Category: Economics & Investing

The “Dead-Cat-Bounce”: That Dead Cat Is Truly Dead; And That Bounce Is Truly Over… “Nihilo Ex Nihilo” – GJM o o o Record 94 Million Americans Not In The Labor Force; Participation Rate Lowest Since 1977 – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Central Banks Can’t Save the Markets From a Crash. They Shouldn’t Even Try – The first section of this is pretty good, but after that it starts venturing off topic. Dow Dumps 600 Points From Last Friday’s Panic-Buying Ramp, Drops 10% Year-To-Date Chart Of The Day: Since 12/2007—— 1.5 Million More Waiters/Bartenders, 1.4 Million Fewer …

A closer look at the cost of living between 2000 and 2015: Looking at tuition at USC and the typical priced US home. o o o Silver and S.M.S. o o o Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide o o o Venezuela Delaying The Inevitable With $5 Billion From China

Stock market too big to fail? I suppose it’s possible that the Fed could start buying specific stocks to keep the market propped up. – P.S. o o o ?The surging ranks of America’s ultrapoor – G.G. o o o Canada officially enters recession – G.G. o o o SILVER MARKET OUTBREAK: Surging Physical Demand & Falling Inventories o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Why The Federal Reserve Should Be Audited Video Interview with Greg Hunter : Jeff Berwick-Nothing but Black Swans Ahead

China fooled the world, and now comes the Great Unwinding – G.G. (May require an account to read the article.) o o o From 9/1, France bans cash payments over 1000 euros (previous limit was 3000) – G.G. (Google translated version) o o o The rise and fall of the American homeowner: Current homeownership rate is back to where it was 50 years ago. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Central Banks Can’t Save the Markets From a Crash. They Shouldn’t Even Try – The first section of this is pretty good, but after that it starts venturing off …

Silver and Warnings From Exponential Markets o o o U.S. Gold Production Finally Hit Hard Due To Low Price o o o Martin D. Weiss: Why This “Correction” Could Get Worse o o o Could Oil Sink Below $40 Per Barrel Again?

Michelle Obama’s Lunch Rules Have Cost Cafeteria Worker Jobs – D.S. o o o Printing Money Goes Haywire in Venezuela – G.G. o o o In 2008, Fewer Than 30 Million Used Food Stamps. Now 46 Million Do. – GJM o o o Illinois Pays Lottery Winners In IOUs After $30K/Month Budget “Guru” Fails To Produce Deal – GJM o o o China is the biggest Bubble in History

Stocks Are Likely in for Another 6 Months of Volatility! o o o Currency wars can quickly spiral downward into a vicious black hole & that makes precious metals all the more attractive…. this time the threatened currency destruction will be global o o o Global Silver Inventories Tipping Point? New Threat To The Fracking Industry o o o Why The Great Crash Is Still In Motion

Bank system outage This will be interesting when the system really is closed, won’t it ? – A.S. o o o Fed Up Investors Yank Cash From Almost Everything Just Like 2008 – JBG o o o Eliminating Physical Currency Necessary To Give Central Banks More Power o o o Why Stocks Could Fall 50% If The Fed Makes The Wrong Move Items from Mr. Econocobas: Fed Up Investors Yank Cash From Almost Everything Just Like 2008 The Financial Times Demands End Of Cash, Calls It A “Barbarous Relic”

Gold and Warnings From Exponential Markets o o o We Are At War ~ Jim Willie o o o t’s Official: China Confirms It Has Begun Liquidating Treasuries, Warns Washington – B.B. o o o The Midst Of A Financial Meltdown That Is Truly Global In Scope o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Fed’s George Says Still Prepared for Rate Hike, But Turmoil – You better believe there will be volatility if the Fed raises rates.. Odds are if they do some minor rate hike as immaterial as it would be it will send the markets in another tail …

Devaluation Stunner: China Has Dumped $100 Billion In Treasurys In The Past Two Weeks – GJM o o o Plunge Protection Team Losing Control of Markets-Jim Sinclair – B.B. o o o China’s economy, the world’s second largest economy only behind the USA, is tanking… The Chinese are very well known for being hard-as-nails and sticking to the course, no matter how hard. When we see them capitulate and make a major move (panic?) in devaluing their currency, coupled with lowering their interest rates, we have to believe things are far worse than we know, and certainly worse than what …

7 million college debtors have yet to make a single student loan payment in last year. The college debt bubble grows. o o o Interest rates to remain ‘stuck’ at 5000 year-old levels Has the great correction begun? Time will tell. It’s mathematically impossible for the system we have to keep growing as it is; common sense tells a person this. Either way the prudent prepare as Joseph did in Egypt long ago. – A.S. o o o Gold Facts and Gold Speculations o o o Wikipedia Lists Today As One of Largest Intraday Point Swings, 1,089.42 Points Between The …

Global Trade In Freefall: Container Freight Rates From Asia To Europe Crash 60% In Three Weeks – GJM o o o 10 Reasons Why The Market Carnage Is Far From Over o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Why The Bear Of 2015 Is Different From The Bear Of 2008 Making Sense Of The Sudden Market Plunge Households See 1.8 Trillion of Wealth Vanish Stock Up on Canned Goods and Bottle Water- Fmr Advisor to Gordon Brown Advises – This is interesting just given the source..

Warning: The Great Reset Is Coming, Very Soon! — Bill Holter o o o Making Sense Of The Sudden Market Plunge As we’ve been warning for a long time, you cannot print your way to prosperity; you can only delay the inevitable by trading time for elevation. Now, instead of finding ourselves saddled with $155 trillion of global debt as we did in 2008, we’re entering this next crisis with $200 trillion on the books and interest rates already stuck at zero. We are 30 feet up the ladder instead of 10, and it’s a long way down. – A.T. …

The following story takes place during late summer in south central Texas. As I battle the humidity by sipping on a margarita on the San Antonio river walk, I wonder if the air can get any thicker without precipitation. It is Friday night before a family wedding. We dine together, the bride’s family and the groom’s family. I am a member of the former. The night before, the bride– my sister– had prepped me for the meeting with the family of her hubby-to-be. I was warned the future in-laws were very “politically active.” That is code for, “Will, don’t ruin …