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From Zero Hedge: While Paul Singer, Kyle Bass, and Stan Druckenmiller got the headlines, there were in total 14 worthwhile speakers at yesterday’s Ira Sohn Conference. Though many of the themes were unsurprising, it is nonetheless useful to compare your own views to those of these professional money managers who are now bludgeoned daily by the ‘idiot-maker’ rally… of course, that is, until they are proved 100% correct. Jones Trading Recap of Ira [...] Mac Slavo
On the heels of a scathing assessment by Nigel Farage on the economic conditions in Europe which he says will ultimately lead to violent revolution, former US congressmanRon Paul and well known investor Jim Rogers weigh in on the discussion. Undeterred by those who fail to heed his warnings, Dr. Paul suggests that global economic conditions, spearheaded by out-of-control government policies in the United States, will continue to deteriorate until such time [...] By Michael Do you think that you know how to prepare for the collapse of the economy? If so, are you putting that knowledge into action? In America today, people are more concerned about the possibility of an economic collapse than ever before. It has been estimated that there are now three million preppers in the United States. But the truth that nobody really knows the actual number, because a lot of preppers [...] - WSJ Banks still being too risky, say executives More than half of top executives at some of the world’s largest companies think their banks are still taking too many risks five years on from the financial crisis, according to a survey by Ernst & Young. by Harry Wilson, The Telegraph: Just 43pc of executives said they were completely confident their banks were taking acceptable risks, while less than a third said their banks shared [...] Germany and Spain’s biggest banks report stunning losses Deutsche Bank Reported An Unexpected $3 Billion Loss FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Reducing the value of assets and lawsuit expenses pushed Deutsche Bank into a big and unexpected fourth quarter loss of €2.15 billion ($2.91 billion).
The net loss for the October-December period compared to a €186 million profit a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected a bare profit of €62 million. Deutsche Bank is [...] London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Weds 30 Jan, 08:45 EST
Gold & Silver Jump on Weak US Data, Big Swiss Banks Raise Gold Account Fees
GOLD and silver jumped to 4-session highs above $1674 and $31.65 per ounce respectively Wednesday lunchtime in London, gaining as new data showed the US economy unexpectedly shrinking in late 2012. By Mike “Mish” Shedlock The Chinese banking system is insolvent. Of course, the entire global banking system is insolvent, but today’s spotlight is on China. Please consider China averts local government defaults. Chinese banks have rolled over at least three-quarters of all loans to local governments that were due to mature by the end of 2012, an indication of the immense challenge facing China in working down its debt load. Local governments borrowed heavily from [...] from Silver Doctors: Raoul Paul sent shock-waves throughout the financial markets in June in what Tyler Durden called the scariest presentation ever, when Paul predicted a complete systemic collapse of the financial system was merely 6-9 months away. Is the Big Reset still imminent? ‘The world has no engine of growth with most of the G20 countries approaching stall speed at the same time. The western world is about to enter its second recession [...] Perhaps the “recovery” is a Mind Trick played on the weak-minded. by Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds: Those with vested interests in the Status Quo tout data that supports the claim the “recovery” is now “self-sustaining,” meaning that the economy is now expanding fast enough to fuel new growth. In this view, the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary policy interventions (zero interest rate policy, $23 trillion in support provided to the global banking system, 3.4% [...] EPJ Yet another reason the US government hates gold, unlike dealing with paper money in bank accounts, there is no way they can stop international trade in gold and it is difficult to track gold movements. WSJ reports: Turkey on Friday acknowledged that a surge in its gold exports this year is related to payments for imports of Iranian natural gas, shedding light on Ankara’s role in breaching U.S.-led sanctions against Tehran. The continuing trade [...] DUBAI/ISTANBUL — To see one of Iran’s financial lifelines at work, pay a visit to Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and find a gate for a flight to Dubai. Couriers carrying millions of dollars worth of gold bullion in their luggage have been flying from Istanbul to Dubai, where the gold is shipped on to Iran, according to industry sources with knowledge of the business. The sums involved are enormous. Official Turkish trade [...] Report: Soros Unloads All Investments in Major Financial Stocks; Invests Over $130 Million In Gold SHTFplan: In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the US and the Cayman [...] presstv.ir An analyst says people across the European Union countries must fight against the global banking cartel, which is controlling economies all over the world, Press TV reports. “The competitiveness is they control the system and the people in these nations they fight over the scraps. It’s ridiculous,” said Chris Dorsey, an economist and banking analyst, in a Monday interview with Press TV. “I would say that that’s a ridiculous statement [...] Source – UK Guardian Wikileaks U.S. Embassy cable concerning a March 17, 2008 meeting with Central Bank of England Governor Mervyn King: Monday, 17 March 2008, 18:27 1. Since last summer, the nature of the crisis in financial [...] From SHTFplan: In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the U.S. and the Cayman Islands, has reportedly unloaded over one million shares of stock in [...] Mac Slavo
In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the US and the Cayman Islands, has reportedly unloaded over one million shares of stock in [...] by Phoenix Capital Research
In order to understand why we’re at risk of the financial system collapsing, you first need to understand how the global banking system works. When you or I buy an asset (say a house, or shares in a stock, or a Treasury bond), we do so because we’re looking to increase our wealth through either capital gains or through the income that asset will pay us in exchange [...]
The New York Fed has introduced a framework to give banks the right to suspend account withdrawals at will to defend against financial panic. The shadow central planners have proposed new contigency plans to prevent the Great Depression style bank runs that are hitting Europe from spreading to America. Their solution is the creation of a framework that consists of “capital controls” which allow financial institutions that find themselves in hot water [...] Ok guys. The latest article written by David Wilcock is huge, massive and it exposes the global banking cartel controlling 80% of earth wealth. just a bit of it: THE TIME HAS COME Every person on Earth is increasingly aware that our world is ruled by corrupt forces — to an almost Biblical degree. The astonishing events that have unfolded since June 27, 2012 have made that much more [...] Daily Bail Anyone remember how many billions, HSBC, Europe’s largest beggar bank, borrowed secretly from The Bernank at 0% during 2008-2009…? Or as an AIG counterparty via Goldman Sachs… $3.5 billion. This is nothing new for HSBC, which has a sordid history in money-laundering, or global banking in general, which relies on hundreds of billions in illicit accounts as a regular and sometimes requisite (think crisis of 2008) staple of business. Here are a couple of [...] Note To UK Readers: Instruction on how to get around your government’s censorship of this video here: Now Our Governments Are Censoring YouTube Video – Learn How To Beat It
hese large banks have stolen money from every single human on the planet. Not one person was left out. Not even YOU! Now that it is exposed there is no going back. We will ALL support the “NO MORE BAILOUT” mantra… This one [...] Slow U.S. economic growth will probably continue for quite some time as firms postpone hiring and investment in the face of an uncertain global economy, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday. Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, a dovish policymaker at the U.S. central bank, warned about the weak recovery in the U.S. labor market and the significant number of Americans who remain unemployed more than three years after the [...] Even as Moody is now about a week late on its Spanish bank downgrade where the banks are rated higher than the sovereign (which obviously is kept in check to prevent yields on bonds from soaring even more), here comes the next wholesale bank downgrade: Moody’s expected to announce ratings downgrade for UK banks this evening - Sky Sources http://www.cnbc.com/id/47726367 Fed Agrees to Increase Capital Rules for Banks, Hitting Stocks(11) Fed Boosts Capital Rules for Banks, Hitting Stocks The Federal Reserve released a proposal to enact an international agreement on higher capital standards for banks, known as Basel III, that largely rejects pleas by the U.S. banking industry to soften parts of the new standards. The move, which came just [...] From Sharps Pixley: Forgive the hyperbole in the headline but we wanted to get your attention as something quite profound is happening that could propel gold to record new highs. Yes, potentially the biggest thing since the birth of the gold ETF and the liberalisation of the Chinese gold market in 2003. A decade on and we have grounds for saying that gold may well see a significant leg higher… the [...] by Phoenix Capital Research
I’ve warned time and again that the EU would collapse in May-June. That collapse is here right on schedule. And NO ONE will be able to stop it. Here’s why: 1) According to the IMF, European banks as a whole are leveraged at 26 to 1 (this data point is based on reported loans… the real leverage levels are much, much higher.) These are a Lehman Brothers leverage levels. 2) The European Banking [...] |
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