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Fed leaves rates unchanged, Yellen says optimistic things. US stocks turn volatile, gold and silver up on weakening dollar. President Trump bans immigration from several countries, fires acting attorney general for refusing to enforce ban, names supreme court nominee. Marine Le Pen catches another break.
Best Of The Web
Great expectations – Real Investment Advice
The persuasion filter and immigration – Dilbert
Liberals, not Trump, to blame for backlash – Mish
A nation-and world-divided – Miles Franklin
The clear and present danger list for the week ending January 13, 2017 – Deep Connections
Dow companies report worst revenues since 2010, Dow rises to 20,000 (LOL?) – Wolf Street
How great the fall can be – Arch Druid Report
A dubious monetary backdrop – Credit Bubble Bulletin
How to listen to authoritarians (without losing your mind) – Umair Haque
Controlling your own wealth as a basic human right – Coinbase Blog
Doomsday prep for the super-rich – New Yorker
What’s behind the collapse in global exports in the US, Japan, EU – Mish
These are the countries with the biggest debt slaves – Wolf Street
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Breaking News
The Economy
2/02 The next economic trend has hit the US: stagflation – 24hGold
2/02 Shifting sands and feeble foundations – 24hGold
2/02 Depression, stagflation, stag-depress-flation – Deviant Investor
2/02 German current account surplus to hit record, world’s largest in 2016 – Reuters
2/02 Deutsche Bank posts $2bln loss in Q4 as litigation costs weigh – CNBC
2/02 America’s student debt problem much bigger than anybody realized – Zero Hedge
2/02 As Brazil unemployment hits record high, Rio’s murder rate soars – Zero Hedge
2/02 Debt and deficits are about to matter again for investors – Bloomberg
2/02 China is facing a catch-22 dilemma – Business Insider
2/02 Unfunded liabilities: out of money and time – Anchor
2/02 The Chinese credit bubble – Daily Reckoning
2/01 Fed leaves rates unchanged, sees improving sentiment – CNBC
2/01 European bonds post worst January on record amid political angst – Bloomberg
2/01 Toyota leads US sales drops as carmakers keep discounts coming – Bloomberg
Precious Metals
2/02 Royal Gold reports record operating cash flow in its Q2 2017 – Yahoo!
2/02 Silver ‘undervalued’ vs gold, dollar jumps on US jobs in Trump rally ‘part 3’ – 24hGold
2/02 Centamin dividend glitters in ‘bumper year’ for Egyptian gold miner – Telegraph
2/02 How smart investors buy silver and gold – IU
2/02 Gold is a good bet in February as tax reform takes backseat – The Street
2/02 What to expect when Royal Gold reports earnings on February 3rd – Fox
2/02 Three reasons to consider gold now – Nasdaq
2/02 Gold unstoppable above $1200; Bullish momentum targets 100-DMA – FX Street
2/02 Gold becomes one of investors’ favorite safe havens with Trump uncertainty – Reuters
2/02 The single most important thing Silver Wheaton has to prove in 2017 – Motley Fool
Inflation, Deflation, Currency War, Cryptocurrencies
2/02 Trump’s latest enemy? Monetary policy – Nikkei
2/02 Japan rejects Trump accusation of devaluing yen in currency war – Guardian
2/02 As the war on cash accelerates, governments look to bitcoint – Financial Sense
2/02 Should cash be abolished? – Mises Institute
2/02 Bitcoin is busting out – Business Insider
2/01 Trump, trade adviser signal displeasure with U.S. ‘strong dollar’ policy – Reuters
2/01 Dollar rises, Treasuries fall as Fed meeting looms: markets wrap – Bloomberg
2/01 Inflation Surprise Index shows unexpected global turn: chart – Bloomberg
2/01 He’ll bring them [inflation], and they will love him for it – Wolf Street
2/01 Stagflation shock: ISM shows input costs soaring at fastest since 2011 – Zero Hedge
Real Estate Bubble
2/02 Yellen eyes commercial real-estate froth as Fed weighs ’17 risks – Bloomberg
1/31 Pending home sales jump 1.6% in December as demand hangs tough – MarketWatch
1/28 Consider Southern Chile – SCP
1/26 Commercial realty loan defaults booming – Financial Sense
1/26 US new-home sales tumble in December – Mercury News
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
2/02 Trump slams ‘dumb deal’ with ally Australia after testy call – Bloomberg
2/02 Trump threatens UC Berkeley funding over violent protests – Bloomberg
2/02 Trump Twitter bursts throw decades-old alliances into chaos – Bloomberg
2/02 The deep state, Trump, and JFK – 24hGold
2/02 200 years of US immigration data put Trump’s ban into context – StatNews
2/02 In Trump, tech finds a troll it can’t ignore – Wired
2/02 The workaholic in chief – Financial Survival Network
2/02 Unrest is the only growth industry left – Automatic Earth
2/02 World out of whack: Trump, TPP, and taking on China – Capitalist Exploits
2/02 Marine Le Pen refuses to repay €300k of ‘misspent’ EU funds – Guardian
2/02 Seattle social justice warrior caught on tape threatening violence – SHTFPlan
2/02 Welcome to the “social justice” university – GateStone
2/01 White House blackballs CNN; refuses to send surrogates – Zero Hedge
Offshore Investing
2/01 FATCA needs to go, but the FATCA “refugees” are never coming back – Zero Hedge
1/24 Switzerland: still a safe country for storage… but only for physical gold – GoldBroker
12/23 The best countries for your escape plan – International Man
12/21 Do you have an offshore backup plan? – Sovereign Investor
Clean Tech
2/02 Brexit fails to cast cloud over Allianz Global Investors’ solar power purchases – CNBC
2/01 Saudi Arabia plans the world’s cheapest power with solar and wind – Bloomberg
2/01 Tesla drops ‘Motors’ from name as CEO Musk looks beyond cars – Yahoo!
2/01 The “wind and solar will save us” delusion – Our Finite World
2/01 Affordable solar roofing to promote household adoption of solar power – Yahoo!
1/31 Sunshot $1 per watt solar cost goal: mission accomplished – Greentech Media
1/31 Competition grows, solar installers turn to batteries, loans – Greentech Media
Art of the Collapse
1/29 This Dutch video on Trump has gone viral because, well, just watch it – Mashable
1/26 Bad Lip Reading’s video on Trump’s inauguration is hysterical – The Blaze
War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Creeping Fascism, Police State
2/02 World war zero – Umair Haque
2/01 Iran admits it test fired new missile, putting nuclear deal in jeopardy – Zero Hedge
2/01 America’s unchecked security state – FFF
2/01 Obama killed a 16-year-old American in Yemen – Intercept
1/30 Pre-emptive attack Iran bill active in US house – Ron Paul Institute
1/30 6 killed in Canada mosque shooting; Trudeau calls it terror – Bloomberg
1/30 Ukraine says more soldiers killed in deadliest clashes in weeks – Reuters
1/29 Trump, Putin discuss “real coordination” against ISIS in phone call – Mish
Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival
1/31 Worried about the Apocalypse? Here’s a shopping guide – Bloomberg
1/31 Importance of enzymes for health, longevity, disease prevention – Mercola
1/31 Healing with medical marijuana – Dr. Sircus
1/29 When the rich become preppers, it’s time to worry – Peak Prosperity
1/27 Standing for mental clarity and physical health – Mercola
1/27 How Pete & Gerry’s cage-free eggs are a model for other small farmers – MarketWatch
1/24 What does roundup do to your liver? – Mercola
1/24 Dirty dairy is in panic mode – Mercola
1/23 How sun exposure improves your immune function – Mercola
CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime
2/02 Privacy and security stuff you should read: 1/31/2017 – Forbes
2/01 Credit-card thieves move online as chips thwart in-store fraud – Bloomberg
2/01 Protect your digital privacy in the era of surveillance, public shaming – Pacific Standard
2/01 Get ready for the cyber war in 2017: know your enemy – Information Age
2/01 Hackers demand bitcoin after hijacking hotel’s locks – MSN
Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating
2/02 The many tribes of artificial intelligence – Medium
2/02 Inside libratus, the poker AI that out-bluffed the best humans – Wired
2/02 Microplastics found in supermarket fish, shellfish – CBC News
2/02 Winter 2017 – colder and snowier – Dr. Sircus
2/02 California considering legislation to recognize new gender – Zero Hedge
2/01 The unreasonable effectiveness of deep brain stimulation – The Spike
1/31 These may be the last glasses you will ever need to buy – Kurzweil
1/31 Living in a world of big data and smart things – Medium
1/31 NASA just released 30 years of before and after images around the world – Forbes
1/31 Social media helped Kim Kardashian’s alleged robber plan heist – Vanity Fair
1/30 Why I only watch movies in virtual reality – Medium
