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The Fed Is Destroying the World One Saver At A Time
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

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
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

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 | How Many More “Saves” Are Left in the Central Bank Bazookas?
How Many More “Saves” Are Left in the Central Bank Bazookas?
by charleshughsmith

The remarkable success of grandiose pronouncements, money-printing programs and serial expansions of credit raises a key question: how many more “saves” can the central bank bazookas fire that will have the desired effects of maintaining perceptions of central bank omnipotence and pushing global markets ever higher?
How Many More “Saves” Are Left in the Central Bank Bazookas?
 by charleshughsmith

The remarkable success of grandiose pronouncements, money-printing programs and serial expansions of credit raises a key question: how many more “saves” can the central bank bazookas fire that will have the desired effects of maintaining perceptions of central bank omnipotence and pushing global markets ever higher?
Image | Off The Cuff: Central Banks Gone Wild
Off The Cuff: Central Banks Gone Wild
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

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

  • The ECB Bazooka
    • Making sense of Draghi's QE announcement
  • The Swiss Surprise
    • A massive shock to the status quo
  • The Canadian Cut
    • Suddenly panicking about their asset bubbles
  • Making Sense Of The Madness
    • We're suddenly a lot closer to the endgame
Off The Cuff: Central Banks Gone Wild
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

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

  • The ECB Bazooka
    • Making sense of Draghi's QE announcement
  • The Swiss Surprise
    • A massive shock to the status quo
  • The Canadian Cut
    • Suddenly panicking about their asset bubbles
  • Making Sense Of The Madness
    • We're suddenly a lot closer to the endgame
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Deflation Is Winning
by Brian Pretti

Remember in the early part of the last decade, long before he was appointed the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke penned an article that caught widespread public attention entitled, “Deflation: It Can’t Happen Here” ?

Bernanke was referring to the deflationary pressures Japan had been dealing with for more than a decade. In the article, Bernanke laid out a game plan for how the Fed would respond if the US ever faced deflationary pressures. His miracle antidote for battling deflation? Printing money. Lots of it.

Little did anyone know at the time that this game plan would become the Fed’s exact response to the credit market crisis and deflationary impulse that erupted in 2008 and 2009.
Deflation Is Winning
 by Brian Pretti

Remember in the early part of the last decade, long before he was appointed the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke penned an article that caught widespread public attention entitled, “Deflation: It Can’t Happen Here” ?

Bernanke was referring to the deflationary pressures Japan had been dealing with for more than a decade. In the article, Bernanke laid out a game plan for how the Fed would respond if the US ever faced deflationary pressures. His miracle antidote for battling deflation? Printing money. Lots of it.

Little did anyone know at the time that this game plan would become the Fed’s exact response to the credit market crisis and deflationary impulse that erupted in 2008 and 2009.
Image | The Consequences of a Strengthening US Dollar
The Consequences of a Strengthening US Dollar
by charleshughsmith

In early September, I made the case for a rising U.S. dollar. Since then the dollar has continued its advance, and is now breaking out of a downtrend stretching back to 2005—and by some accounts, to 1985.

So what does this mean for the global economy?

 

The Consequences of a Strengthening US Dollar
 by charleshughsmith

In early September, I made the case for a rising U.S. dollar. Since then the dollar has continued its advance, and is now breaking out of a downtrend stretching back to 2005—and by some accounts, to 1985.

So what does this mean for the global economy?

 

Image | John Hussman: The Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%
John Hussman: The Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%
by Chris Martenson

John Hussman is highly respected for his prodigious use of data and adherence to what it tells him about the state of the financial markets. His regular weekly market commentary is widely regarded as one of the best-researched, best-articulated publications available to money managers.

John's public appearances are rare, so we're especially grateful he made time to speak with us yesterday about the precarious state in which he sees global markets. Based on historical norms and averages, he calculates that the ZIRP and QE policies of the Fed and other world central banks have led to an overvaluation in the stock market where prices are 2 times higher than they should be.

John Hussman: The Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%
 by Chris Martenson

John Hussman is highly respected for his prodigious use of data and adherence to what it tells him about the state of the financial markets. His regular weekly market commentary is widely regarded as one of the best-researched, best-articulated publications available to money managers.

John's public appearances are rare, so we're especially grateful he made time to speak with us yesterday about the precarious state in which he sees global markets. Based on historical norms and averages, he calculates that the ZIRP and QE policies of the Fed and other world central banks have led to an overvaluation in the stock market where prices are 2 times higher than they should be.

Image | Off the Cuff: The War On Savers
Off the Cuff: The War On Savers
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

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

  • The State of Silver
    • Notes from this year's Silver Summit
  • The War On Savers
    • Further exploration of the Fed's 'financial repression'
  • The Inevitable Market Crash
    • More predictable than ever
  • The Broken American Dream
    • Out of the reach for most now
Off the Cuff: The War On Savers
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

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

  • The State of Silver
    • Notes from this year's Silver Summit
  • The War On Savers
    • Further exploration of the Fed's 'financial repression'
  • The Inevitable Market Crash
    • More predictable than ever
  • The Broken American Dream
    • Out of the reach for most now
Image | The Market Crumbles
The Market Crumbles
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

 ~ Is a market crash possible here?

For so many years the stock markets has done just one thing: Go up.  And then up some more; until everyone "knew" that the stock market could never go down again, and that the Fed would ride to the rescue if it ever started to go down.

Well, for better or worse, the Fed is now committed to ending QEternity here in October 2014. A decision they cannot easily undo.

And various markets around the globe are in trouble.
The Market Crumbles
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

 ~ Is a market crash possible here?

For so many years the stock markets has done just one thing: Go up.  And then up some more; until everyone "knew" that the stock market could never go down again, and that the Fed would ride to the rescue if it ever started to go down.

Well, for better or worse, the Fed is now committed to ending QEternity here in October 2014. A decision they cannot easily undo.

And various markets around the globe are in trouble.
Image | The Global Slowdown
The Global Slowdown
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

I am on record as saying that the end of the US Fed money printing (a.k.a 'QE') is a bigger deal than the equity markets of the west and Japan have factored in.

Further, I don't think that the ECB has sufficiently picked up the baton from the US Fed and I seriously doubt that they will be able to expand their money printing efforts much beyond that already announced due to pressure from a reluctant Germany.
The Global Slowdown
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

I am on record as saying that the end of the US Fed money printing (a.k.a 'QE') is a bigger deal than the equity markets of the west and Japan have factored in.

Further, I don't think that the ECB has sufficiently picked up the baton from the US Fed and I seriously doubt that they will be able to expand their money printing efforts much beyond that already announced due to pressure from a reluctant Germany.
Image | Market Jitters
Market Jitters
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

The global stock markets have been trading as if risk has been entirely removed the equation. Fundamentals have had zero impact on the prices of equities as they have gone up on good news (hey, the economy is improving!) as well as bad (hey, there's more stimulus on the way!).

We saw this same level of rationalization in play in 2006 and 2007. It was as frustrating to those with an eye towards rational thinking then as it is today.

Only today is worse. A lot worse.
Market Jitters
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

The global stock markets have been trading as if risk has been entirely removed the equation. Fundamentals have had zero impact on the prices of equities as they have gone up on good news (hey, the economy is improving!) as well as bad (hey, there's more stimulus on the way!).

We saw this same level of rationalization in play in 2006 and 2007. It was as frustrating to those with an eye towards rational thinking then as it is today.

Only today is worse. A lot worse.
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