Commentary
Only The Date Is Unknown
Via Economic Noise The US and world economies are frauds that are coming unraveled. The Greek bailout is the most recent example of “kick the can down the road” solutions. The US housing bubble was an […]
Dollar Collapse
Wealth Abuse
The Crisis Is Spreading: China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden…
By Tyler Durden Created 08/15/2015 – 21:28 Tyler Durden’s picture [1] Submitted by Tyler Durden [1] on 08/15/2015 21:28 -0400 Australia [2] Australian Dollar [3] Bond [4] Brazil [5] Canadian Dollar [6] Central Banks […]
Commentary
The Great China Ponzi—-An Economic And Financial Trainwreck Which Will Rattle The World
by David Stockman There is an economic and financial trainwreck rumbling through the world economy. Namely, the Great China Ponzi. In all of economic history there has never been anything like it. It is only a matter of […]
Financial
Market Report: The war between physical and paper hots up
By Alasdair Macleod Gold and silver traded in a tight range this week on low futures volumes. Last Friday the gold price rallied from $1,080 to $1,101, last night it closed at $1,089. Silver also […]
Financial
Fed Can’t Save Stocks from Verge of Collapse: ‘Huge Disaster Waiting to Happen’
Mac Slavo Yet another voice has warned that the world teeters dangerously close to a repeated and prolonged financial disaster. With everything so connected, trouble in China means contagion in the rest of the global […]
Wealth Abuse
Violent Government Buying Spree Sends Chinese Stocks Soaring At Close Of Trading; Yellen On Deck
By Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge China is slowly learning. On a day when market participants will care about only one thing – how hawkish (or dovish) the FOMC sounds at 2:00 pm (no Yellen press […]
Financial
Global Derivatives: $1.5 Quadrillion Time Bomb
By Stephen Lendman When investing becomes gambling, bad endings follow. The next credit crunch could make 2008-09 look mild by comparison. Bank of International Settlements(BIS) data show around $700 trillion in global derivatives. Along with […]
Wealth Abuse
Gold’s Two Stories: Paper Markets Collapse… While The Retail Public Buys At A Record Pace
Mac Slavo We’ve seen some significant swings in precious metals over the last several years and if we are to believe the paper spot prices and recent value of mining shares, one would think that gold […]
Wealth Abuse
When Authorities “Own” the Market, The System Breaks Down: Here’s Why
By Of Two Minds, July 26, 2015 Central planning asset purchases aimed at propping up prices destroy the essential price discovery needed by private investors. Panicked by the possibility of declines that undermine the official […]
Financial
Strategic Investment Manager Warns Of Worldwide Financial Detonation: The Whole Thing Is Going To Blow Up
Mac Slavo The seriousness of the global economic crisis cannot be underestimated. Central banks and their respective governments have gone into overdrive in recent months in an effort to maintain stability within the system. But […]