Category: Economics & Investing

Since ’07, $11 trillion of global QE, $57 trillion of more debt, Europe 2 more recessions, Japan 3 more recessions, US 2 negative GDP qtrs, the collapsing of many EM economies. o o o A Return To Nuclear May Be Japan’s Only Option The legacy of the Fukushima disaster has badly damaged Japan’s economy, but the only relief may come from returning to the controversial power source despite the risks. o o o The Best Way to Avoid the Dollar Crisis o o o No Country For Young Workers: Only Americans 55 And Older Found Jobs In March

What extremes am I referencing? The S&P 500 Index has tripled in six years, is overbought, and is at an all-time high. See graph showing 7-year cycle highs and overbought indicators. Earnings do not support the high valuations of U.S. stocks. Note the extreme valuations as shown in the graph below, courtesy of Arabian Money. Interest rates are currently at multi-generational or all-time lows and consequently bonds are extremely high in the “bubble-zone.” Many European banks and sovereign governments are “paying” negative interest. This was unthinkable a few years ago! The dollar index rallied over 25% between May 2014 and …

San Francisco tech bubble spills into mega housing bubble: San Francisco median price nears $1 million while homeownership rate falters. o o o Greece draws up drachma plans, prepares to miss IMF payment . – JBG o o o Putin May Have Last Laugh Over Western Sanctions o o o A titanic quantity of derivatives – say 1,000 Trillion dollars!

China’s economy just touched the government’s chilling ‘red line’. – H.L. o o o More Unofficial Capital Controls In The US: PFIC Rules. – G.G. o o o Obama supports reduction in military retirement pay. – T.P. o o o DO YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND? 42% of Americans Cant Get Access to $2,000 Without Using Credit

France Moves in the Direction of Banning Cash o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Tragedy Of The American Farmer, Revealed In A Craigslist “For Sale” Post Rick Santelli Stunned As Janet Yellen Admits “Cash Is Not A Store Of Value 5 Charts Which Show That The Next Economic Crash Is Dead Ahead

5 Charts Which Show That the Next Economic Crash Is Dead Ahead. – H.L. o o o CIA Insider Breaks Silence on Global Currency Wars. – P.S. o o o The End of American Domination o o o $100 Trillion Global Bond Bubble Poses “Systemic Risk” To Financial System

This digital currency has an unusual gold spin o o o The College Debt Bubble Is Collapsing Now; 33% Of All Student Loans Are Delinquent On Repayments o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: You May Want to Pay Extra Close Attention to the Economic Data This Week Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys Nations – This is a great article and good podcast interview Why The Mania Is Getting Scary—-Central Bankers Are Running A Doomsday Machine Gold In Fed Vault Drops Under 6,000 Tons For The First Time, After 10th Consecutive Month Of Redemptions

BANKING CARTELS’ REAL ENEMY: Physical Silver Investment Demand o o o Oil Prices To Fall Or Fly Depending On Iranian Nuclear Talks o o o Broke? You May Now Be Entitled To a Free Home. – B.B. o o o Half of U.S. Households Struggle to Save Even a Few Cents. – B.B. o o o Chaos In The Gold Market: “There Are Thirty to Fifty Owners For Each Ounce of Gold That’s Out There”

U.S. Oil Glut Story Grossly Exaggerated o o o 3 Very Real Reasons Why Lower Oil Prices Could Be The Catalyst For World War III o o o Central Banks Warn: Liquidity May Evaporate When Investors Finally Remove Blindfolds o o o Largest for-profit sees half of its students vanish in last five years: For-profits under fire as value comes into question.

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 silver and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. Gold trickled down to yearly lows during the first half of the month before reversing direction and rallying back above $1,200/oz. The same was true for spot silver, which was stuck around $15.50/oz by mid-month before climbing back above $17/oz. The Platinum Group Metals (platinum and palladium) fared worse, as each fell through support early in the month and …

Santelli Stunned As Janet Yellen Admits “Cash Is Not A Store Of Value”. – B.B. o o o The Next Currency Set to Fail o o o Gold Effect on Mining & Shale Wasteland o o o CENTRAL BANKS LOSING CONTROL: Are The Seeds Of A Global Depression Sprouting? o o o Fears of a new global crash as debts and dollar’s value rise . – G.P. o o o Andorra on the brink of Europe’s next banking crisis. – G.G.

Northwest Territorial Mint has a special Silver pricing right now at only $0.75 over spot. This deal ends march 29. o o o Radio Shack (now bankrupt) just auctioned off your personal info in violation of its own Terms of Service.. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: US GDP unrevised at 2.2 pct in Q4; corporate profits fall Another Oligarch Preaches To The Peasants: Charlie Munger Says “Prepare For Harder World” Peak Gold? Goldman Calculates There Is Only 20 Years Of Gold Supply Left– Take this with a grain of salt, but it’s worth taking a peek …

NUMBERS PROVE IT: The U.S. Oil Industry Is In Serious Trouble o o o What Kind Of Lipstick Will The Fed Put On It’s Pig Of A GDP? More QE? Steal More From Savers With Negative Rates? Audit & Close The Fed! o o o Forget Rig Counts And OPEC, Media Bias Is Driving Oil Down o o o Federal Reserve Rate Hike: Impatiently Patient

Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys NationsUnderstanding how currencies collapse. – G.G. o o o Michelle Obama travel expense update: Your tax dollars at work by Andrew Malcolm. – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Middle Class is Getting Smaller Price of Ground Beef Hits Record in February- Second straight record month Peter Schiff: Give’em the Old Razzle Dazzle How Cold Was It This Winter? So Cold That New Home Sales Hit A 7 Year Record! – This is an interesting break into the housing numbers.

Looking for a job near home? Good luck, it’s getting harder. – G.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: David Stockman “Sooner Or Later We’ve Got To Get Off The Monetary Heroin C’mon Angela, Let Them Greexit Video: Peter Schiff won’t back down – ‘The dollar is going to crash, buy Gold’ Video: Fed Fisher Say’s Market is “hyper overpriced,”see’s a Major Correction – This is an interesting interview with Fmr Dallas Fed President.