Category: Economics & Investing

Here’s What It Looks Like When Your Country’s Economy Collapses– JBG 4th Financial Services Executive Found Dead; “From Self-Inflicted Nail-Gun Wounds” – RBS S.R. sent in this linkComing Currency Collapse & Bullion Banks Rush To Increase Registered Gold Inventories. Some of the sources quoted are questionable, but the trends are disturbing nonetheless. Items from The Economatrix: Richard Russell – Collapse To Be Brutal As US Lies To Its People 28 Signs That The Middle Class Is Heading Toward Extinction More Men in Prime Working Ages Don’t Have Jobs– video

Pullback in Stock Prices Makes These Dividend Payers Attractive Again – EWS Why January Auto Sales Point to Bleak Future for U.S. Economy – C.S. Items from The Economatrix: 40 Members of Congress resigning; Forex traders resigning; banker deaths; Wells Fargo Director resigning… there’s a shake up in the foreign exchange… Factbox: Members of U.S. Congress who are leaving office Exclusive: Deutsche Bank fires Argentine trader in wake of FX probe: source Citi, Goldman FX Heads Leaving In \ Wells Fargo director resigns for health reasons Deutsche Bank suspends currency trader A Rash of Deaths and a Missing Reporter – …

K.F. sent in this link that explains some of the mechanics of rampant inflation. —- B. sent in this link about 10 Characteristics of Debt Free People, noting that: “There is a lot of directed activity for preppers and folks who just want to be more self-reliant generally, but it frequently is a set of broad statements without any implementing recommendation’s. This article is short but provides some real psychological and practical steps and might be of interest to your readers. I personally believe this to be the most important and the first step because it provides the freedom of …

CW4 sent in this list of Bank Failures so far this year: Syringa BankBoise ID 34296 Sunwest Bank January 31, 2014 January 31, 2014 The Bank of UnionEl Reno OK 17967 BancFirst January 24, 2014 January 28, 2014 DuPage National BankWest Chicago IL 5732 Republic Bank of Chicago January 17, 2014

Treasury Sells First Floating Rate Notes In Heavily Subscribed Auction – G.G. Jamie Dimon’s Raise Proves U.S. Regulatory Strategy is a Joke – B.R. JPMorgan Loses 44% of Gold Inventories in 4 Days! – RBS Items from The Economatrix: U.S. Mint Gold-Coin Sales Jump 63% in January; Silver Triples Celente – No Way Out As Global Ponzi Scheme Collapse Begins As Predicted, Tapering Prompts Market Dive The Dow Has Already Fallen More Than 1000 Points From The Peak Of The Market

Putting Silver Price Rigging Into Perspective Is California built out?Privately owned housing starts remain all-time record lows. Affordability continues to crush home buying but signs of lower prices loom. Is your money safe at the bank?An economist says ‘no’ and withdraws his Items from The Economatrix: India’s Central Bank Governor: ‘International Monetary Cooperation Has Broken Down’ Nearly 1/2 Of America Lives Paycheck-To-Paycheck Index Of Consumer Sentiment Dips

How many articles have you read about prepping on a budget? This website and many others have explored the topic in depth. Grow your own food, buy in bulk, cut unnecessary expenses, learn to improvise, and get out of debt. The old saying is “use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without”. We should all be following this advice. At the same time, we should ask the obvious question, ‘Wwhy are so many of us on such a tight budget these days?” One reason may be that your income has decreased, stagnated, or disappeared. If you are …

Have These Stocks Already Been Through a Correction? Is This the Correction Investors Have Been Waiting For? Items from The Economatrix: William Broeksmit, Former Deutsche Bank Risk Manager, Found Hanged Bundesbank’s Stunner To Broke Eurozone Nations: First \ Obama To Unveil Treasury IRAs, Or Planning For A Post-Monetization World

A complete Ira type and benefits summary There is much clout and confusion about IRAs and their uses for purchasing precious metals and real estate among the truth, freedom, and self-reliance communities. In this article I aim to clarify the different options and the benefits and potential pitfalls of each, especially as it pertains to taking physical possession of IRA Gold & Silver. Perhaps the biggest advantage of the IRA LLC to the precious metals investor is that the individual (as manager of the LLC) can take physical possession of Gold and Silver Eagle Coins with IRA funds and it …

Beretta USA Chooses Tennessee for New Factory Site – JBG Gold Mint Runs Overtime in Race to Meet World Coin Demand – Bloomberg – B.R. Economic Meltdown? Analyst Says You Need to Watch for These 20 Early Warnings – M.A. Items from The Economatrix: U.S. Economy Expands 3.2% In Fourth Quarter Consumer Confidence in U.S. Fell Last Week to Two-Month Low Baltic Dry Index Collapses 50% From December Highs To 5-Month Lows

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins. Every month, we’ll take a look at the “month that was” in precious metals, covering everything from price action to the information that’s driving the numbers. January in Precious Metals December closed on the usual down note as the last bit of tax-related selling went through, but January started off strong, as the big commodities index funds had to buy gold to meet new percentages. The index rebalancing only added fuel to an oversold gold market, as the price jumped $30 in 48 hours. Part of …

Russian Bank Halts All Cash Withdrawals – BR And the Brits’ government isn’t fairing any better than us: Queen down to her last million due to courtiers’ overspending, report finds – GP Restaurant Owners Fight Rise in Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers – L. Items from The Economatrix: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: World Risks Deflationary Shock As BRICS Puncture Credit Bubbles In A Typhoon, Even Pigs Can Fly (For A While) No, The Plunge In Home Sales Was “Not” Due To Cold Weather Initial Jobless Claims Miss; Back To Levels First Seen 6 Months Ago

Mike sent in this: The Republican governor of Michigan has proposed using immigrants to revitalize Detroit. 50,000 of them over five years. The Bank of Union, El Reno, OK, Becomes Second Bank Failure of 2014– G.G. And in the middle of winter: Scott Walker pledges millions of dollars to ease propane shortage – M. Items from The Economatrix: Yellen Will Reverse The Taper: Schiff Fed Poised For $10 Billion Taper As Bernanke Bids Adieu Why Millions Of Americans Will Never Retire: How The Prospect Of Retirement Went From A realistic Goal To An Outrageous Dream For Most American Families. Buckle …

Video: 0% is the Highest Interest Rate the U.S. Economy can Afford – D.D. 2019 U.S. Army budget would eliminate 100,000 Troops – T. An interesting development as many of the emerging markets are faltering simultaneous with one of China’s largest holidays: China’s Central Bank Announces Halt of Cash Transfers – SurvivalBlog reader Fourth-Quarter Earnings Season Another Dud Items from The Economatrix: January 1, 2014 All Americans Will Bail Out The Banks Bundesbank Calls For Capital Levy To Avert Government Bankruptcies World Market Index (Seeing a lot of red ink…)

Hello Gentlemen, I am as capitalistic as they come and have spent the entirety of my life as the son of a self-employed concrete contractor, then owning and running several of my own businesses. Some of us though are questioning the huge profits rolling out of some of the Wall St. firms due to the QE policy of the Fed. It seems like the scales are getting out of balance because of this policy, and the distribution of wealth is appeasing Wall Street while the POTUS’s policies and regulations discourage middle income entrepreneurs. The top few percent get government bailouts …