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Thousands Flood The Streets In Germany As Fury Over Refugee Sex Assaults Reaches Boiling Point
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 09:28 -0500
Angry Bond Insurers Sue Puerto Rico Over "Clawback" Boondoggle
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 15:15 -0500“The commonwealth has committed itself to a ‘scorched earth’ strategy of blaming its fiscal and structural problems on lenders, Congress and others, in an effort to deflect responsibility and obtain retroactive application of bankruptcy laws.”
North, South Korea "At The Brink Of War" As Loudspeaker Dispute Spirals Out Of Control (Again)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 12:15 -0500South Korea - which Kim Jong-Un says is "jealous" of the North's "H-bomb" test - has resumed blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda over loudspeakers installed on the two countries' border, a move the North says has once again brought the Korean Peninsula "to the brink of war."
Taiwan Election: How a DPP Win Would Tick Off China
Submitted by EconMatters on 01/09/2016 00:49 -0500Time Magazine cover says she could lead the only Chinese democracy. The same woman also said "Violence Is Normal in a Democratic Society"
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China's Largest Bank Is Mystery Buyer Of Massive 1,500 Ton Gold Vault In London
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 19:54 -0500Here is precisely where the brand new gold vault of the world's biggest bank will be located.
Weekend Reading: Breaking Markets
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 16:30 -0500"Some people are never too old to find new ways to lose money."
Calls For "Retroactive Assessment" Begin After US Arrests Two Mid-East Refugees On Terror Charges
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 14:32 -0500"I commend the law enforcement for apprehending these two individuals, but their apprehensions raise the immediate question: Who else is there? What are they planning next? We need to see a systematic and careful retroactive assessment of refugees brought in from high-risk countries."
Militia Leader Refuses Sheriff's Roadside Offer To End Standoff: "I Don't Need An Escort"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 13:41 -0500"We're here for the people of Harney County. We're here because people were being ignored. Now we're getting ignored again."
"I didn't come here to argue."
Frontrunning: January 8
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 07:49 -0500- U.S. jobs market seen fairly healthy despite slowing economy (Reuters)
- China State Funds Said to Buy More Shares After Market Rout (BBG)
- Global Stocks Gain Some Respite (WSJ)
- U.S. Jobs Data Take on Added Importance With Markets in Turmoil (BBG)
- GOP Health Plans Are Works in Progress (WSJ)
- For economy czar of crisis-hit Venezuela, inflation 'does not exist' (Reuters)
Markets Spooked After China Central Bank Announces More Rate Liberalization, Yuan Internationalization
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 07:25 -0500U.S. STOCK INDEX FUTURES PAIR GAINS SLIGHTLY AFTER CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK SAYS IT WILL FURTHER LIBERALIZE INTEREST RATES - RTRS
Translated: even more devaluation + even less intervention = bad for risk.
"The Jihadists Will Attack Europe": Leaked Phone Call Shows Gaddafi Warned Tony Blair Of Terror Attacks
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 21:00 -0500"They keep saying things like Mohammed is the prophet. Similar to Bin Laden. They are paving the way for him in North Africa."
Here We Go Again: Chinese Stocks Plunge, Give Up Early Gains Despite Yuan Fix Unchanged
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 20:23 -0500Update: *SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX FALLS 2.04%(AFTER BEING UP 3.2%)
With all eyes on Chinese FX and equity markets, following the worst start to a year for US (and Chinese) stocks in history, PBOC decided (after 7 straight days of devaluation and 7% devaluation since August) to halt the run and increase Yuan fix by a paltry 0.01% to 6.5636 (notably below yesterday's 6.5939 CNY close). Offshore Yuan is strengthening and US equity markets are jumping. Chinese equity markets (now theoretically unhampered by their circuit-breaker panic switch) are far less impressed.
"We Came, We Saw, He Died" – Revisiting The Incredible Disaster That Is Libya
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 19:30 -0500"In retrospect, Obama’s intervention in Libya was an abject failure, judged even by its own standards. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy; it has devolved into a failed state...As bad as Libya’s human rights situation was under Qaddafi, it has gotten worse since NATO ousted him."
Perth Mint Silver Coins Sales Surge 56%, Gold Sales Drop 16% In 2015
Submitted by GoldCore on 01/07/2016 17:56 -0500Silver stackers continued to accumulate silver coins and bars.
Pizza And Assault Rifles: Inside The Occupied Oregon Wildlife Refuge
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 17:15 -0500




