Category: Economics & Investing

Almost Half Of US States Are Officially Broke. – B.B. o o o Is There Any Gold At Fort Knox? Survey Says “Highly Unlikely” o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Class Of 2015 Sets Student Debt Record—–$68 Billion Bonds Extend Global Decline as Goldman Warns on Long-Term Debt ‘The Crash” Will Not Be Caused By An Event… Greece Effectively Defaults To IMF Using SDR Reserves To “Repay” Fund; 1 Month Countdown Begins – This is getting very serious; I don’t know how it is going to end, but I suspect somehow things are going to get pulled together and …

Gold Prices In 2020? Debt Drives Gold and Stocks o o o Russell Napier Explains What’s In Store For Gold If Cash Is Outlawed. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Graccident Hour Draws Nigh Greece Hopes for Helping Hand as IMF Bill Looms No Deal: Eurogroup Concludes Meeting On Greece, No Further Fund Disbursement The Situation Escalates – Greece Is Now Taxing Cash Withdrawals

Oil Markets Have Little To Fear From Iran For Now o o o 34 percent of Americans financially carry the country: Those not in the labor force hits another record at 93,194,000. o o o The Dow has now gone 37 days without setting a 1-month high OR low, the longest streak in over 100 years o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys Nations

Edgebrook Bank, IL, Closed by Regulators – Fifth Bank Failure of 2015. – G.G. o o o AIIB, SDRs, and the Yuan – Latest Developments. – JMC o o o By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans are more worried about economic mobility than the income gap

This is a Major Buy Signal for Gold o o o Rental Armageddon continues: Federal Reserve shows housing to be a big push in household net worth yet we are hitting a generational low of actual homeownership. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Oil Price Recovery May Be Too Much Too Soon – This is an interesting read for sure. Part-Time Jobs Soar By 437,000; Full-Time Jobs Tumble, Stay Firmly Under Pre-Recession Highs Video: How Will Fed React to Jobs Data? – Rick Santelli puts it all in perspective here at the end. Japan National Debt Rises To ¥1,053,357,200,000,000

Denmark moves closer to a cashless society. – G.G. o o o Why The Student Debt Bubble Is About To Get A Lot Larger o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: PETER SCHIFF: We’re Not Headed for a Fed Rate Hike — QE4 Instead Layoffs Hit 3-Year High in April as Energy Cuts Surge Hold Precious Metals As Banks Try To Criminalize The Use Of Cash US Macro Data Has Never Collapsed This Fast

Greece introduces cashpoint tax in desperate bid to raise revenue and stop run on banks as country teeters on brink of bankruptcy. – G.G. o o o It begins: US government issues $700,000 fine against a digital currency. – S.B. o o o Inspector General: IRS Allowed $5.6 Billion In Erroneous Education Tax Credits. PLC o o o What’s the Cash Value of Your Vegetable Garden?. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Blame the next global financial crisis on the U.S. dollar– More like blame it on central banks and central planning

The War On Cash: Transparently Totalitarian. – G.G. o o o End of cash?. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Peter Schiff – FOMC Rate Hike Hints are a Bluff – The best part is when the commentators say, “The market has rallied on 3% or 4% before, so why couldn’t it now.” This just shows the fundamental lack of understanding of debt and interest payments. Venezuela opposition leader says Jan-April inflation 50 percent Greece Attacks Creditors as ECB Considers Next Liquidity Step (includes video)

Silver and NASDAQ – Long, Medium and Short Trends o o o U.S. Sanctions & Saber Rattling Doesn’t Stop The U.S. From Importing Russian Petroleum o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Peter Schiff – Will the Fed Run Out of Excuses as the Weather Warms? The Forecast That Nailed Q1 GDP Isn’t So Rosy on Q2 More Americans Spending at Least Half Their Pay on Housing

1 in 4 US Renters Must Use Half Their Pay for Housing Costs. – H.L. o o o Bail-ins: 401k? – Gone; Pension? – Gone; Savings? – Gone o o o Even Small Businesses Are Jumping on the Robot Bandwagon. – D.S. o o o How student-loan debt is dragging down the economy

Major U.S. Retailers Are Closing More Than 6,000 Stores. – B.B. o o o Since the late 1980s, panicked governments have responded to slowdowns by herding their most vulnerable savers into excessively risky assets and then pulling away the football. And every time the same groups fall for it. o o o Is The US Worried About Oil Sector Jobs? It Should Be! o o o Consumers Near Collapse?. – Mr. Econocobas

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold, and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. April was an up-and-down month for just about every asset class, and gold was no exception. After big boosts in the first part of the month to briefly touch the $1,220 mark, gold bounced in a tight range on either side of $1,200. After ending the week at a three-week low on the 24th, it came roaring back the next Monday …

U.S. GOLD EXPORTS IN 2014: Surged During Price Take-downs o o o Silver – Four Years Later o o o U.S.A. Caught in Enormous Policy Vise o o o US and UK are headed into a recession. If the economy slips just a little Fannie and Freddie will need a bailout.

Citibank Buys $1Billion in Gold From Venezuela. Maduro’s cash-strapped regime is so desperate for revenue that they’ve agreed to pawn 1.4 million ounces of gold, which amounts to $714 per ounce. – H.L. o o o The Fed has been horribly wrong about nearly everything they have forecast and most of the policy actions they have taken as both a central bank and a regulator for the past twenty years. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: U.S. GDP Gained A Sluggish 0.2% In First Quarter 2015 US Homeownership Rate Drops To 1983 Levels: Here’s Why America’s Student Debt Pain …

The War on Cash: Transparently Totalitarian. – J.J. o o o The Banksters War on Cash. – T.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Japan Retail Sales Plunge 9.7% in March – What’s funny is in the video he talks about how Japan can deal with the excessive levels of debt, and what is not mentioned is what is most likely and what they are currently pursuing. Inflating away the debt. Video: Santelli Exchange: War on Paper Money? Biggest Inventory Build In History Prevents Total Collapse Of The US Economy – Definitely interesting; did not know the inventory build …