What is unfolding in the UK bond market right now is not about inflation alone, and it is not simply about interest rates. This is the type of move that signals a shift in confidence, and once that begins, it feeds directly into liquidity conditions across the entire financial system. UK 10-year gilt yields have…
The CFTC has launched a new Task Force to develop clear regulatory frameworks for bitcoin and emerging technologies in U.S. derivatives markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a new Innovation Task Force aimed at developing clear regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies in U.S. derivatives markets. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said the task force will…
North Korea’s ruler, Kim Jong-Un, has said that his country’s nukes provide some “leverage” against American aggression and terrorism. He added that North Korea poses a credible nuclear threat to the United States. North Korea To Build Up Missile Arsenal Amongst “U.S. Nuclear Threat” Kim was speaking during a policy address to newly elected lawmakers…
This Season Of Sacrifice… Get Ready For… THE FINAL LOCKDOWN! WAR! FAMINE! DISEASE! BLACKOUTS! And, a Covid-type lockdown that will make 2020/21 look like child’s play. We’re living in every dystopian novel and movie you’ve ever seen, and although most people haven’t seemed to catch on yet, they soon will. Within the next few weeks…
Gasoline prices are quickly approaching the “politically sensitive” $4 per gallon mark. Analysts claim that at this price, consumers make the conscious decision to drive less. This month’s surge in retail fuel prices (gasoline and diesel) marks the largest increase on record, with gasoline only 4 cents below the precarious $4 line. Iranian Official Warns…
The myth of the ‘Green Revolution’ is finally evaporating in the heat of the Persian Gulf. The near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz in March 2026 has impacted the Indian agrarian landscape. As 16 million barrels of oil and massive LNG shipments stall daily, India’s domestic urea production has plummeted. It is now clearer…
“War is the health of the state.” That phrase, coined by Randolph Bourne, explains why opposition to war is a priority of many libertarians. War allows governments to increase spending, taxes, and regulations in order to feed the war machine. Wars can justify measures that remain in place long after the wars end. An example…
Coinbase’s head of institutional, Brett Tejpaul, says institutional priorities in crypto are evolving, and investors are increasingly hunting for yield. What to know: Institutional investors are shifting from pure price speculation in crypto toward strategies that generate steady income from assets they already hold. New products such as Coinbase’s tokenized Bitcoin Yield Fund and BlackRock’s…
Sometimes it helps to get beaten down by the system early so that lessons can be learned and strategies formed. After a career of selling mortgages to willing buyers, it took a wealthy hedge fund manager to explain that what he was actually selling was financial crack cocaine that the poor cannot afford, and the…
President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States has engaged in “very strong talks” with Iran and reached “major points of agreement” that could end the war, which Iranian officials have firmly denied.He then claimed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke with a leader in the Iranian regime on Sunday and would continue…
