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Yes, this is it! We have crossed the Rubicon, and events in the world economy are now likely to unfold in a totally uncontrollable fashion. Clueless governments still don’t understand that their ruino...

Egon von Greyerz / May 18, 2010

India, like China, understands INDIA BUYS GOLD – UK BUYS BANKS, the virtues of gold. This is why they have snapped up 200 tons of gold from the IMF at around $1,045 per ounce or $6.7 billion. Th...

Egon von Greyerz / November 3, 2009

The severe problems that the world economy and financial system have experienced in the last couple of years will seem like a walk in the park compared to what will happen in the next couple of years

Egon von Greyerz / October 22, 2009

There is really only one government in the world that understands the virtues of gold - China. Not only is the country buying all the gold that they can without pushing the price up but they are also...

Egon von Greyerz / September 11, 2009

The current debt and asset deflation will not lead to a Japanese 1990’s  style deflationary period. It is more likely to lead to hyperinflation in the US, the UK and many other countries. H...

Egon von Greyerz / August 3, 2009

In this newsletter, we will outline what is likely to be the devastating effect of the credit bubbles, government money printing and the disastrous actions that governments are taking. Starting in the...

Egon von Greyerz / July 14, 2009

The only reason why there has been an air of optimism in the world economy in the last couple of months is that the bearers of these false rumours of recovery all have a vested interest. They are eith...

Egon von Greyerz / June 26, 2009

Take the following ingredients: And what do you get? A Banking system which: That, ladies and gentlemen, is the state of the world’s financial system today and that is why you need to protect yo...

Egon von Greyerz / June 12, 2009

“Don’t tell me what to buy, but tell me when to buy”! Back in 2002 we told investors to buy physical gold for up to 50% of their liquid assets. Since then gold is up between 220% and...

Egon von Greyerz / May 28, 2009

We have told investors that the rating of US and UK sovereign debt is a farce and that they both will be downgraded. Today, the UK is on its way to joining the PIGS countries as Standard and Poor̵...

Egon von Greyerz / May 21, 2009

This week there will be a meeting between G20 leaders and central bankers in London to save the world economy. Let us make it very clear – the meeting is bound to fail. There is no chance that t...

Egon von Greyerz / April 9, 2009

Gordon Brown has really surpassed himself in creative alchemy. He has turned $100 billion of G20 new commitments into $5 trillion of air! Take $100 billion of committed new money, add $500 billion of...

Egon von Greyerz / April 3, 2009