Economy

The implications for the elections in Europe likely portend what will happen in the U.S.. A similar revolt against incumbents [will] ...sweep Obama...out of office but... the newcomers will be placed in the position of Sarkozy and other European incumbents. They will have to address the insolvency and eventual liquidity issues in similar fashion which will be viewed here as “austerity” or worse, “cruel and unusual” punishment. [So, how likely is that? Not very, because] politicians, by nature, are not courageous animals. Instead we will see more of the same: half-assed attempts to fool the people into believing that something is being done to solve the problems. [So what does the future hold for America?] Words: 631

The following 6 headlines, with links, have been personally filtered from over 1,200 articles canvassing economic and resource news to save you time while staying informed on the key issues of the day.

America is racing toward a brick wall, while its credit card is maxed out. America’s so-called recovery, from the 2008 crash, has been called ‘The Great Recession’ by apologists [but] we have continued to predict that it’s the ‘Coming Great Depression.’

As many of you know, my primary forecast regarding Europe is that the EU will be broken up and/or collapse within the coming months. The reasons for this are financial, monetary and political in nature [with much of the latter dependant on what happens in Germany. Let me explain.] Words: 516

What we have had in the West, in recent decades, has been the welfare state..., what I would call ‘socialism light’...The people in power, the elite, do not want to relinquish their power so they plan to retain it under full-blown socialism for the populations of the West....This...means the inevitable decline of industrial civilization, and the inevitable impoverishment of the world’s population....

Europe is heading off a cliff! From one end of the continent to the other, the numbers suggest a double-dip recession is striking with brutal force...and with the world as interconnected as it is these days, what happens in Europe WILL impact our companies and markets here so now is the time to position your portfolio to weather the storm. Words: 900

Michael Pento, president of Pento Portfolio Strategies, and Peter Tchir, founder of TF Market Advisors, talk about Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman's recommendation that policy makers should consider allowing slightly higher inflation as a way to spur the U.S. economy.

Part of being a good contrarian investor is constantly looking beyond your investment "comfort zone" and trying to find less-followed opportunities... [and the Canadian stock market represents just such an] opportunity. Here's why. Words: 465

“The real risk for the euro zone now is not Greece, but France,” says a top French finance boss. Nicolas Baverez, a commentator who foresaw the country’s looming debt problems in a bestselling book of 2003, agrees: “I’m convinced that France will be the centre of the next shock in the euro zone.” [below their views are substantiated with some alarming and disturbing facts about France;s financial situation and how their politicians are failing to address the brewing crisis.] Words:740

Get ready...Save some cash, load up with gold and silver, and be patient...Start by buying top-grade dividend-paying stocks and gold on dips or corrections, and hold your gold. This era will see the catastrophic collapse of all fiat money. Gold should skyrocket. Get ready for crime and violence...