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Negative interest rates getting a lot of attention. More scary predictions from George Soros. Citi loads up on derivatives. Fed officials predicting Sept rate hike. Corporations buy back fewer shares, insiders sell more. Money pours into emerging markets. Silver miners gain fans. Trump hires new people, keeps falling in polls.
Best Of The Web
The marginal buyer holds the pin that pops every asset bubble – Peak Prosperity
Negative interest rates – S&P Global
World out of whack: coming this way… demographic shock – Capitalist Exploits
Insanity, oddities and dark clouds in credit-land – Acting Man
Weekly commentary: Inflation – Credit Bubble Bulletin
The one is going to be bad… – GoldSilver
The Brexit vote and endgame time for the EU – David Stockman
Globalization is dead, but the idea is not – Automatic Earth
A crisis of intervention – Sovereign Man
Priced out of the ‘open society’ – SAXO Group
Updating government finance quasi-capitalism – Credit Bubble Bulletin
A global derivatives expert shines the light on systemic risk – Garret Galland
What happens when rampant asset inflation ends? – OfTwoMinds.com
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Breaking News
The Economy
8/20 Why is Citi gobbling derivatives? – Daily Bell
8/20 Lower corporate earnings and lower return on equity baked in the cake – Mish
8/20 This investing legend just doubled his bet against US stocks – Casey Research
8/20 Obama’s market meltdown – Sovereign Investor
8/20 RBS to introduce negative interest rates on corporate investment accounts – City AM
8/20 The seemingly unstoppable growth of negative yields – Seeking Alpha
8/20 Top steel firms’ debt level totals record $150 billion – EY – Times of Malta
8/20 Paul Singer fund: Market ‘breakdown’ to be ‘sudden, intense, and large’ – CNBC
8/19 New proposed Fed policy actually old agenda – Schiff Gold
8/19 Spirit of Abenomics: Bold new plan in September – Mish
8/19 Peeking under the hood of the Philly Fed manufacturing positive headline – Mish
8/19 Canadian debt slaves pile it on, millennials fall behind – Wolf Street
8/19 Hedge-fund honcho Paul Singer: ‘the biggest bond bubble’ ever – MarketWatch
8/19 Fed trapped by market view that it’s ‘easing to infinity’ – CNBC
Precious Metals
8/20 Junior gold stocks: relentless leadership – 321Gold
8/20 Gold miners’ Q2’16 fundamentals – Seeking Alpha
8/20 Gold stock technicals during dog days of summer – Daily Gold
8/20 Walsh’s lusk: Gold eases as dollar rises – Kitco
8/20 Harmony Gold Mining reports results – Guru Focus
8/20 Top gold funds’ top gold stock picks – Seeking Alpha
8/20 Silver miners ETFs can keep soaring – Nasdaq
8/20 Gold will explode in value well beyond what Jim Rickards forecasts – SRSrocco Report
8/20 Rothchilds buying gold on “greatest experiment” with money – GoldCore
8/19 Silver slumps to 6-week lows, gold ratio surges – Zero Hedge
8/19 What the next gold confiscation will look like – Casey Research
8/19 Osisko Mining acquires 25.85 M Canadian Orebodies units – StockWatch
8/19 Klondex Mines closes $129.5-million private placement – StockWatch
8/19 Tahoe Resources’ record-setting quarter earns analysts’ praise – Streetwise Reports
8/19 Gold spending in India is set to get a boost from monsoon season – Seeking Alpha
8/19 Just how cheap is your favorite gold miner? – Barron’s
8/19 What surging mining stocks mean for metals markets – Value Walk
8/19 Klondex Mines Ltd. earnings analysis: Q2, 2016 by the numbers – Yahoo!
8/19 American Gold Eagle sales fall 79% in July as gold price rises – Smaulgld
8/18 How much silver you’ll need to buy a vacation home – GoldSilver
8/18 Did Canada sell its gold to prepare for the NA Union? – Daily Bell
8/18 Koos Jansen: GFMS keeps wildly underestimating Chinese gold demand – GATA
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
8/20 Negative rate moves ‘clear sign of desperation’ – FT Adviser
8/20 Savers hit by negative rates are starting to store their cash in safes – Yahoo!
8/20 Small businesses brace for negative interest rates – Forbes
8/20 Could negative interest rates lead to the end of cash? – Advisor Perspectives
8/20 On course to fail – Economist
8/19 Eurozone inflation up in July; inflation rates diverge across block – The Street
8/19 Bond alert and single most important chart this year – Mountain Vision
8/18 Talk of higher U.S. interest rates is often just that – MarketWatch
8/18 Man who introduced millions to bitcoin says blockchain a bust – Bloomberg
8/18 A physics lesson for central bankers – Bloomberg
8/18 The idea of the Fed raising the inflation target is outrageous – CNBC
Real Estate Bubble
8/19 Vancouver housing market implodes – Zero Hedge
8/17 What China’s US buying spree means for the future of hospitality – Forbes
8/17 The “housing crisis” in San Francisco strangles demand – Wolf Street
8/17 Parents should expect they’ll have to help their kids buy a house – Business Insider
8/16 US housing starts jump in July – CNBC
DollarCollapse Podcasts
8/16 A tough time to manage money
7/27 Random violence and political instability: the new normal
7/21 It’s not the event but the response to the event that matters
7/01 Brexit was just the beginning
6/25 The deeper meaning of Brexit
6/08 Gold Will Soar, Marijuana Will Be Legal
5/23 Hard times for obsolete entities
5/14 Chaos spreads to US retailers and Italian banks
5/04 Easy money has failed; what’s next?
4/27 Okay, I’ll say it: run for the hills
Politics
8/20 Donald Trump (maybe) finally pivots! It (probably) won’t work – Washington Post
8/20 Republicans worry a falling Donald Trump tide will lower all boats – New York Times
8/20 Brexit is ‘fabulous’ for France, says Bruno Le Maire – Politico
8/20 Donald Trump releases first campaign ad, to air in 4 states – NPR
8/20 Paul Manafort quits Donald Trump’s campaign afer a tumultuous run – New York Times
8/20 Donald Trump admits regret, wrongdoing during ‘heat of debate’ – NBC News
8/19 Planeload of cash paid to Iran was ‘leverage,’ U.S. official admits – MarketWatch
8/19 Why lying about Trump’s place in polls is a disservice – CNBC
8/18 Hillary picks TPP, fracking advocate to set up her White House – Intercept
8/18 How Russia saw Donald Trump’s big speech on foreign policy – Time
8/18 Donald Trump appoints media firebrand to run campaign – New York Times
8/18 Marion Le Pen’s delight as Front National wins mayoral vote – Express
8/18 Libertarian Gary Johnson bags money haul – US News
Offshore Investing
7/20 Costa Rica: Central America’s hidden gem – Sovereign Investor
7/08 Time to adjust your wealth plan – Mountain Vision
7/08 We pulled the ripcord on daily life and moved to Costa Rica – International Living
7/02 America’s offshore tax cheats are feeling the heat once again – Bloomberg
Clean Tech
8/20 Bigger, better, cheaper: wind power is flourishing in the US – Vox
8/19 Ballard Power Systems shares soar after Toyota distribution deal – 660 News
8/18 Australia finds out wind power doesn’t really work – Daily Bell
8/17 Indonesia plans to add 5 GW of solar PV capacity in 2 – 3 years – Solar Server
8/16 Offshore wind: a revolution is on the horizon – Energy Post
8/16 Solarworld sees second half sales slump, bucking price pressures – Bloomberg
8/15 Tesla spontaneously catches fire, burns down during test drive in France – Zero Hedge
8/15 Britain’s vast national gamble on wind power may yet pay off – Telegraph
8/13 Wind generates 100% of Scotland’s electricity needs for entire day – EcoWatch
Art of the Collapse
8/17 The hardest job in the world: Donald Trump’s campaign surrogates – Daily Show
8/09 How you got screwed – a user’s guide to a rigged system – Zero Hedge
8/08 Greed corrupts in thrilling ‘Junk’ – San Diego Union-Tribune
8/08 Trump to replace Constitution with the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition – News Thump
8/02 Homer Simpson: “And that’s how I became a Democrat” – Zero Hedge
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
8/20 NED, the legal window of the CIA – Ron Paul Institute
8/20 Is the growing military tension between Russia, China and the US for real? – Daily Bell
8/19 French rabbi stabbed by Muslim assailant, screaming “Allah akhbar” – Zero Hedge
8/19 3 Muslim women fined for wearing burkini – Morocco World News
8/19 Turkey “considers military cooperation” with Russia, US moves nukes – ZH
8/19 War to ‘stop’ war – Common Dreams
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
8/19 Which items disappear first during a major national emergency? – Economic Collapse
8/17 The ultimate urban survival guide – Survival Sullivan
8/17 Olympic training for the brain? – NICABM
8/16 Why prolonged sitting may increase risk of death – Kurzweil
8/16 Eating more plant protein associated with lower risk of death – Kurzweil
8/16 Sanderson Farms refuses to reduce use of antibiotics – Mercola
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
8/20 A cyber agency for cyber terror – IDSA
8/18 Why a leak of Clinton foundation documents is imminent – Zero Hedge
8/17 Edward Snowden explains the historic NSA hack – Zero Hedge
8/17 This is the future of war – Business Insider
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
8/19 Have US weather patterns changed permanently? – Most Important News
8/19 Zika now spreading in Miami Beach, sources say – Miami Herald
8/19 Uber offers driverless rides this month! – Mish
8/18 This drug could end America’s painkiller epidemic – Bloomberg
8/17 Floridians fear ‘Pandora’s box’ of genetically altered mosquitos – Guardian
8/17 Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows – Bloomberg
8/16 This has been the worst 12 months for floods in US history – Most Important News
8/14 How to break the power of money – Yes Magazine
8/13 16 abandoned Olympic venues from around the world – Life Daily
8/11 A population plague spreads around the globe – Bloomberg
8/09 More than 60% of Maldives’ coral reefs hit by bleaching – Guardian
