All Things Political
Cyprus officials proposed to tax all bank deposits in Cyprus leading to lines at the ATMs and an emergency bank holiday thwart a run on the bank… oh and riots. A tentative agreement was made between these officials, the European … Continue reading
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The Silver Circle team members are huge fans of Congressman Ron Paul, arguably one of the greatest defenders of freedom in modern times. The good doctor waged a one-man, thirty-plus-year ideological war against the Federal Reserve system from his perch … Continue reading
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In a previous post, we called attention to reports that demonstrate the fact that, due to the heavy load of toxic assets recently purchased by the Federal Reserve, any effort it takes to raise interest rates will cause the private … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, Money Monday, United States | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Credit Crisis, Dollar Crash, Feature, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Lose Money, Money Monday, quantitative easing, Rising Interest Rates, Sell Assets | Comments on Facebook
Here on the left coast we refer to Berkeley as “Berzerkeley.” It’s both a University town, and one of the last bastions of the Haight/Ashburry nomadic fade ranger culture. It’s really a wild card in California’s left-of-Democrat political culture. So, … Continue reading
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When Amazon recently announced it’s plans to launch it’s own virtual currency some people worried that the name-capital of Amazon would threaten Bitcoin’s prominence as an Internet currency. But the most cursory glance at Amazon’s plan made clear that the Kindle cash … Continue reading
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In an attempt to delay the inevitable, the Federal Reserve has been experimenting with quantitative easing, a policy through which interest rates are pushed unnaturally low by monthly purchases of $85 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries. Meanwhile, western … Continue reading
Posted in Money Monday | Tagged Balance Sheet, Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Feature, Federal Reserve, Frederic Mishkin, Gold, Inflation, Monetization of Debt, Money Monday, Silver | Comments on Facebook
Since the end of World War 2, the United States has been a world trade superpower, conducting the highest volume of trade with the largest number of nations each year. However, this 60-plus year winning streak officially ended in 2012. … Continue reading
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The mainstream media is doing everything in its power to downplay the fact that the US experienced negative economic growth during the last quarter of 2012. Alleged TV news experts blame this on imaginary sequestration cuts that haven’t happened yet … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, Money Monday, United States | Tagged Double Dip Recession, Feature, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Interest Rates, Malinvestment, Money Monday, Negative GDP Growth, Record Dow Jones Industrial Average, Zimbabwe | Comments on Facebook
Most westernized nations have welfare programs. Initially, they are sold as a social safety net for disabled people and the recently unemployed. However, over time, politicians have taken political advantage by increasing benefits in exchange for votes, and this phenomenon … Continue reading
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Newly-released minutes from Federal Reserve meetings in 2007 show that the vast majority of Fed Governors had no idea that the housing bubble was about to burst. Even though many financial analysts warned a crash was looming, including then-Congressman Ron … Continue reading
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