Tag Archives: HyperInflation

Peter Schiff on the Markets, sovereign debt

* China would never admit to being worried about currencies.
* US eager to bailout Greece b/c it is eager to reassure sovereign debt holders.
* US much worse off compared to EU as a whole.
* This is an ongoing depression which is currently interrupted by deficit spending (making things worse).
* Next crisis will be a flight FROM the dollar. Current anti-euro sentiment will be reversed. Carnage in bond markets.

Epic Analysis & Predictions

I envision us looking back at this statement with great sadness. Let it not be said that no one tried to prevent what is about about to happen.

I’m glad I was able to find a transcript of Congressman Ron Paul’s statement. Youtube videos sometimes vanish. I’m storing the transcript here.

Europe Also Inflating — beware the red herring

Hey guys. Pay attention to this. The talking heads on Television will probably try to spin stories like this one to disguise the demise of the dollar. Europe’s inflationary policies do not help us, but they serve as a red herring for the propagandists.

The euro tumbled as debt woes spread around the euro zone from Greece, where pledges of austerity and fiscal rigor failed to stem growing fears that the Continent’s economic recovery could be derailed.

The euro fell as low as $1.4505 on Tuesday, its lowest level since early October. New worries about Austrian banking also roiled markets, with rumors of trouble at an Austrian lender with shaky investments in Eastern Europe following Monday’s surprise nationalization of another Austrian bank at the behest of the European Central Bank. (Read more from online.wsj.com)

Patrick Barron’s comments:

The Fed and the ECB are trying the old “beggar thy neighbor” policy, whereby each tries to cheapen its own currency in order to spur exports to its neighbor. Great plan. Now both currencies can crash together. Misery loves company, I guess.