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Saturday 30 May 2015

#SPROTT MONEY And More - Europe Getting Worse

SPROTT MONEY
Weekly Wrap-up
May 30, 2015










EUROPE GETTING WORSE




  Listen to Eric Sprott share his views on ongoing European financial woes, a second seasonal revision to US GDP numbers, the release of a frustrating COT report last week, and the movement in gold.

 http://www.sprottmoney.com/sprott-money-weekly-wrap-up



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Saturday 23 May 2015

#SPROTT MONEY & More - Key Indicators Weak

SPROTT MONEY
Weekly Wrap-up
May 23, 2015




KEY INDICATORS WEAK 
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 Listen to Eric Sprott share his views on on today’s release of economic data, BitGold’s recent merger with Gold Money, the lending of more funds to Greece by the European Central Bank, and the smash in gold this morning.


 http://www.sprottmoney.com/sprott-money-weekly-wrap-up



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Friday 22 May 2015

INVESTORS' INSIGHTS - Beware Liquidity Drying Up Global Bond Markets




Liquidity Mirage Causes Volatility

In Government Bonds




At the moment, volatility in the government bond market continues to be a huge theme in the market and one that investors need to consider and address.  Whatever the initial causes of the adjustment in relative and absolute yield curves and there are plenty of potential culprits – Federal Reserve rate expectations, European Central Bank quantitative easing, inflation forecasts etc. – the subsequent severe volatility has been without doubt exacerbated by the lack of liquidity.



What is particularly worrying is that this lack of liquidity is occurring in global government bond markets, which are deemed to be the most-liquid fixed-income sectors.  To highlight this issue, Bloomberg reported that on ICAP's  BrokerTec  platform's (an electronic trading system for FI markets) April volumes fell 14 per cent from a year ago and were the lowest in six years. Read More.


INVESTORS' INSIGHTS  - "Today's Edge


Sooner or later the bond market will run out of bigger fools as inflation is much higher than reported by governments while investors are losing principal with negative real returns. In essence we are seeing a global debasement of all currencies under present policies.

When the bonds crash they will bring down the markets too. Time has come to unload those highflyers that have no earning because they can drop like a stone from dollars to pennies, all in the blink of young girl's eyes.
May 19, 2015 


Thursday 21 May 2015

Average American Expenditures -CHARTS








How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck



2012 statsitcs about American spending



"Little Pink Houses - 
For You And Me...."

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Market "Chicken Little’s" Maybe Wrong?

What Is About To Crash - The Markets, The Economy? Neither, Even If Greenspan (Who?) Says So!



It's late spring, and the Chicken Littles are back. They don't fly but they do cluck. Ever since the US economy again showed barely any growth for the first quarter of the year, and even before, there was no end to the nay-saying commentators that jumped to cable TV attention by declaring that finally, after five straight springs of false predictions of trading or commercial collapse due to this or that - this was going to be the year that everything finally falls apart, like the Titanic after it came upon the iceberg!

Indeed, the metaphor of "chickens coming home to roost" - mostly in terms of the US Federal Reserve's "highly accommodative" monetary policy - was a common theme. Ignoring the strong economic growth in the second and third quarters of 2014 (4.6% and 5%), the strongest back-to- back quarters since 2003 with a respectable 2.2% in the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal and a commentator for The Hill proclaimed it was time for the Fed to acknowledge that its policy of low interest rates had not worked to stimulate the economy, even though it had repressed inflation to below the 2% target. To its critics, the Fed has failed to promote economic growth, even though three million net new jobs have been produced in the last 12 months, because productivity measures remain slack and wage growth remains subdued. Read More

Then There Are Investment Gurus -  Dr. Doom

Monday 18 May 2015

HSBC TITANIC Warns "Economic Iceberg Dead Ahead"


HSBC WARNS: The World Economy 

Faces a 'Titanic Problem'



Top ten banker jokes



HSBC chief economist Stephen King is already thinking about the next recession.
In a note to clients Wednesday, he warns: "The world economy is like an ocean liner without lifeboats. If another recession hits, it could be a truly titanic struggle for policymakers."
Here's King (emphasis added):
Whereas previous recoveries have enabled monetary and fiscal policymakers to replenish their ammunition, this recovery — both in the US and elsewhere — has been distinguished by a persistent munitions shortage. This is a major problem. In all recessions since the 1970s, the US Fed funds rate has fallen by a minimum of 5 percentage points. That kind of traditional stimulus is now completely ruled out. Read More

Remember When?  ... Once More...






Platinum Wealth Partners - Top Investors Edge


Since 2008, we have been warning so-called global industry captains that their is a HUGE economic iceberg in our path .Now the HSBC Titanic "does not" think that we if  just re-arrange the deck chairs we can avoid its certain fate. For sure, the band plays on -

"Once more... " 

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May 18, 2015

Saturday 16 May 2015

#SPROTT MONEY - Volatile Bond Markets

SPROTT MONEY
Weekly Wrap-up
May 16, 2015







BONDS STILL 
VOLATILE 






Listen to Eric Sprott shares his views on the status of the economy, volatility in the bond markets, the launch of BitGold this week, Indian gold demand, and movement in the precious metals market. Tune-in to the Weekly Wrap Up

 http://www.sprottmoney.com/sprott-money-weekly-wrap-up



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Saturday 9 May 2015

#SPROTT MONEY - India No Fools Gold

SPROTT MONEY
Weekly Wrap-up
May 9, 2015



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INDIA NO  FOOL'S GOLD





Listen to Eric Sprott share his thoughts on recent US job numbers, his outlook on the Greek debt crisis, increased volatility in the foreign currency market this week, and India’s proposed gold monetization scheme.

 http://www.sprottmoney.com/sprott-money-weekly-wrap-up



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Saturday 2 May 2015

#SPROTT MONEY - Fraudulent Markets Insanity

SPROTT MONEY
Weekly Wrap-up
May 2, 2015







FRAUDULENT MARKETS INSANITY 





Listen to Eric Sprott share his thoughts on stagnant economic numbers, Greek banks and pensioners, continual spoofing with no proper policing, and the movement of physical gold this week. 


 http://www.sprottmoney.com/sprott-money-weekly-wrap-up



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Friday 1 May 2015

American Dream Becoming Nightmare?

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The American Dream is a myth, says Nobel-prize winner

It has become increasingly difficult for Americans to climb the economic ladder, says Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel-prize winning economist.

The U.S. has one of the highest levels of income inequality among its peers and is among the worst in offering equal opportunities for advancement, said Stiglitz, who spoke Tuesday in New York City. Whether an American gets ahead is also more dependent on the income and education of their parents, he said. Read More.
A New  World Order


Platinum Wealth Partners - Top Investors Edge

Really? Tell us something we don't know.

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May 1, 2015

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