Macro
What’s in Trump’s Allegedly Greatest Oil Deal in History, with Venezuela?
The deal is illegal with no immediate impact. But Canada is warned.
opinion
Geopolitics
Aggressive Treasury yield cap could weigh on dollar, says Citi’s asset allocation head - whbl.com
Aggressive Treasury yield cap could weigh on dollar, says Citi’s asset allocation head - whbl.com
Geopolitics
Aggressive Treasury yield cap could weigh on dollar, says Citi’s asset allocation head - KELO-AM
Aggressive Treasury yield cap could weigh on dollar, says Citi’s asset allocation head - KELO-AM
Crypto
Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
Macro
Bitcoin Is The 'Last Functioning Smoke Alarm Of Liquidity,' Says Macro Analyst Luke Gromen - Stocktwits
Bitcoin Is The 'Last Functioning Smoke Alarm Of Liquidity,' Says Macro Analyst Luke Gromen - Stocktwits
Markets
Gold, Silver Fall on Warsh’s Hawkish Jackson Hole Tone - SD Bullion
Gold, Silver Fall on Warsh’s Hawkish Jackson Hole Tone - SD Bullion
Macro
Debt Passes $40T as ‘Outcast’ Sanctions Hit US Allies, Russia Warns UK, and FDA Approves More COVID Jabs
Today's Digest covers US debt and unemployment, US-Venezuela oil deal, Russia UK warning, strike on nuclear plant, Economic Outcast sanctions, COVID vaccine approval, measles dispute, Ceuta unrest, and church fires.
opinion
The Fed Has Added $344B in Treasury Bills in a year - SchiffGold.com
The Fed Has Added $344B in Treasury Bills in a year - SchiffGold.com
Markets
Warsh puts Fed on collision course with Trump ahead of midterms
US central bank chair’s Jackson Hole hint that rates may rise runs counter to the reduction in borrowing costs the US president desires
Energy
How China’s Xi Jinping Turned Oil From a Weakness Into a Geopolitical Weapon - WSJ
How China’s Xi Jinping Turned Oil From a Weakness Into a Geopolitical Weapon - WSJ
Geopolitics
Peter Schiff says Trump’s ‘numbing the pain’ of America’s $40T debt problem — protect your retirement before crisis hits - AOL.com
Peter Schiff says Trump’s ‘numbing the pain’ of America’s $40T debt problem — protect your retirement before crisis hits - AOL.com
opinion
Printability Matters
Mark Thornton explains the Fed’s real problem: the power to paper over debt, deficits, war, and market cracks until the bill hits consumers.