Basically SVB was under capitalised and could not carry the higher market interested rates. So a distressed asset more than a financial 'black hole'. The UK subsidiary and client accounts now with HSBC. So could actually be a bargain acquisition - ...

For every seller there's buyer ... when the time is right... These are technical trades so only weak hands are running around like their hair is on fire. (Note the EURO is doing the same dance versus the greenback).

Crystal balls are in high demand these days.

Funny how these predictions always a market lagging.

Imminent typhoon Nanmadol is going to have an influence.

Given that 'energy' prices are artificially high due to market manipulation off the back of Putin's illegal war - then its within every central bank's remit to put measures in place to counter the manufactured inflation caused by this. Extraordinary ...

All those options rotating = volatility.

Question is : are we at the 'bumping along the bottom' moment, or is there more 'belt tightening' to come?

'Resistance is futile' the subtext?

As with many proto-popularist groups across Europe the Five Star Movement has the hand of Putin in their genesis. Draghi will appoint accordingly - G7 meeting no doubt sealed the way forward.

So things can only get better.

The map is not the territory though.

As noted earlier - market makers, push the price around to take out second guessers and weak hands. All the majors are raising rates to counter inflation. Trouble is the inflation is due to an 'artificial' creation of scarcity in base level ...

Liquidity swings. Take the weak hands.

Your friend is lucky not to invested in Bitcoin, plus even Gold is being sold off now.

Weird.

All economies are in the same boat on that set of measures.

Bloomberg.

The average person will only be slightly aware of the 'belt and road' aka Trojan horse initiative. Similar MO as Putin's 'energy' policy in Europe...

The game as such is to look both ways while not upsetting the apple cart.