Category: Economics & Investing

Cashless society getting closer, survey finds. “More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could, and at least 20 percent already pretty much do so, a study showed on Wednesday.” – G.G. o o o Government Employee Salaries Outpace Private-Sector Salaries by Double Digits for Similar Work. “Government employees earn roughly 17 percent more in total compensation than private-sector workers in similar jobs, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.” – G.G. o o o Canada’s Housing Bubble Explodes As Its Biggest …

Is The Deep State Creating Another “Crash Of 1929”? o o o Leo Nelissen is sounding like a Perma Bull, over at Seeking Alpha: The Market Is Overbought, But There Is Plenty Of Room In The Near Future. JWR’s Comment: The U.S. equities markets are starting to look “toppy” to me. It is high time to bail out and get into cash and metals. But shorting the market right now could prove deadly. o o o This bubble finally burst. Which one’s next? o o o Sweden’s Gold Reserves: 10,000 gold bars shrouded in Official Secrecy – H.L. o o …

SurvivalBlog reader MHL wrote in: “My son lives and works in Colorado (lucky guy); his father and I are in Ohio. With the offspring soon to celebrate a birthday, my husband wanted to gift the boy with money, which is always welcome no matter what one’s age, so he took cash and one of the kid’s bank deposit tickets to an Ohio branch of our son’s bank (Chase Bank). He was informed by the teller that unless we had an account with Chase, or were co-owners of the Colorado account that they could not accept cash for deposit. I’ll write …

Global Silver Mining Industry Productivity Falls To The Lowest In History o o o The French Election And A Gold Price Forecast o o o The Bullish Case For Oil Is Fading Fast. As the bullish case for oil is losing strength and the contango is back, major hedge funds have started to close some long positions. o o o How a $1.4 Billion ETF Gold Rush Rattled Mining Stocks Around the World o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Yet another take on the future of cash: Cash Is King No More – O.M. o o o Has The OPEC Deal Been A Success? While the prospect of a production cut extension seems good, OPEC’s decision will ultimately depend on whether or not the members view the cut as a success. o o o Gold Consolidating As French Vote Goes As Expected o o o The epic retirement crisis for older Americans: The median family of retirement age has $12,000 in savings. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our …

Lee Adler: Warning Signs a Stock Market Crash Is Coming o o o Advice from Jeff Miller: Stock Exchange: How to Trade an Overbought Market o o o Over at Zero Hedge: How Heavy Is This? o o o Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Shuttering at a Record Pace – G.G. o o o Congress Considers Taxing 401(K) Contributions – B.B. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Stop federal funding for universities and police that tolerate left-wing violence – D.S. o o o The last time this happened the market crashed o o o Gold Price Forecast: The Correction Into May Has Begun o o o The Great Retail Apocalypse: Americans spend more at bars and restaurants than at grocery stores. o o o The IRS Enlists Debt Collectors To Recover Overdue Taxes, ‘Placing A Bull’s-Eye On The Backs Of Low-Income Taxpayers’ And ‘Putting Out Barrels Of Honey For Scammers’ o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our …

Cash Crisis in India, ATMs Running Dry JWR’s Comment: Currency “reforms” like these are all about control of the populace and tax revenue. Governments want full transparency of all private transactions—and thus the ability to tax everything. o o o Video: Hidden Secrets Of Money Part 7 – Mike Maloney o o o 50 Great Jobs for Retirees – H.L. o o o 17 Reasons Why You Should Own Gold – DSV o o o Troubling Signs At Bakken As Oil Production Growth Stalls o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see …

Bitcoin Drives Revolution and ‘Startup Government’ for Syrian Kurds o o o Silver Price Forecast 2017/2018: Silver Prices Likely To Rise In A Concentrated Manner o o o US Auto Industry Factory Production Falls Most Since August. “Output at U.S. auto manufacturers fell unexpectedly in March by the most since August of last year, according to Federal Reserve data that was released on Tuesday.” – H.L. o o o Will The Gold Price Always Face Resistance At $1,350?. “Is there really something to the idea of a psychological barrier for gold at $1,350, and if so, is there any evidence …

Editor: I decided to make my own coin rolls instead of spending any coins for them. I started with paper, but it turned out like origami gone wild. So I put on my thinking hat and asked, why not aluminum foil (for the coin rolls, not the hat)? But does silver and aluminum react? Apparently, it does in a good way if you add a baking soda solution. So I rolled away and am quite pleased with the outcome. That’s $100 face value in quarters in a pint-size vacuum sealed bag. What do you think? – R.T.

CONSPIRACY vs FACT: How Much Gold Is In The World?? o o o The war on cash: India Outlawing Cash Altogether in 75 Cities – DSV o o o A walk down memory lane: This article was written in 2009, but it’s still good information today – The Great American Bubble Machine – D.F. o o o Wall Street banker Cohn moving Trump toward moderate policies o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Why Americans have stopped moving. JWR’s Comment: What is missing from this otherwise good article is a mention of the fact that people aren’t moving because they recognize that the economy is stagnant, and the “recovery” was just a resurgence of spending propelled by debt rather than a genuine renaissance. In essence, Americans are hunkering down for the Second Great Depression. o o o Is Aramco IPO Behind Saudi Eagerness For OPEC Cut Extension? Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria, and Angola have all stressed the need for further production cuts in order to return markets to a state of balance. …

China Ready To Cut Oil Supplies To North Korea. Beijing is ready to cut oil supplies to North Korea as the country continues to conduct nuclear missile tests. o o o Miami condo market acting as if it is 2007: Condo market in Miami is saturated with units and inventory is growing. o o o Drop In Gasoline Causes U.S. CPI To Fall 0.3% In March o o o Tax Day. Excerpt: “The first great lesson to learn about taxation is that taxation is simply robbery. No more and no less.” o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not …