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[...]
Tag: deflation
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[...]
The World Is Now Facing The Most Frightening And Dangerous Crisis In Modern History
from King World News With continued uncertainty in global markets, today a 50-year market veteran warned King World News that the world is now facing the most frightening and dangerous crisis in modern history. He warned people not to listen to the mainstream media, which is pleading with the public to “stay the course.” John Embry: “Gold and silver prices had a spectacular day on Friday, [...]
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[...]
Billionaire Eric Sprott – Entities Wiped Out Overnight As Western Central Banks Near Total Surrender
Today billionaire Eric Sprott warned King World News that as entities are being wiped out overnight, Western central banks are nearing the point of total surrender. This interview takes a trip down the rabbit hole of desperate central banks coming to the realization that it's nearly game over. Eric Sprott: “I find it very ironic that the most volatile asset class these days is currencies. This [...]
If Prices are Collapsing, Then Why is GOLD GOING UP?
January 20, 2015 by Jay Taylor Most people have been trained by the Keynesian propagandists to think of gold as just another commodity. Gold is not a commodity. It is money! And that is why, as anxiety increases now about the global monetary system, gold is on the rise even as commodities plummet. The inverted pyramid shown on your left is a concept created by the brilliant monetary economist[...]
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, [...]
Fighting the Business Cycle – Longest War in History: Martin Armstrong
by Martin Armstrong The one war that never ends is how people constantly try to fight the trend. The ECB will buy bad government debt they created instead of doing what was necessary from the start – consolidate all state debt. That would have enabled the Euro to be a viable currency creating a reserve base that does not exist today. Instead, leaving each country with its own debt that was[...]
A Perfect Storm: Brace Yourself for an Epic Economic Meltdown
By James Rickards Over the coming months, I believe we could see an economic meltdown at least six times the size of the 2007 subprime mortgage meltdown. Circumstances lead me to believe it could play out like the meltdown I experienced in 1998 after Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) failed. This time, however, there will be several crucial differences that will leave investors and[...]
Richard Russell Warns Great Forces Now Overpowering Central Banks – Expect Gold-Backed Currencies
After a wild week of trading that saw chaos erupt in Europe and the price of gold and silver soar, the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year old Richard Russell, warned that great deflationary forces are now overpowering central banks and the world is going to see gold-backed currencies once again. Richard Russell: “The great deflationary forces that are overpowering central banks[...]