The Food and Drug Administration’s January 16 fast-track designation for Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug donanemab triggered a 14.7% stock surge over the following three weeks as institutional investors recognized the regulatory pathway signal meant accelerated approval timelines and reduced clinical trial risks. However, retail investors who rely on CNBC or financial media for pharmaceutical […]
Category: Policy
Follow the Money 3-for-1: The DOJ just quietly let corporations bribe foreign governments — and the Eric Adams deal proves exactly how the quid pro quo machine works
Welcome back to Follow the Money — the Friday series where Redpulse Pro readers get what no mainstream outlet will give you: a complete map of where the money actually flows, who it flows to, and what it buys. This week, we have two stories that the political press and the financial press are covering […]
Trump just called Zelensky a dictator — and insiders are quietly loading up on these ETFs before the smoke clears
If you’ve been watching politics and markets in separate windows on your screen, today is the day you need to close one of them — because the story of the week is the same story either way, and you’re missing the trade if you’re not seeing both simultaneously. On Wednesday, February 19, President Trump escalated […]
Follow the Money: Brazil’s $12 billion Petrobras kickback scheme exposes how state oil companies become ATMs for political elites
Brazilian federal prosecutors revealed Monday February 17 that the expanded investigation into Petrobras corruption has uncovered an additional $12 billion in illicit payments beyond the original $2 billion scandal that toppled President Dilma Rousseff in 2016, demonstrating how state-owned oil companies operating across multiple countries become systematic vehicles for political corruption that dwarfs even the […]
CPI crashes to 2.5% ignites Valentine’s rally as tame inflation resurrects Fed cut hopes while Bitcoin surges past $70K
Consumer Price Index data delivered Valentine’s Day gift to battered investors on Friday February 14, showing January inflation fell to 2.5% year-over-year from December’s 2.7%, crushing economist estimates and triggering violent rally across risk assets as traders dramatically increased Federal Reserve rate cut bets. The S&P 500 barely budged despite over 350 constituent stocks advancing, […]
Caught: DC’s quiet move handing billions to Wall Street while retail investors miss 40% gains from policies buried in committee hearings
The Department of Defense’s February 3 announcement redirecting $47 billion in procurement spending toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing triggered the largest one-week rally in chip stocks since 2020, yet most retail investors missed the move because they weren’t monitoring obscure House Armed Services Committee hearings where the policy shift was telegraphed three weeks earlier. VanEck Semiconductor […]
Jobs report crushes 130K destroys Treasury bulls as 10-year yield plunges to 3.94% while mortgage refi window slams shut at 5.98%
The January nonfarm payrolls report delivered stunning upset on Wednesday February 11, showing 130,000 jobs added versus economist estimates of just 55,000, crushing Treasury bulls who had positioned for weak data that would accelerate Federal Reserve rate cuts. The 10-year Treasury yield initially spiked on the strong employment print before reversing dramatically to close at […]
Healthcare stocks surge 3% as VA Secretary terminates transgender services while redirecting billions toward disability care and prosthetics manufacturers
Healthcare stocks rallied sharply Tuesday February 4 as Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins’ announcement phasing out gender dysphoria treatments while redirecting savings toward severely injured veterans created immediate winners among companies providing prosthetics, mobility devices, and rehabilitation services to paralyzed and amputee populations. The policy shift, which terminates hormone replacement therapy for new transgender veterans […]
Silver’s 30% Friday plunge erases $200 billion as Warsh nomination triggers historic commodity carnage while ETF launches hit record pace
Silver prices suffered the most catastrophic single-day collapse in modern precious metals history on Friday January 30, plummeting approximately 30% to $80.55 per ounce at session lows as investors fled commodities en masse following President Trump’s nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman. The brutal selloff erased roughly $200 billion in market capitalization across […]
Trump names hawkish Kevin Warsh as Fed chair while mortgage rates creep higher as bond vigilantes wake from decade-long slumber
President Trump’s Thursday announcement nominating Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman sent shockwaves through bond markets that had hoped for dovish replacement willing to cut rates aggressively despite persistent inflation, with the selection of a known monetary hawk who served on the Fed Board from 2006 to 2011 signaling that the administration recognizes […]
