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…
Our Economies Run on Housing Bubbles
Our Economies Run on Housing Bubbles by Raul Ilargi Meijer We are witnessing the demise of the world’s two largest economic power blocks, the US and EU. Given deteriorating economic…
Bank of International Settlements Flags Canada for a Financial Crisis Next Year
Bank of International Settlements Flags Canada for a Financial Crisis Next Year by Daniel Wong The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) released its fall quarterly report recently. In it, they…
When This All Blows Up…
When This All Blows Up… by Chris Martenson Martenson predicts that unsustainable trends will inevitably blow up, favouring the Ka-POOM theory of Eric Janszen. The summary is that we’ve already…
What Will Trump Do about the Central Bank Cartel?
What Will Trump Do about the Central Bank Cartel? by Thorsten Polleit The US is the biggest economy in the world. Its financial markets (equity, bonds or derivatives markets) are…
Forthcoming Gold Price Surge—A Geopolitical Perspective
Forthcoming Gold Price Surge—A Geopolitical Perspective by Albert Goldson The global economic system is in distress and about to crack. Because the sudden market rise is based primarily on the…
Former Fed Advisor: State Pensions Time Bomb Spells Disaster for the US
Former Fed Advisor: State Pensions Time Bomb Spells Disaster for the US by Tyler Durden Underfunded government pensions to the tune of $1.3 trillion with a gap that just can’t…
Cash Confiscation and the Case for Gold
Cash Confiscation and the Case for Gold by J.L. Yastine Last month, India banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes. In that country, somewhere between 70% and 95% of all transactions are…
Buy Silver — May Replace Gold as Money in India
Buy Silver — May Replace Gold as Money in India by Mark O’Byrne The Indian government has been trying to reduce its citizens’ demand for imported gold as part of a…
A Flock of Black Swans
A Flock of Black Swans by Jeff Thomas Major depressions go in downward waves interrupted, at intervals, by false recovery waves. The first major event of what would become the…