Europe

As President-Elect Trump visited Washington in December, and received calls from world leaders, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine makes it clear just what the European establishment thinks of The Donald's future...

And now, with President Trump having taken office, the German media (having exclaimed his inauguration address as "a declaration of war"), have dropped their latest cover-bomb, dubbed "America First"...

... clearly, Europe - or at least Spiegel - is confident it is next.

By EconMatters

The Title says I am long stupidity, which I am, but I am also long Corruption, Excessive Government Debt, Excessive Risk Taking in Financial Markets, Excessive Complacency, Terrible Trade Wars, Protectionism. I am So Long Government and Central Bank Incompetence, Long Inflation, Long The Massive Credit Bubble Blowing Up, and Long the entire financial system collapsing.

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Why Geopolitical Sabre-Rattling will be Good for the Gold Price

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Trump and Roosevelt: two peas in a pod?

For the record, I voted for Donald Trump. Not that I was in love with the guy. It was really a matter of default. On the Oklahoma state ballot, I had the choice of Hillary “Crimes Against Humanity + Here Comes World War III” Clinton, the Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Mr. Trump. I chose Trump, a populist, sometimes demagogue and buffoon, but a real outsider who might shake the establishment up.