Tag Archives: Money Printing

2013 – Unlucky for some

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

On King World News, Egon von Greyerz is convinced that all the central planners’ bubbles are finally going to implode. So, what’s the answer to protect yourself? To ask the question is to know the answer. Clue: The four-letter word … 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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Jim Willie: US recovery is a fairy tale

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

If you need to fill in a spare hour this morning, a great way to fill it would be to listen to Alasdair Macleod’s interview with Jim Willie, a.k.a. “The Golden Jackass”. The interview is divided into two half-hour parts: … Continue reading →

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Senior Illuminati Says Politburo Agree on Unlimited Money-Printing to Bail Out Themselves and Their Friends

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Yes, the paper-money fetishists really are in charge of the econometric asylum. You don’t believe me? Read this and weep: Draghi Says Officials Agree on ECB Unlimited Bond-Buying (Bloomberg) Obviously, we could use democracy to prevent this madness. If you … Continue reading →

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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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Osborne unveils £140bn scheme to kick-start stagnant economy

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Quick! The money printing trick didn’t work! So let’s do even more then! Alas, your orders to the ‘independent’ Bank of England to print ever more money won’t work, I’m afraid, George; the heroin addict is already pumped up to … Continue reading →

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The importance of keeping the intellectuals onside

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Greece has melted down and is close to revolution. Spain is melting down and its political leaders are desperately pretending to be relaxed about it, by swanning around the Euro football championships to calm the masses down. Italy is going … 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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IMF: Britain needs 0% interest rates and more money printing

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Dear God, will the saints preserve us? It’s like living in Alice in Wonderland: IMF tells UK to consider rate cut to boost growth HT to DP

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Euroland will pay for this monetary madness

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Jeremy Warner, of the Telegraph, provides a good analysis of the latest ECB paperbug madness.

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