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The biggest trend that continues “behind the scenes” is the War on Cash.

Anyone who believed that the political shift towards nationalism would somehow result in the elites giving up their Central Planning schemes is mistaken.

Consider Europe…

Recently, the European Union announced it would start researching whether or not to put an upper limit on what cash can be used for… with the idea of implementing this policy in 2018.

Citigroup's crack trio of credit analysts, Matt King, Stephen Antczak, and Hans Lorenzen, best known for their relentless, Austrian, at times "Zero Hedge-esque" attacks on the Fed, and persistent accusations central banks distort markets, all summarized best in the following Citi chart...

... have come out of hibernation, to dicuss what comes next for various asset classes in the context of the upcoming paradigm shift in central bank posture.

With little more than two weeks to go before the first round of French elections, expectations for sizable fluctuations in European markets are growing.

As Bloomberg reports, the VStoxx Index, which measures volatility bets based on options on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, has rebounded from suppressed levels and is heading for a third consecutive weekly advance.

That’s its longest rising streak since before the U.K. referendum on European Union membership last year.

Authored by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com,

US growth, such as it is, has lately been driven by a handful of hot sectors. Car sales have set records, high-end real estate is generally way up, and federal spending – based on last year’s jump in the national debt – is booming.

But now the private sector part of that equation is shifting into low gear. Cars in particular:

Economy Will Miss That New-Car Smell