Courtesy of John Rubino.
Global stocks falling, interest rates rising. US jobs growth disappoints but wages rise. Auto sales slip. US presidential election too close to call. Gold benefiting from rising uncertainty. “Best Of” articles from Doug Noland, Deep Connections and Hussman Funds.
Best Of The Web
The upshot of inflationism – Credit Bubble Bulletin
The clear and present danger list for the week ending Oct. 28 – Deep Connections
Metals and PMIs; translating the economy – Seeking Alpha
Far beyond double – Hussman Funds
Hey Fed, enough is enough – Jim Grant
We risk being collaterial damage in the neocon lust for war – Peak Prosperity
In bonds, no one can hear you scream – ETF Trends
How a pillar of German banking lost its way – Spiegel
Weekly commentary: Peak monetary stimulus – Credit Bubble Bulletin
Hoisington Management quarterly review and outlook, 3Q 2016 – Mauldin Economics
Bill Fleckenstein interview – King World News
Ungovernability – Automatic Earth
Gold’s secular bull market continues – 50 amazing charts – Mountain Vision
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Breaking News
The Economy
11/06 Atlanta Fed president open to “mild form of extremely hot” – Mish
11/06 FANG stocks lose over $100 billion in a week – Zero Hedge
11/06 Class 8 truck orders continue to plummet – Zero Hedge
11/05 Junk-bond sales cool in market’s worst slump since February – Bloomberg
11/05 Unfunded pension liabilities exceed debt for many US govs – Moody’s
11/05 Is China repeating Japan’s missteps? – Bloomberg
11/05 FOMC revisions likely, regardless of election result – Schiff Gold
11/05 Unintended consequences of massive govt debt – FRA
11/05 Global non-financial debt stands at $US152 trillion – Business Insider
11/04 US stocks post longest slide since 1980 – Bloomberg
11/04 OPEC boss denies report that Saudis threatened output hike – CNBC
11/04 Multiple jobholders hit 21st century high, as full-time jobs tumble – Zero Hedge
11/04 Analysis of recent employment report – Mish
11/04 Trump presidency could mean a “material repricing” of bonds – Bloomberg
11/04 US October jobs growth below expectations, but wages rise – CNBC
11/04 Asian stocks fall as investors seek safe havens – CNBC
11/04 Why interest rates may rise more than expected in 2017 – 24/7 Wall St.
Precious Metals
11/06 Randgold Resources Ltd issues earnings results – CR Connection
11/06 Upbeat Silvercorp reinstates dividend – Mining Weekly
11/06 Mining explorers 2016: Goldcorp grabs a robust coffee – Petroleum News
11/06 Why a bidding war could brew for this gold junior – Seeking Alpha
11/05 More weakness ahead in gold stocks – Daily Gold
11/04 Gold may be the only winner in US elections – GoldCore
11/04 Gold surges while stocks and bonds melt – 321Gold
11/04 Gold traders get bullish ahead of election – Seeking Alpha
11/04 Decoding the gold cycle – Daily Reckoning
11/04 Free gold investment kit – Birch Gold
11/04 Why your financial advisor will not recommed gold – Mountain Vision
11/04 World’s fifth-biggest gold miner pleasantly surprised – Mining.com
11/04 Randgold hopes to raise divi after “strong” Q3 – Proactive Investors
11/03 Royal Gold reports record quarterly revenue and earnings per share – Business Wire
11/03 Gold still in a bull market – Gold And Liberty
11/03 Gold on steroids: the perfect election trade – Daily Reckoning
11/03 Great Panther reports Q3 profit – Great Panther
11/03 Why gold ‘only clear winner’ among commodities if Trump wins – MarketWatch
11/03 Gold backs off on profit taking, Brexit news – Kitco
11/02 Buy gold no matter who wins the election, HSBC says – Bloomberg
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
11/06 Economy may exceed employment, inflation targets – MarketWatch
11/06 Euro zone set for inflation surge – ECB’s Constancio – Reuters
11/06 Why you should be buying bitcoin in 2017 – Wealth Daily
11/05 BoE warns households to expect 2017 rise in inflation – Guardian
11/05 Rosenberg: Limits of monetary policy have arrived – ETF
11/05 Inflation is a valuable tool. Too bad we can’t use it – Bloomberg
11/05 In search of accelerating inflation – CEPR
11/05 “Am I too late to short the renminbi?” – Capitalist Exploits
11/04 Fed independence should be scrapped, says Summers – MarketWatch
11/04 Strong euro halves France’s car production – Gefira
Real Estate Bubble
11/05 Miami-Dade real estate had a rough 3 months – Miami Herald
11/04 Toronto home prices surge in October, undaunted by new rules – Bloomberg
11/04 Mortgage rates jump as inflation stirs to life – MarketWatch
11/03 The mega rich have found an unlikely new refuge – Bloomberg
11/03 Vancouver home sales fall 39% as new rules chill market – Bloomberg
DollarCollapse Podcasts
11/04 Instability on the horizon
10/04 European banks in the eye of the storm
9/13 Markets explain facts of life to Fed
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
Politics
11/06 Trump rushed off stage In Nevada by Secret Service – Zero Hedge
11/06 Electoral map moving in Trump’s direction – Washington Post
11/06 Economic woes create anti-establishment movements around the world – Guardian
11/06 Clinton Foundation confirms $1 million gift from Qatar – Red State
11/06 Majority of voters think Clinton acted illegally, new poll finds – McClatchy DC
11/06 Theresa May told to act to calm Brexit ‘mob’ backlash – Guardian
11/06 Evangelicals’ Trump support proves who they really are – Daily Kos
11/06 French Republicans should ally with centrists to defeat Le Pen – Sputnik News
11/06 Tens of thousands in South Korea call for president to quit – CNBC
11/06 Donald Trump and the death of American exceptionalism – New Yorker
11/05 Trump has never been closer to presidency than now – Washington Post
11/05 Trump invokes ‘pervert’ Anthony Weiner in ad attacking Clinton – Huffington Post
11/05 Clinton just got some scary-looking polls in New Hampshire – Vox
11/05 Hillary Clinton with a lead, but not a safe one – New York Times
11/05 Nate Silver gives Trump a 35% chance in New Hampshire – Mish
Offshore Investing
10/28 Social mood is changing – prepare your offshore nest egg – Mountain Vision
10/07 Panama Papers? Try UNITED STATES Papers? – Mountain Vision
9/14 4 totally legal reasons to use an offshore structure – Nestmann
7/20 Costa Rica: Central America’s hidden gem – Sovereign Investor
Clean Tech
11/06 Alliant: Solar may be the future of Iowa energy – Spencer Daily Reporter
11/06 Sorry Elon Musk, best solar power doesn’t go on your roof – Forbes
11/06 Tesla, ‘world’s safest car,’ explodes like a bomb – Daily Bell
11/05 Renewable energy grows in an unlikely place: the sunny Mideast – New York Times
11/05 Tesla’s price shock: Solar + battery as cheap as grid power – Renew Economy
11/04 Historic climate pact enters into force – Yahoo!
11/04 Shell, total CEOs question solar – Bloomberg
11/04 Nuclear plants leave decades of toxic waste stranded – Bloomberg
Art of the Collapse
11/04 Black Jeopardy is best political sketch this year – WaPo
11/02 Anthony Weiner sends apology sext to entire Clinton campaign – Onion
10/31 Artist’s impression of 2017 inauguration day – Zero Hedge
10/31 Donald Trump’s brain-worms finally reveal themselves – Cracked
10/26 Forget Trump and Clinton – watch SNL’s’Black Jeopardy’ sketch – Washington Post
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
11/06 Three new scandals show danger of mass surveillance – Intercept
11/06 Assange: Clinton is a cog for Goldman Sachs & the Saudis – RT
11/06 ISIS calls for “slaughter of Americans” on election day – Zero Hedge
11/05 The Standing Rock victory you didn’t hear about – Yes Magazine
11/05 Civil War II – Fourth Turning intensifying (part 2) – Burning Platform
11/05 USA Freedom Act: Ron Paul was right again – Campaign For Liberty
11/05 Sleepwalking into a new Cold War, Pentagon style – Ron Paul Institute
11/04 Turkey police round up Kurdish leaders in late night raid – Bloomberg
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
11/05 The secret to staying young is broccoli and cabbage – MarketWatch
11/04 How to counteract the ill effects of working the night shift – Mercola
11/04 What happens to your body if you only drink Coke for a month – Genius Football
11/02 Electroacupuncture lowers hypertension by activating natural opioids – Kurzweil
11/02 The clever pen on a mission to finally kill the tape measure – Wired
11/01 Boosting antioxidants may help resist age-related decline – Kurzweil
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
11/06 Alarm grows as smart home technology and hacking risks proliferate – CNBC
11/06 US ‘military’ hackers “prepare the battlefield,” breach Russia’s backbone – ZH
11/06 Growing worries about Russian hacking, disrupting US election – LA Daily Post
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
11/06 Humans came out of Australia, not Africa – Daily Bell
11/04 Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality – New Scientist
11/04 Robot sex act to be offered with your latte at Swiss café – CNBC
11/04 Part of CA pulled out of five-year drought thanks to October rain – CNBC
11/02 New study debunks consensus that math abilities are innate – Kurzweil
11/02 Chain-smoking robot not just hilarious – it’s a big deal – Wired
11/01 Here’s what Vinod Khosla expects to see in 40 years – Bloomberg
10/31 Got bank? Election could create flood of marijuana cash – Yahoo!
10/31 The iconoclast – Texas Monthly
10/31 Major bull market in Canadian cannabis stocks to continue – MunKnee
10/31 How Donald Trump changed the dating world – Politico