“A Break Could Be Huuugggge”: Citi On The Real Number That Matters For Yields

via ZeroHedge  The benchmark 10Y Treasury briefly topped 3.00%… and then faded back under failing to resolve the ongoing debate whether the breach of 3.00% will unleash a liquidation panic or, alternatively, a buying spree. Of course, the importance of 3% is more psychological than anything, and is merely a precursor to the real question … Read more

How to Get EXTRA MONEY for Prepping

by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper Lots of us WANT to prep hardcore. We want to stock up on more food, buy solar gadgets, and create a top-notch medical kit. But this stuff all costs money, and life takes up nearly every penny most of us earn. This leaves the big question: how do you … Read more

Interest rates attempting 25-year breakouts!

by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Interest rates have been falling for nearly three decades. Could the trend of lower rates be over? A big test to this trend is in play right now! Above looks at 10 & 30-year yields since early 1990’s. Both have remained inside of falling channel (1) for the … Read more

Democrat Doublethink

It should frighten people how easily and frequently they change their narrative. Abortion and immigration are great examples. “Safe, legal, and rare” is absolutely considered heresy these days and they’ve flipped heavily on immigration: https://youtu.be/CLrf__Rl32Q   h/t GoBucks

Iran, China Seek to Loosen Dollar’s Grip on Global Markets Iran, China among those trying to end dominance of the U.S. currency [link to www.wsj.com (secure)]

A small but growing number of countries are stepping up efforts to wean themselves off the dollar, aiming to chip away at the U.S. currency’s decadeslong dominance. Iran last week became the latest when it pledged to replace the dollar with the euro in its foreign-currency accounting. China introduced the world’s first yuan-denominated oil contracts … Read more

Scientists In Operation Ice Bridge Baffled by Mysterious Arctic Ice Circles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpOlY1jOcrY On April 14 2018, Operation Ice Bridge captured images over the Beaufort Sea, 50 miles northwest of the Mackenzie River Delta. The images, taken by mission scientist John Sonntag, show unusual or “curious” circles that the government agency can’t explain. “We saw these sorta-circular features only for a few minutes today,” Sonntag wrote from … Read more

The History of Disarming Citizens

By Mark Angelides As much noise is made in the US about adding gun control laws, it is worth looking at the illiberal laws that have been used in the UK to disarm the population. It is a history of making laws that had no relation to the problems they were meant to deal with … Read more

Getting Tight! Not Just Here But Everywhere

by John Rubino Let’s start with Caterpillar, the maker of earth moving equipment that has for years been the poster child for global slowdown. Every quarter was worse than the last as mining and construction companies around the world cut back on orders. Here’s a typical 2015 headline from Zero Hedge: “If Caterpillar’s Data Is Right, … Read more