Economics and Investing:

At The Daily Bell: The US $200-Trillion Debt Which Cannot Be Named. “Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff says U.S. government debt is not $13.5-trillion (U.S.), which is 60 percent of current gross domestic product, as global investors and American taxpayers think, but rather 14-fold higher: $200-trillion – 840 per cent of current GDP. ‘Let’s get real,’ Prof. Kotlikoff says. ‘The U.S. is bankrupt.'”

Dollar Printing Feeding China Inflation

Pimco likens US to ‘Ponzi’ scheme

KAF sent this: HSBC Accused of Silver Manipulation

Trigger Points, Black Swans, And Other Unpleasant Realities. (Thanks to K.T. for the link.)

Gerald W. sent this: Baby Boomers: Get Out of the Stock Market Now, the Rug is Being Pulled Out By Insiders. CNBC reports insider selling-to-buying ratio for top firms is a staggering 3,177 to 1.

Items from The Economatrix:

Gerald Celente: Market Self-Deception Continues

Silver Money for Americans

Gold at Foothill of a Mania

Trigger Points, Black Swans, and Other Unpleasant Realities