PlaneFag CONUS activity
SAM590 G5 east from Peterson AFB-this prolly Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya as Blinken went to Denver yesterday on SAM532 C-32A for Cities Summit of the Americas >>18763472 pb
HOOVR44 RC-135 Rivet Joint was over eastern CA just west of China Lake NWS trackin' and heading back to Offutt
SNOOP31 RC-135 Rivet Joingt also headed to Offut (home base) from RAF Mildenhall depart earlier today
Mexi AF FAN(M)3526 (has an 'N' instead of the usual 'M') on ground at Monterrey, Mexico (Nuevo Leon State) and the same AC that was used to transport an arrested Chapito from Culiacan to Mex City-taking fire on the expedited taxi and take off..they been totally silent on that since he was taken to Mex City..also has Mexi Po-Po XCOPF 727 NW from Mex. City Int'l
12-3060 and 11-3104 USAFSOC 'Special Ops' C-146 A Wolfhounds SE from Eglin AFB (AFSOC home base) heading for Homestead ARB
Blue Angles VMBA10 USMC C-130 'Fat Albert' arrive at Ft. Lauderdale for Airshow over the weekend
https://fortlauderdaleairshow.com/
Canada AF CFC3050 CL-60 WN from Ottawa-this a high level AC for RCAF-trudope uses it (but not him) for domestic and shorter trips-like caribbean etc.
way over in Hawaii had Aussie AF VH8MJ Global Explorer arrive at Hickam AFB from JBA departure yesterday
and since it just showed up GTMO844 US Navy Beech outta….and heading to either Ft. Lauderdale or NAS Jax
PF housekeeping
from last night-had a Norway AF P-8 Poseidon that did some roundies over Hagerstown, MD-POSDN88 from Dover AFB
>>18763951 pb
N757AF 757 returned to Palm Beach Int'l from last nights rally while EJM473 G650 is still at Morristown Muni (green dot-cap#2) from it's Barnes Airport-Westfield-MASS stop and drop-this is used by 45/legal team/fam and other 'bidness associated with 45's movements and arrived at Barnes well in advance of 45's arrival at Manchester had a quick stop and then to Morristown, N.J.
Potato doesn't get muh briefing for another 30m or so kneepads attends
11:15am EST receives the Presidential Daily Briefing; The Vice President attends
then @ 6:45pm EST participate in a reception for the Democratic National Committee; The Vice President and The Second Gentleman attend @ Salamander D.C. Hotel
early night for Mr and Mrs Potato back to WH at 7:30pmEST
https://factba.se/biden/calendar
Fed report on SVB collapse faults bank’s managers — and central bank regulators
Mismanagement and supervisory failures, compounded by a dose of social media frenzy, combined to bring down Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed said in a report Friday. Michael S. Barr, the Fed’s top bank supervisor, called for changes in the way regulators approach the nation’s complex and interwoven financial system. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he welcomed the Barr probe and its internal criticism of Fed actions during the crisis.
Silicon Valley Bank’s dramatic failure in early March was the product of mismanagement and supervisory failures, compounded by a dose of social media frenzy, the Federal Reserve concluded in a highly anticipated report released Friday. Michael S. Barr, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision appointed by President Joe Biden, said in the exhaustive probe of the March 10 collapse of SVB that a myriad of factors coalesced to bring down what had been the nation’s 17th-largest bank.
Among them were bank executives who committed “textbook” failures in managing interest rate risk, Fed regulators who failed to understand the depth of SVB’s problems and then were too slow to react, and a social media frenzy that may have accelerated the institution’s demise. Barr called for broad changes in the way regulators approach the nation’s complex and interwoven financial system. “Following Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, we must strengthen the Federal Reserve’s supervision and regulation based on what we have learned,” Barr said. “As risks in the financial system continue to evolve, we need to continuously evaluate our supervisory and regulatory framework and be humble about our ability to assess and identify new and emerging risks,” he added.
A senior Fed official said increased capital and liquidity might have helped SVB survive. Central bank officials likely will turn their attention to cultural changes, noting that risks at SVB were not thoroughly examined. Future changes could see standardized liquidity requirements to a broader range of banks, and tighter supervision of compensation for bank managers. Bank stocks were higher following the report’s release, with the SPDR S&P Bank ETF up about1.3%. (Cuz it's all feex't-really what part of SRO-Self-Regulating Organization(s) do you not get?..asking for a fren)
In a stunning move that continues to reverberate across the banking system and through financial markets, regulators shuttered SVB following a run on deposits triggered by liquidity concerns. To meet capital requirements, the bank was forced to sell long-dated Treasury notes at a loss incurred as rising interest rates ate into principal value. (and they all have this problem..so this is NOT unique)'
Barr noted that SVB’s deposit run was exacerbated by fear spread on social media outlets that the bank was in trouble, combined with the ease of withdrawing deposits in the digital age. The phenomenon is something that regulators need to note for the future, Barr said.
″[T]he combination of social media, a highly networked and concentrated depositor base, and technology may have fundamentally changed the speed of bank runs,′ he said in the report. “Social media enabled depositors to instantly spread concerns about a bank run, and technology enabled immediate withdrawals of funding.” He used a broad brush in discussing the Fed’s failures, not mentioning San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly, under whose jurisdiction SVB sat. Senior Fed officials speaking on condition of anonymity said regional presidents aren’t generally responsible for direct supervision of the banks in their districts. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he welcomed the Barr probe and its internal criticism of Fed actions during the crisis. “I agree with and support his recommendations to address our rules and supervisory practices, and I am confident they will lead to a stronger and more resilient banking system,” Powell said.
SVB was a darling of the tech industry as a place to turn to for high-flying companies in need of growth financing. In turn, the bank used billions in uninsured deposits as a base for lending.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/28/fed-report-on-svb-collapse-faults-banks-managers-and-central-bank-regulators.html
Silicon Valley Bank, FDIC, Federal Reserve Stress Tests (a joke and always have been) and Hold to Maturity (HTM) for TBTFs and others
https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/18493001.html#q18493300
>>18766097 pb, >>18766522, >>18766555
>Turks left Pt. Sudan
Turkish Evacuation Plane Comes Under Attack In Sudan
Heavy explosions and gunfire have continued to rock parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman despite a ceasefire. At least 500 people have been killed, including reportedly two American citizens, as fighting reaches two weeks amid the power struggle between two rival generals representing Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces. "Many areas that saw very active fighting at the beginning have become quieter than before. Yet, I cannot say there is a total ceasefire in those places," a Khartoum resident told Al Jazeera on Friday. "I don’t think anyone has gone to school in the last 14 days. I don’t think anyone has been to a hospital."A massive foreign evacuation effort involving many countries sending military transport planes has continued for the better part of a week. The United States administration, however, has said that it is not conducting a large-scale evacuation operation for the estimated 16,000 US citizens who live in Sudan, many of them dual nationals who have made the country their home.
But this international rescue effort appears to now be coming under threat, after new reports that a Turkish evacuation plane came under gunfire while landing at Wadi Seyidna airport outside Khartoum. The aircraft, a C-130, had its fuel supply system damaged by the ground gunfire.
The Turkish defense ministry confirmed the damage but without naming a culprit. "Light weapons were fired on our C-130 evacuation plane … Our plane landed safely. Although there are no injuries to our personnel, necessary repairs are being carried out on our aircraft," it said. The national army said the Rapid Support Forces of Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo mounted the attack on the plane as it was landing, but the RSF rejected the accusation as part of the national army "spreading lies".
"Our forces have remained strictly committed to the humanitarian truce that we agreed upon since midnight, and it is not true that we targeted any aircraft in the sky of Wadi Seyidna in Omdurman," the RSF said. Fighting has been witnessed elsewhere in the country, which could signal a slide toward full-scale civil war, as the AFP is reporting 74 dead in two days of fighting in the West Darfur capital of El Geneina. Sudan army and a rival force agree to extend an existing ceasefire even as battles rage.
Fighter jets have pounded paramilitaries in Khartoum while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfurhttps://t.co/W2PQp0X2M1 pic.twitter.com/KwpzkAwkSj — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 28, 2023
The rival military factions reached an agreement to extend their ceasefire from midnight local time (22:00 GMT on Thursday) for an additional three days, but by many accounts it's barely holding, if at all.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkish-evacuation-plane-comes-under-attack-sudan
Not the same one as the trace into Pt. Sudan shows a moar southerly arrival-cap#2 than coming from Khartoum but shows there is moar than one
peeps like wut they like
Yen Drops (J10s Yields too) as BOJ Sticks With Stimulus at Ueda’s First Meeting
The yen fell and government bond futures reversed losses after the Bank of Japan said it would maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy but announced a review, in its first meeting under new governor Kazuo Ueda-(this is first meeting w/ new one in charge-same as the old boss Kuroda cap#1).
The yen weakened 0.7% against the dollar to 134.90,(lower nao @ 136.08-Cap#2) while government bond futures reversed losses to trade higher. Japanese bank shares fell. The central bank will keep its 0.5% ceiling for 10-year government bond yields and maintain its short-term policy rate at minus 0.1%, it said.
The BOJ will conduct a “broad-perspective review” of policy, with a planned time frame of around one to one-and-a-half years. It scrapped its guidance on future interest rate levels.
“This result certainly fits closer to what the market was expecting in terms of echoing patience and restraint,” said John Bromhead, strategist at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. in Sydney. “With the possibility of a more hawkish Fed next week, I think we could see dollar-yen test 136 over coming sessions.”
Still, speculation is likely to persist that Ueda will revise yield-curve control in the coming months. The BOJ’s efforts to defend its 10-year yield cap through massive debt purchases have been distorting the bond market and rising inflation has raised concerns that super-easy policy is unsustainable.
“We still look for the removal of the YCC regime and an interest rate hike at some stage this year amid broadening inflationary pressures as well as from upward pressure on wage growth in Japan,” said Christopher Wong, an Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp FX strategist based in Singapore. “In the near term, dollar-yen may firm on Bank of Japan disappointment.”
A majority of economists in a Bloomberg survey expect Ueda to alter policy in June or July.
The Nikkei reported earlier Friday that the BOJ was likely to avoid changing yield-curve control, was planning to review its forward guidance and was considering a comprehensive review of past monetary easing.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/yen-drops-as-boj-sticks-with-stimulus-at-ueda-s-first-meeting-1.1913438
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/currency/usdjpy
and muh experts 'chime in' from today
Credit Suisse expects Yen to strength later in the year as Bank of Japan lifts yield curve control
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/04/28/yen-to-strength-later-in-the-year-as-boj-lifts-yield-curve-control.html
The drop in the J10y sez they are on full priting mode buying the debt (selling US Treasuries to fund it) and then convert to muh Yen so that why it's losing value (rises) on cap#2
https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/government-bond-yield
Playtika Holdings sold by Trustworthy Group Ltd. (CCP import/export Co.) 78,810,506 shares for $624,967,313
Haz approximately 2m shares left after this
On April 26, 2023, 8th Wonder and Hotlink entered into a share purchase agreement ("SPA") with Fortune Bliss Ventures Limited ("Fortune"), pursuant to which Fortune has agreed to purchase (i) 39,405,253 Shares ("8th Wonder Shares") from 8th Wonder and (ii) 39,405,253 Shares ("Hotlink Shares," together with the 8th Wonder Shares, the "Sale Shares") from Hotlink at a total per Share price of $7.93 per Share (subject to adjustments for dividends received), subject to Fortune's due diligence investigation of the Issuer and the Sale Shares.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828016/000094787123000493/xslF345X04/ownership.xml
https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+4+Playtika+Holding+Corp.+For%3A+Apr+26+Filed+by%3A+Infinite+Bandwidth+Ltd/21572388.html
Filing Addy takes you here"
Pacific Place Apartments | The Upper House
https://www.thehousecollective.com/en/the-upper-house/pacific-place-apartments/
and here
CORPORATE REGISTRATIONS LIMITED in Tortola, BVI (P.O Box)
https://www.bvifsc.vg/regulated-entities/corporate-registrations-limited
On Chau is the 10 percent owner of Playtika Holding Corp
Playtika Holding Corp is a developer of mobile games. The Companys Playtika Boost Platform provides live game operations services and a proprietary technology to support portfolio of games. The Company owns and manages 15 games. It includes both casual and casino-themed games. The Company also provides free-to-play mobile games. The Company distributes its games through various web and mobile platforms such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and other web and mobile platforms. The Companys games include Slotomania, Bingo Blitz, House of Fun, Caesars Slots, World Series of Poker, Best Fiends, June’s Journey, Solitaire Grand Harvest, and Board Kings. The Companys games are available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/PLAYTIKA-HOLDING-CORP-117705468/company/
Trustworthy Group Ltd. On Chau connected to this
Trustworthy Group Limited is a specialized, modernized supply chain logistics enterprise approved by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. We can undertake major projects and import and export goods in any ports and inland cities in China. Our business involves international trade agency, international and domestic freight forwarding agent, bulk and container shipping, import and export agent and customs clearance, Free Trade Zone business and warehousing service, as well as independent B2B and B2C platforms. It has formed a cluster system that integrates trading, logistics, online shopping, freight forwarding, customs clearance, and supply chain, which has laid a solid foundation for the in-depth development of Trustworthy Group Limited.
https://www.globalaffinityalliance.com/directory/members/118035
>>18766097 lb
PF: SPAR88 NATO G5 heading to Rzsesow Airport cuz there is an E-3 Sentry AWACS on dooty just NE of that Airport NORSE61 E-3G Sentry AWACS on the track
Swedish AD SVF656 G5 departed Chisinau, Moldova after arriving from Stockholm on 0426
FORTE10 Global Hawk drone still up
and muh Russia story…
Russia's Wagner Group Plotted To Spark Violence In Moldova, U.S. Document Leak Shows
https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-wagner-russia-violence-unrest-leaked-documents/32383954.html