Frontrunning: February 26
Goldman Employees Reaped $2 Billion From 2008 Options Last Year (BBG)On Bush turf, Obama blames immigration woes on Republicans (Reuters)Tougher Internet rules to hit cable, telecoms companies...
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ECB Warns UK: Excluding Russia From SWIFT "Could Undermine Confidence In The...
As "isolated" Russia signs a military deal with Cyprus, agrees bilateral trade with Greece, ratifies the $100 billion BRICS Bank, and offers to trade advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Iran, it seems...
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Bill Gross: "Central Banks Have Gone Too Far In Their Misguided Efforts To...
The usual stuff in Bill Gross' latest monthly letter which could have been picked form the pages of Zero Hedge circa late 2009/early 2010, now that virtually all the "conspiracy theories" we first...
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A Who's Who Of Awful Times To Invest
Excerpted from John Hussman's Weekly Market Comment:Unless we observe a rather swift improvement in market internals and a further, material easing in credit spreads – neither which would relieve the...
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The Next Empire
Submitted by Jeff Thomas via Doug Casey's International Man blog, Throughout history, political, financial, and military leaders have sought to create empires. Westerners often think of ancient Rome as...
View ArticleFrontrunning: March 6
5 Things to Watch in February’s Jobs Report (WSJ)Draghi Declares Victory for Bond-Buying Before It Starts (BBG)Apple Pay Sign-Ups Get Tougher as Banks Respond to Fraud (WSJ)As World’s Hottest Economy...
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China Completes SWIFT Alternative, May Launch "De-Dollarization Axis" As Soon...
One of the recurring threats used by the western nations in their cold (and increasingly more hot) war with Russia, is that Putin's regime may be locked out of all international monetary transactions...
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Currency Wars Continue As IMF Concedes End To Dollar Hegemony
Currency Wars Continue As IMF Concedes End To Dollar Hegemony- Dollar has declined as reserve currency over past decade from 70% of global reserves to 61%- Chinese yuan is growing in stature as...
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Bitcoin Default Swaps: Blythe Masters Joins Bitcoin Startup
About a year ago we wrote that the "farce is complete" when we learned that the former head of JPM's commodities group - Blythe Master - the person caught red-handed in trying to pull off Enron 2.0,...
View ArticleFrontrunning: March 11
Fed Likely to Remove ‘Patient’ Barrier for Rate Increase as Soon as June (Hilsenrath) - which year?Clinton says used personal email account for convenience (Reuters)Euro sinks to 12-year lows as yield...
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The West's Plan To Drop Russia From SWIFT Hilariously Backfires
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,If Vladimir Putin is remotely capable of laughter (the jury is out on that one…) then he’s probably doing so right now.Russia is once again Arch-Enemy of...
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Is This The Catalyst For The Next Big Leg Down In Oil Prices & Energy Stocks?
Submitted by Emad Mostaque via ECStrat.com,There is a possibility of a nuclear deal being agreed between the P5 + 1 nations and Iran next Friday, 20th March. This may be the precursor for energy stocks...
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One Last Look At The Real Economy Before It Implodes - Part 2
Submitted by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com,Part 1 Here.Consumer spending in the U.S. accounts for approximately 70 percent of gross domestic product, though it is important to note that the manner...
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Green Light For Empire: Ron Paul's Short History Of Washington's Wars Since 1990
Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity,The American Empire has been long in the making. A green light was given in 1990 to finalize that goal. Dramatic events...
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WTI Slumps To New Cycle Lows As Iran Supply Fears Loom
Just a few short days ago we were the first to bring attention to the potential of an Iran nuclear deal being a catalyst for the next big leg lower in the energy complex and sure enough, not only is...
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Guest Post: How Putin Can Win The Economic War Against The West
Submitted by pravda.ruWhat are the objectives of the global economic war against Russia? Will the West disconnect Russia from SWIFT? Will Europe and the USA impose more sanctions on Russia? What's...
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How Many Shale Oil Plays Make Money At $37 Per Barrel? (Spoiler Alert: None)
Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog,I’m tossing you a softball. Now think carefully. The choices are:A. ZeroB. ZeroC. ZeroD. ZeroI know Americans are math challenged and need a...
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U.S. Begs Russia to Remain in ‘SWIFT’ - The One Bank Fails Again
........Submitted by Bullion Bulls Canada - Written by Jeff Nielson Does it get any funnier than this? Well, arguably, we’ve already seen an even funnier episode from these financial “Wile E....
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100,000 Layoffs And Counting: Is This The New Normal?
Submitted by Andrew Topf of Oilprice.comThis time a year ago, the oil industry's biggest problem was finding a way to deal with the “retirement tsunami” about to crash down on it as older oilfield...
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The Canadian Housing Bubble Has Begun To Burst
Don’t look now but slumping crude prices are hitting the Canadian housing market like a freight train. Energy accounts for 10% of Canadian GDP and around 25% of exports and the swift fall in oil prices...
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