Courtesy of John Rubino.
Inflation, housing pick up, manufacturing and transport continue to decline. China debt and US public pensions getting attention. Banks report surprisingly good earnings, mostly due to trading gains. Yellen considers aggressive “high-pressure” policy to engineer fast growth and rising wage inflation. The Assange mystery deepens; Wikileaks still active. Clinton way up in polls after final debate.
Best Of The Web
The cult of the expert – and how it collapsed – Guardian
Fed risks repeating Lehman blunder as US recession storm gathers – Telegraph
Broken indicators: it’s growing harder to spot troubles in the market – Bloomberg
10 terrifying charts – Gold Republic
Cass Freight Index takes another dive killing August’s “false hope” – Mish
Watch a short film Adam Curtis made for VICE about your life – Vice
The world’s most dangerous systemic risks – Deep Connections
Prevailing gray swans: The clear and present danger list – Deep Connections
What triggers collapse? – Peak Prosperity
The perils of a resurgent China credit boom – Credit Bubble Bulletin
Japan’s central bank writes Tokyo a blank check – Stratfor
USA 2017-2020: An ungovernable nation? – OfTwoMinds.com
A mile-high house of cards – International Man
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Breaking News
The Economy
10/21 Hedge fund managers struggle to master their miserable new world – Bloomberg
10/21 To some, it “feels more like a crash” – 24hGold
10/21 The great physical gold supply & demand illusion – 24hGold
10/21 Weak retail sales result makes Canada rate cut more likely – Bloomberg
10/21 China’s local governments are getting into venture capital – Bloomberg
10/21 ‘Lions hunting zebras’: Ex-Wells Fargo bankers describe abuses – New York Times
10/21 China’s still growing, but fears are rising that it won’t last – CNBC
10/21 Kim Kardashian, millionaire cops and the 1% – Sprott Money
10/21 What redemptions in the hedge fund industry are telling us – Mountain Vision
10/21 David Rosenberg calls for trillions in helicopter money – Zero Hedge
10/20 Draghi seen keeping up suspense on future of ECB stimulus plan – Bloomberg
10/20 Fed’s Beige Book: Most of U.S. grew at modest to moderate rate – MarketWatch
10/20 Hedge fund managers expect ‘massive’ 34% pay cut – Bloomberg
10/20 The tech bubble didn’t burst this year. Just wait – Bloomberg
10/20 German CEOs seek “revival of Germany Inc.” – 24hGold
10/20 China debt continues to grow along with GDP – Bloomberg
10/20 State public pension unfunded liabilities soar to $5.6 trillion – Watchdog
10/20 Euro area crisis: We are back in 2012 and even worse – Gefira
Precious Metals
10/21 Silver Eagle demand ‘returned with a vengeance’ – GoldCore
10/21 All time high levels of QE are coming – 24hGold
10/21 Gold is near the 2011 highs – Gold Switzerland
10/21 The cheapest silver miner based on future cash flow – Motley Fool
10/21 It’s rally time for gold and silver equities – Streetwise Reports
10/21 India’s monsoons blowing in higher gold prices – Schiff Gold
10/21 Fiat money and gold – GoldMoney
10/21 Diagnosis of gold correction: normal – GoldSilver
10/21 Silver standard: Time to buy the dip? – Seeking Alpha
10/21 GDXJ: Fire-sale prices still here – Seeking Alpha
10/20 Cashless society – war on cash to benefit gold? – GoldCore
10/20 Do not forget about palladium – APMEX
10/20 How gold and silver values stack up against traditional currencies – APMEX
10/20 The gold manipulators will be punished – 24hGold
10/20 Now is the hour – 321Gold
10/20 These 3 gold exploration stocks just struck gold – Seeking Alpha
10/20 This indicator says the price of gold is now headed above $1,700 – King World News
10/19 Gold in India trades at premium for first time in 9 months – GATA
10/19 Strong zinc price should continue to benefit these 3 silver juniors – MunKnee
10/19 Currency-neutral measure suggests gold bull continues – MunKnee
10/19 “Higher gold prices” on global trade slowdown – GoldCore
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
10/21 Obamacare premiums up 30% in TX, MS, KS – Mish
10/21 Dollar hits eight-month high, stocks set for weekly rise – Reuters
10/21 China’s capital outflows are soaring again – Zero Hedge
10/21 Inflation outlook rises everywhere but Japan – Bloomberg
10/21 Eurozone government-bond yields fall after Draghi comments – MarketWatch
10/21 A less-cash society, not a cashless one – Bloomberg
10/21 Is the bet on inflation finally paying off? – Bloomberg
10/21 The great inflation hoax – Seeking Alpha
10/21 Inflation & the Bank of England’s new catch 22 – Positive Money
10/20 Are you ready for inflation? – Talk Markets
10/20 What has gotten the “smart money” so spooked? – Talk Markets
Real Estate Bubble
10/21 China September property prices extend gains, raise fears of a bubble – CNBC
10/21 U.S. mall investors set to lose billions as retail gloom deepens – Reuters
10/20 Sales of existing homes in US increase more than forecast – Bloomberg
10/20 China’s real estate frenzy – The Week
10/19 US single-family housing starts surge; multi-family segment falters – Yahoo!
DollarCollapse Podcasts
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
6/08 Gold Will Soar, Marijuana Will Be Legal
5/23 Hard times for obsolete entities
5/14 Chaos spreads to US retailers and Italian banks
Politics
10/21 Trump’s candidacy – the good and the bad of it – Daily Reckoning
10/21 Trump, Clinton tension seeps into jokes at annual charity dinner – Reuters
10/21 Trump vs. Clinton – Who’s “better” for gold? – 24hGold
10/21 Another thing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get wrong – Forbes
10/21 Assange lashes out at America – Zero Hedge
10/21 Email confirms DNC involvement in violence at Trump rallies – Zero Hedge
10/21 Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to poll – CNN
10/21 Hillary Clinton, mocking and taunting in debate, turns the tormentor – New York Times
10/21 Trump’s best debate performance – Mish
10/21 The Podesta emails – Politico
10/21 Hillary Clinton with a HUGE advantage in state battleground polls – Redstate
10/21 Requiem for a lightweight – Daily Reckoning
10/20 Election 2016 – Reuters
10/20 Trump, Clinton double down on their strategies – Bloomberg
Offshore Investing
10/07 Panama Papers? Try UNITED STATES Papers? – Mountain Vision
9/14 4 totally legal reasons to use an offshore structure – Nestmann
7/20 Costa Rica: Central America’s hidden gem – Sovereign Investor
7/08 Time to adjust your wealth plan – Mountain Vision
Clean Tech
10/21 Wind power could supply 20% of global electricity by 2030 – Inhabitat
10/21 Blowing the competition away: the wind power boom in the US – Oil Price
10/20 Strong progress by Chinese solar power generators may eliminate subsidies – SCMP
10/20 Growing food with seawater and solar power – Aljazeera
10/20 These are the US companies with the most solar power – Fortune
10/19 Batteries may trip ‘death spiral’ in $3.4 trillion credit market – Bloomberg
10/18 Tepco shares slump after anti-nuclear novice wins Japan election – GEAB
10/18 Tesla, Apple and Uber push lithium prices even higher – Oil Price
10/18 Canadian Solar has a debt problem: time to worry? – Investor Guide
Art of the Collapse
10/18 SNL’s presidential debate isn’t complete without Ken Bone – E! Online
10/12 Late-night TV hosts have field day with Donald Trump-Billy Bush video – WaPo
10/03 Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump impression on ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Washington Post
9/24 2016 debate preparation begins – Zero Hedge
9/14 Book review of Dave Stockman’s “Trumped!” – Mish
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
10/21 Hacking democracy – Burning Platform
10/21 Germans leaving Germany ‘in droves’ – Gatestone
10/21 US urged Ecuador to act against WikiLeaks leader Assange – NBC
10/20 Did the White House declare war on Russia? – Nation
10/20 Iraq captures key town near Mosul – Wall Street Journal
10/20 Has World War 3 already started? – International Man
10/20 Russia deploying the largest naval force since the Cold War for Syria – Zero Hedge
10/19 The government’s addiction to ‘secret law’ – New York Times
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
10/21 This is what happens when you get rid of 75% of your stuff – MarketWatch
10/21 The top spots in the US to bug out – Survival Sullivan
10/21 Making your shelter visible – Survival Sullivan
10/18 How to inspect your survival stockpile – Survival Sullivan
10/17 Here’s why you need vitamin B12, and where you can find it – Washington Post
10/16 Conquering cancer – Dr. Sircus
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
10/21 “Enormous cyber attack” takes down hundreds of websites – Zero Hedge
10/21 First batch of emails sent to and from Obama’s secret email – Zero Hedge
10/21 Sky Views: Behind the US-Russia cyberwar – Sky
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
10/21 The sharing economy is creating a Dickensian world – MarketWatch
10/21 Tesla, rivals joust over how to put self-driving cars on the road – Reuters
10/20 Use of strongest antibiotics rises to record levels on European farms – Guardian
10/19 World’s mammals being eaten into extinction – Guardian
10/19 Big-data algorithms are manipulating us all – Wired
10/18 Greece in 2050: A country for old men – Ekathimerini
10/18 Americans work 25% more than Europeans – Bloomberg
10/18 The greatest bubble ever… & the Federal Reserve can’t see it? – Econimica
10/17 Hunted to brink, Africa’s reviled vultures vital in fight against disease – Guardian
10/15 Visualizing America’s $18 trillion economy (in 3 stunning maps) – Zero Hedge
10/14 Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize – Vanity Fair
