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Economists Warn of Coming Stagflation

The only way to avoid this impending disaster is a global debt reset — a Debt Jubilee, if you will. Imagine what could be achieved if all the central banks acted together in retiring all the world’s debt — all $281 trillion of government, corporate and consumer loans.

The Petrodollar Is Dying, Silver & Gold Impact? - Rob Kientz & Andy Schectman

By Wall Street Silver

With recent news from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Russia, it is clear the Petrodollar is dying. How will this affect the Gold and Silver markets long term..

BIS gold swaps fell slightly in August but remain high

By Robert Lambourne

The swap transactions potentially create a mismatch at the BIS, which conceivably ends up being long unallocated gold (the gold held in BIS sight accounts at major central banks) and short allocated gold..

The Fat Lady Takes the Stage

By Rick Ackerman, Rick's Picks

Building a bubble on top of the existing one seems so implausible that we are left with perhaps three logical alternatives..

The Short Position in GLD Jumps Over 17 Percent

By Ed Steer, Gold and Silver Digest

The short position in GLD also rose, from 1.027 million troy ounces, up to 1.204 million troy ounces...an increase of 17.24 percent.

The Return of Stagflation

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

Putting an extra $14 trillion on top of normal government spending into a $20 trillion economy is a massive sugar high. It wasn’t a free lunch by any means; the national debt went up accordingly. But it still had a short-term stimulus effect.

New Crackdowns Threaten Economy as Inflation Rages

By Mike Gleason, Money Metals

Metals markets are caught between fears of Federal Reserve tapering and the forces of inflation. Price levels continue to rise in the U.S. and around the world.

Money Printing, Inflation, Gold and Silver

By Dave Kranzler, Mining Stock Journal

It’s my predilection to believe that the Fed not only will not taper but will eventually be forced to increase the amount of money it is printing, I believe we’ll see the mining stocks outperform the general stock market by a wide margin over the next 12 months.

A Gold Whale Surfaces

By Ted Butler, Butler Research

Compelling data in recent Commitments of Traders (COT) reports point to the emergence of a very large buyer in COMEX gold futures -- as many as 40,000 COMEX gold contracts, the equivalent of 4 million ounces of gold.

Not Transitory

By Craig Hemke, TF Metals Report

Now is definitely NOT the time to give up and dump your physical precious metal and/or your mining shares. Instead, you must believe your own eyes and intellect. Inflation and stagflation are here to stay..

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