Mike Shedlock

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• BitGold Now Available in US! Why BitGold?

  Published 26 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  BitGold USA Effective today, BitGold Announces Platform Launch in the United States. BitGold, a platform for savings and payments in gold, is pleased to announce…

• Creditors Issue 'Final' Ultimatum; ECB Keeps ELA Lifeline, Bundesbank Protests

  Published 25 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Air of Finality? I cannot possibly count the number of "final" offers nor count how many times the clock hit midnight only to have it…

• Driverless Car Attitudes: Who Wants Em? Societal Disruption Coming Over Robots?

  Published 24 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  In response to First Self-Driving Truck Hits the Road Already, Nevada License AU010 I received an email from reader Stephen who welcomes the day driverless…

• Mish Shedlock Comes Out Swinging on: State of Illinois, Public Pensions and Greece

  Published 18 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Special Guest: Mike ("Mish") Shedlock, Publisher of the Global Economic Analysis Blog. An espoused self educated Austrian Economist, Mike Shedlock / Mish is a registered…

• Tax Revenue Collapses in Greece; Government Denies Capital Controls; Citizens Pull Euro2bn in Three Days

  Published 18 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Knowing that a default is now inevitable, Greek citizens made a decision to stop paying taxes. The result was foreseeable: Greek Government Suffers Collapse in…

• Greece Declares Troika Debt Illegitimate, Odious, Illegal ...

  Published 18 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  ...German Official Calls Greek Leaders "Clowns"; Expulsion From EU? The war of words between Greece and its creditors took a leap in intensity today, with…

• Shifting Sentiment in Spain: 2011 vs. 2015; Could an Anti-Euro Party Win the 2015 Spanish National Election?

  Published 16 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Maps of municipal elections in Spain in 2011 vs. the recent 2015 elections show a remarkable change in leadership. PP - Blue - People's Party…

• Time Pressure Thesis; Let's Play Ball; Greece 2-Year Bond Yield Hits 28.5%

  Published 15 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  On Sunday, Greece walked out of talks with the Troika after 45 minutes. Does the rest of Europe want a deal more than Greece? Regardless,…

• Final Forced Exchange Rate: 175 Quadrillion Zimbabwean Dollars (175,000 Trillion) = $5.00

  Published 12 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  For bank account holders in Zimbabwe, the government will do a forced exchange of Zimbabwean dollars to US dollars at the rate 175 Quadrillion Zimbabwean…

• 'Air of Unreality'; 'Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?'; Who Has the Gun?

  Published 12 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  In the wake of the IMF walking out of negotiations with Greece, the Financial Times says the Pullout is Amid an "Air of Unreality". What's…

• Mish Interview on Forbes Mexico: Global Day of Reckoning Awaits

  Published 11 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week I received an interview request from Guillermo Barba, a Mexican economist and financial blogger writing for Forbes Mexico. Barba is a follower of…

• Steen Jakobsen: US Credit Cycle Peaked, Zero Growth Coming to Europe, Gold 1425 by Year End

  Published 11 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Saxo Bank chief economist sent a number of charts and comments that constitute his outlook for global macro fundamentals for the next 6-7 months. Via…

• Driverless Trucks to Hit Alberta's Oilsands Region Replacing $200,000/yr Operators; Big Layoffs Coming

  Published 08 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The Alberta oilsands region and the ore mining regions in Australia use some of the biggest trucks in the world. Above: Komatsu heavy earthmoving truck…

• New Housing Crisis in the Making? If So, What's the Solution?

  Published 07 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Home ownership rates are sinking and demographics are part of the reason. But does that constitute a new housing crisis? The Wall Street Journal writer…

• Request Denied: Juncker Spurns Tsipras Request for Meeting; Exterminated from Within

  Published 06 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Recap of Recent Greek Events On Friday, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras cancelled a meeting with eurozone officials in Brussels. He returned to Athens to…

• Tsipras Talks With Putin; Energy Minister Rules Out Deal; Wordsmithing Extraordinaire; 16 Tons

  Published 05 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras keeps hinting that a "deal is close" while publicly trashing every deal offer. One seriously has to wonder if this…

• Durable Goods Charts Seven Ways

  Published 05 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Reader Tim Wallace sent a series of four charts on durable goods components. Each chart compares April of this year to April in prior years.…

• Obama to Ask Secret Court to Revive Bulk Phone Collections; Illegal Dragnet Revived

  Published 04 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Ink on the alleged Freedom Act is hardly dry, and the Obama Administration Will Ask Secret Court to Revive NSA Surveillance. The Obama administration intends…

• Global Bond Rout in Pictures: Draghi Says 'Get Used to Higher Volatility'

  Published 03 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Bond Rout in Pictures German 10-year bonds hit a yield low of .048% on April 16. Since then it's been a pretty steep uphill climb…

• Good News: Investors Cut Gold Holdings to Six-Year Low; Good Timin'

  Published 03 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Investors in general do not give a rat's ass about gold. Here's proof: Gold Out of Favor as Investors Cut Holdings to Six-Year Low. Investors…