By John Ing of Maison Placements March 24 (King World News) – Much is made of America’s economy becoming one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It is all relative. Debt has grown even faster. The US dollar too has soared relative to other currencies, thanks in part to a relatively better economic recovery and of course the trillions from the Fed’s bond buying program. However, [...]
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France, Germany, Italy to Join China-Led $50bn Infrastructure Bank
France, Germany and Italy have confirmed they’ll join China’s new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Participation in the rival to the US-led World Bank is seen as a setback for the Obama administration. The three European countries on Tuesday confirmed in a statement they intend “to become founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,” according to[...]
Why the U.S. is Letting China Accumulate Gold – James Rickards
A lot of people think about gold as a percentage of a country’s total reserves. They are surprised to learn that the United States has 70 percent of its reserves in gold. Meanwhile, China only has about 1 percent of its reserves in gold. People look at that and think that’s an imbalance. But those are not very meaningful figures in my view. The reason is that a country’s reserves are a[...]
THE CURRENCY WARS ARE BAD NOW, BUT CHINA WILL SOON MAKE THEM EVEN WORSE
Investors know the currency wars are raging in the West and Japan with beggar-thy-neighbor devaluations by Sweden, Denmark, Canada and many others. But the heavyweight – China – has been unusually quiet lately. Click here to see why that’s about to change. Look for China to jump back into the currency wars soon. [...]
China Moving to Replace USA as Financial Capitol of World – Martin Armstrong
A vital step in the shift of the Financial Capitol of the World moving from the West to the East, is becoming visible if you pay attention. Our model has revealed that the Financial Capitol of the World moves with the rise and fall of nations. China on the verge of becoming a net exporter of capital, it has already overtaken its Western counterparts as a primary source of credit for the[...]
Richard Russell Big Picture For Gold – Collapse In Russia, Commodities And A World Flooded With Liquidity
On the heels of the S&P downgrade of Russian debt, as the global markets impatiently await the FOMC decision, today the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year old Richard Russell, discusses the big picture of the collapse in Russia, commodities, and a world flooded with liquidity. Richard Russell: “Many years ago I predicted that in the future, the missing and most wanted item would be[...]
The Market Gage – Gold and Silver Continue to Soar Overnite
January 21, 2015 “The Market Gage” features insights into the precious metals market from Roy Friedman. Roy has over 30 years of in-depth experience in all facets of precious metals. Gold and silver continued their impressive run overnight as gold broke above $1,300.00 for the first time since August while silver flirted with $18.50. Silver has really been the star of 2015 for[...]
Russia and China ‘Furiously’ Buying Up Gold As “an Undeclared Global Currency Crisis is Underway”
Mac Slavo January 20th, 2015 A larger global currency shift is underway… And it may be happening much more quickly than anyone has realized. Things are definitely in motion. Call it a game of musical chairs, or an exercise in rearranging chairs on the Titanic, or just that a tilting balance of power. Just don’t make the mistake of thinking this is all routine. As Michael Snyder just[...]
Russell – Buy Gold And Silver While It’s Still Available As China To Back Yuan With Gold
January 15, 2015 With enormous volatility in global markets and crude oil rallying almost $3, today the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year old Richard Russell, covers everything from China moving to back the yuan with gold to a huge surprise for global stock markets. Russell also urges readers to buy physical gold and silver while they are still available. Richard Russell: “In almost[...]
Asian Disenchantment with Western Gold Market Manipulation
The forthcoming launch of a gold kilobar contract by the CME group in Hong Kong is an element in Asian attempts to wrest control of gold benchmark pricing from the West. by Lawrence Williams A phrase at the end of a Reuters report on the forthcoming launch by CME Group of a gold futures contract in Hong Kong caught my eye. In commenting on the implementation of several gold futures trading[...]