Hong Kong on brink of recession, Argentina on brink of default… Adam Taggart: Why common knowledge changes the world … Tom Luongo: The battle of the ‘flations has begun … Gold and silver down on profit-taking; “Gold stock bulls still in charge” …
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Why common knowledge changes the world – Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
Comeuppance – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
Gold is not a function of the US dollar nor is gold an inflation hedge – Mish
The battle of the ‘flations has begun – Tom Luongo
The great switch: old ways fade and are irrecoverable – Strategic Culture“Zero has no meaning” says Greenspan: I disagree, so does gold – Mish
Tight rope – NorthmanTrader
All you really needed was the yield curve – Alhambra Partners
The economic singularity report 11 Aug – Keith Weiner
Germany stalls and Europe craters – Strategic Culture
The hard truth – Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
“Hot money” watch – Doug Noland, Credit Bubble Bulletin
Gold blasts through $1500: message? Central banks out of control, not inflation – Mish
Breaking News
The Economy
8/17 $240,000 – the amount each American owns of US debt and unfunded obligations – CNS
8/17 Midwest farm loan repayment issues hit highest level since 1999 – Zero Hedge
8/17 Hong Kong on brink of recession as trade war, political protests escalate – Yahoo
8/16 The Fed may not have the ammo to stop a recession – CNBC
8/16 To spur consumption, China preps plan to boost disposable income – Reuters
8/16 Mexico’s central bank cuts rates as economy sputters – Reuters
8/16 You may be dead before you pay off your student loans – Bloomberg
8/16 Stocks, bund yields spike on report Germany ready to run budget deficit – ZH
8/16 Consumer confidence crashes on “apprehensions about a recession” – ZH
8/16 ‘Crazy inverted yield curve’ vexes Fed, with no clear resolution – Reuters
8/16 Economic disaster for U.S. will be political disaster for Trump – Peter Schiff
8/16 Cass Freight Index contracts 8th month: Cass predicts negative GDP – Mish
8/16 Economy looks far better than the bond market’s recession warning – CNBC
8/16 Market plunge sheds harsh light on big banks and derivatives – GATA
8/16 Tale of two economies: industrial production vs retail spending – Mish
Precious Metals
8/17 Gold stocks: black candles but bulls are boss – 321Gold
8/17 5 silver ETFs that will keep shining – Nasdaq
8/17 August Newsletter – Resource Consultants
8/16 Buy precious metals dips: Fed skewed ‘more aggressively dovish’ – Scotia – Kitco
8/16 China’s golden corridor – gold reserves and negative yield – Marin Katusa
8/16 Silver, transports, and Dow Jones index at targets – what direct next? – TT
8/16 Is there such a thing as a free-market gold standard? – AIER
8/16 Gold nears record highs in euros as Deutsche falls to new record low – GoldCore
8/16 Precious metals reaching initial targets prior to aug 19 – what’s next? – TT
8/16 Dow plunge, gold, bonds rally — audio podcast – Technical Traders
8/16 Does economic uncertainty create more demand for gold and bitcoin? – Hacker Noon
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
8/17 Fearful Argentines pull dollars from banks after election shock – GATA
8/17 Fitch, S&P downgrade Argentina debt as default risk grows – Reuters
8/16 In a U.S.-China currency war, who wins? – Forbes
8/16 Dallas Mavericks to accept bitcoin as payment – Yahoo!
8/16 Bitcoin suddenly under $10,000 as ethereum, litecoin, and ripple’s xrp dive – Forbes
8/15 Even cryptocurrencies are now getting clobbered in this market – Bloomberg
8/15 Trade wars and the over-valued dollar – The Hill
8/15 China: paper tiger – Daily Reckoning
8/15 China plays trade war “hardball” – 3 ways retirees could suffer – Birch Gold
8/15 Bitcoin is the new gold. Or is it the other way around? – Forbes
8/15 Bitcoin is a geopolitical turmoil indicator, says market researcher – Coin Telegraph
8/15 As election looms, Argentina’s Macri announces higher spending – Reuters
Real Estate Bubble
8/17 Housing peaked May of 2018: cycle trends suggest long, weak recovery is over – Mish
8/16 Housing starts slump 4% in July, but there’s one silver lining – MW
8/16 On the Lower East Side, home prices have doubled since 2015 – Curbed NY
8/16 US home prices up 3% in july as supply fell 3%–the largest decline in a year – PR News
8/16 Charlotte-area home prices jump again – WFAE
8/15 Mortgage rates fall below 4% and refis explode as rates tumble – CNN
8/15 Falling mortgage rates boost homebuilder confidence – CNBC
8/14 Here’s the real reason why U.S. home prices haven’t been smashed – MarketWatch
8/13 Mortgage rate cuts aren’t boosting housing – Yahoo!
Politics
8/17 Jeffrey Epstein death ruled ‘suicide by hanging’ – BBC
8/17 What would it take to build a world without globalists? – Technical Traders
8/17 Climate activist’s yacht trip to America more harmful than flying – Summit
8/17 Why liberal internationalism has lost the struggle for the future – SC
8/17 ‘I’m worried’: Allies fear NRA has lost its power in Washington – Politico
8/16 Epstein spent time alone with young woman in prison’s attorney room – Forbes
8/16 Jeffrey Epstein ‘kept a diary of his under-aged victims’ – Telegraph
8/16 Epstein’s gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell spotted at In-n-Out Burger – NY Post
8/16 Tlaib rejects Israel’s offer for ‘humanitarian’ visit to West Bank – Yahoo
8/16 Corbyn seeks to stop Brexit via “make me temporary PM” offer – Mish
8/16 Epstein is like JFK all over again – Automatic Earth
8/15 Autopsy finds Jeffrey Epstein had several broken neck bones – NY Post
8/15 Half of UK farms could fail after no-deal Brexit, report warns – Guardian
Offshore Investing
7/31 Will they take all your money? – SWP Cayman
7/24 How Uncle Sam can tax the Queen of England’s great-grandson – Nestmann
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
Clean Tech
8/17 This seaweed reduces cow emissions by 99%—climate gamechanger? – manual
8/17 Coke and Pepsi abandon the plastics lobby – CNN
8/17 Historic first: Wind turbines deliver more energy than coal in Texas – manual
8/17 A steady diet of plastic – Ahead of the Herd
8/16 Windmills and batteries to attract billions in the green energy revolution – Bloomberg
8/16 Lab-Grown meat: beyond burgers, seven in-vitro foods coming to plates – Inverse
8/15 Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency – NSF
8/15 From Apple to Walmart, these firms are embracing solar power in the US – CNBC
8/14 Heat wave pushes Texas power demand to record-high – Oil Price
8/14 Solar power now cheaper than grid electricity across China – Caixin
8/14 Rare earths crisis in retrospect – Human Progress
Art of the Collapse
8/04 Crypto is the new black: 20 crypto jokes – Crypto News
8/02 The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics – Politico
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
8/17 US axis of aggression in Gulf – Strategic Culture
8/17 Hong Kongers stage more anti-government protests, braving storms – Reuters
8/17 Russia’s sound proposal for Gulf peace – Strategic Culture
8/17 U.S. backs F-16 sale to Taiwan, drawing warning from China – MSN
8/16 U.S. bullies its way into dispute, moves to seize Iranian tanker – American Conservative
8/16 Five lies about Iran we need to refute to stop another illegal war – Intercept
8/16 North Korea fires missiles, derides South Korea’s Moon as ‘impudent’ – Reuters
8/15 As Hong Kong braces for protests, China holds drills across border – Reuters
8/15 Taiwan sharply boosts defense budget amid China tension – Reuters
8/14 Photos: Hong Kong protesters took over the city’s airport – Quartz
8/14 Kremlin says Putin’s nuclear-powered missile far ahead of US technology – ZH
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Health, Survival
8/15 A boom time for the bunker business and doomsday capitalists – NY Times
8/11 The top 10 most overlooked preps you need to get asap – Survival Sullivan
8/06 The fundamental link between body weight and the immune system – Atlantic
8/02 Vitamin D deficiency as a cause of diseases & safe high dose – Dr. Sircus
7/24 11 ways to avoid prepper burnout – Survival Sullivan
7/20 Using a tactical pen effectively – Survival Sullivan
7/16 Can Alzheimer’s be stopped? Five lifestyle behaviors are key – NBC News
7/16 A small glass of juice or soda a day is linked to increased risk of cancer – CNN
7/09 How much will healthcare cost you in retirement? Try $369,000 – Motley Fool
7/07 Study: short spurts of exercise improve brain function, may make you smarter – SF
7/02 Defense Department’s mandatory keto diet may enhance military performance – manual
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
8/10 Capital One breach: what you can do following bank data hack – CNet
8/01 Hacked highways? Connected cars could gridlock entire cities – Study Finds
7/30 Capital One: allegations show rare case of a single malicious engineer – CNBC
7/30 The Capital One hack exposes the risks of racking up credit-card rewards – MW
7/30 Capital One shares dive after data breach affecting 100 million – CNBC
7/30 Expert warns of cyber attacks on power grid; new approach needed – Military Aerospace
7/28 Cyber veterans imagine what a hacker-fueled war would look like – Fast Company
7/26 Russia targeted elections systems in all 50 states, report finds – NY Times
Off-Topic
8/17 New York decriminalizes marijuana use – Axios
8/17 A cure for ebola? Two new treatments prove highly effective in Congo – NY Times
8/17 Plastic apocalypse: dangerous microplastics invade Alps to Artic – Zero Hedge
8/16 Sinking city: Indonesia’s capital on brink of disaster – Yahoo
8/16 Donald Trump reportedly wants to purchase Greenland from Denmark – Guardian
8/15 Our galaxy’s black hole suddenly lit up and nobody knows why – Vice
8/15 ‘Punch in the gut’ as scientists find micro plastic in Arctic ice – Reuters
8/15 How Arctic wildfires change the world –Terra Daily
8/14 Teen’s tweets from her smart fridge go viral after mother confiscates phone – Guardian
8/14 Forest animal populations have plummeted by half since 1970 – Scotsman
8/12 Loadsmart and Starsky make first start-to-finish autonomous truck delivery – Mish