John Rubino

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• Now We Can Stop Paying Attention

  Published 07 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Two years, billions of dollars worth of political ads, and a nearly infinite number of platitudes and lies later, the election is finally over and…

• The Federal Reserve and Unsound Money Jeapordize Constitutional Rights

  Published 01 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Moral Hazard, Unintended Consequences & Dysfunctional Markets - Part II The Federal Reserve and its Monetary Malpractice is at the core of the American Dream…

• Welcome to the Currency War, Part 4: Corporate Revenues Plunge

  Published 25 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The Eurozone meltdown has sent capital pouring into (temporarily) safe haven currencies like the US dollar, which rose by nearly 12% between October 2011 and…

• Is a Debt Jubilee the Next Big Meme?

  Published 21 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The idea of a "debt jubilee" -- that is, a wide-spread forgiveness of debt as a way to reset the US financial system -- has…

• How To Play a Comex Default

  Published 15 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  This week's interview with gold dealer Tom Cloud of National Numismatic Associates comes as precious metals are correcting and rumors are swirling around Comex silver.…

• Fiat Currency and the Emerging Police State

  Published 14 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Our transition from more-or-less free country to police state is accelerating. The NSA's Utah data mining facility, ever-tighter restrictions on offshore accounts, the Internet "kill…

• Moral Hazard, Unintended Consequences and Dysfunctional Markets

  Published 12 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The Federal Reserve and its Monetary Malpractice is at the core of the American Dream becoming a myth for the vast majority of Americans. Jobs,…

• Tom Cloud: When is a Kangaroo Better Than an Eagle?

  Published 10 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In this week's interview, gold dealer Tom Cloud of National Numismatic Associates explains why different one-ounce gold coins sometimes trade at very different prices, and…

• China, Russia, and the End of the Petrodollar

  Published 09 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Say you're an up-and-coming superpower wannabe with dreams of dominating your neighbors and intimidating everyone else. Your ambition is understandable; rising nations always join the…

• Fed Policy Is Working -- Moral Hazard Is Back

  Published 03 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A near-death experience isn't something one gets over right away. So it's no surprise that the US leveraged speculating community was a tad more cautious…

• Tom Cloud: Silver is the Hot Thing Now

  Published 27 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  For the past couple of years, bullion dealer Tom Cloud has been the precious metals guru on the always-interesting and highly-recommended FTM Daily radio show.…

• A Detour Onto Crazy Street

  Published 17 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A Detour Onto Crazy Street - by John Rubino - Sept 17, 2012 The world wasn't exactly placid at the beginning of this year. But…

• The Long Wave Versus the Printing Press: Central Banks Go All-In

  Published 14 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The short version of the Long Wave story is that we're emotional creatures with limited memories. For as long as there have been markets we've…

• Miners Catching Up To Metals -- Huge Run Coming?

  Published 14 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Gold bugs are a generally happy bunch this week. But they'd be a lot happier if precious metals mining stocks kept up with the metals…

• A Year of Deflation Coming Up?

  Published 06 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Being deeply in debt is like being grossly overweight. You're carrying around this extra baggage that slows you down, and without continuous, conscious effort you…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 9: Entrepreneurs Can't Retire

  Published 03 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  For most small business people, the ideal life goes pretty much like this: a few years of all-consuming obsession to get set up, followed by…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 8: A PhD Is Now a 'Path to Poverty'

  Published 23 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Newly-minted anthropology PhD Sarah Kendzior has written a chilling piece for Aljazeera on what things are really like in academia these days: The closing of…

• Welcome to the Third World, Part 7: Bye Bye, Public Services

  Published 13 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Meredith Whitney was an obscure Oppenheimer & Co. bank analyst back in 2008 when she broke from the pack and predicted Armageddon. She was right,…

• Still Think That Money Market Fund Is 'Cash'?

  Published 21 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

  When investors decide to close out their riskier positions and move into "cash", they don't actually go to the bank and get a stack of…

• The Sub-Zero Club Admits a New Member

  Published 09 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Over the past few months Germany, Switzerland and the US have sold bonds with negative yields, meaning that investors are in effect paying those countries…