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Politics: The Annoying Houseguest

The president’s ballerina act sends gold to another 2017 high. Plus: Obamacare reform or corporate tax reform? Here’s how to position your portfolio
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Obamacare Repeal (Kinda Sorta)

Now we know what’s in the Obamacare repeal plan — except we don’t If Obamacare repeal can’t get off the ground, what about tax cuts and infrastructure? The blockchain could destroy the banks — unless the banks harness it first… Read More

“Papers, Please”: Rinse and Repeat

Now you have to show ID at the END of a flight? Plus, the evolution of the Constitution-Free Zone: Updating our 2012 revelations Read More

The Truth About the Dollar’s Destruction

Gold goes nowhere for three months, down today — now what? And if the Fed raises rates in December, is that the end for gold? Read More

The Big Short (Squeeze)

People hate stocks right now. I talked about that in general terms last week, when we looked at how market participants were ignoring new all-time highs in the S&P 500 Total Return index. But you don’t need to rely on how this market feels to figure out that investors hate stocks… Read More

Civil War II and a Financial A-Bomb

Terrorism at the polls on Election Day, and other cheerful thoughts. Plus: A market-collapse scenario no one else is talking about — how the fallout from a “financial A-bomb” would spread globally Read More

Central Bankers on the Brink

Janet Yellen decides how much credibility she can afford to sacrifice, while her European counterpart went all out and no one’s impressed. Here’s your best defense when confidence is lost in central bankers, in one word Read More

When Fed Policy and Market Expectations Collide

The number that makes a March rate increase a certainty… and why it will set off the next “mini-crash” Read More

Buffet & Bear Stearns, Dubai in Trouble, Indian Pizza Wars, Worrisome “Safe Havens,” and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Does your money market account contain subprime debt? Surprising stats on these former “safe haven” funds Buffett on the board of Bear Stearns? It might happen… details below Fog rolling in on Dubai real… Read More