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US stocks near record. Bitcoin falls from recent high. US jobs growth disappoints, but wages jump. Global debt continues to soar. US retaliates against alleged Russian hacking. Fake news debate rages.
Best Of The Web
“European break up no longer unthinkable” – Zero Hedge
The false economic recovery narrative will die in 2017 – Alt Market
As we enter 2017, keep the big picture in mind – Peak Prosperity
“There is something strange going on… something doesn’t smell right” – Zero Hedge
My political-financial road map for 2017 – Nomi Prins
How to make America great again with other people’s money – Club Orlov
Fears of a ‘massive’ global property price fall – Telegraph
Happy New Year! – FOFOA
Currency and the collapse of the Roman empire – Visual Capitalist
Silver prices and the Russian connection – Deviant Investor
2017 – the year of monetary revolution – 24hGold
Forecast 2017: the wheels finally come off – Kunstler
World’s most dangerous systemic risks for the week ending December 30 – Medium.com
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Breaking News
The Economy
1/09 Treasuries advance with gold, U.S. stocks mixed: markets wrap – Bloomberg
1/09 China is planning a new, relaxed approach to growth – Bloomberg
1/09 Fed’s Labor Market Conditions Index plunges most in 7 years – Zero Hedge
1/09 How bad will the “bond massacre” get? – SRSrocco Report
1/09 Record 95.1 million Americans not in the labor force – My Budget 360
1/09 Debt rattle – Automatic Earth
1/09 As Calpers braces for smaller gains, three places feel it most – Bloomberg
1/09 China dumps another $41 billion in US debt – Seeking Alpha
1/09 Could an Italian banking crisis ignite an EU crisis? – Bert Dohmen
1/08 Donald Trump’s big fat ugly bubble is ready to pop – Daily Reckoning
1/08 U.S. Treasury lets private pensions slash benefits for first time in history – Birch Gold
1/08 For last 3 months, job growth averaged 165k, employment only 62k – Mish
1/08 Older Americans are retiring in droves – Bloomberg
1/08 China potentially threatens a near term US Treasury short squeeze! – MATA SII
Precious Metals
1/09 2016 past is 2017 prologue – GoldCore
1/09 Resource sector digest: will oil and gold move up now? Seeking Alpha
1/09 Gold prices outlook for 2017: massive gains could be ahead – Lombardi Letter
1/09 Is it too late to join the gold rally? – Seeking Alpha
1/09 Bullion dealers that colluded with U.S. in 1974 have changed ownership – GATA
1/09 JP Morgan’s Comex silver stash tops 83 million troy ounces – GoldSeek
1/09 Tahoe Resources reports record silver, gold output in 2016 – Kitco
1/09 Eldorado Gold Corp. outperformed other gold miners in December – Pantagraph
1/08 Ed Steer’s gold and silver letter posted in the clear at GoldSeek – GATA
1/08 Gold reacts strongly to China’s latest currency shenanigans – Birch Gold
1/08 Why Great Panther rose while First Majestic and Hecla fell in December – Motley Fool
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
1/09 Pound falls to 10-week low as may hints at single-market exit – Bloomberg
1/09 Pope Francis now international monetary guru – Antonius Aquinas
1/09 Why don’t USD, bitcoin drop to tangible value, i.e. zero? – Charles Hugh Smith
1/09 German fury grows over inflation ‘Horror-Kurve’ – Telegraph
1/09 China Dec forex reserves fall less than expected to $3.011 trillion – CNBC
1/09 The growing threat to global trade: a currency war – Barron’s
1/09 Inflation is back, but so are its risks – Gazette
1/09 Bitcoin plunged again – Business Insider
1/09 Bitcoin might just be a plausible response to the “war on cash” – Quartz
Real Estate Bubble
1/06 Mall companies fall as Sears announces plans to close stores – Bloomberg
1/05 Six reasons construction boom won’t last – Mish
1/05 Refinance window closing fast: applications plunge 22 percent – Mish
1/04 Manhattan resale home prices tumble the most in four years – Bloomberg
1/04 Mortgage applications tank 12% to end 2016 – CNBC
DollarCollapse Podcasts
12/21 Blow-Off Top
12/01 All Eyes On Italy
11/04 Instability on the horizon
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
Politics
1/09 Le Pen: I will DISMANTLE France’s relationship with the bloc – Express
1/09 Wikileaks responds to CIA report – press conference live feed – Zero Hedge
1/09 UK gov proposes “fantastically dangerous” university reforms – Zero Hedge
1/09 Donald Trump’s statement after intelligence briefing on hacking – New York Times
1/09 Can Marine Le Pen detoxify her brand? – Guardian
1/09 How RT became the star of CIA, FBI & NSA’s anticlimactic ‘big reveal’ – RT
1/09 Democracy is in crisis around the world – MarketWatch
1/09 Here’s why the US elite fear RT – Ron Paul Institute
1/08 France’s Marine Le Pen contends populism is the future – NPR
1/08 US, France and Russia should form ‘alliance’ – Telegraph
1/08 Marine Le Pen criticises ‘facade’ of Cameron’s EU referendum decision – Guardian
1/08 CNN apologizes to Assange for pedophilia accusation – Zero Hedge
Offshore Investing
12/23 The best countries for your escape plan – International Man
12/21 Do you have an offshore backup plan? – Sovereign Investor
12/17 If Europe goes down, we go with it – Nestmann
12/16 The real winner of the US elections – Mountain Vision
Clean Tech
1/09 Infinite solar power technology could completely change our future – Futurism
1/06 Israel harnessing sunshine with world’s tallest solar tower – Star Tribune
1/05 It’s final — corn ethanol is of no use – Forbes
1/05 Residential solar specialist sungevity’s reverse merger is canceled – Greentech Media
1/05 If Trump kills Clean Power Plan, legal action ensues, warn 15 states – PV Tech
1/05 Solar power surges in popularity for home owners – NewsHub
1/03 Hawaii Electric aims to hit 100% renewables 5 years early – Utility Drive
Art of the Collapse
1/07 Trump’s Twitter account was hacked by four-year-old? – New Yorker
1/06 Trevor Noah quizzes Congress: ‘Why are Americans mad?’ – Huffington Post
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
1/09 How police use military technology to secretly track you – Rolling Stone
1/09 US tanks in Europe support NATO anti-Russian buildup – Ron Paul Institute
1/08 Ontario woman held in Turkey on charges of ‘insulting’ president – CBC
1/08 How many bombs did the United States drop in 2016? – CFR
1/07 Judge denies bail for Facebook-four who tortured white Chicago teen – Zero Hedge
1/06 The devil’s chessboard – Real Change News
1/06 Mexico hikes gas 20 percent: mass protests ensue – Mish
1/06 The scandals that Valerie Jarrett overlooked – Washington Times
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
1/08 US seafood consumption up, but many still making unhealthy purchases – Mercola
1/08 A month without sugar – New York Times
1/06 As Calpers flails, don’t bank on your pension – Investor Place
1/03 How to survive a mass shooting – Survival Sullivan
1/03 Say goodbye to kale: the superfood trends for 2017 – Telegraph
1/03 SRSrocco top 2016 posts & my commentary for 2017 – SRSrocco Report
12/31 How to set up a prepping budget – Survival Sullivan
12/24 How physical inactivity increases risk for chronic diseases – Mercola
12/23 Healing tonic that helped climbing expedition conquer Everest – Alternative Daily
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
1/09 US intelligence: 30 countries building cyber attack capabilities – ZDNet
1/09 Woman in middle of cyber war: the hacker who denies helping Russia – Stuff.co.nz
1/08 Watch out hackers: Deploying ransomware is now a crime in California – Ars Technica
1/06 Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks – CNN
1/06 Senate panel aims to set cyberwar policy in wake of Russian hacking – Inside Defense
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
1/09 Wrinkles could be a thing of the past – Telegraph
1/09 How ‘Sherlock of the library’ cracked the case of Shakespeare’s identity – Guardian
1/08 Giant iceberg poised to break off from Antarctic shelf – Guardian
1/08 Forty years later, FDA finally restricts use of antibiotics in livestock – The Fern
1/06 3,000 ride-sharing cars could replace 13,000 New York City taxis – Mish
1/03 Insurance claim adjusters replaced by “IBM Watson explorer” – Mish
1/03 Marijuana industry bracing for push toward legalization in 2017 – MarketWatch
1/03 Vanishing life, solar power boom year, and more! – Huffington Post
1/02 Life after cars 2016 – 24hGold
1/02 Massive volcano rumbling right under one of Italy’s biggest cities – CNBC
1/02 iPhone manufacturer Foxconn: humans no longer needed – Gateway Pundit
