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Off The Cuff: Trapped By TINA
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In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Trapped By TINA
    • Central banks find themselves out of options
  • Under Pressure
    • Those higher up the wage curve are finding themselves struggling more
  • Fear As A Social Control Tool
    • We're being sold it much more than we realize
  • Taking Control
    • A better future will come from our own hands, not those of our leaders
Off The Cuff: Trapped By TINA
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith discuss:

  • Trapped By TINA
    • Central banks find themselves out of options
  • Under Pressure
    • Those higher up the wage curve are finding themselves struggling more
  • Fear As A Social Control Tool
    • We're being sold it much more than we realize
  • Taking Control
    • A better future will come from our own hands, not those of our leaders
Image | Joel Salatin: The Promise Of Regenerative Farming
Joel Salatin: The Promise Of Regenerative Farming

Front man for the sustainable/regenerative farming movement, Joel Salatin, returns to the podcast this week.

Next month on April 23rd, he'll be joining Adam, the folks from Singing Frogs Farm, permaculturalist Toby Hemenway, and Robb Wolf at a speaking event in northern California. He'll be speaking on the power that's in our hands to make much smarter choices regarding the food systems we depend on.

Joel Salatin: The Promise Of Regenerative Farming

Front man for the sustainable/regenerative farming movement, Joel Salatin, returns to the podcast this week.

Next month on April 23rd, he'll be joining Adam, the folks from Singing Frogs Farm, permaculturalist Toby Hemenway, and Robb Wolf at a speaking event in northern California. He'll be speaking on the power that's in our hands to make much smarter choices regarding the food systems we depend on.

Image | Off The Cuff: Are We Entering A New Bull Market For Gold?
Off The Cuff: Are We Entering A New Bull Market For Gold?
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In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  •  Has A New Bull Market In Gold Begun?
    • Maybe, though a short term pull-back is likely
  • Has Oil Bottomed?
    • Much harder to tell
  • Electric Cars
    • How long may it really take for them to reach mainstream penetration?
  • How Bad Will The Next Market Crash Be?
    • Very bad. This next one's for all the marbles.
Off The Cuff: Are We Entering A New Bull Market For Gold?
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  •  Has A New Bull Market In Gold Begun?
    • Maybe, though a short term pull-back is likely
  • Has Oil Bottomed?
    • Much harder to tell
  • Electric Cars
    • How long may it really take for them to reach mainstream penetration?
  • How Bad Will The Next Market Crash Be?
    • Very bad. This next one's for all the marbles.
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Broken Signals
 PREVIEW

Prices matter. Or at least, they should. 

They tell us about the relative value of things, and provide indication of scarcity or abundance.

Sadly, we don't have good prices anymore because the markets have been so heavily dominated by hot money speculators.
Broken Signals
 PREVIEW

Prices matter. Or at least, they should. 

They tell us about the relative value of things, and provide indication of scarcity or abundance.

Sadly, we don't have good prices anymore because the markets have been so heavily dominated by hot money speculators.
Image | John Perkins: The Shadow World Of The Economic Hitman
John Perkins: The Shadow World Of The Economic Hitman

If you're hoping to have a 'feel good' day today, we're about to owe you an apology.

John Perkins, author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, is someone we've been trying to get on the program for some time. He tells a dark story of an elite cabal working in the shadows to subjugate governments as it pursues ever-greater control of the planet's resources. 

John Perkins: The Shadow World Of The Economic Hitman

If you're hoping to have a 'feel good' day today, we're about to owe you an apology.

John Perkins, author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, is someone we've been trying to get on the program for some time. He tells a dark story of an elite cabal working in the shadows to subjugate governments as it pursues ever-greater control of the planet's resources. 

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How Rich Is Your Knowledge Capital?

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
~ Mark Twain

The Crash Course does a good job of explaining why we're heading into an uncertain future. One that will be defined by disruption and volatility.

How that change will unfold exactly is impossible to forecast. As Yogi Berra rightly quipped: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future!

The best way to defend yourself against the risk of 'losing it all' is to have an important part of your wealth stored between your ears, where it can't be taken from you.
How Rich Is Your Knowledge Capital?

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
~ Mark Twain

The Crash Course does a good job of explaining why we're heading into an uncertain future. One that will be defined by disruption and volatility.

How that change will unfold exactly is impossible to forecast. As Yogi Berra rightly quipped: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future!

The best way to defend yourself against the risk of 'losing it all' is to have an important part of your wealth stored between your ears, where it can't be taken from you.
Image | Off The Cuff: Rage Against The Machine
Off The Cuff: Rage Against The Machine
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Rage Against The Machine
    • A populist revolt may be brewing
  • Stagnation vs Recession?
    • Will the true economy please show itself?
  • Payroll Bingo
    • What will the number be?
  • Losing Control
    • Why outsiders are more popular than expected
Off The Cuff: Rage Against The Machine
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Rage Against The Machine
    • A populist revolt may be brewing
  • Stagnation vs Recession?
    • Will the true economy please show itself?
  • Payroll Bingo
    • What will the number be?
  • Losing Control
    • Why outsiders are more popular than expected
Image | Why I’m Now Short The US Equity Markets
Why I’m Now Short The US Equity Markets
 PREVIEW

In the interests of full disclosure and of keeping you abreast of my personal investment actions, I entered a short position on Friday for the first time since 2009. Yes, it’s been seven years.

The equity markets have been all but bulletproof for 6 years, but I think that phase has ended and we’re in for a rough ride from here on out.  At least until stocks fall far enough for the central banks to have another go at attempting to print up prosperity.

First, I think that the stock rally of late is overdone and there’s more downside to come.  I have a whole host of supporting reasons based on credit markets and global trade, but we’ll get…
Why I’m Now Short The US Equity Markets
 PREVIEW

In the interests of full disclosure and of keeping you abreast of my personal investment actions, I entered a short position on Friday for the first time since 2009. Yes, it’s been seven years.

The equity markets have been all but bulletproof for 6 years, but I think that phase has ended and we’re in for a rough ride from here on out.  At least until stocks fall far enough for the central banks to have another go at attempting to print up prosperity.

First, I think that the stock rally of late is overdone and there’s more downside to come.  I have a whole host of supporting reasons based on credit markets and global trade, but we’ll get…
Image | Off The Cuff: Widowmaker Markets
Off The Cuff: Widowmaker Markets
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  • Widowmaker Markets
    • Even the hedge funds can't make a buck now
  • End Of The Policy Road
    • There's no policy that can fix the banks at this point
  • The War On Cash
    • A clear sign of increasing financial repression
  • The Fall Of Europe
    • The EU is failing before our eyes
Off The Cuff: Widowmaker Markets
 PREVIEW

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

  • Widowmaker Markets
    • Even the hedge funds can't make a buck now
  • End Of The Policy Road
    • There's no policy that can fix the banks at this point
  • The War On Cash
    • A clear sign of increasing financial repression
  • The Fall Of Europe
    • The EU is failing before our eyes
Image | Steen Jakobsen: The End Of The Debt Cycle
Steen Jakobsen: The End Of The Debt Cycle

As we've been watching closely, something is wrong with the big banks. Their shares have lost 25-33% of their market value since the beginning of the year. What's going on?

The turmoil seems greatest in Europe, where bank shares have fallen the hardest, and negative interest rates have appeared with increasingly frequency across member countries.

To make sense of it all, we've invited Steen Jakobsen back on, Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank, who can provide an eyes-on-the-ground perspective on the European banking system from his location in Copenhagen.
Steen Jakobsen: The End Of The Debt Cycle

As we've been watching closely, something is wrong with the big banks. Their shares have lost 25-33% of their market value since the beginning of the year. What's going on?

The turmoil seems greatest in Europe, where bank shares have fallen the hardest, and negative interest rates have appeared with increasingly frequency across member countries.

To make sense of it all, we've invited Steen Jakobsen back on, Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank, who can provide an eyes-on-the-ground perspective on the European banking system from his location in Copenhagen.
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