Governments everywhere are becoming more distressed and desperate as economic realities dominate the political doublespeak. The world is at a dangerous point. Much of what we thought we knew and assumed regarding governmental behavior and economics is beginning to be reassessed. Governments of the world are out of money and out of ideas. The ponzi scam that has been perpetrated for over fifty years is collapsing under its own weight. There are not enough suckers and capital left to sustain the fraud. [Let me explain further.] Words: 999
Read More »John Embry: The Chaos Will Accelerate Before This Ends – It Will Be Cataclysmic! Here’s Why
I find the whole European thing tragic. This situation in Europe is only going to escalate. The problem for the central planners, in the not-too-distant-future, is the can is getting too big to kick down the road. What this means is that the chaos will accelerate.
Read More »John Embry: The Chaos Will Accelerate Before This Ends – It Will Be Cataclysmic! Here's Why
I find the whole European thing tragic. This situation in Europe is only going to escalate. The problem for the central planners, in the not-too-distant-future, is the can is getting too big to kick down the road. What this means is that the chaos will accelerate.
Read More »von Greyerz: 4 World Crises – Sovereign, Banking, Economic and Social – Guarantee a Hyperinflationary Depression (+4K Views)
We are in a number of crises: the sovereign crisis, a banking crisis, an economic crisis and a social crisis. The first three crises together are guaranteed to bring down the world economy because they are not just in one country, they are worldwide....A social crisis will develop leading to even more social unrest. All of these factors are why this will ultimately lead to a hyperinflationary depression - the most serious depression the world has ever experienced - and why investors have to focus on protecting their wealth.
Read More »Nouriel Roubini: Economic Clouds Are Rolling In From Every Direction – Batten Down the Hatches! (+2K Views)
Dark...financial and economic clouds are, it seems, rolling in from every direction: the eurozone, the United States, China, and elsewhere. Indeed, the global economy in 2013 could be a very difficult environment in which to find shelter.
Read More »Embry: Global Financial Crisis II is Coming – and It Will Be Even Worse! Here’s Why (+2K Views)
"Either you take the debt clean-out right away, and that means a very hard deflationary depression, or you do what I suspect they will try to do and that is keep pumping money into the system to keep the whole banking (system), derivatives and economies afloat [and] that will lead to some sort of monetary distress that could end in hyperinflation. I think that’s the worst outcome, but there is no good outcome.”
Read More »No Fiscal Changes Coming Soon – or Ever – to U.S.! Here's Why
The ending in the U.S. will be similar to that in Greece. It is assured for the same reasons. The Democrats will lose the 2012 election...and the Republicans will control government for the next two years. Whatever enthusiasm initially exists will dissipate as soon as the polls show how unpopular austerity is. If they try to cut spending, they will suffer the same fate as the European Austerians. [Let me explain.] Words: 1116
Read More »Economic Alert: If You’re Not Worried Yet…You Should Be (+2K Views)
For the past four years I have been covering the progression of the global economic crisis with an emphasis on the debilitating effects it has had on the American financial system. Only once before have I ever issued an economic alert, and this was at the onset of the very first credit downgrade in U.S. history by S&P. I do not take the word “alert” lightly. [Read on to to understand why I have issued an economic alert once again.] Words: 1904
Read More »Events Accelerating Towards an Ultimate Dollar Catastrophe! Here's Why
With the U.S. election just six months off, political pressures will mount to favor fiscal stimulus measures instead of restraint. Such action can only accelerate higher domestic inflation and intensified dollar debasement culminating in a Great Collapse - a hyperinflationary great depression - by 2014. [Let me explain why that is the inevitable outcome.] Words: 2766
Read More »Is This Pessimistic Outlook For the World Economy Likely to Unfold? (Almost 2K Views)
The almost universal consensus, even among mainstream orthodox economists, is pessimistic regarding the world economy. Even though their predictions understate the scope and depth of the crises, there are powerful reasons to believe that we are heading toward a steeper decline than what was experienced during the Great Recession of 2008 – 2009...[Let me explain.] Words: 1656
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