Pozsar Warns Of Another “Lehman Weekend” As Russia Sanctions May Trigger Central Bank Liquidity Flood

Pozsar Warns Of Another “Lehman Weekend” As Russia Sanctions May Trigger Central Bank Liquidity Flood In a remarkable show of force and unity, western powers cast aside all their previous concerns about Russian energy supplies and uniliaterally announced the nuclear option of imposing sanctions on the Russian central bank coupled with targeted exclusions from SWIFT…

“I’m In Shock”: Russians Scramble To Pull Money From ATMs As Bank Runs Begin

“I’m In Shock”: Russians Scramble To Pull Money From ATMs As Bank Runs Begin In his brief assessment on the impact exclusion from SWIFT would have on Ukrainian banks, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman said that “once a bank can’t transfer or receive funds from other banks, its solvency can be at risk. If I…

Patricians Vs. Plebeians: The Great Realignment

Patricians Vs. Plebeians: The Great Realignment Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, When I was a kid – and the same with my parents when they were young – you could count on certain fundamentals in politics. The Chamber of Commerce represented business, and business generally favored free enterprise. Not always, but mostly. …

China speaks out against sanctions over Ukraine

Beijing believes the West should address Moscow’s “legitimate security demands” China said on Saturday that Western sanctions slapped on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine will not solve the crisis. Many countries have imposed sweeping restrictions on Moscow, hitting its banks, trade, and largest airline, among other things. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his comments during…

Facebook and Twitter respond to Russian operation in Ukraine

The companies are cutting Russian state-linked media from ad revenue Facebook and Twitter said on Saturday they were barring Russian state-linked media from running ads or making money off of their platforms in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of policy security at Meta, Facebook’s parent company, said “Russian state…

Australia to fund lethal arms for Ukraine

Canberra said it would provide lethal military assistance to Kiev with the help of NATO Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ordered the funding of lethal military assistance for Ukraine – a step up from his previous commitment to non-lethal aid – as the military conflict between Kiev and Moscow continues. Australia would start supplying…

62% Of Voters Say Putin Wouldn’t Have Invaded If Trump Were President; Poll

62% Of Voters Say Putin Wouldn’t Have Invaded If Trump Were President; Poll A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey (conducted between Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 with 2,026 registered voters) released exclusively to The Hill on Friday found that 62% of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against…

Shellenberger: Western Elites Are Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’

Shellenberger: Western Elites Are Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’ “People think nothing could have been done to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, but that’s absurd,” bravely writes outspoken realist Michael Shellenberger in a Twitter thread that is bound to get him accused of being ‘treasonous’ or promoting ‘Russian propaganda’, instead of merely opening the forum for discussion…

Maxwell Judge Schedules Hearing To Consider Granting New Trial For Ghislaine

Maxwell Judge Schedules Hearing To Consider Granting New Trial For Ghislaine It seems Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team has actually raised a credible reason for a judge to consider granting the woman known as “Jeffrey Epstein’s madam” a new trial. Because the judge in her case has ordered a hearing during which a juror will be…

Geopolitics And Degrowth

Geopolitics And Degrowth Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The Geopolitics of Degrowth holds that real power flows not from waste, centralization and coercion but from decentralization, relocalization and the free flow of value. Conventional geopolitics is all about more: more military power, more sanctions, more coercion, more influence. The Geopolitics of Degrowth is all about the the power…

SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules For Short Sellers Targeting Stocks

SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules For Short Sellers Targeting Stocks Little more than a week after the first reports of a raid at the offices of one prominent short-seller, the SEC on Friday has suddenly announced two new regulations that firms managing money in the US will now be duty-bound to follow, or risk the…

“Greedy” Corporations Are Causing Inflation… Or Are They?

“Greedy” Corporations Are Causing Inflation… Or Are They? Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, Greedy corporations are causing inflation by jacking up prices and enjoying record profits. This has become an increasingly popular talking point on the political left. Elizabeth Warren has pushed this narrative hard. And it’s patently absurd. One simply has to reason…

These Are The Companies Most Exposed To Russia And Ukraine

These Are The Companies Most Exposed To Russia And Ukraine Now that military action in Ukraine is reality, a development which has caught much of the market by surprise, investors are digging through the data to uncover which companies are most exposed to the deadly escalation in Ukraine. The good news is that for the…

SEC Is Probing Both Kimbal And Elon Musk’s Stock Sales From November 2021

SEC Is Probing Both Kimbal And Elon Musk’s Stock Sales From November 2021 We now know why Elon Musk has been so cranky when it comes to regulators lately: the SEC is investigating whether or not Musk or his brother violated insider trading rules, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Shares of Tesla briefly dipped…

“Mark It Zero”: UBS Triggers Margin Calls For Wealthy Clients By Calling Russian Bond Collateral Worthless

“Mark It Zero”: UBS Triggers Margin Calls For Wealthy Clients By Calling Russian Bond Collateral Worthless It’s a bad day for anyone who has levered positions with Russian bonds as collateral, and very bad if your counterparty is UBS: according to Bloomberg, the largest Swiss bank UBS has triggered margin calls on some wealth management…

UK ignored ‘sex for aid’ scandal victims – watchdog

Abuse cases in the humanitarian sector remain underreported, despite efforts to tackle sexual exploitation, a watchdog has said The UK government has failed to listen to victims of “sex for aid” scandals despite its efforts to address abuse in the humanitarian sector, an independent watchdog has said. The report, released on Thursday by the Independent…

China comments on Russian operation in Ukraine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Moscow does not need Beijing’s backing The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Moscow does not have or need the backing of Beijing for its military action in Ukraine. “As for the US suggestion that Russia has China’s backing to act, I believe Russia will be very unhappy to…

Syria claims soldiers killed in ‘Israeli airstrike’ – state media

An alleged Israeli airstrike near Syria’s capital of Damascus reportedly led to the deaths of three Syrian soldiers Several Syrian military servicemen have been killed after missiles targeted an area in the vicinity of Damascus, Syria’s state media has reported. The country’s anti-missile defenses shot down most of the projectiles, the report claimed. The Syrian…

Lead Prosecutors Abruptly Quit Trump Investigation

Lead Prosecutors Abruptly Quit Trump Investigation The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan DA’s investigation into former President Trump and his business abruptly resigned on Wednesday – after having mysteriously stopped presenting evidence to a grand jury a month ago, according to the New York Times, citing people with knowledge of the matter, and suggesting the…

JPMorgan Publishes Terrifying Take On What Ukraine Crisis Will Do To Commodity Prices

JPMorgan Publishes Terrifying Take On What Ukraine Crisis Will Do To Commodity Prices So far western media has been relatively silent on what the escalating Ukraine crisis means for western consumers when it comes to prices for everyday commodities such as oil, gas, wheat, corn (and gold, for the goldbugs), and with good reason: as…

WTI Shrugs After Biden Admin Hints At (Another) SPR Release

WTI Shrugs After Biden Admin Hints At (Another) SPR Release Isn’t it the definition of madness to repeat the same action and expect a different outcome? Never mind that, Bloomberg is reporting that – in response to the soaring oil prices, which are sending gas prices at the pump near record lows – the Biden…

EU foreign policy chief mocked for Russian officials shopping threat

Josep Borrell’s vow that government employees and MPs won’t be able to buy luxury goods in Europe failed to land Russians who undermine Ukrainian sovereignty won’t be able to shop in Milan, party in Saint-Tropez or purchase diamonds in Antwerp, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Tuesday. The post was deleted hours…

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