The Emperor is Naked: David Stockman

The Emperor is Naked: David Stockman

May 15, 2012

We haven’t heard much from the interviewee – David Stockman – here before.  But given he has been Congressman and Government insider he has some unique insights.   He makes some interesting comparisons between what occurred in the financial system in 2008 and what lies ahead.  What was different about 2008 and why it could be worse than...

China’s gold imports up tremendously: What does it mean?

China’s gold imports up tremendously: What does it mean?

Apr 19, 2012

This week: - More gold bears than gold bulls – time to buy? - Free Aussie Gold Stock pick - China’s gold imports up tremendously   More gold bears than gold bulls – time to buy? A week of great charts for you this week.  This first one is of the Bloomberg gold bull/bear sentiment indicator. It shows that the gold bears outnumber the gold...

The Problem with Seeing Government as God

As we’ve mentioned before we’re apolitical here at GoldSurvivalGuide.  We agree with Doug Casey that voting just encourages them!  But with an election coming up the following is a useful read.  We agree that many of the troubles today are born about by the vast majority of people believing government can solve all problems, rather than digging a...

Foreigners Losing Confidence in Holding US Treasury and Agency Debt

If you like a chart or two, here’s a few interesting ones showing foreigners have been reducing their holdings of US Treasuries.  Could this be the start of the inevitable loss of faith in government debt?  We shall have to wait and see… By Bud Conrad, Chief Economist, Casey Research Foreign central banks buy US Treasury and Agency debt through...

Bernanke Is Making the Crisis Worse

The 3 of us here at Gold Survival Guide first met at an investment dinner where Bud Conrad of Casey Research was the guest speaker, so it’s always great to hear from him.  Bud always uses quantitative analysis to get to the root of the matter – rather than just theorising he likes to look at the numbers and has a plethora of graphs to draw from....