By Michael Snyder There has only been one other time in history when the price of oil has crashed by more than 40 dollars in less than 6 months. The last time this happened was during the second half of 2008, and the beginning of that oil price crash preceded the great financial collapse that happened later that year by several months. Well, now it is happening again, but this time the stakes[...]
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Grandmaster Putin’s Golden Trap – Forget Misplaced Sentiment, Position to Profit From the Financial War
By Dmitry Kalinichenko Very few people understand what Putin is doing at the moment. And almost no one understands what he will do in the future.No matter how strange it may seem, but right now, Putin is selling Russian oil and gas only for physical gold. Putin is not shouting about it all over the world. And of course, he still accepts US dollars as an intermediate means of payment. But[...]
Here We Go: Yen Goes Parabolic, Begins to Hyperinflate
The Japanese yen is now collapsing. If the yen goes “super-nova” – i.e. collapses - it could bring down the U.S. The U.S. QE/Keynesian Ponzi scheme relies on Japan to help keep the scheme together. The yen is beginning to hyperinflate and it is now entering “parabolic” mode. First, this will cause the Japanese banks to implode because they’re loaded up with Japanese stocks and[...]
Gold Repatriation Stunner: Dutch Central Bank Secretly Withdrew 122 Tons Of Gold From The New York Fed
A week ago, we penned "The Real Reason Why Germany Halted Its Gold Repatriation From The NY Fed", in which we got, for the first time ever, an admission by an official source, namely the bank that knows everything that takes place in Germany - Deutsche Bank - what the real reason was for Germany's gold repatriation halt after obtaining a meager 5 tons from the NY Fed: ... the gold community[...]
Gold Price Forecast Per US Federal Reserve Balance Sheet
By Vronsky Since 1999 the gold price has moved in concert with the growth in the US Federal Reserve Balance Sheet…including the recent correction in both during the past three years. Accordingly, the following objective analysis will forecast the gold price out to 2016…based solely on historical Central Bank data. The above chart estimates two Balance Sheet growth rates from 2012-2016[...]
The World Is Run By Fools, And We Let Them
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Dumb and Dumber To, the sequel after 20 years, was released recently. Unfortunately for Jim and Jeff and the Farrelly brothers, unintended humor will always be funnier than the scripted kind, no matter how hard Hollywood tries. Case in point: the Dumber slapstick was easily upstaged over the past few days by the G20 summit in Brisbane. Not only did the pedantic[...]
ISIS Unveils Its New Gold-Backed Currency To Remove Itself From “The Oppressors’ Money System”
It appears the rumors are true. Islamic State is set to become the only 'state' to back its currency with gold (silver and copper) as it unveils the new coins that will be used in an attempt to solidify its makeshift caliphate. ISIS says the new currency will take the group out of "the oppressors' money system." As Zaid Benjamin notes, ISIS releases details of its new currancy with golden 1 [...]
Central Planners Are In A State of Panic – Japan’s Black Swan Flaps its Wings
by Chris Martenson The central planners are in a state of fear and panic. They are trying everything and anything to create market validation for their policies, watching with trepidation as their favored economic metrics fail to respond to all of their frenzied efforts. They are so far over the tips of their skis right now that there's nothing they won't do. They've summarily thrown granny[...]
The Difference Between Currency Wars and Financial Wars
by James Rickards Note: It’s easy to confuse “currency wars” with “financial wars”… But in the following conversation with Sprott Global Research’s Henry Bonner, Jim Rickards explains why there is one major difference people often overlook… and it’s the one reason we’re more likely to see a currency war than a financial one. Read on… Henry Bonner: Hi Jim. You have recently [...]
Jim Grant – Gold’s Near 4-Year Lows Are the Perfect Set Up For Investing – VIDEO INTERVIEW
Nov. 03, 2014 – 4:24 – Grant’s Interest Rate Observer Founder James Grant on whether gold is a good investment, and when the Fed will likely raise interest rates. Grant Video Interview on Fox Business[...]