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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| New Phase in "America First" Trade Policy |
| Heaven forbid consumers in the US get a break. Trump wants none of it.
I have idea. Let's raise prices and at the same time kill anything clean energy has going for it.
We call this policy "America First".
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Sets New Trade Tariffs, Signaling New Phase in ‘America First’ Policy.
President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines, kicking off his second year in office by showing he’s ready to start implementing his longThursday, January 25, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| New Phase in "America First" Blatant Tariff Stupidity |
| Heaven forbid consumers in the US get a break. Trump wants none of it.
I have idea. Let's raise prices and at the same time kill anything clean energy has going for it.
We call this policy "America First".
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Sets New Trade Tariffs, Signaling New Phase in ‘America First’ Policy.
President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines, kicking off his second year in office by showing he’s ready to start implementing his longTuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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 | Jason Hamlin - Gold Stock Bull |
| Why I’m Not Buying into the Bitcoin Cash Hype |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was a fork of Bitcoin blockchain ledger that launched on August 1st and increased the block size to 8MB. The stated goal of this fork is to lower fees and speed up transaction times. At the time of the fork, those holding Bitcoin received an equal number of Bitcoin Cash coins.
Bitcoin Cash is in the headlines after the price spiked roughly 6x in a matter of just 4 days. FOMO (fear of missing out) started to kick in and people bid up the price from $400 at the start of NovemberMonday, November 13, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Tariffs on Washing Machines Coming Up: Let’s Tax the Sun and the Rain Too |
| Whirpool bitched to the Trump administration and the International Trade Commission about unfair pricing on Samsung and LG-brand washing machines.
The ITC panel ruled U.S. washing machine makers hurt by South Korean imports, so your price is guaranteed to go up.
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday found that imports of large residential washing machines were harming domestic producers, in a major step the imposition of duties or quotas on foreign-made Samsung- and LG-brand washFriday, October 6, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| North Korea Explodes Hydrogen Bomb, Triggers 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake: What’s Trump to Do |
| In its 6th and largest test to date, North Korea exploded a nuclear bomb deep underground. The explosion triggered a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which Kim Jong Un described as a perfect success. The test came hours after Kim Jong Un showed off what he described as a hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on an ICBM.
North Korea said it conducted a sixth and significantly larger nuclear test Sunday, stepping up pressure on President Donald Trump in what is shaping up to be his biggest foreign poliSunday, September 3, 2017 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Has Yet Another Purpose – Help Fight Cancer |
| – Gold has yet another purpose and may help fight cancer
– Gold increases effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer cells by acting as catalyst – research shows
– Use of gold in technology and health growing each year
– Tech use to increase- number of patent applications in 2017 grew
– Industrial applications such as solar and bio-metrics reduce availability of above ground supply and gold for investment
– Another string to the bow of gold and potential impact on sentiment towards gold and on Monday, August 14, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| An End to Credit and Debit Cards Starting in India |
| India’s crackdown on cash caused chaos as 86% of the money in circulation vanished overnight. Banks could not cope with the increase in demand. Consumers did not turn to credit cards or debit cards as expected. Instead, consumers turned to mobile apps.
Massive Growth of Mobile vs Dying Cards
A number of mobile payments are still small but growth is such that the Wall Street Journal asks Could India’s Cash Blitz Kill Off Cards, ATMs?
The value of mobile money transactions has more than doubled Monday, May 1, 2017 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Alert: Your Cell Phone is Spying on You! 4 Ways to Block Your Cell Phone and Prevent Being Monitored |
| This guide was originally published by Jeremiah Johnson at Tess Pennington’s Ready Nutrition.
Tess is the author of the widely popular Prepper’s Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Guide To Survive Any Disaster
“We are all just prisoners here…of our own device…” – “Hotel California,” by The Eagles
This piece is on the heels of an article released by RT News on 3/8/17, entitled “85% of World’s Smart Phones ‘Weaponized’ by CIA.” The article is a very disturbing report; however, it isn’t something that Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Is This The Top Commodity Play For 2017 |
| This report from OilPrice.com is a paid advertorial.
The sweetest spot in the Lithium rush is now definitively Chile: It’s the world’s biggest venue, and it’s about to explode as Tesla flips the switch on its battery gigafactory, Chinese-Korean investors prepare to drop $2 billion on a new Chilean gigafactory, and the government has a change of heart that has lithium at its core.
Against this backdrop, we’re not just looking at the new ‘Who’s Who’ of lithium. We’re beyond that. Now we’re lookiMonday, February 13, 2017 |
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 | James West - Midas Letter |
 Short Tesla Motors Inc Ivanhoe Mines Ltd CEO Robert Friedland and the Coming Cobalt Cliff |
| Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSE:IVN) (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) may have more reasons to talk than Elon Musk will be readily willing to admit. Tesla began production of lithium-ion battery cells at it gigafactory in the Nevada desert earlier this month, and is now reporting that it will also produce electric motors and gearbox components for the model 3 there too.
But Tesla isn’t the only one launching gigafactory scale production of lithium ion battery producWednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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 | George F. Smith - Barbarous Relic |
| The Chairman's Halloween Surprise |
| What would happen if a man of integrity somehow became chairman of the Federal Reserve? In The Flight of the Barbarous Relic (2008) I tell what he might do. Here's how it begins:
PROLOG
The man approaching him in the August twilight was tall and thick through the chest, though nothing in his movements suggested a threat. He strolled with a hand slipped casually in his pants pocket, even stopping once to pick up a piece of litter and toss it in a nearby barrel. He could almost pass for oneWednesday, October 26, 2016 |
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 | Jim Willie CB - Hat Trick Letter |
| USTBill Rejection at Ports in Progress |
| World trade has fallen for the second quarter in a row. The decade of stagnation of industrial production in the United States, Japan, and European Union can be blamed on financial engineering, housing bubbles, war, and recently on destructive monetary policy in QE bond purchase program. It is not stimulus, but rather a destroyer of capital. The West contains several nations with heavy industrial emphasis, hardly advanced economies anymore. They risk a fall into the Third World from a generationSunday, October 16, 2016 |
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 | Gordon Long - Market Analytics |
| Global Supply Chain: 'Don't ask 'what is being counterfeited |
| The extended period of what can only be termed as Monetary Malpractice, has
resulted in global over-supply and an unprecedented production glut, rather
than the increased demand sought for economic stimulus by policy planners.
What comes with a supply glut is a lack of pricing power, extreme competition
and unfortunately the human trait to "cheat" when under mounting pressure.
In our just concluded research on the the seriousness of the rate of product
quality deterioration in the gloSaturday, October 15, 2016 |
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| Gordon Long - Market Analytics |
| Are Central Bankers Crippling The Global Supply Chain |
| Samsung's Galaxy Battery Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Though the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery problem is presently receiving a
tremendous amount of media and public attention, what few appreciate is that
it is only the tip of the iceberg of cracks in the global supply chained as
a result of unintended consequences of central bank monetary policies. In this
35 minute video Gordon T Long and Charles Hugh Smith begin 'pealing the onion'
on a deteriorating global supply chain and what theFriday, October 14, 2016 |
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 | Gary Tanashian - Biwii |
| Semiconductor Sector, Updated |
| By Gary TanashianWe have been using the Semis as a one of several economic signposts, and as an investment/trading destination since the Semi Equipment 'bookings' category in the Book-to-Bill ratio began to ramp up several months ago. But those who say that Semiconductors are subject to pricing pressures are correct. It is a segment in which people need to be discrete with their investments. NFTRH 410 updated some details about this market leader.Semiconductor SectorSemi has been a leader forWednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 4:17 pm Abraxas Petroleum confirms filing of $200 mln universal shelf Registration Statement, files acquisition shelf Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
| 2:44 am On The Wires (:WIRES) : Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) announced the results of its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Celator Pharmaceuticals (CPXX) at $30.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest (less any required withholding taxes). The tender offer is being effected by Jazz Pharmaceuticals' indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Plex Merger Sub Accenture (ACN) has opened an Accenture Digital Hub in Tokyo, Japan to support the digital Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Jun 29, 2016 Avino Announces Extension of Concentrates Prepayment Agreement with Samsung...more |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM: TSX.V, ASM: NYSE - MKT; 'Avino' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that the concentrates prepayment agreement with Samsung C&T U.K. Ltd. ('Samsung') originally announced on July 9, 2015 has been extended one further year from July 2017 to July 2018.
Pursuant to an amending agreement (the 'Amendment'), Avino will sell silver concentrates on an exclusive basis to Samsung until July 2018. Samsung has previously advanced to Avino the sum of US$10 million aWednesday, June 29, 2016 |
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 | Jeffrey Lewis |
| Why Samsung Is Not Buying Silver - REDUX |
| Actually… that old headline above is not quite accurate.However, the implications have not changed - and could be playing out as I write this.(Silver, despite bearish COMEX positioning, has broken out of a key moving average and seems to be accelerating…)Samsung, the giant electronics conglomerate, formed an agreement with Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. in July 2015.As of September, Avino has been delivering concentrates as per the original deal.While silver prices have remaiSunday, June 12, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Jun 06, 2016 Avino Declares Commercial Production at its Second Mine on the Avino Proper...more |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM: TSX.V, ASM: NYSE - MKT; 'Avino' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that commercial production at the Avino 'ET' Mine on the Avino Property in Durango, Mexico has been declared effective April 1, 2016.
'I am pleased to announce that Avino has declared commercial production at its second, and largest mine on the Avino property. We have continued to build our first class mining operation over the last 19 months and declaring commercial production at the AMonday, June 6, 2016 |
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| Sprott Money |
| Steve St. Angelo, SRSrocco Report: Silver Will Move the Most of All The Metals - Rory Hall |
| When you sit down with Steve St. Angelo, SRSrocco Report
you get the idea the conversation could cover the world. Steve’s work
is focused on energy, mining and precious metals, three interconnected
markets, but very different in nature.
The past several weeks I have had the pleasure of speaking with a
great many people about silver, which provides a great overview from
different perspectives as to the health of the current situation with
both silver and gold. When looking at the demand sidSunday, June 5, 2016 |
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