September 2015 archive

Economic Crisis: How You Can Prepare Over The Next Six Months Submitted by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, I wouldn’t say that it is “never too late” to prepare for potential disaster because, obviously, the numerous economic and social catastrophes of the past have proven otherwise. There simply comes a point in time in which the …

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Japan's Nikkei 225 Just Gained 1000 Points In 20 Hours Presented with little comment aside to ask, just what did The G-20 agree to behind the scenes?   After ripping 500 points instantly at Japan’s open yesterday, then crashing back 900 points lower, Nikkei 225 Futures have now soared over 1000 points off last night’s …

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Dead Market Walking – Chinese Stock Trading Volume Collapses To 3 Year Lows With “selling” outlawed and anything but cheer-leading strocks higher subject to detainment, it appears the Chinese government has managed to undo 3 years of liberalization and financial deregulation in the space of a week. Futures trading volume on the CSI-300 (China’s S&P …

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Supply and Demand Report 6 Sep, 2015 This was a fairly quiet week in the market for the metals, with a min-rally on Thursday especially in silver which hit almost $15. By the end of the week, the price of gold was down $13 and the price of silver was up 3 cents. The action …

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The Concept Of Money And The Money Illusion Submitted by Koos Jansen via BullionStar.com, Awareness about the concept of money is making a comeback. Gone are the decades in which the global citizenry was fooled to leave this subject to economists, governments and banks – a setup that has proven to end in disaster. The …

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The Failed Moral Argument For A "Living Wage" Submitted by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, With Labor Day upon us, newspapers across the US will be printing op-eds calling for a mandated “living wage” and higher wages in general. In many cases, advocates for a living wage argue for outright mandates on wages; that …

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Paul Craig Roberts: The Rise Of The Inhumanes Submitted by Paul Craig Roberts, America’s descent into totalitarian violence is accelerating. Like the Bush regime, the Obama regime has a penchant for rewarding Justice (sic) Department officials who trample all over the US Constitution. Last year America’s First Black President nominated David Barron to be a …

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America – Good, Bad Or Ugly? Part 1: The Bad Submitted by Thad Beversdorf via FirstRebuttal.com, I wanted to start with The Bad and then move on to The Ugly so that I can end on a positive note with The Good. So over the past couple days I’ve read several articles in which someone …

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Former CIA Boss and 4-Star General: U.S. Should Arm Al Qaeda Former CIA boss and 4-star general David Petraeus – who still (believe it or not) holds a lot of sway in Washington – suggests we should arm Al Qaeda to fight ISIS. He’s not alone … As we’ve previously shown, other mainstream American figures …

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US & China Stocks Are Plunging After PMI Hits 6.5-Year Low, PBOC Strengthens Yuan Most Since Nov 2014 Following China's official PMI print at a 3-year low, Caixin's PMI collapsed to 47.3 – the lowest sinec March 2009. Despite another CNY150bn liquidity injection (but the biggest strengthening of Yuan since Nov 2014 and a financial …

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