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Town Hall Meeting Erupts After German Mayor Says Schoolgirls Should "Not Provoke" Refugees

As Europe struggles to cope with a migrant crisis that’s already the worst refugee catastrophe since World War II and which threatens to spiral even further out of control once the weather turns in the spring, officials have offered a variety of possible “solutions” to the various refugee-related “problems” that have cropped up.

Some are better than others.

WE ARE BEING LIED TO,BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU EVEN CARE?

WE ARE BEING LIED TO,BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU EVEN CARE?

We are being lied to....The Federal Reserve has been telling us how great the economy is and how we are on track for higher rates as it continues to improve. However the markets are most definitely telling us something different.

The stress that the markets are experiencing has not been an overreaction; it is a perfectly reasonable and considered response to a series of real worries which perhaps one at a time would be manageable but grouped together look formidable.

Germany Unveils "Cash Controls" Push: Ban Transactions Over €5,000, €500 Euro Note

Germany Unveils "Cash Controls" Push: Ban Transactions Over €5,000, €500 Euro Note

It was just two days ago that Bloomberg implored officials to “bring on a cashless future” in an Op-Ed that calls notes and coins “dirty, dangerous, unwieldy, and expensive.”

You probably never thought of your cash that way, but increasingly, authorities and the powers that be seem determined to lay the groundwork for the abolition of what Bloomberg calls “antiquated” physical money.

Frontrunning: February 3

  • Oil lifts stocks off lows, yen and low-risk debt in favor (Reuters)
  • Yes, this agaim: Oil gains after Russia says open to talking with OPEC (Reuters)
  • More forecasts: Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016 (BBG)
  • New Risks for Trump After Iowa Loss (WSJ)
  • Yuan Gap Widens Again as Depreciation Bets Swamp PBOC Fightback (BBG)
  • Germany Struggles to Assess Security Threats Ahead of Carnival Season (WSJ)
  • Marco Rubio becomes early hope for mainstream U.S. Republicans (Reuters)

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