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It’s Official: China Confirms It Has Begun Liquidating Treasuries, Warns Washington
It’s Official: China Confirms It Has Begun Liquidating Treasuries, Warns Washington On Tuesday evening, we asked what would happen if emerging markets joined China in dumping US Treasurys. For months we’ve documented the PBoC’s liquidation of its vast stack of US paper. Back in July for instance, we noted that China had dumped a record $143 billion in US […]
The Federal Reserve – Which CREATED Quantitative Easing – Admits QE Doesn’t Work
The Federal Reserve – Which CREATED Quantitative Easing – Admits QE Doesn’t Work Even the Fed Admits QE Doesn’t Work The Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis (Stephen Williamson) writes in a new Fed white paper (as explained by Zero Hedge): The theory behind Quantitative Easing (QE) is “not well-developed” The evidence in support […]
There’s Something Wrong With The World Today and It’s 1995
There’s Something Wrong With The World Today and It’s 1995 There weren’t any surprises in the “final” GDP update for Q1. Going back to -0.2%, the same interpretations still apply, especially and including the inventory contribution. Economists and policymakers want to talk particularly about how Q1 is prone to “residual seasonality” but that is missing […]
The “War on Cash” Migrates to Switzerland
The “War on Cash” Migrates to Switzerland Banks Increasingly Refuse Cash Withdrawals – Switzerland Joins the Fun The war on cash is proliferating globally. It appears that the private members of the world’s banking cartels are increasingly joining the fun, even if it means trampling on the rights of their customers. Yesterday we came across […]
Taxes and corruption
Taxes and corruption It seems that the rumbling story about HSBC’s Swiss branch has achieved what political pollsters know as “cut through” – meaning that it’s of interest to voters as well as to those reporters who are sentenced to watch Prime Minister’s Questions each week. The story reminded me of a passage in Wolfgang […]
Head Of Largest Swiss Cantonal Bank Says Swiss Capital Controls Are “Certainly Possible”
Head Of Largest Swiss Cantonal Bank Says Swiss Capital Controls Are “Certainly Possible” Yesterday, when we reported that the SNB had hinted at that most dreaded of possibilities for central planners, one which always implies full loss of central bank credibility, namely capital control, for some inexplicable reason various readers and even contributors (“Another misleading headline by the Tylers. What […]
The Swiss Franc Will Collapse
The Swiss Franc Will Collapse I have worked to keep this piece readable, and as brief as possible. My grave diagnosis demands the evidence and reasoning to support it. One cannot explain the collapse of this currency with the conventional view. “They will print money to infinity,” may be popular but it’s not accurate. The […]
Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means — Paul Craig Roberts – PaulCraigRoberts.org
Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means — Paul Craig Roberts – PaulCraigRoberts.org. In a few days the Swiss people will go to the polls to decide whether the Swiss central bank is to be required to hold 20% of its reserves in the form of gold. Polls show that the gold requirement is favored […]
Governments All Know What is Coming – They Want to Disarm the People | Armstrong Economics
Governments All Know What is Coming – They Want to Disarm the People | Armstrong Economics. Now the security commission of the Swiss parliament decided (ok, just by 13:12 but they did) to go after all private arms owners to force them to register every weapon. Even the ones which had been bought long ago […]
How Central Banks Use Gold Swaps To “Boost” Their Gold Holdings | Zero Hedge
How Central Banks Use Gold Swaps To “Boost” Their Gold Holdings | Zero Hedge. With the specter of a “yes” outcome to the Swiss gold referendum finally being priced in by the market, and the frontrunning of the SNB’s potential 1,500 tons of gold purchases starting to move the price of gold higher, a question […]
Where Is Swiss Gold? – Location, Location, Location | www.goldcore.com
Where Is Swiss Gold? – Location, Location, Location | www.goldcore.com. – Introduction– SNB Continues To Intervene In Politics– Swiss National Bank initial reaction to gold initiative– Swiss gold at the US Federal Reserve– “Stocks that were once at the Federal Reserve have been sold”– Swiss gold at the Bank of Canada, Ottawa– 1,300 tonnes of gold sold: […]
This Little Piggy Bent The Market | Things That Make You Go Hmmm… Investment Newsletter | Mauldin Economics
This Little Piggy Bent The Market | Things That Make You Go Hmmm… Investment Newsletter | Mauldin Economics. About 18 months ago, I had a very pleasant chat with a gentleman by the name of Luzi Stamm. But Herr Stamm was different.You may detect some measure of surprise in my words, and the reason for […]
