Is This The End Of The U.S Dollar? Geopolitical Moves "Obliterate U.S Petrodollar Hegemony"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 22:00
It seems the end really is nigh for the U.S. dollar. And the mudfight for global dominance and currency war couldn’t be more ugly or dramatic.

"Something Disturbing Happened" - A Futures Trader Has Some Words Of Warning

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 15:02 "Something disturbing happened this morning. I bought a nymex copper contract with an attached stop limit and take profit. My stop got rejected by the exchange. I think it was in pending mode. I ignored it and when the market moved up, i moved the stop up. Then the exchange accepted it. My take profit order got hit instead. Then, I shorted an ES. Again, the market rejected my stop limit."

Kim Jong Un Forces Starving North Koreans To Watch Gourmet Cooking Competition

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 21:18 One way to deal with bouts of projectile dysfunction is either to launch even more ballistic missiles, or just to call in a thousand of your country's top cooks and have them make comfort food for you.

Hybrid War Hyenas Are Tearing Brazil Apart

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 20:45 So Wall Street, US Big Oil and the proverbial “American interests” win this round at the circus – thanks to the, once again proverbial, vassal/comprador elites. Chevron execs are already salivating with the prospect of laying their hands on the pre-salt oil deposits; that was already promised by a trusted vassal in the Brazilian opposition. The coup goes on. The real hyenas haven’t yet pounced. So it's far from over.

FBI May "Leak" Clinton Email Probe If DOJ Blocking Continues

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 08:58 The feud between the FBI and the Department of Justice over whether or not to proceed with charges against Hillary Clinton in the ongoing email investigation just took an unexpected turn: "an anonymous and unauthorized release of FBI investigative materials could result if officials at the agency believed prosecution of Clinton was stymied for political reasons,"said Chuck Grassley.
 



I'll bet Reggie is on the back side...

Guess Who's On The Front Of The New $20 'Trillion Debt' Bill

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 20:15

Beware The Bubble In China's Domestic Commodity Market

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 19:45 Does it smell the same as 2015’s A share market? But wait, the leverage in the commodities market (easily 10x) is much higher than that in the A share market (normally 2-4x). If the investors still remember the lesson in 2015, they should pay extra attention now. When the music stops, the collapse of price can be faster and steeper than the pace of going up. 2009 already showed us a real example in the Rebar market.

One Reader Tried To Get A Transcript Of What Obama Said To Yellen; This Is What The Fed Replied

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 19:13 One reader tried to get to the bottom of what was said during the Yellen-Obama meeting asking for the minutes from said meeting. Whe Fed's response: "we don't keep those."

Japan's Keynesian Death Spiral - How Central Planners Crippled An Economy

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 18:45 The greatest tragedy of the 2008–2009 financial meltdown was not that it happened. The collapse of asset prices was the necessary result of near zero interest rates. No, the most devastating aspect of the financial meltdown is that central planning alchemy lost no credibility. Policymakers around the world are still turning to Keynesian and socialist interventionism to address problems caused by Keynesians and socialists. The twin sledgehammers of central banking and almost unlimited state power have so distorted global markets (again) that some economies are now terminal. The latest victim of the interventionists and micromanagers is the nation of Japan. A once genuinely productive and innovative nation has, over the years, slowly succumbed to the cancerous rot of interventionism.

It's Now Cheaper To 'Buy' A Dry Bulk Freight Tanker Than A Starbucks Coffee

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 18:15

Switzerland Readies Military In Preparation For A New Wave Of Migrants

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 17:45 Just 4 months after Swiss army chief André Blattmann warned the risks of social unrest in Europe are soaring and advised the Swiss people to arm themselves, Switzerland is escalating its military preparedness. In response to Balkan countries closing down traditional migrant routes to Europe, Switzerland's military is taking steps to prepare for a potential new wave of immigrants in case it becomes part of a new route. As such, the neutral nation has put together a formal emergency preparedness plan, which outlines three scenarios, one of which would call for significant military intervention.

The 'Terrorist iPhone' Snow Job

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2016 - 17:15 It all started so “harmless.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted to access the information of a person being investigated for mass murder so, the FBI said, it could try to prevent more terrorist attacks. A couple months later this has morphed into a situation where the FBI is offering to help police departments across America access secured information of any electronic device connected to criminal investigations and where members of the United States Senate are moving forward with legislation to force technology companies to give the government access to secured, including via encryption, electronic devices information.

Panama Papers, the Movie: Anti-Privacy Propaganda Grinds On

from The Daily Bell:
The Panama Papers are going to be made into a movie as Western anti-privacy propaganda grinds on.
The Panama Papers comprise 11.5 million emails hacked from the computers of Mossack Fonseca, a provider of corporations, trusts, shell companies and other legal structures that enhance privacy and anonymity.
While those whose names appear in the 11.5 million emails have come under suspicion of criminality, there is nothing criminal of itself in seeking to keep one’s financial affairs private.
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Farmers Sue USDA for Appointing Unqualified Individuals to Organics Board

by Mike Barrett, Natural Society:
The Cornucopia Institute, a public interest group of thousands of organic farmers and consumers, and two of its members have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, alleging unqualified individuals have been put in place to determine what is “organic.”
The lawsuit points to the USDA as well as Vilsack for “appointing unqualified individuals to the National Organic Standards Board,” a committee that advises the USDA on how to implement the 1990 Organic Foods Production Act.
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Still think your vote counts...

RNC Rules Committee Member: “If Trump Gets 1,237 Delegates, That Doesn’t Mean He’ll be Nominee”

by Jim Hoft | Gateway Pundit, via Infowars:
In March Republican convention rules member Curly Haugland told CNBC that the delegates choose the GOP nominee, not the people.
On Friday Curly told CNBC that even if Donald Trump wins 1,237 delegates that does not mean he will be the Republican nominee.
Curly added: “The votes during the primary process are only estimates.”
CNBC reported:
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Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Melville and Modernism

by Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds:

This idea of a Superman arising from internal characteristics rather than recognized authority is an extraordinarily modern idea.
What makes our world modern, that is, different from previous eras? I think the basic answer is that authority is no longer absolute: not just the political authority of monarchy or the state, but the moral authority of the church.
What triggered this erosion of moral and political certitude?
That is of course a complicated topic, but the basic answer is 1) nearly universal literacy in the West and 2) widespread prosperity that enabled a new class (the middle class) of people who were educated and enjoyed leisure.
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Chelsea Clinton Hints: With Scalia Dead, Supreme Court Will Make “Definitive Ruling” On Gun Control

by Mac Slavo, SHTFPlan:

Ready for Hillary?
If her daughter Chelsea is any indication, a Hillary Clinton president quickly become an even better gun salesman than Obama is now.
The wife of the president who enacted the assault weapons ban in the 90s may well become the next commander in chief, and a Supreme Court without Justice Scalia is more likely than ever to uphold gun control – only this time in a way that sticks.
Chelsea Clinton just said what everybody has been thinking – that the Second Amendment may not survive the next president or the next Supreme Court justice.
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Three Unprecedented Meetings Set the Markets on Edge

by Nathan McDonald, Bullion Bulls:
Demand for both physical and paper currencies is through the roof. What is happening? What has the markets so spooked and why is the canary in the coal mine crying out in pain? Perhaps there is more to this market than meets the eye.
Of course, it has been that way ever since the banking elite took control of the money system and systematically dismantled what little freedom we once had in regards to our money. Yet, from time to time, information leaks out and the tinfoil hat that so many of us in the precious metals community are accused of wearing can safely be removed.
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New Report Proves US Law Enforcement Preparing for Rioting on a National Scale

by Joshua Krause, The Daily Sheeple:

Fascism doesn’t often sweep in overnight and take over some hapless nation’s government; rather, it gradually seeps into the cultural fabric — as is quietly taking place all around the globe, evidenced by an upsurge in sales of riot equipment that has gone largely unnoticed.
A new report from analysts with industry research group, Sandler Research, forecasts the Global Riot Control System Market for the next four years — but beyond a burgeoning market to parallel the expanding global police state, it appears world governments are also keenly aware of civilian discontent. Sandler predicts the market will have an annual growth of 3.5 percent, and makes a telling juxtaposition, emphases added, involving the United States:
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Gold/Silver Manipulation: The Foul Smell Of Desperation

by Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:

Nearly 40 million ounces of paper silver were launched at the Comex yesterday in the space of seven minutes, which triggered a 92 cent waterfall in the price of silver; over 118 million ounces of paper silver were dumped on the Comex today (April 22) between 11 a.m. and noon EST. This market intervention typically occurs after the bona fide physical precious metals in the eastern hemisphere have shut down for the day.
The baseline assumption of modern financial theory is that fiat money is sound and markets are efficient. Neither of those suppositions are valid. The markets have been completely stripped of any legitimate price discovery function.
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