Princes of the Yen

In this outstanding documentary, loosely based on Professor Richard Werner's book with the same title, we can not only better understand the post WWII japanese economic history, but also comprehend how "independent" central banks were introduced in Asia, first in Japan with the legal modifications induced by the 1989-1990 japanese stock market crash and, later, … Continue reading Princes of the Yen →

Is the SNB on New York’s leash?

“Is the SNB on New York’s leash?” this is the question once rethorically asked by well known Swiss banker, financial adviser and author of ‘Gold Wars’ Ferdinand Lips, who believed that Switzerland had been put under enormous foreign pressure and duress to sell half of its gold reserves, saying that “In my opinion, the once … Continue reading Is the SNB on New York’s leash? →

Aberrant Central Banks

In a report to be presented on Wednesday June 17 in London, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) will reveal that central banks are increasingly investing in the stock market and that they will most likely continue to do it in the future. "A cluster of central banking investors has become major players on world equity … Continue reading Aberrant Central Banks →

Breakfast inflation

One of the least discussed and at the same time most important aspects of this economic crisis is the discrepancy between official inflation measures used by the FED, the Consumer Price Index( CPI) and, specially, Personal Consumer Expenditures (PCE), and the real inflation experienced by real people. One example of this last real inflation is … Continue reading Breakfast inflation →

Reverse Robin Hood explained

In this article published by Zerohedge we can find a cogent explanation of the present process of wealth redistribution from poor to rich, a phenomenon felt everywhere. Whether this process is an intended one, a sort of conspiracy, or just "collateral damage" of unsound monetary and economic policies, is for the reader to decide. This … Continue reading Reverse Robin Hood explained →

TYReads “One hundred years is long enough. End the Fed”

On the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Federal Reserve (FED), designed in secrecy by a group of Wall Street bankers and voted into existence by the American Congress on december 23 1913, Ron Paul publishes this article arguing that its creators have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, and that the FED has taken … Continue reading TYReads “One hundred years is long enough. End the Fed” →

TYR reads “…It’s a Different Economy”

College Grads: It's a Different Economy @ Of Two Minds Charles Hugh Smith aptly summarizes and describes the structure of the post-2008 USA economy, a description that by extension and with some tweaks can be applied to most western economes. An economy in which processes in the making since the end of WW2, if not sooner, … Continue reading TYR reads “…It’s a Different Economy” →

“He who controls the spice controls the universe.”

If you are a science fiction fan you'll probably remember Dune, the excellent novel (a series of them actually) by Frank Herbert, and the film by David Lynch based on the same book. In it, one of the villains, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, utters “He who controls the spice controls the universe”, the spice being a rare … Continue reading “He who controls the spice controls the universe.” →

4 April 2013 TYR reads

Helicopter QE will never be reversed @ The Telegraph Ambrose Evans-Pritchard hints at what the nature of the end-game of this monetary era might be...and it is printing money...forever. With an apparently neutral style and quoting potentially apocalyptic outcomes if permanent money printing by Central Banks is not considered ( "A breakdown of the global trading … Continue reading 4 April 2013 TYR reads →

TYR reads: Bitcoins Go Parabolic

Zerohedge reports about the parabolic rise in the price of the Bitcoin in the last 48 hours and its 1400% rise since the start of the year. The article rethorically asks..."which line item on the Fed's Balance Sheet is 'Virtual Currency Transactions'... what better way to destroy an up and coming currency competitor than to blow … Continue reading TYR reads: Bitcoins Go Parabolic →