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Hi, I got my new Stream Deck today and I'm collecting a user feedback for you guys, but I'm not sure the best place to send it. Should I just post it here?
Here are my initial notes:
a) Now I have to go to the link manually, open preferences, find the executable, copy the location, go back to Stream Desk, open the executable.
b) Turns out this works fine if I drag-n-drop the shortcut, but doesn’t work if I give it the path to a shortcut.
i) Strangely, this did not work for all of the Adobe CC shortcuts. Turns out it only works for shortcuts that point directly to an executable. If they point to a shell registry reference (such as Minesweeper’s shortcut) then Stream Deck doesn’t know what to do with it.
ii) In fact, none of the Office 365 shortcuts worked, even though they pointed to executables. They showed a “can’t drop” cursor.
c) Annoyingly Steam shortcuts can’t be dropped, or rather they can be dropped but they don’t work. Considering your history as a game-related company, I kinda expected this to work well.
2) When I drag-n-drop a shortcut onto a button, it doesn’t associate the button with the shortcut. Instead it copies the executable from the shortcut to the button, but it loses any of the command line arguments and other meta-data that is associated with the link (like whether to launch that application as administrator). It would be much better for it to store the link file path and use ShellExecute to launch the shortcut. For example:
a) ShellExecute(hwnd, nullptr, "Minesweeper.lnk",nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
b) Note that this would also solve the problem mentioned above in 1.b.i.
c) This would also allow the deck to point to shortcuts that are URLs, files, etc.
3) If I select an executable for the icon for a button, it doesn’t show me the icons in the executable to pick one.
a) For example, I made a button launch Photoshop, so I pointed to the Photoshop.exe (which has literally dozens of icons in it) and it forces me to use the first one in the file’s resource fork. It should show me a dialog of the icons and allow me to pick one.
4) Giving Stream Deck a file name as a URL (an image URL such as https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/73/49/c57349d1de8e1834c3d93a2e8f9ef615.png) causes it to lock up and fails to load the image.
a) Of course, if I download the image and then point Stream Deck at that image it works fine. But it would be easier to just give the URL as that’s where the images come from (especially for games).
5) Some of the actions in the list aren’t clear what they are for, but none of hovering, right-clicking, pressing F1, give me more information about what that action does.
a) I would actually do a combination of both help on hover (show a tooltip) and pressing F1 and clicking links you to a page that gives detailed information about what the action does.
6) There is no undo. This is especially heinous if I accidentally drop a shortcut on top of a folder as it removed the whole folder and replaced it with the shortcut I dropped. I could find no way to recover the folder. At the very least it should ask me before destroying the folder.
7) It would be really nice if the Stream Deck went blank when the computer screen is locked (or soon thereafter). The buttons stop working when it’s locked, which is great, but it never goes dark.
a) I discovered later (from a Reddit post) that I could set a sleep time, I haven't fully tested it though... I did notice that my bitcoin program kept updating the deck all night while the computer was locked. I assume Stream Deck simply ignores events when the computer is asleep?
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How to Buy Bitcoin with Cash--Buy Bitcoin Instantly
By DOBI ATM
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As reported, there are growing number of bitcoin ATM comes out. Coinmarketcap records over 4041 ATMs worldwide. If you are new to bitcoin ATM world or just have no idea how to operate Bitcoin ATM, this tutorial is just for you.
If you have no time to read the whole passage, just watch this video guideline directly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSZYHPkkKiI
Since most bitcoin ATM share similar functions either one-way or two-way machine, what you need to prepare are:
Most Bitcoin ATM works similarly. Here I take DOBI ATM as an example to display operating process.
Directly dive in this YouTube video to watch how to use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSZYHPkkKiI
This video gives a comprehensive guide on cryptocurrency deposit and withdraw:
There is no fixed fees for buying or selling for cash because it can be manually decided by the Bitcoin ATM operators. But according the biggest ATM service platform coinatmradar, the average fees comes at 8%-10%. Seeing by country distribution, US share most market. As on the chart below, operators provide 4%-6% sell fees and 6%-11% buying fees.
Average transation fees in US bitcoin ATM operators
The majority of ATM shows how much fees it charges during transaction which ever country you are. Just pay attention and see if it is acceptable before finishing the payment.
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Following 3-years of DPRKorean and Novorussian engineers and computer scientists working hard on new systems for the nation, Novorossiya has earned itself a brand new spot with the bitcoin market. The nation has put up bitcoin exchanges over the nation where users can exchange ruble notes for bitcoin and bitcoin for ruble notes.
Given how the current economy was in the nation, especially with the economic downfall of the Russian Ruble, this was one strange but wise alternative. Our bitcoin machines are hooked up and protected by Korean Computing Systems and similar things. The software is a joint project of both UPSR and DPRK minds!
The General-Secretary called bitcoin a “future marvel to behold.” Although, his critiques called it a ‘dictators modern day version of a Swiss Bank Account’.
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https://medium.com/quarkchain-official/quarkchain-global-ambassador-program-1c8363d70fc5
Dear QuarkChain Community Members,
Since inception, the QuarkChain project has achieved many milestones, from the initial publication of our white paper, online testing, TPS improvements to the publication of our open source code. Thanks to the community’s support, we have made steady progress to date. At present, the QuarkChain testnet has achieved 14,000 + on-chain TPS. Testnet 2.0 is coming in the near future with additional functionalities.
Despite the growth of QuarkChain to date, we are well aware that the success of a blockchain project is not only relying on technological progress. As the history of Bitcoin and Ethereum shows, their success is heavily dependent on their community support. The growth of the community and the development of the project are intricately interdependent.
To better promote community development, to allow more people to participate in the QuarkChain community, and to introduce more people to QuarkChain’s vision of a blockchain-driven future world, QuarkChain Foundation is announcing the launch of its QuarkChain Ambassador Program, in which over a million QKC Tokens may be earned by all eligible ambassadors in total.
The program is generally open to all members of the QuarkChain community other than citizens and residents of the United States. QuarkChain Foundation is currently accepting applications and expects to announce all appointed ambassadors within the next three weeks.
In addition to developing a cutting-edge understanding of blockchain technology, and gain first-hand access to the latest industry trends, QuarkChain Ambassadors are entitled to the following benefits:
QKC Token awards for marketing, promoting and developing the QuarkChain community.
Exclusive partnerships, a certificate of which will be permanently recorded on the blockchain after the QuarkChain mainnet is launched.
Reach to QuarkChain team members directly
Opportunity to gain knowledge of blockchain technology
In order to become a QuarkChain Ambassador, you must:
(Application form: https://goo.gl/forms/AudBGdesTI2JAHsB2)
Have a basic understanding of QuarkChain, blockchain technology, and hold a minimum of 20,000 QKC Tokens (as specified in the application form).
Be willing to help build communities and expand QuarkChain’s influence on social media platforms such as Twitter, Telegram, Medium, Youtube, Reddit.
Be willing to participate in community building, help to solve problems, and help to maintain an open, inviting atmosphere for constructive discussions.
Be willing to learn, develop, and share in-depth observations and reflections on the industry, and help QuarkChain optimizing its product.
Preferences may be given to individuals who have prior experience building blockchain project communities, such as social opinion leaders, as well as individuals recommended by other QuarkChain Ambassadors.
QuarkChain welcomes all community members (other than residents and citizens of the United States) to apply and participate in developing a better community and world powered by QuarkChain.
QuarkChain Foundation
November 25, 2018
The QuarkChain Ambassador Program and all associated events and activities are not and will not be offered in the United States or to any U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Any QuarkChain Ambassador Program event or, if applicable, transactions in QKC Tokens in connection therewith, are subject to all terms and conditions set forth in connection with such activities. This announcement is provided for informational purposes only and does not guarantee anyone a right to participate in or receive rewards from the QuarkChain Ambassador Program.
Also, we are not offering the program in any country subject to OFAC sanctions(Balkans, Belarus, Burma, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe) and Central African Republic, Crimea, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, South Suda, Venezuela and Yemen.
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Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com,
A transcript of exchanges between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been leaked to National News Conglomerate by an anonymous source within the Kremlin. We here at NNC have confirmed the authenticity of this document using the same rigorous verification process we’ve been using to authenticate the evidence for all our other reporting on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 US elections over the last two years. These verification methods include hunches, gut intuitions, and an introspective assessment of the way our feelings feel. The following exchanges revealed in this transcript provide the clearest evidence yet that the President of the United States has been in collusion with the Russian government for years.This introduction has been authored by the editorial board of the National News Conglomerate. Obey.
11/9/2016
Trump: I have done as you commanded, my dominant and all-powerful lord. I have conspired with your hackers to steal the election, and now I’m going to be president! I want to thank you for not releasing that video footage of those Russian prostitutes I hired to urinate on a bed the Obamas once slept in. If that had come out it would have offended and alienated a lot of people, which is something I never normally do.
Putin: Yes that is an old KGB tactic called kompromat, a word which only extremely intelligent people know about. Keep this line of communication open. As long as you do as I command, your pee pee tape will remain secret.
Trump: One thing I’m curious about though my lord, if you don’t mind my asking. If you already had an army of hackers targeting Democratic Party emails, why did you need my help? Couldn’t you just have hacked the emails and published them on your own? Why did you need me to interact with them at all?
Putin: Moral support, mainly. We don’t need to get into specifics.
Trump: Oh okay.
~
1/20/2017
Trump: I’m in! Whew! I was really worried that leaked dossier would be the end of me! What are my instructions, my lord?
Putin: Begin introducing racism and division to the United States. America has never experienced these things before, and it will shock and disorient them. With the US divided against itself, your nation will be far too weak to stand against my plans of total world domination.
Trump: That’s a really tall order! America has always been a harmonious place where everyone gets along up until today. I’ll try my best though. Anything else?
Putin: Yes, make them distrust your nation’s large media outlets and convince them that the US intelligence community is often dishonest.
Trump: That will be really hard because those institutions have always been trusted for their unparalleled integrity. But your wish is my command, oh lord.
~
4/7/2017
Putin: Bomb a Syrian airbase.
Trump: What? Really? Aren’t they, like, your allies?
Putin: Exactly. This will throw inquisitive minds off the scent. We can’t have them finding out about that pee tape.
Trump: Are you sure? Some people are saying that chemical attack looks like it could have been perpetrated by the many terrorist factions in Syria and not the government.
Putin: Who cares? Have you seen how relentless they’ve been in exposing us?? Have you never watched Rachel Maddow? That woman is a psychic bloodhound, masterfully sniffing out the truth at every turn! We can’t afford to take chances. Do as I say.
Trump: Yes sir.
Putin: And see if you can arrest that WikiLeaks guy.
~
5/14/17
Trump: Hey do you want me to do anything about Montenegro’s addition to NATO?
Putin: No. NATO expansion is good.
Trump: Uhhh okay.
~
6/28/17
Trump: Who do you want tapped for Ukraine envoy?
Putin: Kurt Volker.
Trump: Volker? He hates you! He’s like the biggest Russia hawk ever.
Putin: We still need to throw the Russiagaters off the scent. We’re playing 3-D chess here. This is high-level disinformation, or dezinformatsiya as very smart people call it. I want as many Russia hawks in your administration as possible.
Trump: 3-D chess? Alright. I guess you know what you’re doing.
~
8/30/17
Putin: Shut down the Russian consulate in San Francisco and throw out a bunch of diplomats. That will confuse the hell out of them.
~
11/21/17
Putin: Now approve the sale of arms to Ukraine. Not even Obama would do that. This will throw them off the trail for sure.
~
1/1/18
Putin: Happy new year. Force RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents.
~
1/29/18
Putin: Make sure your Nuclear Posture Review greatly escalates its aggressive posture toward Russia.
~
2/14/18
Putin: Happy Valentine’s Day. Don’t worry about those Russians your guys killed in Syria.
~
2/19/18
Putin: Send a fleet of war ships to the Black Sea.
~
3/25/18
Putin: Better expel a few dozen diplomats over the Skripal thing.
~
4/5/18
Putin: Sanction a bunch of Russian oligarchs.
~
4/10/18
Putin: Bomb Syria.
Trump: What?? Again?
Putin: Yes.
Trump: What the hell, man? Why’d you even recruit me if you’re just going to have me do everything all the Russia hawks want?
Putin: Well, you know how I told you we were playing 3-D chess against the Russiagate investigation?
Trump: Yeah?
Putin: Well that wasn’t enough. Now we’re playing 4-D chess.
Trump: Fine, whatever, I don’t care. Just don’t release my pee tape.
~
7/17/18
Trump: Oh man. They’re really making a major fuss about that summit. What should I do?
Putin: Play it cool. Don’t let them know about our secret diabolical plot.
Trump: Right. Remind me what that was again?
Putin: Make Jim Acosta feel really, really sad.
~
9/2/18
Putin: Have you arrested Julian Assange yet?
Trump: Working on it.
~
10/20/18
Putin: I like John Bolton’s idea. Pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
~
11/25/18
Putin: Make sure your administration loudly and aggressively backs Ukraine in our Kerch Strait spat.
Trump: OMFG this is getting too weird. Are you just trolling me? What the hell is this?
Trump: Hello?
Trump: Are you there?
Trump: Answer me!
Putin: 5-D chess.
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Analytics: Bitcoin Cash
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On November 15, a hard fork will take place in the network of BCH, the fourth cryptocurrency in terms of capitalization. Earlier, the news about this raised the cost of the coin by almost 40%, yet there is a factor that might negatively affect its future.
The Bitcoin Cash community has split into two warring camps. On the one side, there is Roger Ver, who is enjoying the support of most investors, traders, the mining equipment manufacturing company Bitmain, as well as the Bitpay, Binance, Coinbase and Poloniex exchanges. On the other side are the BCH miners, headed by Craig Wright, who controls the largest nChain pool and has claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, as well as by Calvin Ayre, the founder of CoinGeek.
The conflict was caused by different visions of this fork. Ver proposed to upgrade the network to add the possibility of using smart contracts, while Craig insists on raising the maximum block size to 128MB from 32MB, which will bring miners an even greater income. As a result, a completely new digital Bitcoin SV (Satoshi’s Vision) digital coin can be born.
The crypto community spoke out against this asset, which made Craig more angry. He reminded that he controls 73% of the BCH network and publicly threatened to use a 51% attack, as a result of which transactions will no longer be confirmed.
These events inspired the opponents of the crypto industry to start criticizing the idea of decentralization, and its supporters sent a wave of negativity toward Craig Wright. At the moment, the market is braced for November 15, as a precedent can be created when the top cryptocurrency fails to develop due to disagreements within its community. A similar situation is happening now with Ethereum.
If the conflict between investors and miners is not resolved, then the price of Bitcoin Cash will begin to drop and all the efforts of Roger Ver will be in vain. However, according to Vitalik Buterin, this can push BCH on to the next level if the community banishes Wright and he just creates his own, unnecessary coin, while there are already more than two thousands of them.
Make sure to leave a + if you support Bitcoin Cash and Roger Ver.
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I saw this response by horsebadlydrawn to jonald_fyookball. It is about jonald_fyookball's open response to _underwriter, so my post is not directed at jonald_fyookball in any way; it's a response to horsebadlydrawn, as his reply embodies what seems to be a concerning shift in character that has happened in this sub over the last few months. I thought this deserved a post of its own rather than being hidden deep in the comments of another thread.
horsebadlydrawn's reply to jonald_fyookball:
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/a0xca2/an_open_letter_to_unwriter_response_to_medium/ealym9l/
My response to horsebadlydrawn.
There's not a single ounce of thought put into the possibility that these people (like _underwriter, Ryan etc) actually have legitimate reasons for making the decisions that they do, is there? You, in your omniscience just know that they are all, every single one, at best misguided and at worst corrupted individuals. Never mind that some of these people are clearly very smart, passionate, industrious people who until very recently were very much revered and celebrated by the community (and for some, even considered to be thought leaders); but that fact doesn't even register a blip on the radar now does it?
They're either under a spell, or mentally ill, or have something else wrong with them that makes them think that way. And of course now they are all suddenly incompetent, never really that good at what they did and we are just talking about them, because they are (and always were) completely irrelevant? If anything is palpable, it's the inability to self-reflect, and consider that not everything is as black and white as is portrayed by people such as yourself.
This demonization and character assassination of anyone with a different opinion, is exactly how cults behave. To be clear, I'm not saying /r/btc/ is a cult (inb4 the inevitable strawman), but in this respect, by demonizing previous allies, it is behaving in a similar way. Case in point, you, in your reply to jonald_fyookball are using the name "_underwear" in lieu of "_underwriter" and talking about his self-importance, arrogance, and insecurity, when the fact of the matter is that you have no idea who the fuck he actually is!!! Let that sink in for a moment.
The only very common thread I see is the thread where someone who was considered to be a benefit to the community is suddenly set upon by the same community that they helped, because they made up their own minds that there was either something wrong with the community, or something more attractive in a different one. That coupled with the absolute inability to self-reflect and use the opportunity to identify potential problems and improve and/or rectify them.
This is the same kind of thinking that has lead to the people in /r/bitcoin all worshipping the lightning network and at the same time willing to completely overlook the fact that it's a convoluted technical disaster. In /r/bitcoin anyone who agrees reinforces the hive mind, where as anyone who disagrees is baaaad and either ejected or made an example of. Alas, I see that same kind of idiotic mentality creeping into /r/btc.
This makes me wonder whether BCH is going to learn from these recent events and improve, or whether it's going to dig in and allow the precedents that have been set to slowly erode at the foundations of the community and project in general.
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The first event was reported about in 2012 — the owner of villa in Israel sold it for 5000 bitcoins. Nowadays real and commercial property for cryptocurrency is presented to public view all over the world — in Canada, London, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, USA, Indonesia and Russia. https://medium.com/@availcom/with-the-increase-of-cryptocurrency-in-the-rate-there-are-more-and-more-real-property-sale-offers-eb3df10655f5
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Bytes.io is 1 of the projects that got a grant by the ecosystem fund. Their application is a platform for last mile, distributed, Internet access trading.
They started off on bitcoin in 2016, but now have IT stacks for ethereum and iota. I would think IOTA's flash channels are perfect for this, but unsure what they are using now. What's interesting is that they look forward to partner with the Aachen lab. Paying for streaming data and the aachen machine audit trail use cases overlap a lot, so there must be some synergies to capture there.
Since they dont get many views yet I thought it might be useful to post a short summary of stuff I could find:
Development updates
https://medium.com/bytes-io/what-is-bytes-8b3753ec6036
https://medium.com/bytes-io/bytes-blockchain-app-prototype-46131be8c3ea
https://medium.com/bytes-io/best-blockchain-application-3-d3a9c51c5351
Note the video demo in the last update showing iota address.
Their first? hackathon pitch in 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y9tFO3agro
Article about LORA vs WIFI
https://medium.com/bytes-io/lora-vs-wifi-3-questions-d9c93137fca
Interesting piece about them holding bitcoins as initial capital:
I'd think if they get the app out soon you could then also build (the perfect brainstorm?) business models on top of it. Users needing to buy iota is a hassle still but then again its a great adoption motivator. Also wonder if integration is possible with the trinity app.
O yeah they mention they will be at the London IOTA meetup 4th of December:https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/Official-IOTA-London/events/256470459/
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In a generally quiet overnight session, renewed hopes for a thaw in U.S.-China trade relations at the upcoming G20 summit helped global shares rise to a one-week high on Wednesday, though lingering fears of a no-deal outcome weighed on European bourses. U.S. futures rose, extending on Tuesday's rebound and tracking gains in Asia as investors rekindled their risk appetite before a key speech by Fed chair Powell who many hope will reverse yesterday's hawkish rhetoric by Clarida, and come off as dovish, especially after this morning's report that Steve Mnuchin has been pushing for a shift from hiking rates to balance sheet reduction. The dollar and Treasuries were steady.
While President Donald Trump talked tough on the trade tariffs issue ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, markets focused on comments by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, who held open the possibility that the two countries would reach a trade deal. Kudlow’s comments helped Wall Street close higher and allowed Chinese and Japanese shares to rally 1% as the MSCI index of Asian shares ex-Japan gained 0.7%.
The mood however fizzled into the European session, with the pan-European index giving up opening gains to trade flat and Germany’s DAX trading unchanged. Technology companies and retailers were the best performers in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, which struggled to maintain early gains as a Tuesday report that Trump may soon decide about new taxes on imported cars, still weighed on sentiment, keeping Europe’s auto sector shares 0.6 percent in the red.
"An expectation is being priced into markets ahead of the G20 meeting that we will see some deal or at least a framework for a deal between Trump and (Chinese President) Xi Jinping,” said Bernd Berg, global macro strategist at Switzerland-based Woodman Asset Management. “But if they come out with nothing this weekend, it’s going to be very bad."
Traders are also focusing on a speech at 12pm ET by Fed Chair Jerome Powell to see if he offers clues on how many more times the Fed could raise interest rates, following yesterday's modestly hawkish if cautious take from vice chair Clarida.
While Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida took a less dovish stance on Tuesday than some had expected and backed more rate rises, Powell and his colleagues have in recent weeks alluded to global volatility, leading many to speculate the bank’s three-year-long rate rise campaign could pause in 2019.
Continued uncertainty over global trade as well as Brexit and Italy’s ongoing conflict with the European Union, have supported the U.S. dollar, which rose to a two-week high and approached the highest level hit in 2018.
While the main driver for the greenback is the U.S. interest rate path, Rodrigo Catril, senior strategist at National Australia Bank, said it was also benefiting from the uncertain mood. “Markets seem to be jumping at shadows at the moment and against this backdrop of uncertainty, the dollar remains the preferred option for weathering the storm,” Catril said.
Investors are also monitoring developments in Italy’s row with the EU over its budget spending, with Germany’s Handelsblatt and Italy’s La Stampa quoting EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis as saying the draft budget needed “substantial correction”.
The 10-year Treasury yield drifted ahead of Jerome Powell’s speech as European bonds nudged higher and the Euro was range bound. Italian bond yields flatlined after sharp rallies that were triggered by what appeared to be a more conciliatory stance from the government over the issue.
The dollar was mixed versus its Group-of-10 peers, trading in narrow ranges ahead of key events this week and EUR/USD hovered below 1.1300; Treasuries were little changed with the 10-year yield at 3.05%. Sweden’s krona gained even after retail sales and an economic tendency survey missed estimates. The pound trimmed some of the previous session’s losses as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to back down in a key Brexit battle with Parliament.
Brent crude handed back earlier gains to trade little changed. Brent (-0.4%) and WTI (-0.1%) are lower heading into the US open after initially trading positive. A larger than expected build in API crude stockpiles of +3.453mln compared to the expected build of +0.8mln had little impact on the price rebound at the time which instead focused on the larger than expected gasoline draw. Additionally, three North Sea forties crude cargoes which were scheduled to load in December have been cancelled due to the temporary closure of the 150,000 BPD capacity Buzzard oilfield. Saudi Energy minister Al Falih stated this morning that Saudi will not and cannot reduce output on their own, and is hopeful that upcoming meetings will result in agreement to stabilise the market.
Gold is slightly lower as the dollar continues to firm, although the yellow metal has rebounded from lows of USD 1211.3/oz in the previous session. Separately, copper is higher following a 3-session decline although, gains for the metal have been restricted by ongoing US-China tensions, with the most recent comments coming from White House Economic Advisor Kudlow saying that US President Trump is prepared to raise tariffs if G20 talks are not constructive.
On other markets, cryptocurrency bitcoin jumped 6 percent to above $4,000, its biggest one day jump since the summer, and extending its rebound from a low of $3,475 touched on Sunday.
Today's expected data include mortgage applications, wholesale inventories, and new home sales. Burlington Stores, Royal Bank of Canada, Tiffany, and Weibo are among companies reporting earnings.
Market Snapshot
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Asian equity markets traded mostly positive following a similar lead from Wall St. but with the session initially mired by lingering uncertainty regarding US-China trade relations. Nikkei 225 (+1.0%) outperformed as the index coat-tailed on the recent advances in USD/JPY, while ASX 200 (-0.1%) was subdued by weakness in miners after the metals complex felt the brunt of the recent USD strength and with financials subdued by AMP Capital amid risk of further mischarging cases and provisions. Elsewhere, Hang Seng (+1.3%) and Shanghai Comp. (+1.0%) were higher but with price action choppy in early trade amid tentativeness heading into the Trump-Xi showdown at this week’s G20 and as participants mulled over various comments from officials including White House Economic Adviser Kudlow who affirmed that Trump could hike tariffs if no constructive talks occur at G20 and that the White House is disappointed in China's response to the trade issue. However, Kudlow also noted that Trump is open to a deal with China and there were recent comments from China’s Vice Premier Liu that China wants a negotiated solution on trade based on mutual respect. Finally, 10yr JGBs weakened amid a lacklustre tone in T-note futures and with the BoJ’s presence in the bond market overshadowed by the outperformance of Japanese stocks. China's US envoy said selling or reducing purchases of US Treasuries would be very dangerous like playing with fire, while the envoy doesn't think anybody in Beijing is seriously thinking about pulling back from US Treasury debt market should tensions worsen. Furthermore, there were reports that China’s Ambassador to the US warned of dire consequences if the trade war leads to economic separation and that China prefers a negotiated solution, while the Ambassador warned that China will retaliate in proportion to any US sanctions regarding Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.
Top Asian News - Bank of Thailand Minutes Signal an Interest-Rate Hike Is Coming - Furor Over Gene-Altered Babies Deepens With China Project Halted - Pakistan’s Umar Says No Hurry for IMF Deal as Talks Resume - Turkey Sinks to Last on Emerging-Market Scorecard; Malaysia Tops - Brookfield Is Said to Be in Talks to Invest in Dubai’s Meraas
In a slightly choppy session thus far, European equities (Eurostoxx 50 +0.3%) have held on to opening gains seen in the wake of the upbeat US and Asia-Pac sessions, despite lingering trade concerns. The most recent interjection came from White House Economic Adviser Kudlow who commented that Trump is open to a deal with China and that the raising of tariffs to 25% is not a "certainty" but will be implemented if no constructive talks occur at the G20. In terms of sector specifics, IT names are the clear outperformers at this stage of the session with Wirecard (+1.3%) and Dialog Semiconductor (+3.1%) notable gainers in the tech-space after trying to recoup recent losses with not much else in the way of key newsflow. Noteworthy individual movers include EDF (+3.1%) with shares buoyed by reports that that a potential increase in the French government’s stake in the Co. would take place next year. To the downside, Tenaris (-8.2%), sit at the foot of the Stoxx 600 after the Co.’s chairman was indicted in a graft case, whilst Continental shares (-5.4%) have been weighed on by negative comments from Redburn who have warned over the group’s EBIT prospects in 2019.
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In FX, the DXY was off bet levels but retaining an underlying bid with supportive month end flows alongside HIA and SOMA redemption (24.9bln comes due on Friday) all impacting, while market participants keep a close eye on Fed Chair Powell’s speech scheduled for later today where he may stop the USD in its tracks or exacerbate the rally. The index has gained more ground above 97.000 to just over 97.500 before losing some momentum but still on the course to challenge the YTD high at 97.693, technically if not fundamentally. EUR: more choppy trade for the single currency with EUR/USD trading around the middle of a 1.1267-1.1304 range having taken out stops at 1.1275. Italian politics keep weighing on the currency with the European Commission unimpressed as it will begin disciplinary actions on Italy regarding debt before Christmas. EU Commissioner Dombrovskis also added that a cut of 0.2% of the 2019 budget target is not enough. EUR/USD is being drawn towards a large amount of option expiries between 1.1275 – 1.1300 (1.5bln). Looking ahead, markets will be keeping a close eye on the budget discussion between the Italian PM, two Deputy PM and Finance Minister for any hints of a budge towards EC’s direction. CAD – Another victim of the USD strength and global trade jitters as Trump’s economic advisor Kudlow said the USMCA agreement is to be signed on Friday at the G20 summit, but sticking points remain in regards to dairy. Note, choppy oil prices have hardly helped the Loonie slide to fresh multi-month lows around 1.3330. JPY - Edging closer to 114.00 vs. the buck with heavy option expiries around 113.50-55 (1.47bln) and 114.00 (1.9bln). EM – Mostly weaker as the greenback hold firm with RUB as the standout underperformer amid the ongoing escalation between Russia and Ukraine, though Germany and France stated they are against stricter Russian sanctions for now, while there were witness reports of a Russian minesweeper ship heading towards the Sea of Azov share by Russia and Ukraine. On the flip side, the Russian Central Bank governor emerged earlier with a hawkish tilt whilst keeping options open for the next meeting. Note, USD/RUB is at 67.4000.
In commodities, Brent (-0.4%) and WTI (-0.1%) are lower heading into the US open after initially trading positive. A larger than expected build in API crude stockpiles of +3.453mln compared to the expected build of +0.8mln had little impact on the price rebound at the time. Additionally, three North Sea forties crude cargoes which were scheduled to load in December have been cancelled due to the temporary closure of the 150,000 BPD capacity Buzzard oilfield. Saudi Energy minister Al Falih stated this morning that Saudi will not and cannot reduce output on their own, and is hopeful that upcoming meetings will result in agreement to stabilise the market. Gold is slightly lower as the dollar continues to firm, although the yellow metal has rebounded from lows of USD 1211.3/oz in the previous session. Separately, copper is higher following a 3-session decline although, gains for the metal have been restricted by ongoing US-China tensions, with the most recent comments coming from White House Economic Advisor Kudlow saying that US President Trump is prepared to raise tariffs if G20 talks are not constructive.
Looking at the day ahead, the focus for the market is likely to be squarely with Fed Chair Powell’s speech. Away from that we also have the second revision of Q3 GDP in the US where no change from the +3.5% qoq saar estimate is expected. The October advance goods trade balance reading should also be closely watched with the consensus expecting a widening in the deficit to $77bn from $76bn last month. Also due out in the US will be October new home sales and the Richmond Fed manufacturing index print. It is another busy day for ECB speakers however with Coeure, Guindos and Praet all due to speak. The BoE’s Carney will also speak at the Financial Stability Report press conference this afternoon when we will also get the latest annual bank stress test results.
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DB's Jim Reid concludes the overnight wrap
One thing I haven’t heard much about this year is a Santa Claus rally but the US has now had two up days in a row for the first time since mid month so maybe Santa is trying to get some momentum going. In fact given the conviction with which markets have moved in recent weeks, yesterday was a actually a rare calmer day with US equities opening lower but floating upward into their close. The S&P 500 ended +0.33% despite opening down -0.66%, while the DOW gained +0.44% and the NASDAQ closed flat. Attention continues to focus on this weekend’s meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi. The White House’s top economic advisor Larry Kudlow confirmed today that the two leaders will have dinner on Saturday night at the G-20 in Buenos Aires. He said that “there is a good possibility that we can make a deal” and “I don’t want to go overboard, but he [Trump] has indicated some optimism.” So hopes are continuing to build, and emerging market equities, which would benefit from a benign trade outcome, outperformed yesterday gaining +0.70%.
Apple continues to struggle and traded -0.22% lower yesterday as concerns continue regarding the company’s demand outlook and possible tariffs on components for their goods. Notably, Microsoft overtook it to become the world’s largest company by market cap again for the first time since October 2003! The last time Microsoft was larger than Apple was back in May 2010 (though at that time, Exxon Mobile was larger than either of the tech giants). Since Apple peaked in early October, it has shed around $300 billion of market cap, while Microsoft has shed ‘only’ $60 billion, or the equivalent of Pakistan’s GDP to the equivalent of Panama’s respectively. So in 7 weeks Apple has lost the entire annual GDP of a country with 197 million people in terms of market cap.
Europe struggled after an early positive open to close slightly lower across the board with the STOXX 600 ending -0.26%. Part of the reason for the dip in Europe seemed to lie with a story in the German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche (WiWo) which reported that President Trump may, as soon as next week, impose tariffs on cars imported into the US. However the details of the story appeared vague with the source also referencing “EU circles,” while the EU later rebutted the story. That said, autos lagged the wider market in the STOXX 600 yesterday with the sector down -2.52% with EU Trade Commissioner Malmstrom also repeating the warning of the risk of US tariffs on cars.
Making much less of impact on markets yesterday than his speech from two weeks ago were the comments from Fed Vice-Chair Clarida. It’s hard to argue that there was much new information for the market with many of his points a rehash from the October speech. Interestingly, there was no mention of financial conditions, global growth, or recent market volatility which is perhaps a touch hawkish at the margin, as it potentially signals the Fed isn’t hugely concerned about recent developments. Also, Clarida had previously outlined both upside and downside risks to the inflation outlook, but yesterday he dropped his reference to the downside scenario. The flip side however was Clarida’s mention that market- and survey-based measures of inflation expectations had slipped and also that, with an uncertain r-star, the Fed should infer its level from incoming market and economic data. Treasuries appeared fairly nonfussed though with 10-year yields moving as much as +1.8bps higher but quickly snapping back before ending the session close to flat at 3.055%. The USD index gained +0.31%. Later in the session, Chicago Fed President Evans highlighted that inflation is at target and said he favours getting policy back to neutral. The market did not react, but his comments are significant as he will be a voting member of the FOMC in 2019. His most recent vote was a dissent against the rate hike in December 2017.
Staying with the Fed, today the baton passes to Fed Chair Powell when he speaks at the Economic Club of New York at 5pm GMT on “The Federal Reserve’s framework for monitoring financial stability.” Our US economists previously highlighted that they expect Powell to reiterate the Fed’s plan to get back to neutral. However, since Powell has previously emphasized that neutral is highly uncertain, they are also watching for any hints that Powell sees recent market developments and/or slower activity in rate sensitive sectors like housing and capex as evidence that neutral could be lower than previously thought.
This morning in Asia markets are following Wall Street’s lead with Nikkei (+0.96%), Hang Seng (+0.91%), Shanghai Comp (+0.86%) and Kospi (+0.30%) all up with a rally largely driven by technology shares. Elsewhere, futures on S&P 500 (+0.03%) are pointing towards a flat start.
Moving on. Yesterday’s slew of data in the US was unlikely to move the dial for policy makers much at the Fed. The S&P CoreLogic National Home Price Index rose 0.33% mom and 5.15% yoy on a seasonally adjusted basis, roughly in line with expectations. The FHFA purchase only house price index rose +0.2%, the third weakest month since January 2015. Higher interest rates and tax changes continue to weigh on the housing sector. On the other hand, consumer confidence and the labour market continue to look strong, with the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index printing at 135.7 as expected, down 2.2pts but near its multi-decade high. The labour market subindex rose to 34.4, a new cycle high.
In other news, the daily Italy update consisted of another comment from the League suggesting that the deficit could be lowered to the 2.2% to 2.3% range, this time from Armando Siri. Reuters also reported that EU government delegates are today expected to back the EC’s disciplinary move against Italy, however a formal disciplinary proceeding may not begin until February. Also out yesterday was an MNI article suggesting that the ECB might be willing to consider OMT as an option for Italy should spreads come under further pressure. The story did appear to be rightly ignored by the market however, especially considering that OMT is conditional on an ESM programme. We are not close to being there yet, even if our head of research David Folkerts-Landau believes that the ESM and structural reforms will need to eventually be negotiated together in a grand bargain to deal with the Italian problem (see the op-ed here from David).
After a good run, BTPs were slightly weaker yesterday with two-year yields closing +3.3bps higher and 10-year yields +2.0bps. As we go to print Italian daily Corriere Della Sera reported PM Conte as saying that dealing with the EU over the budget wont be easy while adding that Italy will push ahead with reforms as social stability is more important for Italy. Elsewhere, the EC VP Dombrovskis said in an interview with La Stampa that Italy needs a “significant correction” of its budget. Indeed as we’re pressing the send button HB is reporting that the EU will open deficit procedures before Christmas. So the pressure is still high even if the news flow has improved of late.
Over to Brexit, where Prime Minister May continues to try to sell her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement to the public and to lawmakers. The leader of the DUP, Arlene Foster, said yesterday that “as far as I can see, this [deal] is not going through parliament” and the pound dropped -0.73% versus the dollar, as passage looks less and less likely and a hangover from the Trump comments the previous night on it being a better deal for the EU and that it precludes a UK/US free trade deal percolated. Nevertheless, a reminder that we turned bullish on the pound on Monday due to two key factors: first, the Government will allow amendments during the legislation process, and second, Labour has signaled their willingness to work through the amendment channel rather than try to topple the government. Together, these ingredients should enable the ‘soft Brexit’ majority in Parliament to coalesce around a non-disruptive exit plan. Voting on the motion to accept or reject the Brexit deal will start in the House of Commons at 7 p.m. on December 11 but the “Meaningful Vote” debate will start on December 4. There will be five days of 8hrs debate, each led by a different cabinet minister. So we may get an idea of potential amendments from next week.
As far as the day ahead is concerned, as noted earlier the focus for the market is likely to be squarely with Fed Chair Powell’s speech. Away from that we also have the second revision of Q3 GDP in the US where no change from the +3.5% qoq saar estimate is expected. The October advance goods trade balance reading should also be closely watched with the consensus expecting a widening in the deficit to $77bn from $76bn last month. Also due out in the US will be October new home sales and the Richmond Fed manufacturing index print. This morning in Europe it’s quiet with December consumer confidence in Germany and the October M3 money supply reading for the Euro Area the only data due. It is another busy day for ECB speakers however with Coeure, Guindos and Praet all due to speak. The BoE’s Carney will also speak at the Financial Stability Report press conference this afternoon when we will also get the latest annual bank stress test results.
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One night about three years ago, I was deep in meditation (and, full disclosure, in an altered state) when I experienced the most pleasant sensation. There manifested, behind and above my pineal gland, an intense vibration. It hovered for a moment, and the dripped into the back of my throat. It was sweet and intense and produced a vivid euphoria. And as soon as it had begun, it was over.
I had previously read about this phenomenon, as taught to me by my guru. It is called the nectar of Bindu, which is supposed to be generated through intense spiritual practice (I guess I kind of cheated! 😅) I don't remember what it was supposed to accomplish.
But I'll tell you what happened to me. I experienced two little miracles.
By miracles, I mean, two completely absurd synchronicities manifested in my life that cannot be explained.
For some context, my lucky number is 33. It has been my lucky number since before I was aware of it. It's always been following me, since my childhood home address to my current postal code (literally just 2 numbers, 33), and thousands of places in between, most notably on the clock the moment I "woke up".
The first "miracle" came in the form of what I presume was an error on a Bitcoin website that ended with me going from 0 to .33 Bitcoin. No explanation. Just, poof, hello, here ya go! What are the chances of that? (i spent it on cocaine, I bet my spirit guides were pretty pissed!)
I thought at the time that maybe this Bindu nectar was affecting my reality by lifting the veils between physical and mental and spirit, an exciting prospect. In hindsight, I think this was probably exactly the case, because it happened again soon thereafter.
The second miracle was also an electronic glitch. I opened my phone one morning about a week later, and the Spotify app was on (I had not used it in many days), open to a song I had never heard of, Peng!33 by Iron and Wine. I had never listened to Iron and Wine on Spotify before that moment (since that moment, he has become one of my favorites). There was no possible explanation as to how it could have gone to that album and rested on that particular song. Again, something impossible had manifested, with my synchronicity number front and center.
These two events served to solidify my already strong faith in Spirit, and for that I am tremendously grateful.
But in hindsight, I think I was a little greedy, because instead of dropping into prayer with gratitude or meditation with reflection I started looking for a third miracle.
I was always told that miracles come in threes. I still believe it. I was disappointed in the past that it never manifested but over time I became grateful. I wasn't ready. Anything would have been anticlimactic. I probably didn't have the good karma either.
But I still believe it's on its way. The longer it's been delayed, the bigger it will be. Maybe it will even be something verifiable that I can make a neat little post about it for this sub.
Whatever happens, I find security in the knowledge that reality is perfect and I will experience exactly what I need to experience in each and every moment. And grattitude.
Love vibes to all
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One night about three years ago, I was deep in meditation (and, full disclosure, in an altered state) when I experienced the most pleasant sensation. There manifested, behind and above my pineal gland, an intense vibration. It hovered for a moment, and the dripped into the back of my throat. It was sweet and intense and produced a vivid euphoria. And as soon as it had begun, it was over.
I had previously read about this phenomenon, as taught to me by my guru. It is called the nectar of Bindu, which is supposed to be generated through intense spiritual practice (I guess I kind of cheated! 😅) I don't remember what it was supposed to accomplish.
But I'll tell you what happened to me. I experienced two little miracles.
By miracles, I mean, two completely absurd synchronicities manifested in my life that cannot be explained.
For some context, my lucky number is 33. It has been my lucky number since before I was aware of it. It's always been following me, since my childhood home address to my current postal code (literally just 2 numbers, 33), and thousands of places in between, most notably on the clock the moment I "woke up".
The first "miracle" came in the form of what I presume was an error on a Bitcoin website that ended with me going from 0 to .33 Bitcoin. No explanation. Just, poof, hello, here ya go! What are the chances of that? (i spent it on cocaine, I bet my spirit guides were pretty pissed!)
I thought at the time that maybe this Bindu nectar was affecting my reality by lifting the veils between physical and mental and spirit, an exciting prospect. In hindsight, I think this was probably exactly the case, because it happened again soon thereafter.
The second miracle was also an electronic glitch. I opened my phone one morning about a week later, and the Spotify app was on (I had not used it in many days), open to a song I had never heard of, Peng!33 by Iron and Wine. I had never listened to Iron and Wine on Spotify before that moment (since that moment, he has become one of my favorites). There was no possible explanation as to how it could have gone to that album and rested on that particular song. Again, something impossible had manifested, with my synchronicity number front and center.
These two events served to solidify my already strong faith in Spirit, and for that I am tremendously grateful.
But in hindsight, I think I was a little greedy, because instead of dropping into prayer with gratitude or meditation with reflection I started looking for a third miracle.
I was always told that miracles come in threes. I still believe it. I was disappointed in the past that it never manifested but over time I became grateful. I wasn't ready. Anything would have been anticlimactic. I probably didn't have the good karma either.
But I still believe it's on its way. The longer it's been delayed, the bigger it will be. Maybe it will even be something verifiable that I can make a neat little post about it for this sub.
Whatever happens, I find security in the knowledge that reality is perfect and I will experience exactly what I need to experience in each and every moment. And grattitude.
Love vibes to all
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A Crypt-ON team led by CEO Paul Andreev explore the Asian region. From November 27 to December 1, Singapore traditionally hosts one of the most anticipated events of the end of the year Asia Blockchain Week, during which some events will take place, the main of which will be BlockShow Asia. Asia Blockchain Week will bring together a massive number of crypto-enthusiasts, investors, developers — all who believe in the future of the blockchain and the possibility of close cooperation with regulators in different sectors of the economy and life.
Jeffrey Huang — founder of Mithril, Creator of 17 media and Top Live-Streaming App in Asia; Naeem Aslam — a former Hedge trader at Bank of New York, Forbes columnist; Bobby Lee — co-founder of BTCC, Board member of the Bitcoin Foundation; Jay Hwang — CEO and co-founder of the FoundationX, partner and co-founder of FuturePlay and many others are declared as speakers within the BlockShow Asia .
At Asia Blockchain Week, everyone will be able to get acquainted with the Crypt-ON project closer and ask questions to the members of the Crypt-ON team.
Any interested participant can personally communicate with Paul Andreev, and he will be happy to answer all your questions, share the nearest plans of the project and talk about how TGE is progressing.
