[BBC] Catalan ex-leader Carles Puigdemont vows to resist takeover [Reuters] Kuroda looks favored to get second term as Bank of Japan chief: Nikkei [Reuters] [...]

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Draghi all handily beat expectations. Booming technology earnings confirm the degree to which Bubble Dynamics have become [...]

[Bloomberg] Dollar Extends Gain on U.S. Tax Moves, Growth: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Growth at Above-Forecast 3% on Consumer, Business Spending [Bloomberg] [...]

Today on Golden Rule Radio we talk about John Taylor receiving a show of hands in favor of him for the new Chair of the Federal Reserve, but is this just noise [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise on Strong Earnings, Euro Falls: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] ECB Slows Asset Purchases as Draghi Heads for Stimulus Exit [CNBC] Trump [...]

Fear now drives bitcoin investors (the fear of missing out) Federal Reserve gets free pass on counterfeiting money Central Bankers are the high priests of [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks in Asia Stall; Aussie at Three-Month Low: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Unveils New Leaders With No Clear Xi Successor in Sight [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise on Blue-Chip Earnings; Euro Gains: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Bond yields grind higher, Caterpillar smashes forecasts [Bloomberg] Why [...]

[Bloomberg] Euro Drops With Spain on Edge; Bonds and Oil Climb: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Catalan Separatists Plot Response to Spain’s Shock and Awe [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] Catalonia’s leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid [Reuters] Stock market’s future in Trump’s hands as Federal Reserve chair [...]

[Reuters] Trump expected to pressure China’s Xi to rein in North Korea: officials [Reuters] Spain will sack Catalan government, call regional election [...]

The week left me with an uneasy feeling. There were a number of articles noting the 30-year anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash. I spent “Black [...]

[Bloomberg] Dollar, Stocks Get Lift From Tax Move; Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Trump’s Tax Plan Takes a Big Step Forward, But What Comes Next [...]

The debt is at all time highs yet central bankers will never stop printing. Despite global debt reaching the highest levels in history, the central banks still [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Drop as Investor Jitters Return; Euro Gains: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Hong Kong Stocks Tumble the Most This Year [Bloomberg] Fewest [...]