Cyprus : Arbitrary Decisions and Confusion

Published by Philippe Herlin | Mar 28, 2013

So Cyprus has been bailed out, for the time being, but we must ask the question : Isn’t the new plan worse than the first one? Given, of course, that both plans are nothing short of theft of private and company savings by incompetent political leaders, it’s like comparing pestilence with malaria.

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Cyprus : The Day After

Published by Philippe Herlin | Mar 21, 2013

Risks are increasing everywhere and the situation is becoming more and more confusing. We need to get back to the fundamentals : ideally we need to get out of paper currencies and into gold, get out of the banking system to avoid all confiscation, and get out of the Eurozone toward a country that...

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The Fed’s Phony Benefits

Published by Philippe Herlin | Jan 17, 2013

There is very significant news that has barely made the headlines : Last week, the Fed has paid $89 Billion in benefits to the U.S. Treasury. It is 18% more than last year’s payment and it wipes out the $79 Billion 2010 record

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Bye, bye, Basel III !

Published by Philippe Herlin | Jan 10, 2013

Incredibly, banks’ wishes have come true in the very first week of 2013 ! Should we rejoice ? Well, not really, because one of the main dispositions of Basel III, where prudential norms of the world banking sector are being discussed, has been emptied of its substance. The crisis of 2008 has sho...

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Eurozone’s Fragile Structure

Published by Philippe Herlin | Dec 13, 2012

We won’t be cruel by reminding you that François Hollande, recently, and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, last spring, had declared the Eurozone crisis « over »... All the different bailout plans are only fragile undertakings, and the smallest shock can bring them down, as we know and are witness...

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