Paul Cézanne The Card Players 1895 • The Media’s Mass Hysteria Over ‘Collusion’ Is Out Of Control (WaPo) • Donald Trump’s Very Own Big, Fat, Ugly Bubble (Stockman) • Canada’s Housing Boom Expected to Spark Rate Rise (WSJ) • The Return Of The “Minsky Moment” (Rosso) • Martin Luther King’s Economic Dream Changed The Federal Reserve Forever (BI) • Russia Will Retaliate If US Does Not Release Property – Lavrov (R.) • Qatar’s First Shipment of Air-Lifted Cows Lands
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Max Ernst Santa Conversazione 1921 • Trump Bump for President’s Media Archenemies Eludes Local Papers (BBG) • How Economics Became A Religion (Rapley) • The Breaking Point & Death Of Keynes (Roberts) • Central Banks’ Focus on Financial Stability Has Unintended Consequences (BBG) • Janet Yellen’s Complacency Is Criminal (Bill Black) • ‘We’re Flowing Toward The Path Of 1928-29’ – Yusko (CNBC) • Fresh Fears Of UK Housing Market Collapse (Sun) • The European Union Has a Currency Problem
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Fred Lyon Anne Lyon getting into her Riley on Nob Hill, San Francisco 1950s • Propaganda-ville (Robert Parry) • Trump Cannot Improve Relations With Russia (PCR) • Comey’s Leaked Trump Memos Contained Classified Information (ZH) • Tales from the FOMC Underground (PT) • Stock Market Tsunami Siren Goes Off (WS) • America Is Struggling With Economic Rot (BBG) • May Appeals To Corbyn For Help In Coming Up With New Ideas (Ind.) • US-Russian Ceasefire Deal Holding In Southwest
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Hieronymus Bosch St. John on Patmos 1489 • The Trump Effect Turns Every Paper Into A Tabloid (G.) • G20 Launches Plan To Fight Poverty In Africa (AFP) • The Russian Economy If You Aren’t Wearing NATO Night-Fighting Goggles (Helmer) • Britain Isn’t Greece, Prime Minister (BBG Ed.) • Baby Boomers Not Financially Prepared For Retirement (MW) • UK Homebuyers Desperate To Know Who Really Owns Their Freehold (G.) • Wall Street Cash Pumps Up Shale Oil Production Even
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Canaletto View of the Churches of the Redentore 1750 • ‘Neither Of Them Wanted To Stop’: Trump And Putin Enjoy Successful ‘First Date’ (G.) • US, Russia Agree To Cease-Fire In Southwest Syria Starting Sunday (AP) • Russia Disputes US Claim Trump “Pressed” Putin on Election Hacking (IC) • Trump Says Trade Deal With UK Will Be Agreed “Very Very Quickly” (BBC) • Why the Next Recession will be a Doozie for Consumers (WS) • U.S. Jobs Growth Picks
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Francis Bacon Triptych 1976 • All Eyes On Trump-Putin Dynamics As They Meet For First Time At G20 (R.) • Deep State Begins Anti-Russia Media Blitz Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting • Anti-G20 Protesters Clash With Hamburg Police ‘Like Never Before’ (RT) • The Party Is Over: Central Banks Pull The Plug On Bond Market Rally (CNBC) • Central Bank Easy Money ‘Era Is Ending’ – Ray Dalio (CNBC) • Ray Dalio’s ‘Beautiful’ Deleveraging Delusion (ZH) • ‘It’s Too Late’:
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Roy Lichtenstein Woman With Flowered Hat 1963 • The Fed Grows Worried Its Loose Policy Threatens US Financial Stability (CNBC) • Fed Eyes September Announcement on Balance-Sheet Reduction (WSJ) • China’s Debt Binge Threatens Australia (CB) • Australian Housing ‘Bubble’ Fears Overblown, HSBC Economist Says (BBG) • Europe’s Quietly Growing Poor Population Is Getting Louder (Occupy) • German Banks Pose A Threat That Politicians Want To Hide (CNBC) • Saudi Arabia Chief Foreign Promoter Of Islamist Extremism In UK
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Fred Lyon Golden Gate Bridge painter 1947 • We Have Fixed Issues That Caused Financial Crisis, Says Mark Carney (G.) • David Cameron Says People Who Oppose Austerity Are ‘Selfish’ (Ind.) • Judge To Review Ban On Prosecuting Tony Blair For Iraq War (G.) • The Grenfell Inquiry Will Be A Stitch-Up. Here’s Why (Monbiot) • Foreigners Account for Just 4.7% of Home Sales in Toronto Region (BBG) • China’s $162 Billion of Dealmaker Debt Raises Alarm • China’s Shadow
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Paul Klee Girl in Mourning 1939 • Merkel Promises Full Employment In Party Platform (R.) • Theresa May Steps Back From Public Sector Pay Cap Amid Austerity Backlash (Ind.) • Donald Trump May Make ‘Sneak’ Visit To UK Within Fortnight (G.) • Maine, New Jersey Lawmakers Scramble To End Partial Government Shutdowns (R.) • Illinois House Approves Major Income Tax Hike (CTrib) • China Inc’s $7.8 Billion of Dividend Payments Will Stress the Yuan (BBG) • Japan PM Abe’s
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JMW Turner Lake Llanberis and Snowdon Color Study c.1800 • Can The Bank of England Get Britain To Kick Its Cheap Credit Habit? (G.) • Britain ‘Is On The Brink Of The Worst House Price Collapse Since 1990s’ (DM) • China Tears Up Promises To UK And Shows The World Who Is In Charge (O.) • Court Ruling Sends Illinois Into Financial Abyss (ZH) • New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Orders Government Shutdown (CBS) • Only 2% of US
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