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ZeroHedge: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-bonds-puke-after-feds-mester-drops-hawk-bomb ********** Stocks & Bonds Puke After Fed’s Mester Drops ‘Hawk Bomb’ BY TYLER DURDEN THURSDAY, FEB 16, 2023 – 09:10 AM After hot PPI, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester rubbed salt in the wounds of the market this morning when said she saw a compelling case for rolling out another 50 basis point hike earlierContinue reading “That’s a Big Twinkie”

Pepe Escobar: https://thesaker.is/nord-stream-terror-attack-the-plot-thickens/ Nord Stream Terror Attack: The Plot Thickens 29709 ViewsFebruary 14, 2023 55 Comments by Pepe Escobar, widely posted on the Internet, reposted with the author’s permission What’s left for all of us is to swim in a swamp crammed with derelict patsies, dodgy cover stories and intel debris. Seymour Hersh’s bombshell report on howContinue reading “Pepe Escobar as the Nord Stream Story Expands”

Per Tass: https://tass.com/politics/1574689 ********** MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. “The Russian president will address the Federal Assembly on February 21. It will take place at the Gostiny Dvor venue,”Continue reading “February 21”

You and I in a little toy shopBuy a bag of balloons with the money we’ve gotSet them free at the break of dawn‘Til one by one, they were goneBack at base, bugs in the softwareFlash the message, “Something’s out there!”Floating in the summer skyNinety-nine red balloons go by

John Helmer: http://johnhelmer.net/zatoka-strike-hits-french-tank-plan-for-ukraine-topples-moldova-prime-minister-british-ukrainian-plan-for-nord-stream-attack-revealed/ Here is the Zatoka Bridge in better days Source: https://pinterest.com Source: https://odessa-journal.com ********** The military, political and strategic significance of the Zatoka bridge as NATO’s supply route to the eastern front of the Ukrainian forces has become clear since the first demolition attack last April.  The US propaganda platform Bloomberg revealed the bridge’s military roleContinue reading “John Helmer: NATO Regime Change in Maldova After Russia Drone Boat Attack”

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/02/the-buildup-to-war-in-ukraine-february-13-2022.html#more ********** The Buildup To War In Ukraine – February 13 2022 In early 2022 Ukraine had finished the preparations for an overwhelming attack on the renegade People Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LNR). Half of the Ukrainian army, some 120,000 men recruited and trained during the last 7 years, were stationed nearContinue reading “Moon of Alabama: The Buildup to War in Ukraine”

Banking profitability is often measured in three ways: Why different ways for computing profitability? Not all gains or losses are normally consider in computing profitability. They are only counted when realized, such as when the asset is sold. Unless realized, gains and losses may be carried over as “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” or AOCI. TheseContinue reading “Basel III, CCAR/Stress Test, and AOCI”

Fierce fighting continues near Bakhmut. The efforts of the Russian troops are focused on the capture of Krasna Gora and Paraskovievka to the north of Bakhmut, the development of success at Sacco and Vanzetti on the right bank of the Bakhmutovka River, and the physical cutting of roads from Chasiv Yar to Bakhmut in theContinue reading “Bakhmut/Soledar Sitrep: 2023-02-11”

https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/feb/rising-rates-complicate-banks-investment-portfolios ********** Rising interest rates have prompted both challenges and opportunities for banks over the past year. Bank supervisors are, understandably, urging bankers to pay close attention to a myriad of ways changing interest rates can affect earnings and capital, or what’s termed interest rate risk. While rising interest rates give banks opportunities to increase earnings byContinue reading “Rising Interest Rates Complicate Banks’ Investment Portfolios”