Category: Economics & Investing

Monte dei Paschi Rescue Cost Jumps as Deposits Fall o o o Toshiba Says Nuclear Writedown May Reach Billions of Dollars o o o Bankruptcy Becomes an Option for Some Borrowers Burdened by Student Loans o o o Financial Times, Barron’s Tout Death of Gold. “When the pall bearers and grave diggers start dancing on gold’s grave, it’s usually a good time to buy.” o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

First majestic silver Breakout Of 35-Year Downward Yield Range Will Blow-Up Interest Rate Derivatives ($500 Trillion+) o o o Today’s Chart of the Day – Moment of Truth for Bonds. “Bonds are severely oversold. There should be a bounce but if it’s weak, or doesn’t last very long then prepare for a crash. I’ve never seen a bubble yet that popped gracefully.” o o o The near extinct pension – US pensions aggressively invest in equities relative to other countries to make up for shortfalls. o o o Would Another Corporate Repatriation Tax Holiday Create Jobs? o o o SurvivalBlog …

“Positive Ripple” Asininity Courtesy of Financial Times o o o Trump Might Be the End of the Bush-Obama Consensus o o o Gold As A Percentage Of Global Financial Assets o o o Gold Market Ignoring 5.2% Rise In New Home Sales In November o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Entrepreneurship is the Key to Immigration o o o Total Returns, Gold, S&P 500, Us Treasury Bonds: Do You Really Know the Facts? o o o Look At What Is Happening Around The World Right Now o o o Gold – 2016 A Year in Review o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Dollar Euphoria And Gold Price o o o Cash Confiscation and the Case for Gold – DSV o o o Podcast: How can anyone trust these people? o o o Treasuries Rise With U.S. Stocks Before Holiday: Markets Wrap o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

While on the subject of UBI, Reader T.Z sent in the link to Stefan Molyneux’s rant on Universal Basic Income. It’s worth the 18 minutes required to watch it. o o o FORENSIC EVIDENCE: Why Silver Price Manipulation Will End o o o Oil Traders See Market Balance By Mid-2017. The current narrowing of the contango from mid-2017 on is an indication that oil traders believe that the market could come into balance by the middle of the year. o o o Personal Income Flat, Consumer Spending Weak, Real Disposable Income Down o o o With Gold Plunging For 7 …

Something Wicked This Way Comes o o o Italy proves that banks are not the risk-free fantasy we’re told to believe o o o Video: Silver Manipulation, Mining Stocks & Freedom: Mike Maloney & David Morgan (Part 1) “It turns out the tin foil hats were right.” o o o Italy lawmakers approve 20 billion euro plan to prop up banks o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Bail-Ins Coming? World’s Oldest Bank “Survival Rests On Savers” – DSV o o o America created 10 million new jobs in the last decade. Almost all of them are temporary or contract gigs. – G.G. o o o GM Inventories Highest in 8 Years, Multiple Plant Shutdowns Coming o o o U.K. Retail Sales Grow at Fastest Pace in More Than a Year o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

JWR: Trump is savvy. He will split the bankers if he is aggressive in eliminating Dodd Frank. Reinstatement of Glass-Steagall may also be perceived as favorable by many main street bankers as less regulation will be necessary. He will need to win over that chunk of the banking world as he has planned to go after the “Carry Trade” exemptions, which will alienate investment bankers. The FDIC is not on the investment banker side of things. I am trying to remember what it was like in the 1980s when Reagan’s policies took hold. I think it comes again. Without a …

The War On Cash And Then On Gold And Silver o o o Who Won The 2016 Oil War? Heading into the New Year with oil prices above US$50, both OPEC and the U.S. shale industry are claiming victory in the latest oil war battle, but who really won it? o o o Chinese Rush to Open US Dollar Forex Accounts: More Capital Controls Coming o o o Will A Stronger Dollar Cause a Trade War with Europe? o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Six Steps Trump Can Take Toward Better Monetary Policy o o o Ukraine Nationalizes PrivatBank to “Preserve Stability” (Hide Insolvency) o o o The 401k has been a disaster for most Americans: Only 44 percent of private sector workers participate in a defined contribution plan. o o o Prelude To Global Collapse And How Swiss Refiners Just Exposed The Big Lie In The Gold Market o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

John Williams: The Federal Government’s Fake News o o o Reflections on the War on Cash o o o Welcome back debt! Total household debt rose by $63 billion last quarter, pushing total household debt to $12.35 trillion. More than half of the debt increase came through auto loans. o o o Gold Ignores 4.7% Drop In U.S. Building Permits In November o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Will Gold Prices Drop Below $1,000? o o o Perpetual Assets interview with Jim Willie with many topics covered. o o o Japan Dethrones China as Top U.S. Foreign Creditor o o o Economic Science Has Been Hijacked o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.