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Chris Martenson
The Coming Rout
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Executive Summary
- Further evidence that a Fed quantitative easing stoppage in June is likely
- Implications such a stoppage will have on stocks, commodities, bonds, and precious metals
- Why this will be more damaging to the economy than the 2008 correction
- Will the Fed eventually resume quantitative easing?
- Three alternatives to watch for that could prevent the coming rout
- How to hedge against the predicted rout
Part I: Why Things Are About To Get Turned Upside Down
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: The Coming Rout
There are a few things that make the prospect of a Fed quantitative easing (QE) stoppage more likely.
The Fed Notices Inflation
Using a flashlight, a map, and both hands, the Fed managed to find something:
Fed Finds Climbing Costs Hit Shoppers
March 3, 2011
Many manufacturers are passing along higher input costs to their customers, a sign that rising prices for wheat, cotton, iron, and other commodities could increasingly reach consumers in coming months, according to the Federal Reserve’s beige book survey.
The report, a summary of economic conditions across the central bank’s 12 regional districts, said manufacturers “in a number of districts reported having greater ability” to pass through higher costs. “Retailers in some districts mentioned they had implemented price increases or were anticipating such action in the next few months,” the Fed said.
It’s good to see that the Fed is at least dimly aware that price inflation is in the pipe and coming soon to a market near you. The rest of the world has had no such difficulties in detecting inflation, especially on news like this:
The Coming Rout
PREVIEW by Chris MartensonThe Coming Rout
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Executive Summary
- Further evidence that a Fed quantitative easing stoppage in June is likely
- Implications such a stoppage will have on stocks, commodities, bonds, and precious metals
- Why this will be more damaging to the economy than the 2008 correction
- Will the Fed eventually resume quantitative easing?
- Three alternatives to watch for that could prevent the coming rout
- How to hedge against the predicted rout
Part I: Why Things Are About To Get Turned Upside Down
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: The Coming Rout
There are a few things that make the prospect of a Fed quantitative easing (QE) stoppage more likely.
The Fed Notices Inflation
Using a flashlight, a map, and both hands, the Fed managed to find something:
Fed Finds Climbing Costs Hit Shoppers
March 3, 2011
Many manufacturers are passing along higher input costs to their customers, a sign that rising prices for wheat, cotton, iron, and other commodities could increasingly reach consumers in coming months, according to the Federal Reserve’s beige book survey.
The report, a summary of economic conditions across the central bank’s 12 regional districts, said manufacturers “in a number of districts reported having greater ability” to pass through higher costs. “Retailers in some districts mentioned they had implemented price increases or were anticipating such action in the next few months,” the Fed said.
It’s good to see that the Fed is at least dimly aware that price inflation is in the pipe and coming soon to a market near you. The rest of the world has had no such difficulties in detecting inflation, especially on news like this:
by
Chris Martenson
The second part of Chris’ interview with John Williams, noted guru on government statics, is reserved below for you, our enrolled members.
If you’ve not yet listened to Part 1, click here to do so.
Part 2 of the interview delves deeply into the specific risks our economy faces and why John concludes high inflation is the sad but certain outcome. And why he has substantially moved up his date for the onset of hyperinflation given the Fed’s recent actions.
Among other details, John provides his outlook on the expected signs hyperinflation is manifesting itself and what individuals can do to protect themselves against it.
Part 2 of the John Williams Interview: Hyperinflation Ahead
PREVIEW by Chris MartensonThe second part of Chris’ interview with John Williams, noted guru on government statics, is reserved below for you, our enrolled members.
If you’ve not yet listened to Part 1, click here to do so.
Part 2 of the interview delves deeply into the specific risks our economy faces and why John concludes high inflation is the sad but certain outcome. And why he has substantially moved up his date for the onset of hyperinflation given the Fed’s recent actions.
Among other details, John provides his outlook on the expected signs hyperinflation is manifesting itself and what individuals can do to protect themselves against it.
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David Collum
by
Chris Martenson
The silver market continues to send urgent signals that supplies are very tight, an often bullish condition sometimes associated with rapid price rises.
For those not up on the lingo of the futures market, there are two ways to describe the prices of commodities in the future as compared to today. One describes a condition where commodities cost more in the future than they do today, and it is rather non-intuitively termed contango. If a commodity is “in contango,” it is priced higher for delivery in future months than it is for delivery today. Oil is an easy example, as it is nearly always in contango, and for perfectly intuitive reasons: There are carrying costs associated with storing oil (such as interest, storage fees and insurance) and those costs assure that future oil is almost always more expensive than present oil.
The other term describes the situation where the future price is less than today’s price, a rare condition for practically every commodity, and it is called backwardation. A commodity that is “in backwardation” is priced lower for delivery in future months than it is for delivery today.
Silver is in backwardation and has been for a while now.
Silver Shortage Looming?
PREVIEW by Chris MartensonThe silver market continues to send urgent signals that supplies are very tight, an often bullish condition sometimes associated with rapid price rises.
For those not up on the lingo of the futures market, there are two ways to describe the prices of commodities in the future as compared to today. One describes a condition where commodities cost more in the future than they do today, and it is rather non-intuitively termed contango. If a commodity is “in contango,” it is priced higher for delivery in future months than it is for delivery today. Oil is an easy example, as it is nearly always in contango, and for perfectly intuitive reasons: There are carrying costs associated with storing oil (such as interest, storage fees and insurance) and those costs assure that future oil is almost always more expensive than present oil.
The other term describes the situation where the future price is less than today’s price, a rare condition for practically every commodity, and it is called backwardation. A commodity that is “in backwardation” is priced lower for delivery in future months than it is for delivery today.
Silver is in backwardation and has been for a while now.
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