Regulators Close Small Illinois Bank. – G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: 50 Percent Of American Workers Make Less Than 28,031 Dollars A Year Amazon’s Loss Makes Holidays A Question Mark Low Inflation? The Price Of Ground Beef Has Risen 17 Percent Over The Past Year Saudi Arabia Surprises with Less Supply, Oil Price Jumps
The Many Roads to Currency Ruination – G.G. o o o Whistleblowers: IRS Officials Behind ‘Fraudulent’ Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Tax Giveaways. – CPL o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: There Is A Plunge Protection Team – It’s Called The FOMC – Again an economy that lives by QE will die by QE…
Fear of Ebola Now Creating Weakness in U.S. Stocks? o o o Permanent Damage to US Economy-Michael Snyder. – J.W. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Chris Martenson- How The Federal Reserve Is Purposely Attacking Savers – This is a little slow to develop but a nonetheless a great article. Slump in Mortgage Rates Fails to Rally Home Buyers David stockman- Wall Street Is One Sick Puppy—–Thanks To Even Sicker Central Banks 19 Very Surprising Facts About The Messed Up State Of The U.S. Economy
Mr Rawles, I’m reminded today of a line from your Patriots series describing the crunch as “like watching a snake eating its own tail.” Today’s economic news is exactly that– Terror of Ebola and rising interest rates forces investors to dump their dollars into treasuries, artificially lowering interest rates and creating a new housing bubble. This fear in turn leads to a “reconsideration” of raising interest rates and ending bond purchases by the Fed. In the interest of moderation, I intend to withdraw the majority of my 401k Monday and pay off the mortgage on my retreat, leaving only enough …
Video: Why Hillary Clinton Would Be a One-Term President, According to Peter Thiel o o o The Fed “IS” the Problem! – JFJ o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Fed Emergency Update – Mike Maloney How Markets Need $200 Billion Each Quarter From Central Bankers McDonald’s Profit Drops 30% as U.S. Sales Slump – Coca-Cola is struggling as well, as the largest beverage company. Maybe some is due to obvious health concerns, but there is more at play here as folks struggle to keep up. Video: Peter Schiff – Santelli Exchange: QE Consequences
Why the Fed Will Continue to Print Money in 2015 o o o Paul Craig Roberts: Dollar Is The Weak Spot For U.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: FED’S ROSENGREN: I Can ‘Easily Imagine’ Us Holding Off On Rate Hikes Until 2016 – More Fed backpedaling. An end to QE this month is becoming less likely, and yet still “no one” will see this coming. Bullard Risks Ignoring Bullard With `Pessimistic Signal’ on QE – This signal will eventually someday happen, awaking the generally dumb public to what we all know and then it’s “Katie bar the door”, …
The World Has Less Than 5 Days Worth Of Copper Inventories o o o Japanese Stocks Tumble After BOJ Bond-Buying Operation Fails For First Time Since Abenomics o o o Yellen says rising income inequality in U.S. ‘greatly’ concerns her. And since when is this any of the Fed’s concern? This progressive horse manure will drive our once-great nation right over a cliff. – J.H. o o o Russians and Chinese are ditching the dollar as Europeans start using renminbi in their reserves
Jim Rogers Warns: Albert Edwards Is Right “Sell Everything & Run For Your Lives” o o o Why Malpractice from the Fed Will Undermine Growth o o o How Americans go poor by spending money on housing and related expenses: Americans spend 33 percent of their income on housing-related items. Items from Mr. Econocobas: ‘Stunning’ Fed Move Put Bottom under Stocks: Traders – It’s amazing; either they really don’t understand fundamental economics or are playing dumb. An economy that lives by QE will die by QE. The hint of reviving QE is the only thing that stopped the sell-off. Another …
Troubled NBRS Financial Bank is closed by state regulators. – G.G. Items from Mr. Econocobas: Greece to Test Minimum Guaranteed Income Program If A Few Ebola Cases Can Make The Stock Market Crash This Much, What Would A Full-Blown Pandemic Mean? – I don’t think this has much to do with the down fall, but I’m sure it has some impact overall. Bullard Says Fed Should Consider Delay in Ending QE– Geez, you mean the Fed might not actually end QE?…What a surprise!…No one could have ever seen that coming, right?… Markets Back to Hanging on the Fed’s Every Word
Introducing Home delivery of IRA Gold or Silver Eagle Coins with Perpetual Assets LLC IRA program o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Empire State Manufacturing Index Slows Sharply in October Walmart Cuts Sales Outlook for Fiscal 2015 Markets on Edge After Worst Turmoil in Four Years 9 Ominous Signals Coming From The Financial Markets That We Have Not Seen In Years
Americans face post-foreclosure hell as wages garnished, assets seized. – G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Weak Economic Data Slams Wall Street Time to Reduce Reliance on the Dollar: Russia PM Greek Bonds Extend Selloff, Pushing Yield Up Most in 15 Months U.S. Retail Sales Drop: A Cautionary Sign on Consumer Demand
James Rickards: You Can See This Collapse Coming A Mile Away o o o This Will Send Massive Shock Waves Through The Gold Market o o o Ebola and the Five Stages of Collapse . – A.D. Items from Mr. Econocobas: Ebola Economic Impact Felt Beyond Affected Countries
This Is What Happens When Someone Is Desperate To Sell $750 Million Of Stocks. – J.W. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Mark Cuban: Limit Student Loans To Improve Economy– Obviously there are a lot more issues than student loans, but the point is valid; in the absence of government guaranteed loans, college would be much less expensive. The Fed’s 2% Inflation Target: The Ultimate Keynesian Con Job What The Heck Just Happened in Global Stock Markets? Defying The Dollar Russia & China Agree Currency Swap Worth Over $20bn
The Heart Of The Ponzi?? o o o You Can See This Collapse Coming A Mile Away-James Rickards. – J.W. o o o Ebola Outbreak Crumbles Sierra Leone Economy and Food Security. – JBG o o o Loophole lets teacher union bosses collect state pensions at taxpayer expense. D.S.
After Abenomics Failed In Japan, It Is About To Be Tried In Europe o o o The stock market is finally recognizing severe global volatility: Stock market has worst performance in two years. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: S&P 500 Caps Worst Week in Two Years as Tech Shares Drop Serious Financial Trouble Is Erupting In Germany And Japan S&P 500 Caps Worst Week in Two Years as Tech Shares Drop