4/16/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…
Much has occurred since our last correspondence. First, tragically, another act of terrorism has rocked the land of the free. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all affected. Once again, we are reminded of Robert Kennedy’s speech on the menace of violence. For those who have never heard it, it is well worth a listen.
Well before the twin blasts interrupted a peaceful Boston afternoon, two of our key indicators and our investment of choice here at The Mint, silver, took an unprecedented bath.
No, the data below on both the Bitcoin and Gold price are not typos. As a Goldman Report put it: “There are weeks when decades happen” or something to that effect, with regards to the action in the gold markets.
Essentially, 500 tonnes of gold were sold in the most recent selloff. Where it will come from or whether or not it will actually be delivered, nobody knows. It is certainly fodder for those who claim these markets are manipulated. Even so, there is no divine law as to what the price of things in US dollars should be. As such, those involved in the trade must accept their random fate, no matter how unjust it feels.
The Bitcoin somehow found its footing around $65 USD after crashing down to the canvas from $260.
However, the amazing, or perhaps not so amazing, if you have read our most recent eBook, part of the story is that it is still trading around $65 USD. This is an amazing commentary on the state of national currencies. How long can the central bank issued national currencies compete when a lifeless logarithm is doing their job better than they ever could?
We, along with the rest of the Bitcoin community, have been developing some innovative ideas about how to make Bitcoins more accessible to the general public. If you have $150,000 and care to help us launch the initiative more quickly (as an investor, naturally, this is not a charitable endeavor, at least, that is not the intention!) please email us for more information. You could significantly reduce our launch time in what will soon be a highly lucrative and competitive market: Building the Bitcoin infrastructure.
Perhaps our seed capital will come from none other than Zimbabwe. Those who have followed currency matters will recall that just five years ago Zimbabwe gave the world a rare glimpse of hyperinflation and one trillion dollar bill. In the now infamous words of Gideon Gono, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe:
“I’ve been condemned by traditional economists who said that printing money is responsible for inflation. Out of the necessity to exist, to ensure my people survive, I had to find myself printing money. I found myself doing extraordinary things that aren’t in the textbooks. Then the IMF asked the U.S. to please print money. I began to see the whole world now in a mode of practicing what they have been saying I should not. I decided that God had been on my side and had come to vindicate me.”
In a page that has since been removed from CNN’s ireport {SEE UPDATE BELOW}, we saw a rumor that Zimbabwe was poised to adopt the Bitcoin as its official currency. Perhaps Mr. Gono got a hold of our book?
{UPDATE 4/17/2013: The page has been updated and can be seen here. It now appears that Zimbabwe rumor is now official, though unverified by CNN.}
Meanwhile, as Bitcoin, Gold, Silver, and Oil crash, the monetary measures continue to spiral out of control. There are some big naked shorts out there, and Mr. Bernanke may, for a finale as Fed Chairman, borrow a page from Mr. Gono’s playbook circa 2009 in an attempt to cover them. Given the IMF’s global growth forecast, we deem it a virtual certainty.
Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.
Stay Fresh!
Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com
Key Indicators for April 16, 2013
Copper Price per Lb: $3.44
Oil Price per Barrel: $88.97
Corn Price per Bushel: $6.63
10 Yr US Treasury Bond: 1.72%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US: $68.00
FED Target Rate: 0.15% ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce: $1,374 THE GOLD RUSH IS STILL ON!
MINT Perceived Target Rate*: 0.25%
Unemployment Rate: 7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI): -0.2%
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 14,757
M1 Monetary Base: $2,655,000,000,000 LOTS OF DOUGH ON THE STREET!
M2 Monetary Base: $10,636,100,000,000
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