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First you have to identify the economic recovery addict before you can treat him
De Nile is not just a river?
It's next to Lethe in Hades
I listened to part of your show.
I disagree a little to the gold manipulation thing.
The reason for gold staying down is that we don't have inflation. The banks are not lending for the most part, so the credit market has shrunk.
This combined with the tech reducing the cost of items.
This combined with shrinking demographics.
We have deflation.
There is an argument re gold not heading higher on fundamentals
But how does one explain the inexplicable massive short selling dumps where a quarter of the annual mining supply gets naked short sold in an instant?
Also gold sales in China are through the roof- they were a non player in the old market
Ten years ago
Retail sales at the US, Canadian, Perth and Austrian mints are also selling a lot more gold than a few years ago
TLTR
Recovery in Spain funny stuff...
"Recovery" is now the permanent state of all economies
Its code for doing poorly ( but recovering)
If Spain is recovering, we must be already recovered.
Spain, a world leader in the recovery field
APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says
As long as one dollar is not vacuumed up by mortgage payments, America has no meaning.
America: Bring us your tired your poor, your mortgagees
But how does one explain the inexplicable massive short selling dumps where a quarter of the annual mining supply gets naked short sold in an instant?
Manipulation and perception. But the big picture does not show inflation now.
But how does one explain the inexplicable massive short selling dumps where a quarter of the annual mining supply gets naked short sold in an instant?
Manipulation and perception. But the big picture does not show inflation now.
Its hard to perceive a reason for the large naked short dumps
of gold and silver
The inflation argument is weakened by increase sales of gold
Price is driven or should be driven by supply and demand
But how does one explain the inexplicable massive short selling dumps where a quarter of the annual mining supply gets naked short sold in an instant?
Manipulation and perception. But the big picture does not show inflation now.
The federal reserve has clearly stated inflation is not a concern.
Gold needs inflation for a sustained price increase. You can have temporary jumps in price caused by world events, but the trend is clearly down. The only way I see that trend getting reversed is with another $4 trillion increase in money supply.
A guy wrote a book about this several decades ago. It was called "Being There". A imbecile gardener becomes someone who is taken seriously after he describes positive/optimistic condition in growing plants, and eventually the media takes this as a metaphoric description of the economy.
The difference: The book was satire.
A guy wrote a book about this several decades ago. It was called "Being There". A imbecile gardener becomes someone who is taken seriously after he describes positive/optimistic condition in growing plants, and eventually the media takes this as a metaphoric description of the economy.
The difference: The book was satire.
Why are economic conservatives(ie me) consistently derided as being unintelligent when its the economic socialists who can't learn simple lessons from parables and satire?
The metrics used to measure a recovery are flawed, and so you can have increasing GDP, meager as it has been, but a continuing decline in the economic well being of the average citizen.
Its hard to perceive a reason for the large naked short dumps
of gold and silver
how does this work?
Things are always changing, if the banks start lending for instance.
But to me the overriding factor is the thing they are trying to solve with abenomics, which is demographics.
Add to that Moores law and tech gives us computers in everything, fracking and cheaper energy.
The only reason we have any inflation is that the economy is built on debt and expansion so the FED is fighting for it's Keynesian life.
The federal reserve has clearly stated inflation is not a concern.
Gold needs inflation for a sustained price increase. You can have temporary jumps in price caused by world events, but the trend is clearly down. The only way I see that trend getting reversed is with another $4 trillion increase in money supply.
gold does well against currencies that lose value via debasement due to an increase in their number.
Its hard to perceive a reason for the large naked short dumps
of gold and silverhow does this work?
Here is a decent explanation as to how the bullion banks hold down the price of gold and silver
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/01/17/hows-whys-gold-price-manipulation/
Here is what the German regulators have to say about it "WORSE THAN LIBOR RIGGING": http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-16/metals-currency-rigging-worse-than-libor-bafin-s-koenig-says.html
The federal reserve has clearly stated inflation is not a concern.
Gold needs inflation for a sustained price increase. You can have temporary jumps in price caused by world events, but the trend is clearly down. The only way I see that trend getting reversed is with another $4 trillion increase in money supply.
gold does well against currencies that lose value via debasement due to an increase in their number.
How would you explain a 35% drop in gold price from the peak, when $4trillion in added currency is still floating around?
How would you explain a 35% drop in gold price from the peak, when $4trillion in added currency is still floating around?
Here is a decent explanation as to how the bullion banks hold down the price of gold and silver
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/01/17/hows-whys-gold-price-manipulation/
Here is what the German regulators have to say about it "WORSE THAN LIBOR RIGGING": http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-16/metals-currency-rigging-worse-than-libor-bafin-s-koenig-says.html
Why are economic conservatives(ie me) consistently derided as being unintelligent when its the economic socialists who can't learn simple lessons from parables and satire?
They control the universities and a large amount of political and bureaucratic offices- their livings depend upon defending government spending and intervention by people like themselves who claim to know best
What amazes me are the increased number of sub-prime new car loans. Wonder how long it will take before they become repo cars?
What amazes me are the increased number of sub-prime new car loans. Wonder how long it will take before they become repo cars?
It is amazing, car dealers will sell/loan to anyone
What amazes me are the increased number of sub-prime new car loans. Wonder how long it will take before they become repo cars?
Yes, but the Fed buys up soured auto loan securities, and problem solved.
Yes, but the Fed buys up soured auto loan securities, and problem solved.
and that is how they buy a recovery with money printed out of thin air.
Why are economic conservatives(ie me) consistently derided as being unintelligent when its the economic socialists who can't learn simple lessons from parables and satire?
They control the universities and a large amount of political and bureaucratic offices- their livings depend upon defending government spending and intervention by people like themselves WHO CLAIM THEY KNOW BEST
....5 Facts that will annoy your Keynesian economics professor
http://speaklibertynow.com/2012/05/25/5-facts-annoy-keynesian-economics-professor/
AF- I deleted your last post because it contained overt profanity.
I enjoy your off color humor and insights but had to respectfully delete it.
Yes, but the Fed buys up soured auto loan securities, and problem solved.
and that is how they buy a recovery with money printed out of thin air.
And that is how you keep a "recovery" going while the country continues to sink.
Ha Ha.... I think he'll just ignore them...
or change them and put them in a chart
And that is how you keep a "recovery" going while the country continues to sink.
while you keep telling everyone it's ok, it's just a touch of bad weather and a few holidays
And that is how you keep a "recovery" going while the country continues to sink.
while you keep telling everyone it's ok, it's just a touch of bad weather and a few holidays
When all else fails, blame the weather.
And that is how you keep a "recovery" going while the country continues to sink.
while you keep telling everyone it's ok, it's just a touch of bad weather and a few holidays
How long can it continue?
And that is how you keep a "recovery" going while the country continues to sink.
while you keep telling everyone it's ok, it's just a touch of bad weather and a few holidays
How long can it continue?
Summer's coming, we can blame the heat.
How long can it continue?
It has already lasted longer than I thought it would. They are very clever. If they announced in 2009 that they were going to print $4 trillion and still be printing in mid 2014 the dollar would have collapsed.
How long can it continue?
It has already lasted longer than I thought it would. They are very clever. If they announced in 2009 that they were going to print $4 trillion and still be printing in mid 2014 the dollar would have collapsed.
The Fed cannot go bankrupt, can it?
Not if it can bailout itself!
There are limits to that. Once the rest of the world gets wise to the FED shenanigans that will be it. It is all about confidence.
In our lifetimes we have seen this happen to the USSR and Argentina.
No country has ever survived fiat money.
Not if it can bailout itself!
There are limits to that
of course, it can technically avoid bankruptcy but render itself irrelevant in the process
Here is a decent explanation as to how the bullion banks hold down the price of gold and silver
That is a long and complicated read, but I still have to say that we are in a deflationary period that is the driving force.
Here is what the German regulators have to say about it "WORSE THAN LIBOR RIGGING"
Funny considering that the Germans are the main benefactors from the EU. Do you think shorting the Deutsche Bank is smart?
Funny considering that the Germans are the main benefactors from the EU. Do you think shorting the Deutsche Bank is smart?
Lots of strange things going on with Germany.
There are rumors that DB is illiquid.
More intriguing is that Germany's request to have their gold repatriated has gone unfulfilled and they haven't complained.
America The Shrunken
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/opinion/sunday/bruni-america-the-shrunken.html?_r=0&referrer=
I had access to more education and opportunities then my parents had. My children have more opportunities and access to education then I had. I tell my children how lucky they are, and the hardships we had to go through.
My first job as a teen during Xmas was 2 hours 45 min. one way. I was glad to have it
I had access to more education and opportunities then my parents had. My children have more opportunities and access to education then I had. I tell my children how lucky they are, and the hardships we had to go through.
My first job as a teen during Xmas was 2 hours 45 min. one way. I was glad to have it
It varies but a college education costs more today and returns less
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The 1st Quarter 2014 GDP Number
15:27-18:20 The first quarter GDP was up just 0.1% in the first quarter and the weather was blamed for the poor economic performance. Cold weather can't derail an entire economy. Recent tornados in the south may also be blamed for a lack of 2nd quarter GDP growth, although Keynesians might argue that tornados might lead to economic growth as homes will need to be rebuilt. Discussion of the Fed and media spin on the poor numbers:
From CNBC:
"Yet the Fed statement did not reflect substantial concerns and in fact agreed with consensus from economists who believe the slowdown will be short-lived and growth will accelerate."
From the FOMC statement:
"Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions."
Even though initial jobless claims are up, home sales are down, twenty percent of homes have no one employed , homeownership rates are down, there is a rise in food stamp usage, mortgage applications are down and new home construction is down, the media persists on peddling an economic "recovery" story.
From Reuters:
"U.S. consumer spending recorded its largest increase in more than four and a half years in March, cementing views the economy ended a dismal first-quarter on solid footing."
Podcast notes:
http://smaulgld.com/astonishing-persistent-denial-economic-reality/
http://www.youtube.com/embed/xtvKeivGjrs&feature=youtu.be
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