Posts Tagged ‘ Hyperinflation ’

More Clueless Mainstream Commentary on Gold

More Clueless Mainstream Commentary on Gold

Once again we see another bearish piece on Gold in the WSJ. Rather than attack the author personally, we want to illustrate how the article is another example of the lack of any quality gold commentary both in general and in mainstream publications. First, its important to note why you won’t see much quality gold-related...
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Gold & Gold Stocks are the Last Hope for Most

Gold & Gold Stocks are the Last Hope for Most

Tell this to a baby boomer or a middle aged person and they would be quite skeptical. Their neighborhood financial advisor or planner doesn’t advocate Gold. It is too dangerous. It could drop to $500. Gold stocks? Hell no! After failing to get you out of stocks not once but...
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The Only Possible Solution To This Problem Is Massive Money Printing

…or a massive cut-back in essential public services and widespread hunger: Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole “For the last few years, California stood more or less unchallenged as a symbol of the fiscal collapse of states during the recession. Now Illinois has shouldered to the fore,...
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Debunking Deflationist Myths & Scare Tactics About Gold

06/27/2010
Debunking Deflationist Myths & Scare Tactics About Gold

Haven’t you heard? As I type this, the US and other world economies are supposedly in nothing but increasing deflationary pressures that will not be able to be stopped by any government or central banker no matter how much stimulus or money printing they decide on doing! At least that’s what many...
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The Path to Hyperinflation

The Path to Hyperinflation

As we’ve discussed recently, persistent deflationary forces do not augur for a repeat of Japan circa 1990s or the US in the 1930s. Instead, because of the inability of governments to finance their current and future debt burden (there is a dearth of domestic savings and global capital), deflationary forces will ultimately lead to...
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Near-Term Signs Still Point to Deflation

Near-Term Signs Still Point to Deflation

In the long run, the inflationists are destined to win... but in the here and now, deflationary forces still have the upper hand.....
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Deflation and Economic Weakness Are the Best Catalysts for Gold

Deflation and Economic Weakness Are the Best Catalysts for Gold

Recently, I had written about how a deflationary impulse in the capital markets would be a catalyst for the gold stocks. This turned out to be accurate as stocks and commodities weakened while treasuries and the US Dollar advanced. Gold and gold stocks also moved higher. Nevermind the comments...
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A Clear Understanding of Hyperinflation, Money Demand & the “Crack-Up Boom”

05/07/2010

Hyperinflation is perhaps the darkest side of a government fiat money regime. Among mainstream economists, hyperinflation typically denotes a period of exceptionally strong increases in overall prices of goods and services, thus denoting a period of exceptionally strong erosions in the exchange value of money.....
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John Williams: A Hyper-Inflationary Great Depression Is Coming

Source: Tim McLaughlin and Karen Roche of The Gold Report 4/30/10 http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/6199 ShadowStats’ John Williams has done his math and believes his numbers tell the truth. He explains why the U.S. is in a depression and why a “Hyper-Inflationary Great Depression” is now unavoidable. John also shares why he selects gold as a metal for...
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The Devaluation of the US Dollar

The Devaluation of the US Dollar

The need is urgent. The recognition is broad. Supply & Demand of American debt paper demand price adjustment. The USGovt avoids the topic like the plague.....
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