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In a report released this morning by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development titled "Will risks derail the modest recovery? Financial vulnerabilities and policy risks" the OECD warns the global economy may not be strong enough to withstand risks from increased trade barriers, overblown stock markets or potential currency volatility, and adds that the "disconnect between financial markets and fundamentals, potential market volatility, financial vulnerabilities and policy uncertainties could derail the modest recovery."

Seriously - every day!!

VIX crushed at the open to ignte equity market momentum higher...

12 days in a row...

Buy The Fucking Nuclear Threat?

Via Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,

Unless the Federal Reserve intends to buy up every dead and dying mall in America, this is one crisis that the Fed can't bail out with a few digital keystrokes.

Just as generals prepare to fight the last war, central banks prepare to battle the last financial crisis--which in the present context means a big-bank liquidity meltdown like the one that nearly toppled thr global financial system in 2008-09.

Gold Investing 101 - Beware eBay, Collectibles and "Pure" Gold Coins that are Gold Plated (Part I) 

In a report that will be closely scrutinized - and criticized - by the trade-sensitive Trump administration, today the Department of Commerce announced that the January trade deficit surged in January 2017, jumping from $44.3 billion in December (revised) to $48.5 billion in January, in line with expectations, as imports increased more than exports.This was the biggest trade deficit going back to early 2012.