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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...

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IEA'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...

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IEA'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...

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Interview: 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...

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Interview: 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...

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Don'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...

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Rules 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...

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Inflation 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...

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How 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...

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Egypt 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...

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What 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...

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World 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...

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Investing 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...

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The 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...

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US 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...

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The 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...

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Interview 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...

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Debt 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...

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Why 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...

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How 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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