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The financial system is based on twelve promises that are lies, Part 22 comments

thunderingheard1 wrote 23 hours ago: In yesterday’s Part 1, we covered these lies: Lie #1: Real estate always goes up. Lie #2: It’s best … more →

Tags: Financial System, cycles, Bank Runs, Quantitative Easing, money printing, fiat currency, financial system disintegration, Derivatives, government bonds.

Natural Money

machholz wrote 1 month ago: Money (Photo credit: 401K) The Story of Robinson Crusoe and guest: “If there were a monetary s … more →

Tags: european union, Economic, Robinson Crusoe, natural economic order, medium of exchange

Natural Money

machholz wrote 1 month ago: Money (Photo credit: 401K) The Story of Robinson Crusoe and guest: “If there were a monetary s … more →

Tags: european union, Economic, Robinson Crusoe, natural economic order, medium of exchange

Pied Pipers, Emperor's New Clothes and Lemmings - the Essence of Money Creation in Banks2 comments

Sabine Kurjo McNeill wrote 2 months ago: HBOS Whistleblower Paul Moore on video – produced by Positive Money. He quotes a saleswoman wh … more →

Tags: Banks, Money, Financial Products, means of payment, financial services, Business, HBOS, Paul Moore, medium of exchange

The Schizophrenia of Modern Money.

alemis9 wrote 2 months ago: Open any economics textbook and it will tell you that money serves two primary functions: it is a st … more →

Tags: Gold, Money, Silver, Fiat, medium of echange, schizophrenia, currency wars

Ron Paul & Ben Bernanke1 comment

Matt wrote 3 months ago: Please watch the entirety of this video from Bernankes testimony to congress. Class is in session wh … more →

Tags: Economics, Ben Bernanke, competing currencies legislation, dollar crash, federal reserve, Federal Reserve system, hyperinflation, Ron Paul, silver coin

China Data, Part 1: Real Estate Downturn27 comments

prchovanec wrote 5 months ago: Last week, I promised to share some of the data points I’ve been collecting on the recent down … more →

Tags: China, bubble, Real Estate, Economy, Social Unrest, Slowdown, ordos, Secondary Market, Developers

Economy on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown47 comments

prchovanec wrote 7 months ago: I just returned from a trip to New York, where earlier last week I gave a talk at the Council on For … more →

Tags: bubble, China, Economy, Real Estate, Crisis, RMB, Renminbi, Inflation, exchange rate

This is What a Bubble Looks Like12 comments

prchovanec wrote 8 months ago: Two years ago, I appeared in a TV report by Al Jazeera’s China correspondent Melissa Chan abou … more →

Tags: China, bubble, Real Estate, ordos, Al Jazeera, empty apartments, Ghost City, LGFV, Local Government Financing Vehicles

Money & Inflation: Tutorial 7

paulpriz wrote 9 months ago: Would you classify chickens as being money in the rural areas of Zimbabwe? Explain why or why not.   … more →

Tags: Economics, Macroeconomics, findlay, Parkin, Snelling, 2010, Chickens, Quantity, Rate

Victor Shih and Carl Walter on China's Banks7 comments

prchovanec wrote 9 months ago: Recommended reading – or in this case, viewing — for this week is a series of video inte … more →

Tags: China, bubble, Real Estate, Banking, Economy, Stimulus, stimulus, IMF, lending boom

EU Default Concerns And Protests Set Off Equity Market Collapse1 comment

Aaron Basile wrote 1 year ago: Protests in Spain regarding Prime Minister Rodriquez’s policies that would make deep cuts into … more →

Tags: Financial Commentary, Stocks, Gold, Silver, Bonds, Default, Commodities, Debt, EU

Silver & Gold1 comment

Matt wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia Precious metals are getting a lot of attention from investors nowadays…and … more →

Tags: Economics, Political Economy, federal reserve, united states, Central Bank, Business, Shopping, money supply, Hong Kong

How is Wealth Created?

Matt wrote 1 year ago: An age old question (and one that my father often brings to my attention) that frequently plagues ec … more →

Tags: Political Economy, Social commentary, united states, Economic, Economy, end the fed, fiat money, What Is Money?, Economics 2

What is it with owning Gold?

Jerry Pignolet wrote 1 year ago: Gold is a base metal found worldwide. It has certain chemical properties and is often used in commer … more →

Tags: Prosperity perpetuation, Economic, United States Dollar, Federal Reserve system, washington dc, Sidney Homer, Berlin Wall, Precious Metal

Golden Advice About Owning Gold and Silver1 comment

David Durand wrote 1 year ago: I believe investors think about gold and silver in a way that does not fully recognize both RISKS an … more →

Tags: Gold Investing, silver investing, hyperinflation, fiat currency

China's Gold-Buying Spree7 comments

prchovanec wrote 1 year ago: Back in May, I posted a blog entry called “Chinese Catch the Gold Bug,” in which I noted … more →

Tags: China, bubble, Economy, Stimulus, Real Estate, Gold, Jim Chanos, Asset Inflation, Property Bubble

What is... Money?3 comments

Martin wrote 1 year ago: When you think about money, you probably think about the notes and coins you use to buy stuff. And y … more →

Tags: Economics, Glossary, Money, Currency, Fiat, commodity, medium of exchange, unit of account, Euro

John Hathaway on Monetairy Policy

sportgamma wrote 1 year ago: The world’s monetary system is in the process of melting down. We have entered the endgame for the d … more →

Tags: Conjectures, Macro, Currency


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