Jim Puplava's Blog

Oil is the lifeblood of modern society, powering over 90% of our transportation fleet on land, sea, and air. Oil is also responsible for 95% of the production of all goods we buy and ultimately drives the natural rhythms...

Something is wrong with our economy. Fixing it with more debt will not solve the underlying issues we face. Seeing the obvious, our main trading partners are taking the necessary steps and forming bi-lateral trade agreements in their own currencies. Now, more than ever before, we are living on borrowed time.

We are now at a state where the sovereign bond market has grown to become the largest financial bubble in history; a bubble that could succumb to three potential market shocks: rising commodity prices via additional quantitative easing or falling supplies, political instability, or disorderly sovereign defaults.

There are few today that so clearly speak the voice of the people. Gerald Celente shares his views on a range of subjects connected to his losses at MF Global, the web of corruption surrounding Jon Corzine, and WWJD.

Many people are beginning to either consider or take the necessary steps to make their home more self-sustainable. One person in particular, Nicole Foss, has undergone much of this process herself and shares some key insights and considerations in the following interview conducted last week.

Accurate market technician and founder of Princeton Economics, Martin Armstrong, shares his thoughts on a wide range of topics including Fed policy, Occupy Wall Street, the state of Europe, and his forecasts for the U.S. and the global economy.

If you've been watching the markets on a daily basis you probably need a dose of Maalox. Each day and week the markets have something new to worry about. One day it's Greece, the next day it's Italy. The following week it could be a recession in the U.S. or it could be the growing risk to the European banking system. What is clear is that systemic risks are building again; this time the epicenter is Europe.

It is apparent from the incoming economic data that the economy is slowing rapidly in the US, Europe, and Asia. Unless countered with fiscal stimulus and more QE, it is looking more like there may be a double dip.

The S&L Crisis was the last major case of domestic fraud resulting not only in major U.S. bank failures but also thousands of convictions across the financial industry. However, today's crisis is vastly bigger, with many more players involved, and yet, not one person has been convicted or gone to jail. In the following transcript, William Black gives a behind the scenes look at events leading up to our current situation, who in the government needs to go, and other key details that will probably suprise you.

Fear has returned with a vengeance to the financial markets once again. The media has elevated the threat levels and seems bewildered. Why the sudden change? Less than a month ago it looked like markets were ready to break out to new highs. What went wrong?