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EmailHow This Will Play Out
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Executive Summary
- Why downward pressure on the US dollar is building
- What to expect when the Fed "ends" quantitative easing in June
- The factors most likely to cause a major breakdown in the dollar
- What you should do to protect against a dollar collapse
- Why time is your most precious (and depleting) asset right now
Part I: The Breakdown Draws Near
If you have not yet read Part I, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
Part II: How This Will Play Out
Meanwhile...
Inflation continues to climb in every market except the United States, which tells us that US inflation statistics are probably wrong. In a global economy where the dollar is the world's reserve currency, and given the fact that the dollar is down roughly 8% over the past year, it is practically impossible for inflation to be higher everywhere besides the US.
In Europe, the highest monthly gain in inflation in the record series was just recorded:
Your faithful information scout,
Chris Martenson
Copyright 2011, Chris Martenson. All rights reserved.
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I knew a good one was coming, and it did!
on our schiszophrenic situation these days.
peace to all, Shamba
For many of us who tuned into the situation quite awhile back, we kept our eyes on the horizon and watched the gathering storm. With distance there was hope that things would change, slow, or go another way, and our preparations seemed more abstract...
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If your plans include moving, selling a house, or making big improvements to your current house, I would strongly recommend putting those plans into high gear.
Most timely. I recently discovered that a close friend and I were independently looking into solar/wind installations with the same local manufacturer/contractor...
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March inflation for Canada was reported today at 3.3%, up from 2.2% annually in February; which increases the likelihood of a bank rate increase from 1% next month. It is some balancing act though since the BoC doesn't want to get too out of line with the Fed due to the impact on exchange rate...
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If your plans include moving, selling a house, or making big improvements to your current house, I would strongly recommend putting those plans into high gear.
Most timely. I recently discovered that a close friend and I were independently looking into solar/wind installations with the same local manufacturer/contractor...
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Chris, you wrote: "Unless the US and other advanced economies undertake the hard work of self-imposed austerity the alternative is some sort of a financial accident." As a long time emergency RN/attorney and risk manager I can tell you there is no such thing as an accident, there are decisions and events that lead to negative outcomes...
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Thanks Chris. The feeling this brings while everyone else is rushing around with their daily lives with their heads buried in the sand is discomforting. The general population and even some of us are ill prepared. I'm not going to be able to do everything I want...
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Thanks you Chris!! I am printing out your report now to read it. I was really happy to see we had a new one from you to address the current status of things!
rector wrote:
For many of us who tuned into the situation quite awhile back, we kept our eyes on the horizon and watched the gathering storm...
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Chris wrote:
"If your plans include moving, selling a house, or making big improvements to your current house, I would strongly recommend putting those plans into high gear."
Is this because of concerns about rapidly-rising interest rates (killing the ability to buy or sell real estate) and inflation increasing the cost of improvements?