What Could Go Wrong?
What Could Go Wrong? The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by James Howard Kunstler Jerome Powell, the next Fed chairman, once said that…
Congress’s Radical Plan to End Illegal Money
Congress’s Radical Plan to End Illegal Money The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by M.N. Gordon Paper dollars are illegal money on…
“Bigger Systemic Risk” Now Than 2008 – Bank of England
“Bigger Systemic Risk” Now Than 2008 – Bank of England The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Mark O'Byrne The Bank of…
Endgame ON?
Endgame ON? by Andy Sutton For years now, thousands of writers have chronicled the debacle that is the US economy. Maybe at some point, someone will be able to tell…
Best Investment Practices
Best Investment Practices by Axel Merk How does one construct a portfolio in an era of (seemingly) ever rising and highly correlated asset prices? Years of asset prices moving higher…
Irrational Exuberance
Irrational Exuberance by Captain Hook In December 1996, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan coined the term ‘irrational exuberance’ when he warned that the stock market was getting carried away. Today…
A Credit Implosion Is Coming
A Credit Implosion Is Coming by The Gold Report The biggest bubble of all is bursting—the bond market, where companies and the government borrow money—and it's twice as big as…
Sound Money Is Rising at the State Level
Sound Money Is Rising at the State Level by Clint Siegner Inflation is the most pernicious of taxes levied by the US government. Officials systematically devalue the Federal Reserve’s dollar,…
Dow Companies Report Worst Revenues Since 2010, Dow Rises to 20,000
Dow Companies Report Worst Revenues Since 2010, Dow Rises to 20,000 by Wolf Richter From January 2011 to January 2017, the DJIA has soared 73%, from 11,577 to 20,094. But…
Venezuela Currency Loses 45% This Month as Hyperinflation Escalates
Venezuela Currency Loses 45% This Month as Hyperinflation Escalates by Mish The Venezuelan bolivar has lost 45% of its value against the US dollar so far this month, the biggest…