security A US prosecutor’s report rationalizing why President Joe Biden won’t face justice for his…

For now the measure would only apply to the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte The French government will amend the constitution to discontinue the practice of “birthright citizenship” in its department of…

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was filmed swearing while lying on a Canberra sidewalk with his feet in a planter box Former Australian deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has admitted he…

A mountain hotel in Davos has denied the rental of skiing equipment to Jewish guests, citing persistent unruly behavior The Pischa mountain restaurant hotel in Davos, Switzerland, has announced it will no…

NATO Chief Shocks With Prediction Of ‘Decades-Long Confrontation’ With Russia NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued some shocking words over the weekend which the Kremlin will likely take as a threat. “NATO…

Meet Dr. Kathleen Hicks – SecDef Austin’s Presumptive Replacement Woke Deep-Stater Authored by Bob Bishop via Sonar21.com, Lloyd Austin underwent an invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy for his prostate cancer. He…

Biden Rejects Putin’s Offer For Negotiations On Ukraine Issued In Tucker Carlson Interview Last week in the wake of the Tucker Carlson interview with Russia’s President Putin, we highlighted that Putin’s offer…