John Rubino

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• We Are So Not Prepared For Another Oil Shock

  Published 15 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In one sense, energy doesn't matter all that much to what's coming. Once debt reaches a certain level, oil can be $10 a barrel or…

• The Bubble is Back

  Published 09 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  For all those analysts (including this one) who thought the debt binge of the previous decade marked end of the Age of Leverage, well, not…

• Welcome to the Currency War, Part 16: Interest Rates Go Negative

  Published 05 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  This morning the European Central Bank tried something different. As Bloomberg reported: Draghi Takes ECB Deposit Rate Negative in Historic Move The European Central Bank…

• Is THIS The End?

  Published 02 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Eventually, every finance geek learns that calling market tops -- at least publicly -- is so hard that it's not worth the reputation risk. This…

• US GDP Even Worse Than It Looks, Again

  Published 29 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  As expected, the US revised the most recent quarter's GDP from barely positive to sharply negative today. But once again the true extent of the…

• Political Earthquake in Europe

  Published 25 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One of the last remaining impediments to total global domination by the banks and their politicians is the quaint tradition of popular elections. Every so…

• Why We're Ungovernable, Part 9: Crime Becomes Growth

  Published 23 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Ah, the Italians. They're good for at least one entry in the "Why We're Ungovernable" series each year, and their latest is the best yet:…

• Fractional-Reserve Banking: From Goldsmiths To Hedge Funds To...Chaos

  Published 21 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  From Chapter 15 of The Money Bubble, by James Turk and John Rubino: Banking didn't start out as a reckless, parasitical plaything of a moneyed…

• Is a Deflation Shock Coming?

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  23 Minutes, 22 Slides John discusses his two latest articles: 'Deflation Shock Coming? May 9th and Deflation Shock Coming? Part 2: Even Here May 15th…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 15: Insurance Agents Lose Their Health Coverage

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One would think that great health coverage would be a basic perk of working for an insurance company, but those days are apparently over. Investment…

• Amazingly Deceptive Headlines, Part I

  Published 16 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Reporters and their editors (and the corporations that employ them) have the power to shape readers' perceptions by, for instance, choosing what fact to put…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 14: Homeowners Become Renters

  Published 16 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  This morning's housing report was huge. As one representative headline put it: "Housing starts up sharply; permits highest since 2008." Dig just a little deeper…

• Deflation Shock Coming? Part 2: Even Here

  Published 15 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  While the rest of the world is slowing down and in some cases dropping into actual deflation (see here and here, respectively) the US has,…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 13: Suburbs Become Ghettos

  Published 12 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Not so long ago, a reasonably-presentable American could live an hour outside of a city and commute in for a government or banking job, thus…

• Deflation Shock Coming?

  Published 09 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  While the US is celebrating a (supposed) recovery, other big parts of the global financial system are behaving as if some sort of deflationary crash…

• Even Worse Than It Looks

  Published 30 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  No US GDP report is complete without an explanation from the Consumer Metrics Institute of how Washington is fooling us. The latest one is even…

• Karl Marx Makes a Comeback - And That's Okay

  Published 30 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  A perfect sign of the times is the unexpected success of a 700-page economics text called Capital in the 21st Century by French college professor…

• EU: Financial Repression

  Published 30 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  27 Minutes, 38 Slides According to John Rubino the EU is being penalized and disadvantaged for attempting a more prudently sound Monetary Policy. Unfortunately the…

• Why Housing Has Stalled -- And Why Everything Else Will Follow

  Published 28 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  It's not easy being a mainstream economist. You spend your life building models that become your professional identity. And when those models fail to describe…

• Amazing Story From Japan

  Published 17 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Here's something you don't see very often: For a day and a half this week, the Japanese government's benchmark 10-year bonds attracted not a single…