Category: Economics & Investing

Spot silver just took a dip below $18 per troy ounce for the first time an many moons. This would be a good time to buy, folks! – JWR o o o Creative Strategies for Staying One Step Ahead of Global Chaos o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Food-Stamp Enrollment In Illinois Outpaces Job Creation By Nearly 2-to-1 The Fed’s Laughable GDP “Forecast” Just Got Even Funnier Scotland Rejects Independence as U.K. Vows to Give It More Power Here a Bubble, There a Bubble Says Marc Faber

America’s Big Bet On Natural Gas And Big Short On Coal. – J.S. o o o The Collapse of the Concept of Fiat Currency o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Fed’s Laughable GDP “Forecast” Just Got Even Funnier Fed Officials Predict Fed Funds Rate to Rise to 1.375% End-2015 Fed Keeps ‘Considerable Time’ Pledge as Growth ‘Moderate’ Europe’s Winners and Losers from Russia Trouble

The NEXT Reserve Currency o o o Why King Coal Will Keep Its Crown. – J.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Fed Officials Predict Fed Funds Rate to Rise to 1.375% End-2015 Fed Keeps ‘Considerable Time’ Pledge as Growth ‘Moderate’ Europe’s Winners and Losers from Russia Trouble Food-Stamp Enrollment In Illinois Outpaces Job Creation By Nearly 2-to-1

Poor Americans carry a record level of debt leverage o o o The Irrational Fear Of Deflation o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Draghi Prods Euro Area to Ready Ground for Economic Boost Scotland Prepares For Bank Runs; ‘Quietly’ Sends Millions Of Banknotes North The War on Poverty Has Been a Colossal Flop The Fed’s Muddied Message Causing Market Mess – When your equity markets are dependent on two words, you know you’re in a heavily manipulated, fragile market.

The Fed Is Leveraged At A Higher Ratio Than That Of Lehman Before It Collapsed o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Investors Tell Fed: Don’t Fumble Interest Rates The U.S. National Debt Has Grown By More Than A Trillion Dollars In The Last 12 Months David Stockman- Newsflash To Fed: 122 Billion Bottles Of Beer On The Wall Is About Asset Bubbles, Not Jobs Industrial Output in U.S. Falls for First Time Since January

Taking an exit from the labor force: Over the last ten years 16 million Americans have dropped out of the labor force. o o o The Entire Housing Market Hit A Wall In August. – Steve o o o Why China’s Insatiable Appetite For Coal Has Likely Peaked o o o Why a Strong U.S. Dollar is a Commodity Killer

A derivatives implosion was the black swan that ignited the global crisis in 2008. With the amount of total global derivatives now over a staggering 1.25 quadrillion dollars, there is no question that Greyerz is correct when he predicts this will eventually collapse the current financial system. It’s just a question of when it will begin and what the next trigger will be. This Terrifying Black Swan To Collapse Global Financial System . – J.W. o o o America’s Poor, Deeper in Debt Than Ever o o o The Fed Has A Big Surprise Waiting For You. – J.W. o …

Alan Greenspan’s Nine Reasons “Why The Economy Stinks” o o o What the Worst Jobs Report of the Year Really Tells Us o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Scotland’s Banks Threaten to Leave Fed’s Rate Guidance on Chopping Block, New Exit Plan Nears U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall to Lowest Since Dec 2000: MBA When The Algos Hit The “Sell” Key: Look Out Below!

‘A Little More Inflation’ Won’t Fix What Ails Us. – G.G. o o o How The Federal Reserve Is Destroying America o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: More Car Owners Fall Behind on Auto Loan Payments World Bank Warns of Global Jobs Crisis – Leave it to governments to propose more government “solutions” to a problem created by government “solutions”. Guess it’s the Hegelian dialectic of problem, reaction, solution. Russian Retaliation Begins: Gazprom “Limiting EU Gas”, Cuts Poland Supplies By 24% In Past Two Days

Unified Savings and Accountability Act Includes Coin Related Provisions. – K.N. Just as I predicted, the days of the penny and nickel appear to be numbered. – JWR o o o RadioShack plunges after brokerage cuts price target to $0. – T.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Government Health Care Inc: The Chart Which Explains It All A Historic First: Bank Of Japan Monetizes Debt At Negative Rates How the China Boom Unravels: One Person at a Time Mortgage Applications Plunge To 14-year low

Myanmar Shadow o o o Elections in Sweden Could Destroy 20 Years of Progress o o o How The Fed “Mysteriously” Eliminated $7 Trillion In U.S. Debt o o o The MOAMOPE – RBS