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DEBT WATCH: DAILY MONEY PRINTING WARNING HIGHLIGHTS 3 comments
IMF clarifies earlier story about SPAIN bailout-says talks strictly internal to the agency and a normal course of business. Who funds IMF rescue?
EU paralyzed until Greek elections: can't help anyone-needs try act tough-push Greece to vote for bailout
Capital outflow from Spain hit €66.2B in March, MOST since records kept -As in Greece, the big fear is that EUR deposits 2B converted into devalued local currency
Ultimately, the EU's choice is to print money or die-we bet ECB prints, Fed too (maybe via IMF)-risks USD, EUR devaluation, and devaluation of any assets denominated in these, see thesensibleguidetoforex.com for low risk, simple ways to get diversify currency exposure SEE About tab for description, Reviews tab for advanced reviews.
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very short version: central banks print $, EUR, whatever, in order to pay down debts as a partial or full alternative to cutting entitlements, cutting aid to EU or other kinds of transfers, raising taxes or any other more politically unpopular option etc. Eventually the increased supply in cash relative to a more fixed supply of goods/services leads to inflation.
admittedly this is a simplified version on a number of fronts,
-not all gov spending to prop up the irresponsible, tho big chunks go to mismanaged nations, TBTF banks, social services we can't afford, etc.
-inflation may not occur as long as economy struggles & wages stagnant (tho 1970s style 'stagflation' (which followed Nixon's disconnecting USD from gold) likely as EMs continue to drive up commodity prices as they are growing faster due to lower wage scale, etc)
but that is the very likely end result if history is any guide
sorry for superficial rush job, gotta go, just wanted to leave you w/ something. - sounding alarm because we mainstream investors can't make past mistake of being in just one currency, need diversify that exposure. The book is 3 years worth of research/thinking/writing on how to provide practical solutions that actually work for most of us - so that we don't have to take whatever watered down currency Bernanke, Draghi, etc decide to serve up.
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