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Off the Cuff: Our Culture Is Failing Us
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Broken Markets
    • When all signals are false, how does one invest wisely?
  • The Decline Of Culture
    • A fundamental crisis within Western society
  • The Decline Of Civilization
    • We are on a track to repeat history, and not in a good way
  • Crafting A New Narrative
    • What should a more functional society aspire to?
Off the Cuff: Our Culture Is Failing Us
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Broken Markets
    • When all signals are false, how does one invest wisely?
  • The Decline Of Culture
    • A fundamental crisis within Western society
  • The Decline Of Civilization
    • We are on a track to repeat history, and not in a good way
  • Crafting A New Narrative
    • What should a more functional society aspire to?
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Deluding Ourselves
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Once you understand the role of oil, you cannot walk around or travel anywhere without seeing its massive impact on our lives.  Whether it’s the year-round abundance in our grocery stores or it’s the endless traffic jams in every city across the globe, every single day of the year, you see oil’s effect in and on our collective lives.
Deluding Ourselves
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Once you understand the role of oil, you cannot walk around or travel anywhere without seeing its massive impact on our lives.  Whether it’s the year-round abundance in our grocery stores or it’s the endless traffic jams in every city across the globe, every single day of the year, you see oil’s effect in and on our collective lives.
Image | Steen Jakobsen: Get Ready For The Biggest Margin Call In History
Steen Jakobsen: Get Ready For The Biggest Margin Call In History

Economist Steen Jakobsen, Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank, believes 2015 will be another "lost year" for the economy. And he predicts the Federal Reserve will indeed start to raise rates later this year, surprising the market and taking the wind of out asset prices.

He recommends building cash and waiting to see how the coming storm — which he calls the "greatest margin call in history" — plays out.
Steen Jakobsen: Get Ready For The Biggest Margin Call In History

Economist Steen Jakobsen, Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank, believes 2015 will be another "lost year" for the economy. And he predicts the Federal Reserve will indeed start to raise rates later this year, surprising the market and taking the wind of out asset prices.

He recommends building cash and waiting to see how the coming storm — which he calls the "greatest margin call in history" — plays out.
Image | Off the Cuff: Hot Money, Cold Econony
Off the Cuff: Hot Money, Cold Econony
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Brain Pretti discuss:

  • Global Capital Flows
    • The hot money is fleeing Asia and inflating Western assets
  • What Recovery?
    • GDP growth appears to be returning to 0%
  • What Will Happen When The Fed Raises Rates
    • Or better put: can it raise rates without destroying the economy?
  • Lack Of Competent Leaders
    • Those making the big decisions are not the ones we want making them
Off the Cuff: Hot Money, Cold Econony
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Brain Pretti discuss:

  • Global Capital Flows
    • The hot money is fleeing Asia and inflating Western assets
  • What Recovery?
    • GDP growth appears to be returning to 0%
  • What Will Happen When The Fed Raises Rates
    • Or better put: can it raise rates without destroying the economy?
  • Lack Of Competent Leaders
    • Those making the big decisions are not the ones we want making them
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Ocean Acidification: An Ecological Nightmare
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The oceans are facing numerous difficulties including pollution (especially from farm run off), over-fishing, and dragnet methods that ruin innumerable other things besides the targeted catch — but all of that pales in comparison to the problem of ocean acidification.
Ocean Acidification: An Ecological Nightmare
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The oceans are facing numerous difficulties including pollution (especially from farm run off), over-fishing, and dragnet methods that ruin innumerable other things besides the targeted catch — but all of that pales in comparison to the problem of ocean acidification.
Image | John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead

As we often state here at Peak Prosperity, the narratives we hold are immensely important. The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions.

Which is why it's so dangerous when a society clings onto a narrative that is no longer serving it well, a narrative divorced from reality.
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead

As we often state here at Peak Prosperity, the narratives we hold are immensely important. The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions.

Which is why it's so dangerous when a society clings onto a narrative that is no longer serving it well, a narrative divorced from reality.
Image | Off the Cuff: That Sinking Feeling…
Off the Cuff: That Sinking Feeling…
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  • The Police State
    • Too much evidence to ignore
  • How Low Can Interest Rates Go?
    • Looking for the limits to NIRP
  • That Sinking Feeling….
    • Why the next economic bust is going to be just horrible
  • Oil
    • What the heck is going on in that market?
Off the Cuff: That Sinking Feeling…
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  • The Police State
    • Too much evidence to ignore
  • How Low Can Interest Rates Go?
    • Looking for the limits to NIRP
  • That Sinking Feeling….
    • Why the next economic bust is going to be just horrible
  • Oil
    • What the heck is going on in that market?
Image | The Fed Is Destroying the World One Saver At A Time
The Fed Is Destroying the World One Saver At A Time
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I must confess to a deep-seated anger at just how insultingly stupid the world has become. As a sufferer of crisis fatigue I can be caught exclaiming You have got to be kidding me!!? several times per day, or perhaps shouting How dumb do they think we are?

Three choice outbursts came last week as I read Bernanke’s new blog and came across statements like this one:

 

 

The Fed Is Destroying the World One Saver At A Time
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I must confess to a deep-seated anger at just how insultingly stupid the world has become. As a sufferer of crisis fatigue I can be caught exclaiming You have got to be kidding me!!? several times per day, or perhaps shouting How dumb do they think we are?

Three choice outbursts came last week as I read Bernanke’s new blog and came across statements like this one:

 

 

Image | Richard Duncan: The Real Risk Of A Coming Multi-Decade Global Depression
Richard Duncan: The Real Risk Of A Coming Multi-Decade Global Depression

Richard Duncan, author of The Dollar Crisis and The New Depression: The Breakdown Of The Paper Money Economy, isn't mincing words about the risks he sees ahead for the world economy.

Essentially, he sees the past 50 years of economic prosperity fueled by globalization and easy credit in serious danger of being unwound, as the doomed monetary policies currently being pursued by the word's central banks result in a massive multi-decade depression that spans the globe.

Richard Duncan: The Real Risk Of A Coming Multi-Decade Global Depression

Richard Duncan, author of The Dollar Crisis and The New Depression: The Breakdown Of The Paper Money Economy, isn't mincing words about the risks he sees ahead for the world economy.

Essentially, he sees the past 50 years of economic prosperity fueled by globalization and easy credit in serious danger of being unwound, as the doomed monetary policies currently being pursued by the word's central banks result in a massive multi-decade depression that spans the globe.

Image | Off the Cuff: The Great Global Economic Slowdown
Off the Cuff: The Great Global Economic Slowdown
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Economic Slowdown
    • Economic growth is fast disappearing all across the world
  • The Evils Of The Banking System
    • Corrupt & corrupted; we need a return to old-school fiduciary stewardship
  • Chicago Blues
    • A case study for the fraud & rot soon to appear in cities across the US
  • Fracking's Legacy
    • From poisoned water tables to earthquakes
Off the Cuff: The Great Global Economic Slowdown
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Economic Slowdown
    • Economic growth is fast disappearing all across the world
  • The Evils Of The Banking System
    • Corrupt & corrupted; we need a return to old-school fiduciary stewardship
  • Chicago Blues
    • A case study for the fraud & rot soon to appear in cities across the US
  • Fracking's Legacy
    • From poisoned water tables to earthquakes
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