• Bitcoin, Bond Yields, & Black Gold Bounce Amid Big Auction & Bad Data

    Bitcoin, Bond Yields, & Black Gold Bounce Amid Big Auction & Bad Data A quiet day with some uglier than expected housing data (new home sales miss) and manufacturing (Dallas Fed survey sunk) left bond yields and black gold higher, but bitcoin stole the headlines. The bad data prompted a dovish drift in rate-cut expectations Source: Bloomberg The dovish drift sent the dollar lower Source: Bloomberg And pushed gold marginally higher Source: Bloomberg Bitcoin surged back...

  • 'Powell Put' Sparks Surge In Stocks, Bonds, & The Dollar; Bullion & Black Gold Flat On Week

    'Powell Put' Sparks Surge In Stocks, Bonds, & The Dollar; Bullion & Black Gold Flat On Week Positive macro, central bank love-fest, and AI catalysts buy all the things US Macro 'outperformed' expectations this week amid more pro-cyclical data points Source: Bloomberg which combined with a dovish tilt by Powell (which lifted 20-24 rate-cut expectation) Source: Bloomberg and positive AI catalysts Source: Bloomberg Put this all together - rates, growth, and secular...

  • Trump is having trouble getting cash for his bond. And he's growing frustrated.

    The prospect that Donald Trump may fail to post a bond by Monday’s deadline for the $464 million civil fraud penalty against him and his co-defendants has frustrated the former president and some members of his inner circle, a Trump ally and two campaign sources familiar with the situation told NBC News. Trump, the billionaire developer who is seeking a return to the White House, finds himself in the unenviable position of hitting up high-dollar donors not just for campaign cash — for which he...

  • Trump needs a $464m bond in six days. What if he can't get it?

    The former president has six days to secure it, but there are a few ways the New York fraud case could play out.

  • Trump gets surprise financial lifeline with $175M bond decision

    Former President Trump won a surprise decision from a New York appeals court Monday that significantly lowered the cost of a bond he must pay while appealing a multimillion-dollar civil fraud judgm

  • Donald Trump Tried to Get Bond From Company He Misled About Finances

    Donald Trump asked one of the entities he was found liable of deceiving to help cover his New York civil fraud bond.According to a court filing by the former president's legal team on Monday, Trump has asked a number of sureties to back the $464 million bond needed to appeal Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling that found him, his two adult sons and others associated with the Trump Organization liable of fraud. The lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump and his...

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    Here’s what happens if Trump can’t get a $464 million bond

    Donald Trump’s legal team and the New York Attorney General’s office are working hard ahead of the former president’s Monday’s deadline to secure a bond for the multimillion-dollar civil fraud judgment against him. Trump personally owes over $454 million stemming from the ruling made by Judge Arthur Engoron back in February. The figure balloons up to $463.9 million when including the money owed from his sons, Eric and Donald Jr., the Trump Organization and the interest that was accrued as of the...

  • How to get Gold Bars & spend them in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2

    You'll want to get Gold Bars in Fortnite and use them to purchase weapons, hire NPCs, and more. Here's how to get Gold Bars in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2. Gold Bars are one of the most useful resources you can get your hands on in Fortnite. They're relatively easy to collect and you get to keep them between matches so you can spend them when the time is right. You can hire NPCs, upgrade your weapons, and even become a prop by using Gold Bars in Fortnite. Plus, you sometimes need...

  • Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say

    Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him, his lawyers said in a court filing Monday. Trump and his company need to post a bond for the full amount by next week in order to stop New York Attorney General Letitia James from being able to collect while he appeals. They've asked an appeals court to step in in the meantime and said Monday that they have not had any success getting a bond. "Defendants’ ongoing diligent...

  • Stocks & The Dollar Gain On 'Good' News; Bitcoin, Bullion, & Black Gold Sink

    Stocks & The Dollar Gain On 'Good' News; Bitcoin, Bullion, & Black Gold Sink Philly Fed beat, jobless claims beat, PMIs beat but with soaring prices, Leading Indicators beat, and existing home sales beat all good news Source: Bloomberg That good news reduced expectations for rate-cuts in 2024 Source: Bloomberg Stocks extended yesterday's gains on the good news but Nasdaq was hit during the day on the heels of the AAPL news AAPL was clubbed like a baby seal on the...

  • C-Bond's Patriot Glass Solutions gets purchase order from CPS Energy (CBNT)

    Patriot Glass Solutions, a unit of C-Bond Systems, secures a purchase order to install its ballistic-resistant system at CPS Energy's headquarters in San