(By Andrew Lilico) It is when, not if. Financial markets merely aren’t sure whether it’ll be tomorrow, a month’s time, a year’s time, or two years’ time (it won’t be longer than that). Given that the ECB has played the “final card” it employed to force a bailout upon the Irish – threatening to bankrupt […]
Gold and silver are on fire to start the week, and obviously that means the dollar is sagging hard. There are reports of unnamed PBOC officials talking about shifting the bank’s massive reserves into hard assets outside the dollar. There’s another report of a banker (via ZeroHedge) urging a massive slashing of USD reserves. So […]
The National Inflation Association (NIA) announced in its November 5th, 2010, food price projection report that food inflation would take over as America’s biggest crisis in calendar year 2011, surpassing the mortgage crisis and high unemployment, which were the top economic concerns of Americans in 2010. NIA’s food price projection report received worldwide media attention […]
Bahrain is targeting two types of travelers its government has apparently singled out for “special processing” at the country’s sole international airport. Those who appear to be journalists and travelers of Lebanese origin are being stopped by immigration officers, according to a report published by the online Asia Times. “The Kingdom of Bahrain’s new greeting […]
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive at the National Inflation Association (NIA) is what warning signs will there be when hyperinflation is imminent. In our opinion, the majority of the warning signs that hyperinflation is imminent are already here today, but most Americans are failing to properly recognize them. NIA believes that […]
On February 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce will release our country’s 2010 trade statistics. The following three principles will help in understanding what the numbers mean: Unlike the U.S. budget deficit, the size of the trade deficit does not matter. The trade deficit results from people in other countries spending more dollars investing in […]
President Obama’s comments on Wednesday in a joint press conference with Chinese President Hu Jintao, misinformed the public about potential changes in foreign exchange rates and their effects on U.S. citizens. Obama on Wednesday said that he would like to see the Chinese yuan appreciate faster in value. While Hu indicated that China is committed […]
Almost two weeks ago an unidentified missile was launched from somewhere off the coast of Los Angeles, and wide speculation as to what the hell it was has followed. A leading theory is that a Chinese missile launched from a submarine. The Chinese have spent the last 30 years building their army and economy and […]
Citi’s crack FX strategist Steve Englander reacts to Bernanke’s big speech where he slammed China, and concludes that Bernanke is committed to a lower dollar. Thus: You should be a seller. Here’s Englander: We would sell the dollar off this speech. It is hard enough stop a central bank from weakening its currency when it […]
Bucking the Federal Reserve’s efforts to push interest rates lower, investors are selling off U.S. government debt, driving rates in many cases to their highest levels in more than three months. The Fed’s $600 billion program to buy Treasury bonds began late last week and is kicking into high gear this week, with the central […]
