Courtesy of John Rubino.
US stocks near record. Bitcoin approaches parity with gold. US jobs growth disappoints, but wages jump. Global debt continues to soar. US retaliates against alleged Russian hacking. Fake news debate rages.
Best Of The Web
My political-financial road map for 2017 – Nomi Prins
How to make America great again with other people’s money – Club Orlov
Fears of a ‘massive’ global property price fall – Telegraph
Happy New Year! – FOFOA
Currency and the collapse of the Roman empire – Visual Capitalist
Silver prices and the Russian connection – Deviant Investor
2017 – the year of monetary revolution – 24hGold
Forecast 2017: the wheels finally come off – Kunstler
World’s most dangerous systemic risks for the week ending December 30 – Medium.com
The fate of debt after an economic collapse – Survival Sullivan
As we enter 2017, keep the big picture in mind – Peak Prosperity
Is the “Trump trade” already unwinding? – Wolf Street
Longest losing streak in gold since 2004 ended last week – Seeking Alpha
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Breaking News
The Economy
1/07 Global debt surges in 2016, faces rising interest: IIF – Capital FM
1/07 For China, there is no painless escape from debt – Stratfor
1/07 Trump could “blow fuses across the world” – Daily Reckoning
1/07 Difference between reflation/recovery and what we have indicated now – Minyanville
1/07 Factory orders plunge 2.4% taking away most of last month’s rise – Mish
1/07 Dallas looks to “clawback” ill-gotten pension gains from police – Zero Hedge
1/07 Weekend reading: the beginning of the ending – Zero Hedge
1/07 Americans see enduring wage gains as labor market tightens – Bloomberg
1/06 No end in sight for Europe’s banking troubles – CNBC
1/06 The economic consensus was horribly wrong; why Brexit is succeeding – Independent
1/06 Could retail be the tip of the iceberg? – Dohmen Capital
1/06 Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to work – Salon
1/06 Chief economist of Bank of England admits errors in Brexit forecasting – Guardian
1/06 UK shoppers are still happy to borrow – but danger may lie ahead – Guardian
Precious Metals
1/07 Gold stocks shine in 2017 – Seeking Alpha
1/06 Where the December jobs were: nurses, waiters, and waste cleaners – Zero Hedge
1/06 Koos Jansen: How the West has been selling gold into a black hole – GATA
1/06 GoldPrice.org chart shows metal gained in all major currencies in 15 years – GATA
1/06 Gold’s New Year rally accelerates – 321Gold
1/06 Great Panther’s new acquisition provides ‘substantial upside’ – Streetwise Reports
1/06 This is how China plans to take the lead in global gold market – Sputnik News
1/06 Gold: the bears were warned – Seeking Alpha
1/06 Gold investing sentiment starts 2017 at 4-year high – 24hGold
1/06 Coeur Mining Inc or First Majestic Silver Corp? – Motley Fool
1/06 Which silver miner offers optimal geographic exposure? – Market Realist
1/06 New gold & silver highs in 2017 – Silver Doctors
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
1/07 Strong dollar could bash the economy—and it’s just getting started – Bloomberg
1/07 U.S. trade deficit widened in November to a nine-month high – Bloomberg
1/07 “Sell those euros. Sell’em.” – Elliott Wave
1/07 The thing in the jobs report that gives the Fed the willies – Wolf Street
1/07 Yuan intervention poised to fail: all not well in middle kingdom – Mish
1/07 Isaacs: could get U.S.-China currency war, not trade war – Bloomberg
1/06 Rebuild the Fed from the bottom up – Bloomberg
1/06 Why the U.S. dollar and bitcoin keep rising – Peak Prosperity
Real Estate Bubble
1/06 Mall companies fall as sears announces plans to close stores – Bloomberg
1/05 Six reasons construction boom won’t last – Mish
1/05 Refinance window closing fast: applications plunge 22 percent – Mish
1/04 Manhattan resale home prices tumble the most in four years – Bloomberg
1/04 Mortgage applications tank 12% to end 2016 – CNBC
DollarCollapse Podcasts
12/21 Blow-Off Top
12/01 All Eyes On Italy
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
Politics
1/07 Intelligence report on Russia interfering with US election – CNBC
1/07 Trump sees FBI admission on hacking bolstering his doubts – Bloomberg
1/07 Keith Olbermann’s message to share with your Trump-supporting friends – HuffPo
1/06 Le Pen plan raises franc questions over France’s euro debt pile – Yahoo!
1/06 The coup against truth – Information Clearing House
1/06 French far-right leader says Frexit needed to recover sovereignty – PressTV
1/06 New Year, new election in France – EuroNews
1/06 Far-right candidate is a serious contender in French presidential election – NPR
1/06 Bernie Sanders brings giant printout of Trump Tweet to Senate floor – Time
1/06 Marie-Hélène Caillol: “They destroyed the EU” – Leap2020
1/06 How liberalism was transformed – Washington Times
1/05 Universal basic income and radical populism: making the link – Financial Sense
Offshore Investing
12/23 The best countries for your escape plan – International Man
12/21 Do you have an offshore backup plan? – Sovereign Investor
12/17 If Europe goes down, we go with it – Nestmann
12/16 The real winner of the US elections – Mountain Vision
Clean Tech
1/06 Israel harnessing sunshine with world’s tallest solar tower – Star Tribune
1/05 It’s final — corn ethanol is of no use – Forbes
1/05 Residential solar specialist sungevity’s reverse merger is canceled – Greentech Media
1/05 If Trump kills Clean Power Plan, legal action ensues, warn 15 states – PV Tech
1/05 Solar power surges in popularity for home owners – NewsHub
1/03 Hawaii Electric aims to hit 100% renewables 5 years early – Utility Drive
1/03 5 trends utilities need to watch in 2017 – Greentech Media
Art of the Collapse
1/07 Trump’s Twitter account was hacked by four-year-old? – New Yorker
1/06 Trevor Noah quizzes Congress: ‘Why are Americans mad?’ – Huffington Post
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
1/07 Judge denies bail for Facebook-four who tortured white Chicago teen – Zero Hedge
1/06 The devil’s chessboard – Real Change News
1/06 Mexico hikes gas 20 percent: mass protests ensue – Mish
1/06 The scandals that Valerie Jarrett overlooked – Washington Times
1/05 China media warn Trump of ‘big sticks’ if he seeks trade war – Bloomberg
1/05 IA war over the South China Sea? – Bert Dohmen
1/05 Chicago cops condemn “sickening” video of teen kidnap, attack – Zero Hedge
1/05 Where secret arrests were standard procedure – New York Times
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
1/06 As Calpers flails, don’t bank on your pension – Investor Place
1/03 How to survive a mass shooting – Survival Sullivan
1/03 Say goodbye to kale: the superfood trends for 2017 – Telegraph
1/03 SRSrocco top 2016 posts & my commentary for 2017 – SRSrocco Report
12/31 How to set up a prepping budget – Survival Sullivan
12/24 How physical inactivity increases risk for chronic diseases – Mercola
12/23 Healing tonic that helped climbing expedition conquer Everest – Alternative Daily
12/23 10 good reasons to change jobs every 3 to 5 years – Forbes
12/20 Alternative uses for honey – Survival Sullivan
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
1/06 Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks – CNN
1/06 Senate panel aims to set cyberwar policy in wake of Russian hacking – Inside Defense
1/05 The “Russian hacking” story changes again – Zero Hedge
1/04 Cyber security in the time of demonetisation – Your Story
1/03 National: Sanctions mark rare window into cyberwar – Voting News
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
1/06 3,000 ride-sharing cars could replace 13,000 New York City taxis – Mish
1/03 Insurance claim adjusters replaced by “IBM Watson explorer” – Mish
1/03 Marijuana industry bracing for push toward legalization in 2017 – MarketWatch
1/03 Vanishing life, solar power boom year, and more! – Huffington Post
1/02 Life after cars 2016 – 24hGold
1/02 Massive volcano rumbling right under one of Italy’s biggest cities – CNBC
1/02 iPhone manufacturer Foxconn: humans no longer needed – Gateway Pundit
1/02 Rewriting the code of life – New Yorker
1/02 On the exponential view – Hacker Noon
1/02 Humanity may self-destruct, but the universe can cope without us – Guardian
1/02 John Kerry visited Antarctica to see Nazi UFO bases? – Inquisitr
