As of yesterday there have been 6 dead bankers and one financial reporter missing in less than a month. Do they know something that we don’t know? Is this like 1929 when bankers were jumping out of windows? We saw a few of these in 2008 and a few more in 1987 but nothing like this. It can’t be because of the markets, they seem to be “buoyant” enough and no huge losses that we can see? Sure interest rates have backed up a little but isn’t everyone, everywhere on the planet hedged?
2 or 3 of these bankers are from JP Morgan, they haven’t reported any trading day losses in the last 6 months, were these guys “black sheep” that made bad trades and only broke even…or God forbid actually lost money and decided to “end it” out of shame? No, the only single common thread between these bankers is that they were in positions close enough to have information to avail the LIBOR investigations. Is this common thread a coincidence?
I don’t think it’s any coincidence at all, I view this the way I view everything. If something is obvious then that’s what it is. Yes of course you do have to look past the media “pump” but as the CIA says, “There are no coincidences.” Is it a coincidence that physical gold inventories at the COMEX and LBMA have been drawn down along with GLD…while refineries and mints are running 24/7…while verified physical demand has increased dramatically…and GOFO rates have gone negative at least a half dozen times since June? If you add into this mix that the Germans asked the NY Fed for only 20% of their gold back…do you really believe that they said, “Take your time if you wish, no hurry, 7 years is fine” as Jeff Christian suggests? Is it a coincidence that they only received 5 tons…which they first said were “re” refined in the U.S. and then changed their minds and insisted that the “re” refining was done in Germany? I ask this last question for two reasons, if the gold was really at the Fed (or “plentiful” as the bears claim), wouldn’t the Fed just send the gold and be done with it? And why waste time or money to recast the bars? Were they not in a form where they couldn’t be sold or pledged as trade collateral? Sorry, gold is gold and in a pinch it could sold or pledged for “credit” even if it was shaped or cast as a toilet bowl. Maybe this is was what happened? Maybe it was already sold or pledged and claimed? Ha, what a coincidence!
Turning to another subject, the world really is “hot” right now. No, nothing to do “global warming” (or in the case of the U.S., snowing), there are riots everywhere you look. Egypt is boiling, Syria is in a civil war, Venezuela and Argentina are on the verge of hyperinflationary collapses, Italy’s government is about to dissolve while Brazil is facing a big devaluation, China and Japan (and thus N + S Korea) are throwing jabs at each other…while Iran has cut some sort of nuclear deal (gift) that allows them to thumb their noses. Let’s not forget about Kiev, Ukraine that seems to have lit up just as the Olympics got started…all a coincidence?
My point is this, unrest is being seen in many different places right now. This is at a time when capital inflows have been seriously weakening into the U.S. Is it a coincidence that all of these hot spots have been (are being) lit up at once? Doesn’t capital normally flow into dollars as a “flight to quality” or safe haven reaction? That’s the way it used to work right? Have we stooped so low as to actually “applaud” foreign unrest because that would mean extra demand for dollars? Have we in any way “fostered” or fanned the flames of any of this?
I can’t say for sure because I’m not “in the know” but it surely seems “coincidental” doesn’t it? Country after country has been lining up and signing trade deals amongst themselves…without using the dollar…capital flows into the U.S. shrink drastically and then it starts to get “hot”…coincidence. President Obama even has a meeting (summoning) in Saudi Arabia within a few weeks, will it be a coincidence if there is unrest “all of a sudden” after his meeting?
For years, the dollar was always flocked to for its safe haven status and rightly so. The U.S. was an economic and military powerhouse; we had for the most part free markets and a rule of law. Is this so anymore? We have doubled our indebtedness since President Bush left office… is that financial strength? Do we have a military that can “force” the rest of the world to use only dollars? That doesn’t seem to be working. Do we have free markets that are allowed to seek their own levels? Levels that clue investors in as to where there is risk and make intelligent capital allocation decisions? Do we have a rule of law where it is strictly followed and not “bent”…and applied to everyone no matter whom they are or who they know? Or do we have man “with a pen” so to speak.
None of what is happening is a coincidence. We take on more debt because we have to. We print money to purchase that debt because foreigners, who were once buyers, are now sellers of our debt. The lies get bigger because they have to, to cover past lies and because the public just “can’t handle the truth.” Too big to fail cannot be jailed because investors “can’t handle the truth” either.
I will leave you with one last thought, coincidence or not? Is it a coincidence that the government has built a $90 million ghost town in Virginia so that it can be used to practice techniques to quell civil unrest? Is it a coincidence that DHS, the IRS and even the postal system has purchased over 2 billion (yes with a “b”) hollow point bullets including almost 200,000 “sniper rounds?” Coincidence or do they know something that we don’t know?
Amen. brother!
No coincidence at all – dead men tell no tales !!!
Venezuela is asking all Americans to take their worthless dollars to their embussay as they are having a horrible toliet paper shortage.
I think most South Koreans would object to being lumped together with Japan, given their offense over the “comfort women” issue, Prime Minister Abe’s visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, and past occupation and colonization.
what I wrote was the that Japan and China are opposing each other as North and South Korea are opposing each other.
Dear Mr. Holter,
As you seem to be person who like to learn and is open-minded, I would like to ask you to watch belangp films on youtube – especially those from late November 2013 till present.
In my opinion his understanding why German gold is been demanded in such order and they are not protesting is true – BuBa agreed to lease their gold to obtain what will go out from “deep storage”. This scheme was necesary to keep petrodolar scheme and to keep gold market as low as possible.
In my opinion these theories are much more true than theory about poor, cheated Germans…
Regards,
Przemo from Poland.
I think you might be right. All these central banks work for the same boss, the BIS! I bet all of these central banks colluded together to keep, as you say, the petrodollar scheme going as well as keeping a lid on the dollar price of gold.
However, the people of all these countries are the individuals who are cheated because the gold that was stored at the NY Fed was the people’s gold. Fucking banksters!
a good bet
very possible…but it still means the gold IS NOT THERE, right?
I wanted to clarify the situation concerning position of Germans and FED – I don’t think that US just cheat every other central bank, more probable is that CB work together.
As Krzysiek point out another story is that CB cheated their people, but that is yet another level of problem.
Your main conclusion is right – most important currently is that gold is ceasing to flow – what GOFO inform us about. And this is far more important issue than the price of gold, as whole petrodolar scheme is now under great stress – after another steps which China took:
– bilateral agreements with most of the world to avoid $ usage
– protection (together with Russia) of Persian Gulf Region to secure Oil and Gas flow
– purchasing as much gold as possible
– stop purchasing US Bonds and now start dumping bonds.
All these steps are direct hits in the fundation of petrodolar scheme and what I think, TPTB will now try to speed up global reset, as time now works against them, and they are running out of time now.
Yes, “cheating the people” but what happens when they cheat each other?
Here is one for you Bill. Remember when Ron Paul asked B.S.Bernanke if gold is money? His answer was NO! Well from that answer, any clear thinking person should understand that if the FED Chief does not value gold as money, then there is no gold stored anywhere in the U.S central banks or in Fort Knox. For if gold is not money, then the next question should be what is? The dollar?
If B.S. Bernanke had said yes, it would have been game over right there because the rest of the world and America would have said, “then why are we using this worthless piece of sh%t called a dollar that you are printing by the trillions for? We want gold!” Matter of fact that is exactly what the world is saying by making trade deals without the dollar.
This banker thing ticks me off, and I am going to ‘cut & paste’ a portion of my opinion on this subject from Roguemoney:
Andy your first paragraph about the lie really got my attention in the context you painted. It got me to thinking about Snowden & the banker suicides. I will tie it together, but first. DATELINE: HSBC, “yes we are laundering drug & terrorist monies.” Parliament, “Well that is good with us, here is a dinky fine for ya, & keep up the good work..!” Lloyd B & Goldman Sucks, “Yes we are duplicating the same charges for the same blocks of aluminum over & over & over with new warehouse storage fees, but it is to create a market.” Congressional Lawmakers, “Hey no problem Lloyd just wondered what was going on.” Walkalloverya Bank aka Wells Fargo, “Yes we admit to laundering mexican drug lord monies.” Congressional law makers, “Just curious have a nice day boys.”
And, I am supposed to believe lower level potential threats to this banking farce are committing suicide. What the hell for? The CEO’s just admitted to wrong doings that are only exceeded by murder in the first place. What else could a stool pidgeon say? Answer NOTHING…we didn’t already know. This is a game of “we will tell you about it, laugh in your face & then get rid of anybody else that could say it besides us.” Hey Snowden you reading this? This guy is 28-29 years old & supposedly making 160K a year & he up and decides to leave the country for what? Yea that’s right you guessed it the same damn stuff that was in the news for 3 months prior to his leaving. NSA scandals & IRS scandals. So why leave..? You should be thinking about buying your next hot rod & showing off for the pretty girlies with your nice income? But, NOOOOO I want to go to China or Russia. Are you kidding me, the news was already old news. If I was him after seeing the news it would be like, “All right that was a close one. Now I don’t have to live with that on my conscious anymore it is out in the open…!!!! YAHOOOO now I can go buy that vette I wanted!” Wrong, he went to a communist country, are you kidding, & over old news. Pure & simple he didn’t want to be around for the coming chaos that he uncovered or even worse he figured he would get an unmarked nail gun in the mail. He was worried about dying.
SG pissed & out
probably correct and he is probably still scared of being killed. “Dying” and being killed are two separate things.
My wife says my ideas are great but my mastery of the english language is languishing. You are are right about killed, & I bet the poor kid is scared to death. His whole world changed
don’t worry about your English, it’s the logic that is important.
Not likely suicides,bodies always stackup when cartels cover dirty tracks. libor rate ,forex , bond market and gold manipulations. Going to be a lot more yet.
I think you are correct.
Love your work, Bill… but I think your numbers are a bit off!
CEO Lloyd Blankfein Behind Banker Whistleblower “Suicides” – 20 Major Bankers Dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC7UEsNWDEE&sns=fb
Whether or not one is concerned about the state of affairs in the financial world, this post from Brian Kelly today is one that concerns everyone.
http://briankellysblog.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/following-bodies-we-are-at-precipice-of.html
thanks Simone.
Dennis you are on it brother. These suicides are definitely suspect. Except the one in Denver of course.
A banker in Denver shot himself seven times with a nail gun, to his own demise. Yea right all the bankers I know keep nail guns & compressors handy at home. And, for anyone that has never used one they are an impact triggered product. Hmmm 7 times to not wood, but soft tissued human flesh & administered by yourself & to the head in addition. YEP SUICIDE SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME……!
Now if I can just find that deed to my beach property in Nebraska……
SG
yep!