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Fed leaves rates unchanged, Yellen says optimistic things. US stocks jump after good jobs data, gold and silver up on weakening dollar. President Trump bans immigration from several countries, fires acting attorney general for refusing to enforce ban, names supreme court nominee. Marine Le Pen catches another break.
Best Of The Web
Weekly commentary: the wraths – Credit Bubble Bulletin
Great expectations – Real Investment Advice
The persuasion filter and immigration – Dilbert
Liberals, not Trump, to blame for backlash – Mish
A nation-and world-divided – Miles Franklin
The clear and present danger list for the week ending January 13, 2017 – Deep Connections
Dow companies report worst revenues since 2010, Dow rises to 20,000 (LOL?) – Wolf Street
How great the fall can be – Arch Druid Report
A dubious monetary backdrop – Credit Bubble Bulletin
How to listen to authoritarians (without losing your mind) – Umair Haque
Controlling your own wealth as a basic human right – Coinbase Blog
Doomsday prep for the super-rich – New Yorker
What’s behind the collapse in global exports in the US, Japan, EU – Mish
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Breaking News
The Economy
2/05 Central banks quietly backing out of negative interest policies – Naked Capitalism
2/05 US political, economic risks mounting against Trump’s agenda – CNBC
2/05 Central banks have failed to generate economic growth – FRA
2/05 Deutsche Bank says ‘sorry’ in full-page German newspaper ads – Yahoo!
2/05 Pension boards must get real – San Diego Union-Tribune
2/05 Donald Trump thumps fiduciary rule: here’s what you need to know – Reuters
2/05 Donald Trump just gave the 7 biggest banks a $35.4 billion boost in value – MSN
2/05 Insider warning: top execs are selling stocks at record-breaking speed – Birch Gold
2/05 A large crack appeared in the global market…. and no one noticed – SRSrocco Report
2/05 UniCredit writedowns ring alarm bells for Italian banks – Reuters
2/04 BOJ to conduct special bond buying after yield surge on Trump remarks – Japan Times
2/04 Shocking fact in today’s job report: employment stalls – Mish
2/04 Trump has inherited a terrifying problem – Nestmann
2/04 Markets smell a rat as central banks dither – 24hGold
Precious Metals
2/05 Hi-ho, silver! Hot silver etf soars again (SILJ) – Investopedia
2/05 Day 14: Trump becomes volatile, markets respond equally – Schiff Gold
2/05 Why you should (and shouldn’t) buy Coeur Mining, Inc. – Fox
2/05 Silver prices form bullish reversal – Commodity Trade Mantra
2/05 Why gold prices might be set for a rebound – Birch Gold
2/04 Gold & silver rocket ride? – News Doctors
2/04 JPMorgan will lose control of silver! – Silver Doctor
2/04 Gold: bears on thin ice – Seeking Alpha
2/03 Buy gold because of uncertainty, not doomsday – GoldCore
2/03 Learning to prosper in silver – Sprott
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
2/05 Central banks tolerate higher inflation to erode debt – FRA
2/04 Is China joining the currency war? – Barron’s
2/04 House financial services committee sends warning letter to Yellen – Mish
2/04 US dollar: candlestick of doom – 321Gold
2/04 Price controls and propaganda – Goldmoney
2/04 Bitcoin is back above $1,000 – Business Insider
2/04 Bitcoin will be worth more than gold – Coin Telegraph
2/04 Why Venezuela’s currency crisis is a case study for bitcoin – Forbes
2/04 Do we really want a currency war with Germany? – AEI
2/04 A Trump devaluation and global currency war? – GoldSeek
Real Estate Bubble
2/03 Toronto home prices jump 22% as buyers contend with tight supply – Bloomberg
2/02 Yellen eyes commercial real-estate froth as Fed weighs ’17 risks – Bloomberg
1/31 Pending home sales jump 1.6% in December as demand hangs tough – MarketWatch
1/28 Consider Southern Chile – SCP
1/26 Commercial realty loan defaults booming – Financial Sense
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
2/05 Outside Washington, the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump is building – WaPo
2/05 The method to President Trump’s madness – Politico
2/05 Travel ban in disarray as airlines told they can board barred passengers – Guardian
2/05 France’s Marine Le Pen unveils presidential platform measures – Bloomberg
2/05 President blasts federal judge who halted travel ban – MarketWatch
2/05 France’s far right recruiting Trump supporters to make things go viral – Buzzfeed
2/05 Donald Trump signals return of Wall Street-friendly era – Forbes
2/05 Donald Trump slams ‘bad’ governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – Mercury News
2/04 The purpose of decadence and the pleasures of coercion – Kunstler
2/04 Merkel an election shoo-in? Nope, think again – Mish
2/04 Before Trump, the border wall was a bipartisan project – CounterPunch
2/04 When villains aren’t super – Extra Newsfeed
2/04 A “color revolution” is under way in the United States – The Saker
Offshore Investing
2/01 FATCA needs to go, but the FATCA “refugees” are never coming back – Zero Hedge
1/24 Switzerland: still a safe country for storage… but only for physical gold – GoldBroker
12/23 The best countries for your escape plan – International Man
12/21 Do you have an offshore backup plan? – Sovereign Investor
Clean Tech
2/05 Absolution, deceit and renewables – Automatic Earth
2/04 European solar demand fell 20% in 2016, says SolarPower Europe – PV Magazine
2/04 LED lighting retrofits in Hawaiian homes – Clean Technica
2/04 Solar power will completely phase out coal by 2050 – IFL Science
2/04 Study: Storing solar power is a bad idea – Chron
2/04 The missing link – AheadOfTheHerd.com
2/04 Solar provides 4.3% of Japan’s electricity during 2016 – PV Magazine
Art of the Collapse
1/29 This Dutch video on Trump has gone viral because, well, just watch it – Mashable
1/26 Bad Lip Reading’s video on Trump’s inauguration is hysterical – The Blaze
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
2/05 Iran vows ‘roaring missiles’ if threatened, defies new sanctions – Reuters
2/05 China assails US pledge to defend disputed islands controlled by Japan – NY Times
2/05 Americans who cared about muslims would stop killing them – Black Agenda Report
2/04 The coming clash with Iran – Zero Hedge
2/04 Louvre terror attack suspect identified – Zero Hedge
2/03 US imposes new sanctions on Iran in wake of missile tests – Bloomberg
2/03 What Flynn meant and how the White House may have miscalculated – CNBC
2/03 US to issue new Iran sanctions, opening shot in get-tough strategy – Reuters
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
2/05 A complete guide to keeping your digital identity short and sweet – Medium
1/31 Worried about the Apocalypse? Here’s a shopping guide – Bloomberg
1/31 Importance of enzymes for health, longevity, disease prevention – Mercola
1/31 Healing with medical marijuana – Dr. Sircus
1/29 When the rich become preppers, it’s time to worry – Peak Prosperity
1/27 Standing for mental clarity and physical health – Mercola
1/27 How Pete & Gerry’s cage-free eggs are a model for other small farmers – MarketWatch
1/24 What does roundup do to your liver? – Mercola
1/24 Dirty dairy is in panic mode – Mercola
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
2/02 Privacy and security stuff you should read: 1/31/2017 – Forbes
2/01 Credit-card thieves move online as chips thwart in-store fraud – Bloomberg
2/01 Protect your digital privacy in the era of surveillance, public shaming – Pacific Standard
2/01 Get ready for the cyber war in 2017: know your enemy – Information Age
2/01 Hackers demand bitcoin after hijacking hotel’s locks – MSN
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
2/05 Autonomous vehicles and the end of privacy – Hacker Noon
2/05 Greenland ice sheet melting 600% faster than predicted – Naked Capitalism
2/04 “Bionic barista’s” mission to terminate millions of minimum wage jobs – Zero Hedge
2/02 The many tribes of artificial intelligence – Medium
2/02 Inside libratus, the poker AI that out-bluffed the best humans – Wired
2/02 Microplastics found in supermarket fish, shellfish – CBC News
2/02 Winter 2017 – colder and snowier – Dr. Sircus
2/02 California considering legislation to recognize new gender – Zero Hedge
2/01 The unreasonable effectiveness of deep brain stimulation – The Spike
1/31 These may be the last glasses you will ever need to buy – Kurzweil
