The Great Greek Fudge
• http://www.zerohedge.comA third Greek bailout involving loans from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone's bailout scheme, is now being negotiated.
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All wars paid for through deficit financing, debasing the currency – Ron Paul to RT
• http://www.rt.comAlmost all wars have been paid for through inflation, three-time presidential candidate and former Congressman Ron Paul told RT, adding the practice always ends badly as currency becomes debased leading to upward pressure on prices.
The War On Cash: Why Now?
• Lew RockwellYou've probably read that there is a "war on cash" being waged on various fronts around the world. What exactly does a "war on cash" mean?
An Exasperated Tsipras Calls For Syriza Referendum On Bailout Cancellation
• http://www.zerohedge.comAnyone who thought Greece's third bailout program was a done deal or that, at the very least, the market would get a few months of respite before having to grapple with daily Grexit headlines again, got a rude awakening late last week
Lagarde Says No To IMF Aid For Greece
• http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-30/lagarde-sOver the course of six painful months of negotitations between Athens and its creditors, one concern lurking in the background was whether the IMF would be on board with a third program for Greece.
Gold: It's Time to Buy
• LewRockwellI'm what people call a "contrarian" investor. I tend to buy assets that are out of favor with the chattering classes and the talking heads on television.
Gold Is Only Going to Get Worse
• http://www.bloomberg.comOur survey shows a majority of traders and investors aren't optimistic.
Russia Ends Foreign Currency Purchases in Boost for Easing
• http://www.bloomberg.comRussia's central bank halted purchases of foreign currency to replenish the country's international reserves, a move that may lay the groundwork for a fifth interest-rate cut this year at a meeting on Friday.
Now Is The Time Fear Rises As Financial Markets All Over The Planet Start To Crash
• http://www.prisonplanet.comCan you feel the panic in the air? CNN Money's Fear & Greed Index measures the amount of fear in the financial world on a scale from 0 to 100. The closer it is to zero, the higher the level of fear.
According To One Veteran FX Trader, "Greece Is Playing It Correctly"
• http://www.zerohedge.comSome interesting, and contrarian, observations from former FX trader and fund manager, and current Bloomberg commentator, Richard Breslow on Greece - which for all the bashing, may be doing just what it is supposed to be doing.
US Economic & Consumer Confidence Plunges To 10-Month Lows As "Hope" Crashes
• http://www.zerohedge.comThe Conference Board just reported that US Consumer Confidence, having bounced in June, has collapsed in July (and saw the bounce revised drastically lower).
Emerging Market Currencies Tumble to Record Low in 'Violent' Selloff
• http://www.infowars.comAn index of the major developing-nation currencies fell to an all-time low this week, extending its drop over the past year to 19 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg going back to 1999.
Top Economic Forecaster Warns: Have Cash On Hand To Survive For Three Months...
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac SlavoTop Economic Forecaster Warns: Have Cash On Hand To Survive For Three Months: "No Institution Is Safe"
Currencies Depend on Faith, Gold Doesn't
• LewRockwellIn his July 17th Blog, Let's Get Real About Gold, author and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig likened investor interest in gold with the "Pet Rock" craze of the 1970's, when consumers became convinced that a rock in a box would provi
Central Banks and Our Dysfunctional Gold Markets
• http://www.thedailybell.comMany investors still view gold as a safe-haven investment, but there remains much confusion regarding the extent to which the gold market is vulnerable to manipulation through short-term rigged market trades, and long-arm central bank interventions
The US Military Wants to Disrupt Terrorist Bounties With Virtual Currencies
• http://motherboard.vice.com,by JORDAN PEARSON"High stakes" doesn't even begin to describe the game of global terrorist hunting...
itBit Announces Launch of Global OTC Agency Trading Desk
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comToday, New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit announced that it had launched its Global OTC Agency Trading Desk.
Canada's Shifting Economic and Political Climate May Affect Bitcoin Exchanges' Plans
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comThe Bank of Canada has confirmed that, after two quarters of negative growth, the Canadian economy is technically in a recession although the bank would prefer to call it a "mild contraction." The dollar is at a six-year low, mainly due to the fa
Number of Argentinian Merchants Accepting Bitcoin Doubles Amid Inflation Concerns
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comSince last year, the number of bitcoin merchants in Argentina has doubled, according to the Financial Times. This growth comes primarily from small businesses, which are showing the highest bitcoin growth and adoption rate in all of Latin America.
Gold slumps to five-year low, dollar at highest in months
• http://www.reuters.com, By David GaffenGold prices plunged to their lowest in more than five years on Monday, at one point dropping 4 percent on aggressive selling out of China, while the U.S. dollar hit a three-month high on expectations for higher U.S. interest rates.
Where Is China's Missing 1,850 Tons Of Gold?
• http://www.forbes.comThe People's Bank of China, for the first time in more than six years, revealed a change in the country's official gold reserves.
Luxury Smartwatch Manufacturer Kairos Begins Accepting Bitcoin, Offers Discounts
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comHybrid smartwatch manufacturer, Kairos, has partnered with global Bitcoin payment processor BitPay to accept bitcoin for their smartwatches and wearable devices. The dual US-South Korean company have come a long since launching their idea earlier
Bank of Canada Admits Recession...
• MIKE SHEDLOCKBank of Canada Admits Recession: Shades of Voldemort; The Solution: More Bubbles; Operation Twist Canadian Style?
Factom Team Launches Release Candidate One, Calls for Test Participation
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comHaving recently reached its seed-round fundraising goal of $1 million on Bnk to the Future with Factom Inc., their sister entity the Factom Foundation has now launched a Release Candidate One (RC1), a critical step for launching the Factom network.
Introducing Citicoin, 'Equivalent to Bitcoin'
• http://www.thedailybell.comKen Moore, head of Citi Innovation Labs told IBTimes UK during a technology briefing that the bank has been looking at distributed ledger technology for "the last few years" and has amassed a skilled team.
Why most of the world's banks are headed for collapse
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Doug CaseyYou're likely thinking that a discussion of "sound banking" will be a bit boring.
Bitcoin Could Prevent Future Economic Catastrophes in Greece and Worldwide
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comEuropean leaders announced Monday morning that they had reached a deal meant to resolve Greece's debt crisis, The New York Times reports. The new bailout for Greece would involve both "serious reforms" and "financial support," said Donald T
Bitcoin Companies Weigh in on Digital Currency Regulations for the California Senate
• https://bitcoinmagazine.comThis week leading bitcoin companies including BitGo, Bitnet, Blockstream, Chain.com, Gem, Mirror, Xapo and Blockstream have sent a letter to the California Senate as a response to the recent approval of AB 1326, New York's BitLicense-like document
When Money Dies
• https://www.lewrockwell.com"When Money Dies" is the title of a 1975 book by Adam Fergusson, in which he describes the downfall of the Reichsmark in Weimar Germany. A fascinating look at that period of history, one can glean quite a few useful pieces of advice on how to sur
Peter Schiff on the Chinese Market Crash
• http://www.popularliberty.com, By DjPe5hPeter explains how China mimics America's money-printing economic policy to suppress the strength of the yuan.
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