by Graham Summers - October 15, 2014 The 2008 crash was a warm up. Many investors think that we could never have a crash again. The 2008 melt-down was a one in 100 years episode, they think. They are wrong. The 2008 Crisis was a stock and investment bank crisis. But it was not THE Crisis. THE Crisis concerns the biggest bubble in financial history: the epic Bond bubble… which as it[...]
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9 Ominous Signals Coming From The Financial Markets That We Have Not Seen In Years
By Michael Snyder, on October 14th, 2014 Is the stock market about to crash? Hopefully not, and there definitely have been quite a few "false alarms" over the past few years. But without a doubt we have been living through one of the greatest financial bubbles in U.S. history, and the markets are absolutely primed for a full-blown crash. That doesn't mean that one will happen now, but we are[...]
Why Is the Put-Call Ratio (Fear Gauge) Higher Than in the Lehman Collapse of 2008?
by Charles Hugh Smith - October 14, 2014 The rising fear may reflect a shift in sentiment from faith in the omnipotence of central banks to skepticism. Editors Note - The US Dollar is strictly a faith based currency "full faith and Credit." Once this delusion is lost, life in the US enters a realm unimagined by the unprepared masses...and precious metals go to the moon. By at least one[...]
12 Charts That Show The Permanent Damage That Has Been Done To The U.S. Economy
By Michael Snyder Most people that discuss the "economic collapse" focus on what is coming in the future. And without a doubt, we are on the verge of some incredibly hard times. But what often gets neglected is the immense permanent damage that has been done to the U.S. economy by the long-term economic collapse that we are already experiencing. In this article I am going to share with you 12[...]
Marc Faber on Commodity Cycles, Monopoly Central Banking and the Wealth Redistribution Craze
The Daily Bell is pleased to present this exclusive interview with Marc Faber: Daily Bell: Hello, again. Since last we spoke, in June 2011, things have grown worse in some cases and better in other ways. How do you see the world today? What pleases you the most economically and what are you most concerned about? Marc Faber: Economically, there is not much that pleases me because I think we are[...]
Gold Climbs Above $1320/oz Ahead Of US Federal Minutes – Holding onto 2014 Gains
by Reuters LONDON: Gold prices firmed on Wednesday, climbing back above $1,320 an ounce, as fresh inflows into bullion-backed funds indicated rising investor confidence the metal ahead of the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes. The world’s largest gold exchange-traded fund, New York-listed SPDR Gold Shares, reported a second straight session of inflows on Tuesday, taking its[...]
These Three Charts Show Inflation Is Finally Right Around The Corner – Business Insider
Joe Weisenthat - July 5, 2014 After this week’s strong Jobs Report, it’s becoming conventional wisdom that the economy is heating up for real this time. After numerous false starts and disappointments since the financial crisis, it appears we’ve kicked into a higher gear. A stronger economy should mean higher inflation. That’s because as the economy grows, slack diminishes in the[...]