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Charles Hugh Smith

Book Author, Blogger at Of Two Minds
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Charles Hugh Smith, has been an independent journalist for 22 years. His weblog, OfTwoMinds.com, is a daily compendium of observations and analysis on the global economy and financial markets, as well as notable political, social and cultural trends. Charles ...more
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Today's Money Regimes Are Doomed To Failure
Friday, April 10, 2015 6:14 AM EDT
Centrally issued money centralizes wealth and generates systemic inequality.
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Rich Middle Class, Poor Middle Class
Thursday, April 9, 2015 4:03 AM EDT
This great generational injustice is the direct consequence of central banks lowering interest rates to zero and inflating asset bubbles.
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Neofeudalism 101: Strip-Mining The Upper Middle Class
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 2:55 AM EDT
Today I'd like to examine the neofeudal strip-mining of the class that pays most of the taxes.
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What Happens To Sales And Employment When Corporate Profits Fall?
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 2:43 AM EDT
Corporate profits are back at the levels reached in 1990, 1999 and 2008 that presaged recessions and a a sharp downturn in sales and employment.
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Guaranteed Financial Security Is A Fantasy
Monday, April 6, 2015 2:40 AM EDT
Guarantees based on extracting higher taxes, borrowing trillions of dollars and creating trillions more out of thin air only guarantee eventual systemic implosion.
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The U.S. Economy Slows To Stall Speed
Thursday, April 2, 2015 11:17 AM EDT
This long-term weakening of the economy is the direct result of financialization and the Federal Reserve's policy of propping up impaired debt with more debt and constantly bringing demand forward with zero interest rates.
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The Fed Has Failed The Nation, In One Chart
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:15 AM EDT
There is only one way to end the financial tyranny of the Federal Reserve--abolish it, and put an end to the predatory pathologies of its policies.
In this article: SPX
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How Many Slots Are Open In The Upper Middle Class? Not As Many As You Might Think
Monday, March 30, 2015 2:40 AM EDT
Not only are there not that many slots in the upper middle class, the number of open slots is considerably lower.
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Complacency Reigns Supreme--Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, Right?
Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:29 PM EDT
The complacency is the result of stocks' steady rise for over two years--9 quarters of advances with only one spike down in October 2014--a spot of bother that was quickly reversed by a Federal Reserve flunky talking up QE4.
In this article: SPX, GXC, VXX
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Will Cash Always Be Trash, Or Will It One Day Be King?
Friday, March 27, 2015 4:03 AM EDT
When the phantom wealth evaporates and risk assets go bidless, cash will once again be king, for the simple reason there will be so little of it.
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What Will End The 34-Year US Treasury Bond Bull Market?
Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:09 AM EDT
U.S. Treasury bonds (10-year and 30-year) topped out above 15% in late 1981, and have traced a sawtooth pattern down ever since. The 10-year bond now yields 1.92% and the 30-year yields 2.51%.
In this article: TYX
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The Tried-and-True Blueprint For Raising Taxes
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 3:52 AM EDT
As the global economy slides into recession and the U.S. economy catches a cold, the blueprint for raising taxes will be dusted off in every state.
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Who Left The Crash Window Open?
Monday, March 23, 2015 6:07 AM EDT
Can stocks keep hitting new highs even as sales and profits fall?
In this article: SPX, VIX, AAPL
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Income, Education And Inequality In The "Recovery": Prepare To Be Surprised
Friday, March 20, 2015 5:14 AM EDT
By virtually any standard, wealth inequality has soared to historic levels in the six years of "recovery" since the Great Recession of 2008-09.
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The Unraveling Is Gathering Speed
Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:00 AM EDT
Debt saturation and debt fatigue = diminishing returns on central bank tricks.
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Dollar Demand = Global Economy Has Skidded Over The Cliff
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:36 AM EDT
Depending on the home currency, those who dumped their home currency and bought USD last summer have gained 17% to 25%, even if they received 0% yield.
In this article: UUP
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