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The Catastrophic Threat of Bail-Ins
The Catastrophic Threat of Bail-Ins It has now been more than two and a half years since the Cyprus Steal , the first “bail-in” perpetrated in the Western world, occurred. Before reviewing the history of this newest financial atrocity, it is necessary to define the terms. The term “bail-in” describes a scenario in which a bank confiscates private property […]
Resilience and Collapse: Notes from Cyprus Part Two
Resilience and Collapse: Notes from Cyprus Part Two In early 2014, I interviewed my cousin, Sofia Matsi, a newly minted permaculture designer and sustainability/resilience activist who lives on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Last year, Sofia related her experience of the all-but-complete collapse of the Cyprus economy in 2013 and her attempts, with others, to spark […]
You Will Soon Lose Everything You Own Unless You Act Now!
You Will Soon Lose Everything You Own Unless You Act Now! “Conspiracy theorist” Have you ever sat in a room and couldn’t figure out why people were laughing? They laughed and laughed and laughed as your curiosity grew and grew. And then, suddenly, you realized they were laughing at you! This is what is happening […]
Where Do I Store My Wealth?
Where Do I Store My Wealth? International diversification of wealth (no matter how large or small) can save your economic freedom. Although most of our readers thoroughly understand this concept, one of the most oft-heard concerns is that, by offshoring assets, one may not be able to get to them as easily as they […]
What Greece, Cyprus, and Puerto Rico Have in Common
What Greece, Cyprus, and Puerto Rico Have in Common We all know one thing that Greece, Cyprus, and Puerto Rico have in common–severe financial problems. There is something else that they have in common–a high proportion of their energy use is from oil. Figure 1 shows the ratio of oil use to energy use for selected […]
The Logic of Interventionism, or How to Wake up in a Prison
The Logic of Interventionism, or How to Wake up in a Prison Archaic Financial Freedom The mainstream press is still full of articles about the alleged evils of cash, which we regard as a typical “trial balloon” launched by the powers-that-be. The way this works is that they get a repressive measure they indent to […]
Why We Are All Now Cypriots-to-bein the New Age of Bail-Ins
Why We Are All Now Cypriots-to-bein the New Age of Bail-Ins According to the mostly ignored and hardly covered piece of newsfrom a couple of weeks ago, it turns out that 11 of the 28 European Union countries have been scolded by the European Commission for failing to implement a new set of rules intended to prop up […]
ECB Press Release this Wednesday Could End Extortion Racket over Greece – à la Cyprus 2013
ECB Press Release this Wednesday Could End Extortion Racket over Greece – à la Cyprus 2013 It was Greece’s “last chance,” again. But Sunday, it too fell apart, as they always do. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker broke off his attempts to mediate between Greece and its creditors. The differences were too large, a spokesperson […]
The European “Template” For Dealing With Crises: Freezing Accounts, Bank Holidays, and Capital Controls…
The European “Template” For Dealing With Crises: Freezing Accounts, Bank Holidays, and Capital Controls… More and more analysts are beginning to take note of the “War on Cash.” However, they’re missing the fact that the actual template for what’s coming to the US first appeared in Europe back in 2012. Back in March of 2012, […]
Are They About To Confiscate Money From Bank Accounts In Greece Just Like They Did In Cyprus?
Are They About To Confiscate Money From Bank Accounts In Greece Just Like They Did In Cyprus? Do you remember what happened when Cyprus decided to defy the EU? In the end, the entire banking system of the nation collapsed and money was confiscated from private bank accounts. Well, the nation of Greece is now […]
Are They About To Confiscate Money From Bank Accounts In Greece Just Like They Did In Cyprus?
Are They About To Confiscate Money From Bank Accounts In Greece Just Like They Did In Cyprus? Do you remember what happened when Cyprus decided to defy the EU? In the end, the entire banking system of the nation collapsed and money was confiscated from private bank accounts. Well, the nation of Greece is now […]
EU and Greece Running Out of Time – As Bank Runs Intensify, Bail-Ins Likely
EU and Greece Running Out of Time – As Bank Runs Intensify, Bail-Ins Likely – EU and Greece running out of time as talks end “in disarray” – again – Greece warns Merkel of ‘impossible’ debt – Concerns Greece out of money by end of April – Friday’s “agreement” in Brussels falls apart hours later […]
Are Greek Capital Controls Now Inevitable?
Are Greek Capital Controls Now Inevitable? While the trading algos are blissfully honing their headline-scanning skills (it should take no longer than a few nanoseconds to find whether “patient” and “international” are in the FOMC statement) ahead of tomorrow’s Fed announcement and avoiding any macro developments from around the globe, the biggest international news hit […]
ECB Warns UK: Excluding Russia From SWIFT “Could Undermine Confidence In The Whole System”
ECB Warns UK: Excluding Russia From SWIFT “Could Undermine Confidence In The Whole System” As “isolated” Russia signs a military deal with Cyprus, agrees bilateral trade with Greece, ratifies the $100 billion BRICS Bank, and offers to trade advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Iran, it seems threats of more sanctions against Putin and his nation are finding resistance […]
Europe Fractures: France Pivots To Putin, Cyprus Offers Moscow Military Base, Germany-US Splinter On Ukraine
Europe Fractures: France Pivots To Putin, Cyprus Offers Moscow Military Base, Germany-US Splinter On Ukraine Following yesterday’s summary of the utter farce that the Minsk Summit/Ukraine “peace” deal talks have become, the various parties involved appear to be fracturing even faster today. The headlines are coming thick and fast but most prescient appears to be: […]
