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Former US Treasury Official – Expect Frightening Black Swan

Interview with Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Today a former US Treasury Official warned King World News that investors around the world need to be prepared for a frightening “black swan” that will shock the financial world.  He also cautioned, “the … Continue reading

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Doomsday investors betting on market crash

Universa Investments, which spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year buying crash protection, has attracted a record amount of money into its fund this quarter. “People are starting to recognize that these market moves are unnatural and distorted,” said … Continue reading

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Fukushima Black Swan

Why would a radioactive fish make news on a financial website (article below)? The Marusoi fish that was caught on January 18th showed a 10 fold increase in radioactive levels as the previous record from last August. The reactor core(s) … Continue reading

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It Always Comes Back to Gold

The following story is being overlooked or downplayed but its implications could be staggering. But then isn’t that what makes a black swan event? Power is the goal and money is the tool to bring about both its inception and … Continue reading

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Deep Fried Black Swan Lands As China Admits It Has A Food Inflation Problem, Releases Corn, Rice From Reserves

Last week we wrote an article that to many was anathema: namely an explanation why everyone is deluding themselves in their expectation that the PBOC would ease, soft, hard, or just right landing notwithstanding. The reason? The threat that food inflation is … Continue reading

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As The US Drought Spreads To India, Will The Black Swan Be Deep Fried

By now it should be more than clear that the entire hope-based, short-squeeze driven, algo-mediated rally is the result of the last traces of hope: with the US economy openly in free-fall mode, housing supported only by once again increasing shadow … Continue reading

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Black Swan Siting?

If the French nationalize their banks as outlined this past weekend, this could cause a Black Swan scenario by collapsing the Euro. Whatever economic, political or natural catastrophe causes the final economic collapse, we can be assured of three facts: … Continue reading

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Nassim Taleb – Author of the Black Swan Discusses JP Morgan

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Expect a US Price Shock as Black Swans Come Home to Roost

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