We measure new information (within the context of knowledge about monetary history, Fourth Turnings, fiat regimes and the like) in order to construct our macro view and subsequently position portfolios.  While it is no easy task these days to sift through government propaganda (made legal in the USA), market noise, Wall Street deception, and the impact of the 'whack-a-mole' monetary bail-outs the Fed and Treasury constantly implement (by necessity due to their own distortions), the topics of many articles are quite relevant and can impact portfolios. 

Fiat generation continues to plow new currency units into unrest around the world and domestically.  It finances the activities that ARE the unrest.  Market participants chase the fiat units, as the Fed has trained them to, as the fiat lands in revenues and earnings of the AI tech overlords, war and medical/pharma hysterias, and imported immigrant support.  Official data releases from jobs to inflation drive market moves, despite the distortion of the data from reality.  Such is the game within which we all reside.

A market is always a sum of all participants however, regardless of whether the behavior is based on data that is true ... or 'mis-information'.  Below find a stream of articles we believe are relevant today:   

Political Matrix Sustains Illusion of Freedom  - Rutherford Institute

Wall Street Enraged at Jobs # F*ck Up by Biden Admin -  Zerohedge

Inflation and Rate Cuts Outlook - King World News

Everybody Knows the Captain Lied - Burning Platform, Jim Quinn

Aug 5th: Trading Websites Go Down with Markets -  Zerohedge

Stuffed Shirt Arrogance: 'the Fed Will Fix It' - CNBC

AI Bubble Threatened as Delays Surprisingly Reported - Tipranks

3 Days after Meeting - Fed Should Emergency Cut! - CNBC, Jeremy Siegal

Gold Constructively Inhibits Fiat Follies of Fed - Coolidge Review, Jim Grant

'Carry Trade' Unwinds - Japan Biggest Drop in History - Zerohedge

Extinction of Cash Around the World - Visual Capitalist

US Pending Home Sales Plunge to New Low - ZeroHedge

Credit Card Losses Top 40% at Some Banks -  Bloomberg

Americans' Pandemic Savings are Gone - Bloomberg

Japan Banking Giant to Liquidate Treasuries - Zerohedge

Fed Bail Out of Japanese Bank Not Enough - Nikkei Asia

Retail Sales Begin to Buckle - Bloomberg

Why Consumer Sentiment is Falling - Daniel Lacalle

This is Where Bear Markets Start From - John Hussman

Industrial Production Surprises to Strength - Trading Economics

Inflation Pain Persists Despite Propaganda -  Epoch Times via ZH

Jim Grant: Rates Will Go Higher (Maybe) -  Lance Roberts

Top Tech Trio Surges as Europe & Rest of Market Burns - Zerohedge
   
Tech Stocks Warn - Kings World News

Pinned:  Oh Say Can You See -  Howard Kunstler

  Bio:  Howard Kunstler

Era of Informed Consent is Over - Zerohedge

From Enlightenment to Ignorance - Embracing Stupidity - American Greatness

Our Deflationary Future - Charles Hugh Smith

Capitalism Has Failed - International Man

How the Federal Reserve Created an American Caste System - Epoch Times

Manufacturing PMIs Mixed Growth but Prices Soaring - Zerohege

Gross Domestic Income shows America in Stagflation - Daniel Lacalle

Housing Inflation 4x "Official" Metrics - FXhedge

Investigation into Key Bridge & Econ Impact Outlook - Zerohedge

Bank of Japan May Unwind Stocks-Favorable' Carry-Trade' - Zerohedge

QE by Another Name is Still QE - RealInvestmentAdvice

Fed Maintains 3 Rate Cuts in 2024 - Marketwatch

Junk Bond Defaults Surge - Shiff Gold

Massive Food Inflation & Metals Miners Unchained - King World News

S&P Pushed to 5,000, Bonds Sold / Rates Rise - Zerohedge

Chip (Lever) Stocks on a Tear - CNBC

Mortgages Head Higher - Boston Globe

Creditors 'not worried' about Regional Banks - Marketwatch

US Debt Bomb a Threat - Fortune / Paul Tudor Jones

Everything Bubble, Gold, Debt & BRICS - King World News

World Gold Council - Banks Buy Gold - Schiff Gold

Consumer:  Freight Woes Grow - Freightwaves

Consumer:  American Eagle Cools Forecast

Housing:  401k Hardship Withdrawals Surge for Rent/Mortgages - Zerohedge

Housing:  Existing Home Sales Woes - CNBC

Consumer:  Best Buy Cools Forecast - CNBC

Consumer:  Real Purchase Power Eroded 25% Since 2020 - Truflation.com

Real Assets:  Dutch Central Bank Accumulates Gold - Gainseville Coins

Real Assets:  All the Metals We Mine in One Visual - Zerohedge

Geopolitics: Argentina Election Goes Anti-Woke - Zerohedge

Fourth Turning - A Lesson from 1914 - Graham's Benjamins

Consumer Pressure: Student Loan Repayments Begin - Schiff Gold

Convid: Big Pharma Gravy Train Derailed - Zerohedge

Convid: Cardiac Events Spike - Epoch Times

CBDCs:  Ultimate Tool of Oppression - Brownstone Institute

Economy:  Banks Laying Off Thousands - Michael Snyder

Dollar Alternative:  China Digital Currency Used for Oil Trade - Zerohedge

Dollar Alternative:  India Rejects Paying for Oil in Yuan (for now) - Oilprice.com

Consumer Pressure:  Healthcare Costs are Crushing - Mike Shedlock

Consumer Pressure:  Credit Card Rates Near 29% - Zerohedge

Consumer Pressure:  Oil Demand Jacks Prices - Oilprice.com

“Beating Estimates” – How Companies Win In Earnings Season - Real Investment Advice

MF Raises Global GDP Outlook, Warns "Not Out Of The Woods" As Inflation Proves Sticky - ZeroHedge

Conference Board Confidence Soars To 2-Year Highs, Inflation-Expectations Plunge - ZeroHedge

America has avoided a recession. But don’t thank the Fed—thank the corporate sector, says top strategist - Yahoo Finance

Putin Signs Law On Introduction Of Digital Ruble In Russia - ZeroHedge

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 228,000 - Calculated Risk

World's Largest Chipmaker Slashes Guidance As AI Boom Fails To Deliver - ZeroHedge

New York Federal Reserve Reports Surge in Credit Application Rejections - The Epoch Times

A Catastrophic Debt Implosion Can Be Incredibly Quick- Gold Switzerland

Visualized: The U.S. $20 Trillion Economy by State - Visual Capitalist

Homeowners Don’t Want to Sell, So the Market for Brand-New Homes Is Booming - Wall Street Journal

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 4.16 million SAAR in June - Calculated Risk