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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Macron Says "France Won't Deal with Countries that Don't Respect Climate Accord" |
| French President Emmanuel gave a blistering speech at the UN pointed at Trump. I suggest Macron should look at Germany.
Hoot of the Day
French president Emmanuel Macron is calling on other countries to join him in refusing to sign new deals with 'powers that do not respect' the Paris Accord
Please consider this hoot of the day: Macron Rejects Trade Deals with Countries Outside Paris Climate Accord.
Emmanuel Macron has announced France will no longer accept “commercial agreements” with countriesWednesday, September 26, 2018 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will Stars Shine on Gold |
| Major blow to the EU! The populist Five Star Movement won about one-third of the votes in the Italian general elections. It’s another negative shock for the European establishment. Will these stars shine on gold?
Five Stars Movement Triumphs
We live in strange times. To be a hairstylist, you need a license. But you can become a politician being just a comedian and telling jokes. We refer here to Beppe Grillo who co-founded the Five Star Movement a decade ago. Although the party was initially perTuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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 | Jesse - Le Cafe Américain |
| And Now Comes the Internet Censorship |
| "A credibility trap is when the regulatory, political and/or informational functions of a society have been so compromised by a long term, generalcorruption that they cannot address any meaningful reform without implicating, at least incidentally, themselves. The status quo has at least tolerated the corruption and fraud, if not profited directly from it, and most likely continues to do so. The power brokers have become susceptible to various forms of blackmail. And so a failed policy is sustWednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
 French President To CENSOR THE MEDIA By Making Certain News Illegal |
| French President Emmanuel Macron says he will push a new law aimed at cracking down on alternative media and news that isn’t liberal. He invoked the term “fake news” saying he hopes to have the law in place by the end of the year.
Oh, the irony of guys like Macron thinking censorship is “freedom.” Speaking at a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday, Macron said such a law was essential, especially during elections. Sure. We can’t be having people pointing out that Macron isFriday, January 5, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
 EU Threatens Poland With Article 7, Loss of Voting Rights  |
| The EU is upset with Poland because it doesn't uphold "European Values". In response, the EU threatens Article 7. Background
Article 2 of EU treaty demands countries in the EU Promote and Safeguard European Values Article 7 is a sanctions procedure that the EU can impose on countries the EU deems to have violated Article 2. Article 7 has never been used.
Sanctions include removal of voting rights.
Poland has irked the EU because of judicial reforms the EU does not agree with, and also becauMonday, December 18, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Price Slips Near 'Significant Support' as World Warns Trump on Israel Embassy, Brexit Talks Stall |
| GOLD PRICES slipped near 1-month lows against a rising US Dollar in London trade on Tuesday, drifting back to $1273 per ounce as world stock markets followed Wall Street lower after Monday's drop.
Commodities fell as major government bond prices edged longer-term interest rates higher.
"Gold should encounter significant support at $1269/67 and a rebound should follow once these levels are met," Tuesday, December 5, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices +1.1 for Week Even as Real US Rates Rise Amid Junk Bond Sell-Off, Saudi Tensions |
| GOLD PRICES slipped but held 1.1% higher from last Friday's 13-week closing low in Dollar terms today as world equities followed Wall Street further below the stock market's recent all-time highs.
Silver held the same weekly gain at $17.02 per ounce, while
platinum prices traded 1.7% higher from last Friday above $936.
Crude oil held near this week's 2-year highs as France's presideFriday, November 10, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Japanese Snap Election and Gold |
| Last week, Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, called a snap election. What does it imply for the gold market?
The German parliamentary election and crisis over Catalonia have recently brought the investors’ attention to the Europe. However, interesting developments have also been unfolding in Japan. On September 25, 2017 Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, called a snap election to take advantage of a weak opposition and to strengthen his mandate to handle the demographic crisis and tensions ovThursday, October 5, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Radical Appeal for More EU Stupidity |
| The rise of far-right and far-left parties across Europe is directly related to calls for “more Europe”.
Yet, French president Emmanuel Macron makes a Radical Appeal for a More Powerful EU.
Bold Actions
Macron seeks “bold” actions. He wants an EU “military intervention force”, a common budget, carbon taxes, national conventions to discuss the future of Europe, trade prosecutors to enforce countries to stick with the rules, and a Franco-German cooperation treaty,
Mercy!
I cannot think of a moreWednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will German Elections Move Gold |
| On Sunday, federal parliamentary elections will be held in Germany. What does it imply for the gold market?
On September 24, Germans will elect members of the Bundestag, who will ultimately decide whether Angela Merkel, the incumbent chancellor, will govern for another four years. The opinion polls indicate that this is indeed likely to happen – and Merkel will win a fourth term in office.
As one can see in the chart below, Merkel’s CDU/CSU has about a 15-percent lead over the SPD, its main rivaSunday, September 24, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will Gold Break Out of Sideway Trading |
| Since July 11, gold has been in a short-term upward trend. The yellow metal has gained more than 8 percent since then until the end of August, mainly thanks to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, as one can see in the chart below.
Chart 1: Gold prices (yellow line, left axis, London P.M. fix) and the U.S. dollar index (red line, right axis, trade weighted index against major currencies).
The U.S. dollar index declined because of political turmoil in the Trump administration and the narrowingFriday, September 8, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will the Death of Diesel Ruin Platinum |
| The gloomy future of the diesel vehicles is commonly known. precious metals marketHowever, what does it really mean? And how could the demise of diesel technology impact the ?
The 1970s oil crisis and accelerating inflation made diesel-powered cars popular, especially in Europe where gasoline prices were always higher than in the U.S. The new technology was considered as more efficient and less polluting, as diesel cars produce less carbon dioxide than gasoline cars (thanks to better mileage). HFriday, August 11, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| California Ponders $3 Billion Subsidy for Electric Cars: All-Electric Europe by 2035, Worldwide by 2040 |
| Currently, less than 3% of California vehicle sales are electric.
Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat, thinks that is not enough.
To induce drivers to purchase electric vehicles, California Considers a $3 Billion Electric-Car Rebate Push sponsored by Ting.
The bill has passed the state Assembly and is advancing in the state Senate, which is expected to take up the bill once it clears a final committee next month. Gov. Jerry Brown has set ambitious goals for zero-emissions vehicles; Sunday, July 16, 2017 |
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 | Axel Merk - Merk Fund |
| What's next for the dollar, stocks, bonds gold |
| Axel Merk, Merk Investments
July 12, 2017
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The Fed’s “balance sheet reduction” may have profound implications for the dollar, gold, stocks and bonds. We’ll provide an outlook.
It is said forecasts are difficult, especially when they relate to the future. InveWednesday, July 12, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Gold Market in H1 |
| A lot happened in the first half of the year. Among many important events, Trump was nominated as POTUS, the Fed hiked its interest rates twice and announced plan to unwind its massive balance sheet, and a few important elections were held in Europe, with Macron taking over French politics. How did gold perform in that interesting period?
As one can see in the chart below, gold shined in the first half of 2017. The rally started at the end of December 2016, after the FOMC meeting at which intereFriday, July 7, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Crisis On The Horizon: Will It Be Economic Collapse Global Civil Unrest War We Won’t Have To Guess Much Longer… |
| “Never let a crisis go to waste.”
-Rahm Emmanuel
The algorithm is simple: Governments coerce their pet monkeys to pay taxes into the system – the self-perpetuating machine – and thereby the monkeys become the very sources of funding to build, equip, staff, and enforce their own incarceration.
There are too many individuals with dreams, plans, goals, and ambitions for themselves and their families. There is too much individualism. It eventually must be crushed, in order to maintain the existinSunday, June 25, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Macron, Brexit Talks and Gold |
| On Sunday, Macron won the majority in the French parliamentary election, while Brexit negotiations started on Monday. What do these events mean for the gold market?
After the first round, we noted that Macron’s party was projected to win a landslide victory. Indeed, the new president won a commanding majority in the parliamentary election, crushing the opposition. Although the results were not as high as anticipated one week ago, La République en Marche won 350 of the 577 seats in the National AFriday, June 23, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Price Hits 1-Month Low as En Marche! Wins France, Fed Chiefs Speak, UK Starts 'Hardest Talks Ever' |
| GOLD PRICES eased lower on Monday morning in London, touching a 1-month low after French President Emmanuel Macron saw his En Marche! party sweep to victory in parliemantary elections,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
The UK government of Theresa May meantime began its Brexit negotiations with the European Union after losing its parliamentary majority at this month's election.
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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| Brexit, Germany and Asia |
| Britain’s general election went horribly wrong, with the Conservatives forced into a putative coalition with the Democratic Ulster Party. Theresa May’s failure to secure a clear majority has provoked indignation, bitterness, and widespread pessimism.The purpose of this article is not to contribute to this outcry, but to take a more measured view of the situation faced by the British government with regards to Brexit, and the consequences for Europe. In the interests of an international readershiThursday, June 15, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Jump as Dollar Falls Before Fed on Weak US Data |
| GOLD PRICES popped to a 4-session high at $1277 per ounce Wednesday lunchtime in London as the US Dollar sank ahead of the Federal Reserve's long-expected June interest-rate decision following weaker-than-forecast economic data.
US retail sales fell in May, down 0.3% from April to defy analyst predictions of a slight rise.
Consumer price inflation also slowed, pulling the official index 0.1% lowWednesday, June 14, 2017 |
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