SPECIAL FROM OUR SOURCES IN ASIA
Gold could be about to get disorderly also as it approaches the key $1200 call option strike. The strong rumour is the large $1200oz Dec call owner is the Peoples Bank of China. Gold traders increasingly believe that China will force physical delivery of 2.8moz of gold instead of the usual cash settlement. My contacts suggest short-term mayhem may be about to break out in gold for a few days as those who have sold the call and get exercised scramble to buy physical for delivery. To put this in context 2.8moz is around 80 tonnes of gold. Yes, it's that big and you can see why there is short-covering everywhere in gold.
Phi Beta Iota: If John Mack becomes Secretary of the Treasury, we anticipate China having a subtle but respected influence on the US Treasury as a condition for selective cover-ups, and China managing the situation so it ultimately gets compensation for all the gold stolen by Japen and confiscated by the US to create the Treasury Black Eagle Trust and Golden Lily slush funds. China did NOT sign the San Francisco Treaty and is on solid ground. We respect John Mack, he might possibly be the first truly multinational Secretary of the Treasury, and if he can make a commitment to Open Money and Real Wealth as a future path for the global economy, he could conceivably be the single most important person in the 21st Century. For background see
Review: Gold Warriors: America’s Secret Recovery of Yamashita’s Gold
Journal: $750 Billion Wall Street Scam, Russian Anger, Chinese Intent, We are NOT Making This Up!
Reference: US Intelligence & Global Banking
Journal: Wall Street Scam Collateral Damage II
Reference: Deep Secrecy–Complete Draft
Miscellaneous Other Sources
Big Players Get Physical with Gold
Over past years, we at Euro Pacific have taken an increasingly jaundiced view of paper currencies and written repeatedly about gold as an alternative. Along the way, we have urged investors to consider both the security and physical accessibility of their gold investments, and have advocated for at least some holdings to be in physical form. There are those who may have felt our views were overly cautious, even alarmist. Now, however, it is increasingly clear that major investors, including even central banks, are following our advice. Meanwhile, we continue to set the curve by calling for an even greater share of investors' portfolios to be in physical bullion or secure equivalents.
Only China has shown growth in consumer demand up 12% from the same time last year to 120.2 metric tons for wider consumption and 8% for jewelry to 93.5 metric tons spurred by government urgings to invest in physical gold and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 providing a boost to sales.
gold bullion appears to be on a sustained upswing, mainly because of shortages of physical supply.
United States Economy At Zero Hour To Service Debt Mountain
I will argue that this year's rally in inflationary assets, from emerging stock markets to industrial commodities to the fall in the US dollar, could be a FAKE. Let me explain why. . . . . .
…it is our contention that US savings are heading north over the months and years to come. And an America that saves is an America that does not run a current account deficit. It is an American that can finance its own spending domestically. The US produced a small surplus back in the 1990-91 recession, so why not again?
The Chinese are building capacity to meet a world where US nominal GDP is $25trn in ten years time. I fear they could be in for a nasty shock.
And with it the ominous precedent of 1931, outlined in our February report, when a back up in ten year Treasury yields from 3.1% to 4.4% undoubtedly accelerated the rate of deflation in the US economy.
Phi Beta Iota: We had to read this last one three times and still only understood less than a third of it. Our take-aways: 1) major deflation is coming; 2) China is facing its own crash with or without our gold; 3) capitalism based on the one billion rich is dead in the water and sinking fast. The good news: read our review of just a few books, below, which we summarize in one sentence: We can create a prosperous world at peace by focusing on the five billion poor and their four trillion a year economy–we do this with free cell phone connectivity, call centers, and education “one cell call at a time.” It's time for non-zero win-win.
Coming Soon: Evolutionary Activism by Tom Atlee
Review: The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid–Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Hardcover)
2008 COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace
And see also:
Graphic: Pre-Conditions of Revolution
Graphic: Web of Fragmented Knowledge
Reference: Global Futures Partnership “Are You Ready”
Review: All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity
Review: Conscious Capitalism–Principles for Prosperity
Review: Conscious Evolution: Awakening Our Social Potential
Review: Consilience–the Unity of Knowledge
Review: Creating a World Without Poverty–Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Review: Creating a World Without Poverty–Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Review: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Review: Earthspirit–A Handbook for Nurturing an Ecological Christianity
Review: Ecological Economics: Principles And Applications
Review: Evolutionary Dynamics–Exploring the Equations of Life
Review: Global Brain–The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century
Review: High Noon 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them
Review: How to Change the World–Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition
Review: Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution
Review: Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
Review: New World New Mind: Moving Toward Conscious Evolution (Paperback)
Review: Organizational Intelligence (Knowledge and Policy in Government and Industry)
Review: Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
Review: Panarchy–Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
Review: Participatory Budgeting (Public Sector Governance)
Review: Peaceful Positive Revolution: Economic Security for Every American
Review: People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities
Review: Permaculture–Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
Review: Philosophy and the Social Problem–The Annotated Edition
Review: Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet
Review: Revolutionary Wealth (Hardcover)
Review: Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
Review: Society’s Breakthrough!: Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People
Review: Strategy–Process, Content, Context–An International Perspective
Review: The Design of Business–Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
Review: The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (Paperback)
Review: The Genius of the Beast–A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Review: The Great Turning–From Empire to Earth Community
Review: The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
Review: The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
Review: The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution
Review: The Philosophy of Sustainable Design
Review: The Political Economy of Grand Strategy
Review: The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America
Review: The Rise of Global Civil Society–Building Communities and Nations from the Bottom Up
Review: The Second Self–Computers and the Human Spirit
Review: The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
Review: The Tao of Abundance–Eight Ancient Principles for Living Abundantly in the 21st Century
Review: The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works for All
Review: The Unfinished Revolution: Human-Centered Computers and What They Can Do For Us
Review: The Upside of Down–Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization
Review: The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom (Hardcover)
Review: The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter (Paperback)
Review: Three Billion New Capitalists–The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East (Hardcover)
Review: Transforming Leadership: The Pursuit of Happiness
Review: World Brain (Essay Index Reprint Series) (Hardcover)