This week, it was hard to sort out the events that caused the various market moves. Here were the U.S. data releases this week: Retail Sales: headline unchanged, expected +0.2% [Fri] Consumer Price Index: headline +0.38% m/m, expected +0.2% [Thu] Producer Price Index (PPIACO): -0.29% m/m, “final demand” PPI +0.4% m/m, expected +0.2% [Wed] From …
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It’s an uncomfortable place to be…living at a time when leaders discuss the idea of attacking a major nuclear power as if there would be no real consequences. That they are driving our world to the edge of doomsday is unconscionable. Evil, even. Yet that’s the world Washington, D.C. and our European leaders seem to …
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The evidence is leaking out regarding the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines. Smoking gun? Get the latest from Chris.
We’ve all heard of the “October Surprise,” that last minute “revelation” designed to convince you to not vote for a political candidate. Now, we need to think about the “November Nightmare”. Chris explains.
Today, if you attempt to discuss the very real fact that election fraud exists, and massive election fraud is within the realm of possibility, you are called an election denier (unless you’re talking about Hillary’s loss in 2016 and Stacey Abrams’ loss in Georgia). And despite recent documentaries that actually “documented” election fraud on video, …
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Payrolls looked “surprisingly strong” on Friday, with the headline number at +263,000, with +250,000 expected. That wasn’t a big difference, but markets sold off hard immediately following this release – except for oil and gasoline, which had great days, apparently unaffected by payrolls one way or the other. Wolf Richter, who is usually on top …
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It is no secret there is a worldwide cybersecurity skills shortage. In fact, this shortage is often described as a “crisis”. But the response to this crisis is always to deal with the supply side of the issue. Nobody is thinking about approaching the problem from the demand side. For example, the Australian government recently …
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Want to make a great investment? The data is in. The time could be now to buy silver. Chris explains why.
Did you know we’re at Defcon 3? What’s it mean, and are we in danger? Is the Ukraine really worth potential nuclear war? Chris discusses…
The bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was an act of war. The evidence very strongly points to the U.S. as being either behind it or standing aside as it was carried out by some other NATO member or related contractor. This episode brings the evidence. Why the leaders of …
The big market-moving news this week – as you probably know by now – was the solvency problem in the leveraged UK pension funds. (Leveraged? Pension funds???) The UK pension funds were holding UK sovereign debt, the price of which has been plunging (due to rising rates), which wouldn’t normally matter (just hold until maturity, …
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Okay folks, this is not a drill. Decades of stupendously poor monetary, (lack of) regulatory actions, and a completely useless watchdog press have now (once again) conspired to deliver us into the teeth of another financial crisis. This one will be the largest ever and could possibly result in damage so profound it never really …
Greatest Financial Crisis 2.0: The Reckoning is Upon Us! Read More »
Okay folks, this is not a drill. Decades of stupendously poor monetary, (lack of) regulatory actions, and a completely useless watchdog press have now (once again) conspired to deliver us into the teeth of another financial crisis. This one will be the largest ever and could possibly result in damage so profound that it never …
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure that requires two or more proofs of identity to grant you access to an application. For example, in addition to providing your password, you need a one-time password (OTP) sent via an email, text message or an authenticator app. On some websites, it can be an approval prompt …
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With Hurricane Ian making landfall again later today, this time in South Carolina, the Peak Team felt it appropriate to reshare this article. We hope our readers that may be impacted by this storm stay safe. Also, our hearts go out to everyone in Florida impacted by this hurricane. For more articles like this regarding …
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