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Off the Cuff: To The Moon And Back
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish discuss:

  • Highs And Lows
    • How high will the markets climb? And how fast/far will they fall?
  • The Magic Fed
    • The backstop of last resort. But what will happen when it fails?
  • It's Net Energy, Stupid
    • The measurements for our economic decisions are all wrong
  • Prostitutes & Drugs
    • The lengths we go to fool ourselves
Off the Cuff: To The Moon And Back
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish discuss:

  • Highs And Lows
    • How high will the markets climb? And how fast/far will they fall?
  • The Magic Fed
    • The backstop of last resort. But what will happen when it fails?
  • It's Net Energy, Stupid
    • The measurements for our economic decisions are all wrong
  • Prostitutes & Drugs
    • The lengths we go to fool ourselves
Image | Las Vegas In Dusty Trouble
Las Vegas In Dusty Trouble
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One thing that is certain to trip up the human race is its tendency to pursue short term goals and solutions without any weighty regard for the long-term consequences of those actions.

We routinely learn that unintended consequences are the norm, not the exception, and yet that rarely stops us from boldly interfering with complex processes.
Las Vegas In Dusty Trouble
 PREVIEW

One thing that is certain to trip up the human race is its tendency to pursue short term goals and solutions without any weighty regard for the long-term consequences of those actions.

We routinely learn that unintended consequences are the norm, not the exception, and yet that rarely stops us from boldly interfering with complex processes.
Image | Mike Maloney: The Dollar As We Know It Will Be Gone Within 6 Years
Mike Maloney: The Dollar As We Know It Will Be Gone Within 6 Years

This week's podcast sees the return of Mike Maloney, monetary historian and founder of precious metals broker GoldSilver.com.

Based on historical patterns and the alarming state of our current monetary system, Mike believes the fiat US dollar is in its last years as a viable currency. He sees its replacement as inevitable in the near term — as in by or before the end of the decade:
Mike Maloney: The Dollar As We Know It Will Be Gone Within 6 Years

This week's podcast sees the return of Mike Maloney, monetary historian and founder of precious metals broker GoldSilver.com.

Based on historical patterns and the alarming state of our current monetary system, Mike believes the fiat US dollar is in its last years as a viable currency. He sees its replacement as inevitable in the near term — as in by or before the end of the decade:
Image | Off the Cuff: When??
Off the Cuff: When??
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles discuss:

  • Time To Short This Market?
    • Chris is very close to making that call
  • Replacing Energy With Debt
    • A short-term fiction that's quickly coming to an end
  • 2015: Bonanza or Bust?
    • Lots of voices on either side
  • The Impact If Oil Goes Higher
    • Get ready for Global Recession 2.0
Off the Cuff: When??
 PREVIEW

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

  • Time To Short This Market?
    • Chris is very close to making that call
  • Replacing Energy With Debt
    • A short-term fiction that's quickly coming to an end
  • 2015: Bonanza or Bust?
    • Lots of voices on either side
  • The Impact If Oil Goes Higher
    • Get ready for Global Recession 2.0
Image | Iraq, Oil & The Coming Wealth Transfer
Iraq, Oil & The Coming Wealth Transfer

Yesterday, Chris was interviewed by Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog. Greg was a former investigative correspondent at ABC and CNN who now operates his own digital "news station". He invited Chris on to discuss the latest implications of ISIS' inroads deeper into Iraq, as well as the larger consequences the world faces if plunged into another — potentially worse — Great Recession:
Iraq, Oil & The Coming Wealth Transfer

Yesterday, Chris was interviewed by Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog. Greg was a former investigative correspondent at ABC and CNN who now operates his own digital "news station". He invited Chris on to discuss the latest implications of ISIS' inroads deeper into Iraq, as well as the larger consequences the world faces if plunged into another — potentially worse — Great Recession:
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The Banker’s Bank Warns of Dangerous Bubbles
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Recently the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) quite bluntly stated that central banks had, once again, gone too far and blown gigantic bubbles. Of course, they used less direct language — but you don't need a secret central bank decoder ring to know what they're really saying.

We'll get to that very interesting bit of reporting shortly. First, let's look at what they're talking about.
The Banker’s Bank Warns of Dangerous Bubbles
 PREVIEW

Recently the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) quite bluntly stated that central banks had, once again, gone too far and blown gigantic bubbles. Of course, they used less direct language — but you don't need a secret central bank decoder ring to know what they're really saying.

We'll get to that very interesting bit of reporting shortly. First, let's look at what they're talking about.
Axel Merk: The Fed’s Next Move

"If you're not concerned, you're not paying attention" say Axel Merk, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Funds.

Like many, he sees today's excessive high-price, low-volume, zero-volatility markets as an unnatural and dangerous result of misguided intervention by the Federal Reserve. But Axel has additional perspective than most, as the senior economic adviser to his family of funds is a former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and a former FMOC member:
Axel Merk: The Fed’s Next Move

"If you're not concerned, you're not paying attention" say Axel Merk, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Funds.

Like many, he sees today's excessive high-price, low-volume, zero-volatility markets as an unnatural and dangerous result of misguided intervention by the Federal Reserve. But Axel has additional perspective than most, as the senior economic adviser to his family of funds is a former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and a former FMOC member:
Image | Off the Cuff: Anything Goes, But Nothing Matters
Off the Cuff: Anything Goes, But Nothing Matters
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and James Howard Kunstler discuss:

  • Engineered Interference
    • Prices have no bearing on real market forces right now
  • Strange Bedfellows
    • Iraq's woes are creating all sorts of unnatural alliances
  • The End of Wishful Thinking?
    • We're losing hold of our happy delusions
  • The Resilient Living Learning Curve
    • Building skills often means failing a lot on the way
Off the Cuff: Anything Goes, But Nothing Matters
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and James Howard Kunstler discuss:

  • Engineered Interference
    • Prices have no bearing on real market forces right now
  • Strange Bedfellows
    • Iraq's woes are creating all sorts of unnatural alliances
  • The End of Wishful Thinking?
    • We're losing hold of our happy delusions
  • The Resilient Living Learning Curve
    • Building skills often means failing a lot on the way
Image | Picking Up Speed
Picking Up Speed
 PREVIEW

There's been so much happening across the world lately that it's time for a global update on a variety of subjects.

Yet, these developments stand in stark contrast to the US equity markets, where there's virtually nothing worthwhile to report on.  Our "markets" no longer resemble anything that might provide useful, actionable information.
Picking Up Speed
 PREVIEW

There's been so much happening across the world lately that it's time for a global update on a variety of subjects.

Yet, these developments stand in stark contrast to the US equity markets, where there's virtually nothing worthwhile to report on.  Our "markets" no longer resemble anything that might provide useful, actionable information.
Image | Off the Cuff: Moribund Capital
Off the Cuff: Moribund Capital
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Brian Pretti discuss:

  • Moribund Capital
    • Asset prices are rising due to money that will never hit the economy
  • Absence Of Useful Market Signals
    • No reliable benchmarks for the investor to trust
  • Dead Volatility
    • Making the market more vulnerable once it returns to life
  • Zombie Economies
    • Too many sovereign nations have become the 'financial undead'
Off the Cuff: Moribund Capital
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In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Brian Pretti discuss:

  • Moribund Capital
    • Asset prices are rising due to money that will never hit the economy
  • Absence Of Useful Market Signals
    • No reliable benchmarks for the investor to trust
  • Dead Volatility
    • Making the market more vulnerable once it returns to life
  • Zombie Economies
    • Too many sovereign nations have become the 'financial undead'
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