Hyperinflation

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Is Gold as an Investment Finished?

Excerpted from this week’s edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 235: Is Gold as an Investment Finished? Before delving deeper into that question, perhaps we should see what the mainstream media thinks.  In fairness to the MSM, we note there are plenty of articles on both sides of the debate.  Yet there has been … Continue reading

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Charting The US Fiscal Catastrophe

With little fanfare, the November budget deficit of $150.4 billion was reported, which happened to be the worst fiscal November in the history of the US, and just out of the top 10 of worst deficit months ever, including the traditionally weak seasonal months of December, April and September (indicatively, the worst deficit month was … Continue reading

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Postcards From Weimar Germany

The Weimar Republic is perhaps the quintessential example of hyperinflation. But the buildup took longer than one might think……

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Hyperinflation is a Fiscal, not Monetary Phenomenon

Months ago we wrote about the true causes of hyperinflation. We proceed to expand upon our views as we disagree with the views put forth by John Mauldin, Mike Shedlock and now Jim Rickards who all focus on velocity and/or bank lending as important causes of hyperinflation. The reality is that hyperinflation is first and … Continue reading

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Signs of Hyperinflation

Victor Sperandeo is an experienced and well-respected trader who has previously traded for George Soros. He sees a good chance of hyperinflation developing in America, saying “If you research history there have been 30 occasions of hyper-inflation, all the numbers that take place 100% of the time in the other 30 occasions are here.” Some … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 twice in the last ten … Continue reading

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