by Martin Armstrong Armstrong Economics Just in case if you have not seen this, Big Bang is clearly in play. The dominoes are starting to fall! Obviously, bearish for the Euro broader-term, but will be interesting to see how the peripheral debt trades tomorrow. The ECB Press release emerged on a waiver of collateral regarding Greek Bonds. The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) [...]
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Central Bank Forecasts – James Rickards
by James Rickards Daily Reckoning The most dramatic battle yet in the currency wars took place last month. It was the financial equivalent of a Pearl Harbor sneak attack… “I find it a bit surprising that he did not contact me,” IMF Director Christine Lagarde told CNBC’s Steve Liesman that day, “but, you know, we’ll check on that.” You can almost imagine the conversation[...]
Is Real Estate Really Real? – Ownership Can Be Ephemeral
by Ramsey Su Acting Man Deflation is upon us. There is excess capacity in everything far in excess of demand. Every Central Bank in the world is devaluing its currency. The US alone added over $4 trillion to the Fed’s balance sheet. Abe has been going hog wild in Japan during the last two years. Euroland is finally joining us with a “me too” QE. Under these circumstances, it should be a[...]
Legendary Felix Zulauf’s Frightening Warning – World to Experience 5 Years of Brutal Crisis and Chaos
Today one of the legends in the busines, Felix Zulauf, issued a frightening warning to King World News that the world is going to experience 5 years of brutal crisis and chaos. The 20-year Barron’s Roundtable panelist also issued a dire warning about what to expect in the coming 5-year period of intense crisis and chaos. Felix Zulauf: “We have zero percent interest rates in Europe. We have[...]
When A Soaring Dollar “Reflects Loss Of Investor Confidence And Is Potentially Devastating”
For all those following the relentless rise in the USD and assuming this is a great thing for global markets, here is a must read take from SocGen's Kit Juckes. * * * GOOD DOLLAR, BAD DOLLAR The ECB is buying more bonds than expected, and from longer maturities. ECB President Mario Draghi was almost scornful of concerns about the lack of burden-sharing in the event of losses. Equities rallied, [...]
Stock Traders Flock to Gold – Monumental Market Turn
By Adam Hamilton Gold surged this week on massive buying from stock investors and speculators. This critical group of traders and their vast pools of capital utterly abandoned gold in the past couple years. So to see them start to flock back is a watershed event, heralding a major reversal in gold’s fortunes. And with their gold exposure remaining near extreme lows, they have vast buying left[...]
Ditching the Dollar – Natural Act for a Dying Empire
By Jeff Thomas One of the symptoms of a declining empire is that it becomes less and less productive and therefore less relevant to other countries. Any empire, whilst in its prime, will have a strong currency. As its productive relevance declines, so will its currency. Invariably, its leaders attempt to keep the currency strong, in spite of the decline in national relevance. Rather than[...]
10 Key Events That Preceded The Last Financial Crisis That Are Happening Again RIGHT NOW
By Michael Snyder, on January 6th, 2015 If you do not believe that we are heading directly toward another major financial crisis, you need to read this article. So many of the exact same patterns that preceded the great financial collapse of 2008 are happening again right before our very eyes. History literally appears to be repeating, but most Americans seem absolutely oblivious to what is[...]
IMF Now Ready To Slam The Door On The U.S. And The Dollar
Editor's Note: Owning physical precious metals and safeguarding them in a non-bank depository is best defense. By Brandon Smith As I write this, the news is saturated with stories of a hostage situation possibly involving Islamic militants in Sydney, Australia. Like many, I am concerned about the shockwave such an event will create through our sociopolitical structures. However, while most of[...]
China: Turning Away From the Dollar – Only the US Investor Remains Oblivious
By James Kynge and Josh Noble Questions remain over the global economic impact of Beijing’s efforts to reduce its financial reliance on the US When an economic theme goes global, Hollywood is never far behind. In the futuristic thriller Looper, retired hit man Bruce Willis travels back in time from the year 2074. Upon meeting his younger self, he advises him to stop learning French and[...]