Founded after World War 2 to administer the Marshall Plan in Europe, the OECD has been the preeminent force behind globalization in the world for decades. They are, quite literally, the New World Order and they don't like what they're seeing now, with Trump, Le Pen, revolt in Netherlands and Italy -- the whole nationalist movement that is sweeping the planet.
WikiLeaks has published what it claims is the largest ever release of confidential documents on the CIA. It includes more than 8,000 documents as part of ‘Vault 7’, a series of leaks on the agency, which have allegedly emerged from the CIA's Center For Cyber Intelligence in Langley, and which can be seen on the org chart below, which Wikileaks also released:
Via Andrei Akulov of The Strategic Culture Foundation,
Russia and NATO balancing on the brink of military conflict has been a hot topic ever since 2014 when the bilateral ties were frozen as a result of the events in Ukraine. Heightened tensions, arms control erosion and a plethora of divisive issues negatively affect the bilateral relationship, with misunderstanding and frustration hindering any attempts to turn the tide.
Via Jeff Thomas of InternationalMan.com,
Recently, I was in a pharmacy and overheard the pharmacist say to someone, “There’s so much unpleasantness on the news these days, I’ve stopped watching.” The pharmacist has my sympathy. I’d love to be able to ignore the deterioration of the First World. It is, at turns, tedious, depressing, disturbing, and infuriating.
Judging by today's VIX crush and USDJPY ramp, this was the sound coming from The Eccles Building...