“…Gold is anticipating a reversal in the Fed’s tightening policies and a weaker dollar due to a potential crash in stocks. If so, then…”
by David Brady via Sprott Money News
Gold has finally caught a bid this week and is up to its highest level since July 31. The fact that the U.S. and China appear to have agreed on a meeting between Trump and Xi on trade issues at the next G20, coupled with the U.S. treasury’s decision not to label China a currency manipulator, was likely the biggest factor in...
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There are conflicting dual roles with having a global reserve fiat currency, and because of this conflict, reserve currencies are fatally flawed. Here’s how…
by Charles Hugh Smith via Of Two Minds
The way forward is to replace the entire system of reserve currencies with a transparent free-for-all of all kinds of currencies.
Over the years, I’ve endeavored to illuminate the arcane dynamics of global currencies by discussing Triffin’s Paradox, which explains the conflicting dual roles of national... 
As the world edges closer to the next crisis, today the man who has become legendary for his predictions on QE and historic moves in currencies, warned King World News that this will make the world as we know it unrecognizable.
What A Difference A Day MakesOctober 14 (King World News) – Egon von Greyerz: “What a difference a day makes!” Well we didn’t get the sun and the flowers like in Dinah Washington’s song but more like storm and showers. For the ones who don’t remember Dinah, Amy Winehouse... 
The disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi has a lot to do about the recent stock market plunge. TraderStef explains why…
by TraderStef of CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website)
Correlation, cause, or thrown in with a flash crash turkey shoot? To be clear, the recent market plunge was not just about economics and automated trading platforms, but involves Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post journo who was allegedly killed at the Saud... 
The most important bond in the world, the 10-Year Note, is blowing up. Here’s what it means for the economy and the markets…
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital
The Everything Bubble is bursting.
After the 2008 Crisis, global central banks created a bubble in the sovereign bond market via ZIRP and QE. Because these bonds are the bedrock of our current financial system, when Central Banks created a bubble in this asset class, they were effectively creating bubbles in EVERYTHING.
That ... 
With US consumers suddenly dreading to see the bottom line on their next 401(k) statement, they now have the housing market to worry about. Here’s why…
from Zero Hedge
With US consumers suddenly dreading to see the bottom line on their next 401(k) statement, they now have the housing market to worry about.
As interest rates spiked in the past month, one direct consequence is that U.S. mortgage rates, already at a seven-year high, surged by the most since the Trump elections.
According to the lat...