The bond market just flashed this nightmare scenario warning … The US economy is a gigantic bubble & coronavirus could be the pin … China coronavirus infections are up to 52 times higher than reported … Gold and silver correct after big run-up; “Gold-backed ETFs have never seen inflows like this” …
Best Of The Web
Rabobank: Several things cratered yesterday – Zero Hedge
Gold Past $10,000 – Myrmikan
Pandemic risk rising – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
A Minsky Moment is coming for gold – Ahead of the Herd
James Rickards: 2020 forecast for markets & elections – Daily Reckoning
The white swans of 2020 – Nouriel Roubini
The Fed has created a monster bubble it can no longer control – Charles Hugh Smith
Breakdown or breakthrough? Degrowth and the great transition – Naked Capitalism
Coronavirus and credit – a perfect storm – GoldMoney
Impure thoughts – James Howard Kunstler
One extraordinary year – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
Debt, deficits & the path to MMT – Real Investment Advice
Rosenberg: This turbocharged debt cycle will end miserably — it’s just a matter of when – FP
Dr. Li Wenliang – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
The state of the American debt slaves, Q4 2019 – Wolf Street
The end of the global economy – Ahead of the Herd
Breaking News
The Economy
2/26 The bond market just flashed this nightmare scenario warning – CCN
2/26 U.S. junk energy index spread widens to three-year high – Reuters
2/26 Pandemic bonds were designed to fail and they just did – Mish
2/26 Yield curve may be losing its predictive power because it’s too closely watched – MW
2/26 Corona virus causing supply chain disruption “for the want of a nail” – McAlvany
2/26 Coronavirus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica – CNN
2/26 Coronavirus wipes out $1.7 trillion in US stock market value in two days – CNBC
2/26 China coronavirus infections are up to 52 times higher than reported – ET
2/26 Stephen Roach: “when china sneezes” – Climateer Investing
2/26 Japan stocks decline almost 2% as investors seek safety amid virus fears – CNBC
2/26 San Francisco declares state of emergency over coronavirus – The Hill
2/26 It’s the virus, stupid – Automatic Earth
2/26 US economy is a gigantic bubble & coronavirus could be the pin – RT
2/26 Permanently addicted to zero – Michael Pento
2/26 Wall Street banks, insurers sell off, dangerously linked by derivative trades – GATA
2/26 CDC on coronavirus: disruptions to everyday life might be severe – Breitbart
2/26 The grim reality about pandemics: “no country is prepared” – Ready Nutrition
2/26 CDC admits spread of coronavirus in the US appears inevitable – Mish
2/26 No financing and no demand: Chinese refiners run into trouble – Oil Price
2/26 U.S. car industry most reliant on Chinese parts – Zero Hedge
2/26 Unsold class 8 inventories balloon to second highest in industry history – Zero Hedge
Precious Metals
2/26 Gold-backed ETFs have never seen inflows like this – GATA
2/26 Gold flying high like a Kite…Like the dollar? – Global Gold
2/26 Pension fund strikes innovative cash-for-cash-flow gold deal – Yahoo!
2/26 2 top gold miner stocks to buy to make the most of the gold rally – Fool
2/26 Gold miners could profit from the cashless society – Investors Chronicle
2/26 Gold miners fret about long-term supply even as they boost dividends – Reuters
2/26 Silver in a pandemic – will it protect? Watch the second wave – First Macro
2/26 Gold retreats from multi-year peak, but virus fears remain – CNBC
2/26 Gold to hit $2000 soon? ETFs to bet on – Nasdaq
2/26 Will Barrick and Newmont endorse Bernie? – Nevada Current
2/26 Titans in mining: an interview with Rick Rule part 2 – Streetwise
2/26 Producer hits major discovery target price raised – Streetwise
2/26 Silver prices are heading into an entirely new market – SRSrocco Report
2/26 A gold tie versus a gold stock – 321Gold
2/26 Gold buying surge seen by Goldcore due to deepening economic concerns – Irish Times
2/26 Kirkland Lake Gold: thank you Detour for the opportunity – Seeking Alpha
2/26 Endeavour Silver reports financial results for a difficult 2019 – JMN
2/26 First Majestic announces high-grade drill results – JMN
2/26 Yamana sells its royalty portfolio for $65 million, creating a new royalty company – JMN
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
2/25 Peter Schiff doubles down on the dollar – Schiff Gold
2/25 Shifting sands of inflation unsettle top bankers at Riyadh G20 meeting – NY Times
2/24 Kuroda says BoJ will be ‘fully prepared’ to act on virus risk – Reuters
2/24 The ECB wants to talk to you about inflation. But will it listen? – Reuters
2/23 The banking elite’s goal for a cashless monetary system – part two – Steven Guinness
2/23 The key to bitcoin’s future: inflation – Yahoo!
2/22 The surprising way millions are being introduced to bitcoin – Forbes
2/22 Bitcoin goes wild as volatility jumps to three-month high – Yahoo!
2/21 It’s not the ‘currency wars,’ this is THE currency war – Real Clear Markets
2/21 Bitcoin, bitcoin cash and the roadmap to replacing fiat – Finder
Real Estate Bubble
2/26 Housing is strong but home prices are in a bubble: profit with these 5 stocks – Forbes
2/26 S California home prices rise nearly 7% in January as market heats up – LA Times
2/26 New York City hotel mortgage defaults are on the rise – Real Deal
2/25 US home price growth picks up for fifth consecutive month – Yahoo!
2/24 China developers face cash crunch as virus freezes home sales – Bloomberg
2/23 Ada home prices up $58k over last year, Canyon up $32k – Idaho Press
2/23 Maine home sales and prices shoot up in January – Portland Press Herald
2/21 RI home prices increase 17% year-over-year in January, 2020 – Go Local
2/21 Some areas in the UK have one Airbnb for every four homes – Guardian
2/21 House prices rise in every region of UK – Guardian
2/21 Austin affordability: home prices still rising – KVUE
2/21 Home prices rise as interest rates decline in Orange County – Patch
Politics
2/26 Democrats needed a good debate, but got a bad one – Politico
2/26 Biden wins crucial Jim Clyburn endorsement ahead of South Carolina primary – Politico
2/26 European borders remain open, as Italian outbreak kills 11 & infects hundreds – RT
2/26 Can Bernie Sanders beat Donald Trump? Here’s the reality – CNN
2/26 Donald Trump denied credit as U.S. emissions decline – Washington Times
2/26 Acosta and Trump go at it again, this time in India – Hill
2/25 Bloomberg’s debate strategy: nuke Bernie – Politico
2/25 Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection – Politico
2/25 Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from his cases – Politico
2/25 Florida Dems in uproar after Sanders’ Cuba comments – Politico
2/25 Bloomberg called Warren ‘scary,’ knocked Obama’s first term in leaked audio – Hill
2/25 Bloomberg polling shows Sanders would jeopardize House majority – Hill
2/25 Harvey Weinstein to face charges in LA after guilty verdict in NY – Guardian
2/25 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape; case ‘changed the course of history’ – Fox
2/25 Trump lands in India and feels the love – CNN
2/25 Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders showcase power of insurgency – Dallas News
2/25 Trump’s 2020 position is improving – CNN
2/25 Donald Trump ads will take over Youtube for election day – Verge
2/25 Donald Trump pounces on reports Russia is seeking to help Bernie Sanders – Guardian
2/25 Intelligence community feels immediate impact of Trump’s diplomatic ‘disruptor’ – CNN
2/25 What Democrats aren’t admitting about Trump’s record – Atlantic
2/25 Guess we didn’t see that coming – James Howard Kunstler
Offshore Investing
1/11 Emigrating or investing offshore? How to make the most of your money – Dawn Ridler
1/01 Your New Year’s resolution: go offshore – Nestmann
9/22 Meet America’s “economic refugees”: retirees who opt to live abroad – Zero Hedge
9/03 Pressing the escape key – SWP Cayman
8/23 Why this new economic citizenship option is crucial for freedom seekers – IM
Clean Tech
2/25 Tesla stock hit hard by coronavirus fears and broad market selloff – MW
2/25 First Solar misses profits in Q4, explores selling development business – GTM
2/25 WoodMac: global energy storage installations to hit 15GW by 2024 – GTM
2/25 SolarEdge and Enphase shares jump on strong earnings – GTM
2/24 The rise of a real, not fake, meat replacement – Grit
2/24 A fertilizer will soon power ocean-going ships – Forbes
2/24 ‘Tesla killers’ aren’t killing Tesla at all – CNBC
2/24 The ultra-rich are investing in companies trying to reverse aging. – CNBC
Art of the Collapse
2/06 DNC mulls asking Trump to run as Democrat in effort to stop Sanders – Onion
2/05 An Orwelexicon for bias and dysfunction in psychology and academia – Quillete
12/30 The 2019 melt up – Grrrr Graphics
12/29 Experts warn global outrage levels may reach point of no return in 2020 – Babylon Bee
12/28 Right-wing comic on Trump, feminism, and grid girls – Nicholas de Santo
12/18 What you need to know about impeachment – Babylon Bee
12/12 Judge rules white girl will be tried as black adult – Onion
12/03 Quiet Australians – Honest Government
12/03 Nation’s girlfriends unveil new economic plan: ‘let’s move in together’ – Onion
11/29 Progressives give thanks that they have so much to be angry about – Babylon Bee
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
2/25 Assange ‘at high risk of suicide’ if extradited to US, hearing told – Ind
2/25 Turkish casualties rise in Syria, but Ankara wary of confronting Russia – VoA
2/24 How the ‘interpreter’ scam brought 75,000 Iraqis and Afghans to America – Sultan Knish
2/24 “Range beyond 1,000 miles” – leaked images reveal US army super cannon – ZH
2/18 WikiLeaks locked out of Twitter one week before Assange’s extradition – GP
2/17 Burkina Faso church attack leaves 24 dead – Guardian
2/17 The terrorists migrating into Europe – Gatestone Institute
2/15 To tame coronavirus, Mao-style social control blankets China – NY Times
2/15 Scuffle between Syrian civilians and US soldiers reflects hostility to US – Mint
2/15 Syrian military helicopter downed as Idlib fighting intensifies – Al Jazeera
2/15 Doug Casey: government money corrupted science and technology – Casey Research
2/14 The growing weaponization of space – Ahead of the Herd
2/14 Senate passes Iran war powers resolution despite Trump’s opposition – CNN
2/14 More lies on Iran: the White House just can’t help itself as new facts emerge – SC
2/14 Why are U.S. troops still in Syria? – American Conservative
2/14 CIA used Swiss company to spy on countries for decades–or was it NSA? – DSB
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Health, Survival
2/26 Vitamin C protects against coronavirus – Green Med Info
2/26 Dan F. Sullivan’s how to bug in forever – Bug In Forever
2/25 What’s Judy, the new doomsday survival kit? – Town and Country Mag
2/25 Living with a compost toilet (and toddlers!) – Low Carbon Life
2/24 The ultimate home toolkit for survival and emergencies – Survival Sullivan
2/21 Idiocracy explained – new study finds western diet impairs brain function – Zero Hedge
2/19 Preparing for the end of the world as we know it – Nestmann
2/18 Fertilizing a garden entirely for free – Low Carbon Living
2/17 What survivalists say you’ll need in case of a coronavirus outbreak – Cleveland
2/12 How to make a fire escape plan for your home – Survival Sullivan
2/12 Colorado’s Fortitude Ranch is a doomsday timeshare for the middle class – NPR
2/11 2020 is going to get much crazier. prioritize your mental health – Caitlin Johnstone
2/10 The importance of lutein for eye and brain health – Mercola
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
2/26 Mexico’s economy ministry suffers cyber-attack at weekend – Silicon
2/23 US DoD department hacked and data compromised – Silicon
2/23 Alarm bells about the electric grid – Inside Sources
2/17 AI a new and ‘frightening’ battlefield in cyber war, experts warn – Times of Israel
2/10 Ransomware attacks grow, crippling cities and businesses – NY Times
2/09 Don’t get ‘juice jacked’ while recharging in public, cybersecurity expert warns – ZH
2/08 Twitter says Facebook, Messenger accounts hacked – Reuters
2/03 Trade deal or no, China will continue its cyberattacks – Diplomat
1/28 Turkey behind major ‘state-backed cyber-espionage’ targeting Europe – ZH
1/26 Why are we losing the cyberwar? – Forbes
1/25 Why iranian cyber warfare may escalate soon – Gulf News
1/22 UN calls for ‘immediate investigation’ of Saudi Bezos phone hacking – CNBC
1/16 ‘We’re always ready’: would the U.S. win a cyberwar with Iran? – Fast Company
1/16 Windows 10 has a security flaw so severe the NSA disclosed it – Wired
1/15 Fed: A cyberattack on a top five bank could cause major disruptions – EPJ
1/14 Cyberwarfare will explode in 2020 (because it’s cheap, easy and effective) – Forbes
Off-Topic
2/26 Scientists discover first animal that doesn’t breathe – USA Today
2/17 ‘Animals live for man’: China’s appetite for wildlife likely to survive virus – Reuters
2/13 Scientists discover virus holy grail which could lead to universal vaccine – RT
2/13 Climate change blamed for both low and high water levels in Chicago – Wirepoints
2/12 Beyond cold – Cold Climate Change
2/10 Oscars 2020: ‘parasite’ wins best picture, making Academy history – CNBC
2/09 Trial of genetically modified cancer-fighting immune cells shows great promise – IFLS
2/09 Breaking down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts – Watts Up
2/09 How DNA-testing companies like Ancestry and 23andMe can survive – CNBC
2/09 Radiation-munching fungi are thriving on the walls of Chernobyl’s reactors – IFL Science
2/08 Antarctic base records hottest temperature ever – Reuters
2/07 Extreme heat is causing bumblebees to disappear – The Hill