You're Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming
Not even close
by Chris Martenson
Friday, December 1, 2017, 11:57 PM
I hate to break it to you, but chances are you're just not prepared for what’s coming. Not even close.
Don't take it personally. I'm simply playing the odds.
After spending more...
Citizens in Italy rebel against their central bank by printing their own Euro currencies for use in commerce
9:06 AM2008
One of the most important functions of a central bank is to ensure there is enough currency in an economy to support the needs of consumers. However, with the advent of...
The Federal Reserve Is Destroying America
And wait until you hear what they're getting away with now
by Chris Martenson
Perhaps I should start with a disclaimer of sorts. Yes, I realize that the people working at the Federal Reserve, as well as the other central banks around the world, are...
The Banquet Of Consequences Is Being Served
Prepared just for us by the central banking cartel
by Adam Taggart
Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 9:58 AM
Tags: banquet of consequences, central banks, Fed, Federal Reserve, interest rates, marginal utility, NIRP, ZIRP
Sooner or later everyone sits...
Multipolar World Order: Economics Vs. Politics
by Tyler Durden
Aug 21, 2016 9:50 PM
Submitted by Frederico Pieraccini via Stratgic-Culture.org,
International tensions have in recent years often led to conflicts between nations, leaving countries to face complicated choices...
US Futures Fall, European Stocks Rise As Stronger Dollar Sends Oil Lower
by Tyler Durden
Aug 22, 2016 6:34 AM
European stocks rose and US S&P futures fell after the dollar strengthened following the latest hawkish comments from Fed vice-chair Stanley Fischer signalled that a...
Global Stocks Rise, US Futures Near All Time Highs As Flood Into Emerging Markets Continues
by Tyler Durden
Aug 15, 2016 6:47 AM
European shares advanced, with gains in automakers
helping Germany’s benchmark DAX Index turn positive for the year for
the first time. Stocks...
Depends on 'which' stocks you're talking about...
Trump Says It's Time To Sell Stocks, Warns Of "Very Scary Scenarios" For Investors
It is hardly a secret that few things could help Trump's presidential campaign as much as a stock market crash.
As we reported back in January, while Wall...
Making The Wrong Choices For The Wrong Reasons
Why we're on a collision-course with crisis
by Adam Taggart
Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:54 PM
Tags: basketball, behavioral economics, central banks, Dan Ariely, Golden State Warriors, Ludwig von Mises, Napolean Bonaparte, Rick Barry, the Beatles...
Rogue Wave
Submitted by Cognitive Dissonance on 05/15/2016 11:22 -0400
Rogue Wave By Cognitive Dissonance
www.TwoIceFloes.com
It is the stuff of legends and lore dating back through all of recorded history, of sinking ships and sea monsters, of tall tales and tragic deaths. The problem was...
'The final battle between paper and physical gold is underway, and the line to defend for the cartel is $1300 per ounce'
One of the most significant elements in gold price determination is the technical data points that usually spark the central banks to summarily kill any rally, and work to...
Gold steadies ahead of central bank meetings
By Rachel Koning Beals
Published: Apr 25, 2016 8:00 a.m. ET
Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan expected to call tune for metals
AFP/Getty Images
Gold edged higher early Monday as sellers paused the heavy selling that drove futures sharply lower...
With plenty of punch, central bankers wait in vain for the world to drink
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT | By Howard Schneider, John O'Donnell and Leika Kihara
A customer counts his U.S. dollar notes in a bank in Cairo, Egypt March 10, 2016.
Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Central bankers usually worry...
The Path to the Final Crisis
April 1, 2016 | Author Pater Tenebrarum
Reader Questions on Negative Interest Rates
Our reader L from Mumbai has mailed us a number of questions about the negative interest rate regime and its possible consequences. Since these questions are probably of general...
CR - Schedule for Week of April 3, 2016
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2016/04/schedule-for-week-of-april-3-2016.html
SA - Real time news 04/03
http://seekingalpha.com/market-news
TBP - 10 Sunday Reads 04/03
http://ritholtz.com/2016/04/sunday-reads-44/
TRB - Stay Hungry, Not Thirsty...
Offshore overnight yuan rate goes negative briefly
By Gregor Stuart
Published: Apr 1, 2016 7:12 a.m. ET
Borrowing rates for the yuan briefly became the latest to go negative this week, as overnight interbank rates in Hong Kong briefly fell below zero for the first time, in what analysts said...
Stag-Deflation & The Vampire Economy - Part 2
Tom Cammack
Posted Mar 30, 2016
This is Part 2 of the C6 Real Misery Index series. Part 1 is found here.
Summary:
It appears we are once again approaching the “bust” portion of the Credit Boom/Bust Cycle.
Stag-deflation occurs when traditional...
Global Central Banks Consider Distributing Money Directly To The People
March 22nd, 2016
Should central banks create money out of thin air and give it directly to governments and average citizens? If you can believe it, this is now under serious consideration.
Since 2008, global central...
The Year Of The Red Monkey: Volatility Reigns Supreme
To preserve capital, you need to outsmart the monkey
by Charles Hugh Smith
Friday, March 11, 2016, 3:16 PM
Tags: bonds, bubble, central banks, crisis, currency, financial markets, fire monkey, interest rates, NIRP, recession, red...