Tag Archives: Hyper-inflation
Gold Touches a New Record
“Gold continues to climb…stoked by inflation worries,” says a headline in the International Herald Tribune.
Yesterday, it touched a new record – $1,050 – even as the dollar rose, oil slumped under $70 and stocks dipped very slightly. Continue reading
Video: Marc Faber On Bloomberg discussing the Fed
(September 10, 2009) – Continue reading
Inflation’s Moral Hazard
An age of loose money not only destroys savings; it corrodes character. Continue reading
Chinese sovereign wealth fund dumping dollars for strategic investments like gold
Several reports are coming out of China that there is pressure on state-controlled organisations – notably the country’s main sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation (CIC) to rapidly build investment in non-Chinese enterprises. Continue reading
Video: Ron Paul at Loyola
A one hour injection of raw liberty. – September 3rd, 2009 Continue reading
Video: Gerald Celente Interview with Goldseek Radio
September 5th, 2009 Continue reading
Trying to Inflate Our Way Out of Debt Is Like a Monkey Trying To Outrun a Lion
Commonly-accepted wisdom says that we can inflate our way out of our debt crisis. Continue reading
Senator warns of hyperinflation
The economy could spiral into hyperinflation not seen since the early 1980s if the Federal Reserve does not tighten its monetary policy soon, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) warned Tuesday. Continue reading
Urgency of the American Monetary Act
On Thursday, April 23 2009, Stephen Zarlenga, director of the American Monetary Institute (AMI), delivered two briefings on Capitol Hill on the American Monetary Act that AMI drafted and that may be introduced as legislation during the current congressional session. This single measure has the potential of bringing together the tens of millions of people who have realized it’s our bank-run debt-based monetary system that lies at the center of the financial rot that is destroying our republic and its values. Continue reading
The nation quickly descending into chaos
A very dangerous thing occurred last Thursday and Friday. The Federal Reserve monetized roughly 40% of the nation’s enormous debt. This means that the Fed printed money to flow into the economy in order to cover over 40% of the debt burden the U.S. now carries. Continue reading
The TRUTH …
The United States is now the most indebted civilization in the history of the world and ground zero for the financial crisis. Continue reading
Video: Gerald Celente on Fox News – Obamageddon is coming!
(Fox) – Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute looks into the future and gives some rather dire predictions. Continue reading
Video: Peter Schiff and Marc Faber on The Glenn Beck Show – 5/28/09
(Fox) – Peter Schiff and Marc Faber on the Glenn Beck Show discussing Hyperinflation – Marc Faber has recently stated “I Am 100% Sure that the U.S. Will Go Into Hyperinflation” Continue reading
Video: Ron Paul on CNN American Morning – 5/27/09
Covering the economy, government debt/spending and value of the U.S. dollar. Continue reading
Romer, Bernanke, and the Flying Donkeys
Obama’s economic Brain Trust has learned the wrong lessons from, and is repeating the mistakes of, the last Great Depression. Continue reading
The Weimar Hyperinflation? Could it Happen Again?
“It was horrible. Horrible! Like lightning it struck. No one was prepared. The shelves in the grocery stores were empty. You could buy nothing with your paper money.” – Harvard University law professor Friedrich Kessler on the Weimar Republic hyperinflation (1993 interview) Continue reading
The Future Break Up of the United States of America
The United States of America is really 50 sovereign states in a union and that union can dissolve just like the Soviet Union did. This article will give some possibilities how that break up can occur but there certainly could be other scenarios for this to happen. Continue reading
LaRouche – We Are In A Depression
An Explosive Hyperinflationary Breakdown
“You’re having a vast bailout planet-wide,” Lyndon LaRouche stated today, summarily dismissing all the diversionary press chatter about bank stress tests, nationalization, profits, stock prices, lending, and so forth. Continue reading
Peter Schiff’s advice on fighting inflationary depression
Amid an “inflationary depression” in the U.S., Peter Schiff, president and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, sees opportunities in the maelstrom. Facing a massive redistribution of wealth, he advises investors to act quickly and “divest U.S. dollar assets into physical precious metals, other currencies and equities outside the United States.” Continue reading
The New World Order Conspiracy Is A Fact…
At the time of me writing this there are a Series of Un-Constitutional Laws attempting to be passed through our oppressive government. The first is, H.R.1388 and H.R.1444, these laws contain within them the idea of “Mandatory Volunteerism” this idea is uniquely Un-American as it coerces the youth (from middle school up to college) of this country to participate in state approved services and orientation that they would not want to necessarily participate in. Continue reading
Video: Lindsey Williams on ‘The InfoWarrior’ with Jason Bermas
Jason welcomes Lindsey Williams, the economic analyst who accurately predicted both the recent rise and fall in oil prices. – “Super Hyper Inflation Coming Soon” – April 10, 2009 Continue reading
Video: Peter Schiff Speaks To Canada
What’s worse than bankrupt banks? Massive bailouts. Schiff says that instead of turning us back from disaster, Obama has pushed the gas pedal speeding towards a cliff. Bailouts and deficit spending will devalue the U.S. currency and make the dollar worthless. Civil unrest is a real possibility. Continue reading
Gold Industry Officials Warn Of Depression, Expect Major Economies To Boost Reserves
Bailout packages will likely lead to mass inflation, dollar crash Continue reading
Video: Ron Paul “The Federal Reserve Is the Culprit!”
“Lets End The Fed” – February 25, 2009 C-SPAN Continue reading
Video: Glenn Beck’s ‘War Room’ experts – MSM
Worst-Case Scenario: Experts imagine impact of complete financial meltdown Continue reading
Video: It’s Getting Ugly: Economist Says Hoard Gold & Scotch
Williams predicts hyperinflationary depression will mean a $100 dollar bill is worth less than toilet paper Continue reading
Film: Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood “The Monster”. But to most Americans today, Federal Reserve is just a name on the dollar bill. They have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and why it was founded and operates; or of the sound money and banking that could end the statism, inflation, and business cycles that the Fed generates. Continue reading
MSM: Inflation – Brace yourself for higher food prices
The Telegraph’s measure of “real” inflation, the Real Cost of Living Index, is at minus 3.4pc. But the era of cheap food could be over within a decade. Continue reading
MSM: Bond market calls Fed’s bluff as global economy falls apart
Global bond markets are calling the bluff of the US Federal Reserve. Continue reading
MSM: Bank of NY Mellon to cut 1,800 jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK – News) on Thursday said it plans to cut 1,800 jobs as falling equity markets reduce the assets it oversees, cutting into potential profit.
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MSM: Oil rises from 3-year low as stocks rebound
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — A rebound in world stock markets supported oil prices Friday, with crude creeping off a 3-year low to trade above $50 a barrel.
The bounce reflected how tightly oil prices are tied to trading in equities and left open the likelihood of further volatility in the crude sector.
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MSM: Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep unemployment checks flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.
Bush signed the bill at the White House just before boarding Marine I Friday morning for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base and a flight to Lima, Peru, to attend the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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MSM: Stocks point higher after steep sell-off
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw in bargain-hunters after two days of steep selling, sent stock futures sharply higher.
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MSM: Citigroup’s downward spiral continues as shares slump 12%
Shares of Citigroup were locked in a downward spiral on Wall Street last night amid fears that the bank is set to lose many more billions of dollars in the months ahead as bad debts continue to pile up.
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MSM: NY City securities workforce down to Sept 2005 level
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s securities companies shed 16,000 employees in October, measured on a year-over-year basis, pushing the total work force down to a level last seen September 2005, a state labor analyst said on Thursday.
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MSM: Oil falls $1 to below $49 on more demand distress
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil tumbled to a three-and-a-half year low below $49 a barrel on Friday, nearing a $100 drop from its July record high, as more distress for the global economy threatened to eat further into demand for fuels.
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MSM: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac suspend some foreclosures
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two biggest U.S. home loan finance companies, on Thursday said they would suspend foreclosures of occupied homes until early 2009, as the government moves to stem the tide of home losses plaguing the economy.
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MSM: JPMorgan cuts investment banking jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is cutting 10 percent of its investment banking staff — about 3,000 jobs — as the economic slowdown starts to bite into its earnings, people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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MSM: S&P dives to lowest level since 1997
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday, as a frantic flight from risk prompted by investors’ deepening economic fears drove the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its lowest level since 1997 — completing the erasure of more than a decade of stock market gains.
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