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Clinton Email Hints that Oil an Gold Were Behind Regime Change In Libya
Submitted by George Washington on 01/09/2016 18:51 -0500- George Washington's blog
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Caught On Tape: Iran Conducts Live-Fire Rocket Drill Next To US Carrier
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 17:45 -0500Late last month, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, Iran conducted a live-fire exercise in the Strait of Hormuz in close proximity to the USS Harry Truman, one of Ash Carter’s fleet of aircraft carriers. On Saturday, the US released a video of the incident.
One Map That Explains The Dangerous Saudi-Iranian Conflict
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 13:17 -0500To the degree that the current crisis has anything to do with religion, it’s much less about whether Abu Bakr or Ali was Muhammad’s rightful successor and much more about who’s going to control something more concrete right now: oil.
"Death To Saudi Arabia": Thousands Of Iranians Pour Into The Streets In Anti-Saudi Protests
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 20:30 -0500
Islamic Radicalism: A Consequence Of Petro-Imperialism
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 19:01 -0500The mainspring of Islamic extremism and militancy isn’t the moderate and democratic political Islam, because why would people turn to violence when they can exercise their right to choose their rulers? The mainspring of Islamic militancy is the despotic and militant political Islam of the Gulf variety. The Western powers are fully aware of this fact, then why do they choose to support the same forces that have nurtured jihadism and terroris?
The China Narrative That Really Matters
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 12:14 -0500"I get nervous because the next move in China is going to be a political move, and political moves are never well anticipated by markets. The Beijing regime is going to take steps to defend itself, or at least insulate itself, from the growing Narrative that they are incompetent. Heads will roll. Literally, in all likelihood. But the incompetence genie is very hard to stuff back into the bottle, and depending on whose head is on the chopping block, regime stability can deteriorate very quickly. Now that's what will make me change my bullish stance on China fundamentals, and that's what will make the US market swoon of last August look like a gentle spring rain."
US Futures Lose Overnight Gains; Dax Back Under 10,000 As Chinese Market Bailout Fizzles
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 06:56 -0500- Aussie
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- Circuit Breakers
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- Copper
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- Equity Markets
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- Initial Jobless Claims
- Iran
- Japan
- Jim Reid
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The half-life of the latest "market supporting" intervention by the Chinese government: just about 12 hours.
Internal War Is Now On The Horizon For America
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 22:30 -0500As our situation in this country becomes more precarious, there are going to be far more flashpoints than anyone will be able to keep track of. It is inevitable that a fight between corrupt elements of the U.S. government and regular people will erupt.If internationalists were to get their way fully with the world and future historians write their analysis from a globalist perspective of the defunct American nation, they will probably say simply that our collapse was brought about by our own incompetence - that we were our own worst enemy. Yes, they would treat America as a cliché. They will of course leave out the destructive influences and engineered disasters of elitists, that would just complicate the narrative. My hope is that we do not prove these future historians correct, and that they won’t have an opportunity to exist.
2016: Oil Limits & The End Of The Debt Supercycle
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 21:30 -0500The problem of reaching limits in a finite world manifests itself in an unexpected way: slowing wage growth for non-elite workers. Lower wages mean that these workers become less able to afford the output of the system. These problems first lead to commodity oversupply and very low commodity prices. Eventually these problems lead to falling asset prices and widespread debt defaults. These problems are the opposite of what many expect, namely oil shortages and high prices. This strange situation exists because the economy is a networked system. Feedback loops in a networked system don’t necessarily work in the way people expect.
Bob Janjuah Warns The Bubble Implosion Can't Be "Fixed" This Time
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 16:25 -0500Having correctly foreseen in September that "China's devaluations are not over yet" it appears Nomura's infamous 'bear' Bob Janjuah has also nailed The Fed's subsequent actions (hiking rates into a fundamentally weakening economy in a desperate bid to "convince markets that strong growth and inflation are on their way back"). In light of this, his latest note today should be worrisome to many as he warns the S&P 500 will trade down around 20% to 25% from current levels in H1, down to the 1500s and for dip-buyers, it's over: "I now feel even more certain that debt-driven asset bubble implosions cannot merely be 'fixed' with even more debt and another round of central bank-driven asset bubbles."
As The Saudi Economy Implodes, A Fascinating Solution Emerges: The Aramco IPO
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 15:17 -0500
Earlier today everything changed when Saudi Arabia's unveiled what may be a stunning Hail Mary: one which is great news for the suddenly liquidity challenged Saudi government, and is very bad news for the future price of oil. According to the Economist, Saudi Arabia is contemplating taking Saudi Aramco - arguably the world's most valuable company - public. Here are the implications.
Saudi Devaluation Odds Highest In 20 Years, Kingdom Now More Likely To Default Than Portugal
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 12:02 -0500Saudi Arabia, which entered 2015 with virtually no debt and an FX reserve war chest that amounted to around three quarters of a trillion dollars, is now viewed as less creditworthy than a country where a coalition of socialists, left-wingers, and communists just overthrew the government.
Why Bank Of America Just Said To Go Long "Cash & Volatility", In Charts
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 10:49 -0500Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia Of Bombing Its Embassy In Yemen
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 07:18 -0500In a move that could very well lead Iran to take the "proxy" out of Yemen's proxy war, Saudi Arabia has reportedly bombed the Iranian embassy in Sana'a, injuring staff in what Tehran says was a "deliberate" attack. "My classmate and I were at recess when a huge explosion hit the neighborhood. We ran to the side and she fell to the ground in fear."
Enough Already! It's Time To Send The Despicable House Of Saud To The Dustbin Of History
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 21:15 -0500For more than four decades Washington’s middle eastern policy has been dead wrong and increasingly counter-productive and destructive. Washington’s Mideast policy is predicated on the assumption that the answer to high oil prices and energy security is deployment of the Fifth Fleet to the Persian Gulf. And that an associated alliance with one of the most corrupt, despotic, avaricious and benighted tyrannies in the modern world is the lynch pin to regional stability and US national security. Nothing could be further from the truth. The House of Saud is a scourge on mankind that would have been eliminated decades ago, save for Imperial Washington’s deplorable coddling and massive transfer of arms and political support.




