In August we reported that the global share of US-dollar-denominated exchange reserves dropped to 59.0% in the fourth quarter of 2020. This was the 5th straight year of falls and matched the 25-year low of 1995. As a result more people are thinking about a potential collapse of the US dollar. We recently had someone […]
Tag Archives: hyperinflation
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Apr
Apr
How would hyperinflation in the USA affect New Zealand? How would interest rates here be affected? And what about the New Zealand dollar? There has been a bit more talk of the possibility of inflation lately. We’ve written about it recently too: Inflation in 2021 and Beyond: What’s Different to 2009? Here’s a question from […]
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Sep
Sep
Darryl Schoon shows us that rather than using complex mathematical formulae, the economy can be explained in a much easier fashion. See how inflation, deflation and hyper-deflation can be more easily understood when the economy is compared to a toilet… Gold and Silver, Up Down, Sideways and UP In mid-march, just as the coronavirus was […]
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Jun
Jun
Darryl Schoon outlines why he believes the falling velocity of money means it’s likely deflation that we face for a while longer yet… THE SKY IS FALLING Chicken Little June 2020 The velocity of money is like blood pressure. If it is too high or too low, it can be fatal. Too high […]
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Jun
Jun
Here’s an important lesson about what really happens when a currency collapses. An interesting boots on the ground report from a country where the black market has been the real market for some time now… Zimbabwe: When the Black Market Becomes the Real Market By Jeff Thomas For many years, I’ve described black markets not […]
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May
May
This article compares preparing for a financial storm with preparing for an actual hurricane of various strengths. It ranks where different countries – from USA, Europe to Australia and NZ – might sit on the financial hurricane spectrum and what life might be like there when a financial storm of various magnitudes hits. Read on […]
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Mar
Mar
In the past few weeks we’ve featured 2 previous articles from Chris Martenson. He’s back with the third part of this trilogy. So if you haven’t yet it might pay to check out the other two first: The Mother Of All Financial Bubbles The Coming Great Wealth Transfer Then read on […]
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Nov
Nov
It seems that gold and silver have been falling lately on the expectation that interest rates are now going to rise much faster than most people had previously thought they would. However the idea that rising interest rates are a negative to gold in the long run is not backed up by what has happened previosuly. […]
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Jul
Jul
Is “helicopter money” coming to Japan? This article makes a very good argument as to why Japan might be the first major nation to try very soon. This followed a visit to Japan from someone that was previously the world’s most powerful central banker… The Serious Warning No One’s Talking About By Justin Spittler […]
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Jun
Jun
Earlier we posted an article outlining the purpose of a recent trip to Zimbabwe by Doug Casey. Here is an interview with HIm discussing this trip in more detail, along with Donald Trump, Argentina and more… Doug Casey’s “Hobby” Could Convert This Country’s Currency to Gold By Nick Giambruno Having been a longtime listener of […]
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