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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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Looking at the present financial situation from a historical, social perspective, indicates (based on history) that there will be a severe blowback from the QE program. But unlike other examples provided in the below analysis (such as WW2 spending) QE is nearly completely artificial. During WW2 spending was driven by manufacturing and war logistics. QE […]
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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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GIH: As we slip into a global crisis, paradigm shift, climate change, social upheaval, and a myriad of other unprecedented circumstances, many simply do not have the time or motivation to even follow what’s going on. This is both tragic and frightening, because society will need an intelligent mass of productive human capital to rebuild […]
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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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The Fed’s Fisher provides an intimate insight into the thinking of a Fed President. In well crafted Fed speak, he warns of a potential market decline because it will be impossible for the Fed to continue with the QE indefinitely. But there are larger economic impacts much more significant than the stock market, such as […]
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A combination of factors in the US are putting the American economy at a huge disadvantage. The following report looks at how freedom affects the economy. As the US is becoming a police state, with highly regulated financial markets, it can only create additional costs and discourage new investment. With the possibility of the internet, […]
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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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Google’s connection to the US Military and specifically, the intelligence community, should be alarming both for political and technical reasons. We can assume that Google has been compromised and any data exchange over Google networks including search, apps, web services such as Gmail, Google+, and others, are being recorded and analyzed. Also disturbingly, Google is […]
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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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