Back at the start of November we commented on the possibility of Greenspan being a “good guy” on the back of some public statements he had made about gold among other things. A theory long professed by Bix Weir. The following article summarises nicely just what Greenspan had to say and what we should pay attention… Run Away […]
Tag Archives: central banks
09
Dec
Dec
Max Keiser interviews Chris Powell of GATA in the second half of this video. They cover a really diverse range of topics. The video should start automatically at the 15.35 minute mark and covers: – Why the Swiss Gold Initiative failed. – Why the Dutch are able to repatriate their of 122 tons of gold. […]
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Nov
Nov
A thought provoking opinion piece appeared on Interest.co.nz this week by Dr Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law at Victoria University. He looked at the somewhat differing opinions of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) on our largest banks and their […]
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Jul
Jul
This is the first video (just 8 minutes long) from Professor Fekete in a series of 17 short videos. We’ve featured much of the Professors writings, theories and interviews over the years. Sometimes his more “scholarly” work can be a bit hard to digest for the lay person. But these short videos are likely the most […]
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Jun
Jun
In our newsletter last week we discussed how the Fed tapering” may not really be a taper at all.” This piece from Bud Conrad looks at how the Fed might actually be stealthily withdrawing liquidity in other ways. This was one of the most interesting things we’ve read this week and not something we’e seen discussed anywhere else […]
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Jun
Jun
Gold Survival Gold Article Updates: June 19,2014 This Week: A Central Banking Extravaganza! A Correction on Negative Interest Rates Gold and Silver Surprisingly Rise on Fed Ongoing “Taper” A Fake Taper? Central Banks Buying Stocks Precious Metals Pricing Moving to the East? As the title to this email said, this week we do have a […]
05
Feb
Feb
Here’s a quick video summary of the Reserve Bank Of New Zealand’s Open Bank Resolution (OBR) scheme. Implemented in June 2013 as an alternative to a government (i.e. tax payer) bail out of any failed bank in New Zealand, this rather innocuous sounding name actually means a Cyprus like bank “bail in” or depositor “Hair […]
05
Dec
Dec
Here’s the latest from the always passionate Darryl Schoon. It’s actually a 2 part video but we think the best content is in the second half which begins at 24:47 mins in. (Part one mainly covers how the rip off that is the 30 year mortgage came into being). Here’s what is covered in Part […]
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Sep
Sep
You may have heard that Janet Yellen is likely now front runner to take over from “helicopter” Ben Bernanke as the head of the US Federal Reserve next year. Why should we as NZers care who heads the US Central Bank? Well, with the US dollar remaining the global reserve currency, all those extra digital […]
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Sep
Sep
To follow is a warning from Mexican Billionaire Hugo Salinas Price. His analysis of Central Bank Paper Reserves is very telling. It is also quite timely with the US Feds announcement on a possible reduction in their currency printing due this week. The analysis shows just how big a conundrum the Fed finds itself in with regard to […]