Warning: Trump’s Federal Reserve Pick Hates Gold and Cash

“Marvin Goodfriend thinks there should be a robust negative interest rate placed on cash.  For example, if there was a -10% interest rate on cash, your $10 bill would actually be worth only $9. It is basically a penalty for using cash.  The excuse is that this will stabilize the economy by keeping more capital in the banks. It means banks, and by extension, the Federal Reserve, have more control over your money.  The gold standard, Goodfriend argues, was also an encumbrance on monetary policy, ‘destabilizing’ prices.”

Read more: http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/warning-trumps-federal-reserve-pick-hates-gold-and-cash/

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Bernanke Backs Ripple At Blockchain Conference

Two months ago we noted former Fed chief Ben Bernanke’s apparent flip-flop since leaving office as he agreed to be the keynote speaker at a blockchain conference, having warned in 2015 of ‘serious problems’ with bitcoin due to its ‘instability’ and ‘anonymity’…”

Read more: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-16/bernanke-backs-ripple-blockchain-conference-tech-promising

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China’s banks imperiled as property binge fuels mortgage fraud frenzy

“Gravity-defying property prices in China have spawned widespread home-loan fraud as buyers fear missing out on what seems like a sure bet. Real estate agents, valuation companies and banks themselves are party to the scam.”

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-risk-mortgages/

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Here’s What the World’s Central Banks Really Think About Bitcoin

“The guardians of the global economy have two sets of issues to address. First is what to do, if anything, about the emergence and growth of the private cryptocurrencies that are grabbing more and more attention — with bitcoin climbing above $10,000. The second question is whether to issue official versions.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-26/what-the-world-s-central-banks-are-saying-about-cryptocurrencies

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Fed Official Decries Bitcoin as “Not Backed”

“With one unit of Bitcoin now worth 10,000 times the US dollar, it makes sense that the Fed would begin to feel a bit defensive. Indeed, the speech comes to the defense of the central bank, the existing money, and payment system networks, and calls for the pace of innovation to be controlled by regulators in the interest of ‘prudence.'”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/fed-official-decries-bitcoin-as-not-backed/

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The State’s War on Student Debtors Is Heating Up

“It is this licensing which, in some cases, forced students to rack up student debt in the first place to satisfy these barriers to entry. Now, these roadblocks are contributing to unemployment.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/the-states-war-on-student-debtors-is-heating-up/

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ECB wants to end deposit insurance, offer savers ‘appropriate amount’

“Covered deposits no longer need to be protected, according to the European Central Bank (ECB), which has proposed this month to stop withdrawals when a bank is on the verge of failing. It has suggested the current €100,000 (£85,000) deposit level currently protected in the event of a bail-in would no longer be available.”

Read more: https://www.rt.com/document/5a1283f3fc7e93c0588b4568/amp/410373-ecb-end-deposit-protection

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The Black Swan In Plain Sight—Debt Out The Wazoo

“Washington has suspended it way into a $5.7 trillion increase in the public debt in just six years since October 2011. That is, during a period which supposedly constitutes the third longest business expansion in US history.  At the end of the day, you can’t borrow your way to prosperity. That’s the oldest rule in the book of sound money and sustainable finance.  And it’s about ready to be learned all over again.”

Read more: http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/the-black-swan-in-plain-sight-debt-out-the-wazoo/

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The Ponzi scheme that’s more than 100x the size of Bernie Madoff

“Credit-rating agency Moody’s estimates state, federal and local government pensions are $7 trillion short in funding.  And corporate pension funds are underfunded by $375 billion.  One of the big drivers behind this is that investment returns are way too low.  Today with government bonds yielding 3% or less (and in some cases bond yields are NEGATIVE), they aren’t achieving their targets.  One or two years with sub-optimal investment returns is not catastrophic. But it’s been like this now for a decade.  And that’s just problem #1.  Problem #2 is that the ratio between workers and retirees is moving in the wrong direction.”

Read more: https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/the-ponzi-scheme-thats-more-than-100x-the-size-of-bernie-madoff-22601/

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When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean Being Banned From Working

“Blocking licenses is a more aggressive weapon, and states are using it on behalf of themselves and the federal government.  Proponents of the little-known state licensing laws say they are in taxpayers’ interest. But critics from both parties say the laws shove some borrowers off a financial cliff.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/business/student-loans-licenses.html

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