Be sure to listen to this! Jim Pulplava interviews Ann Barnhardt about institutional wickedness by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and MF Global: The Entire Futures/Options Market Has Been Destroyed by the MF Global Collapse. Barnhardt predicts systemic collapse and hence the need to shift into tangibles including long guns, ammunition, fuel, and precious metals. (Thanks to David W. for the link.)
Sometimes “Just In Time” inventory control has a nasty bite: Residents in Alaska city could get $9-a-gallon gas. (BTW, this adds credence to my advice to not choose Alaska as a retreat locale.)
Central Banks Augment Currency Swap Capabilities. (Even Switzerland has jumped in on this, since their currency is deemed “too strong” and that is hurting their exports.)
Recollections on living through Yugoslavia’s mass inflation: Interview with Milos Dedovic
Items from The Economatrix:
31 Banks The Fed Is Watching Like A Hawk
Abrupt Economic Collapse–The Time Draws Near
Holding The EU Together By Money Printing And Force
Stocks Leap On Central Banks’ Coordinated Actions. (Whoopeee! Billions and billions in new liquidity…)