FOMC Leaves Rates Unch, Says (Bigger Than Expected) QT Taper To Start In June

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The Fed just told the market that 'yields are too damn high'...


House Approves 'Antisemitism Awareness Act' Aimed At Cracking Down On Campus Protests

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But... how & by what measure will federal authorities crackdown on speech deemed "antisemitic"?


Title IX Rules: 6 More States Sue Biden Admin Over "Radical And Illegal" Changes

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“The U.S. Department of Education has no authority to let boys into girls’ locker rooms...”


How America's Pro-Palestine Campus Chaos Actually Benefits Netanyahu

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A grab your popcorn American-style distraction & spectacle has effectively shifted global news coverage away from the actual war...


US stocks finished mixed after having unwound the overall dovish reaction to the FOMC and Powell's Presser - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open

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USD was lower in the aftermath of the FOMC and with late selling as JPY surged on suspected intervention.

Massive Moves

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Busy risk managers...

Biden's Dollar Weaponization - Growing Backlash Could Kill The Economy

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Never one to learn from his mistakes, President Biden has instead opened a new front in his financial war on Russia...


A Disappointing First Year For Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

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A Chicago mayor, not attending the funeral of a fallen officer. Nothing more needs to be said...


Yen Soars After Japan Intervenes To Prop It Up For Second Time In 3 Days

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Did Janet Yellen/Jerome Powell just leak the next jobs report to Japan?


Chaos Erupts At UCLA After Pro-Gaza Activists Refuse Entry To Non-Allied Students

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Various groups are now engaging protesters and have triggered what can only be described as an all out brawl...


The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies From A To Z

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It’s time to rein in our runaway government, reclaim our freedoms, and restore justice in America...


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REAR VIEW: Dovish Fed; Uneventful QRA; Mixed ISM mfg.; Softening JOLTS; ADP above expectations; AMZN earnings beat; Dismal SBUX report; SMCI revenue light; Surprise EIA crude build.

Exxon To Win FTC Approval For $60 Billion Pioneer Deal, Creating Energy Supergiant

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Having adversely intervened in virtually every other M&A deal in the past 3 years, the Biden FTC will reportedly allow Exxon's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer to go through after the companies agreed to minor concessions,


Taper 'Tantrum-ette' - Stocks Pump'n'Dump As Fed 'Eases' Balance-Sheet Pressure

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...a dovish (balance sheet) pivot to all the hawkish (rate) jawboning...


China Crossed Biden's Red Line On Ukraine, So What?

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It’s ridiculous to have red lines if you are not going to do anything when they are crossed. So what should Biden do?


Starbucks On Brink Of Worst Crash Since Dot Com After "Stunning" Earnings Miss 

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"Starbucks reported what's perhaps the worst set of results..." 


The Path Of Least Resistance: Northwestern Reaches Controversial Settlement With Pro-Palestinian Protesters

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...including a commitment for scholarships for Palestinians, Palestinian faculty appointments, and special housing for Muslim students.


Wall Street Reacts To Powell Unleashing His Inner Dove

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“The language embraced thus far does not signal that the narrative has shifted back to new rate-hike debates, but rather to pushing back the timing on a rate cut."


Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Walk The 'Asymmetric' Tight-Rope At Today's Presser?

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...how will Powell explain 'no cuts because inflation still out of control'... but a bigger than expected QT taper...


Lu-Lu-Leveraged: Lululemon Founder Pledges Shares For Margin Loan

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...and it's coming at a time when Lululemon's stock is more than 20% off its recent highs.