QE2 Will Either Fix the Economy or Destroy It
For a very long time I've been calling for, expecting, and otherwise anticipating the day that the Federal Reserve would begin openly monetizing government debt. I knew the day would come...
View ArticleIEA's World Energy Report: The End of Oil as We Know It, Part 1
Once a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its World Energy Outlook (WEO), and it's our tradition here at my firm to review it. A lot of articles have already been written on the WEO...
View ArticleIEA's World Energy Report: The End of Oil as We Know It, Part 2
Editor's Note: Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. Click here to read Part 1 of this series."Tomorrow's [economic] expansion was...
View ArticleInterview: Straight Talk With Independent Journalist, Charles Hugh Smith, Part 1
Charles Hugh Smith has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, www.oftwominds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as...
View ArticleInterview: Straight Talk With Independent Journalist, Charles Hugh Smith, Part 2
Charles Hugh Smith has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, www.oftwominds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as...
View ArticleDon't Be Fooled: Inflation Has the Upper Hand
At my firm, we are endlessly keeping a close eye out for the emergence of deflation, defined here as the purchasing power of the dollar going up. Technically, inflation and deflation are terms that...
View ArticleRules Will Continue to Be Changed for Big Market Players
To anyone paying the slightest bit of attention, these remain very uncertain and trying times. On one side of the intellectual divide are the folks who are counting on deflationary forces overwhelming...
View ArticleInflation Is So Much Worse Than BLS Says
Inflation is actually much higher than what the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) claims it is; something that purchasers of college tuition, pharmaceuticals, or health insurance know all too well.To...
View ArticleHow Long Can the Party in Stocks Last?
The headlines are screaming at the top of every financial media outlet tonight: The Dow Closes Above 12,000 for the First Time in Two Years!What's going on here? Is the recovery well and truly...
View ArticleEgypt Is a Warning for All Financial Markets
One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple. Such is the nature of complex, chaotic, and...
View ArticleWhat Investors Should Know About the Expiration of Stimulus
There's a scenario that could play out between May and September in which commodities (including my beloved silver) and the stock and bond markets could all sell off between 20% and 40%. The trigger...
View ArticleWorld Markets Unprepared for Abrupt End to QE2, Downshift of Japanese Economy
The Fed is in a bind. No matter which way it turns, utter failure is a risk. Putting more money into the system risks no less than the dollar itself. Stopping quantitative easing (QE) risks plunging...
View ArticleInvesting in Hard Assets Critical as Next Major Economic Breakdown Looms
Things are certainly speeding up, and it is my conclusion that we are not more than a year away from the next major financial and economic disruption.Alas, predictions are tricky, especially about the...
View ArticleThe Failure of Fed Policy: Why Growth Is Dead
The end of the second round of quantitative easing (QE2) is going to be a complete disaster for the paper markets -- specifically commodities, stocks, and then finally bonds, in that order, with...
View ArticleUS Facing Death by Debt
One of the conclusions that I try to coax, lead, and/or nudge people toward is acceptance of the fact that the economy can't be fixed. By this I mean that the old regime of general economic stability...
View ArticleThe Screaming Fundamentals for Owning Gold and Silver
This report lays out an investment thesis for gold and for silver. Various factors lead me to conclude that gold is one investment that you can park in for the next ten or twenty years, confident that...
View ArticleInterview With James Turk: Gold Is Our Defense Against the Fiat Currency...
Editor's note: James Turk is founder and chairman of GoldMoney which offers investors an easy and inexpensive online solution for buying precious metals with international storage options.James is one...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling Dilemma: The Foul Choice Investors Are Facing
For the record, I still believe that there will not be a breach of the debt ceiling and no overt default for the US. Things will be worked out in the nick of time, like they always are. However, the...
View ArticleWhy Frank Barbera's View on Mining Stocks Will Surprise You
With the astonishing recent price rise in gold, many investors are asking themselves: is now the time to move capital into mining stocks?Frank Barbera, respected precious metal mining stock expert and...
View ArticleHow European Contagion Could Bring Down the US Treasury Market
At my firm we like to track things from the outside in, as the initial movements at the periphery tend to give us an early warning of when things might go wrong at the center. It is always the...
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