WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE
GOING TO?
DONDE
ESTAMOS Y ADONDE VAMOS?
Hugo
Adan May 15, 2014
1 Check these World news first:
By Chris
Martenson via Peak
Prosperity –submitted by www.zerohedge.com
Ukraine is a bellwether; we will
see other conflicts like it elsewhere in the world, and likely, in time, within
our own nation. Which is why understanding the nature of social unrest is so
important, particularly to those considering relocation (within or outside of
their home country). You certainly don't want to leap from the frying pan into
the fire as resource scarcity and conflicts are now part of the global
equation.
My
comment: Donde estamos y adonde vamos? Where we are & where we're going to?
This article is about causes of revolution. The thesis is
that a critical 40% income fall is
created by the rises of gas prices and both ignite current rebellions. The
author Chris Martenson via Peak Prosperity –submitted by zerohedge.com- departs from the premise attributed
to H Kissinger: rising oil prices brings
about rise in food prices. Then the empire rules come:
Who controls the
food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole
continents; who controls money can control the world. H
Kissinger
The fact is that the US is losing the dollar as main international currency for
trade and bank deposits. This means that
If IMF don’t go back to DSK proposal, the fall of the USD and Euro will be catastrophic,
and either Econ-polit chaos will follow (temporal
dominance of bitcoin), OR a new IMF will negotiate the acceptance of the BRICS new currency as well as other currencies dominant in the world trade with secured
bases in gold and other precious metals.
Then the 1st rule will
be obsolete: “those who
control money will control the world”. There will be at least four main
currencies (including the USD) with no one with dominant position since the world will be open to new currencies (including the bit
coin) and according to their resources and trade.
The 2nd rule will also
be declared obsolete
since the owners of new currencies
will impose a New Deal and will separate business from military might and force
de-nuclearization of the world and rid off oil & carbon as main energy
source. The US won’t be able to blackmail the world with his nuclear power
(either all will have it or none) nor Saudis an Qatar will be able to finance
jihadists and mercenaries worldwide.
The 3rd rule won’t have
space either: “Who controls the food supply controls the
people” since consume sovereignty will cut the winds of Monsanto and others who
profit with GMO products.
The main premise for revolution (40% income fall and gas price rises) won’t make sense as rule for rebelions. The single factor remaining as cause , will be the exclusion of young generation and ethnic and gender minorities That will be a cause for political instability.
It is expected that a NEW UN will deal with these problems easily once the US capture of the UN is dismantled and state capture by financial speculators are placed in jail. Meanwhile, those war-mongers who today funnel money to capture and control young grievances and rebellion will be indicted for crimes against peace.
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2- Continue reading: WORLD NEWS
EURO-ZONE ECONOMY SHOWS WEAKER-THAN-EXPECTED EXPANSION.
FRANKFURT—The euro
zone's economy expanded at a weak pace last quarter despite a strong recovery
in Germany, putting added pressure on the European Central Bank to enact fresh
easing measures to prevent the region from sliding into a lengthy period of low
inflation and economic stagnation. http://online.wsj.com/articles/euro-zone-economy-shows-weaker-than-expected-expansion-1400145062?tesla=y&mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories&mg=reno64-wsj
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By IceCap Asset Management: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-14/icecap-asset-management-only-thing-booming-europe-separatist-movements
If one looked
closely between all of this booming, one would find that everything isn’t quite
booming after all. Yet, if the stock market and the economy are booming why
do we see:
- UK considering leaving the European Union
- Scotland voting to leave the UK
- Catalonia voting to leave Spain
- Venice voting to leave Italy
- Greece not being allowed a vote on leaving the Eurozone.
From our
perspective, the only thing booming in Europe are
separatist movements – no one
wants to stay, except of course those who have a vested interest in the status
quo. We are very confident that it is only a matter of when – not if, the
Eurozone breaks and the breaking will be caused by either a planned election or
a grass roots social movement to force change. Now, there are
numerous straws that can break the European camel’s back – simply close your
eyes and pick one. The point being, despite umpteen different bailouts,
followed by umpteen different stimulus programs, neatly delivered by umpteen
different election promises – current European governments are increasingly
becoming less enamoured by its voting citizens.
Open figure: Which straw will break
the European camel’s back http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2014/05/20140514_ice.png
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WHERE'S THE CHEAPEST (AND MOST EXPENSIVE) GAS IN THE WORLD?.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-14/wheres-cheapest-and-most-expensive-gas-world
The most expensive: Hong Kong 2.32, UK 2.25, Germany
2.15, France 2.12, Suitz 2.05
The cheapest : Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia and US and Mx:
below 1.07 per litter gas (1/4 of gallon) in USD
Source: Deutsche Bank
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RUSSIA
Russia
Dumps 20% Of Its Treasury Holdings As Mystery "Belgium" Buyer Adds
Another Whopping $40 Billion. Russia
indeed dumped a record $26 billion, or some 20% of all of its holdings,
bringing its post-March total to just over $100 billion - the lowest since the
Lehman crisis. But as shocking as this largely pre-telegraphed dump was, it
pales in comparison with what we first observed, is the country that has
quietly and quite rapidly become the third largest holder of US paper: Belgium.
http://www.zerohedge.com/
Russian
space threat may boost US rockets same source
How
The Debt Trap Swallowed Asia In Three Charts same source
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UKRAINE
DONETSK
DECLARES MARTIAL LAW AS "LEAVE OR FACE TOTAL ANNIHILATION" Deadline
Hits Within The Hour. 05/15/2014 - 02:16
May 15, 2014. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-15/donetsk-declares-martial-law-leave-or-face-total-annihilation-deadline-hits-within-h
The self-proclaimed “people’s
governor” of Donetsk, Pavlo Gubarev, has, according to KyivPost, threatened “total annihilation” of
Ukrainian armed forces moved into Donetsk region if Kyiv did not pull
them away from “the cities of Donbas” within one hour.
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UKRAINE SLIDES DEEPER TOWARD WAR AS RUSSIA WARNS ON VOTE.
“When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe it’s as close
to civil war as you can get,” Sergei Lavrov told Bloomberg Television yesterday in an
interview in Moscow. “In the east and south of Ukraine, there is a war, a real
war, with heavy weaponry used, and if this is something that is conducive to
free and fair elections, then I don’t understand something about freedom.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-14/ukraine-slides-deeper-toward-war-as-russia-warns-on-vote.html
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3- AMERICA, OUR ORWELLIAN COUNTRY
EL PAIS DONDE SE DICE y HACE LO
INVERSO DE LO DICHO y HECHO
1. INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION PLUNGES BY MOST IN 5 YEARS (BIGGEST MISS IN 3 YEARS). Industrial Production slumped by 0.6% -
its biggest miss since April 2011 - after its March rebound. This drop
is the lowest since June 2009... and this is after the post-weather rebound...
Still wondering why bond yields are collapsing? Don't trust the signals of the
bond market - stick with believing in the analysts - 80 out of 81 economists
thought industrial production would have done something better in April. http://www.zerohedge.com/
2. Speculators –investors- are in trouble if pay for Treasury
protection
London
Silver Fix announced that in three months it would no longer exist.
However, silver is only one half of the world's two best known precious metals.
Which is why we decided to take a long, hard look at that other fix: gold.
The rapid and dramatic departure of the world's largest bank
by outstanding notional derivatives, and Europe's biggest bank by any metric,
Deutsche Bank, from the precious metal fix, means that something felt out of place: if the participants of the "fixing"
process which for so many years took place in the office of none other than
Rothschild on St. Swithin's Lane in London, were suddenly scrambling to
disappear without a trace.
The gold and silver fixings
are organized through UK limited liability companies of which the member
investment bank traders are directors. Before the resignation
of Deutsche Bank, there were five directors and five alternate directors of
"The London Gold Market Fixing Limited" and three directors and three
alternate directors of "The London Silver Market Fixing Limited."
Earlier this year on 16th January, German financial
regulator BaFin stated that possible manipulation of currency and precious
metals markets could be more serious than the manipulation that has already
been proven in the Libor rigging scandal. On the very next day, January
17th, Deutsche Bank announced that it was withdrawing from both the gold and
silver fixings in what it called "a scaling back of its commodities
business."
Related news: The
End (of the Silver Fix) Is Nigh
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3-CPI RISES 2.0% FROM YEAR EARLIER, MOST SINCE JUNE: MEAT
PRICES SOAR MOST IN OVER A DECADE. The CPI headline print of 0.3% for April came just as
expected, rising from 0.2% in March and the highest sequential increase since
June of 2013. It was also in line with expectations. The CPI ex-food and energy
rose 0.2% and up 1.8% from a year ago, both just modestly higher than expected.
Other details: "The food index rose 0.4 percent in April. The index for
food at home, which rose 0.5 percent in both February and March, increased 0.4
percent in April. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.5 percent
in April and has increased 3.9 percent over the last three months. [continue below]
The index for meats rose 2.9
percent, its largest increase since November 2003. The rent index
increased 0.3 percent, the index for owners’ equivalent rent advanced 0.2
percent, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.4 percent. The medical
care index rose 0.3 percent in April, with the indexes for medical care
services and medical care commodities both increasing 0.3
percent."
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Investors can lose
money in traditional fixed income securities. While U.S. Treasuries
certainly bore some of the brunt, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
(TIPS) actually sold off more. U.S. Treasury market as inflation expectations
moderated climbed. Investors who had purchased TIPS for protection (and for the
past year and a half were actually paying the government for the perceived
safety) may have been surprised to find that simply having inflation protection
did not serve as a defense against rising interest rates.
Investors have three
needs: growth, income and protection. Investors allocated money to TIPS to
presumably address the latter two of those needs. And yet TIPS have offered
nothing by way of income for some time now, and over this recent short-term
time period, failed to offer adequate protection. Investors need to look beyond
traditional fixed income securities for real yield and to protect themselves,
not against the risks of the past but rather the potential risks of the future,
including rising interest rates. Source
: INTRUDER
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4- INITIAL
CLAIMS PLUNGE TO LOWEST SINCE MAY 2007
Total benefits dropped 9k to 2.67 million - the
lowest since Dec 2007. All things
considered - America is fixed... so why are bond yields
collapsing and GDP so piss-poor? Just like Japanese GDP however, good news appears to be bad news as the US
equity market did not flinch on this record-setting jobs print.
5- EMPIRE MANUFACTURING REBOUNDS TO BEST IN 4 YEARS BUT
SPENDING/JOBS OUTLOOK TUMBLES. What is more worrisome - and suggests this
spike is entirely unsustainable is the outlook for capex and tech spending
dropped, average workweek expectations shrank, and the number of employees is
expected to fall.
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