At this point it is clear that Europe is totally finished. The house is burning. It’s just a matter of time before it collapses. Indeed, we get a clear signal…
One of the primary focal points of our writing is the corruption that has become endemic to the political and financial elites of the world. When we refer to corruption…
Those EU leaders who have yet to be implicated in scandals are not faring much better than their more corrupt counterparts. In France, socialist Prime Minister Francois Hollande, has proven…
Let’s play a little game. The game is called “Name That Insolvent Banking System.” The way you play the game is by trying to guess which the countries whose Bank…
In 2008, as the financial crisis picked up steam, one by one the big bank Wall Street CEOs came forward to assure everyone that “everything is fine” and that their…
I want to issue a major warning to investors: the EU Crisis is going to get worse in the coming months. I realize that most investors and analysts believe that…
A month ago, we noted that the Fed was becoming increasingly splintered about how to proceed with its monetary policy. At that time we noted that the latest FOMC minutes…
The following is an excerpt from our most recent issue of Private Wealth Advisory. In it we outline how the EU’s economy is beginning to collapse again, at the precise…
Over the last 30+ years, the Chinese government has maintained control of the economy by gradually implementing reforms that permit greater economic freedom to its citizens. The citizens in turn…
The single most difficult aspect about analyzing market moves in Europe is the impact of the political class on just about everything. Worldwide, politicians are not exactly famous for honesty.…
Since the Financial Crisis erupted in 2007, the US Federal Reserve has engaged in dozens of interventions/ bailouts to try and prop up the financial system. Now, I realize that…
The following is an excerpt from our most recent issue of Private Wealth Advisory. In it we outline a recent development on the Fed’s Board of Directors. The implications of…
The tension between Central Banks that we noted yesterday continues to worsen. This time it was China and the EU, not just Germany, that fired warning shots at the US…
Germany has the second largest Gold reserves in the world behind the US. Since the early ‘80s, it has stored the majority of these reserves with the NY Fed (45%…
We’ve received a number of emails regarding the long-term performance of The Perfect Trade. Having already locked in a return on invested capital of 36% in 2013 so far, investors…
A few months ago, we asked, “is China an economic miracle or one giant government sponsored fraud?” Our views were the latter with corruption as one of the key driving…
The markets are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. With that in mind, we’re stepping back from our usual daily analysis of the markets to address…
Since the EU Crisis went into overdrive in 2010, EU politicians have largely resorted to political posturing rather than implementing any actual financial solutions to the EU’s debt and banking…
The following is an excerpt from a recent issue of Private Wealth Advisory. In it, we outline the ongoing stress in the EU banking system, particularly the issues of Spain…
Ben Bernanke and the rest of the US Federal Reserve bet the farm that they could engage in countless monetary interventions, keep interest rates at zero, and print over $2…
