Economics and Investing:

If Gold’s A “Barbarous Relic,” Why Do Governments Want It So Much? o o o Gold, Liberty, and the War on Cash – Jeff Nielson – DSV o o o Feds Paid $1 Billion in Social Security Benefits to Individuals Without a SSN – B.B. o o o Hard Times: Sweden Complains It Collects Too Much Tax – P.S. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Natural Gas Bulls Crushed As Prices Tank. Natural gas prices have plunged to their lowest level since November due to mild weather and the threat of increasing supply. o o o Silver Bullion – The Buying Opportunity of the Decade – DSV o o o CONTINENTAL RESOURCES: Example Of What Is Horribly Wrong With The U.S. Shale Oil Industry o o o Global Trade Disaster Nearly Certain o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Why Your Gold IRA Might Depend On The IMF! (Part 1) o o o Biggest Gasoline Glut In 27 Years Could Crash Oil Markets. Falling demand and consistent refinery runs have caused gasoline inventories to reach unexpected levels, significantly increasing downward pressure on crude. o o o Trump to Fill at Least Three Fed Positions: What Will the Trump Fed Look Like? o o o Why the “Experts” Can’t Agree About Fed Rate Hikes o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Here’s a brand new report from Chris Martenson explaining why we are now living under the biggest financial asset bubble in history. Yet, those in power responsible for creating it are doing their utmost to downplay the risks and soothe the masses with a false “everything is fine” narrative. Make no mistake, though; when this bubble bursts, it is going to be unimaginably destructive: The Mother Of All Financial Bubbles – A.T. o o o $XAU Retesting the 200 Day Moving Average o o o This Is One Of The Big Reasons Why So Many Families Are Feeling Extreme Financial …




Economics and Investing:

Dow Jones Industrial Average Is A Ponzi Scheme o o o Aetna Admits Obamacare in “Death Spiral”: Can Trump Fix This Mess? o o o QE4 Is Coming… o o o Is A Historic Upside Breakout In The Gold Bull Market About To Take Place? o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Carney, Wrong on Brexit, May Have Called Consumer Collapse Right o o o World stocks edge lower; Wall Street at record o o o Chart Of The Day Shows Mega-Bullish “Golden Cross” For Gold Mining Shares! o o o Democracy, the God That’s Failing o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

The Gold-Silver Ratio Explained Like Never Before o o o Woman Sues Howard Stern For Airing Her Phone Call With IRS Agent Discussing Her Taxes o o o Boy was I wrong about this place… o o o Gold Prices Reflect Recent US Dollar Weakness o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Big Brother is watching you: Jim Rogers prophesizes death of cash & total government control of spending o o o Fed president says US banks have “half the equity they need” o o o Can Saudi Arabia Carry OPEC Through Spring? The unexpectedly high compliance rate of the OPEC production agreement has been in the headlines this week, but the distribution of this compliance is far from equal. o o o Yellen Hides Behind Trump Uncertainty, Will Hike As Appropriate o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for …




Economics and Investing:

A Bloodbath Looms Over Oil Markets. Oil prices have been stuck in a narrow range since OPEC announced its deal, and with an extreme number of long bets in the markets downward risk for oil is piling up. o o o Free Markets at Home Are the Solution to Companies Moving Abroad o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: US Wholesale Inflation Sees Biggest Monthly Gain in 4 Years Fed Chair Yellen: ‘Unwise’ to Wait too Long to Hike Interest Rates – To be honest I’m not sure what to think. Fed President Bullard came out just this past Sunday …




Economics and Investing:

EU Bureaucrats Escalate the War on Cash: Will Precious Metals Be in the Crosshairs? – DSV o o o Are Gold Prices Finally Beginning To Crack? o o o Artificial Intelligence To Reveal The Biggest Secret In Oil. No one really knows how much oil the countries around the world are storing, but a new satellite technology may soon bring those numbers to light. o o o The most depressing chart showing US imports and exports in 2016 with top trading partners. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos …




Letter Re: Misguided Youth

Hugh, Periodically, I check on on a few different blogs, and one recent post has cemented my belief that this country is going to have a difficult future with or without a serious economic downturn. This particular blog advocates living on about 25% of one’s income, which I find admirable; however, I have two concerns that I find troubling: The authors have themselves in the past and do advocate that their readers get all the free goodies from the government and other social organizations that they can obtain, regardless of need. If one qualifies, grab it. Hmmm. I do find …




Economics and Investing:

Why The Next Large Market Correction Will Cause Record Gold Demand o o o Blinded by Hate: EU Will Soon Be Free to Mismanage Crisis on Its Own o o o The Unintended & Deadly Societal Consequences Of Quantitative Easing o o o Le Pen May Get a Shock If She Tries to Pay French Debt in Francs o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Germany Moves 100 Tonnes Of Its Gold From New York To Frankfurt o o o $1,084,840,000,000: Taxes Set Record Through January; $7,133 Per Worker; Feds Still Run Deficit of $156,939,000,000 – B.B. o o o The West Will Become The New ‘Third World’ o o o Le Pen Victory Would Lead To “Massive Sovereign Default”, Global Financial Chaos o o o Trump Just Made The Biggest Sale Of Drilling Rights On Federal Land In 4 Years – D.S. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

Treasury Department Should Create Blacklist Of What Constitutes Prohibited Discrimination By Religious Organizations – PLC o o o Counter Trend Moves Underway o o o Gold And Silver Stocks…The Bargain Of The Century o o o Donald Trump Is the Least of Latin America’s Worries o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Economics and Investing:

State, county, and city governments cannot print money, and the current elected officials cannot kick the can down the road on this one: ‘Politics of intimidation,’ or family feud? Anger grows as Dallas Police and Fire Pension System looks for fix – P.S o o o World’s largest hedge fund manager predicts bleak future for markets o o o Healthcare Is Not Immune to the Laws of Economics o o o Bank of America Tests Peopleless Banks o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.