There is this notion that Bitcoin or “Electronic Money” will become the new wave of the future. While this sounds like the inevitable outcome in our high-tech society and economy, I believe we will eventually head back towards a more modest physical system of barter and trade. Martin Armstrong wrote…
It looks like the U.S. Treasury is learning a few tricks from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as it ramps up its printing press. In just a few years, the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau of Engraving & Printing has substantially increased the printing of its largest valued Federal Reserve…
As the Banks & Brokerage Houses continue to forecast the tapering of the QE by the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014, the only choice the Fed will have will be to increase not decrease monetary stimulation. QE 5 is coming because U.S. economic indicators continue to disintegrate. According…
The world is invested in the largest Ponzi scheme in history. According to the CityUK Fund most recent report, the total U.S. and world conventional assets under management are forecasted to reach $94.1 trillion in 2013 This is up from $87.2 trillion in 2012. These global conventional assets are broken…
The precious metal investors are actually sitting on gold mine, and they don’t even know the real reason why this is true. Many analysts are focusing on the huge amount of debt and fiat money in the system to be invested in gold and silver, but the fundamental root cause…
By Kurt Cobb — It’s easy to get bad advice from successful people. Here’s why: Successful people assume that the same circumstances that prevailed while they were achieving their success will generally prevail while you are pursuing yours. But, your circumstances will almost surely be different, probably in major ways….