IMF: War threatens to turbocharge looming government debt crisis

Aging populations and more price-sensitive bond markets are providing a dangerous backdrop for the latest war-driven surge in government spending.

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Hedge funds think they can make a killing on Trump tariff refunds

Financiers in London, New York and beyond eye big paydays as cash-strapped firms sell refunds at a discount.

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What Congressional candidate #SaikatChakrbarti is for:

#MedicareForAll

#GreenNewDeal

#WealthTax #TaxTheRich

Overturn #CitizensUnited

Getting rid of #RevolvingdDoor of politicians & #LobbyingIndustry

Getting #privateequity, speculators & #hedgefunds out of #housing market

Building millions of units of housing

Tuition-free #university, #college

#FreePalestine🇵🇸, #EndGenocide: Ending funding of #genocide in #Gaza

Banning Congressmembers from trading stocks

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/a3X2Cq1-LhM

Where I differ from Nancy Pelosi on specific policies.

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While we are told that what hedge funds profit from is volatility it now seems that the Tangerine Tyrant has been to prompt such high speed volatility that hedge funds have not been able to keep up... many have made money on their positions on oil, but have lost even more in other trades (not least of all on the bond market).

That sound you can now hear in your head is the sound of a very small violin....

#Iran #HedgeFunds
h/t FT

Global hedge funds' historic short positions in Korean stocks eased in April after massive March selloff, with market participants watching whether small positive news could trigger rapid short covering and won appreciation amid Middle East tensions and Trump's Iran policy moves.
#YonhapInfomax #HedgeFunds #ShortPositions #KoreanStocks #DollarWonExchangeRate #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Hedge Funds' Short Bets on Korean Stocks Ease - Where Will Dollar-Won Go

Global hedge funds' historic short positions in Korean stocks eased in April after massive March selloff, with market participants watching whether small positive news could trigger rapid short covering and won appreciation amid Middle East tensions and Trump's Iran policy moves.

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FUNDS EXIT GLOBAL SHARES AGGRESSIVELY

Hedge funds sold global stocks at the fastest rate in 13 years in March. Find out why and what it means for investors.

#HedgeFunds, #StockMarket, #GlobalStocks, #Investing, #MarchSales

https://newsletter.tf/hedge-funds-sell-global-stocks-fastest-march/

Hedge funds sold global stocks in March at the fastest pace seen in 13 years. This is a bigger sell-off than in April.

#HedgeFunds, #StockMarket, #GlobalStocks, #Investing, #MarchSales
https://newsletter.tf/hedge-funds-sell-global-stocks-fastest-march/

Hedge Funds Sell Global Stocks Fastest in 13 Years in March

Hedge funds sold global stocks at the fastest rate in 13 years in March. Find out why and what it means for investors.

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Trump wants the SEC to relax quarterly reporting. Wall Street could be a problem.

Investors' early concerns offer a preview of the fierce lobbying fight that is likely to break out once the SEC releases the proposal.

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Iran war risks private credit crisis and AI bubble bursting, Bank of England warns

U.K. central bank warns negative supply shock increases the odds of ‘vulnerabilities crystallising at the same time.’

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