Category Archives: QE3

Move along folks, no conspiracies here

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Apparently, Mervyn King, really is ruler of the world. At least, that’s what this Wall Street Journal article seems to imply: Inside the Risky Bets of Central Banks Hilarious bungling from the world’s central planners. And never a thought, of … Continue reading →

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Fed’s Fisher: Central Bank Can’t Save US from ‘Fiscal Perdition’

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

It would seem that some of the wizards behind the green curtain at the Fed are beginning to worry about continuously feeding the beast with yet more paper money. Has it been fed enough? It seems that they are very … Continue reading →

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The crack cocaine of endless cheap cash

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Herr Schlichter discusses the ever-accelerating money printing cycle that is bringing financial disaster to the entire western world closer by the day. Don’t ever say in the future we didn’t warn you. We saw it coming all the time. Or … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg: EU Said to Consider Delay in Basel Rules for Up to a Year

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Yes, the EU’s banking ‘system’, such as it is, is a house of cards. The merest puff of wind could blow it all away. Read between the lines of this Bloomberg report, and all will become clear.

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Schlichter: This will end badly

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Herr Schlichter dissects the latest ramblings from the mighty bearded technocrat of Princeton. Oh, how we should weep in lamentation, as the paper money collapse is given a kick further down into the rabbit hole of its own inevitable oblivion: … Continue reading →

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Nigel Farage destroys Barroso’s State of the Union

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

The splendid Mr Farage speaks truth to power. You may particularly want to watch the way he squashes the irritating questioning bug at the end. Marvellous.

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More QE is on the way: The central banks are digging themselves a deeper hole

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Herr Schlichter comes back from Africa to see that the financial world is in an even deeper hole than when he left. Favourite quote: “QE – and zero interest rates – is the policy equivalent of crack cocaine.”

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Detlev Schlichter: The death of banks – and the future of money

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

The German hard money guru looks beyond the forthcoming collapse of paper money, in an excellent piece. As a hard asset man myself, I’m unsure about BitCoin. However, once some bright spark invents cold fusion and we can electrolyse almost … Continue reading →

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€95 billion left for Italy

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Something of the circular nature of the recent EU ‘bailout’ of the Spanish government (read, “Money Printing”) can be seen in the diagram above. However, even if you choose to believe that the various bailout funds just tapped by the … Continue reading →

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James Rickards: The US Is the Biggest Currency Manipulator

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Alex Daley, of Casey Research, speaks to Jim Rickards about the global fiat currency ‘race to the bottom’: Here’s an article with more detail.

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