U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke addressed the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress on The Economic Outlook [saying in a nutshell] "We clearly understand the game we are playing, but we are boxed in and have to stay with our current strategy. We hope for the best because we are out of options
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Does Behavior of “We the People” Suggest Central Bankers Have Gone Too Far? (+2K Views)
Central bankers have concluded that the scale of monetary easing they have taken over the past few years should be magnified - that more easing is required to get things rolling - but could it be that central planning has gone too far or, at least, reached its boundaries? Disposable income in real terms per person and savings rate of individuals could be reliable indicators that such is the case. Let me explain.
Read More »Debt Ceiling Suspension First Step Towards Eventual Hyperinflation – Here’s Why (3K Views)
Out of control spending by a government is always the cause of hyperinflation. The debt ceiling had been the last remaining roadblock to unlimited federal government spending. By suspending the debt ceiling, the U.S. government has given itself a blank cheque, taking one giant leap down the road leading to the hyperinflation of the US dollar. Words: 632
Read More »The Myth of the Rising U. S. Dollar (+2K Views)
Year-to-date, the dollar index, a trade weighted index comparing the U.S. dollar to a basket of six major currencies (Euro @ 57.6% weight, Japanese yen 13.6%, Pound sterling 11.9%, Canadian dollar 9.1%, Swedish krona 4.2% and Swiss franc 3.6%) is up 2.95% as of April 29, 2013 - but the U.S. Dollar Index is not the U.S. Dollar. To ascertain what may happen to the U.S. dollar, let’s look at the greenback from a couple of different angles
Read More »Gold: What Caused the Latest Bloodbath & Why
Right now gold has no friends. Even some of its biggest proponents are declaring the bull market to be over...Let’s kick around a ‘short list’ of potential reasons for what caused the latest bloodbath. Words: 1170
Read More »Gold Isn’t Going Through the Roof Because of These Economic & Political Realities (+2K Views)
Why isn’t gold going through the roof? This article looks at the common arguments why it should and the realities as to why it isn't.
Read More »Portfolio Up? Here’s a Powerful Strategy to Protect Your Gains
Use a portion of your portfolio in the form of credit spreads to protect and drive income over the next nine months. It's an extremely simple strategy to learn and arguably the most powerful strategy in the professional options traders' tool belt
Read More »Silver: The New Gold? An Infographic (+2K Views)
While gold remains a smart move, there’s much to be said for silver. Why? Because, unlike gold, silver has an inherent value that goes well beyond scarcity. Without silver the world as we know it would literally stop. The computer screen on which you are reading these words, has silver in it. The TV you watch, has silver in it…and the list goes on and on.
Read More »World’s Financial System Is An Insane Ponzi Scheme – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
I know a lot about the world’s financial system and how it works but you don’t have to be a technical wizard to understand that it’s financial insanity and ethically, financially, and socially wrong. .
Read More »There Will Be a Time to Flee the Stock Markets But Not Just Yet – Here’s Why
My answer to the issue of staying in or getting out of markets is to stay in. This answer is independent of whether a correction is imminent or a few years down the road because we cannot possibly know that information....There will be a time to completely flee markets. It is just not now or at least I don’t believe so.
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