John Rubino

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• A Tale of Two Charts: Are We 2007 America or 2006 Zimbabwe?

  Published 24 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The US equity markets are back in record territory, at least in nominal terms. The last two times they spiked this way, the following year…

• Too Big To Even Name

  Published 20 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  With the announcement that JP Morgan Chase will pay a $13 billion fine for past crimes against its customers - while the bankers who actually…

• What the Republican Civil War Means For Gold

  Published 18 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In one sense, the past couple of weeks' debt ceiling debate was just one more in a long line of annoying-but-otherwise-pointless pieces of bad political…

• China Enjoying Gold Clearance Sale

  Published 14 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Analyses of China's massive appetite for gold are everywhere lately. But the following chart, which appeared today in a GoldCore market update was especially striking…

• They're Coming For Your Savings

  Published 12 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Another of history's many lessons is that governments under pressure become thieves. And today's governments are under a lot of pressure. Before we look at…

• The Fed Shocker: Part II The Consequences

  Published 08 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  20 Minutes, 32 Slides The Fed shocked the markets with its reversal on the expected September initiative of a "Taper" Policy. What are the consequences…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 10: Suddenly, Being a Politician is Hard

  Published 08 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  "How did you go bankrupt?" "Two ways, gradually and then suddenly" - Ernest Hemingway, The Sun also Rises Senate majority leader Harry Reid is on…

• The Fed Shocker - Part 1

  Published 02 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

    What spooked the Fed into shocking the markets with its reversal on the expected September initiative of a "Taper" Policy? There are the reason…

• Where Have All the (New) Dollars Gone?

  Published 02 October 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A couple of comments on recent DollarCollapse posts have included a strange assertion, that the paper money in circulation in the US is all dated…

• Why We're Ungovernable, Part 8: Washington Shuts Down, Rome Falls

  Published 30 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This week both Italy and the US saw their ruling coalitions splinter. First Italy: Italy's Coalition Teeters as Berlusconi Allies Walk Out Italian Prime Minister…

• Time to Buy Volatility Again?

  Published 30 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The following chart tells two stories. The first is that the deficit spending and debt monetization of the past few years has calmed the markets.…

• Another Reason to Worry About China

  Published 24 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  It is generally accepted by Western analysts that China makes up most of its economic statistics -- which is only reasonable when you consider what…

• Terrible Technicals

  Published 20 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I have a theory about technical indicators, which is that most people only pay attention to the ones that that confirm what they already think.…

• Mass Delusion and the Myth of Deleveraging

  Published 14 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Prudent Bear''s Doug Noland marks the fifth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers -- and the near-collapse of the global financial system -- by…

• Confluence

  Published 03 September 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If history could talk, the first thing it would say is, "Enjoy the tranquil stretches because they're always temporary." The past few years were, in…

• The Secret US Geo-Economic Strategy - Part II

  Published 31 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The Social Engineering of US Complacency With Special Guest F William Engdahl, Author & Freelance Writer 28 Minutes, 35 Slides In Part II, F William…

• Developing Crisis in the Developing World, Part 2: When the Hot Money Leaves

  Published 25 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  One of the reasons that the developed world seems relatively stable while our debt, currency creation and unfunded liabilities go crazy is that we have…

• Back to the Future, Part 1: Prediction Fatigue

  Published 15 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  It's around 10:00 on a Friday night in early 2005. I'm shooting pool in a local bar with Hunter, a math professor at the local…

• The Bubble is Back, Part 1: 'A Sense of Complacency'

  Published 12 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Just when you think it can't get any stranger, the U.S. economy - measured by the declining number of full-time jobs, lower household incomes and…

• Are Banks Finally Ready To Start Lending?

  Published 08 August 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In normal times, today's combination of record low interest rates and massive infusions of capital into the banking system would ignite the mother of all…