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JGBs Implode, Gold Soars: The Trade CNBC Ridiculed Is Crushing Everything Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As I first noted back in 2023, my disdain, distrust and general disgust for financial media reached a peak in 2016 when CNBC’s Fast Money invited Bill Fleckenstein on the air to offer up his take on the economy and why the Fed-fueled market was “un-shortable”. Bill is a well-known advocate for the Austrian school of economics and has been highly critical of the Fed and central banking policies for decades. In this interview, he made two key points: 1) he thought Japan would probably be the first bond market to blow up and 2) he was buying gold and miners and thought the broader market was “un-shortable”. Fleckenstein told the hosts: “Probably the first bond market to crack up will be in Japan but maybe it won’t. Maybe it’ll be here. I don’t really care if I miss the first break because they’re gonna come with QE4. The trade I want to catch is when people wake up to the fact that these Central Bank strategies are failures. They are the arsonists that create the fire, they’re not the firemen that put it out, even though they claim to be the latter.” Seymour responded: “But Bill, it sounds like you missed a lot. I mean, you’ve been on the show a number of times where you’ve been licking your chops and saying it’s about to happen, and it’s two, three years going on doing this, and a lot of this sounds kind of pathetic.” Fleckenstein responded that’s he’s long gold and miners, prompting Seymour to take sarcastic shots at him, stating: “Is gold going to $2,000 an ounce? Is it? I bet you bought gold at the bottom.” To which Fleckenstein, rightfully pissed off, responds: “I happened to catch the lows, but that does not mean anything. I’m not here to brag. I don’t ask to come on this show — you guys ask me. So don’t get in my face because I’m not joining the party you want me to.” You can watch the full interview free here. As I wrote back in 2023, "timing these assholes is everything” and today, here we are, about 9 years since that interview on an evening where it looks damn close to exactly what Bill Fleckenstein was ridiculed for on national television is happening. Japanese bonds are in a “full blown melt-down”, as Zero Hedge described it tonight: It’s a move that Peter Schiff predicts “could force the Japanese government to sell Treasuries to service its debt.” “It’s the Takaichi trade in motion. The combination of rising JGB yields in Japan and concerns over renewed US-European tariffs could lead to further rises in global bond yields, ” Mansoor Mohi-Uddin, chief macro strategist at Bank of Singapore told Bloomberg overnight. Other strategists like Tadashi Matsukawa, head of bond investments at PineBridge Investments Japan are predicting MOF bond buying: “With interest rates rising this much, calls for the BOJ to conduct emergency operations and the Ministry of Finance to implement buybacks are likely to intensify.” 🔥 50% OFF FOR LIFE: Using this coupon entitles you to 50% off an annual subscription to Fringe Finance for life: Get 50% off forever And while the Japanese bond market is imploding, gold is exploding even further to the upside, as it has been doing basically non-stop since dickhead Tim Seymour decided to make a snide comment about it in 2016. Gold spot broke over $4,700/oz. tonight, extending what can only be described as a biblical move higher since the Seymour 10 Year Bottom™. In the same vein, CNBC staple Josh Brown made a post in 2019 stating that “Permabears Are Ridiculous People” for celebrating small drawdowns in an otherwise rising nominal price stock market. I agree with Brown’s point on markets, but not that permabears are ridiculous — in fact, I find them to be the only people who see the market clearly. And while both the Japanese bond and gold markets continue to make Tim Seymour look like even more of a turbo-douche than he made himself look back in 2016, gold has also humilated the above “yeah…

Photo Credit: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Jason Momoa and his girlfriend, Adria Arjona, shared a romantic kiss on the red carpet of his upcoming movie, The Wrecking Crew. This is the first time the couple publicly kissed after they reportedly started dating in early 2024. While speaking to reporters, he described her as “the love of my life.” Jason Momoa and his girlfriend, Adria Arjona, share a kiss at movie premiere Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona recently attended the premiere of The Wrecking Crew, Momoa and Dave Bautista’s upcoming action movie. On the red carpet, the couple remained close and even shared a kiss while posing for the press. Later, during an interview, the Aquaman star spoke about his relationship with Arjona. “She’s the love of my life. I’m very excited,” he told PEOPLE. “I’m happy we’re [aligned] in our schedules. We’re both here. She’s going to do a film. I’m going to do a film, so it’s perfect we get to be here together.” Momoa and the Hit Man actress reportedly met on the sets of Sweet Girl in 2021. After divorcing his wife, Lisa Bonet, in early 2024, Momoa began dating the Andor star a few months later. It was also reported that he even met the actress’ father, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, which seems to indicate that the two actors are committed to each other. Since then, the couple has made several joint appearances, including at Arjona’s Splitsville premiere. Momoa will appear in Amazon MGM Studios’ latest action movie, The Wreching Crew, alongside Dave Bautista. Ángel Manuel Soto has directed the movie with a script from Jonathan Tropper. The movie also features Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Morena Baccarin, and Jacob Batalon, among others, in prominent roles. The story centers on two brothers who have to work together to uncover a conspiracy that threatens the peace of their family. The movie will debut on January 28, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video. Originally reported by Harsha Panduranga on Mandatory. The post Jason Momoa & GF Adria Arjona Lock Lips at Movie Premiere appeared first on Reality Tea.

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