The Beer Barrel

Disaffected Coloradans have launched a third recall effort, this time against a Democratic legislator whose seat could determine the balance of power in the state Senate.
State Sen. Evie Hudak, who represents a suburban district northwest of Denver, is the latest target of a populist backlash against the Democrat-controlled state legislature's...

First, ze Charts:

Zees von... it shows how much gold ze COMEX can hand to contract holders upon demand.

Registered


Ze next von shows the Registered + Eligible (Eligible = inventory which may be owned or held by third parties who simply choose to store it with COMEX, in other words it's not available for deliveries)...

Wish Palestine had saved a couple of their missiles for this...

Oct 10 (Reuters) - China accelerated plans to internationalise its currency on Thursday by agreeing to swap euros and yuan with the European Central Bank in a deal that is set to be China's second-largest to date.

The bilateral currency swap agreement between the European Central Bank (ECB) and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is valid for three...

Kyle Bass Warns "There Is No Way To Protect Yourself If US Treasuries Default"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-...way-protect-yourself-if-us-treasuries-default

"If the politicians lead us into a 'prioritization of payments' situation for Treasury Secretary Lew or an actual...