[Reuters] Oil producers to discuss exit plans from cuts once market near balance: Russia [CNBC] California’s monster Thomas fire becomes [...]

Ten-year Treasury yields jumped 13 bps this week to 2.48%, the high going back to March. German bund yields rose 12 bps to 0.42%. U.S. equities have [...]

[Bloomberg] Europe Stocks Slide on Catalan Poll; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Consumer Spending Tops Forecasts as Inflation [...]

As 2017 comes to a close Golden Rule Radio looks back at gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and the US Dollar Index over the course of the last year. [...]

[Reuters] Wall Street opens higher after GDP data [CNBC] House unveils ‘clean’ spending bill to fund the government through January 19 [...]

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Down, Stocks Up as Tax Bill Progresses: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Gains on Signals U.S. Stockpiles Fell More Than Expected [...]

This Vader Grows Asset Bubbles Then They Burst Central Banks Have Repeated The Same Mistake Of 2003-2007 $8.3 Trillion Central Bank Intervention [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Mixed as Euro Climbs; Treasuries Decline: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Single-Family Housing Starts Rise to Highest in a Decade [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Gain on U.S. Tax Plan; Treasuries Decline: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Republicans confident tax bill to become law this week [...]

[Reuters] No. 2 U.S. Senate Republican expects tax bill will pass, eyes Tuesday [NYT] What’s in the Tax Bill, and How It Will Affect You [WSJ] The [...]

[Bloomberg] GOP Charges to Tax-Cut Finish Line [Bloomberg] GOP Tax Plan Sets Higher Rate Than Expected on Offshore Earnings [Bloomberg] Merkel Ally [...]

Janet Yellen’s Wednesday news conference was her final as Fed chair. Dr. Yellen has a long and distinguished career as an economist and public [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise, Dollar Steady Amid Tax Debate: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Here’s Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now [The Hill] [...]

A balanced portfolio approach – where gold and silver fit will be covered in today’s golden rule radio. Gold and silver bounce on the [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise, Euro Slips on ECB Inflation View: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Jump More Than Forecast in Broad Advance [...]