Month: January 2021

Finance industry stalwarts are responding to the market mania triggered by retail traders on Reddit. They’re not impressed. BlackRock Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand called the phenomenon irrational “nonsense,” while Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said those involved are in for a “rude awakening.” “It is not surprising when you think about how much liquidity is
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The Indian government has finally moved forward with a cryptocurrency bill. Entitled “The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021,” the bill has been listed for consideration in the current parliamentary session of Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament. It seeks to create a framework for India’s official digital currency to
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan predicted an “enthusiastic” internal discussion over the U.S. central bank’s massive bond-buying program, while vowing to be patient in judging when the economy has made sufficient progress to warrant scaling it back. “I don’t want to associate or even think about associating a time frame with that,”
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Chalice Mining said today its step-out and resource definition drilling at the ~1.6km x >0.8km Gonneville Intrusion continues to expand the Julimar PGE-Ni-Cu-Co-Au discovery. The Julimar Nickel-Copper-PGE Project was staked in early 2018 and is located ~70km north-east of Perth on private farmland and State Forest. The company said high-grade G1-G5 zones extended and six
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We are on the cusp of some amazing things in the precious metals markets… James Anderson on Palisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes back James Anderson from SD Bullion. James discusses the above-average volume of gold that moved into the US last year. The Comex has delivered a considerable amount, but he remains skeptical of their
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Coronavirus stocks played a massive part in the stock market’s 2020 narrative. However, in 2021, so far, Moderna (MRNA) has continued last year’s performance. Shares are already up 66% this month, as Moderna keeps hitting all the right notes. This week provided another catalyst for share appreciation. The biotech disclosed that its Covid-19 vaccine mRNA-1273
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by confoundedinterest17 US equivalent rent of residences continues to fall like a paralyzed falcon to 2.2% YoY. Today’s report on PCE YoY printed at 1.45%. And the Taylor Rule (Rudebusch) based on a 1.45% Core PCE reading is …1.45%! IF Powell & Co pay attention to this specification of the Taylor Rule (they haven’t in the
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Hedge funds are alternative investments that use a variety of methods such as leveraged derivatives, short-selling, and other speculative strategies to earn a return that outperforms the broader market. Hedge funds invest in domestic and international markets alike. They typically impose $1 million minimums and target high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, and institutional investors. As a
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                                                                Miami’s hot real estate market continues getty Miami’s luxury hot luxury real estate market shows no signs of cooling down. Everyday boldface names in the media announce they are moving to Miami. From out of favor politicians to film stars to mid-list celebrities to Wall Street billionaires Miami is the current must-have address. According
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Bitcoin mining rig manufacturers are dealing with a semiconductor supply crunch according to regional reports stemming from China. There’s been a global semiconductor supply shortage and it’s affecting nearly every type of business in the supply chain that manufactures cars, PCs, laptops, smartphones, and cryptocurrency mining devices. Moreover, the recent shortage has invoked the demand
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[embedded content] Plans to short-squeeze silver to never before seen prices circulated on Reddit. Silver has seen price action to the upside yesterday as a result, with silver stocks climbing in response. Ultimately, pushing silver up to $1,000 an ounce is a practically, near-impossible thing to do, said Peter Hug, Global Trading Director of Kitco
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At some point the price of Bitcoin will collapse just as suddenly as it did after the 2017 parabolic move. That collapse may… by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “There was euphoria in stocks and cryptos late in 2017, but now we are seeing much more retail participation. There was a lot of optimism
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by Tom McClellan The Jan. 27 VIX pop was fueled by worries over Reddit-inspired traders making a raid upon the established order, which threatened the sanctity of the Wall Street machine and the hedge funds which are part of that machine.  Traders feared for the loss of their comfortable and normal situation, and so they bid
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Elon Musk has been hailed as a genius. He’s also been dubbed a “modern-day Tony Stark.” And, at this point, few would deny that he’s a talented entrepreneur. However, some amount of his notoriety is the result of his antics, especially his performances on the social media platform Twitter. In 2018, on April Fool’s Day,
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Vaccine manufacturer Moderna has told Italy and France it will deliver fewer doses than expected in February, in another blow to struggling coronavirus vaccination plans in the EU. Domenico Arcuri, the Italian special commissioner in charge of Italy’spandemic response, said Moderna had told Rome that delivery volumes would be 20 per cent less than planned
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