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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6 Major Flaws in the Fed’s Economic Model – James Rickards
The U.S. dollar is the dominant global reserve currency. All markets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and foreign exchange are affected by the value of the dollar. The value of the dollar, in effect, its “price” is determined by interest rates. When the Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates, it is manipulating, and therefore distorting, every market in the world. The Fed may have [...]
The United States, Weimar Germany And What The Fed Is Really Up To
Today one of the greats in the business spoke with King World News about the United States, Weimar Germany and what the Fed is really up to. He also included two fantastic illustrations that all KWN readers around the world must see. James Turk: "Each week the world’s financial picture goes further and further into la-la land, Eric. In short, things are getting crazier. An example is the[...]
The American Financial Disaster is a Mystery Only to Economists and other Financial “Experts”
I think I should accept that I will never in my life cease to be amazed at the capacity of the human being to spin a story to his/her own preferences, rather than take it simply for what it is. Your run of the mill journalist is even better at this than the average person – which may be why (s)he became a journalist in the first place -, and financial journalists are by far the best spinners[...]
After The Fed Crushed The Middle Class, It Is Targeting The American Family
On a number of occasions this month we’ve drawn attention to the divergent fates of the 80% of American workers whose wages are declining and whose general outlook is concomitantly deteriorating, and the other 20%, whose pay is increasing and who generally feel good about their economic future. We also pointed out that with the correlation between wages and consumer spending now nearly perfect[...]
Paul Tudor Jones Warns This “Disastrous Market Mania” Will End “By Revolution, Taxes, Or War”
"This gap between the 1% and the rest of America, and between the US and the rest of the world, cannot and will not persist," warns renowned trader Paul Tudor Jones during his recent TED Talks speech, as he addressed the question - can capital be just? Hoping to expand the "narrow definitions of capitalism," that threaten the underpinnings of society, Tudor Jones exclaims, "we're in the middle of [...]
10 Charts Which Show We Are Much Worse Off Than Just Before The Last Economic Crisis
If you believe that ignorance is bliss, you might not want to read this article. I am going to dispel the notion that there has been any sort of “economic recovery”, and I am going to show that we are much worse off than we were just prior to the last economic crisis. If you go back to 2007, people were feeling really good about things. Houses were being flipped like crazy, the stock market[...]
The Age Of Money And The Federal Reserve’s Secret Plan
As people continue to digest information relating to the Fed meeting, today the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year-old Richard Russell, discussed "The Age of Money" and the Federal Reserve's secret plan. Richard Russell: "I read with interest Vanity Fair’s letter to its readers. The editor asked if we could put a name and age to the world we live in. He suggested we call it "The Age of [...]
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[...]
The Market Collapse Investors Won’t Expect – Jim Rickards with Video
Ed. Note: Jim Rickards has just released a brand-new book, “The Big Drop: How to Grow Your Wealth During the Coming Collapse.” You won’t find it in bookstores — it’s available exclusively for readers of his monthly investment letter, Strategic Intelligence. But this message is so important, we’re offering Daily Reckoning readers a chance to get a copy — free of charge. If you’re[...]