Europe

Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com,

Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com,

The biggest threat to your personal freedom and financial security is the government, hands down.

Today, skyrocketing government debt is only making that threat worse. In the US, the bill amounts to more than $167,509 per taxpayer.

At some point soon—in a desperate attempt to squeeze citizens for every penny—politicians will try to further restrict people’s movements. They may even prohibit people from leaving outright.

"I want it all... and I want it now...!!!"

Credit spreads have collapsed in recent weeks - back to post-crisis lows...

While U.S. equity futures were little changed in a rerun of every other morning this month ahead of a diagonal ramp that closes the S&P at daily all time highs, things were more volatile elsewhere with the dollar sliding as investors weighed the possibility that current Fed Governor Jerome Powell, seen widely as far more dovish than Kevin Warsh, might take the reins from Janet Yellen, who Bloomberg reported was said to be getting the cold shoulder.

Something else 'Murica is no longer #1 in...