Contributing Editors' Blog Entries
Online Advertising Is Threatening an Open Internet
Submitted by derailedcapitalism on 11/16/2015 - 10:37 Apple None The internet is in a very sad state. Recent measures introduced by governments around the world, including C-51, TPP, and previous bills introduced such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), threaten the rights to a free and open internet. However, much less talked about is the current state of online advertising and how it's slowly eroding our rights to browse online through disabling content for those using ad-blockers, paywalls and invasive tactics to market products based on our browsing history.
QE and ZIRP Failed... Will a Cash Ban Succeed?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital... on 11/16/2015 - 10:02 Capital Formation Japan Recession recovery Yen Before it’s all said and done, the Fed will likely push to either implement a carry tax on physical cash OR ban physical cash entirely.
How Do People Destroy Their Capital?
Submitted by Gold Standard I... on 11/16/2015 - 01:34 Bond China Federal Reserve Ferrari Free Money India Real estate Switzerland The flip side of falling interest rates is rising bond prices. Bonds are in a ferocious bull market. It's gobbling up capital like the Cookie Monster jamming tollhouses into his maw.
The Problem With Education Today, by JS Kim
Submitted by smartknowledgeu on 11/15/2015 - 23:39 Bureau of Labor Statistics Capital Markets Cognitive Dissonance dark pools Dark Pools ETC Fail Fractional Reserve Banking HFT High Frequency Trading High Frequency Trading Joseph Stiglitz KIM Krugman Main Street None Paul Krugman President Obama Real estate Reality recovery SmartKnowledgeU Steve Jobs Unemployment Washington D.C. The institutional academic system is broken. We need less systemic, traditional education that only provides knowledge of low utility and more alternative education that provides the right high-utility knowledge to thrive during today's global currency wars.
A MeSSaGE FRoM BaGHDaD BaRRaCK...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/15/2015 - 08:57 Meet the new moron same as the old moron...
When Dr. Copper Catches A Cold...
Submitted by Secular Investor on 11/15/2015 - 07:32 China Copper Federal Reserve Twitter Twitter The global economy is in dire straits and China can push it into a fierce recession!The "Cyprus Template" Comes to Honduras... Who's Next to Collapse?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital... on 11/14/2015 - 10:05 Central Banks One weekend. The process was not gradual. It was sudden and it was total: once it began in earnest, the banks were closed and you couldn’t get your money out (more on this in a moment).
Context for Paris Terror Attack: U.S. and Its Allies C-R-E-A-T-E-D ISIS
Submitted by George Washington on 11/13/2015 - 21:10 B-L-O-W-B-A-C-K
Russia Sees Gold Reserves As “Additional Financial Cushion” In Face Of “External Uncertainties"
Submitted by GoldCore on 11/13/2015 - 12:34 Central Banks China Eurozone Greece Ireland Portugal Recession Reuters Twitter Twitter Volatility In the next financial crisis, physical gold held outside the banking system in safe vaults in safe jurisdictions will prove to be a “financial cushion” to individuals, companies, pension funds, family offices, and indeed nations.
The Root of Gold Conspiracy Theories
Submitted by Sprott Money on 11/13/2015 - 05:55 Bitcoin Central Banks Hyperinflation Precious Metals Real estate There’s no reason to sweat a drop in the gold price or cheer a rise.Is Another Deflationary Spiral About to Hit?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital... on 11/12/2015 - 14:10 Bank of Japan Central Banks default European Central Bank Federal Reserve Japan Market Crash Sovereign Debt Inflation expectations are collapsing in the EU, Japan and the US. Is another deflationary spiral about to hit?Largest Ever Chinese Gold Reserve Found But There's Just One Problem
Submitted by Sprott Money on 11/12/2015 - 13:57 Global Economy India Precious Metals Reality It's 2000 meters undersea.Federal Reserve Admits It Has NO IDEA What It’s Doing
Submitted by George Washington on 11/12/2015 - 12:54 Central Banks Fail Federal Reserve Janet Yellen Quantitative Easing St Louis Fed St. Louis Fed Too Big To Fail Ooops ...