Zero Hedge | The U.S. dollar could become vulnerable to a loss of value relative to a more diversified basket of currencies, including gold.

Mac Slavo | About the only thing all people in government an agree on is that they need to spend more money and go further into debt.

Daily Caller | The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to reauthorize a fund that gives compensation to victims and first responders of 9/11, after prior delays.

Michael Snyder | Sadly, our leaders are a reflection of who we are as a nation, and at this moment a big chunk of the population wants Elizabeth Warren.

Weasel Zippers | Viva la socialism!

CNBC | The U.S. will likely emerge the winner in a “cold currency war” that’s heating up, according to Joachim Fels, global economic advisor at Pimco.

Weasel Zippers | What a great example of why his polices are such failure:

Mac Slavo | All this comes on the heels of the news that the Federal Reserve has turned more dovish.

Michael Sndyer | How long can the stock market possibly stay completely disconnected from economic reality? 

Zero Hedge | The bill’s provenance is unconfirmed, but crypto news site The Block quotes an inside source as saying it is with the Financial Services Committee. 

CNBC | Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, following President Donald Trump’s criticism of cryptocurrencies.

CNBC | China released second-quarter figures on Monday showing that its economy slowed to 6.2% — the weakest rate in at least 27 years, as the country’s trade war with the U.S. took its toll.

CNBC | President Donald Trump could fight back against France’s new tax on U.S. technology companies by unleashing biting tariffs on key French goods, according to trade experts.

Zero Hedge | Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth has long been a topic of discussion since becoming known as a ‘billionaire pedophile’ and other similar monickers.

Zero Hedge | A day full of paradoxes just added one more.