A 1980 copy of Playboy Predicts the Future for Silver [1]
David D. sent this: Speculation explains more about oil prices than anything else [2]
John R. recommended a series of charts, showing the sad decline of various currencies since 1970: Your Purchasing Power [3]. JWR Notes: As I’ve written before, currency inflation is robbery in slow motion.
Reader Paul G. suggested this by Dave Altig of the Atlanta Fed: Just how out of line are house prices? [4] Clearly, house prices have farther to fall before we see bottom!
Shadow Stat Misery Index Highest on Record [5]
Items from The Economatrix:
Yishai sent a link to this must read new post at Zero Hedge: What does a trillion dollars look like? [6]
Social Security Trust Fund Bonds Will be the “21st Century Version of Confederate Banknotes” [7]
South Carolina Moves to Make its Own Gold & Silver Money [8]
Rising Food And Gas Costs Push Up Consumer Prices [9]
The Great Government Fire Sale Is On [10]
Global Stock Markets Hit By Second Commodities Sell-off [11]