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<title><![CDATA[Warning: Stocks Likely to Crater From Here]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/markets/articles/Warning253A-Stocks-Likely-to-Crater-From/2/28/2013/id/48443</link>
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			Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:35:00EST
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<![CDATA[I don&#39;t relish the job of constantly pointing out the risks to the equity markets. But since few on Wall Street seem willing (or able) to do this, I&#39;m "making the call" for a market correction, as enough variables have aligned to indicate a high likelihood of stocks heading downwards from here.

	I&#39;ve only given one other such warning about equities before, and that was in March of 2008, when I warned of the possibility of a 40% to 60% decline in stock prices by fall. I am making a similar call today, with the understanding that I am usually ]]>
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	<![CDATA[I don&#39;t relish the job of constantly pointing out the risks to the equity markets. But since few on Wall Street seem willing (or able) to do this, I&#39;m "making the call" for a market correction, as enough variables have aligned to indicate a high likelihood of stocks heading downwards from here.

	I&#39;ve only given one other such warning about equities before, and that was in March of 2008, when I warned of the possibility of a 40% to 60% decline in stock prices by fall. I am making a similar call today, with the understanding that I am usually ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[How European Contagion Could Bring Down the US Treasury Market]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/us-treasury-us-treasuries-us-treasurys/10/25/2011/id/37559</link>
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			Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[At my firm we like to track things from the outside in, as the initial movements at the periphery tend to give us an early warning of when things might go wrong at the center. It is always the marginal country, weakest stock in a sector, or fringe population that gives us the early warning that trouble is afoot. For example, rising food stamp utilization and poverty levels in the US indicate that economic hardship is progressing from the lower socioeconomic levels up toward the center -- that is, from the outside in.

	That exact pattern is now playing out ]]>
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	<![CDATA[At my firm we like to track things from the outside in, as the initial movements at the periphery tend to give us an early warning of when things might go wrong at the center. It is always the marginal country, weakest stock in a sector, or fringe population that gives us the early warning that trouble is afoot. For example, rising food stamp utilization and poverty levels in the US indicate that economic hardship is progressing from the lower socioeconomic levels up toward the center -- that is, from the outside in.

	That exact pattern is now playing out ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Frank Barbera's View on Mining Stocks Will Surprise You]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/frank-barbera-precious-metals-mining-stocks/8/9/2011/id/36218</link>
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			Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[With the astonishing recent price rise in gold, many investors are asking themselves: is now the time to move capital into mining stocks?Frank Barbera, respected precious metal mining stock expert and editor of the Gold Stock Technician newsletter, has a viewpoint that will likely surprise many. While extremely bullish in the near term, Frank sees too many risks in the near term and advises smart money to wait.He cautions:

"I've been watching the mining stocks since 1983, so a fair amount of time that I spent watching the group. I have a wide variety of unique technical indicators on the ]]>
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	<![CDATA[With the astonishing recent price rise in gold, many investors are asking themselves: is now the time to move capital into mining stocks?Frank Barbera, respected precious metal mining stock expert and editor of the Gold Stock Technician newsletter, has a viewpoint that will likely surprise many. While extremely bullish in the near term, Frank sees too many risks in the near term and advises smart money to wait.He cautions:

"I've been watching the mining stocks since 1983, so a fair amount of time that I spent watching the group. I have a wide variety of unique technical indicators on the ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Debt Ceiling Dilemma: The Foul Choice Investors Are Facing]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/debt-ceiling-debt-ceiling-2011-debt/7/28/2011/id/36002</link>
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			Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[For the record, I still believe that there will not be a breach of the debt ceiling and no overt default for the US. Things will be worked out in the nick of time, like they always are.
However, the media is full of articles wondering about what "investors" might do in response to a US default and/or credit downgrade. What will happen to Treasury prices? Will they go down as investors dump them en masse in response to a credit downgrade forcing interest rates to climb?
It's a big question and the most likely answer is "No, not really." ]]>
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	<![CDATA[For the record, I still believe that there will not be a breach of the debt ceiling and no overt default for the US. Things will be worked out in the nick of time, like they always are.
However, the media is full of articles wondering about what "investors" might do in response to a US default and/or credit downgrade. What will happen to Treasury prices? Will they go down as investors dump them en masse in response to a credit downgrade forcing interest rates to climb?
It's a big question and the most likely answer is "No, not really." ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview With James Turk: Gold Is Our Defense Against the Fiat Currency Graveyard]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/james-turk-precious-metals-gold-price/7/13/2011/id/35703</link>
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			Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Editor's note: James Turk is founder and chairman of GoldMoney which offers investors an easy and inexpensive online solution for buying precious metals with international storage options.James is one of the foremost authorities on precious metals and has long offered market forecast commentary including co-authoring "The Coming Collapse Of the Dollar and How to Profit From It" with John Rubino of DollarCollapse.com. He has built his career on decades of experience in international banking and finance spending many of those years living outside of the US."The rule of law has basically been thrown out the window. Money printing is the ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Editor's note: James Turk is founder and chairman of GoldMoney which offers investors an easy and inexpensive online solution for buying precious metals with international storage options.James is one of the foremost authorities on precious metals and has long offered market forecast commentary including co-authoring "The Coming Collapse Of the Dollar and How to Profit From It" with John Rubino of DollarCollapse.com. He has built his career on decades of experience in international banking and finance spending many of those years living outside of the US."The rule of law has basically been thrown out the window. Money printing is the ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Screaming Fundamentals for Owning Gold and Silver]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/gold-gold-price-silver-silver-price/6/29/2011/id/35449</link>
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			Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[This report lays out an investment thesis for gold and for silver. Various factors lead me to conclude that gold is one investment that you can park in for the next ten or twenty years, confident that it will perform well. My timing and logic for both entering and finally exiting gold (and silver) as investments are explained here.The punch line is this: Gold and silver are not (yet) in bubble territory and large gains remain, especially if monetary, fiscal, and fundamental supply-and-demand trends remain in play. Introduction In 2001, as the painful end of the long stock bull market ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This report lays out an investment thesis for gold and for silver. Various factors lead me to conclude that gold is one investment that you can park in for the next ten or twenty years, confident that it will perform well. My timing and logic for both entering and finally exiting gold (and silver) as investments are explained here.The punch line is this: Gold and silver are not (yet) in bubble territory and large gains remain, especially if monetary, fiscal, and fundamental supply-and-demand trends remain in play. Introduction In 2001, as the painful end of the long stock bull market ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[US Facing Death by Debt]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/economy-us-economy-debt-debt-based/6/8/2011/id/35032</link>
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			Wed, 8 Jun 2011 13:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[One of the conclusions that I try to coax, lead, and/or nudge people toward is acceptance of the fact that the economy can't be fixed.  By this I mean that the old regime of general economic stability and rising standards of living fueled by excessive credit are a thing of the past.  At least they are for the debt-encrusted developed nations over the short haul -- and, over the long haul, across the entire soon-to-be energy-starved globe. 
The sooner we can accept that idea and make other plans the better. To paraphrase a famous saying, Anything that can't be fixed, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[One of the conclusions that I try to coax, lead, and/or nudge people toward is acceptance of the fact that the economy can't be fixed.  By this I mean that the old regime of general economic stability and rising standards of living fueled by excessive credit are a thing of the past.  At least they are for the debt-encrusted developed nations over the short haul -- and, over the long haul, across the entire soon-to-be energy-starved globe. 
The sooner we can accept that idea and make other plans the better. To paraphrase a famous saying, Anything that can't be fixed, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Failure of Fed Policy: Why Growth Is Dead]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/economic-growth-quantitative-easing-qe2-paper/5/13/2011/id/34518</link>
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			Fri, 13 May 2011 09:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[The end of the second round of quantitative easing (QE2) is going to be a complete disaster for the paper markets -- specifically commodities, stocks, and then finally bonds, in that order, with losses of 20% to 50% by the end of October. The only thing that will arrest the plunge will be QE3, although we should remain alert to the likelihood that it will be named something else in an attempt to obscure what it really is. Perhaps it will be known as the "Muni Asset Trust Term Liquidity Facility" or the "American Prime Purchase Program," but whatever it ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The end of the second round of quantitative easing (QE2) is going to be a complete disaster for the paper markets -- specifically commodities, stocks, and then finally bonds, in that order, with losses of 20% to 50% by the end of October. The only thing that will arrest the plunge will be QE3, although we should remain alert to the likelihood that it will be named something else in an attempt to obscure what it really is. Perhaps it will be known as the "Muni Asset Trust Term Liquidity Facility" or the "American Prime Purchase Program," but whatever it ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Investing in Hard Assets Critical as Next Major Economic Breakdown Looms]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/sovereign-debt-us-debt-treasury-bills/4/19/2011/id/34054</link>
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			Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[Things are certainly speeding up, and it is my conclusion that we are not more than a year away from the next major financial and economic disruption.Alas, predictions are tricky, especially about the future (credit: Yogi Berra), but here's why I am convinced that the next big break is drawing near.In order for the financial system to operate, it needs continual debt expansion and servicing. Both are important. If either is missing, then catastrophe can strike at any time. And by "catastrophe" I mean big institutions and countries transiting from a state of insolvency into outright bankruptcy.In a recent article, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Things are certainly speeding up, and it is my conclusion that we are not more than a year away from the next major financial and economic disruption.Alas, predictions are tricky, especially about the future (credit: Yogi Berra), but here's why I am convinced that the next big break is drawing near.In order for the financial system to operate, it needs continual debt expansion and servicing. Both are important. If either is missing, then catastrophe can strike at any time. And by "catastrophe" I mean big institutions and countries transiting from a state of insolvency into outright bankruptcy.In a recent article, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[World Markets Unprepared for Abrupt End to QE2, Downshift of Japanese Economy]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/quantitative-easing-fed-policy-monetary-policy/4/4/2011/id/33749</link>
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			Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[The Fed is in a bind. No matter which way it turns, utter failure is a risk. Putting more money into the system risks no less than the dollar itself. Stopping quantitative easing (QE) risks plunging the economy and financial system into another period of turbulent decline. It looks like they are going to choose the latter.In a recent report, I made the case that pressure was building on the Fed to end its QE2 program in June, and that if it did, there would be an enormous rout in the stock, bond, and commodity markets. That analysis still stands.This ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The Fed is in a bind. No matter which way it turns, utter failure is a risk. Putting more money into the system risks no less than the dollar itself. Stopping quantitative easing (QE) risks plunging the economy and financial system into another period of turbulent decline. It looks like they are going to choose the latter.In a recent report, I made the case that pressure was building on the Fed to end its QE2 program in June, and that if it did, there would be an enormous rout in the stock, bond, and commodity markets. That analysis still stands.This ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[What Investors Should Know About the Expiration of Stimulus]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/chris-martenson-quantitative-easing-qe2-quantitative/3/8/2011/id/33219</link>
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			Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[There's a scenario that could play out between May and September in which commodities (including my beloved silver) and the stock and bond markets could all sell off between 20% and 40%. The trigger will be the cessation of QE2 and a multi-month pause before QE3.This is a reversal in my thinking from the outright inflationary "buy with both hands" bent that I have held for the past two years. Even though it's quite a speculative analysis at this early stage, it is a possibility that we must consider. Important note: This is a short-term scenario that stems from my ]]>
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	<![CDATA[There's a scenario that could play out between May and September in which commodities (including my beloved silver) and the stock and bond markets could all sell off between 20% and 40%. The trigger will be the cessation of QE2 and a multi-month pause before QE3.This is a reversal in my thinking from the outright inflationary "buy with both hands" bent that I have held for the past two years. Even though it's quite a speculative analysis at this early stage, it is a possibility that we must consider. Important note: This is a short-term scenario that stems from my ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt Is a Warning for All Financial Markets]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/egypt-economy-food-prices-fuel-prices/2/10/2011/id/32723</link>
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			Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple. Such is the nature of complex, chaotic, and unpredictable systems. The stresses build for years and years, and nothing really seems to be happening, but then everything suddenly changes. Egypt is therefore emblematic of what we might expect in any complex system in which pressures are building, such as the US Treasury market. Can events in complex systems ever be predicted? No... and yes. No, because the precise timing and details can never ]]>
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	<![CDATA[One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple. Such is the nature of complex, chaotic, and unpredictable systems. The stresses build for years and years, and nothing really seems to be happening, but then everything suddenly changes. Egypt is therefore emblematic of what we might expect in any complex system in which pressures are building, such as the US Treasury market. Can events in complex systems ever be predicted? No... and yes. No, because the precise timing and details can never ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[How Long Can the Party in Stocks Last?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/stock-market-inflation-vs-deflation-quantitative/2/2/2011/id/32573</link>
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			Wed, 2 Feb 2011 13:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[The headlines are screaming at the top of every financial media outlet tonight: The Dow Closes Above 12,000 for the First Time in Two Years!What's going on here? Is the recovery well and truly underway? And, if it is, why is the Fed dropping hints again that "QE3 may get discussed" at future Fed meetings, as Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig said on Feb 1?Given the raft of good economic news lately, one might be forgiven for wondering what the Fed has in mind here. If everything is so economically rosy, why are they already dropping trial balloons about ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The headlines are screaming at the top of every financial media outlet tonight: The Dow Closes Above 12,000 for the First Time in Two Years!What's going on here? Is the recovery well and truly underway? And, if it is, why is the Fed dropping hints again that "QE3 may get discussed" at future Fed meetings, as Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig said on Feb 1?Given the raft of good economic news lately, one might be forgiven for wondering what the Fed has in mind here. If everything is so economically rosy, why are they already dropping trial balloons about ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Inflation Is So Much Worse Than BLS Says]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/inflation-bls-bureau-of-labor-statistics/1/25/2011/id/32384</link>
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			Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Inflation is actually much higher than what the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) claims it is; something that purchasers of college tuition, pharmaceuticals, or health insurance know all too well.To give the BLS some credit, they must try and estimate a single rate of inflation that applies to everyone equally. But that is a completely impossible task. An octogenarian living in Seattle on a meager pension and taking lots of prescription medications will have a totally different inflation experience than an 18-year-old living in their parent's basement eating Ramen noodles. But even after spotting the BLS some slack, there are ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Inflation is actually much higher than what the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) claims it is; something that purchasers of college tuition, pharmaceuticals, or health insurance know all too well.To give the BLS some credit, they must try and estimate a single rate of inflation that applies to everyone equally. But that is a completely impossible task. An octogenarian living in Seattle on a meager pension and taking lots of prescription medications will have a totally different inflation experience than an 18-year-old living in their parent's basement eating Ramen noodles. But even after spotting the BLS some slack, there are ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Rules Will Continue to Be Changed for Big Market Players]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/chris-martenson-inflation-vs-deflation-money/1/13/2011/id/32164</link>
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			Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:50:00EST
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<![CDATA[To anyone paying the slightest bit of attention, these remain very uncertain and trying times. On one side of the intellectual divide are the folks who are counting on deflationary forces overwhelming the normal credit-operated machinery of modern life, resulting in an implosion of economic activity. On the other side are those counting on hyperinflation as the most likely outcome of the grand printing experiment currently being conducted across the globe with its epicenter located within the United States.In the middle of the intellectual divide are people like me, who are leaning slightly toward one view or the other. Not ]]>
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	<![CDATA[To anyone paying the slightest bit of attention, these remain very uncertain and trying times. On one side of the intellectual divide are the folks who are counting on deflationary forces overwhelming the normal credit-operated machinery of modern life, resulting in an implosion of economic activity. On the other side are those counting on hyperinflation as the most likely outcome of the grand printing experiment currently being conducted across the globe with its epicenter located within the United States.In the middle of the intellectual divide are people like me, who are leaning slightly toward one view or the other. Not ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Be Fooled: Inflation Has the Upper Hand]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/inflation-deflation-inflation-deflation-declining-credit/12/9/2010/id/31599</link>
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			Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:10:00EST
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<![CDATA[At my firm, we are endlessly keeping a close eye out for the emergence of deflation, defined here as the purchasing power of the dollar going up. Technically, inflation and deflation are terms that indicate a particular combination of money surplus or deficit (respectively), demand for money (of which velocity is but one measure), and demand for various goods and services (which themselves may be in abundance or short supply).The reason that the inflation versus deflation debate has been so noisy, yet simultaneously so murky, is that all of these intersecting variables impact the final equation. It is like the ]]>
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	<![CDATA[At my firm, we are endlessly keeping a close eye out for the emergence of deflation, defined here as the purchasing power of the dollar going up. Technically, inflation and deflation are terms that indicate a particular combination of money surplus or deficit (respectively), demand for money (of which velocity is but one measure), and demand for various goods and services (which themselves may be in abundance or short supply).The reason that the inflation versus deflation debate has been so noisy, yet simultaneously so murky, is that all of these intersecting variables impact the final equation. It is like the ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview: Straight Talk With Independent Journalist, Charles Hugh Smith, Part 2]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/charles-hugh-smith-independent-journalist-global/12/7/2010/id/31529</link>
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			Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Charles Hugh Smith has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, www.oftwominds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as well as notable political, social and cultural trends. Charles has authored a number of books across several genres, including the recent "Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation." 6. In your book Survival+, you outline strategies concerned individuals can pursue to prepare for a tumultuous future. Can you summarize the key elements of your guidance for those yet to read the book? Charles Hugh Smith: The basic ideas are ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Charles Hugh Smith has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, www.oftwominds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as well as notable political, social and cultural trends. Charles has authored a number of books across several genres, including the recent "Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation." 6. In your book Survival+, you outline strategies concerned individuals can pursue to prepare for a tumultuous future. Can you summarize the key elements of your guidance for those yet to read the book? Charles Hugh Smith: The basic ideas are ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview: Straight Talk With Independent Journalist, Charles Hugh Smith, Part 1]]></title>
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			Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:20:00EST
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	<![CDATA[Charles Hugh Smith has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, www.oftwominds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as well as notable political, social and cultural trends. Charles has authored a number of books across several genres, including the recent "Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation." 1. Of the many forces at play that you write about within the economy, society, and politics, which ones do you see as the most defining for the future? How do you expect things to unfold?Charles Hugh Smith: Clearly, demographics and ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[IEA's World Energy Report: The End of Oil as We Know It, Part 2]]></title>
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			Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Editor's Note: Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. Click here to read Part 1 of this series."Tomorrow's [economic] expansion was collateral for today's debt."-- Colin CampbellFor those unfamiliar with my work, the job I do most frequently is a combination of information scout (I connect dots) and analyst (I dig deep). Let's head deeper into the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2010 report. Here's my quick summary of the report. By 2035: 

    Between 2008 and 2035, total energy demand grows by 36%, or 1.2% per year; far less than the 2% rate of ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Editor's Note: Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. Click here to read Part 1 of this series."Tomorrow's [economic] expansion was collateral for today's debt."-- Colin CampbellFor those unfamiliar with my work, the job I do most frequently is a combination of information scout (I connect dots) and analyst (I dig deep). Let's head deeper into the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2010 report. Here's my quick summary of the report. By 2035: 

    Between 2008 and 2035, total energy demand grows by 36%, or 1.2% per year; far less than the 2% rate of ]]>
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			Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[Once a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its World Energy Outlook (WEO), and it's our tradition here at my firm to review it. A lot of articles have already been written on the WEO 2010 report, and I don't wish to tread an already well-worn path, but the subject is just too important to relegate to a single week of attention. Because some people will only read the first two paragraphs, let me get a couple of conclusions out right up front. You need to pay close attention to peak oil, and you need to begin adjusting, because ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Once a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its World Energy Outlook (WEO), and it's our tradition here at my firm to review it. A lot of articles have already been written on the WEO 2010 report, and I don't wish to tread an already well-worn path, but the subject is just too important to relegate to a single week of attention. Because some people will only read the first two paragraphs, let me get a couple of conclusions out right up front. You need to pay close attention to peak oil, and you need to begin adjusting, because ]]>
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