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Australian Reserve Bank Director issues sobering warning
A reader from New Zealand sends us an article from down that way reporting on a speech given by Australian Reserve Bank Director Warwick McKibbon. I am including the link here as it needs to be read in full. I find the contrast between his sobering assessment of things and that of the many of the US financial authorities quite remarkable. By the way, I must mention that I have always found the RBA to be one of the more sensible and solid Central Banks.
The article is entitled:
"GLOBAL 'TRAIN WRECK' COMING". That pretty much says it all.
Here is the link.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/5218159/Global-train-wreck-coming
Thanks Dan, as always I find your postings invaluable.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Australia's Reserve Bank director Warwick McKibbin's pessimism about the future of "mining" in Australia bodes poorly for PMs in general? For a while I have been under the impression that a global slowdown would put pressure on currencies and thus strengthen the PM market. But more and more I am starting to think that a global slowdown (certainly a US equity slowdown) will be beneficial to the US dollar and in a deflationary environment could substantially weaken the PM bullion market.
Then that begs the question, what happens in a Global Slowdown (coming this fall according to many) once the Fed has sufficient cover to resume QE-whatever? Is it possible to have a global slowdown, a falling US dollar, rising PMs and commodities and New QE all at the same time? Boggles the mind (this mind).
Cheers Dan. I'm from NZ and did read this early morning NZ time. I be keen to get in touch with the person who sent you this, I am the only one I know of who reads this sort of stuff, so be keen to make contact. PM me?
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can't. Email me top_shotmx8(@)hotmail(.)com
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ReplyDeleteI regularly read McKibbin. I don't think the comment that "... the coming crisis could undo Australia's mining boom ..." means he is categorially pessimistic on the future of mining here (which by the way means mainly iron ore and coal). I see it as outlining one scenario. Its a certainty the mining boom will end, the question is when.
I will defer to Dan and others but my belief is inflation is equivalent to fiat depreciation and is gold positive. Deflation is equivalent to fiat appreciation and is gold negative. Gold will decline but still outperform other metals (silver, copper) in a deflation since it is basically money.
Hope my comments help; please let me know what you think.