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GIH: The global economy is showing signs of being on the verge of a global meltdown as we have been expecting for some time. Emerging markets collapsed over the week last week, with social unrest, nervous investors, capital controls, and a possible bank run in China. The world is interconnected in so many ways that […]
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GIH: One of the biggest lies told to the general economic public is that of inflation – it’s a hidden tax, under reported, and widely misunderstood. It’s not a simple mechanism, so don’t use this as an excuse to buy real estate or other assets of little intrinsic value. Inflation creates bubbles, causes prices to […]
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GIH: It appears that the so called “Gold Conspiracy” that Gold is being sold secretly and in some cases being replaced by tungsten, has been going on for years. According to the following internal central bank memo, Gold delivered to the Bundesbank was not received as “Good Delivery” – also, Germany’s recent project to repatriate […]
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GIH: China’s economy has been overheating, and with a growing financial sector. Some indications point to similarities between events in China now and the US in 2007. A slowdown or credit crisis in China would also impact Australia, the region, and ultimately the entire world economy. Bank of America Is Actively Preparing For The Chinese […]
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Gold has long been one of the many assets used by central banks. They certainly were one of the largest market participants, if not the largest single buyer and seller of Gold. Now, Deutsche Bank is exiting the fixing desk, China has an insatiable demand for Gold, and there is talk of an investigation of […]
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The very foundations of the modern financial system are being shaken; through scandals, market crisis, new regulation, social changes, and technology; all playing a part in permanently evolving how the global financial system operates. One of the most well known traditions in precious metals is the daily “Gold Fix,” where the dealers would literally decide […]
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As if many of us needed any proof, the below report shows the low level of intelligence used by investors, purchasing a company that ‘sounds like’ a Google takeover target, but is actually not related at all. When Google bought Nest (for its smart, intrusive thermostat technology that gives the NSA a front-row seat into […]
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While many watch the stock market, we should take note of the bond markets, specifically the US Treasury market, as a means of more ‘real money’ sentiment. From Zero Hedge: As stocks have vacillated in a worryingly not-straight-up manner for the last few days with today’s weakness taking the Dow and S&P 500 pre-holiday lows […]
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The new generation is being hit hardest by the crisis. Many of them took student loans only to find no jobs. Due to the economic boom, and proliferation of online schools like Phoenix, college attendance is at an all time high. But much of this is financed by banks. Millennnials are coming into a different […]
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The Baltic Dry Index is one of the only significant indexes of the ‘real’ economy, as it measures the transport of physical goods. While the US stock markets are near their all time highs, the shipment of real physical goods is down 35%, the worst start to the year in 30 years. From Zero Hedge: […]
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