Tag: Money Watch

Mac Slavo | A Chinese government-backed think tank had a memo leaked warning of potential financial panic.

Zero Hedge | Trade fears have returned with a twist, as global market weakness has spread to European banks while safe havens including the yen and sovereign bonds are broadly higher amid renewed risk-off sentiment.

Information Liberation | It turns out people respond to economic incentives. Who knew?

Zero Hedge | “The president was just trying to save the US aluminum and steel industry.”

Corporate tax cuts introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year might remain, but tariffs against trading partners are likely to be a different story, according to Nobel Laureate in Economics Robert Shiller.

Zero Hedge | Trump’s unorthodox policies appears to be bearing fruit.

Louder With Crowder | Oh look, a guy who hates the rich writing books about hating the rich and getting filthy rich in the process.

Zero Hedge | It seems oil market traders suddenly woke up and spiked WTI back above $67 – its highest since June 1st – which will likely prompt an angry response from President Trump…

Mac Slavo | Key asset markets in the United States have reached extremely overbought levels, including everything from stocks to real estate.

Daily Mail | Remembering your PIN could be a thing of the past.

Brandon Smith | This is cognitive dissonance at its finest.

Bloomberg | “People are not making headway in savings, largely in part because they don’t prioritize saving.”

Zero Hedge | According to Bloomberg, the DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into whether large bitcoin traders – so-called “whales” – are manipulating the price of bitcoin.

RT | A metals futures contract denominated in Chinese currency may soon be launched at the London Metal Exchange (LME), according to the exchange chief executive, Matthew Chamberlain.

Michael Snyder | Taxation and regulation are weapons, and governments often use these weapons to target things that they do not like.