10-year Treasury yield drops below 2% on dovish Fed … Why Washington won’t address soaring deficits … Japan exports slide for 6th month as trade troubles weaken outlook … “Miracles aren’t coming” – surefire recession signals everywhere … Gold and silver up on Middle East tensions, dovish Fed; “Fed meeting: outrageously bullish for gold” …
Best Of The Web
The view from abroad – Unz
The truth versus your truth – James Howard Kunstler
Freegold in the IGWT report – FOFOA
Dancing closer to the exits – Ahead of the Herd
Bear markets: understand them, don’t fear them – Real Investment Advice
“Threading the needle” – Icecap Capital
Waiting for the black swan – Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
Fed Chair Powell’s plan to pickle the economy – Acting Man
Thucydides trap and gold – Ahead of the herd
The $22 trillion question – Institutional Investor
Game over – NorthmanTrader
Horde of jumbo bazookas – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
People who support internet censorship are infantile narcissists – Caitlin Johnstone
The state of the economy – Paul Craig Roberts
Aftermath: interview with James Rickards – Institutional Risk Analyst
The season for gold – Ahead of the Herd
So much for the Trump put – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
These are the ‘good old days’ – Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
Breaking News
The Economy
6/20 When debt becomes a life sentence: the rise of terminal debt – KRCR
6/20 Italys public debt hits new high of $2.66 trillion in April – Urdu Point
6/20 “Bloodbath” for the $800 billion trucking industry as economy slows – ECB
6/20 Goldman finally capitulates, sees rate cuts in July and September – Zero Hedge
6/20 Stocks approach record as Fed soothes Wall Street’s fears – Reuters
6/20 French 10-year government bond yield turns negative after Draghi remarks – Malay Mail
6/20 Student loan debt climbs to record high $1.4 trillion in 2019 – Mish
6/20 Square minus zero – Automatic Earth
6/20 10-year Treasury yield drops below 2% after dovish Fed meeting – CNBC
6/19 Fed holds rates steady, sees cuts later in 2019 – CNBC
6/19 Fed could signal a policy shift toward future rate cuts – AP
6/19 Central banks’ dovish cooing keeps world stocks lulled near two-week highs – Reuters
6/19 Japan exports slide for 6th month as trade troubles weaken outlook – Reuters
6/19 Value of debt with negative yields nears $12 trillion – MarketWatch
6/19 China’s Lehman moment Is drawing closer – Bloomberg
6/19 Why Washington won’t address soaring deficits – The Hill
6/19 “Miracles aren’t coming” – surefire recession signals everywhere – Zero Hedge
6/19 Global economy propped up by U.S. shale oil ponzi scheme – SRSrocco Report
6/19 Robert J. Samuelson: the fate of Japan — and everyone else – Richmond
6/19 Wall Street nears record as mood on trade again turns optimistic – Reuters
6/19 Oil climbs over $1/bbl on U.S.-China trade deal hopes, Mideast tension – Reuters
6/19 Trump pressures Fed’s Powell: ‘let’s see what he does’ – Reuters
Precious Metals
6/20 Why an epic bull market in gold is about to begin – International Man
6/20 Ronni Stoeferle: in gold we trust – Peak Prosperity
6/20 Gold spikes to 6y highs as dollar, bond yields plunge – Zero Hedge
6/20 Gold hits over five-year high as Fed hints at rate cuts – CNBC
6/19 Gold gains in wake of dovish FOMC statement – Kitco
6/19 Gold surges to all time record highs at $1,974/oz in Australian dollars – GoldCore
6/19 Fed meet: outrageously bullish for gold – 321Gold
6/19 Gold technical analysis — huge bull run coming – Clive Maund
6/18 Gold rises in all currencies – near 7 year high in GBP – GoldCore
6/18 Dave Kranzler: can Western central banks keep capping gold at $1,350? – GATA
6/18 The billionaires’ club is thirsty for gold and here’s why – Kitco
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
6/20 Rejoice. The end of banking is nigh – Sovereign Man
6/20 Bitcoin price hits 1-year high on boost from Facebook’s libra plan – CBS
6/20 Bitcoin’s digital gold, but Facebook’s libra is the digital dollar – CNBC
6/20 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: currency war is next phase of global conflict – GATA
6/20 Pimco says the strong dollar’s run is ‘close to the end’ – Bloomberg
6/19 Meet the mini-bot: Italy will break up the eurozone – Mish
6/19 Draghi’s “whatever it takes” a tough act to follow – AP
6/19 “Facebook is positioning for collapse of confidence in fiat money” – ZH
6/19 U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project – Reuters
6/19 US dollar rallies off support but is this a top or bottom? – Technical Traders
Real Estate Bubble
6/19 Home-Flipping trend stalls as hard money lenders jump 40% – Zero Hedge
6/18 Housing starts slip, but permits rise, point to stronger growth ahead – MW
6/18 How rent prices became unmoored from incomes – Salon
6/18 A nurse needs 3 years of wages to buy a home in Phoenix – AZ Big
6/17 House prices nationwide are tipped to soar by 20% over the next four years – Stuff
6/15 Moody’s cuts rating on Destiny USA Mall bonds to junk – NRI Online
6/15 Why U.S. commercial real estate is another dangerous bubble in the making – RIA
6/15 Mortgage rates are dropping — why aren’t more people buying homes? – MW
Politics
6/20 “We’re all socialists now!” – Antonius Aquinas
6/18 Deep state players lash out at Trump – Liberty Nation
6/18 Trump campaign fires some of its pollsters after leaks show poor numbers – USA Today
6/18 Elizabeth Warren in bed with Trump: both want to sink the dollar – Mish
6/18 London mayor Sadiq Khan a ‘disaster’ over London stabbings, says Trump – CNN
6/18 The last ditch “neverTrump” ploy: a stupid war with Iran – Stream
6/18 Why students protested event analyzing Islamism – New Ideal
6/16 The Supreme Court should take a field trip to California – NY Times
6/16 Democratic debates, Sanders on socialism, new polls on 2020 race – NY Times
Offshore Investing
6/08 A primer for those considering expatriation – Peak Prosperity
6/02 The world’s best passports – Nomad Capitalist
5/27 Americans’ life savings disappear from Mexican bank accounts – Bloomberg
4/15 For big gains in gold, stay out of the U.S. — invest in these countries – Banyan Hill
3/19 Consistency: the success of the Cayman Islands – SWP
3/14 Why I got stuck on the “Island of Magic” – Casey Research
2/11 Runaway slaves – SWP
Clean Tech
6/19 Koch-Oil big lies and ecocide writ large in Canada – Counterpunch
6/19 Can bacteria help build a better plastic? – NPR
6/19 US solar power is booming this year despite Trump’s tariffs – Gizmodo
6/19 Energy storage will be big business soon – Motley Fool
6/19 Waste crisis looms as thousands of solar panels reach end of life – My Waste
6/18 Beyond Meat stock briefly trades above $200 after soaring 18% – CNBC
6/18 US residential solar financier Sunnova plans IPO – Greentech Media
6/18 Why electrified transportation needs microgrids – Green Tech Media
6/18 Massive power outage in Puerto Rico spotlights advantage of solar – Hawaii News
6/18 How rival lawyers teamed up to give solar power a huge boost – Forbes
6/18 China is winning the solar space race – Foreign Policy
Art of the Collapse
6/07 Bubbles B. Goode: musical tribute to the Fed – Mish
5/17 Klan rally 70 percent undercover reporters – Onion
5/14 Australia’s 2019 election – Honest Government
5/14 Preferential voting in Australia – Honest Government
5/05 Diners eating Impossible Burgers doused with beet juice by meat-rights activists – Onion
4/22 Media condemns Assange for exposure of their bad time management – Onion
4/21 Hilarious video of 8-year-old imitating and mocking AOC – Mish
4/16 We’re America’s bitch – Juice Media
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
6/20 Iranian media say Revolutionary Guard has shot down a US drone – CNBC
6/19 Russia to Washington: drop Middle East troop plan and stop provoking Iran – Reuters
6/19 Iran at the center of the Eurasian riddle – Saker
6/19 US, Iran voice resolve in brinkmanship, say war not sought – NBC
6/19 State Department funded trolls to attack journalists against Iran war – Crooks and Liars
6/18 U.N. officials: U.S. planning a ‘tactical assault’ in Iran – Jerusalem Post
6/18 Understanding the failure of U.S. foreign policy: the Albright doctrine – NI
6/18 U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats – Reuters
6/18 The coming show trial of Julian Assange – TruthDig
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Health, Survival
6/19 Why food expiration dates are practically meaningless – WaPo
6/13 Seniors face foreclosure in retirement after failed reverse mortgage – USA Today
6/11 The healing power of gardens: Oliver Sacks on the psychological benefits of nature – BP
6/10 The crucial connection between magnesium and vitamin B6 – Mercola
6/10 Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels – Sci Daily
6/06 A visit to the land of happy old people – Medium
6/02 Statin Nation: damaging millions in a post-health world – Mercola
6/01 Biohackers with diabetes are making their own insulin – Elemental
6/01 How to green the world’s deserts and reverse climate change – Allan Savory
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
6/19 Cyber attack stories from the past few days can’t be linked…can they? – OP
6/16 Pentagon keeps Trump in the dark about its cyber attacks on Russia – RS
6/16 U.S. escalates online attacks on Russia’s power grid – NY Times
6/15 Four insane data privacy scandals, just from this month – Sovereign Man
6/15 Unhealthy foods damage brain earlier in life than first thought – News.au
6/12 Traveler photos stolen and exposed in US Customs hack – BuzzFeed
6/12 This is exactly what privacy experts said would happen – Atlantic
6/11 Most cyber attacks come from the US – Global Times
Off-Topic
6/20 Greenland was 40 degrees hotter than normal this week – Science Alert
6/19 Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early – Reuters
6/19 Stay in the game – Albert Bridge Capital
6/16 Namibia forced by drought to auction 1,000 wild animals – Guardian
6/16 Hundreds of dolphins have died along Gulf Coast since February – Guardian
6/16 BP data reveals record CO2 emissions in 2018 driven by surging use of gas – CB
6/15 Biblical plague of locusts is swarming over Italian farmlands – AccuWeather
6/15 Largest animal epidemic in history is due to industrial farming – YouTube
6/15 Scientists use gut bacteria to make ‘universal’ blood type – Good News
6/15 Mother nature speaks out about climate change – Cold Climate Change