Bank Of England Helped Reichsbank Sell Its Nazi Gold

- Bank Of England Helped Reichsbank Sell Its Nazi Gold (ZeroHedge, July 30, 2013): We previously showed hard evidence of the Bank of England’s complicit hiding of the truth about the quality of Bundesbank gold stored in the Fed’s vaults. A few weeks later in a “completely unrelated” action, the Bundesbank dramatically shifted its recent [...] continue reading world news

AND NOW: U.S. Government ‘Rewrites’ 84 Years Of Economic History This Week

- The Government “Revises” 84 Years Of Economic History This Week (ZeroHedge, July 29, 2013): Don’t like how high debt-to-GDP figures are? Revise ‘em. Unhappy at the post-’recovery’ growth rates? Revise ‘em. Disappointed at the pace of economic improvement in the last decade or two compared to the rest of the world? Revise ‘em. This [...] continue reading world news

DHS Prepares For Second American Revolution & Total Collapse (Video)

YouTube Added: 26.07.2013 Flashback: - DHS Insider Update … Looks Like “It’s About To Get Very Ugly” … Very Soon!!! continue reading world news

The Full Layout Of Modern Shadow Banking

- The Full Layout Of Modern Shadow Banking (ZeroHedge, July 28, 2013): Following up on yesterday’s essay comparing Walter Bagehot to a modern-day shadow banker, we have received numerous requests for more information on this fundamentally critical  financial topic. So without further ado, we present a full and unabridged map of the modern shadow banking [...] continue reading world news

Halliburton Admits It Destroyed Gulf Spill Evidence, … Pays 0.0007% Of Revenue Fine

FLASHBACK: - US Presidential Panel: Halliburton Knew Cement Mixed For BP Blowout Well Was Unstable - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Halliburton Connection: The company acknowledged Friday that it had completed the final cementing of the oil well and pipe just 20 hours before the blowout last week. And don’t forget this fact (!!!): [...] continue reading world news

How Does America’s Middle Class Rank Globally? We’re Number 27!

- How Does America’s Middle Class Rank Globally? #27 (Liberty Blitzkrieg, July 23, 2013): We are number 1 right? USA! USA! No one can beat our wealth creation machine, our economic dynamism, our level playing field and our bastions of higher education. We have a middle class that is the envy of the world, right? [...] continue reading world news

Former Award Winning ‘Spiegel’ Journalist On ‘Inner Press Freedom’ And Censorship (Video In German)

For my German speaking readers. YouTube Added: 10.07.2013 Related article: - Germany undervalues journalism, union chief says (Deutsche Welle, Jan 12, 2011): China, Zimbabwe and Iran all come to mind in discussions about press freedom – not Germany. But Michael Konken, chairman of journalists’ union DJV explains why journalism in Germany is endangered. … continue reading world news

Presenting The World’s Tallest Skyscraper, … Whose Construction Was Just Halted

- Presenting The World’s Tallest Skyscraper, Whose Construction Was Just Halted (ZeroHedge, July 23, 2013) continue reading world news

AND NOW: Cyprus Jailing People For Debt!!!

- H/t reader M.G.: “Adding to this mess, here is a story from Cyprus. They are jailing people for debt. Didn’t the 19th century teach these clowns anything? How can people pay if they are in jail? Here is the link. Insane.” You can’t make this stuff up! - Rise in debtors adds to prison [...] continue reading world news

Gold Backwardation Goes Mainstream … Reuters: ‘Run For Your Gold, There Is Not Enough For All’

From the article: “That’s why a fall or rise in gold prices is not so relevant anymore. The monetary ‘fire alarm’ message, courtesy of the relationship between spot and futures prices, is run for your gold, there is not enough for all.” - Gold Backwardation (GOFO) Goes Mainstream (Liberty Blitzkrieg, July 21, 2013): Back on [...] continue reading world news

The Crash Of 1929 (Full Documentary)

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40 Stats That Prove The U.S. Economy Has Already Been Collapsing Over The Past Decade

- 40 Stats That Prove The U.S. Economy Has Already Been Collapsing Over The Past Decade (Economic Collapse, July 17, 2013): The “coming economic collapse” has already been happening.  You see, the truth is that the economic collapse is not a single event.  It has already started, it is happening right now, and it will [...] continue reading world news

ROFL: Q. ‘Are You Printing Money?’ Bernanke: ‘Not Literally’

- Q. “Are You Printing Money?” A. “Not Literally” (ZeroHedge, July 17, 2013): The following brief exchange between a congressman and Ben Bernanke pretty much wins today’s Humphrey Hawkins farce. Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally And a FTW follow up from the Chairman: If the Fed were to tighten policy, the economy [...] continue reading world news

Following 45% Collapse, Mortgage Applications Are Back To 2011 Lows

See also: - The One Chart That Proves We’re Not … And Never Have Been … In A ‘Recovery’ - Following 45% Collapse, Mortgage Applications Are Back To 2011 Lows (ZeroHedge, July 17, 2013): For the 9th week of the last 10 mortgage applications fell (led by refis – down 55% from their peak). Now [...] continue reading world news

India Will Make All Payments For Iran Crude In Rupees (Video)

YouTube Added: 14.07.2013 Description: India is to settle its 1.53 billion dollars dues with Iran in Rupees. From now on, all the trade will only be done in Indian currency. Until February, 45 percent of the Indian oil import payments were made in Euros, with the money going through Turkish Halkbank. Since then Indian crude [...] continue reading world news

Gold is a Crap Investment – Unless …

From the article: “Gold is the absolute best and only bet against currency collapse—which is coming, courtesy of central bank irresponsibility.” PHYSICAL gold and silver are the absolute best and only bet against the greatest financial/economic collapse in known world history that is well on its way. Food, water, a (self-sufficient, fully equipped) remote farm [...] continue reading world news

Everyone Knows That The Federal Reserve Banks Are PRIVATE … Except The American People

- Everyone Knows that the Federal Reserve Banks Are PRIVATE … Except the American People (ZeroHedge, July 13, 2013) continue reading world news

Inflation Is Too Low? Are You Kidding Us Bernanke?

- Inflation Is Too Low? Are You Kidding Us Bernanke? (Economic Collapse, July 11, 2013): Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said this week that inflation in the United States needs to be higher.  Yes, he actually came right out and said that.  It almost seems as if Bernanke is trying to purposely hurt the middle [...] continue reading world news

US Banks As Broken As Ever: JPM Excess Deposits Rise To New Record; Loans At Pre-Lehman Levels

- US Banks As Broken As Ever: JPM Excess Deposits Rise To New Record; Loans At Pre-Lehman Levels (ZeroHedge, July 12, 2013): The final item of note from today’s JPM release is perhaps also the most important one, and once again serves as evidence of all that is broken with the US financial system. To [...] continue reading world news

China Warns Of Grim Trade Outlook After ‘Surprise’ 3.1% Fall In Exports

H/t reader M.G.: “China just released a very grim forecast according to the UK Guardian. Their lies are catching up with them. They were claiming to be exporting far more than they were, they got caught. Now, drops in exports to the USA over 5%, to the Eurozone, even bigger drop.” Related article: - Whistleblower [...] continue reading world news

NYSE Body To Run Libor

H/t reader M.G.: “Here is another story, it’s irony won’t be lost on you. Talk about feeding the chicken house to the wolves………..the corruption is so deep, so complete, we don’t have a prayer.” - NYSE body to run Libor as City attempts to put scandal behind it (Guardian, July 9, 2013): Move follows decision [...] continue reading world news

America’s Second Largest Employer Is … A Temp Agency

- Meet America’s Second Largest Employer: A Temp Agency (ZeroHedge, July 9, 2013): Despite the mainstream media’s inability to see things as they are – as opposed to how they hope them to be for fear of exposing the status quo for the illusion that it really is – the subject of ‘job quality’ in [...] continue reading world news

Greece Calls Europe’s Bluff Again, … Gets More Money

- Greece Calls Europe’s Bluff Again, Gets More Money (ZeroHedge, July 8, 2013): Five days ago the latest episode of the endless “Europe pays Greece to pay Europe” charade played out when the Eurozone gave Greece its latest three-day “ultimatum” to fix itself or else. Obviously, Greece did not fix itself, but since the three [...] continue reading world news

The One Chart That Proves We’re Not … And Never Have Been … In A ‘Recovery’

- The One Chart That Proves We’re Not in a “Recovery” (ZeroHedge, July 8, 2013): The US economy continues to fall to pieces, though accounting gimmicks make our employment numbers look better than reality. Most of the new “jobs” being created are part-time, not full time positions. Indeed, we’ve added over 500,000 part-time jobs to [...] continue reading world news

You Are In The Ponzi Scheme Whether You Realize It Or Not (Video)

- You Are In The Ponzi Scheme Whether You Realize It Or Not (Monty Pelerin’s World, July 2, 2013): The reasons for continuing to participate in stock markets are discussed in this video from Gordon T. Long and John Rubino. It all comes down to liquidity (and little else).The liquidity fraud is well advanced and [...] continue reading world news

‘US Jobs Boom Prompts Fears Federal Reserve May Call Time On Stimulus’ (Guardian)

(h/t reader M.G.: “… here is an article from todays UK Guardian that ought to interest you. The Greedy Guts are upset because they fear their free ride on the backs of the US taxpayer in the $85 Billion a month bleed from the FED will go away because there is minimal growth in the [...] continue reading world news

Wall Street Banks Extract Enormous Fees From The Paychecks Of Millions Of American Workers

- Wall Street Banks Extract Enormous Fees From The Paychecks Of Millions Of American Workers (Economic Collapse, July 2, 2013): Would you be angry if you had to pay a big Wall Street bank a fee before you could get the money that you worked so hard to earn?  Unfortunately, that is exactly the situation [...] continue reading world news

Oppenheimer: “Time To Cover All Shorts In Gold And Gold Miners” Because “Gold Stocks Are So Bad, They’re Good”

- Oppenheimer: “Time To Cover All Shorts In Gold And Gold Miners” Because “Gold Stocks Are So Bad, They’re Good” (ZeroHedge, July 1, 2013) continue reading world news

Vatican Bank Scandal Widens Following Resignations Of Director, Deputy

- Vatican Bank Scandal Widens Following Resignations Of Director, Deputy (ZeroHedge, July 1, 2013) The story of the Vatican Bank’s priest, the Italian secret service spook, and their “fiduciary” banker gripped the world’s attention over the weekend when the latest iteration in the Vatican Bank’s money laundering series were revealed. Now, comes the resignations: the [...] continue reading world news

The Golden Cycle – Gold Bug Bashing, 1976 Edition

- The Golden Cycle (Euro Pacific Capital, July 1, 2013, by Peter Schiff): The New York Times had the definitive take on the vicious sell off in gold. To summarize one of their articles: Two years ago gold bugs ran wild as the price of gold rose nearly six times. But since cresting two years [...] continue reading world news

Dubai Gold Demand Off the Charts

- Dubai Gold Demand Off the Charts as Price Plunges (Liberty Blitzkrieg, June 27, 2013): Only in the gold market does huge demand equal a price collapse!  I suppose the problem is they don’t buy Comex contracts in Dubai and India.  As I mentioned on Twitter earlier today, the pile-on from gold bears is reaching [...] continue reading world news