Trump Surrenders Tariff Folly After Realizing Xi Holds The…
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Curator
In what might (or not) be viewed as a ‘stunning reversal’, yet otherwise a [brief] sigh of relief for US Equities investors, Current US President Donald Pump & Dump Trump reversed himself yet again this weekend, and raised a flag of surrender after he was told by advisors that Chinese President Xi is the one […] Read More

12 May, 2025
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Rumors of Bull’s Demise Exaggerated?
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
In our April 16 post, “From Bubble to Bloodbath,” we noted the S&P 500 ($SPX) was already down 10% YTD, after falling nearly 19% from the 2025 peak of 6100 to a closing low of 4982. This 40-year trading veteran (along with other market observers) called it: a bear market had arrived.Within two days — […] Read More

28 April, 2025
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From Bubble to Bloodbath: The Market Wake-Up Few Saw…
In Fixed Income, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Curator
Just over a year ago, in early 2024, we posted “Not a Bubble! Just a Bull Market!” The S&P 500 had cracked $5000, and analysts called for another 10%–15% upside. Instead, we got 57 all-time highs and a run to 6100 by early 2025. Then—predictably—the wheels came off. Then, the bubble burst. And now, we’re […] Read More

16 April, 2025

Not A Bubble! Just a Bull Market!
In ETF News, Fixed Income, Global Macro Strategy, Strike Price, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
Stocks Benefit From Surge Pricing A review of February equities market performance The Drivers : AI + Economic Improvement + Corporate & Consumer Confidence What’s Next? Looking Back to Look Forward : Month End Equities Market Comment 2024 Episode 3 This being the 3rd edition of the year for our month-end equities market commentary, it’s […] Read More

4 March, 2024
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2024 Financial Market Predictions
In ETF News, Fixed Income, Global Macro Strategy, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Curator
Knowing that nearly every reader has already consumed as many financial market predictions for the new year as they can stand, we decided to wait for the official first day of 2024 to publish our financial market predictions and outlook, if only because Santa Claus rallies that find Santa slipping from his sled during the […] Read More

2 January, 2024
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Fintech Phony Andrew Katz Convicted on 4 Felony Assault…
In People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
Andrew Katz, aka Ross Katz aka Drew Katz aka Stark Katz, a serial criminal who, at various times over the past seven years has claimed to be a “crypto entrepreneur” (operating through an entity known as “Seaquake”), and more recently, profiles himself on LinkedIn * as a “Fintech and “AI entrepreneur”, has fled Florida after […] Read More

3 August, 2023
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Crypto Criminal Andrew Katz Pleads Guilty to Felony Rap…
In People Profiles, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
Andrew Ross Katz aka Drew Katz aka Ross Katz aka Stark Katz, the former co-founder of a crypto criminal enterprise known to have used a labyrinth of shell companies under the name “Seaquake” to defraud investors such as crypto pioneer Brock Pierce, and an individual who claims to be a “fintech entrepreneur” whose criminal arrest […] Read More

24 May, 2023
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Silicon Valley Bank aka SVB Financial Group Implodes Hours…
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk, Uncategorized> By MarketsMuse Curator
When a CEO of a publicly-traded company says that, you know it’s time to put your head between your knees and grab your ankles.  Especially after SVB CEO Gregory Becker, sold nearly 20% of his holdings in the company at $285 per share, ten days before the FDIC seized the bank. Hours Before Bank Seized, […] Read More

12 March, 2023
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Bankrupt Crypto Firm Three Arrows Capital Has a New…
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
The founders of Singapore-based and now bankrupt crypto “investment firm” Three Arrows Capital (aka 3AC), Su Zhu and Kyle Davies seem to aspire to be profiled in “Ripley’s Believe It or Nuts” with their latest pitch to investors: “For a mere $25mil, we aim to build a ‘crypto bankruptcy claims platform’ that can enable [defrauded] […] Read More

21 January, 2023
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FTX Crypto Exchange Debacle Simply Explained
In ETF News, Fixed Income, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk, Uncategorized> By MarketsMuse Curator
Sam Bankman-Fried (aka “SBF”) Fries Clients and Customers FTX Crypto Exchange Bankruptcy Explained; Investors Loss Estimated at $2bil; Exchange Customers Loss Estimated at $4bil-$5bil (so far..) Comparisons Made to Lehman Brothers Scandal; Sam Bankman-Fried Scheme More Similar to Jon Corzine Shenanigans when he ran MF Global into the ground. By now, the travails and debacle […] Read More

12 November, 2022

The Mar-A-Lagos: Merchants of Mayhem Season 2
In Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Curator
How a Mob Gang Hijacked The United States in 100 Days The US Justice System Taken Over By Thugs. The IRS System Disembowled to Protect The Wealthiest (Donors) and to Prosecute Objectors. The Department of Defense Infilitrated by Anarchists. Lobbyists and Political Patrons Rewarded With Riches and Deals. Global Partnerships Torched. The US Securities & […] Read More

5 May, 2025

Trump Inc Merchandise Launches Flip-Flop Footwear
In Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Curator
For Immediate Release April 17 2025, Mar-A-Lago, Florida- The Trump Organization today announced the introduction of its latest Trump-branded merchandise product, and in the first day of sales at the on-line Trump Store, it has already become one of America’s greatest, and best-selling casual footwear products; The Trump Flip-Flops. Designed in America, (but made somewhere […] Read More

18 April, 2025

Trump: Liar Liar Pants on Fire
In Global Macro Strategy> By MarketsMuse Curator
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025, fact-checkers have documented a substantial number of false or misleading statements made by him in public speeches, interviews, and official addresses. While an exact count is challenging due to the volume and frequency of these statements, several notable instances highlight this pattern:​ These examples illustrate a […] Read More

16 April, 2025

Andrew aka Drew Katz Fintech Fraud Artist
In People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Curator
Andrew Katz, aka Drew Katz, the self-described CEO of now defunct “crypto trading firm” Seaquake.io, an individual whose escapades for defrauding investors and threatening those who have filed complaints against him have been profiled via this platform and other platforms for several years. In addition to his ongoing efforts to dupe investors (with the latest attempt revealed below), […] Read More

14 April, 2024
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New Study: Venezuela Banking System Better Regulated Than U.S.
In Uncategorized> By MarketsMuse Curator
Failures of SVB, Signature Bank, and (pending failure) First Republic Bank Demonstate US Federal Reserve Bank Regional Divisions Stymied by Conflict, Cronyism, Blind Eye Syndrome March Madness 2023: The failures of Silicon Valley Bank aka “SVB” (NASDAQ:SIVB), Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY), and on-the-precipice of failing, First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) illustrate common denominators, aside from each having […] Read More

20 March, 2023
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Fraudster CFO Re-Invents Himself; Former Seaquake Executive Matt Krueger…
In People Profiles, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
Matthew J. Krueger, who until October 2022 had displayed himself on both LinkedIn and the Seaquake.io website as the Chief Financial Officer for “digital asset infrastructure firm”, Seaquake.io, an enterprise that specialized in bilking investors out of their money, has apparently made efforts to re-invent himself and ‘erase’ his role for Seaquake.io, as his bio […] Read More

22 November, 2022
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The Tale of Crypto Talking Head Mike Novogratz
In Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
For those not aware, Michael Novogratz, the famed crypto industry ‘pioneer’ and crypto evangelist is a former Goldman Sachs ‘global macro wunderkind’ who then did a stint at asset management firm Fortress Investments, which cratered during his watch, turned into a bitcoin evangelist and became the “bitcoin billionaire” brains behind “crypto investment firm” Galaxy Digital. […] Read More

18 June, 2022
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$DWAC, The SPAC on Crack
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles, Strike Price, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Curator
Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) Blank Check Company aka SPAC Proposes to Merge With Trump Blank-Deck Company. Will SEC Investigate? When “E.F. Hutton Talks”, Will SEC Chairman Gensler Read the SEC and FINRA Rules Prohibiting SPAC Sponsors from engaging with acquisition targets prior to listing?? Just when we thought that MarketsMuse coverage of Donald Trump’s […] Read More

24 October, 2021