Two months after an unexpected, landslide loss in the December 4 constitutional referendum which cost him his job as Italy’s prime minister, on Sunday Matteo Renzi quit as leader of Italy’s ruling party, in…
Finnish Prime Minister Sauli Niinistö made it clear to CNBC last week that while Russia’s actions involving Crimea must come to…
Two weeks ago, German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble confirmed Donald Trump’s charge that the Euro is far “too low” for Germany,…
Submitted by Matthew Continetti via FreeBeacon.com, How bureaucrats are fighting the voters for control of our country Donald Trump was elected…
Since Ancient times, Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains, gold has served a very unique function in society. Gold is extremely rare,…
This market reminds us of this…“none shall fall” Gold remains 2017’s biggest gainer, oil is down, bonds flat and the…
As the war between the Trump administration and the “fake news” media rages on, after seemingly escalating in recent weeks, Jared…
Submitted by Pam Martens and Russ Martens via WallStreetOnParade.com, Less than two weeks after Mary Jo White was nominated to become…
While the market itself has exhibited the exuberance we have all seen before (and never seem capable of learning from), BNP…
Earlier this morning Bergen County municipal judge Roy F. McGeady ruled that there is probable cause to believe that New Jersey…
Judging by his ongoing Tweetstorm this morning, in which he first praised the market’s performance (it remains to be seen what…
Submitted by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Nigel Farage made a brief speech in European Parliament on Monday in which he stated:…
London-based realtor Nested produced the 2017 Rental Index in conjunction with their recent Real Estate Index. The study illustrates the price…
Apologies for earlier error in title. Surging inflation, plunging real wages, jumping mortgage delinquencies, and record crude and gasoline inventories… then…
For the first time since Q1 2013, mortgage delinquencies rose QoQ in Q4. The jump from 4.52% (of total loans) to…
Submitted by Don Quijones via WolfStreet.com, Spain’s three biggest banks, Banco Santander, BBVA and Caixa Bank, have got off to a…
A couple of years ago, in the midst of its bankruptcy proceedings, we posted a series of stunning pictures illustrating the…
Janet Yellen continues to demonstrate that she is either profoundly ignorant or dishonest. Neither of those are positive qualities for a…
Fed Chair Yellen will be appearing before Congress deliver her semi-annual monetary policy testimony (sometimes called the “Humphrey-Hawkins” testimony) today. Her…
Submitted by Milton Ezrati via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Just about every adult on earth has seen this show before. Greece…
After last night’s news that Trump (and Steve Bannon) are now actively deciding whether to fire National Security Advisor Mike Flynn…
Excerpted from today’s Blain’s Morning Porridge by Bill Blain of Mint Partners Over weekend drinks, dinners, very good lunches and rugby…
Markets have started this week feeling much relieved, notes Bloomberg’s Richard Breslow, as the understandable fears that U.S.-Asia strategy might continue…
|By Matein Khalid| The US Dollar Index has now fallen 3.5% since it peaked on January 3. Donald Trump and his…
Submitted by Nick Kaman of Letters from Norway Introduction: Norwegians are just now starting to grapple with the effects of their…
Top White House aide and policy adviser, Stephen Miller, sidestepped repeated chances during Sunday news shows to publicly defend embattled National…
A period of consumer spending, retail sales and housing weakness may be imminent, after federal tax refunds tumbled by 78% in…
The latest retailer to join the “anti-Trump resistance“, is also the one which despite being closest to death managed to crush…