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| Mike Hewitt - Dollar Daze |
The History of Money: Peru |
Peru is the nineteenth largest country in the world and is a diverse land,
both in terms of people and geography. It is populated by over 29.2 million
peopl, largely descended from Spanish settlers, native
Inca, and pre-Inca cultures. Peru has three national languages: Spanish, Aymara,
and the native Quechua, reflecting the native Indian and Spanish roots that
cultivTuesday, January 19, 2021 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
The Never-Ending Wars of the United States of America |
A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small 'inside' group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefiMonday, November 23, 2020 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
Gold Improves Investment, Pension and Central Bank Portfolio’s Risk-Adjusted Returns |
Hungary increases gold reserves 10 fold and central bank Governor sees gold as having “economic and national strategic importance”
– Central banks diversifying into gold in order to ensure the national foreign exchange reserves are “safer” and to “reduce risk”
– Gold allocation reduces volatility & enhances returns in investment & pension portfolios– As stocks sold off aggressively, gold & Google searches for ‘gold price’ rose significantly
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
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| Peter McKenzie-Brown - Language Instinct |
Barbecues, Booms and Blogs |
Barbecues, Booms and Blogs
Fifty Years of Public Relations in Calgary
ISBN number: 978-1-55059-363-1
Copy for inside front cover:
Public relations is "the management function which evaluates public attitudes, identifies the policies and procedures of an individual or organization with the public interest, and plans and executes a program of action to earn understanding and acceptance."
Canadian Public Relations Society definition
Title: Barbeques, Booms and BlogsSubSunday, March 4, 2018 |
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| Wolf Richter |
Crypto Crackdown: Bitcoin is a “Combination of Bubble, Ponzi Scheme, Environmental Disaster” |
“If authorities do not act preemptively, cryptocurrencies could become more interconnected with the main financial system and become a threat to financial stability.”
The official crackdown on the entire cryptocurrency space got a new and broader framework from Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and former governor of the Bank of Mexico. In a lecture in Frankfurt on Tuesday, he let fly some real zingers interspersed with indications of what is to coThursday, February 8, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
Saxo Bank's 10 "Outrageous Predictions" for 2018: Which are Likely |
Every year, Saxo Bank makes 10 outrageous predictions for the new year. The ideas are meant to get people to think."Outrageous Prediction" Definition
Saxo Bank points out their "Outrageous Predictions for 2018 "are not their actual forecasts. Rather, they are a list of supposed “1% likelihood” events that Saxo really feels should be considered as 10% likely or higher.
In other words, they bring together a list of things that may happen, in an effort to get you to think.
Overview
Our suspicion iSunday, December 24, 2017 |
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| Stewart Thomson - Graceland Update |
Gold And Cryptos Destroy Fiat |
I’ve predicted that a long period of deflation in the Western world would end with a Fed taper, rate hikes and quantitative tightening.
That’s clearly in play now, and the deregulation of America’s thousands of small banks is perhaps the most exciting event taking place on this new “inflationary frontier”. Because of these powerful monetary trends, I’ve predicted big problems ahead for Wall Street and somewhat better times for Main Street.
Having said, that, I think investors would be making aWednesday, December 13, 2017 |
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| James Howard Kunstler |
Transparently |
As long as sexual hysteria is the order of the day, there was juicy item stowed on the back blue pages of The New York Times this morning. They report that actor Jeffrey Tambor is leaving the title role in Amazon’s hit TV series Transparent after two women on the set accused him of sexual misconduct.
One was “actress” Trace Lysette (notice The Times reverting to the antiquated gendered term when the new correct mode is to use “actor” for all on-camera persons). The other victim was Mr. Tambor’s Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Might Test All-time High |
Is Bitcoin in bubble territory? Certainly, the price pattern this year looks like an exponential one, at least locally, but there are also opposing views. In an article on CNBC, we read:
[William] Bernstein is a neurologist who began writing about investing in the 1990s, soon becoming a best-selling author and drawing the admiration of legends such as Vanguard's Jack Bogle for his clear and rational analysis. He is best known for books such as "The Intelligent Asset Allocator" and "The Four PillFriday, October 27, 2017 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
Did these mining giants just confirm the next gold frontier -- Ecuador |
There was a breakthrough deal in the Tanzania gold sector late last week, with major miner Barrick agreeing to pay the government $300 million and surrender a 16-percent stake in operations in order to end an impasse that's halted production.
But experiences like that aren't going to encourage further investment in places like Tanzania, with news this week suggesting that the world's top gold miners are looking to a new spot for growth projects: Ecuador.
That nation's mining minister, Javier CorTuesday, October 24, 2017 |
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| Axel Merk - Merk Fund |
Investment Advice for My Children Grandchildren |
Axel Merk, Merk Investments
September 13, 2017
Follow @AxelMerk Tweet
Okay, so I don’t have grandchildren yet, but I want to increase the odds you read beyond the title if you are old enough to have grandchildren. Should the investment advice we give to someone young truly be diffWednesday, September 13, 2017 |
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| Peter McKenzie-Brown - Language Instinct |
Author collates science and sweat of oilsands past |
Oil sands scientist Karl Clark (right) and unidentified assistants, c. 1950
Some years ago, the Calgary Herald's Stephen Ewart attended a presentation I gave on the oil sands, and wrote it up for his newspaper. That talk formed the basis of a book I recently published. Titled Bitumen: The people, performance and passions behind Alberta's oil sands and registered as a Canada 150 project, it went on sale through Amazon today; a Kindle version follows next week. Here's the table of contents.
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| Jim Willie CB - Hat Trick Letter |
Enter The NatGas Cartel |
The King Dollar is mortally wounded. Many notice but the masses seem largely unaware. Since 1971, the Gold Standard has been removed from its anchor position. But since 1973, the Petro-Dollar has taken its place. It has called for crude oil sales led by the Saudis and OPEC to be transacted in USDollar terms, for oil surpluses to be stored in USTreasury Bonds, and for some kickbacks from the Saudis to the USMilitary complex for weapons purchases. Of course, the US is ready willing and able to creFriday, July 7, 2017 |
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| Jason Hamlin - Gold Stock Bull |
Cryptocurrency Update: Steemit, Factom and $1 Million per Bitcoin |
Western Union Speaks on Coinbase Pilot Integration
David Thompson, the CTO of global remittance giant Western Union, took the stage at MoneyConf 2017 in Madrid, Spain to speak about his outlook on digital currency and announced a pilot program with Coinbase.
Western Union’s view is that digital currencies need to be regulated and integrated into the law before they will be included on their platform. Not long ago, they tried a partnership with Ripple, but broad buy-in from other large institutioSaturday, June 10, 2017 |
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| Chris Vermeulen - GoldandOilGuy |
U.S. Bond And Small Cap Stock Soaring Together |
U.S. Stock Markets just keep going higher and higher! How much higher will they go? I am FORECASTING another 25% higher for U.S. Stocks! The ‘bullish trend’ from the breakout continues, as expected. Breadth has become strong, once again, including a new all-time high on the SPX Advance/Decline line to match the new all-time high for the SPX. My breath thrust index reissued another buy for the SPX on May 31st, 2017! Once the markets wake up and realize that there will be no U.S. tradewars, theFriday, June 9, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
Tension Builds: Vladimir Putin Mobilizes Troops and Equipment To North Korean Border: “Fears U.S. Is Preparing To Attack” |
We can all pretend like there is nothing going on around the Korean Peninsula and hope that cooler heads will prevail, but if history is any guide, when the militaries of multiple nations begin to mass troops at borders, it takes only a single, often seemingly inconsequential, catalyst to plunge the situation into all-out war.
That’s exactly what’s happening in North Korea today. Two weeks ago China deployed some 150,000 troops to the North Korean border and put their entire military on high aleFriday, April 21, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
Pictured: Russia’s New North Pole Nuke Base: “Moscow Is Putting Down A Serious Military Marker… Seeks To Claim Oil and Gas Reserves” |
The global chess game never seems to end, and with Russia’s latest military move the situation in the oil and gas laden Arctic region of the globe is likely to increase tensions even more.
Russia has just unveiled its newest military base in the north pole, complete with 18-months of sustainable reserves for the 150 soldiers who’ll be manning it, as well as an in-house cinema, pool tables and ping pong.
But it’s not designed for just fun and games. The base is reportedly capable of housing both,Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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| Oilprice.com - oilprice.com |
When Will Russia Run Out Of Oil |
On a global level, 2015 and 2016 marked the lowest level of new conventional
oil discoveries since 1952. In 2016, only 3.7
billion barrels of conventional oil were discovered, roughly 45 days of
global crude consumption or 0.2 percent of global proved reserves. Globally,
exploratory drilling fell by almost 20 percent in 2015 and fell even further
in 2016. Russia's exploration activities, which were hit not only by plummeting
oil prices but also by a targeted sanctions regime, suffereThursday, April 6, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
Facial Recognition Tech Could Ensnare Millions of Innocent Americans for Crimes They Didn’t Commit |
It’s often the case that new technologies arrive on the scene faster than our society and its legal code can keep up. Sometimes this can be a good thing. For instance, 3D printing allows people to print out unregulated gun parts, thus allowing gun owners to circumvent the onerous laws of our government, which has struggled to come up with new laws to restrict the technology.
When technology advances at a breakneck pace however, it can also be quite dangerous for our liberties. This is especiallySunday, April 2, 2017 |
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