US sec to vote on proposals that could overhaul Wall St. trading…Sprott: Finding order in chaos…Inflation still a problem for Americans, Walmart CEO says…Japan’s economy will “probably” enter a recession in 2023…China’s Nov exports and imports shrink, worse than forecasts…Rare earth supply chains are in chaos…Economists: A US housing recession has already arrived…Gold trades to a double top at $1825…Silvergate CEO pens letter defending “ample liquidity”…Gasoline prices continue to plummet in the US…Supply disruption from Russia price cap: tanker jam forms off Turkey…Third Russian airfield hit with drone attack in 2 days…Apple and Amazon resume Twitter advertising…”Don’t want to be held hostage”: GOP braces for chaotic speaker fight…Climate lockdowns: they’re actually doing it!…Nearly 1/2 of murders in the US go unsolved due to understaffed police…Earth’s empty quarter: the great pacific island exodus…
The Economy and Markets
12/08 Strategists aren’t counting on a European recovery in 2023 – ZH
12/08 US sec to vote on proposals that could overhaul Wall St. trading – Reuters
12/08 GameStop (GME) earnings Q3 2022 – CNBC
12/08 Oil surges after leak shuts down keystone pipeline – ZH
12/08 Used vehicle demand and prices continue to decline from record highs – CNBC
12/07 Investing differently for an uncompromised financial future – Technical Traders
12/07 China’s Nov exports and imports shrink, worse than forecasts – Reuters
12/07 Stocks decline in Asia, extending losses on Wall Street – AP
12/07 Banks face stiffer competition for funds as Fed QT rolls on – Yahoo!
12/07 Corporate America lays off thousands as recession worries mount – Reuters
12/07 Finding order in chaos – Sprott Money
12/07 S&P’s 4th straight decline as recession talk weighs on Wall Street – Reuters
12/06 Japan’s economy will “probably” enter a recession in 2023 – CNBC
12/06 Sprott Money: Get ready for where the markets may go in 2023 – TT
12/06 Inflation still a problem for Americans, Walmart CEO says – CNBC
12/06 $1,768 a month, with $10,407 down, 5% apr, on a ford pickup? – WS
12/06 Inflation roars back in the eurozone with new highs in Europe – MT
12/05 CEO optimism fading as economy teeters – Axios
12/05 Why the fed is wrong about inflation coming down – AOTH
12/05 China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia – FT
12/05 China stocks climb, yuan jumps past key level on reopening shift – Yahoo!
12/04 Why the fed is wrong about inflation coming down – AOTH
12/04 Here’s why stagflation will be the dominant theme of the decade… – IM
12/04 Russia shifts away from dollar and euro – RT
12/04 G7 coalition agrees $60 per barrel price cap for Russian oil – Reuters
12/04 Manufacturing orders from china down 40% in demand collapse – CNBC
12/03 Russia boosts production while opec+ considers deeper oil output cuts – OP
12/03 ‘Expiring money’ will define the last days of the US Dollar – EA
12/03 Unexplained: record 2.7M jobs gap emerges in broken payrolls report – ZH
12/03 Fed could be pushed by overheated wages to higher peak rates – Yahoo
12/03 More layoffs – CNN lays off hundreds of staffers – CNBC
12/02 Jim Rickards: the us has sold out the American people – MS
12/02 China’s central bank governor says focus is now on growth – Yahoo!
12/02 Russia plans unleash gold-based currency: gold to $1,817, Silver to $23 – KWN
12/02 Fed hikes, stronger dollar fueling risks of instability in Africa – CNBC
12/01 india remains fastest-growing major economy – RT
12/01 Investors have Stockholm syndrome and how this effects their retirement – TT
12/01 Wall Street ends sharply higher after Powell comments – Reuters
12/01 Amazon and FedEx are laying off massive numbers of employees – NTB
12/01 How inflation changes culture – Daily Reckoning
12/01 Fed officials do not see any near change to balance sheet drawdown – Reuters
11/30 Strong dollar still snowballing across Asia – AT
11/30 Transitory inflation talk is back, higher prices here to stay – CNBC
11/30 Tech layoffs approach great recession levels – MW
11/29 US recession: when, not if – ZH
11/29 ECB’s lagarde says inflation hasn’t peaked, may surprise – Reuters
11/29 Oil climbs as china boosts vaccinations, investors look to opec+ – Yahoo!
11/29 Treasury yields slip as investors assess china’s covid policy – CNBC
Real Estate Bubble
12/07 Germany’s housing market is facing a serious downturn in prices – CNBC
12/07 Economists: A US housing recession has already arrived – The Hill
12/07 Mortgage demand falls again even as interest rates sink further – CNBC
12/01 Housing tumbles down under as soaring borrowing costs take toll – Yahoo!
12/01 Housing demand “vaporized” after rates hit 7% – ZH
11/30 Mortgage rates fall for third straight week, demand drops further – CNBC
11/30 Real estate is the most searched investment type this year – ZH
11/28 “Collapse” in home prices is coming… – Axios
11/28 UK property demand down 44% since market-rocking mini budget – CNBC
11/25 New record: 41% can’t pay November rent (up 4%) – ZH
Precious Metals and Mining Stocks
12/08 Pozar: If Russia accepts gold for oil, gold price doubles to $3,600 – Kitco
12/08 Zoltan Pozsar: Gold at $3,600 is not improbable if us refill reserves with Russian oil – DD
12/07 Central banks start q4 buying more gold – Schiff
12/07 China’s reported gold reserves rise for first time since 2019 – Reuters
12/06 Rare earth supply chains are in chaos – Oil Price
12/06 This past week in gold – 321Gold
12/06 Gold trades to a double top at $1825 – Kitco
12/05 Gold clings near $1,800 on soft dollar as china relaxes covid curbs – Reuters
12/05 Visualizing global copper production – ZH
12/02 Gold price climbs 2% in wake of Powell’s comments – Mining.com
12/02 Gold’s role in the international system – ZH
11/30 Gold prices stuck as hedge fund-induced short squeeze runs out – Kitco
11/29 Gold price gains on weaker usdx, higher crude oil – Kitco
11/29 Why ghana wants to barter gold for fuel – Kitco
11/26 ALERT: open interest collapse has gold & silver poised to rocket higher – KWN
11/26 Gold shines bright – EP
11/25 Gold price firmer in quieter trading – Kitco
Monetary Madness, Cryptos & Currency Wars
12/06 Silvergate CEO pens letter defending “ample liquidity” – ZH
12/05 Alameda’s Ellison in NY amid speculation she hired Clinton lawyer – ZH
12/04 Will your state reject the fed’s digital dollar? – EP
12/03 Banks are short more than $1T in capital – MW
12/03 The difference between signal and noise – 321Gold
12/02 FTX bankruptcy: US trustee moves for independent examiner – Axios
12/01 FTX’s collapse was a crime, not an accident – CD
12/01 “I’ve had a bad month” – bankman-fried claims – SN
12/01 FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denies crypto exchange fraud – CNBC
11/29 Federal reserve set to introduce privacy-crushing digital currency – NN
11/28 The rise and fall of FTX (part 2 of 3) – BT
11/27 Binance creates $1 billion crypto industry fund after FTX collapse – CNBC
11/25 india rolling out retail pilot program for digital rupee – Schiff Gold
Sanctions, Shortages & Supply Shocks
12/08 China and Saudi Arabia deepen energy ties – RT
12/07 Europe’s energy crisis is reshaping geopolitics – OP
12/07 What to know about the north carolina power outages – Yahoo!
12/06 Gasoline prices continue to plummet in the US – Oil Price
12/06 Today could be Day One for a European energy crisis – QTR
12/06 Supply disruption from Russia price cap: tanker jam forms off Turkey – ZH
12/06 Open-source IC architecture taking off in China – AT
12/05 Costco reports large-scale shortages as essential items – YT
12/05 UK Egg shortage has stores placing purchase limits. Is Canada next? – GN
12/05 Oil Exec rips Biden over energy policy, warns of ‘major’ crisis – NN
12/04 People In Wales ‘Eating Pet Food’ As Cost Of Living Crisis Gets Worse – WPN
12/04 America’s staggering food waste problem – Axios
12/04 Mapped: where does our food come from? – VC
12/04 Great Reset: Germany bans farmers from properly fertilising land – IW
12/03 Russia quietly amasses ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers – ZH
12/03 Kremlin rejects oil cap; new plea on energy use – Yahoo
12/03 Russia says it won’t accept oil price cap and is preparing response – Reuters
12/03 Visualizing the world’s largest hydroelectric dams – ZH
12/02 Drought-Parched california cities to get little relief next year – Yahoo!
12/02 The US is now propping up tiny Moldova’s energy sector too – ZH
12/02 Officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for Colorado river – MSN
11/30 China ready for ‘closer partnership’ with Russia in energy – AP
FED-Up: Inflation from Too Much Money & Too Few Goods
12/04 Summers: Fed will need to boost rates more than markets expect – Yahoo!
12/03 Jobs report: Fed cannot create supply of labor, but can slow demand – WS
12/03 Fed’s path to a ‘goldilocks’ economy just got more complicated – CNBC
12/01 Powell: Fed to keep rates higher for longer to cut inflation – AP
12/01 Fed’s Powell: rate hikes to slow, but adjustment just beginning – Reuters
11/30 Futures rise as nervous traders await Powell speech – ZH
11/27 Fed mins: ‘substantial majority’ support slowing pace of rate hikes – Yahoo!
11/24 Fed Minutes: Fed officials see smaller rate hikes coming ‘soon’ – CNBC
War and Civil Unrest
12/08 Moriarty’s first law of unintended consequences – 321Gold
12/08 Kremlin outlines when Ukraine conflict may end – RT
12/08 China Is Using Radar Reflector Balloons To Defend From Aerial Attack – WZ
12/08 CIA warned Turkey that strikes in Syria endanger US. troops – Axios
12/07 US Army plans ‘dramatic’ increase in ammunition production – AW
12/07 Russia erects new missile base on island near Japan – ZH
12/07 Russia ‘aims’ its cutting-edge missiles at Japan – ET
12/06 Third Russian airfield hit with drone attack in 2 days – Axios
12/03 USAF unveils B-21: Most advanced military aircraft ever built – DM
12/03 Russia conducts monster of missile test in Kazakhstan – ZH
12/03 Taiwan’s military not remotely ready for a china invasion – AT
12/02 Details emerge about China’s “fractional orbit” nuke strike weapon test – HTR
12/02 Israel and US hold drills targeted at Iran – RT
12/01 Oops! Indian army flaunts ‘Chinese cameras’ to spy on Chinese military – ET
12/01 South Korea scrambles jets to warn inbound Chinese-Russian bomber patrol – ZH
12/01 Pentagon signs $1.2 billion deal on Air Defense systems for Ukraine – RT
11/30 Daily Flights: Xi delivering weapons to Putin? – SS
11/30 NATO reaffirms pledge to expand into Ukraine and Georgia – RT
11/30 NATO allies urged to send more battle tanks – Yahoo!
11/28 Polish “mercenaries” open-fire and kill Ukraine commanders near Bakhmut – HTR
11/27 American CIA offers jobs to disgruntled Russians – ET
11/27 Protests erupt across china as thousands take to the streets – DM
11/27 COVID lockdown protests erupt in Beijing, XinJiang after deadly fire – ZH
11/26 Eurofighters ‘chase down’ su-30 fighter jets over baltic sea – ET
11/26 US military biological activities near Russia involve third countries – TASS
11/26 Beijing is back in lockdown, expect turmoil – QTR
11/25 Ukraine: Kyiv says half of city residents without power – Yahoo!
Politics, Authoritarianism and Censorship
12/08 Democrat Warnock beats walker to win Georgia senate runoff – SN
12/08 Elon musk fires twitter lawyer james baker over hunter biden – NY Post
12/08 AOC under investigation by house ethics committee – ZH
12/06 “Don’t want to be held hostage”: GOP braces for chaotic speaker fight – Axios
12/06 Apple and Amazon resume Twitter advertising – Yahoo!
12/05 Lawmakers react to Trump’s call to suspend constitution – Axios
12/05 Musk responds to Trump’s calls to ‘terminate’ the constitution – DM
12/04 Videos: climate ‘protesters’ thrown around like rag dolls – SN
12/04 NATO exists to solve the problems created by NATO – CJ
12/03 1,000+ NYT union members threaten to walk out – Axios
12/03 Twitter Files: how twitter collaborated with “the Biden team” – ZH
12/03 Man is dragged out of his home by authorities in China – DM
12/03 The loss of human control: dystopia is upon us – PCR
12/02 Kanye West says, “He likes Hitler.” – RT
12/02 China’s mass protests are overwhelming its censorship systems – NYP
12/01 US approves heavy weapon sales to nato hopeful – LI
12/01 Musk: Twitter has “interfered in elections” – ZH
11/30 Videos: Tanks deployed on streets in china amid massive protests – SN
11/30 Former chinese president who ruled after Tiananmen massacre dies at 96 – ZH
11/30 Gun boom continues: FBI ran 192,749 background checks on Black Friday – BB
11/29 Kanye continues antisemitic streak with holocaust denier nick fuentes – BB
11/29 Protesters in China evade censors as discontent grows – ABC
11/29 Apple threatens to ban twitter from app store, won’t say why: Musk – ZH
11/27 Private documents reveal Trudeau was going to use tanks – TH
11/26 Trudeau defends use of emergency powers to quell trucker protests – A
11/26 6MM Americans carried guns daily in 2019, twice as many as in 2015 – G
11/26 The mask is off: WEF’s Klaus Schwab declares china a ‘role model’ – AT
11/25 Anti-Lockdown Stanford Professor: “academic freedom is dead” – SN
11/25 Cancel culture’s war on history, heritage and freedom of thought – R
11/25 Fired twitter moderator reveals “worries” over platform’s future – ZH
11/25 Elon musk announces general amnesty – SN
11/25 Poll: Americans don’t want to talk politics at thanksgiving – Axios
11/25 WEF’s Klaus Schwab says communist china is a ‘role model’ – BB
Covid Craziness, Pox, and Pestilence
12/07 Study: COVID-19 boosters provide little added protection for people with natural immunity – WT
12/06 Something weird is happening with newborn deaths and miscarriages… – PS
12/05 Worst flu outbreak in more than a decade spikes hospitalizations – Axios
12/04 “China’s covid crisis blacking out the economy” – AT
12/03 China begins loosening covid restrictions after “zero covid” protests – Axios
12/03 Rand Paul: “We’ve caught him red handed, he won’t get away” – IW
11/30 Moving in for the kill (Biodefense strategy) – SH
11/29 Markets cheer chinese vaccine drive path toward reopening – ZH
11/25 Brutal videos: police at the Foxconn Iphone plant in ZhengZhou – SS
11/25 Foxconn’s COVID woes to take bigger toll on giant China iphone plant – R
11/24 China’s covid infections hit record as economic outlook darkens – Reuters
Self-Reliance, Health and Prepping for Survival
12/03 How long do generators typically last? – SB
12/01 Pressure test yourself – PJ
11/30 Quince wine (and mead) – PSR
11/30 Preparedness regrets and priorities, by NC – SB
11/30 DIY root cellar plans (low cost & simple design) – PSR
11/27 Muzzleloading muskets & shotguns – SB
The Art of Collapse
12/08 Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer – Axios
12/08 The WEF isn’t a cabal, it’s a cult. – BT
12/07 Planned parenthood executive argues children are born “sexual” – NN
12/07 Congress likely to deliver Billions more to Ukraine – LR
12/06 Climate lockdowns: they’re actually doing it! – SN
12/06 Population collapse – a deflationary trend to keep watching – ZH
12/06 Nearly 1/2 of murders in the US go unsolved due to understaffed police – NN
12/05 You will own nothing and be euthanized.. – SS
12/05 Gunfire on two NC substations plunges tens of thousands into dark cold – ZH
12/04 Trump: Constitution should be terminated due to “massive” election fraud – Axios
12/04 San Fran is canary in the coal mine for Wokeism – DC
12/04 Final witness tells judge: transgender treatments for minors ‘unproven’ – ET
12/03 Third crypto entrepreneur to die unexpectedly over the past few weeks – NN
12/03 Stagflation: the worse for us, the better for gold – SB
12/02 California senator accused of faking Anti-LGBTQ threat – ZH
12/01 Biden bid to revive student debt relief plan rejected – Axios
12/01 AI fail: Meta’s Galactica spews racism and nonsense – AT
11/30 Video: Fauci again defends Chinese lockdowns – SN
11/30 Trump calls mcconnell “loser” after he condemns fuentes dinner – Axios
11/30 NY Times claims Balenciaga Pedo-scandal is Q-Anon conspiracy theory – SN
11/29 CHIEF designer for Balenciaga – TBP
11/29 Washington Post: o eat bugs as they can no longer afford thanksgiving – SN
11/29 Biden’s gender-fluid nuclear official charged with theft, lying to cops – ZH
11/28 After 15 break-ins, a Portland business finally calls it quits – ZH
11/28 ‘Vox populi, vox dei’: Musk says general amnesty ‘begins next week’ – SN
11/28 Kim Kardashian “re-evaluating” relationship with Balenciaga – SN
11/28 Cambridge dean goes full woke, claims Jesus could have been transgender – FP
11/28 Chinese lockdown protests intensify in rare display of defiance – ZH
11/27 Biden considering $450,000 per person to families separated at border – DM
11/26 FDA approves world’s most expensive drug at $3.5 million per dose – ET
11/26 Democrat intel senator: “trump was right” about tiktok – SN
11/26 Trump dined at Mar-a-Lago with Nick Fuentes & Kanye West – BB
Weird-and-Wacky or Off-Topic News
12/07 Giant footprints found around the world – HT
12/06 Turmeric: one of the world’s most powerful superfoods – NN
12/06 Earth’s empty quarter: the great pacific island exodus – AT
12/03 Humanoid skull like no other… – AO
12/03 Mars closest to earth on Dec. 1 and lunar occultation of Mars on Dec.7-8 – SS
12/03 How electric air taxis could shake up the airline industry – CNBC
12/02 Scientists find two completely new minerals on meteorite – OP
12/01 Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers – DM
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