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There was William Galston at the European Council on Foreign Relations, listening to his fellow elitists and foreign policy honchos caviling about the rise of Donald Trump and bemoaning the fate of the European Union (EU) at the hand's of Britain.
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Major financial storms are coming, and they may cause a great deal of damage.
There is every indication that what has now starting in Europe could end up on the dollar's doorstep, and upend the whole house of cards.
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at his Alt-Market.com site.
Editor's Comment: Is it possible that we have all been played through a crafty game of reverse psychology and scheming double games in the market place
During Friday's bloodbath, I heard a CNBC anchor lady assuring her (scant) remaining audience that Brexit wasn't a big sweat. That's because it is purportedly a political crisis, not a financial one.
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