Crypto-Wars Escalate: Congress Plans Bill To Force Companies To Comply With Decryption Orders
Seemingly angered at the temerity of Apple’s Tim Cook’s defense of individual’s privacy and security, Congress has escalated the ‘crypto-wars’ that are dividing Washington and Silcon Valley. In its most…
Tech Exec “Outraged” At Having To See “Homeless Riff-Raff”, Warns Of Revolution
In an open letter to San Francisco’s mayor Ed Lee, tech entrepreneur Justin Keller said he is “outraged” that wealthy workers have to see people in pain and despair. As…
When Paper Money Becomes Trash
Submitted by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, This definitive sign of a currency collapse is easy to see… When paper money literally becomes trash. Maybe you’ve seen images depicting hyperinflation in…
BofA Asks: Is This The Chinese Shadow Bank Failure That Will This Trigger The Chain Reaction
While various Chinese bubbles have already burst in recent years, including those in the real estate, stock market and fixed investment sectors, so far the credit and shadow banking bubbles…
Markets Ignore Fundamentals And Chase Headlines Because They Are Dying
Submitted by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, Normalcy bias is a rather horrifying thing. It is so frightening because it is so final; much like death, there is simply no coming…
Bilal Erdogan Accused Of Money Laundering In Italy
Regular readers are no doubt familiar with Bilal Erdogan. Bilal is the son of Turkish dictator President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is on the verge of kicking off World War…
Why The Chinese Yuan Will Lose 30% Of Its Value
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog, The stark truth is nobody wants yuan any more. The U.S. dollar (USD) has gained over 35% against major currencies since 2011. China’s…
Fed Skeptics Seek Gold Safe-Haven As Bullion Bears Capitulate
Gold is having one of its best starts to a year in history as investors start to lose faith in central bankers’ ability to deal with economic challenges. Fed skeptics…
A “Baffled” Bank Of Japan Is Shocked By Its “Message Of Despair”
One look at Japan’s bond yields, which moments ago hit a fresh record low for the 20Y maturity as the curve slowly but surely inverts… …. and one would think…
Op-Ed: The Anti-Devaluation Followers Are Digging A Big Hole For All Of Us
The way Buhari is going it’s like all of us will die so that naira will live – M The rapid deterioration in the naira at the parallel market is…