Category: Economics & Investing

Inside Coin’s techie vision for the all-in-one credit card. Sovereign Man: No inflation to see here…. C.I.A. Collects Global Data on Transfers of Money Items from The Economatrix: As Goes Wal-Mart, So Goes Global GDP? The Two-Income Trap For Americans: How Dual Income Households Are A Financial Necessity In A Time When The Median Per Capita Wage Is $27,000. How China Can Cause The Death Of The Dollar And The Entire U.S. Financial System

G.G. sent us this: ECB’s Praet: All Options on Table Central Bank Could Adopt Negative Deposit Rate, Asset Purchases If Needed Reader Jeff H. mentioned this satire: The Affordable Horse Act (AHA) R.B.G. liked this piece by Karl Denninger: Obamacare: 106,185 Citi Warns “Fed Is Kicking The Can Over The Edge Of A Cliff” Items from The Economatrix: I will lose my jobless benefits by year end Gas under $3 – coming to a station near you Economy Not As Strong As It Appears

Number of U.S. expatriations reaches record high in 2013 US Treasury: Ramps Up The Zimbabwe Style Printing Press. (Thanks to J.B.G. for the link.) And speaking of Zim: Zimbabwean government demands cash from churches Items from The Economatrix: The Two-Income Trap For Americans: How Dual Income Households Are A Financial Necessity In A Time When The Median per capita wage is $27,000. U.S. Dollar and Treasury Bonds are Dead – Dr. Jim Willie

RBS: “The Fed Is Now Responsible For Monetizing A Record 70% Of All Net Bond Supply” Mike Maloney: Expect First Real Deflation, Then Hyperinflation Reader C.D.V. spotted this: Bill would outlaw U.S. dollar in Russia Items from The Economatrix: Richard Russell – Frightening Hyperinflation Coming To US Federal Reserve Whistleblower Tells America The REAL Reason For Quantitative Easing Three Warning Signs Of A Potential Bloodbath Ahead

Reader Mark J. mentioned a Silver and Gold Payment Calculator. This is a very handy site for calculating gold and silver coin transactions Starved of gold, Indians may import record volumes of silver IEA: Shale Boom is Only Temporary, we’ll Soon be Relying on Middle East Again Items from The Economatrix: Jim Willie:  Gold Fever: Coming Global Currency Reset Will Double Gold Overnight! 10 Facts About The Growing Unemployment Crisis In America That Will Blow Your Mind We’re in a worse position than in 2008: Marc Faber

I noticed that spot silver just took a dip to below $21 per ounce. For those who don’t dollar cost average, this would be a good time to make a purchase. From OSU’s Socratic Club: A couple of good illustrations of the perils of socialism. G.G. suggested: Larry Kotlikoff Asks “Is Hyperinflation Around The Corner? By way of Ol’ Remus (who is now back to regular weekly posts): 36 Times Obama Said You Could Keep Your Health Care Plan Items from The Economatrix: Huge Cracks In US Financial Fortress, Petro-Dollar Final Death Throes U.S. Unfunded Liabilities: The Coming Big Squeeze …

Whopping 932,000 Americans Drop Out Of Labor Force In October; Participation Rate Drops To Fresh 35 Year Low Congress Passes Bill To Remove Derivatives Regulations That Were Just Put In Place Why The U.S. Dollar Is In Trouble Items from The Economatrix: Which America Do You Live In? – 21 Hard To Believe Facts About “Wealthy America” And “Poor America” October Mortgage Purchase Applications Collapse To Decade Lows Congress Sells Out To Wall Street, Again

Fed ‘Backed Into a Corner,’ Low Rates and QE Here To Stay: Belski A Closer Look At Bank Bail-Ins And The Black Hole Of Our System Venezuelan military seizes major retail chain Items from The Economatrix: Unemployment Payouts Since 2008 At Record Level Milk ‘$8 A Gallon’ If Farm Bill Not Passed

Government to Run Budget Deficits Until 2038; How Can Money Printing Stop? Treasury Will Issue Its First Floaters On January 29, 2014 Shades of 1929: Dow Jones Industrial Average Warning: Margin Debt Hits Record-High $401 Billion Items from The Economatrix: The Top 6 Reasons Why Everyone Needs a Second Passport We Are Close to The End: “The Con Job Is Up” AP Estimate: At Least 3.5 Million People Have Had Their Health Insurance Canceled

Don McAlvany mentioned this video clip: The Essence Of The Banking Industry… Arrested economic development: 36 percent of Millennials living at home delaying financial adulthood. Less than one-third of Millennials employed. Items from The Economatrix: All-Time High Unemployment: The Economic Depression In Europe Just Keeps Getting Deeper Financial Destruction Will Be Unleashed On Global Economies Richard Russell – The Financial System Has Been Destroyed

Federal Debt Jumped $409 Billion in October; $3,567 Per Household Greek Companies Unable To Pay Taxes Explode From 182,000 To Over Half A Million In One Month (thanks to H.L. for the link.) Reader Frank B. suggested a Time Monk Radio show where “Plane” leads the interview: The Plane Truth ~ Gas and Gold: Goodbye to the Petrodollar with Jim Willie. The latter half of the interview veers off into some conspiratorial speculation, but their conclusions on the death of the Dollar are quite sound. Items from The Economatrix: US Households Cannot Avoid Soft Default Consequences Of Deleveraging: While US …

Michael Lombardi: National Debt to Double from $17 trillion to $34 Trillion? Mark J. sent this: Picture of the Day: Bitcoin Reaches Record Market Capitalization of $2.64 Billion. Mark added this caveat: “Remember the difference between currency and money.” (Real money is tangible and inherently has value.) Burke C. suggested a great piece featured at Zero Hedge: Mike Maloney’s Top 10 Reasons to Buy Gold and Silver Items from The Economatrix: Fed to Test Banks for Interest Rate Rise, Housing Collapse Paul Craig Roberts:  Fed Trapped By Money Printing Tide Thefts, Cargo Hijacking And Cattle Rustling: Why Is An Epidemic …

Alt-Market reports: International Monetary Fund Recommends Stealing Americans’ Wealth Now! 3D Printed Gun Inventor Embarks on New Project: Dark Wallet Today, America’s Foodstamps Program Gets A 6% Haircut: What Happens Next? (Thanks to B.B. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Medicare docs face 24% pay cut … again Manufacturers Shake Off Effect of Budget Impasse Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Faster Pace Than Forecast

Ed in Michigan suggested: Paul Singer: Obamacare rollout a ‘fiasco’. (In a recent parody, even Hitler was furious.) Man throws away $500,000 in gold to spite ex-wife Meet the American Nomads of Walmart’s Plentiful Parking Lots Items from The Economatrix: Are Constitutional Conservatives Really The Boogeyman? Weekly Consumer Comfort Index Tumbles To Lowest Since October 2012 Initial Claims Miss As California Catches Up With Claims Backlog