Economics and Investing:

Warnings Of Rising Food Prices Follow ‘Bad Weather Events’ o o o As Predicted, Stocks Make New Highs o o o Items from The Economatrix: Only 11% of long-term unemployed have a steady full-time job in a year, study finds 6 economic consequences of a new cold war February leading indicators rise 0.5% U.S. jobless claims rise 5,000 to 320,000




Economics and Investing:

Best & Worst States to be a Taxpayer – SDS o o o Quantitative Easing has been the fuel for rising inequality and welfare for the modern Gilded Age: President Fisher from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas mentions QE’s gift to the rich. Items from The Economatrix: The Federal Reserve Seems Quite Serious About Tapering – So What Comes Next? Jim Sinclair: Russia Could Cause Gold To Hit $2000 In 2014 Fleckenstein – The Fantasy Is Alive & Well But The End Is Near Do Not Make Fun Of Those That Have Fallen Out Of The Middle Class – …




Economics and Investing:

From E.B.: Normally, I don’t pay much attention to NPR due to their leftest political lean, but this caught my eye. (Yes, that NPR.) – E.B. o o o Fed Fraud and Hostage Markets – D.B. o o o Items from The Economatrix: The Run On U.S. Gold Continues… Richard Russell – Silver Is The Greatest Buy In The World Today Putin Could Win World War III Without Firing a Shot Collapse and Systemic Failure at All Levels Coming to U.S.-Dmitry Orlov




Barter Goods, by C.Y.

If and when the end of civilized life as we know it arrives, there will be a period lasting from months to years before your community stops collapsing and develops a stable local economy. During this time, the agreed exchange of goods and services between residents is clearly preferable to looting and theft, but successful transactions will not be easy without a widely accepted replacement for money. People may still have cash, credit cards, and checks, but without a central government these are unlikely to be seen as a good exchange for essentials like food, clothes, fuel, or services. A …







Economics and Investing:

A map showing the ridiculous fight over the keystone pipeline in Nebraska, a state that has over 20,000 miles of pipeline and complains about 200 miles. Items from The Economatrix: The Five-Year Fantasy Is Ending Relief in Sight for Gasoline Prices, AAA says A land of low-wage jobs: For every job that pays above the low-wage threshold of $15 an hour you have 7 job-seekers. 51.4 million low-wage jobs in U.S. Food Prices Surge, Hurting Consumers, Companies Alike




Economics and Investing:

Rash of finance-pro suicides baffles experts – D.S. Items from The Economatrix: Gold’s Protection Against Counterparty Risk Is Coming Alive Putin Has Nuclear Economic Bomb-Jim Sinclair The big economies cannot avoid a soft default as they face their debt reckoning: U.S. and other central banks battle it out for artificially low interest rates on unsupportable levels of debt.




Economics and Investing:

Gold Versus Bitcoin: An Unnecessary Argument – B.R. Items from The Economatrix: Ron Paul & Jim Rogers Discuss Truth About Global Economic Collapse & The Elite Agenda Eric Sprott – Gold To See Powerful ‘Golden Cross’ Within Days Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Fire-Sale Of US Treasuries Is A Warning Of Acute Stress Across The World Homebuilder Confidence Misses Expectations Again As Outlook Plunges To 10-Month Lows Breaking: Russia is OUT of the Swift System Starting TODAY




Economics and Investing:

New doomsday poll: 99.9% risk of 2014 crash – G.G. o o o Continuing in his excellent series on inequality: Thoughts from the Frontline: Inequality and Opportunity – John Maudlin Warning: To read the full article, you will have to register. o o o Items from The Economatrix: Consumer Sentiment At Lowest Point Since Nov. In-The-Know Insiders Are Now Dumping Their Stocks 19 Signs That The U.S. Consumer Is Tapped Out




Economics and Investing:

FDIC Sues Banks Over Libor. Regulator Says Alleged Rate Manipulation Harmed Lenders That Ultimately Failed – G.G. Fire-sale of US Treasuries is a warning of acute stress across the world. – JBG Items from The Economatrix: Precious Metals Prices To Rise As The U.S. Economy Disintegrates Bloomberg Chart of Day: Geopolitical Risk Could See Gold Outperform Global Equities Gold Market Set For Stunning $550 Surge & 46% Spike In Silver







Letter Re: Tulving Post Mortem

Dear SurvivalBlog, I will be making a stop at my local coin store tomorrow for a pre-64 dollar’s worth of pre-64 coins. I’m going to pay my bet off to you in style, because you went above and beyond in posting it. – J.N. o o o Hello, With regard to the recent discussion on taking delivery on precious metal orders. Over the past several years I have purchased junk silver coins and some gold coins at local coin auctions. In some instances I have been able to obtain silver coins at less than spot market prices. This may not …




Economics and Investing:

Does a 100 Trillion Debt Total Matter? – B.B. More Than 500 Economists Slam Minimum Wage Hike As A Jobs Killer Items from The Economatrix: Gold Falls From Six-Month High on Job, Retail-Sales Gains Is “Dr. Copper” Foreshadowing A Stock Market Crash Just Like It Did In 2008? Two charts that throw cold water on Dr. Copper’s influence The perpetually depressed American consumer: Stock market high and bounce in real estate does not assist in boosting consumer confidence. 57 percent of Americans think economic outlook is getting worse.