AUG 15 16 SIT EC y POL
ZERO HEDGE
ECONOMICS
Shorts have officially thrown in the towel: following the
rally of the past 6 months, the short interest of the S&P has tumbled to
just above 2.0%, back to three years lows, as all weak hands have been
conveniently flushed out.
Intersecting economic & politics
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Today is the deadline for hedge funds to submit their Q2 13-F
filings. Among the more notable changes was the previously reported
55% increase in Warren Buffett's Apple shares, offset by the cut in his
Wal-Mart stake; Elliott's addition to stakes in security firms Qualys,
Fortinet, CyberArk; ValueAct's new stakes in Morgan Stanley, Seagate; Tiger's
exit of Netflix; Jana addition of Time Inc, and Soros' cut of his gold miner
positions.
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Intersecting Economics & Politics
The United States suffers more blackouts than any other developed country in the world...Unfortunately, not much has been
done since then to alleviate the
system’s critical vulnerabilities.
[[ I guess this is only one in a bunch of critical
vulnerabilities.. FACT 1: we are not ready for WW3 .. with the exception of the rich
who already have their bunkers .. FACT 2: we
will never be ready.. our system depends on an open society & business
& politics .. If this system is closed for more than a week .. it
collapse.
In 3 days big dumps can be
destroyed .. & critical roads and bridges too … how long it take to
replaced them? .. in
the first day ciber-hackers can disrupt the inside & outside centers
for manufacturing dollars.. how long it takes to replaced?.. Our displays & military bulling is just a charade or
propaganda to sell more weapons .. In this point, we are irresponsible with our
Nation .. we should invest our money on them. FACT 3: if we don’t stop this dangerous game .. one more
“intelligent” psychopath inside our military staff will make the irreparable
mistake .. promised.]]
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It has been one of
the greater paradoxes of the record S&P rally from the February lows: how
has the market continued to rise even with unprecedented outflows? In other
words, "Who's buying equities?" Overnight,
Barclay's chief equity strategist Keith Parker asks that very question, and
gives the following answer.
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Russia's MICEX stock index
rallied to all-time record highs today. This is likely
very disconcerting for The White House as since the March 2014 lows
when they issued the following statement: "If I were you, I wouldn't
invest in Russian equities right now," Russian stocks are up 60% - tripling the
19% gains in the S&P off those lows...
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“It’s surreal,” said
Gregory Peters, senior investment officer at Prudential Fixed Income "Regarding
negative yields he added that “It’s clear that central banks are dominating
markets. There’s a race to the bottom. Central banks are the main drivers of
this, it’s not fundamental."
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There’s a new feature to the
Anything-Goes-and-Nothing-Matters economy:
Nothing-Adds-Up... The
fecklessness and stupidity of the elites has been epic, sacrificing everything
to maintain the illusion of normality.
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"A large option
position and delta hedging left the market vulnerable to a rally. Thus, bullish
comments from OPEC and the IEA caught the market uniquely offside to reverse
bearish positioning (see detail and calcs inside). Yet, once option expiry passes on Aug 17th, this
issue should fade. Moreover, this move higher also brought in bullish buying
from those who believe the worst is past, and the call skew is now shifted
bullish for Sep."
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Did Putin just spoil
the party? RUSSIA
DOESN'T SEE OIL OUTPUT FREEZE AT OPEC TALKS IN SEPT: IFX
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After 2 brief
dead-cat-bounce months of hope, The Empire Fed business survey has tumbled
back into contraction (-4.21 missing expectations of +2.0). The
index is now at 3 month lows despite rises in the number of employees, average
workweek, shipments, and new orders but 'hope' tumbles to its lowest since Feb 2016.
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POLITICS
The
Greatest Threat To Our Freedoms: A Government of Scoundrels, Spies, Thieves,
And Killers“A nation of sheep
will soon have a government of wolfes” Edward Murrow
The U.S. government remains the greatest threat to our
freedoms... More than terrorism, more than domestic extremism, more than
gun violence and organized crime, the U.S. government has become a greater
menace to the life, liberty and property of its citizens than any of the
so-called dangers from which the government claims to protect us. This is
how tyranny rises and freedom falls.
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Having previously warned that Hillary "is often confused," Clinton's top aide,
Huma Abedin - previously best known for standing by her husband Anthony
Weiner after his sexting scandal - is now at the center of the Clinton Foundation - State
Department debacle. As
Bloomberg reports, for the final eight
months of Clinton's reign as Secretary of State, Abedin worked for both The Clinton Foundation and as a "special
government employee" at The State Department.
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Despite trustworthiness levels that would make Nixon blush,
Hillary Clinton remains ahead in the polls and while we detailed the five potential scenarios that could crimp her
lead, there is one word
that looms large over her campaign: perjury. Just when you thought the whole lying-under-oath
thing was yesterday's news, The
Hill reports, leading House Republicans on
Monday laid out detailed instructions for the Justice Department to file
perjury charges against the Democratic presidential nominee.
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While the mainstream media appears to be proclaiming her
victory already, The
Hill warns Hillary Clinton shouldn’t
start preparing her inaugural address just yet...
1-A debate
disaster The three presidential
debates offer Trump his biggest chance to reset the race
2- A hacking embarrassment The
Democratic Party has already been shaken by hacks this year.
3- Clinton voters stay home
4- The other
complication lies in the candidacies of the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the
Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson.
5- Clinton
Foundation revelations
One more could be A terrorist attack
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3
Political Risks To Watch Out For Post-US-Election
We are less than
100 days away from the US election. How are regional tensions around the world likely to play out past the
November 8th elections?
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A Navy sailor who has pleaded guilty to espionage charges for
photographing classified areas of a nuclear submarine is citing Hillary Clinton’s email setup in an
effort to avoid jail time. Lawyers for Kristian Saucier told a
federal court in Connecticut on Friday that the Justice
Department’s decision not to press charges against Clinton, despite the existence of classified material
on more than 100 messages on her machine, was one of several cases that should compel a reduced sentence.
[[ She may think again that LAW is for stupid people in the
bottom of society.] ]
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HILLARY’s FAKE BLAH-BLAH CONTINUE
The Clinton campaign
is launching a new program that will allow America's 730,000 DREAMers to
vote...without actually voting, of course, because that
would be illegal. We
introduce to you "Mi Sueño, Tu Voto" (My Dream, Your Vote).
[ Oye latino .. cuanto te dieron por levantar
esa estúpida banderola .. Que poca dignidad tienes.]
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ME & WORLD ISSUES
...The CIA agents running the
Deraa operation from their office in Jordan had already provided the weapons
and cash needed to fuel the flames of revolution in Syria. With enough money and weapons, you can start a
revolution anywhere in the world. In reality, the
uprising in Deraa in March 2011 was not fueled by graffiti written by
teenagers, and there were no disgruntled parents demanding their children to be
freed. This was
part of the Hollywood style script written by skilled CIA agents, who had been
given a mission: to destroy Syria for the purpose of regime change. Deraa was only Act 1: Scene 1.
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Turkey
Threatens To Reopen The Refugee Floodgates To Europe THIS IS SLANDER
Less
than six months since The EU's refugee deal was agreed to and Turkey is now
threatening to end it. This could be a geopolitical event of
enormous consequence considering there are an estimated
2
million Syrian refugees in Turkey, many of which are itching to take their
chances within the EU.
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In the latest move set to infuriate Republicans, moments ago
U.S. officials announced that on Monday, 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison
were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of
Guantanamo detainees during Obama's administration. Following the transfer of
the 12 Yemeni and three Afghan citizens, the total number of detainees at
Guantanamo Bay naval base will drop to 61. Most have been held without charge
or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.
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Many have forgotten
that as US and Russian forces battle the Islamic State, a few hundred
kilometers away, Saudi Arabia continues to wage war in Yemen, which is where
earlier today a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a
hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the northern Hajja province in
Yemen, killing at least seven people and wounding 13.
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- China shares hit seven-month high; world yields keep falling (Reuters)
- Dollar pinned down by easing Fed rate hike expectations (Reuters)
- Russia says oil market talks with Saudi developing (Reuters)
- Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief (NYT)
- The No-Pivot Election: Clinton and Trump Make No Policy Concessions (BBG)
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DEMOCRACY NOW or
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DOWN with TYRANNY
The RNC Isn't Pulling The Plug Yet But They Are Already
Stabbing Mr. Trumpanzee In The Back
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
Hillary:
Seriously Ill from Dementia, Seizures and Blackouts. Comparative Analysis of
other US Presidents Who Experienced Serious Health Problems By Stephen Lendman
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Professor
Noam Chomsky Lectures Leftists on Why They Should Vote for Neo-Liberal,
Imperial War Hawk Hillary Clinton. By Edward Curtin
[[ Chomsky dies dropping a stinky far. He gave away his soul to devil, “the lesser evil” El ancianito estiro la pata lanzando un pedo
hediondo .. Le entrego su alma al diablo, el “menos malvado”, según el. … Que
pena me da la vejez.. cuando se agotan las neuronas!.]]
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Henry Giroux and Paul
Jay discuss why 'lesser evilism' is the wrong way to frame why who wins in
November will matter for working people
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CEPR economist Mark
Weisbrot says the failures of the Eurozone and European economies are due to
unaccountable, unelected authorities who have taken control of fiscal policy in
order to remove social and economic protections for ordinary people
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Black Student Union
members Gracie Hargrove & Chase Alston say Baltimore's premier
institution's "white savior complex" does more harm than good
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Josh Hoxie:
Government policies from the last 30 years have only worsened wealth
disparities by race
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Sabah Alnasseri:
Corruption and factional fighting within the parliament will soon be
accompanied by intensified conflict as the army attempts to take Mosul from the
Islamic State
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COUNTER PUNCH
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Brian Cloughley Catastrophe
in Afghanistan: Where Next for NATO?
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Howard Lisnoff Of
War Resisters Then and Now
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Colin Todhunter . The
Slow Poisoning of Health and the Environment
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Gilbert Mercier. New
Era of Global Collective Psychosis
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SPUTNIK
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WASHINGTON BLOG
Posted on August 15, 2016 by Charles Hugh Smith
Mainstream economists are mystified why wages/salaries
are still stagnant after 7+ years of growth / “recovery.” The conventional
view is that wages should be rising as the labor market tightens (i.e. the
unemployment rate is low) and demand for workers increases in an expanding
economy.
But wages are only rising significantly for the top 5%,
while workers between the bottom 81% who have seen their household incomes
decline and the top 5% are experiencing stagnant earnings.
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NOTICIAS IN SPANISH
Chile, Paraíso de la esclavitud asalariada. Manuel Hidalgo
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François Houtart ¿Posneoliberales o progresistas?, Gobiernos y
movimientos sociales frente a la crisis
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MERCOSUR, en peligro la integración regional Hedelberto
López
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Stiglitz: "el rey está desnudo" Olmedo Beluche
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PRESS TV
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How is the wedding ..is
there a new trident in the road?
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Saudis target Yemeni hospital; 25
killed que hacer con estas bestias
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No concesiones .. es la voz de la comunidad
internacional
Make them expensive
their stupid adventure
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US
to send bomb-grade HEU to Belgium 1 more target ..the rats-nest
How much they charge
for a bomb? .. nothing else to sell?
They will send bombs
to Cuba & Ven until dismantle-pact comes
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Russia
warns of misusing Aleppo truce don’t make any truce
Find a way to
evacuate civilians without truce?
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Trump
pressed to 'disclose Russia ties' Hillary is sick
Tell her that
Vladimir Lenin is your contact.. no Putin
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Paranoia
schizophrenic or hidden info on torture & killing?
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Palestinian
home razed to ground Israel & Saudis are the same
Rel fait unite these
animals .. what is the difference bet them?
Is not the Tora &
Koran.. they share 40 chapt of mediaeval dogma
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Definition of what?..
brutality? .. it depends on who wear “the hood”
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Disassemble and send
back to the US .. and & ask for the money back..
… how much they pay
for them? .. It is the US most lethal dirty business
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India:
No UN investigators in Kashmir UN has been captured ..
It stand to reason
India’s distrust.
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Debate: UK complicity in Bahrain crisis as usual ..
In what dirty
business is not the Britt’s involved?
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