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First Republic Bank Becomes Second Largest Bank In History to Collapse
A couple of months ago, the Silicon Valley Bank went bankrupt.
Now the nation's second-largest regional bank, First Republic, becomes insolvent. The Fed seized it overnight (Sunday night/Monday morning) so they could quickly turn it around and sell it to JP Morgan, and reassure everyone that Everything's Fine, Really! before the markets opened on Monday. Is this the sign of the best economy in a generation, Jack?JPMorgan bought First Republic on Monday in a government auction, culminating weeks of failed rescue attempts and aborted discussions involving some of the most powerful Wall Street executives and U.S. officials. The deal talks went down to the wire, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Four bidders, including JPMorgan, made it to the final rounds of the auction on Sunday night, one of the sources said. JPMorgan did not know till about 1.15 a.m. in New York that it had won, even though final bids were initially due several hours prior. At one point late at night, as Dimon and other senior executives waited for the outcome of their bid, silence from Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) made them think they had lost, one of the sources said. The final deal, announced around 3:30 a.m., cements Dimon's reputation as one of Wall Street's most powerful bankers. But the deal also raised fresh questions about the dangers of having banks that are too big to fail, the quality of regulatory oversight of the banking industry and the Biden administration's resolve to keep corporations from becoming too powerful through deals.Another day in Brandon Nation.
The demise of First Republic Bank raises questions about the strength of the U.S. banking system and the broader economy that relies on it. Monday's shutdown marks the nation's second-largest bank failure -- First Republic Bank had nearly $230 billion in assets last month -- eclipsing the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have taken place over the last two months. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Monday took control of the San Francisco-based regional bank and brokered its sale to JPMorgan Chase. The deal will protect deposits, likely wipe out shareholders and make the nation's largest bank even bigger. First Republic's fate was set when the bank revealed that it lost $100 billion in deposits after SVB's collapse led to panic among wealthy clients. Its stock plummeted 75 percent last week. It's unclear whether First Republic Bank is the final domino to fall in the recent banking crisis. That could hinge on whether depositors will pull their money from other institutions.I'm betting "No." USA Today asks if the bank fell due to rising interest rates.
As in the case of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failure in March, the toppling of the First Republic Bank is being blamed, in part, on the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes to tamp down inflation, which eroded the value of bank assets such as government bonds and mortgage-backed securities. First Republic Bank, which has approximately $229.1 billion in total assets, also was one of the banks which was no longer subject to stringent oversight as a result of a Trump-era law which raised the asset threshold for enhanced regulatory standards from $50 billion to $250 billion.Hm, I notice USAToday is blaming the Fed and blaming Trump. But they fail to point out that the Fed is only hiking interest rates because of Brandon's runaway inflation. And, as regards relaxed banking standards: Brandon and the Democrats could have changed the rules back if they'd wanted, right? Seems like this is a rule that Brandon's megadonor banking friends liked. Maybe China, too.
Bank shares fell in value, as you'd expect, which put the rest of the market in a selling frame of mind.
Of course, this being the Age of Brandon, that wasn't the only bad news:
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday as the fallout from First Republic Bank's (FRC) failure continued to hit bank stocks and the Federal Reserve began its two-day meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 1.48%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) tumbled more than 400 points, or 1.4%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 1.24%. ... Investors are worried the worst isn't over for regional banks. The S&P 500 regional banking index (KRE) was down over 6%, hitting a new 52-week low, according to Bespoke Investment Group. Shares of PacWest Bancorp (PACW) sank over 24%, while Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) plunged as much as 16%. The financial industry weighed down the S&P 500 by more than 2%.
Government bonds slumped as fresh data from the Labor Department showed that the labor market continues to cool. The yield on the 10-year note was down to 3.4%, and two-year note yield fell to 3.9%.Hottest economy ever, Jack! Meanwhile, the White House and its decrepit puppet, whose skin is thinner than an onion's, had been insisting that it would only accept a "clean" debt limit increase bill that contained no requirements for Biden to stop spending like a drunken sailor, attempting to use the threat of default, combined with the media's agreement to blame Republicans for it, as leverage. But the White House caved.
President Joe Biden on Monday finally requested that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) negotiate the debt limit during a meeting to be held on May 9 to avoid default, a move that contradicted the White House's previous official position. While traveling in Israel, McCarthy received a call from Biden to schedule a meeting to negotiate raising the debt limit after days of stonewalling tactics, Punchbowl News reported. "We are not negotiating on this," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. "We've been very clear on this."
What’s wrong with Mitch pic.twitter.com/sdhzA0lTPm
— Karli Bonne’ (@KarliBonnita) May 2, 2023
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 05:45 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 05:45 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: Next2Nothing at May 02, 2023 05:47 PM (tA1/w)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:48 PM (ZCCyW)
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That'll teach 'em to show some respect!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 05:48 PM (YqDXo)
Now the nation's second-largest regional bank, First Republic, becomes insolent. The Fed seized it overnight (Sunday night/Monday morning)
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That'll teach 'em to be insolent!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 05:48 PM (MoZTd)
BREAKING NEWS: Another Congressman literally traded banking stocks again.
Lois Frankel sold $FRC on March 16th, avoiding the remaining 80% drop.
She THEN BOUGHT $JPM, the bank buying FRC on March 22nd.
Matt Allen @investmattallen · 14h
Congresswoman Lois Frankel sold First Republic Bank in March before the stock dropped 80%
After she sold First Republic, she bought JP Morgan Chase which just bought First Republic. She clearly had inside information.
If me or you did this then we would be in prison.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: democrats Raping, Trafficking and Mutilating the Children They Cannot Kill at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (0q+t6)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (Ti1tl)
The economy sleeps rousing, so rousing it sleeps, that the shite of this earth is upon it.
Or alternatively..
The funemployment that we are seeing and are going to see coming down the pike is going to be a pip.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (up/3i)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (fjzHX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:48 PM (ZCCyW)
So a bank that was rotten and insolvent gets added to another bank, thus preserving all the rot and making the combined back closer to insolvency itself.
This is winning?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (eoQWY)
I love this. Instead of bailing out and backstopping them, tie those millstones to an even bigger Deep State bank.
Posted by: t-bird at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (e2onP)
It's all part of the op to switch to the digital currency system that is already in place and running.
Posted by: Biden 2022: I am making sure he does not become the next president again at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (nRZwF)
The shit we are in is deep, and it's going to get deeper.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (R38qh)
__________________
TIMBERRRRRRR!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (xPl2J)
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper · 5h
JUST IN - US Banking crisis: Bloodbath in regional banks
PacWest Bancorp -30%
Western Alliance -25%
Metropolitan Bank -21%
HomeStreet Bank -15%
Zions Bank -10%
KeyCorp -7%
HarborOne -6%
Citizens Financial -5%
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (up/3i)
Posted by: artisanal ette at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (uQPen)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (ncXxy)
Attack of the Second Largest Banks in history!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (63Dwl)
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It's like being a "senior Al-Quada leader".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (MoZTd)
Posted by: huerfano at May 02, 2023 05:51 PM (dTFZY)
Probably just a coincidence.
Posted by: Biden 2022: I am making sure he does not become the next president again at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (nRZwF)
I can't tolerate an insolent bank.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
I got your deposit, right here.
Posted by: DaveA at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (Q4IgG)
Lighten up Frances...it was a joke. Ace has a typo.
Insolent...insolvent.
Get it?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (ZCCyW)
BREAKING NEWS: Another Congressman literally traded banking stocks again.
Lois Frankel sold $FRC on March 16th, avoiding the remaining 80% drop.
She THEN BOUGHT $JPM, the bank buying FRC on March 22nd.
Matt Allen @investmattallen · 14h
Congresswoman Lois Frankel sold First Republic Bank in March before the stock dropped 80%
After she sold First Republic, she bought JP Morgan Chase which just bought First Republic. She clearly had inside information.
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Enter Congress broke. Leave a multimillionaire. This is how it's done.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (N5C4b)
The dude literally looks like a Muppet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Comes from years of someone having their hand up your ass.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (fjzHX)
Posted by: Eeyore at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (TgBWG)
Posted by: VP in charge of watching the money at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (dTFZY)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (WxRFM)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (vW0lt)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: VP in charge of watching the money at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (dTFZY)
And a minute ago, it was there.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: t-bird at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (ptElO)
Dork Brandon
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (Bwr52)
My company has a lot of work in the cue, but nobody is jumping off.
Been here before. And me with nothing but an associate's degree from a Vo-Tech in Montana.
fuck it. I'll get a job at a liquor store, or a hardware store. Being 29 kind of sucks.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (T/Lqj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (eFaiq)
>>It's all part of the op to switch to the digital currency system that is already in place and running.
I really don't quite understand how moving to a global digital currency actually works once you've decoupled it from tangible paper.
I know it's all a fiction but at least it's fiction with at least gossamer wings.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (up/3i)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (GEvEa)
You can buy stuff with it, trade it in for silver, whatever.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (Mzdiz)
BREAKING NEWS: Another Congressman literally traded banking stocks again.
Lois Frankel sold $FRC on March 16th, avoiding the remaining 80% drop.
She THEN BOUGHT $JPM, the bank buying FRC on March 22nd.
Matt Allen @investmattallen · 14h
Congresswoman Lois Frankel sold First Republic Bank in March before the stock dropped 80%
After she sold First Republic, she bought JP Morgan Chase which just bought First Republic. She clearly had inside information.
If me or you did this then we would be in prison.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (Vwz3I)
A la Martha Stewart.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 05:55 PM (1rQ1e)
It's all just bullshit paper.
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:52 PM (GEvEa)
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Uh ... isn't currency just paper also?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 05:55 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (Ti1tl)
I know that look. Dad would get that look. Whatever happened to McConnel, he is absolutely not well.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (T/Lqj)
The spaceship got all the way to Pluto, hooked up the tow rope, started tugging, and the rope broke.
"I thought YOU stowed the reserve rope!"
"No, that was the loadmaster's job!"
"Anyplace between here and Earth we can find some rope?"
"Got some spare shoelaces in my locker."
"Fuck."
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
I would prefer to see bank president executions.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (fjzHX)
Mitch is coming to terms with his mortality. He will soon be rotating on the barbed cock of Satan for eternity and he will not like that.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (N5C4b)
Eileen Saki died. Rosie from MASH.
I knew her. She came up to Seattle to suppose of my recruiting events when I commanded a recruiting company. A very sweet person.
Sadz.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (anj39)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (GEvEa)
You can buy stuff with it, trade it in for silver, whatever.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (Mzdiz)
Depends on the ability to export it to a functioning country.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (X0I7i)
Posted by: artisanal ette
You Will Own Nothing And Like It!!
(creepy smile)
Posted by: WEF at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (WxRFM)
I'd have settled for just plain lippy.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (ZSK0i)
Posted by: Jim Cramer at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (YRsIm)
Mitch is coming to terms with his mortality. He will soon be rotating on the barbed cock of Satan for eternity and he will not like that.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (N5C4b)
He's probably high as a kite on meds...I can't believe he'd have healed the broken bones (like his ribs) fully already...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (exHjb)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (GEvEa)
You can buy stuff with it, trade it in for silver, whatever.
Posted by: Miley
5000 years of precedence says it's a pretty good bet.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (fjzHX)
Some multimillionaire will be made whole immediately. You'll be lucky if after a year you get back 25% of your deposits.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (MoZTd)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (Bwr52)
Gold bars are contraband.
Roosevelt seized 'em 90 years ago and the current monsters in charge are way more commie than he dared to be.
Posted by: Auspex at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (eFaiq)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (9UlRk)
Zoinks Bank is the worst I've ever banked with. They randomly charged me overdraft fees when I didn't overdraft. On multiple occasions they deposited my check into the wrong account. On one occasion they deposited someone else's check into my account. On at least three occasions I had to call them to find out what some fee was on my account, only to find out the fee had absolutely nothing to do with the type of account I held and should never apply.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (WxRFM)
PacWest was one of them too, wasn't it?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (N39Ws)
I'm betting "No."
I'm betting 'flight to quality' - whether that is a small credit union with high assets or a premium mattress with lots of space beneath, time will tell.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (enJYY)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (bYje+)
The bank runs and the gang wars will be epic.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (ZCCyW)
There's line in the book, maybe you've heard of it, Gone With The Wind, when someone remarks that Scarlett's father "turned idiot," meaning he went senile.
Mcconnell has turned idiot.
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (Bwr52)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (9UlRk)
Yes, actually. They were a lender and depositary for businesses, particularly VC stuff. A lot of deposits went into long-dated US treasuries, which was a big part of the problem when short term rates started rising.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: VP in charge of watching the money at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (dTFZY)
And a minute ago, it was there.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM
Which was how long ago it was there, at that time, in that place.
Posted by: Veep Throat at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (EZebt)
Roosevelt seized 'em 90 years ago and the current monsters in charge are way more commie than he dared to be.
Posted by: Auspex
Roosevelt seized gold coins. Back then, people trust the government. That won't happen today.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (fjzHX)
She testified to the Senate Banking committee (about the SVB collapse) and said, as almost a side comment, that the Treasury would make certain every deposit in every "critical" bank was 100% insured, but not elsewhere.
Deposits began moving immediately from regional banks to the largest national banks and why wouldn't they?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (rjzb1)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (GEvEa)
You can buy stuff with it, trade it in for silver, whatever.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 05:54 PM (Mzdiz)
Depends on the ability to export it to a functioning country.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 05:56 PM (eYoxG)
As I told my kids...you keep enough food to eat (and ability to drink clean water) at least 3 months...you keep enough cash to buy groceries/gas for a month...and you keep enough silver to get yourself and your family out of the country if needed. That's appropriate emergency prep...and you keep enough "other" to protect all 3...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (exHjb)
Posted by: Corpse Fucker at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (eFaiq)
Mitch had his brains rattled recently and has no fucking clue what is going on around him. I have seen that look before and it is not a signal of good things to come for him.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (ZCCyW)
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Would like to see the transcript of a conversation between him and Biden.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (MoZTd)
It's already worse. If you add up all the assets of the banks that failed in 2008 and compare them to SVB, Credit Suisse, and First Republic, the last three are worth more.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 05:58 PM (fjzHX)
It's the exchange rate that gets you.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (ZCCyW)
See that same look every time Biden surfaces.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (ZCCyW)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (cMXNt)
Posted by: Anthony Fauci at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: Corpse Fucker at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (KFhLj)
"Feh!"
- - Mrs. Bates in the fruit cellar
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (x0n13)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 05:59 PM (ZCCyW)
To me, he looks terrified and sworn to secrecy.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (MoZTd)
Make a turd-rohrschach on a filthy Denny's menu and you'll have a close facsimile.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (9UlRk)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (ZCCyW)
So one might say they were clearly doomed.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (eYoxG)
Bartering During SHTF:
"I'm hungry. I want some bread."
"Gotcher bread right here! Price: all your gold."
"You drive a hard bargain, but I'm hungry. Take my gold."
Then the guy just shoots you anyway, takes the bread and the gold, and your wife, probably.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 06:01 PM (MoZTd)
Shrek Fetterman can be the stenographer.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (TZ75n)
This is nothing. Wait till people start defaulting on their credit cards and car notes.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM
Maybe it's nothing, maybe something. But I live in one of the top 50 wealthiest countries in the nation and every-time I get in line to prepay for gas, the people in front of me have to get to at least their second credit card before they find one that isn't refused.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (enJYY)
Posted by: Gerry Nadler at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (sWM8x)
Posted by: Suzanne Collins at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: VP in charge of watching the money at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM (dTFZY)
And a minute ago, it was there.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 05:53 PM
Which was how long ago it was there, at that time, in that place.
Posted by: Veep Throat at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (Wnv9h)
In that place. At that time.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM (ZCCyW)
I'd rather trust a degenerate gambler with the DT's than Jim Cramer.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (x0n13)
Bank failure was inevitable and should have happened 15 years ago. Instead, our government intervened, thereby ensuring the next collapse would be far worse.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Jim Cramer at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (KFhLj)
........
Hey Jim, I have an investment opportunity for you. It's called Kittehcoin. Ever heard of it? I'd love to send you our business plan.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Bwr52)
Well, we can't let it conflict with McCain's funeral, can we?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (2tUFv)
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Uh ... isn't currency just paper also?" Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
Well BigCorp owns a lot of influence, and with Exxon stock they at least have real assets and produce a real thang. BUT they don't have a SuperPower military (except to the extent the own our politicians.)
Of course with Biden facilitating the destruction of our currency, nation, laws, traditions ... Liberty ... everything is up for grabs ... and the oligarchs seem to have the high ground (not the high moral ground though).
Posted by: illiniwek at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Cus5s)
The 2008 real estate collapse went into overdrive when Washington Mutual Bank was seized as insolvent (even though they'd just negotiated for funds that would have kept them solvent for years) and "bought" by JPM Chase for 4 cents on the dollar.
Jamie Dimon is a giant financial vulture who hangs around waiting for banks to fail before feeding on them with the willing connivance of the UniParty.
What a nightmare.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Xlk7u)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (eYoxG)
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Proof that SVB was run by idiots. After many years of historically low interest rates, followed by the "election" of a historically senile "President" presiding over obviously inflationary policies, SVB execs didn't anticipate the teeny-weeny probability of a rise in interest rates? They also didn't realize that the VC world would get clobbered by higher interest rates?
Sheesh.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:03 PM (MvF+J)
"Please!"
- - Henny Youngman
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (x0n13)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (MCVQd)
Positive RoI, yo. Let gravity do the work.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (9UlRk)
Posted by: steevy at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (yezA1)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (2YtOq)
He knows that the nuclear strike is scheduled for tomorrow, followed by the immediate imposition of martial law.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (eYoxG)
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Proof that SVB was run by idiots. After many years of historically low interest rates, followed by the "election" of a historically senile "President" presiding over obviously inflationary policies, SVB execs didn't anticipate the teeny-weeny probability of a rise in interest rates? They also didn't realize that the VC world would get clobbered by higher interest rates?
Sheesh.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (YqDXo)
Yeah the duration mismatch is the classic banking problem and it's sheer incompetence they weren't prepared for it.
Funnily enough their VC loans haven't really gone bad thus far.
Main place we're seeing credit impairment is still office space.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM
Does he still have an audience?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (Wnv9h)
Positive RoI, yo. Let gravity do the work.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (9UlRk)
So that's what people mean when they say make your money work for you.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (Bwr52)
Posted by: Bosk at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (VMFAF)
AT this point the main reason the donks can go full jihad in the culturewar is the funny money is there to weather the blowback.
I would sacrifice myself at Wall Street if it was made an amendment that "one dollar is one dollar."
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (X0I7i)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Cus5s)
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Of course BigCorp doesn't have to face a retarded electorate either, unlike the government.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: MCPR at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (DF2sd)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (MvF+J)
I'm speechless.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (NpAcC)
Yeah his brain is scrambled. Sucks to be him. He's not gonna live to spend all that Chinese mordida he's accumulated. Damn the bad luck.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (YRsIm)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (eYoxG)
Force times distance, baby.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (9UlRk)
Does he still have an audience?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (Wnv9h)
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5% idiots
95% want to know what he's touting so they can sell.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (MoZTd)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM
Does he still have an audience?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Yes. How else will investors know what NOT to do.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: steevy at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (yezA1)
.......
Somebody flip him onto his back?
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (v0R5T)
"Board members and senior executives from leading financial services firms were joined by Lex Suvanto, CEO, and Andrew Wilde, Global Chair of Financial Services, at Edelman-Smithfield for a series of dinner discussions sponsored by EY to explore findings from the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer and its implications for large banks and insurers. Key takeaways on how firms can build trust in the industry in an increasingly politicized operating environment are available here."
Lex Suvanto?
Did they not mean Luthor?
Read their website, Holy Fucking Christ Almighty G-d.
tapestrynetworks.com.
I'm back to ColtForum to read about arcane approval stamps.
Posted by: LenNeal at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (pqfA/)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:02 PM
Does he still have an audience?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (Wnv9h)
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The Minister of Finance of Zimbabwe watches him religiously.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (YqDXo)
https://tinyurl.com/5345kdm8
Posted by: BlackRock at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (m4s9W)
He knows that the nuclear strike is scheduled for tomorrow, followed by the immediate imposition of martial law.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:05 PM (2tUFv)
I find that believable.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:08 PM (1rQ1e)
https://bit.ly/44eYYWa
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:09 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:09 PM (MvF+J)
It is a Houston teacher, guaranteed to have pulled "d" for her entire working life.
Not my circus, not my clowns.
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:09 PM (X0I7i)
I would sacrifice myself at Wall Street if it was made an amendment that "one dollar is one dollar."
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:06 PM (X0I7i)
One would basically have to ban all extension of credit, use of checks, IOUs and so on.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:09 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 05:57 PM (GEvEa)
this is incredibly wrong. The value of the Roman Currency was watered down by several centuries of debasement by the central government to the point that the Denarii were poor bronze plated in silver. In the face of that subsequent inflation the Empire was splitting up. Constantine in response established gold Solidus as the main currency (and to fund it seized the gold from pagan cults and justified it by turning Christian) He also established wage and price controls, and created restrictions on who could enter what industry.
Manipulation of the currency is to debase it one way or the other, and then try to profit both from the Cantillon effect and the chaos long term.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:10 PM (xhaym)
She is pissed off he won't let her bl*w him.
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:10 PM (X0I7i)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 02, 2023 06:04 PM (Cus5s)
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Hell, BigCorp doesn't even have pronouns!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:10 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 05:50 PM (R38qh)
Nah, it'll be fine
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (/0Jlz)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (2/9N5)
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LOL. That was one creepy-ass 1000 yard-stare. The porch lights appeared to be on, but no one's home ...
Between F. Joe, Festerman, Feinstein, and now Cocaine Mitch -- at this pace by 2024 we'll be able to field an entire DC softball team of John Gills: The Comatose Codgers.
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (bYje+)
Manipulation of the currency is to debase it one way or the other, and then try to profit both from the Cantillon effect and the chaos long term.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:10 PM (xhaym)
The currency didn't inflate slowly over in time in line with the debasement. It mostly collapsed all at once, much like we see with fiat currency today.
It's not really until the last few hundred years we've seen effective arbitrage come into play and force asset backed currencies to play honestly (which at the same time kind of doomed their long-run use).
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (jTmQV)
yeah, maybe his China owners laid down "the law" for him, reminding him they own him? Or maybe he is on some massive drugs for pain from his broken ribs, or whatever happened to him. (maybe it was "the mob" ... of the CIA, sheesh ... everything is so damn corrupt)
Posted by: illiniwek at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (v0R5T)
No not really, this shit where they pretend that the dollar is a grand champion athlete capable of being for the same agency a savings and an expenditure at the same time is killing the country.
One dollar is one dollar, not "a dollar to the social security trust fund that we spend swearsies but it is okay because we owe it back so social security really has assets of 1 dollar plus."
No it is a dollar, knock it the fuck off and give the presses a rest for a decade or two.
A quadrillion dollars on the books is probably enough.
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (X0I7i)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (ZCCyW)
Posted by: MCPR at May 02, 2023 06:07 PM (DF2sd)
Concur. The correct phrase is, "spending like drunken congressmen."
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (DTX3h)
Clear out a lot of them their democrat donors.
More Please.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (R/m4+)
He's not gonna live to spend all that Chinese mordida he's accumulated.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
What a lovely new word!
I don't think I've ever been acquainted with "mordida," before.
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (Bwr52)
Related, did you hear that congress introduced legislation requiring every US citizen to have a digital ID?
Probably just a coincidence.
Posted by: Biden 2022: I am making sure he does not become the next president again
Obligatory, Joe Huffman's Jews In The Attic Test
https://tinyurl.com/2epuolyv
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (n+4am)
You might as well say ... I don't like that the masses trade in the coin that is manipulated by the Empire.
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (GEvEa)
You are not literate in this, so you can claim all the victory you want and feel good about yourself.
THIS IS NOT MANIPULATING CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENCY, IT IS DEBASING THE CURRENCY
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (NpAcC)
I find the fact that we are blanketing Ukraine with radiation sensors, so we can "find the culprit" if a nuke or dirty bomb goes off, to be quite disturbing.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Oglebay at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (j4NKg)
McTurtle video cracked me up. I kept waiting for this neck to balloon. Either he knows the scoop and we are doomed or the trip and fall was far worse than reported.
Posted by: Fool Otto at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (DB16e)
https://tinyurl.com/5345kdm8
The solace of knowing the schools had been reopened so that the children could learn probably took most of the sting out of that beating.
Posted by: Anthony Fauci at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (2/9N5)
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The current ongoing Trans Genocide > Holodomor I + the coming Holodomor II
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (bYje+)
Reasonable, assuming there are any banks what be doing good things.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (MvF+J)
Also a loaded .45 handy.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2023 06:14 PM (N5C4b)
It's an Italian bologna. Pretty tasty stuff. You should try it.
Posted by: Bosk at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (VMFAF)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (Bwr52)
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 06:11 PM (bYje+)
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Better make it a t-ball team.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (YqDXo)
No not really, this shit where they pretend that the dollar is a grand champion athlete capable of being for the same agency a savings and an expenditure at the same time is killing the country.
One dollar is one dollar, not "a dollar to the social security trust fund that we spend swearsies but it is okay because we owe it back so social security really has assets of 1 dollar plus."
No it is a dollar, knock it the fuck off and give the presses a rest for a decade or two.
A quadrillion dollars on the books is probably enough.
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (X0I7i)
You're referring to government accounting and not money creation? That they would just need to switch to GAAP or something like it to get things straightened out. Cash accounting is what allows them to hide a lot of stuff.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (ZCCyW)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:16 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (YqDXo)
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They'd get lost on their way to the t and forget why they're there.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:16 PM (2YtOq)
And soon we won't even be backed by paper. Hopefully, we can be preserved in a holograph.
Posted by: t-bird at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (amJF4)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (PcdXk)
Well, NY is not just banning gas stoves in new buildings, but ALL fossil fuel combustion. That includes hot water heaters and furnaces.
https://bit.ly/3AQDSA5
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (R38qh)
The Fed has picked parties and essentially decided to be a make a wish kid whenever the donks are in office. The USG and the Fed in alliance are robbing the republic, not that the average American has not begged to be robbed with their love of "just the tip" socialist impulse.
Posted by: sven at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (X0I7i)
Posted by: Axeman at May 02, 2023 06:18 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:18 PM (Bwr52)
At least buy the lowest denominated gold coins. Buy 1/10oz Gold Eagles instead of 1oz Eagles. If you saw up bullion, people aren't going to trust it like they trust a complete minted coin.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:18 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (PcdXk)
.......
and POOF it's all gone. Like fucking magic.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:19 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:19 PM (xhxe8)
https://bit.ly/3AQDSA5
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (R38qh)
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I'm okay with CA and NY doing this kind of nonsense. More for the rest of us.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (g+IG3)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (FfwQu)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:12 PM (eYoxG)
Even then it has been manipulated both through changing the size and establishing exchange rates by fiat. Add in unfunded bonds like railway and and land bonds that are treated like value in the bank, and just simple overprinting of notes in a defacto fractional reserve, and there is a lot of risk anyways
Two things, one is Napoleon III's latin standard did standardize coinage in Europe and beyond, but it relied both on fractional reserves and manipulation in the bimetal values between silver and gold, both of which tanked it
Also the US played serious games with the silver rates which caused a number of banking panics in the 1890 - 1910 period.
the best bet would have been the Latin Monetary Union Standard without the faffing around in bimetalism
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (xhaym)
https://tinyurl.com/2epuolyv
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM
A most cromulent concept.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (Wnv9h)
I missed your sarc tag... it's slang for a bribe
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (YRsIm)
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (Vwz3I)
At least norms are restored while we wait for another Great Depression.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 02, 2023 06:21 PM (VWp7G)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:21 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:19 PM (xhxe
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Their ESG score was near-perfect! So they had that going for them ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 06:22 PM (bYje+)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 02, 2023 06:22 PM (Bwr52)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (ZCCyW)
I know its a troll, it is the same one that is always here.
He is still an idiot who wants to preen about his ignorance
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:22 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Corona at May 02, 2023 06:22 PM (nakGR)
Trump would have had to veto whatever bill the law was part of, to block this law if he happened to disagree with it. Now this is the kind of shit I'm used to the FNM doing and thinking "I can see through the spin". It was only starting in 2008 that I found out that they do much worse than just spin like this; flat out smothering stories that damage their worldview and presenting fiction as facts if the story damages their political enemies.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 02, 2023 06:22 PM (3cGpq)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:19 PM (xhxe
........
Please don't say BofA or I'm going to shit a brick, and it won't be gold.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:23 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 02, 2023 06:23 PM (jTmQV)
Don't bother, It's a troll.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:15 PM (ZCCyW)
Although I appreciated Kindltot's input there.
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:23 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: Konversationalist in Kent at May 02, 2023 06:00 PM (GEvEa)
You can't buy everything possible ahead of time. Yes, do the pantry, do the security. Gold is where you put the money you aren't planning to spend, to protect its value. Silver is good too, in smaller amounts. And cash, for now.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 06:23 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 02, 2023 06:13 PM (2tUFv)
I know that I, for one, will definitely trust the reports of a sciencey sounding guy on cable news that says we can tell unequivocally that it was Russian by the serial number on the radiation particles.
Deciphering the truth is made much easier if you will follow these simple rules:
1 America*=good
2 Putin=Eviler Hitler
*The term 'America' could refer to American analogs such as Kurds, Ukes, Taliban**
** 'Kurds, Ukes, Taliban' may later be unaffiliated with America and declared Evilerest Hitler when American plans change.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 02, 2023 06:23 PM (m4s9W)
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (Vwz3I)
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We have a mudroom full of ammo and toilet paper, which will be worth more than gold as coin of the realm in the coming burning times. #Soon.
Posted by: ShainS at May 02, 2023 06:24 PM (bYje+)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (xhaym)
Governments will not operate by the discipline needed to maintain an asset-backed currency. They might be able to do so for a brief period when pressed by crisis, but even issuing bonds functions as creating currency which makes them possible to bankrupt by arbitrage.
Non-government asset-backed currencies might be viable, but the governments will likely be forced into bankruptcy more frequently as we see with third world countries that borrow in USD.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:24 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2023 06:24 PM (tkR6S)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:20 PM (FfwQu)
.........
How much for a whole hobo?
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:24 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:19 PM (xhxe8 )
I just took a look at their website and their "Corporate Social Responsibility" page.
Shockingly, they do not list LGBTQ+ as one of their corporate colleagues, and that is obviously the reason why they have failed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2023 06:24 PM (ZCCyW)
I moved a very modest nest egg out of a regional bank many Monday's ago. It took them four days to plunk the money into my credit union account. So be aware that the time to act is short, not after the fact.
My credit report years ago listed as 'minuses' the fact that I had multiple bank accounts. Bullshit. Flight to safety, peeps. Screw the 2 point hit on credit score.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 02, 2023 06:25 PM (enJYY)
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:25 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 02, 2023 06:26 PM (NeBPk)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:26 PM (MvF+J)
Drunken sailors are positively penny pinchers compared to Brandon.
When I was a drunken sailor I spent my own money.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 02, 2023 06:26 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at May 02, 2023 06:27 PM (zB/T/)
The horror.
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:27 PM (YOpF/)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
Meep, meep meep!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 02, 2023 06:27 PM (VWp7G)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 02, 2023 06:28 PM (VWp7G)
Posted by: keena at May 02, 2023 06:28 PM (RiTnx)
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:28 PM (1rQ1e)
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And Canada and Australia have plastic banknotes now so you won't even be able to wipe your ass with them!
And try that with a government-issued social-credit chip card!
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:28 PM (Vwz3I)
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Credit reports are supposed to be based on paying back loans. Since when do they factor bank accounts?
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (YOpF/)
The horror.
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:27 PM (YOpF/)
30 year mortgages were just shy of 3% in 2021. When you're paying 5% and taking in 3%, you've got a serious problem.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (eYoxG)
Does it surprise you the Navy hired a tranny as a "digital ambassador?"
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: keena at May 02, 2023 06:28 PM (RiTnx)
Thune.. He's a Republican alright.. Just not a Conservative
Posted by: It's me donna at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (bs+z0)
The horror.
Posted by: Montec
When you owe over $100 trillion, even A fraction of a point hurts.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (POZBk)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (C4WAQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (PcdXk)
Cash account? What yield are they offering now?
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:26 PM
Yield? It will still be there next month. That's a pretty damn good yield in the Age of Biden.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (enJYY)
Posted by: keena at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (RiTnx)
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Credit reports are supposed to be based on paying back loans. Since when do they factor bank accounts?
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (YOpF/)
It's likely considered a demerit because of fraudsters sometimes using it to hide funds. Likewise multiple credit cards are considered a plus because "that other guy thinks you're a good credit risk". It kind of makes sense in some ways but is also kind of dumb in others.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2023 06:30 PM (BH9nw)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 02, 2023 06:31 PM (oWBc3)
Posted by: Your GOPe at May 02, 2023 06:31 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: Reverend Al B Sure Shabazz at May 02, 2023 06:31 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:32 PM (2YtOq)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:32 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: Joedolph Biden at May 02, 2023 06:32 PM (17s+e)
They built a spiffy brand-new office with the money they made off me, then they downsized their staff, and now there's only three people working in the whole new 20Ksqft spiffy office.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:32 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:33 PM (POZBk)
Looks like First Republic is fully valued, folks. Time to sell and lock in those profits!
Posted by: Jim Cramer at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (Sv58p)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (VTu1l)
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Credit reports are supposed to be based on paying back loans. Since when do they factor bank accounts?
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM (YOpF/)
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Paid off a rental's loan and my FICO went down 20 points. Why, fuck if I know. From 850 to 829.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:33 PM (POZBk)
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Starvation rations aren't going to be haute cuisine.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (2YtOq)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (YRsIm)
Credit reports are supposed to be based on paying back loans. Since when do they factor bank accounts?
Posted by: Montec at May 02, 2023 06:29 PM
Apparently, if you have multiple bank accounts it makes you a bit higher credit risk. Small, as I mentioned, something like 2 points. Last I checked I was shy of 800. So f em. I wanna deal with money and/or loans in three or four or more banks, that's my business.
I'll take the 2 point hit and have a bank or two who survives. Maybe.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 02, 2023 06:35 PM (enJYY)
They built a spiffy brand-new office with the money they made off me, then they downsized their staff, and now there's only three people working in the whole new 20Ksqft spiffy office.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:32 PM (MvF+J)
"Great".
Posted by: m at May 02, 2023 06:35 PM (1rQ1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2023 06:35 PM (PcdXk)
@SarahisCensored
Texas director for
@mass_tx
Tracy Shannon, is currently at the Texas Capitol for the debate on the House Floor regarding the ban on child mutilation.
Trans activists are losing their minds, shoving signs into her face, and allowing spit to spew from their mouths while they scream “no place for hate”.
In the Bible, those who were possessed by demons are described as “foaming at the mouth, gnashing of teeth and becoming rigid”.
I don’t see a difference here.
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Posted by: redridinghood at May 02, 2023 06:35 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: That Guy in "The Graduate" at May 02, 2023 06:35 PM (sWM8x)
Ya gotta be careful hunting wild pigs. They can transmit all sorts of nasty crap to you. You can get Swine flu, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Trichinosis, and even Hep E from wild pigs.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:36 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: no 6 at May 02, 2023 06:36 PM (PXvVL)
Posted by: That Guy who cynically says "Top. Men." at May 02, 2023 06:37 PM (a3Q+t)
That is light years more honorable than what I was doing.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2023 06:37 PM (qoGsy)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:37 PM (POZBk)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:37 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (YRsIm)
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We are already bankrupt. The only reason we've not been tagged insolvent is there are too many countries that would implode if we tank.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:37 PM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:38 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 02, 2023 06:38 PM (jTmQV)
Posted by: democrats Raping, Trafficking and Mutilating the Children They Cannot Kill at May 02, 2023 05:49 PM (0q+t6)
Decrepit Joe is putting us on the track to change that to, "Brother, can you spare a fully charged 3,000 pound battery pack that fits my Ford over there?"
Posted by: Gref at May 02, 2023 06:38 PM (AMIL/)
Posted by: Suzanne Collins at May 02, 2023 06:38 PM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2023 06:39 PM (Q4IgG)
500 rounds of .380 FMJ for $175 with a $35 rebate straight from winchester. The rebate covers the tax and shipping costs. 35 cents a round delivered. I have not seen that price in 5+ years. Plus we have had two years of record setting inflation that should have driven the price sky high. It does not make any sense to me especially with inflation hitting 40 year highs.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2023 06:39 PM (ncXxy)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2023 06:39 PM (PcdXk)
Yes,this...
I've been keeping my venison well fed also...
They're becoming pets at this point....yum...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 02, 2023 06:39 PM (Hgk43)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:33 PM
Long pig, on the other hand...
Posted by: zombie Alferd Packard at May 02, 2023 06:40 PM (a3Q+t)
"A thousand head of cattle or we burn down the farm and draft everyone into the army!"
Posted by: The guy that moves pianos for a living at May 02, 2023 06:40 PM (ONHuS)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 02, 2023 06:39 PM (ncXxy)
Ammo prices were high and it was extremely profitable to produce them. Not enough factories to satisfy demand.
So they built more factories. Those factories produced a lot more ammo.
Price of ammo crashes. Happens to a lot of industries, like oil around 2014 or so.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:40 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM (v0R5T)
Makes for some studly internet talk, until it's time to unzip and put your dick on the bar. Sergeant Rock, you've got a mortgage and a car payment. You don't have the package for open rebellion and pillage. Face your little life for a change.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM (jYCXf)
Took a couple years to build up the plant capacity, now there's an oversupply. Celebrate. Or handload.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM (MvF+J)
"A thousand head of cattle or we burn down the farm and draft everyone into the army!"
Posted by: The guy that moves pianos for a living at May 02, 2023 06:40 PM (ONHuS)
That's what hyperinflation is like. It wasn't a problem for a long time until suddenly it was and it made doing business very difficult.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM (eYoxG)
Known denomination. Known percentage of silver.
And no one's gonna kill you for $20.00.
Junk silver is p-re '65 American coinage.
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (cPGH3)
Posted by: Ben Had
Yeah, take the small ones and leave the big ones on the ground.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (POZBk)
BREAKING: Nordstrom is planning to close both of its Downtown San Francisco stores, choosing not to renew its lease obligations at its location in the Westfield Mall. It will also close a second nearby Downtown Nordstrom Rack.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (Vwz3I)
Ya gotta be careful hunting wild pigs. They can transmit all sorts of nasty crap to you. You can get Swine flu, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Trichinosis, and even Hep E from wild pigs.
Posted by: bonhomme
I don't touch anything the buzzards won't eat.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (fjzHX)
Did not sleep in a Holiday Inn last night... but should not a ten year note get a higher yield?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (wOFqf)
Are you talking about Legion? I'm pretty sure Legion was more than one Demon.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (xhxe8)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM
There's always the end of threads 3 or 4 threads old.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 02, 2023 06:43 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:43 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:41 PM (v0R5T)
When the TREET runs out, then it’s go time!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 02, 2023 06:43 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:43 PM (R38qh)
Did not sleep in a Holiday Inn last night... but should not a ten year note get a higher yield?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2023 06:42 PM (wOFqf)
In normal economic circumstances, yes. This is what is known as an "inverted yield curve" and is a signal of an upcoming recession. Inverted yield curves show up more often than recessions occur though.
They reflect a belief that interest rates will be declining in the future, and usually this belief is held due to an expectation of recession and consequent Fed rate decreases.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:44 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: Skip
You get any rain yet ?
Its been overcast all day here.
And the wind is ablowin' !
Posted by: JT at May 02, 2023 06:44 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2023 06:45 PM (cPGH3)
Posted by: President Select Decaf at May 02, 2023 06:45 PM (3JfbU)
Known denomination. Known percentage of silver.
And no one's gonna kill you for $20.00.
Junk silver is p-re '65 American coinage.
Posted by: MkY
Y2k consensus was gold for large purchases/bribery to get out of town and silver for everyday purchases like bread & vegetables.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 02, 2023 06:45 PM (fjzHX)
Pulling out before Biden and the US State Department blow them up, probably.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (m4s9W)
Who built ammo factories? During this last ammo run, everyone was saying they didn't want to build more factories because they know the run will end and they'll be caught with too much manufacturing capacity.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: MikeN at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (XygMV)
Did not sleep in a Holiday Inn last night... but should not a ten year note get a higher yield?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
That is an inverted yield curve, which predicts a recession almost perfectly.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (POZBk)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (Mzdiz)
Throughout my life I was always fascinated by collecting silver coins. Most are old, and probably not worth much for collectors.
But, they are silver, for what it's worth.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 02, 2023 06:47 PM (Hgk43)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2023 06:47 PM (jzzG8)
Or load up some guaranteed kablooies, and store them in factory packaging. Maybe they'll steal those. Posthumous revenge booby trap.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:47 PM (MvF+J)
"We" or "they" is how they refer to themselves.
They say they are possessed, who am I to argue?
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 02, 2023 06:47 PM (jTmQV)
Posted by: President Select Decaf at May 02, 2023 06:45 PM (3JfbU)
He was great in “The Big Lebowski”.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 02, 2023 06:47 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:48 PM (Vwz3I)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 02, 2023 06:34 PM (17s+e)
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I tanked my credit score down to 739 because I had an emergency. Paid it all within 30 days, I got a slight bounce. 2 months later, flirting with 800 again. It's bizarre.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at May 02, 2023 06:48 PM (2YtOq)
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Sure, BC! Ruin my planned AOC sock joke!
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at May 02, 2023 06:50 PM (Vwz3I)
Who built ammo factories? During this last ammo run, everyone was saying they didn't want to build more factories because they know the run will end and they'll be caught with too much manufacturing capacity.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:46 PM (R38qh)
Good question, idk since there's not as much visibility into this as stuff like oil. A good bet would be to look for recent earnings transcripts from any manufacturers that are publicly traded, they ought to know and speak about whose fault it is.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:50 PM (eYoxG)
That will have a big impact.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 02, 2023 06:50 PM (wOFqf)
Posted by: President Select Decaf at May 02, 2023 06:51 PM (3JfbU)
https://bit.ly/410Ct4m
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:43 PM (R38qh)
........
Oh well, a little high end for the hobos anyway.
Posted by: wth at May 02, 2023 06:51 PM (v0R5T)
Dealers charge about a 20% premium both ways, but you can check spot silver prices and have a good clue about what each coin is worth.
It seems that a circulated coin is expected to be somewhere around 70% silver from wear.
So, at $25/oz, a silver dollar is worth about $17.50 street. Minus premium to a dealer. A dime, $1.75.
Collector coins have numismatic value that has little to do with junk price.
Posted by: MkY at May 02, 2023 06:51 PM (cPGH3)
No. They did not. Not one "ammo factory" was built in the last few years.
They put on additional shifts. The maximized what they already head. Show me, in one spot, where Capitalism was so nimble that a new anything sprouted up to satisfy demand.
That's not how shit works in the 20th or 21st century.
Posted by: Economy 101 at May 02, 2023 06:48 PM (JjzI1)
If they didn't buy fixed PP&E they could ramp down as quickly as they ramped up. A glut means producers made long-term investments and are stuck waiting to see who goes bankrupt.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 02, 2023 06:52 PM (eYoxG)
I put my 820 FICO score on my resume. Didn't cut any ice at all. Employers want people they can string out paycheck to paycheck, not people with money who can walk away from a shit job.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:53 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: President Select Decaf at May 02, 2023 06:53 PM (3JfbU)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:54 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at May 02, 2023 06:54 PM (MvF+J)
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2023 06:56 PM (xhxe8)
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They can't very well blame the guy who says he gives a ten minute speech, doesn't take questions and then goes away. The guy they pretend is the president? No, it's somebody else's fault. At present they blame Trump but will get around to DeSantis as well.
Posted by: President Select Decaf at May 02, 2023 06:58 PM (3JfbU)
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Posted by: Dantes at May 02, 2023 08:50 PM (xpCRj)
Well, NY is not just banning gas stoves in new buildings, but ALL fossil fuel combustion. That includes hot water heaters and furnaces.
https://bit.ly/3AQDSA5
Posted by: bonhomme at May 02, 2023 06:17 PM (R38qh)
NY got tired of seeing California getting all the attention for being batshit crazy.
Posted by: Dummy #43 at May 02, 2023 10:57 PM (FkMTW)
Reminds me that the rants I heard from the nursing home residents made more sense than what I hear from most Uniparty politicians.
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In fairness to drunken sailors, they're spending their own money.
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