Map shows scale of the American military buildup around Iran...

Inflating financial asset prices while eroding the real value of fiat currencies generates social discontent, weaker productive investment, and a dangerous sentiment of confidence...

An insider's realistic assessment of where things stand...

 

The Justice Department has said arresting the individuals is necessary to deter potential ‘copycats’ from disrupting churches and synagogues...

US President Trump recently announced to increase South Korean tariffs on autos, lumber, pharma, and all other reciprocal tariffs from 15% to 25%.

Three red flags: JPY risk, VIX shorts, Silvergeddon.

State TV trolls Washington: wants Americans to rise up, TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS...

They reflected on how being part of an infamous historic event changed their lives forever.

Trump's response, according to Cruz, was blunt: "F**k you, Ted."

Is there a path short of the Insurrection Act to quell the Minneapolis mobs?

...buying UST bonds and US stocks does not look like a 'sell America' trade... even as Gold & Silver smash record highs

He says he needs a lawyer. 

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over links to China; Strong US 2yr note auction; OPEC+ reportedly likely to maintain its supply pause in March; US winter storm to cut power for more than 200k customers, leaving many flights cancelled; MSFT announces Maia 200 chip; NVDA invests $2B into CRWV; Democrats threat a partial government shutdown following ICE Minneapolis shooting

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin details his 2026 “self-sovereign” tech stack, swapping Big Tech apps for encrypted, open-source and local privacy tools...

China's 'National Team' pukes as options traders short VIX to the floor...

The geostrategic competition between China and the United States continues to be prosecuted as a trade war but investors may do well to heed Dalio’s warning that punishment in the form of a global capital war is on the horizon...

It is not a defense of democracy, but mobocracy in Minnesota...

Gold — you don’t see upside volatility panics at market lows

If 2025 felt like 4 years in a year... then January has felt like a year in one month...

Global oil stocks are low, while the amassed barrels in floating storage on tankers are mostly sanctioned supplies, the CEO of the world’s biggest oil firm and top crude exporter said...