John Rubino

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• What Would Happen if Goldman Sachs Disappeared?

  Published 24 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As Europe grinds out yet another doomed banking system rescue plan, it might be helpful to examine the underlying assumption, which is that we need…

• Worried About Silver? Listen to Eric Sprott's Stump Speech

  Published 21 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Hedge fund manager Eric Sprott's speech at this week's Silver Summit turned a room full of nervous precious metals owners into pumped-up silver buyers. Some…

• Why We're Ungovernable, Part 2: Battle Lines

  Published 14 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  It's a pretty straightforward idea: When a country borrows too much money it becomes ungovernable because interest payments eat up the cash that previously went…

• The Well-Off Shop While the Peasants Grab Their Pitchforks

  Published 11 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Times are tough... U.S. Consumer Credit Fell $9.5 Billion in August August marked the largest drop in consumer credit in almost a year according to…

• Doug Noland: 'The Situation Is Utterly Hopeless'

  Published 08 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  One of the notable things about Doug Nolan's weekly PrudentBear Credit Bubble Bulletin is his measured language. Noland will, like a lot of commentators these…

• Another Reason to Love the Juniors

  Published 27 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Yes, gold got whacked last week. But that was nothing compared to what happened to the emerging gold miners. On the chart below, the green…

• Precious Metals: Just a Squiggle

  Published 23 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Now this is a correction. In the space of three days gold is off 10% and silver 25%. What's happening? Two things: First, you don't…

• Is the Eurozone Crisis a British-American Fantasy?

  Published 19 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The English-language media seems to be of one mind on Europe in general and Greece in particular: the system is toast, and a series of…

• Gotta Love Those Juniors

  Published 22 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold and silver have been pretty much the best things to own during the past few years. But the mining stocks...not so much. This is…

• Both Sides Shoot The Messenger

  Published 15 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. confused the markets but not the pundits. From far-left to far-right, everyone with a stake in the existing…

• Don't Forget America's Failed States

  Published 12 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  London is burning. Greece is in receivership. Nobody wants Italian bonds. France's AAA rating is at risk. The headlines do seem to be a bit…

• Is This It? Or Can They Fool Us Again?

  Published 09 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A stressful weekend for the world's bankers and politicians, followed by a sleepless Monday, and all with a single question rattling around in their heads:…

• Does the Deficit Deal Guarantee a Recession?

  Published 01 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As pretty much everyone knew they would, Congress and the president have stitched together a sad little "deficit reduction" plan that allows them to keep…

• Housing's Next Leg Down And QE3

  Published 26 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  That US home prices are once again trending down is no secret. But just how bad things are likely to get is not yet well…

• Inflection Points And Ruined Vacations

  Published 24 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With the exception of a couple of memorable days in 1987, July is generally not a cruel month. Just the opposite; it's when finance and…

• Developing World Developing Bubbles

  Published 18 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  It's a very thin reed, but some economists and money managers are clinging to the hope that the developing world, having avoided the disastrous borrowing…

• We Give Up!

  Published 13 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The idea that there were pain-free solutions to the mountain of debt the world has taken on was always a delusion. But it was one…

• Gold Doesn't Care About The Stock Market

  Published 11 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Once upon a time, gold and stocks were thought to be inversely correlated. That is, when the market went up, gold would go down, and…

• After Greece, Portugal

  Published 05 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Now that Greece has been kicked down the road, it's time for the other PIIGS countries to start lining up for similar deals. Portugal looks…

• Companies Are Buying Shares -- But Insiders Aren't

  Published 01 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The past year's stock rally is a classic case of newly-created money bidding up asset prices. Now, thanks to the researchers at Trim Tabs, we…