THH – The Chronicles of an Hard Asset Baron

Stories on the rise and (and later fall) of Hugo Stinnes,  who became the richest man in Germany, during the hyperinflationary collapse of the Weimar Republic… “This transitionary period is explained clearly in the quote below from ‘When Money Dies’: When Money Dies – Quote...
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THH – The Era of Commodities

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I started this piece a few weeks ago but never finished it. In light of the recent headlinesbelow I think it’s playing out faster than I was even prepared for: SAUDI ARABIA CONSIDERS ACCEPTING YUAN INSTEAD OF DOLLARS FOR CHINESE OIL SALES Putin wants ‘unfriendly’...
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All I Need to Know

#1 The world is awash with debt #2 The world can’t pay all that debt #3 The financial system is an artificial house of cards only helped by manipulation of interest rates and money printing #4 The world produces more gold than is found each...
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