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John Rubino

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John blogs on Substack and is the former manager of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com. His books include The Money Bubble: What To Do Before It Pops (2014), The Collapse Of The Dollar And How to Profit From It (2008), Clean Money: Picking Winners In The Green-Tech Boom (2008) and How ...more
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Recession Watch: Inflation Won't Die Until The Economy Kills It
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 1:09 PM EDT
A previously obscure inflation metric called Core Services CPI shocked the world this week by rising at an annual rate of 8%. This pretty much rules out a Fed rate cut in the near term.
In this article: SPY
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The Student Loan Debt Spiral Starts: Credit Card And Auto Loan Delinquencies Highest For Millennials
Sunday, February 11, 2024 7:30 AM EDT
Generation Z hasn't had time yet to collect big-ticket-item debt, but Millennials have had both the time and the inclination.
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Household Debt Tops $17.5 Trillion And Americans Are Feeling The Strain
Saturday, February 10, 2024 6:49 AM EDT
Despite surging price inflation, “resilient” American consumers have managed to keep spending money, driving “strong” economic growth – thanks to their credit cards.
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No Whispers Of Wal-Mart On Wall Street
Thursday, February 8, 2024 9:30 PM EDT
In the early days, Wal-Mart was not even a whisper on Wall Street. In fact, investors in the company’s home State of Arkansas hardly thought to ask, “Is this something worth investing in?”
In this article: WMT
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What's Cheap -- And What's Cheaper -- In 8 Charts
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:11 PM EDT
There aret no “strong” fiat currencies left. All are evaporating when measured against real money, just at different rates
In this article: GDX, BITCOMP, SIL
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Recession Watch: Doom Spending And Frozen Real Estate
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 2:12 PM EDT
Not a portrait of a soft landing.
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Construction’s Dirty Little Secret: They’re Short On Cash
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
Construction loans don’t get “paid off.” They get refinanced. The loan cycle moves from construction loans, to bridge loans, to permanent loans, which has several implications for jobs, and our credit-driven economy
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Recession Watch: Spiking Layoffs
Sunday, January 14, 2024 4:36 AM EDT
Healthy economies have a natural background rate of hiring and firing, as employers adjust to changes in their environment. But when the firing part of the process starts to dominate, trouble frequently follows.
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Three Emerging Themes For 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024 4:20 AM EDT
What I feel more confident offering are themes that I think will emerge. If we're in the ballpark on some of these themes, it'll be possible to express them through our investments, business activities, and personal preparedness
In this article: BITCOMP
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So... About Bitcoin
Friday, January 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin has already had a strong run in anticipation of the ETF launch, so it’s not clear how much short-term juice is left (buy the rumor, sell the news).
In this article: BITCOMP
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The Corporate Profit Profit Squeeze
Monday, January 8, 2024 10:58 PM EDT
The past few years were — we were told — an emergency in which all had to sacrifice for the greater good.
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Gold/Silver Ratio Climbs To Start 2024
Friday, January 5, 2024 10:35 PM EDT
It was a quiet week for Gold, Silver and the miners. Resistance remains at $2100 for Gold, while Silver remains well below $26. The miners lost 4%-5% on the week.
In this article: GDX, GDXJ, GLD, SLV, SILJ
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Recession Watch: Slightly Lower Interest Rates Will Make Zero Difference
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:27 PM EDT
Consumers are tapped out and real estate is frozen.
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Gold Is Now Definitely An Impulse Buy
Saturday, December 30, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
Recently, Costo began selling gold bars on its website. The bars were a big hit, generating revenues of $100 million in the most recent quarter. Now, Walmart has opened its own precious metals shop. Who's next?
In this article: COST, GLD Also: WMT, TGT
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“Just Take It”: America’s New Foreign Policy Slogan Exasperates De-Dollarization
Friday, December 29, 2023 2:00 PM EDT
If there is anything more important to the value and dignity of a person, a nation even, it is private property. Yet, this form of stealing, akin to violence, is slowly becoming America’s new foreign policy slogan.
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Sea Planes And Safe Landings In 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023 1:15 AM EDT
Unfortunately, financial industry jobs this past year have had more up-and-down movement than wanted. According to the Financial Times, employment in twenty of the world’s largest banks cut a total of 61,905 jobs.
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