Category: Economics & Investing

SurvivalBlog reader R.M. wrote in regarding the 20th anniversary of NAFTA. There is a series of amazing videos on YouTube of a Charlie Rose interview with millionaire financier Sir William Goldsmith way back in 1995. In the interview, Goldsmith is very prophetic of the calamity the NAFTA and GATT trade agreements will bring to the world economy. Goldsmith also wrote two excellent books on his warnings about multinational corporations and the threat of globalism. His first book is titled “The Trap”, and a response to the critics of his book is titled “The response to Gatt and Global Free Trade.” …

CITI: The Economy Has Entered Its Scary ‘Phase 3’ Where Bubbles Form Prior To A Crash. – CDV o o o NAFTA Is 20 Years Old – Here Are 20 Facts That Show How It Is Destroying The Economy. – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: How The Big Banks Got “Fixed”: $110 Billion In Settlements And Still Rising Job = Just Over Broke U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall In Latest Week: MBA

Gerald Celente – The Global Ponzi Scheme Is On Its Death Bed. – J.W. o o o 6 Major Flaws in the Fed’s Economic Mode o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: India Inflation Tops Estimate in Test for Rajan Price Fight Wal-Mart Joins Retail Miss Parade As Sales Disappoint With Profits Slipping, Cisco Plans to Cut Jobs

Make your kid rich for $1 a day – H.L. An excellent read, despite what I think of the market right now. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: James Rickards – Cold War 2.0 Is a Financial War Euro Zone GDP: Brace Yourself Japan’s Economy Shrinks the Most Since 2011 Quake on Tax

The World Is Set Up For The Mother Of All Great Depressions – J.W. o o o U.S. Bail-Ins – Fed Vice Chair Fischer Says “Preparing A Proposal” – P.O. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Bank of Korea Rate Cut Expected Under Government Pressure Wages In U.S. Down 23% Since 2008, Report Shows India’s Inflation Fight Starts In The Kitchen

The Event that Triggered a 43-Year Dollar Slump o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Behind Those Booming Auto Sales: 7-Year Loans, 125% LTV Ratios, 34% Sub-Prime Borrowers Brace For Japan GDP, It’s Going To Be Ugly One-Fourth Of U.S. Families “Just Getting By”

Why Gold Will Rise When the Dollar Falls o o o Is The Mother Of All Bubbles About To Burst In 2014? o o o Fed Incompetence: Your Financial Bubble Indicator o o o What You Missed at the Sprott Symposium

Expect Historic & Worldwide Financial Destruction o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Russia Retaliates With Sanctions Wall Street Isn’t Fixed: TBTF Is Alive And More Dangerous Than Ever Vladimir Putin Signs Historic $20bn Oil Deal With Iran

2014 Official Coin Sales: Silver The Big Winner o o o You’re better off than the average American if you can come up with this much cash. – G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Gold Holds Advance After Biggest Gain in Three Weeks Where Did All The Entry Level Jobs Go? Mindless Eurocrats Stumble Toward Disaster: “Shocked” That Sanctions Have Started A Trade War

Why Is The US Treasury Suddenly Concerned About “Loss Of Market Access”. – G.M. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Italy “Unexpectedly” Slides Back Into Recession Peter Schiff- Inflation Trumps Growth What The Heck Is Going On With Argentina?

Silver Pyramid Power o o o The Best Way to Profit from Gold’s Supply Crunch o o o Podcast: Gold Prices Rise on Global Turmoil o o o How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy

Stage Is Now Set For A Slaughter In The Global Financial System. – J.W. o o o Video: These are three big risks to the market. – CDV o o o “The US Is Bankrupt,” Blasts Biderman, “We Now Await The Cramdown”. – B.B. o o o 16 million Americans have dropped out of the labor force in the last 10 years: The growth of long-term unemployment, low wage labor, and distorted employment figures.

New Drilling Largely Driven By Debt o o o Video: Add autos to the list of bubbles?. – CDV o o o Oil prices – When ISIS takes Baghdad. – B.B. o o o ‘Glitch’ Halts All ATM & Online Operations For World’s 2nd Largest Bank. – K.B.

Understanding the Negative Interest Policy: Never Never Land – J.W.R. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Internationalists Are Pushing The World Towards Globally Engineered Economic Warfare Don’t Buy This Dip, The Fed Is Not Your Friend Peter Schiff and Doug Casey On The REAL State Of The Economy