Krisis Kewangan Archive

  • Kerajaan tak boleh sentiasa berbelanja dan tanggung hutang sampai bila-bila. Kena ada full stop. Disebabkan tak ada full stop tu yang jadi macam US dan Europa sekarang. Korang jangan percaya la dengan apa berita cakap yang US dan Europa akan "dapat menyelesaikan krisis ini tanpa apa-apa kesan buruk". Tipu je semua tu!

    Simpan atau Belanja?

    Kerajaan tak boleh sentiasa berbelanja dan tanggung hutang sampai bila-bila. Kena ada full stop. Disebabkan tak ada full stop tu yang jadi macam US dan Europa sekarang. Korang jangan percaya la dengan apa berita cakap yang US dan Europa akan "dapat menyelesaikan krisis ini tanpa apa-apa kesan buruk". Tipu je semua tu!

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  • The solution to stopping the debt spiral is to stop spending more than we produce, but that is a painful solution that every politician won’t tell the voters. Pain means he won’t be re-elected.

    Don’t Worry About Inflation – Yet

    The solution to stopping the debt spiral is to stop spending more than we produce, but that is a painful solution that every politician won’t tell the voters. Pain means he won’t be re-elected.

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  • Traditionally minded people think of “cash” as the base and not gold. Everything in this world is denominated in US Dollars (world reserve currency), not gold. Generations of humans have been taught by the bank-owned educational system that “treasury bonds” are the ultimate “safe haven”.

    Exeter’s Pyramid, CDS and Gold

    Traditionally minded people think of “cash” as the base and not gold. Everything in this world is denominated in US Dollars (world reserve currency), not gold. Generations of humans have been taught by the bank-owned educational system that “treasury bonds” are the ultimate “safe haven”.

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  • The EFSF proudly announces that it is going to pay as much as possible to prop up weak banks and countries throughout the Eurozone.  The investors sit there with stunned looks on their face.  The EFSF fully enjoying how awestruck the potential investors are, explain that there are many countries and some banks that cannot receive the financing that they need because they are having cash flow problems, are over leveraged, and quite simply are in deep trouble unless someone is will to buy their bonds at aggressive prices.  As the investors finally regain their composure, they are sure they must have misunderstood.

    The EFSF Pitching Itself As A Hedge Fund

    The EFSF proudly announces that it is going to pay as much as possible to prop up weak banks and countries throughout the Eurozone. The investors sit there with stunned looks on their face. The EFSF fully enjoying how awestruck the potential investors are, explain that there are many countries and some banks that cannot receive the financing that they need because they are having cash flow problems, are over leveraged, and quite simply are in deep trouble unless someone is will to buy their bonds at aggressive prices. As the investors finally regain their composure, they are sure they must have misunderstood.

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  • I think this because circumstances now are worse - and hence more bullish for gold - than they were in 2006. Look at how much money we've printed (the monetary base now exceeds $2.6 trillion, a mind-boggling 200% increase since 2006). Look at the state of the global economy - highly vulnerable and propped up by governments.

    The Best Mistake You’ll Ever Make

    I think this because circumstances now are worse - and hence more bullish for gold - than they were in 2006. Look at how much money we've printed (the monetary base now exceeds $2.6 trillion, a mind-boggling 200% increase since 2006). Look at the state of the global economy - highly vulnerable and propped up by governments.

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  • As with animal and plant ecology the weak should be allowed to disappear. As a financial student I see new instruments and corporation types being created and others dying out because they were not able to feed in the current market ecology.

    Financial Ecology

    As with animal and plant ecology the weak should be allowed to disappear. As a financial student I see new instruments and corporation types being created and others dying out because they were not able to feed in the current market ecology.

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  • Now, I used to write for the movies—I can tell you the secret to writing a good sequel: Use the exact same elements, the exact same story structure—hell, even use the exact same lines!—but make sure the sequel isbigger: Bigger sets, bigger explosions, bigger stars, bigger everything—a bigger bang for the buck.

    “The Sequel”: How 2011 Is A Repeat of 2008 – Only Bigger, Longer, and Uncut by Bailouts

    Now, I used to write for the movies—I can tell you the secret to writing a good sequel: Use the exact same elements, the exact same story structure—hell, even use the exact same lines!—but make sure the sequel isbigger: Bigger sets, bigger explosions, bigger stars, bigger everything—a bigger bang for the buck.

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  • In other words, you won't buy gold at $2,000 an ounce because you think it's going to $6,000; you'll buy gold because you fear the dollar will continue losing its ability to meet basic monetary requirements and you'll need a substitute, something that will retain its value.

    Why You’ll Still Be Buying Gold at $2,000

    In other words, you won't buy gold at $2,000 an ounce because you think it's going to $6,000; you'll buy gold because you fear the dollar will continue losing its ability to meet basic monetary requirements and you'll need a substitute, something that will retain its value.

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  • Flagship current affairs programme. Will Hutton investigates the banks and discovers that while ordinary taxpayers take the pain of the financial crisis, for the banks it's largely business as usual. Hutton analyses the banks' accounts and shows how they are using government-guaranteed funds to gamble with derivatives as they did before the crash. He also reveals how the banks are still paying vast salaries and bonuses.

    How the Banks Won!

    Flagship current affairs programme. Will Hutton investigates the banks and discovers that while ordinary taxpayers take the pain of the financial crisis, for the banks it's largely business as usual. Hutton analyses the banks' accounts and shows how they are using government-guaranteed funds to gamble with derivatives as they did before the crash. He also reveals how the banks are still paying vast salaries and bonuses.

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  • Things are getting real ugly out there. The tension in the air is dense and sweaty. Everyone feels it, but not enough people proactively discuss it. The economy has already imploded, and is now reinflated with volatile hydrogen like fiat, just waiting for the right spark to bring the whole zeppelin crashing down in flames. Japan’s situation is a prime example of the incredible sensitivity now present in the so called global economy.

    The Return Of Precious Metals And Sound Money

    Things are getting real ugly out there. The tension in the air is dense and sweaty. Everyone feels it, but not enough people proactively discuss it. The economy has already imploded, and is now reinflated with volatile hydrogen like fiat, just waiting for the right spark to bring the whole zeppelin crashing down in flames. Japan’s situation is a prime example of the incredible sensitivity now present in the so called global economy.

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