John Rubino

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• 'Bondholders Should Be Under No Illusions'

  Published 30 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As U.S. deficit talks enter their final stage, the consensus expectation is for a last-minute deal that combines a few modest cuts with a barnyard…

• You're Not Imagining It -- The Gold Miners Are Tanking

  Published 17 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Conventional wisdom -- backed up by years of observation -- states that gold mining shares tend to outperform the underlying metal in good times because…

• The Catalysts Start to Catalyze

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  For a couple of years now it's been clear that the world was about to fall apart, with the only question being which local failure…

• Too Sad To Be Funny

  Published 07 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The following three stories would be funny if the picture they paint wasn't so sad. First this: Second-Mortgage Misery Almost 40% of homeowners who took…

• More Bad Ideas and Broken Promises

  Published 02 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  While we're on the subject, consider the fact that pension funds are once again loading up on "alternative investments", this time in the form of…

• Bad Ideas, Broken Promises

  Published 30 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) is apparently worried about accelerating inflation and is now in favor of raising interest rates. Nobel laureate economist…

• Why Would Anyone Buy a Spanish Bond? Part 2

  Published 20 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Spain has so far managed to avoid being sucked into the Eurozone periphery financial abyss. But that might be about to change. This week protesters…

• QE3 And the Silver Entry Point

  Published 05 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With QE2 scheduled to wind down this summer and millions of American voters still unemployed, it was clear that the Fed was itching to keep…

• Book Review: Chris Martenson's 'Crash Course'

  Published 02 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The first thing to understand about Chris Martenson, the respected financial consultant and commentator, is that he's a PhD in pathology who is, as a…

• Equities Have Achieved a 'Holy Grail' -- Sign of a Top?

  Published 29 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  During the early stages of the housing bubble Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach was one of the few sane voices on Wall Street. His warnings about…

• Ben Bernanke's Press Conference: 'We Don't Control Emerging Markets'

  Published 27 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Fed chairman's first press conference generated neither heat nor light, but did include some typically, um, questionable statements. Here are a few, followed by…

• One Chart, Two Ways to Measure the Dollar's Decline

  Published 26 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  This chart appeared in a recent Business Insider article, and even without explanation it's a powerful illustration of gold's bull market. Remember those stomach churning…

• Inflation Watch: 'They Are Capitulating...'

  Published 22 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Lately just about the only things not soaring in price are US houses and electronics beginning with "i". Raw materials, for instance, have had a…

• Seeds of Their Own Destruction

  Published 11 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  All those new dollars being created by an apparently-still-panicked Fed are pushing up asset prices across the board (with housing the only exception) and pushing…

• How Inflation Violates Retiree Civil Rights

  Published 05 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  While we're on the subject of inflation's immorality, consider the impact of the dollar's destruction on retirees. Citizens who work hard, save, and eventually retire…

• Why Aren't We More Worried About Europe?

  Published 03 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Back in February 2010, a clearly very sharp and articulate reader responded to a DollarCollapse.com article on Spain's coming sovereign debt problems with the following:…

• More on How Inflation Turns Us Into Con Artists

  Published 29 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  John Maynard Keynes once said of inflation: There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the…

• Commercial Real Estate on Borrowed Time?

  Published 24 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Back in 2009 it seemed obvious that the next shoe to fall -- or bomb to go off -- was commercial real estate. The thinking…

• Where You Hide It

  Published 22 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Deciding to buy physical gold or silver is a no-brainer. But keeping it once you have it takes some creativity. Back in August the Solari…

• Momentum Shift

  Published 16 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With all eyes on Japan, the news in the US is getting suddenly darker. Stories of falling unemployment and rising home sales are giving way…