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MMT is the socialists’ dream. It officially stands for Modern Monetary Theory but a more appropriate name would be More Money Theory. Because MMT is just a fancy name to justify more money printing, m...

Egon von Greyerz / April 12, 2019

Have the Ides of March been delayed in 2019? Normally the Ides of March just means the date March 15th. Shakespeare made the expression ominous as it was the day that Julius Caesar was murdered. Toda...

Egon von Greyerz / March 21, 2019

The world financial system has been in a euphoric state since 2009. It seems that the Keynesians, like Krugman or the Modern Money Theorists (MMT) are right after all. All asset markets are near the h...

Egon von Greyerz / March 14, 2019

In 2019 the investment world will start to realise that asset markets don’t grow to heaven as stocks, bonds and property start their long journey down which will eventually lead to declines of 75% to...

Egon von Greyerz / January 17, 2019

The risk of holding cash or gold in a bank is increasing continuously. Later on I discuss the difficulties bank clients encounter in taking money or gold out of their bank. The word risk can be trace...

Egon von Greyerz / November 23, 2018

Owning gold is life insurance and wealth preservation. Anyone who has lived through hyperinflationary periods in the Weimar Republic, Zimbabwe, Argentina or Venezuela understands the importance of gol...

Egon von Greyerz / November 15, 2018

In a world based on fake paper and fake electronic money as well as fake asset values, the real significance of gold has got lost. With endless credit expansion and money printing, all asset prices ha...

Egon von Greyerz / November 9, 2018

The end of an empire is a dramatic but also drawn out event with very few willing to face the facts. As the end is getting closer, denial is at its peak. We can probably figure out how it will end bu...

Egon von Greyerz / October 10, 2018

The coming gold and silver surge is guaranteed. It is not a question of IF but only WHEN. Initially, the imminent revaluation of the precious metals will have nothing to do with an investment mania bu...

Egon von Greyerz / October 4, 2018

“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”
- Solomon
This is the story about Debtor, a newborn American baby. Debtor has just been born into the gre...

Egon von Greyerz / July 13, 2018

Can investors really be that wrong? Global risk is today greater than ever in history and at the same time the great majority of investors show no fear at all. There are so many potential catalysts th...

Egon von Greyerz / July 5, 2018

Whilst the US government worries about the military threat of Russia, and the trade deficit with China, they show no concern for the real problems. To understand what is really happening, all we need...

Egon von Greyerz / June 28, 2018