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  • The Problem With Pragmatism… And Inflation

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 7:55pm EDT

    The Problem With Pragmatism… And Inflation Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Pragmatism is seeking immediate solutions with little to no consideration for the longer-term benefits and consequences. An excellent example of this is the Social Security system in the United States. In the Depression-era, a government-sponsored savings plan was established to “solve” for lack […]

  • The “Risk Parity-Negative Gamma-CTA” Feedback Loop

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 7:35pm EDT

    The “Risk Parity-Negative Gamma-CTA” Feedback Loop Authored by Ryan Fitzmaurice of Rabobank Summary So far 2020 is off to a volatile start with out-sized moves observed across asset-classes. Many, if not all, of today’s prominent strategies utilize a volatility-adjusted position sizing method of some sort Markets have been suffering from feedback loops as volatility driven […]

  • The Home Lockdown Survival Guide – Staying Healthy, Sane, & Solvent During The COVID-19 Crisis

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 7:15pm EDT

    The Home Lockdown Survival Guide – Staying Healthy, Sane, & Solvent During The COVID-19 Crisis Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com, Lockdowns are rippling across the world this week, with an accelerating number of cities, counties — and entire countries — issuing mandatory ‘shelter in place’ orders. Whether you saw this coming or not (and […]

  • Ray “Cash Is Trash” Dalio Says Global Economy Could Suffer $12 Trillion In Losses

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 6:55pm EDT

    Ray “Cash Is Trash” Dalio Says Global Economy Could Suffer $12 Trillion In Losses Ray Dalio took to CNBC this morning to pontificate about the coronavirus, estimating that the virus will cost the economy and U.S. corporations up to $4 trillion. U.S. GDP at the end of 2020 stood at about $21 trillion. Worldwide, Dalio estimates $12 […]

  • Are You Ready To Have Your Civil Liberties Severely Restricted? Because That’s Where This Is Headed…

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 6:35pm EDT

    Are You Ready To Have Your Civil Liberties Severely Restricted? Because That’s Where This Is Headed… Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, One of the things that sets the United States apart from the rest of the world is that we are supposed to have certain civil liberties guaranteed […]

  • “Liquidity Support Is Not Enough”: Why Central Banks Are Powerless To Fix This Crisis

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 6:14pm EDT

    “Liquidity Support Is Not Enough”: Why Central Banks Are Powerless To Fix This Crisis Something strange happened when the Fed, and all other central banks went all in, and fired one bazooka after another in the past few days. Nothing. For the first time since the financial crisis, perhaps ever, the masters of the monetary […]

  • Peter Schiff: “The Real Crash Is Here”

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 5:55pm EDT

    Peter Schiff: “The Real Crash Is Here” Via SchiffGold.com, On Wednesday, March, 18, Peter Schiff did a live episode of his podcast and took questions for over four hours. In a nutshell, Peter made the case that the real crash is here. He covered a wide range of topics relating to the ongoing and ever-evolving […]

  • Jim Grant: “Central Banks Are At The ‘Kitchen Sink’ Level”

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 5:35pm EDT

    Jim Grant: “Central Banks Are At The ‘Kitchen Sink’ Level” After Bill Ackman scared the living shit out of every anxious Boomer who tuned in for his “Hell Is Coming” interview, CNBC decided to invite a market skeptic with a decidedly more low-key demeanor to calmly explain the dynamics of the current panic, as well […]

  • “Sins Of Past Failures…” – The Big Picture

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 5:15pm EDT

    “Sins Of Past Failures…” – The Big Picture Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, We’re in the midst of the most volatile market environment in our lifetimes. Even more so than 2008. The daily noise is incredible, with headlines nonstop and wild price movements every hour and deep into the night as futures markets cover […]

  • “It’s Long-Sellers That Are Dumping Stocks” – Villainous Short-Sellers (Incorrectly) Slammed As Scapegoating Begins Over Losses

    ZeroHedge - Mar 19th 2020 4:55pm EDT

    “It’s Long-Sellers That Are Dumping Stocks” – Villainous Short-Sellers (Incorrectly) Slammed As Scapegoating Begins Over Losses As is usual in global stock markets, when prices fall it is always someone/something else’s fault – algos, short-sellers, Russian disinformers, Fed and Elites new world order plans – but it is never, ever a rationalization that prices at […]