"long-term bearish signals are: global interest rates at 5000-year lows, >$30tn of global stimulus, US deficits of 9% GDP, a 50% surge in US GDP, record low unemployment in US & Europe, record profit margins
"Good meeting" on sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral...
Captain Chaos definitely does not have the cards – which as even South Pacific penguins know, are all made in China...
...the bid for gold during the Asian session from suspected CB activity...
"...humans are now hackable animals....Previously, surveillance was mainly above the skin; now we want it under the skin.”
To succeed, Figure had to solve three hard problems: build ultra-reliable humanoid hardware, teach humanoids...
Offered as 'proof' that Washington would honor its defense treaty with Manila...

... perhaps the proverbial Overton window has been jammed open far enough for the time being, and we’ve now moved to a more decisive period of implementation & compromise.
“Our nation’s unemployment benefits exist solely for workers who are eligible to receive them...”
"This is a 180 shift from the division’s traditional mission..."
... the American electorate apparently doesn’t give a shit about runaway government spending because as a practical matter the overwhelming share of voters don’t pay the taxes to fund it
"...we told a whole generation of kids they were f**king screwed if they didn’t get a 4-year degree.”
"any significant upward pressure on the unemployment rate... could easily see 200bp of cuts in relatively short order."
Globalization may be dying in terms of trade and supply chains, but financial markets are inextricably linked in ways that relatively few understand...
"The Kiev regime’s adventure has completely failed."
....suggesting that a judge should be allowed (or at least not held accountable) for actively shielding a wanted person and facilitating their evasion of law enforcement.
Pakistan's PM Sharif: ready to defend our sovereignty.
“...there are times when markets are bigger than governments.”
A report published by the Washington-based American Security Project this week found that nearly 68 percent of reserve troops are overweight or obese.