14 December 2011

"*US official public debt has now passed $15 Trillion and is now roughly equal to 100% of GDP. *Greece has effectively defaulted with Italy, Portugal and Spain close on its heels leaving a euro-breakup imminent. *The markets are being prepared verbally for QE3 by the Fed governors, even while QE light and The Twist continue. " Silverdoctors

http://silverdoctors.blogspot.com/2011/12/blood-is-in-streets-time-to-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Silverdoctors+%28SilverDoctors%29

Iran propositions Saudis, seeks anti-US pact, offers nuclear cooperation

http://www.debka.com/article/21567/

Bernanke Tells Senators of Europe Risk to U.S., Johanns Says

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-14/bernanke-tells-senators-of-europe-risk-to-u-s-johanns-says.html

Goldman Loses at Least 37 Partners

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-14/goldman-loses-at-least-37-partners-in-weakest-year-since-2008.html

Bernanke Signals Fed Ready to Ease on EU Risk

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-14/bernanke-signals-risks-from-europe-crisis-keep-fed-ready-for-more-easing.html

QE to Infinity is unavoidable due to The Formula in action.

http://www.jsmineset.com/2011/12/13/jims-mailbox-829/

Insight: MF Global puts harsh light on self-regulation

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/14/us-mfglobal-regulation-idUSTRE7BD1WE20111214?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Business+News%29

Capital Account: Gerald Celente on his Missing MF Global Money and the COMEX Gold Ponzi (12/13/11)

"For the last 100 years currencies are down between 97% and 99% against gold." Currency Collapse, Hyperinflation & Social Unrest Egon von Greyerz

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/14_Von_Greyerz_-_Currency_Collapse,_Hyperinflation_%26_Social_Unrest.html

Wednesday Weakness – Can We Survive Without QE3?

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/wednesday-weakness-%E2%80%93-can-we-survive-without-qe3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Bernanke Is "Very Concerned" About Europe, Won't Bail Out European Banks

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/bernanke-very-concerned-about-europe?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

The end of the EU

http://www.goldmoney.com/gold-research/alasdair-macleod/the-end-of-the-eu.html

The euro as saviour from an inflationary fate?

http://www.cobdencentre.org/2011/12/the-euro-as-saviour-from-an-inflationary-fate/

Last week in Europe – Some thoughts on the ongoing crisis

http://www.cobdencentre.org/2011/12/last-week-in-europe/

All That Glitters...Will Not Solve Europe's Debt Woes European governments have a lot of gold. But that won't be much help.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203802204577066641295941430.html

Bernanke Signals Fed Ready to Ease on EU Risk

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-14/bernanke-signals-risks-from-europe-crisis-keep-fed-ready-for-more-easing.html

Confusion Follows Claim That Corzine Knew of Funds Transfer

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/confusion-follows-claim-that-corzine-knew-of-funds-transfer/

Marc Faber Dissolve the EU for Economic Growth

"However, gold has the desirable characteristics that we all want the means of payment to have. Primarily, it is stable in monetary value. It has other desirable characteristics as well, such as being easy to store, infinitely divisable, a chemical element, compact and of high value, and so forth. This is why we say that “gold is money,” and it is why gold has so often been the foundation for successful monetary systems for the last five hundred years." Nathan Lewis

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2011/12/01/returning-to-the-basics-what-is-money/

China Economy Faces Rising Risk Of "Substantive Slowdown": Conference Board

http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1780768

Why invest in silver and gold? What's in that?

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Why-invest-in-silver-and-gold-Whats-in-that-44391-3-1.html

”The Fed is “lying to us,” he stated, “One reason the markets are holding up so well is that they are printing money as fast as they can. Although not officially recognized, "there is QE3, the Fed is pumping money into the system," says Jim Rogers

http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=55682&t=1&cg=4

"Easy money is the heroin of the financial world and we’re the main pusher. Generally, the pusher wins arguments with his addict clients, so expect a coordinated US/Europe quantitative easing that dwarfs even the Fed’s secret loan program of the past few years, and expect it soon. Get ready, American and European taxpayers. You’re about to become proud owners of several trillion dollars of slightly used Greek and Italian credit default swaps. Merry Christmas!" by John Rubino

http://dollarcollapse.com/euro-2/europe%E2%80%99s-problem-america%E2%80%99s-solution/

13 December 2011

KWN Special - Money is Fleeing the US Financial System

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/13_KWN_Special_-_Money_is_Fleeing_the_US_Financial_System.html

Turk - Lehman II in Progress as Financial System Implodes

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/13_Turk_-_Lehman_II_in_Progress_as_Financial_System_Implodes.html

China has displayed a ravaging appetite for the white metal over the past several years, changing from the suit of a net exporter to a net importer, and thereby increasing its significance in the market.

Declining Chinese Exports: Will It Impact Silver?

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/266429/20111213/declining-chinese-exports-will-it-impact-silver.htm

Fed Keeps Rates at 0-1/4%, Extends Operation TWIST, Stands Ready for QE3

http://silverdoctors.blogspot.com/2011/12/fed-keeps-rates-at-0-25.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Silverdoctors+%28SilverDoctors%29

JP Morgan Stock Breaks Down On News Company's Role As MF Global Lender To Be Probed

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/jp-morgan-stock-breaks-down-news-companys-role-lender-be-probed?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Capital Account: Peter Schiff on the Euro Crisis, the Dollar and the GOP (12/12/11)

Who Gave Permission To A Bankrupt MF Global To Sell Italian Bonds To JPM At A 5% Discount To Market Value?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/who-gave-permission-bankrupt-mf-global-sell-italian-bonds-jpm-5-discount-market-value?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Global systemic crisis: 30,000 billion US dollars in ghost assets will disappear by early 2013 / The crisis enters a phase of widespread discounting of Western public debt

http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-59-is-available-Global-systemic-crisis-30000-billion-US-dollars-in-ghost-assets-will-disappear-by-early-2013_a8148.html

End Bernake. Purchase physical silver like Eric Sprott. Avoid MFGlobal and CME

US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack

http://www.debka.com/article/21564/

US troops surround Syria on the eve of invasion?

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-nato-syria-edmonds-709/

Drone home: Iran rejects returning 'war booty' to US

http://rt.com/news/iran-obama-drone-request-713/

Cyber war against drones as second craft downed?

http://rt.com/usa/news/seychelles-drone-us-iran-711/

"Silver has intrinsic value because it is a commodity; it’s rare, and it exists regardless of the world around it. In this regard, silver is a safer investment than the S&P500 because it has real intrinsic value. An ounce of silver will exist regardless of the life of the S&P500 components."

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/266253/20111213/silver-s-beta-irrelevant.htm

" Now silver and gold are the ultimate cash but that's only known by probably 1% of the world's population. The other 99% of the world's population looks at pieces of paper with presidents' pictures on them [as] the ultimate liquidity." David Morgan

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page32?oid=141596&sn=Detail&pid=31

Gold still under pressure but, physical buyers return. Despite mounting evidence of funding stresses in the banking sector, the gold price remains under pressure with some looking at $1,650 as the next crucial support.

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=141576&sn=Detail

MF Global and Re-Hypothecation?

http://www.safehaven.com/article/23634/mf-global-and-re-hypothecation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+safehaven%2Fall-articles+%28Safehaven+-+Most+Recent+Articles%29

Gold & Silver Market Morning By Julian Phillips

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://blog.bmgbullion.com/PDFs/Gold%2520%2520Silver%2520Market%2520Morning%2520December%252013%25202011.pdf&hl=en_US&pli=1&chrome=true

LIVE: Jon Corzine And MF Global Executives Testify At Senate Hearing

http://www.businessinsider.com/live-jon-corzine-and-mf-global-executives-testify-at-senate-hearing-2011-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29

Bernanke Personally Cashed In On Operation Twist

http://www.businessinsider.com/bernanke-cashed-in-on-operation-twist-2011-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29

"If you don't own any of the physical metals, you definitely want to start building a position now, because nobody can tell you things will not get seriously bad—chaotically bad—in the months and years ahead. Whether that happens or not, an ounce of gold will always be an ounce of gold. An ounce of silver will always be an ounce of silver. And, someone, somewhere will take that off your hands and give you something of value in exchange for it." Louis James Casey Research

'Factors that will influence silver and gold in 2012'

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Factors-that-will-influence-silver-and-gold-in-2012-44366-3-1.html

How to play gold and silver?

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/How-to-play-gold-and-silver-44383-3-1.html

NoTHiNG HaS CHaNGeD...Funny!

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/nothing-has-changed?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

S&P Warns Of Increased Corporate Bond Downgrade Risk Following Sovereign Action

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/sp-warns-increased-corporate-bond-downgrade-risk-following-sovereign-action?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

MF Global Explained By The Bears

Sheer Bedlam/gold and silver attacked/bourses around the world fall in price

http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2011/12/sheer-bedlamgold-and-silver.html

Want to Know the REAL DEAL in the EU? Talk to a CEO

http://gainspainscapital.com/?p=1197

Goldman Sachs Target as Occupy Protesters Curb Some West Coast Shipping. "Take the ax to Goldman Sachs." Funny!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-12/goldman-sachs-top-target-of-occupy-protests-at-west-coast-ports.html

KA-CHING! George Soros Is Up $130,000,000 On Those Crummy MF Global Bonds He Just Bought

http://www.businessinsider.com/george-soros-italian-bonds-mf-global-2011-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204336104577094702485491024.html

India gold sales jump a massive 30% since September

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/India-gold-sales-jump-a-massive-30-since-September-44361-3-1.html

Silver Update 12/13/11 Scientistic Technocracy Brother JohnF

"Investors should be aware that gold and other commodities will experience extreme volatility in 2012--even more than what was witnessed in 2011. However, the timing for the next move to new highs will hang on the ECB’s deployment of its ultimate plan of massive monetization of unsterilized European debt." Michael Pento

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/13_Pento_-_When_Extreme_Volatility_in_Gold_%26_Commodities_will_Hit.html

"My big picture is that Merkel and the Germans will allow the printing of money and once that happens, just as it happened in 2008, once you get a sign, that’s blastoff time for gold. Gold and silver will shoot up like rockets. In my opinion gold will close 2012 at $2,500 or above, probably above. Gold could easily double from here in the next 12 months if you get the kind of money printing that I expect to happen in Europe." Stephen Leeb

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/12_Stephen_Leeb_-_Gold_Bull_%26_Germany_Flirting_with_Depression.html

CME CEO Durkin Announces CME Will Not Guarantee Missing MF Global Client Funds

http://silverdoctors.blogspot.com/2011/12/cme-ceo-durkin-announces-cme-will-not.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Silverdoctors+%28SilverDoctors%29

12 December 2011

Capital Account: Yanis Varoufakis, "All Europeans are Seeing the Collapse Coming" (12/09/11)

Bix Weir

http://brotherjohnf.com/2011/12/12/bix-weir-2/

Fleckenstein - His Concerns About MF Global, Gold & More

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/12_Fleckenstein_-_His_Concerns_About_MF_Global,_Gold_%26_More.html

Are US Troops Deploying on the Jordan-Syrian Border?

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/%3F-older-posts-are-us-troops-deploying-jordan-syrian-border?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Iran to practice Strait of Hormuz closure while unlocking US drone secrets

http://www.debka.com/article/21562/

Portugal Is Latest Country To Go "MF Global", Raid Pensions Funds To Delay Fiscal Death

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/portugal-latest-country-go-mf-global-raids-pensions-funds-delay-fiscal-death

Although central bank asset purchases are unlikely to replace conventional interest rate policy in normal times, quantitative easing have proven to be useful tools during extraordinary times, the BIS concluded.

Central Banks Alone Can Address Global Liquidity Crunch: BIS
http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1779072

Moody's To Revisit EU Ratings In Q1 2012 Despite Summit Deal

http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1779084

Nuclear knowhow, S300 are Iran's price for Russian, Chinese access to US drone

http://www.debka.com/article/21560/

Graham Summers’ Weekly Market Forecast (La La Land Edition)

http://gainspainscapital.com/?p=1192

No One Says Who Took $586B in Fed Swaps

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-11/no-one-says-who-took-586-billion-in-fed-swaps-done-in-anonymity.html

A Romance With Risk That Brought On a Panic

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/a-romance-with-risk-that-brought-on-a-panic/

European Banks Hunt for Ways to Raise Cash

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/european-banks-hunt-for-ways-to-increase-capital/

(Reuters) - Last week's EU summit went a long way towards forging the closer economic ties needed to prevent future debt crises but markets are likely to judge it as too little and too late to solve the current one.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/12/us-eurozone-outlook-idUSTRE7BB01320111212?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Business+News%29

Is gold selling and leasing by banks on the rise

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page103855?oid=141426&sn=Detail

Unreported Bedlam In Treasuries Signals Massive Panic

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/unreported-bedlam-treasuries-signals-massive-panic?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

"Meanwhile, in each and every past case of currency destruction, the owners of gold and silver were not only spared the worst of the trauma, they were enriched." John Rubino

Currency Wars: “Strong Yen Is Destroying Japanese Industry”

http://dollarcollapse.com/inflation/currency-wars-%E2%80%9Cstrong-yen-is-destroying-japanese-industry%E2%80%9D/

11 December 2011

Where is the Bubble — Gold or Credit?

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/12/where-is-the-bubble-gold-or-credit/

It's a good thing Central Banks can't print gold. "As central banks print money and increase supply, currencies become devalued. Whereas in the recent past, one currency may be reduced in value compared with other currencies, this time there is global competitive devaluation as excess liquidity is put into the system" Frank Holmes

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page103855?oid=141425&sn=Detail

The only weapon the world bankers have is the US Federal Reserve printing presses. The modern day financial world is governed by its electronic money supply, the money supply is controlled by the bankers, and it may surprise you that a few banking elite control and influence the world banking community. The powerful bankers are: Bank of England, Bank of New York, Deutsche Bundesbank, Goldman Sachs, JPM, Rothschild's and Rockerfellas. It is this elite banking community that does not want to lose, and if a loss is to eventuate then they wish the worlds taxpayer's to cover it on the basis that they are to big to fail. Of course that has been done very successfully.

http://www.safehaven.com/article/23612/the-perfect-storm-watch-part-one?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+safehaven%2Fall-articles+%28Safehaven+-+Most+Recent+Articles%29

Germany is the Ultimate Victim of EMU

http://blog.bmgbullion.com/economy/germany-is-the-ultimate-victim-of-emu/

Nigel Farage says time now for UK European referendum

Creator of Yes Minister launches blistering attack on the 'bias-ridden' BBC. "If you believe in a free country and a free press, why do we have a state broadcasting system at all?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072268/Creator-Yes-Minister-launches-blistering-attack-bias-ridden-BBC.html

Silver Manipulation FRAUD Explained By Eric Sprott On FSN Part 2/2

Silver Manipulation FRAUD Explained By Eric Sprott On FSN Part 1/2

If Silver Goes Down All Hell Will Break Loose In The Physical Market: Silver Investment Update

ECB mulling aggressive quantitative easing in 2012?

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/ecb-mulling-aggressive-quantitative-easing-in-2012-44329-3-1.html

Deflating the derivatives balloon

http://www.goldmoney.com/gold-research/alasdair-macleod/deflating-the-derivatives-balloon.html?gmrefcode=gata

Dec 5: COMEX silver liquidations continue after M F Global scandal

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/comex-silver-liquidations-continue-after-m-f-global-scandal-44197-3-1.html

Market News International retracts report about central bank gold sales

http://www.gata.org/node/10758

10 December 2011

You Can't Print More Gold

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264992/20111210/t-print-gold.htm

HUSSMAN: 'Wall Street Is Little More Than A Glorified Crack House'

http://www.businessinsider.com/hussman-wall-street-is-little-more-than-a-glorified-crack-house-2011-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29

The Gold "Rehypothecation" Unwind Begins: HSBC Sues MF Global Over Disputed Ownership Of Physical Gold

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/gold-rehypotecation-unwind-begins-hsbc-sues-mf-global-over-disputed-ownership-physical-gold

Eric Sprott Fights PM Manipulation Fire With Fire: Calls Silver Producers To Retain Silver Produced As "Cash"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/eric-sprott-fights-pm-manipulation-fire-fire-calls-silver-producers-retain-silver-produced-cash

Nigel Farage: Escape Euro Prison!

Graphic: EU credit rating crisis explained

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/interactive-graphics/graphic-of-the-day/8938993/Graphic-EU-credit-rating-crisis-explained.html

Graphic: European debt crisis explained

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/interactive-graphics/graphic-of-the-day/8868729/Graphic-European-debt-crisis-explained.html

Eurozone banking system on the edge of collapse

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8947470/Eurozone-banking-system-on-the-edge-of-collapse.html

Market News International retracts report about central bank gold sales

http://www.gata.org/node/10758

Trades Are Linked to Missing MF Global Funds

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/trades-are-linked-to-missing-mf-global-funds/

S.E.C. Looks at Harbinger’s Dealings With Goldman

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/s-e-c-examines-harbingers-dealings-with-goldman/

Q3 2011 'Flow of Funds'

http://www.safehaven.com/article/23601/q3-2011-flow-of-funds?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+safehaven%2Fall-articles+%28Safehaven+-+Most+Recent+Articles%29

Pullbacks in Perspective Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst

http://www.caseyresearch.com/editorial.php?page=articles/pullbacks-perspective&ppref=ZHB426ED1211B