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Information from this investigation has already been shared with the Pentagon, CIA, Congress, and the Treasury . . .
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Appearing in this video investigation are top minds in economics, politics, and national security . . .
Below is the official transcript of the investigation
John Burke:
Someday, in the not-too-distant future, you may wake up, turn on your TV, and, regardless of the channel, all you'll see are breaking news reports.
The unthinkable has happened.
Our great nation has been attacked by a coordinated, multi-lateral strike.
The aggressors could be China, Russia, or even Iran.
Maybe even a rogue outfit operating out of Dubai.
We most likely won't know until it's too late.
And that's because, unlike traditional wars, our enemies didn't target a city inside our borders, or a military base abroad.
This time, they set their crosshairs on you,
your bank
account, your life savings, and our national currency.
The dollar has come under fire.
And our enemies' weapons of choice will not be soldiers, tanks, or missiles.
Instead, they will covertly attack us using an arsenal of economic weapons of mass destruction.
This may surprise you, but our military and national intelligence community have already been secretly preparing for this scenario.
Much of what you are about to witness in today's investigation has been played out in war games held by the Pentagon, at classified facilities.
In fact, you are about to meet the key architect behind those military planning sessions — James Rickards.
And you will soon become privy to information he delivered during separate testimonies to the Senate and House of Representatives, as well as meetings with the Treasury, the World Bank, and the highest levels of our intelligence community.
James Rickards warns that as the economic crisis in the United States, Europe and other nations gets more desperate . . .
And as the governments of the world struggle to deal with tens, even hundreds of trillions of dollars of unpayable debt . . .
Eventually, aggressive currency devaluations from all corners of the globe will break out.
And a catastrophic currency war will erupt.
One that could leave the U.S. dollar vulnerable, and its status as the world's reserve currency in jeopardy.
Right as an economic assault on the financial security of all Americans, ravages our country.
It's a frightening scenario.
Which is why you need the real story.
And that's why also joining us, on this broadcast, is one of the country's most respected financial voices, Steve Forbes.
Steve will be sharing with you his insights on the problems we face, and what you can do to deal with these looming threats.
Now before we begin, I want to make this very clear, our investigation today will cover some controversial subject matter.
But regardless of how dark the predictions and analysis you are about to witness are, the true purpose of this broadcast is to show you a clear path forward.
So you can avoid falling victim to one of history's most devastating assaults on the wealth and safety of millions of innocent Americans.
Today, I'm inviting you to join me as we investigate the rise of global Currency Wars.
Hello, my name is John Burke, and I want to thank you for joining me today.
The 21st century has been marked by 9/11, American conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and uprisings around the world.
But the next international threat may be an attack on our financial markets.
On this groundbreaking broadcast we are going to discuss the causes, consequences, and dangers of the United States falling into a full-fledged currency war.
Our investigation will lead us from a top-secret military location in Maryland, to the Treasury, all the way to the Chinese Embassy.
Today, you'll discover the reasons why the United States may be one of the aggressors in this global conflict.
You'll be alerted to how China may be using their military to secretly stockpile gold, while covertly infiltrating the American banking system.
In fact, they may have already gained access to some of the most sensitive financial intelligence at the Federal Reserve and Treasury.
You'll be shown how our enemies could use undetectable backchannels and a web of hedge funds to single-handedly topple Wall Street in a day.
And you'll be briefed on why this currency war may lead to crippling inflation and the destruction of the dollar.
Millions upon millions of Americans could be robbed of their life savings and net worth, as they suffer an attack an adviser to the Director of National Intelligence has called, "a financial Pearl Harbor."
In addition to former presidential candidate — Steve Forbes, and James Rickards, throughout this broadcast, we will also be joined by the NY Times best-selling author of Aftershock — Bob Wiedemer, and esteemed global-currency specialist — Sean Hyman.
And along the way you'll discover how to protect you and your family's wealth, investments, and way of life from this looming, international threat.
It's critical you take what you are about to see very seriously.
Because our military and national intelligence community certainly are.
Now, let's meet the team behind this investigation.
James Rickards is a senior managing director at Omnis Incorporated, a market intelligence and threat finance firm founded by former CIA and National Intelligence community members.
Over the last 35 years, he has been involved in some of our nation's most important events, including helping end the Iran hostage crisis, investigating financial terrorism after 9-11, and advising the Pentagon regarding economic threats that America may face in the coming years.
James Rickards has testified before the House of Representatives and the Senate, and regularly meets with the Treasury and members of Congress.
He is also a NY Times best-selling author and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fox, CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Steve Forbes is the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media.
A former presidential candidate, Steve Forbes has become a national advocate for fiscal responsibility, fair taxation, and America's return to economic dominance.
Bob Wiedemer is the NY-Times best-selling author and acclaimed economist who went against the mainstream media to predict the four-bubble crash in our real estate, stock, credit, and private-debt markets that caused the recession.
Sean Hyman is a 20-year Wall Street veteran and renowned global currency market specialist who has lent his expertise to CNBC and other popular financial programs.
In a few minutes, we'll be joined by Steve Forbes.
But now, let's begin our investigation with James Rickards at the Applied Physics Lab.
Part 1: The Currency War Is Exposed
Location: Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD., and other D.C. Areas.
Present at Location:
James Rickards: Adviser to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
Investigative Journalist: Newsmax Investigative Reporter
James Rickards:
The Applied Physics Lab is known for weapons and spacecraft research.
But what takes place at their Warfare Analysis Laboratory are virtual war games involving the highest ranks of the Pentagon, military, and national intelligence community.
It was there in 2009 that the Pentagon recruited me to create the first currency war simulation ever held.
Investigative Journalist:
Why is a Currency War now on the Pentagon's radar?
James Rickards:
Simply put, America has become virtually undefeatable in direct military conflicts.
Especially in what the military calls 4-C-I. That stands for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence.
That's because we spend $711 billion a year on our military budget.
41% of what the entire world allocates to their armed forces.
Frankly, there's not an aircraft carrier we can't sink, or an army we can't defeat.
And conventional terrorism, while absolutely dangerous, is not on the same scale as a large nation's army.
So what's happening is that rival nations and terrorist organizations are developing capabilities in unconventional warfare.
Things like cyber warfare, biological or chemical warfare, and now, financial weapons of mass destruction.
Like currencies, stocks, derivatives, sovereign wealth funds, energy, even gold.
This is my specific area of expertise.
And the United States' military has come to the conclusion that our nation is completely unprepared for a full-blown assault on our economy.
Investigative Journalist:
Now, how did the Pentagon come around to identifying you as the person to create this currency war scenario?
James Rickards:
It wasn't an overnight decision.
I began my career in the international division of Citibank, which stationed me in some dangerous places like Lagos, Nigeria, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and all over the Middle East.
My experience with Middle Eastern financing in particular is what caught the attention of the national intelligence community.
So, after 9/11 struck, I was asked by high-ranking CIA members to look into suspicious insider-trading activity that took place prior to the attack.
That was my first assignment with the National Intelligence Community.
And over the years, I have worked with the Pentagon and Defense Department to develop measures for using the capital markets to predict potential terrorist threats.
The recession was a wake-up call to the U.S. military, and our intelligence community.
They saw, with complete clarity, that we had a very easy-to-exploit weakness in our financial markets.
One that is just as dangerous as a conventional attack from an enemy.
In a sense, an enemy aggressor could launch a financial Pearl Harbor on us, which the United States would be totally unprepared for, and would have very little defense against.
And the ripple effect from that could wreak havoc throughout our society as trillions in wealth is lost.
And the dollar is decimated.
Investigative Journalist:
What is a Currency War?
James Rickards:
Great question.
I built the Currency War simulation around an unconventional attack.
This way the Pentagon could prepare for the extreme scenario.
But in its most basic form — the one that is historically the most common — a currency war breaks out when nations begin to intentionally devalue their currency against each other to help boost their economies.
The flawed logic goes like this, if you make your currency cheaper, that makes your exports cheaper.
It also theoretically makes your country more appealing to foreign investments, since foreign currencies now buy more inside your borders.
And the powers-that-be figure that'll solve a floundering economy.
History has shown this not to be the case time and time again.
What devaluing your currency also does is make the debt you repay to other countries cheaper.
This angers the people you owe money to.
Investigative Journalist:
With America $16 trillion in the hole, it's easy to see why that would be an attractive option to some folks in Washington.
James Rickards:
It's become apparent Washington's plan is to intentionally weaken the dollar.
The problem is, once one country devalues their currency, soon after, other countries do it in retaliation
Investigative Journalist:
So am I correct in assuming that you believe America is on the brink of a full-scale currency war?
James Rickards:
I think it's already begun.
It's the third global-currency war in history.
And the devastation could be almost immeasurable.
The outcome of conventional Currency Wars always result in stagnation, inflation, austerity, and financial panic.
Now, when you are dealing with Currency Wars, the only good guys are the innocent civilians in America, and the other countries whose governments are waging this war.
Because they will be the ones to get hurt by dangerous inflation, unstable and volatile investment markets, and the complete loss of financial security.
To put it plainly, this intentional currency debasement will destroy the dollar and your wealth.
And that's in the best-case scenario.
In a worst-case scenario you've got a global Great Depression, as well as international turmoil that could escalate to military conflicts.
Or, you could have chaos erupt if a terrorist organization, or some unstable dictator decides today is the day to bring down the financial markets.
The outcome of conventional Currency Wars always result in stagnation, inflation, austerity, and financial panic.
But Currency Wars can also lead to actual war.
World Wars.
Follow Up Interview With James Rickards:
Currency Wars and World Wars
Location: Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD., and other D.C. Areas.
Present at Location:
James Rickards — Adviser to CIA, Pentagon and Director of National Intelligence
James Rickards:
There were two currency wars that took place in the 20th century.
The first one occurred from 1921 to 1936, between World War I and World War II.
After World War I had ended, Germany owed $33 billion in reparations.
That's roughly $400 billion today.
Well, to help pay off that figure, they started printing obscene amounts of money.
This caused the Weimar hyperinflation epidemic, where a wheelbarrow full of printed money got you a loaf of bread.
In retaliation, France and the United States began intentionally devaluing their currencies during this period.
This led to the French franc collapsing.
But three outcomes stand out from this Currency War.
One, Germany's hyperinflation helped fuel Hitler's rise, which directly led to World War II.
Because economic chaos leads to extreme movements in a society.
Two, the United States' role in this currency war became a large catalyst for the Great Depression, and FDR's brazen gold confiscation from American citizens.
And three, in Japan, a dangerous military faction took control of the government.
Like in Germany, an extreme movement took over.
And, while it's not a straight line, this indirectly led to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The second currency war began in 1965 when France's President, Charles de Gaulle, converted $150 million in his country's reserves into gold.
The equivalent of over $1 billion today.
And he threatened to convert another $150 million shortly after.
Spain decided to follow on France's heels and converted $60 million into gold.
This helped cause the collapse of the London Gold Pool, which put the stability of the global financial system into jeopardy.
And that allowed the IMF to create a new form of international currency called a Special Drawing Right.
You may be hearing a lot about this in the near future, as nations continue to demand a replacement for the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency.
Now, a few years later, as the competitive devaluations kept going back and forth, President Nixon, on a Sunday evening in 1971, stated . . .
"I am determined that the American dollar must never again be a hostage in the hands of international speculators."
And on that day the gold standard died.
But on that broadcast ,Nixon also announced that he was levying an instant 10% tax on imports.
The fallout from this speech would become known as the Nixon Shock.
And it started a chain reaction of skyrocketing unemployment, an oil crisis, a crashing stock market, and runaway inflation that lasted through Carter's presidency and into Reagan's.
The United States suffered through three recessions from 1973 to 1981.
To end this second currency war, President Reagan and Paul Volker had to institute some very difficult interest rate hikes.
But the damage was done.
"We're Locked in a Currency War
With China, Europe, and Most of the World"
Location: Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD., and other D.C. Areas.
Present at Location:
James Rickards — Adviser to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
Investigative Journalist — Newsmax Investigative Reporter
James Rickards:
Right now we are locked in a conventional Currency War with China, Europe, and most of the world.
I believe the U.S. government is also actively at war with our dollar and, as a dangerous consequence, the wealth of its citizens.
Because when you simultaneously make the dollar weaker, lower interest rates, and unsustainably grow the Federal debt, you are robbing Americans of their financial security.
This is what I testified before the Senate about.
Investigative Journalist:
Can you walk me through how this third Currency War began?
James Rickards:
It took a perfect storm really.
We've been aggressively acquiring more and more debt for decades now.
But since 9-11, it's really sped up.
The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone cost about $4 trillion.
And Presidents Bush and Obama's loose spending policies have done us no favors.
Plus, the United States' trade imbalance with the rest of the world has been getting worse and worse.
This bottomed out in 2008 right as our dollar was surging, while we were in the midst of the most dangerous economic downturn since the Great Depression.
The perfect storm had arrived.
And that's when Washington foolishly decided that a Currency War was the best cure for the recession.
They obviously didn't learn from Germany during Currency War I.
So to stop the dollar in its tracks, the Federal Reserve began this war when they printed trillions of dollars, while enacting their multiple, quantitative-easing gambles.
Investigative Journalist:
There's been a lot of talk about China attacking our economy over the years, but are you saying we fired the first shots?
James Rickards:
The evidence is in the numbers.
In 1997 the U.S. trade deficit with China was less than $50 billion.
It's closing in on $300 billion a year now.
Now you've got China with all these extra dollars they've collected from us, so what did they do with it?
They bought a great deal of Treasuries.
So faced with an insurmountable disadvantage in trade, and a growing Super Power that has stockpiled our debt, what does the United States do?
Print a lot of money and push out the quantitative easing programs.
The purpose of these maneuvers wasn't just to jumpstart the American economy.
That's just the cover story.
QE 1 ran from late November 2008, all the way up through the end of March 2010.
The Fed created about $1.3 trillion out of thin air with that move, and the dollar was weakened by as much as 21%.
But this wasn't good enough.
So, in November 2010, they rolled out QE2, which ran all the way up through the end of June 2011, flushing another $600 billion through the system.
The dollar bottomed out 10% lower during this run.
Then came the $400 billion Operation Twist in October 2011, which carried well into 2012.
Now, during this stage of the Currency War, the Fed has also printed an additional $1.9 trillion, a 24% increase to our money supply.
So that's about $4 trillion of our funny money that's flooded the global markets and weakened our dollar by as much as 27%.
That means round one of this currency war caused average Americans to become victims from the Fed covertly eradicating over a quarter of the value of their life savings and investments.
At one of my Treasury meetings, I even warned that Ben Bernanke's dollar weakening policies could be more dangerous to our economy and the National Security of the United States, than Al Qaeda.
Investigative Journalist:
OK, you've established that we're the aggressors in this currency war.
So how are our, for lack of a better word, our enemies . . . how are they retaliating?
James Rickards:
Since we opened up that QE can of worms, countless other nations have retaliated by unleashing their own quantitative easing measures on us.
Not including the U.S., $4 trillion was printed by world governments last year from global quantitative easing.
And what's broken out is inflation all across the international community.
We specifically exported a massive amount of it to China on our own.
Their money supply has grown about 19% a year over the last decade.
Not exactly a model for stable China-United States relations.
Quantitative easing delivered calculated strikes to the financial security of many nations and their citizens.
And I don't think the Fed is done making these unwelcomed attacks on foreign economies.
This currency war has played a big part in food prices rising about 148% and energy prices 468% over the last decade.
This is happening around the world, not just here.
Investigative Journalist:
You mentioned the U.S .exporting inflation to China, what is China doing to defend itself during this Currency War?
James Rickards:
I think they're playing the long game.
They absolutely want to bring down the dollar and replace it with the yuan in the global economy.
They've said this publicly.
And I believe, as do many in the intelligence community, that China is secretly stockpiling gold.
But frankly, that's not the only weapon they could use.
In 2012, without even putting up a fight, Washington, D.C. gave China access to some of the most sensitive financial intelligence our country possesses.
Part 2: Steve Forbes on the "Disruptive"
Consequences of Currency Wars and
Ben Bernanke's
Role as the Worst Banker in U.S. History
Location: Newsmax Studio, NY.
Present at Location:
Steve Forbes — Chairman, Forbes Media
John Burke — Host
John Burke:
In a few moments, we'll rejoin James Rickards as he continues his investigation into this dangerous Currency War.
And throughout this broadcast, we'll be joined by NY Times best-selling author Bob Wiedemer, global currency specialist Sean Hyman, and the man seated to my right, Steve Forbes.
OK, now I'd like to welcome former presidential nominee, and current chairman of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes.
Steve, our broadcast today centers around James Rickards' investigation into a topic your publication has covered extensively, Currency Wars.
Forbes Magazine has stated that the Currency Wars are heating up and that this is making a path out of this recession unclear.
In another article, your publication predicted that Currency Wars would eventually destroy the dollar and that the quantitative easing measures and other Fed gambles were causing a rift between America and China that could spell doom for both countries.
And just recently, Forbes Magazine wrote that James Rickards' work exposing these Currency Wars may be as important as Paul Revere's Midnight Ride for American Independence.
Since this is a new idea to many folks on Main Street, why do they need to be concerned with the threat of Currency Wars?
Steve Forbes:
Well, the fact of the matter is that without a sound currency, you don't get to stable economic growth.
And we should have learned that, the last round was in the 1970s.
So money is a way of conveying information and money facilitates transactions.
When central banks go on these benders, what it does is like a virus in your computer, it corrupts the information.
It makes it very difficult to have investments for the future, you're just trying to cover what you have now, it creates uncertainty.
It's like minutes in an hour.
Imagine what your day would be like if the number of minutes in an hour changed each day.
You'd soon have to have hedges and derivatives to figure out how many hours you're working. So it's very disruptive.
John Burke:
You know, between the years of 2005 and 2012, the American dollar lost 40 percent of its strength compared to the Chinese currency.
So a cheaper dollar should mean cheaper exports to China. Is this good for our economy and Americans?
Steve Forbes:
Well, that's one of the great fallacies of modern economics is that if you cheat on your currency, in effect raise taxes on imports, you somehow strengthen the nation.
If cheapening your money was the way to wealth, Zimbabwe and Argentina would own the world today.
You have to earn your keep in this world the honest way: being productive, putting out products and services that people want, meeting the needs and wants of others, not trying to manipulate prices.
It would be similar to a working person saying, 'Let's increase productivity not by better machinery, better work methods, and the like, but let's increase the number of minutes in an hour from 60 to 70.
And that way you get more work out of a worker with the same pay.
Boy, wouldn't that be a stimulus to the economy.
No, ultimately, it would not.
John Burke:
Many in Congress have called for the White House to label China a currency manipulator. But CNN has suggested that we should take a look in the mirror about this issue as well. What are your thoughts?
Steve Forbes:
Well, CNN, for once, got that one right, and the biggest manipulator in the world, an inept manipulator, one that is very destructive is our Federal Reserve.
Their efforts, and they've been doing it since the last part of the last decade, of cheapening the dollar is a form of currency manipulation.
So, let's not blame the Chinese.
Let's blame where the blame goes, or should go, and that is, if we had a stable dollar and removed the barriers to commerce in this country, you'd see America boom and you'd see people wanting to own the dollar because they knew it would be as good as gold.
John Burke:
Are you happy with the job that Ben Bernanke is doing?
Steve Forbes:
He's been the worst central banker, just about, in American history.
John Burke:
The recession seemed to hold inflation at bay for a while, but we appear to be seeing the first waves of it now.
What's your short-, your midterm- and your long-range outlook for inflation?
Steve Forbes:
We already suffered from cheapening the U.S. dollar.
We never would have had the housing bubble if we hadn't printed so much money.
The juice just wouldn't have been there for it.
So, having blown up the economy with the housing bubble, we've already had the effects of a cheap dollar, trashing your own money.
Inflation, when you cheapen your currency, doesn't always follow the same course in the destructive course it takes.
Floods don't always go in the same direction.
You would not have had a sovereign debt crisis.
You would not have had a false commodity boom. And, again, it corrupts the information in the marketplace.
Oil prices averaged $21 a barrel between the mid-1980s and early part of last decade, and now it's $80, $100 a barrel.
How much of that is inflation?
How much of that is expectations of more Bernanke magic work?
How much of it is real demand for the product? You don't know.
We saw it in the 70s it goes from $3 to $40 a barrel.
Reagan kills the terrible inflation with some tight money, it goes down to 10, stabilizes at 20, 25, but you know what the real price is.
That's why we have chaos in the world."
John Burke:
"Our federal debt is sitting at around $16 trillion and that's on the books. If you factor in Social Security and Medicare, we're at between $100 and $200 trillion, depending on who you ask.
How bad is it really and how can America ever get out from beneath this epidemic?"
Steve Forbes:
Well, the danger of asking a question like that is the answer is, "Well we must sacrifice more and put on more taxes."
No, the way to do it is to follow the spirit of what Reagan did in the early 80s, that is you create an environment for the economy to grow again and that's how we've dug ourselves out.
A stable dollar helps dig ourselves out. One good thing if you simplify the tax code, the dollar is good as gold. One good thing is not only would you get more economic growth, but also asset values go up. Why? Because people see a future again. You know markets try to anticipate the future. You look at the 80s. Even though government debt went up in the 80s, the assets of the nation went up 10 times faster. So that's how you dig out.
John Burke:
Steve, I want to continue this conversation in just a bit so stick around please.
Steve Forbes:
My pleasure.
John Burke:
Now, let's rejoin James Rickards at the Treasury as he discusses dangerous and unconventional Currency War threats we face from China, Iran, and Russia.
And then later, from outside the Chinese Embassy, James will play out a Currency War scenario, just like he did for top Pentagon officials and the national intelligence community.
Plus, throughout this broadcast, James, Steve Forbes, Bob Wiedemer, and Sean Hyman will give you specific investment and personal finance tips on gold, the stock market, and a whole range of other wealth preservation opportunities.
Part 3: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction
Can China, Russia, and/or Iran
Destroy the American Economy?
Location: The Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
Present at Location:
James Rickards — Adviser to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
Investigative Journalist — Newsmax Investigative Reporter
Investigative Journalist:
So, let me see if I'm following you.
This Currency War has two levels.
The first concerns the conventional threats, where you have aggressors, like the Federal Reserve behind us, waging a war on other countries and average Americans by devaluing the dollar, printing money, and enacting quantitative easing.
And then in retaliation, those countries devalue their currency against us.
They push out their own quantitative easing maneuvers, print their own money, and attack the wealth of their own citizens.
And this back and forth eventually can lead to dangerous inflation, decimated currencies, and the loss of trillions of dollars of wealth for folks all across the country and the world for that matter.
That's what we covered at the Applied Physics Lab.
But the second level of this currency war concerns the unconventional threats, the financial weapons of mass destruction, right?
James Rickards:
That's correct.
I realize this is a very complex subject, so let met me put it this way.
We've all seen the movie Casablanca.
It centered around Rick's Café.
A place where intelligence could be traded, deals were struck, enemies gathered together, and all kinds of treachery could take place behind the scenes.
Look at the global financial markets as one big Rick's Café.
Everyday Iranian provocateurs, oil sheiks, Russian hit men, Saudi arms dealers, and average American investors do business with each other without even knowing it.
What this has created is an environment where the United States, I'm talking about our government, as well as folks on Main Street . . .
Everyone is now vulnerable to unconventional currency war attacks from many of our enemies.
Investigative Journalist:
Let's start with Iran.
It seems to me that they may have a score to settle with the U.S. due to our relationship with Israel, and the sanctions and oil embargo we hit them with.
James Rickards:
I'd say that's a fact.
America rightfully punished Iran for their nuclear program and this dramatically hurt their economy.
In one year's time, Iranians saw the prices of basic food commodities like milk shoot up 42%, meat 48%, vegetables 92%.
Iran's currency, the rial, lost 55% of its worth against the dollar on the black market, which is the only place you can get dollars over there.
Investigative Journalist:
So what kind of unconventional weapons does Iran have in this Currency War?
James Rickards:
All of our large enemies have two primary financial weapons.
The first is commodities like oil.
If Ahmadinejad decides to make his play and close the Strait of Hormuz, we'll immediately see an oil price shock across the globe.
This is a direct and calculated, unconventional currency war maneuver, because oil prices hit our economy.
Follow-Up Interview With James Rickards:
Why Should the Strait of Hormuz Matter to You?
Location: The White House, Washington, D.C.
Present at Location:
James Rickards — Adviser to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
James Rickards:
The Strait of Hormuz is strategically the most important oil route on the planet — 35% of all oil that is carried across the sea and more than 31,000 ships travel through here each year.
Caption: 35% of all oil that is carried across the sea travels through Strait of Hormuz.
Many of them are the warships and submarines of the U.S. Navy and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Now, just imagine if Iran shuts off the Strait of Hormuz and blocks over a third of the oil on the ocean from reaching its destination.
Think about what that would do to oil prices, and as a side effect, gold and food prices.
It's a powerful, and politically sensitive card the Iranians can play in this currency war.
The Dangerous Link Between Iran and China
James Rickards:
Even if the Strait of Hormuz isn't closed off, we need to worry about the bond Iran and China have formed lately.
We know China wants to replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
And since international oil transactions are settled in dollars, what better way to rebel against this and make a strong statement, than to buy your Iranian oil with yuan.
But China brought Russia into the fold too by moving the yuan they use to buy Iranian oil through Russian banks.
And it's a lot of money, about $20 to 30 billion a year.
So right there you have Iran, China, and Russia teaming up to weaken the dollar's influence.
Investigative Journalist:
That's a dangerous trio of countries working together.
You mentioned back at the Applied Physics Lab that you believe China is secretly stockpiling gold, what makes you think that?
James Rickards:
Because they've done it before.
From 1977 through 2000, China's gold reserves sat at 395 metric tons.
Then after 9-11, their reserves spiked to about 600 tons.
Then from 2002 through 2008, they stayed at this level, or so we thought.
In 2009, without anybody having an early warning, even the intelligence community, China unveiled gold reserves of 1,054 tons.
This was right as the first waves of this Currency War began to heat up.
How can China secretly get that much gold, that quickly, into their reserves without sounding any alarms?
The answer is simple.
They are treating the acquisition of gold like it's a military mission.
China has become the number one gold producer, and they are doing this by purchasing mines all over the world.
They're expanding and conquering.
And, in many instances, they have the pure gold ore, or what's called dore' which is 90% pure, shipped directly from the mine for refining and storing in their vaults.
And their military monitors this entire process.
It's critical they keep this secret, because they aim to acquire this gold as cheaply as possible.
Investigative Journalist:
So how much gold does China need to be effective in this Currency War?
James Rickards:
Look at it this way. America is to gold, what Saudi Arabia is to oil.
We've got over 8,100 metric tons at Fort Knox and West Point.
That's 26% of the world's gold reserves.
Let's compare economies.
US GDP is $15 trillion.
China is about $7 trillion.
So, to have an equivalent gold-to-GDP ratio, China needs about 4,000 metric tons.
Investigative Journalist:
What if China came out of the blue and revealed that they have 3,000 or 4,000 tons of gold in their reserves that they've secretly built up?
James Rickards:
Then you have a nuclear strike to the American dollar.
World confidence in it would be decimated.
Gold, almost instantly, would surge to a bare minimum of $3,000 an ounce and, as a side effect, oil could become unaffordable.
Over the last 30 years, gold prices have averaged about a 16-to-1 ratio with oil.
But it's gotten as low as 6.6-to-1 during 2008, when the Currency Wars began.
So, in that range, you are looking at oil, in an extreme case, of about $450 a barrel, and, on average, about $190 . . .
I think you can imagine the devastation that would do to the savings and financial security of average Americans.
Investigative Journalist:
I don't even have to imagine.
Americans have seen firsthand how tough high oil and commodity prices can be on their bank accounts.
So if commodities were used as a weapon, it would be a nightmare.
Now, what is the second unconventional threat we face in this Currency War?
James Rickards:
This one is definitely on the radar of the National Intelligence community.
I think the biggest weapon Iran, China, or Russia could put in play, would involve what are called Sovereign Wealth Funds.
That's an investment fund that's controlled by a government, or central bank.
The numbers that are in play are simply staggering.
In 2007 there was $2.5 trillion sitting in Sovereign Wealth Funds around the world.
Now it's $5 trillion.
By 2015, it could reach $12 trillion.
And a lot of that is under the control of governments who are not the friendliest to the U.S.
Only 3% of those funds are in North America.
So we're not even a blip on the radar.
$2 trillion is sitting in Asian Sovereign Wealth Funds.
$1.8 trillion is in the Middle East.
And Sovereign Wealth Funds have very little transparency.
Most have military grade security measures in place.
Armed guards, tapped phones, cell phone signal disrupters, high-tech surveillance.
Investigative Journalist:
So you're saying it's hard to get a bead on what they're up to?
James Rickards:
I'll give you an example.
After China revealed they had secretly added all that gold to their reserves, we eventually found out one way they did it was with a Sovereign Wealth Fund called the State Administration of Foreign Exchange — or SAFE for short.
It purchased gold covertly from dealers around the world and off the books from the central bank.
Now here's something that may be worth keeping an eye on today.
In 2012, China and Russia decided to create a joint Sovereign Wealth Fund so they could share intelligence with one another. And this occurred while one of Russia's Sovereign Wealth Funds was buying up U.S. technology companies, including one that focuses on bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks.
We know China and Russia are getting pretty close, especially with that triangle deal they have with Iran regarding oil.
Now let me add another piece to the puzzle.
In 2012, the White House and Congress, didn't raise a finger in protest when the Fed green lighted three of China's largest banks opening up branches in the U.S.
I do specific work for the Director of National Intelligence on matters that involve potential threats from foreign investments in our country.
This chain of events fits the bill.
Investigative Journalist:
James, what is the problem with China opening up banks in the U.S.?
James Rickards:
That gives them access to the Federal Reserve's money transfer system — Fed Wire.
It's critical to running America's finances.
Plus, the People's Bank of China's influence is now so powerful, they are the only central bank in the world that is allowed to buy Treasurys straight from the government.
That means they have direct access to the Treasury's electronic federal bond auction system too.
China is in our network, in the plumbing.
And it's much easier to attack an adversary from the inside than the outside.
Especially, when your Russian ally is buying up U.S. tech companies with their Sovereign Wealth Fund.
But listen, nothing has happened yet.
It may all be innocent and coincidental.
Or it may not be.
Part 4: Bob Wiedemer: Why the Fed's
Financial Magic Tricks Won't Work Much Longer
Location: Newsmax Studio, NY.
Present at Location:
Bob Wiedemer — Economist, NY Times Best-Selling Author of Aftershock
John Burke — Host
John Burke:
You've seen some startling evidence.
At the Applied Physics lab, James Rickards disclosed the conventional Currency War that threatens your wealth.
Then, outside the Treasury, he warned you of unconventional threats from Iran, China, and Russia.
And a little later, we'll rejoin James outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. where he will walk you step-by-step through a Currency War scenario like he created for the Pentagon.
But now, I want to talk to Bob Wiedemer about today's investigation.
Bob, thank you for joining us.
Bob Wiedemer:
My pleasure John.
John Burke:
Bob, in your NY Times best-selling book Aftershock, you predict that average Americans could soon be hit by a 50% stock market crash, a second housing bust, and three years of 100% inflation.
How do James' Currency War findings play into your analysis?
Bob Wiedemer:
James proved that all of this quantitative easing and money printing during this Currency War is destroying the dollar.
But what also has occurred from these Fed gambles is an artificial propping up of the stock market.
We saw about a 100% bump.
But this won't work forever.
Eventually the financial markets will stop responding to these magic tricks.
And what'll be left in the wake is dramatic inflation and a dollar with no legs to stand on.
The 2% to 3% inflation we are seeing now is the starting point.
Soon that'll turn into 8% and 10% inflation, and then three to four years down the road we could see an aggressive jump, and 100% annual inflation could strike.
John Burke:
So, as a consequence, this will bring down the housing market as well?
Bob Wiedemer:
We have nearly one out of every three homes in this country underwater on their mortgages.
And we've got possibly 1.5 million more foreclosures that could hit the market in just the next few months, with more and more coming.
That'll drive down prices.
Now, when aggressive inflation strikes, the Fed won't respond with gradual interest rate increases, instead they'll aggressively hike them.
So a stock market crash, serious inflation, and then crippling interest rate hikes are all coming.
Add in this dangerous Currency War, and a seismic collapse is inevitable.
John Burke:
Bob, can you stick around?
I'd like to bring you back later for a few more questions.
Bob Wiedemer:
Absolutely, John.
John Burke:
By now you've seen how vulnerable our economy and your wealth are to the looming threat of escalating Currency Wars.
So you may be wondering how you can stay safe.
Fortunately, in a few minutes we'll be rejoined by Steve Forbes and Bob Wiedemer, as well as global currency specialist Sean Hyman.
They are going to reveal the next steps to take with your personal finances and investments.
Part 5: The Showdown at the Chinese
Embassy James Rickards Creates a
Currency War Simulation
Location: Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Present at Location:
James Rickards — AdvisEr to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
Investigative Journalist — Newsmax Investigative Reporter
Investigative Journalist:
The only people who saw your Currency War simulation first hand, were high-ranking members of the Pentagon and intelligence community.
So, can you walk me through a similar scenario?
James Rickards:
If I lay this out for you, I want to make it clear, this is hypothetical and extreme.
We'll start with the players and the back-story.
Situation 1, Israel and Iran are on the brink of war.
We're assuming that either new information has come to light, or that Iran went off the deep end.
Situation 2, tensions between China and the U.S. are growing as both countries accuse the other of waging a Currency War with excessive money printing and quantitative easing.
China reads the tea leaves and decides they need 4,000 metric tons of gold in order to go toe-to-toe with the U.S. in any kind of financial showdown.
So, they continue to order their mines across the globe to directly deliver gold to their government and under military supervision, so there are no leaks.
Let's say from 2009 through today, they've secretly stacked up 2,000 tons, and they aren't telling anybody.
They still need another 2,000 tons.
Now this is where the $1.4 trillion war chest in China's Sovereign Wealth Funds come into play.
A few years back, using backchannels and money from their Sovereign Wealth Funds, China sets up a seemingly unconnected web of hedge funds in the Cayman Islands, Malta, Cypress, places like this.
So for years they play the long game, acting as a sleeper cell.
Most of the day-to-day investing is on the up and up.
But what this web of hedge funds has also been doing is gradually buying up more and more blocks of gold futures contracts.
Futures are derivatives that use leverage to cheaply control large amounts of an investment.
To give you an idea, if you were to invest $1 in a gold futures contract, you could control $15 worth of gold.
Now when those contracts are up, China can close them out, roll them into new ones, or, and here's where it gets interesting, they could take physical delivery of the gold itself.
So, let's say through this web of hedge funds, China is holding futures contracts that control an additional 2,000 metric tons of gold.
They've got their magic 4,000 number, but nobody knows it.
So situation 1, Iran and Israel on the brink of war.
Situation 2, tensions between U.S. and China, with China secretly stockpiling massive amounts of gold.
That's the backstory.
Investigative Journalist:
Given what you've already revealed, that doesn't sound impossible.
James Rickards:
Now let's run the war games simulation.
Day 1
Friday, 3 AM, Tel Aviv.
Fearing for their safety, Israel launches a surprise strike on Iranian nuclear facilities using air raids and cyber warfare.
7 AM, Tehran.
Iran strikes back by closing the Strait of Hormuz with mines, blocking off over a third of the oil on the sea.
They then launch intermediate range missiles at Israel.
Day 2 and 3
Saturday and Sunday
War escalates in the Middle East.
Day 4
Monday, 8 AM, London.
Oil prices have surged to $200 a barrel.
Gold hits $2,500 an ounce.
China's gold futures contracts are now controlling north of $176 billion worth of physical gold.
Panic causes the euro to collapse in value.
Day 4
Noon, Washington, D.C.
The President addresses the nation, declaring that the U.S. military will do whatever it takes to protect Israel and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Day 5
The collapse in the euro is now leading to a loss in confidence of all paper currencies.
Fear spreads throughout the international community that all major economies could sink into a Great Depression.
This time the world doubts the ability of the Fed and European Central Banks to rescue the economy.
The recession revealed how fragile America really is.
Gold hits $3,000 an ounce.
The Chinese stake is now at $212 billion.
Day 6
Wednesday, 9 AM, Beijing
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party meets to discuss their options.
They're feeling the strain of the price hikes to oil, and given their current tension with the U.S., they have serious doubts in our economy and dollar.
From China's perspective, gold is the safest bet.
Their gold futures contracts expire in a week, and they've decided they want to take possession of all 2,000 tons.
Secret cables are sent to this Chinese embassy behind us informing the diplomats of the decision.
However, a CIA asset in Beijing learns of their plan.
Immediately the President, Treasury Secretary, CIA Director, and Fed Chairman gather to consider China's gold play.
They know there isn't enough gold available in the markets to meet China's demand.
They can't show their cards yet, but they start debating the options.
Day 7
Thursday, 9 AM, New York
China's secret web of hedge funds begins giving notice that they demand physical delivery for their gold futures contracts.
Gold becomes difficult to obtain and hits $3,500 per ounce.
China's stake is now worth $247 billion.
Oil hits $300 a barrel as the conflict in the Middle East continues.
More paper currencies collapse around the world causing global panic.
Day 7
Thursday, 5 PM, New York
Under direction from the White House, the Fe Fed holds emergency meetings with COMEX — who oversee gold futures contracts.
Day 8
Friday, 6 AM, New York
COMEX uses its emergency powers to freeze gold at $3,500 per ounce.
And, as a direct strike to China's interests, bans physical deliveries of gold on futures contracts.
COMEX has the power to do this.
Day 9
Saturday, 7 AM, Beijing
China reacts to this decision by declaring it an act of financial warfare that's been orchestrated by the U.S. government.
Markets are already fragile, because of the situation in the Middle East, and major economies are on the brink of depression, because of the oil price spike.
Day 10
Sunday, 11 AM, Beijing
The conflict between Iran and Israel is slowing down as the United Nations intervenes to expedite a cease-fire.
But in China, the Currency War is about to escalate dramatically.
The Chinese leadership feels they are backed into a corner.
They realize they can't dump their $1.2 trillion in U.S. Treasurys because the President would freeze the market, and that would be mutually assured financial oblivion.
But they do have another financial weapon of mass destruction on the table.
Because, as the Currency Wars were heating up with America, they weren't just stockpiling gold futures contracts.
They also had their web of hedge funds take positions in a separate block of highly leveraged derivatives.
Their Sovereign Wealth Funds put $150 billion in play here, which is controlling $2.25 trillion worth of investments.
Suspecting their original plan was compromised due to a security leak so, China takes precautions to ensure this is kept quiet.
Day 11
Monday, 10 AM, New York
Out of the blue, China orders this web of hedge funds to sell these secret holdings at the same time.
In one single day, they dump the equivalent of the entire GDP of India, or Canada, or Russia off on Wall Street.
An economic Pearl Harbor we never saw coming.
Americans panic, the Dow plunges, our dollar is decimated.
The contagion spreads to London, Tokyo, everywhere.
There is a run on banks as everything starts collapsing.
Trading is frozen on Wall Street.
But, China is not done.
Thanks to Washington, D.C., they're tapped into our Fed Wire and Treasury auction network.
So their hackers unleash a cyber-warfare attack on the U.S. to disrupt our financial exchanges, bank transactions, the power grid, and our Internet backbone.
Day 11
Monday, 1 PM, Washington, D.C.
This time, the White House and Pentagon meet, and all options are on the table.
This is a one-in-a-million kind of situation.
But with my help, it's exactly the kind of crisis the Pentagon and National Intelligence Community prepare for.
Investigative Journalist:
What you just described sounds like something out of a movie.
So, that was the extreme scenario.
What is a more realistic outcome in your eyes, given America's current path?
James Rickards:
Let me be very clear, the United States' role in this Currency War is
setting the stage for a global financial meltdown.
Today, the risk is not only of a serious panic or a depression like what occurred during the first Currency War, but also of a collapse of the entire monetary system.
Americans lost $50 trillion from the recession, nearly 40% of their net worth on average.
I believe the outcome of this currency war could be twice as bad . . . or worse.
America is nowhere near a real recovery, despite what Washington says.
So what final QE number we see, whether it's four, five, 10, I have no idea.
But the Fed's not done.
China's economy is slowing down.
Europe is a heartbeat away from economic Armageddon.
So we face a future of more money printing, more monetary easing, and more Currency War aggressions across the globe.
For the United States, I personally feel we are going to be hit by strong inflation in the coming years.
4% a year will rise to 8%, then 10%, then possibly 20%, and from there it could get worse and worse.
I think the stock market is in another bubble and I could see another large crash coming of at least 50%, within three years.
And I think the dollar's days as the world's reserve currency are coming to a close.
This is just with our current path.
We don't need any of the unconventional currency war weapons to come into play.
But just imagine if they do.
I think if Americans become more aware of this situation, they'll be able to take measures to protect their financial security.
Because that needs to begin immediately.
Part 6: Roundtable Discussion Preparing
Your Savings, Finances, and Way of Life
For Currency War Escalations
Location: Newsmax Studio, NY.
Present at Location:
Steve Forbes — Chairman, Forbes Media
Bob Wiedemer — Economist, NY Times Best-Selling Author of Aftershock
Sean Hyman — Global-currency specialist
James Rickards (via satellite) — Adviser to CIA, Pentagon, and Director of National Intelligence
John Burke — Host
John Burke:
You've just witnessed a controversial investigation into the rise of global currency wars.
Now it's important you get the guidance you need, so you can take measures to protect your wealth.
That's why, coming back to join us is Bob Wiedemer.
Bob, thanks.
Bob Wiedemer:
Glad to be here.
And Steve Forbes, thank you for staying with us.
Steve Forbes:
My pleasure.
John Burke:
And from outside the Chinese Embassy, I have James Rickards on the line.
James can you hear us?
James Rickards:
Loud and clear John.
John Burke:
Also, joining us now is global-currency specialist Sean Hyman.
Sean provides investment advice to some of the world's wealthiest individuals.
And he lends his expertise to CNBC and other major financial shows.
Sean Hyman, thank you for taking part in this discussion.
Sean Hyman:
My pleasure, John.
John Burke:
Sean, let me start with you.
You've been backstage watching James' investigation.
So let me get your take.
How concerned does the average American need to be with the current state of this global currency war?
And what role does it play in the future of the American economy?
Sean Hyman:
I can say with absolute certainty that what James exposed today is a very serious threat to the prosperity of average Americans.
The U.S. is intentionally devaluing the dollar.
Since the mid-1980s alone, it's lost over 50% of its value.
That means folks have lost half their net worth from one D.C. gamble after another.
So right there you have a situation where you are forced to make aggressive returns on your investments, just to keep your head above water.
And then when you add in inflation, stagnant wages, and the price hikes to commodities like oil and food, the impact of this Currency War can be truly understood.
That's not even taking into consideration those alarming unconventional threats James talked about.
John Burke:
Now, let's focus on how average Americans should go about both defending their wealth and growing it during these uncertain times?
Steve, let's start with you.
What big opportunities do you see out there?
Steve Forbes:
Well I think for a portfolio you should have 5-10% in something like gold. Not so much as an investment. But as an insurance policy. Who knows what they'll do next in Washington.
You should have a certain amount in cash because you never know what needs may arise and opportunities may arise.
But an area to look at, if you can take a two-year time horizon and have a strong stomach for it, is American equities. They're grossly undervalued.
Stocks have gone nowhere since the late 1990s. We're due for a change. Remember the 80s? Everyone thought the world was coming to an end? And guess what happened: We had a 15-fold increase in stocks in the next 20 years.
So even though there's going to be turbulence, you've got to look ahead.
Remember, your portfolio is going to outlast the kind of crazy things we see in Washington, Europe, and elsewhere.
John Burke:
James, obviously most of this broadcast centered around your findings.
So how do people go about preserving their hard-earned money if this Currency War threatens to eradicate their wealth?
James Rickards:
I think you have to be very careful moving forward.
I'd suggest 10% of a person's wealth on the low end, 20% on the high end be allocated to precious metals like gold.
I think it'd be wise to have some exposure to foreign currencies in your portfolio as well.
But choose ones that are in countries that have strong natural resources backing them like the Australian and Canadian dollars.
I also think focusing on some international stocks is a wise move.
They'll offer safety even if the market collapses.
Again, you could look to Canada again there.
John Burke:
Bob, you are a strong proponent of Americans making sound personal finance decisions?
What should people prioritize right now?
Bob Wiedemer:
I'd say that folks should refinance their mortgages now while the rates are really low.
Don't hold off on this.
Especially, if you aren't in a fixed-rate mortgage.
When inflation hits us really hard, eventually the Fed will aggressively hike interest rates.
Now having said that, I don't advise Americans to pay a great deal over their minimum payment on their mortgages.
Because cheaper dollars in the future equal cheaper debts.
Instead, I'd say they use the money they saved from refinancing to pay down credit card debt and car payments.
Prioritize these.
Credit card debt can be dangerous because, in the fine print, credit card companies can hide clauses that allow them to hike your rates.
For life insurance think term life, over whole life insurance.
Those are just some quick tips.
John Burke:
Sean, where do you think Americans should be focusing their investment capital?
Sean Hyman:
I'll make it simple.
The two C's — currencies and commodities.
This echoes a good bit of what James just mentioned.
The Canadian Dollar has an ETF that trades on the U.S. exchanges.
Its ticker is the FXC.
The ticker for the Australian dollar's ETF is the FXA.
I'd also suggest looking at the New Zealand dollar.
Over the long haul, these should be pretty strong.
As for commodities, gold and oil are sure things for a long-term rise.
But, they can have periods of dramatic pullbacks and volatility.
We've all seen this firsthand, so you've got to time that right.
John Burke:
So, in your opinion, how should folks play gold?
Sean Hyman:
If you want to invest in gold, without buying bullion or coins, you can go the simple route and invest in gold ETFs.
Most people are aware of the GLD.
But I'm not as excited about this one.
The benefit that's always sold to GLD investors is they can get physical gold for their holdings whenever they want.
But that's only true if you have over $15 million invested, or are a major institution.
If you are an average investor, you can never get real gold if you want it.
Plus, there are some rumors floating around that the GLD doesn't even have all the gold in its possession that it claims.
As an alternative, an ETF is launching in 2013 called the Merk Gold Trust.
Its ticker will be OUNZ.
It's not out yet, but it is going to allow people to redeem their ETF shares, even if they only control one ounce of gold.
So it's one to keep an eye on.
Another GLD alternative is the Central Fund of Canada.
Its ticker is CEF.
There's also a whole list of gold-mining companies worth focusing on.
If you want to buy an ETF that covers a lot of them in one shot, the GDX is a good place to go.
John Burke:
Steve Forbes, Bob Wiedemer, your contributions to this broadcast today were immeasurable.
Thank you for taking part.
Steve Forbes and Bob Wiedemer:
Thank you.
John Burke:
James and Sean, I'd like to talk to the both of you for a few moments.
You have recently joined forces to address this serious threat we investigated today.
And you've put together, what you are calling, the Currency Wars Defense Blueprint.
Let's discuss that.
James Rickards:
Since a Currency War first attacks your wealth through a combination of inflation, rising energy and commodity prices, higher unemployment, and other severe hardships, you need to build up layers of defense around your personal finances and investments.
So, Sean and I felt this package should include both the real story and real solutions.
John Burke:
So to help people get the real story, you are including a copy of your NY Times best-selling book Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis.
USA Today has called this book an invaluable resource.
Bloomberg said this was one of the scariest books they've read this year.
And Forbes stated this book may be as important for our era, as Paul Revere's midnight ride for American independence.
Referring to some of the seemingly classified information you reveal, Forbes' review also wondered, and this is a direct quote, "Who the hell cleared this?"
Recently, Senator Tom Coburn warned Americans that we may soon lose our currency, and then he publicly recommended everybody read Currency Wars.
Now, you've just finished an unpublished chapter of Currency Wars that you are including in this package today.
Could you tell me about this?
James Rickards:
Since my book was first published we've seen more currency aggressions, more monetary gambles, and some new threats.
So I use this new chapter to update the situation and include some of my more controversial views. But I also include investment guidance I feel can help during this Currency War.
John Burke:
And just to be clear, this unpublished chapter isn't available anywhere but here.
James Rickards:
That's correct.
My publisher has not even seen it.
John Burke:
Sean, can you discuss the reports that are included in this Currency Wars Defense Blueprint?
Sean Hyman:
When many investors first hear the true scope of this Currency War, their instincts could lead them in one of two directions.
Either a rush towards investments that carry massive upside potential, but the downside risks are just as bad, if not worse.
Or, they may only focus on ultra-conservative opportunities that really aren't that safe when you consider that their meager returns will lose money as inflation strikes, and our dollar weakens.
So with these reports we set out to create a clear path.
One that provides enough profit potential to give you a serious return, without folks having to take on unnecessary risk.
John Burke:
Okay, walk me through each report.
Sean Hyman:
The first report is called "Currency Wars: The Early Offensive."
Here James and I give average Americans simple and cost-effective ways to add international-currency exposure to their portfolios.
The dollar is temporarily being propped up by the European crisis.
But eventually the markets will figure out that our debt situation here, is even worse than over there.
But right now, while the U.S. dollar is artificially strong, folks should use it to their advantage, and get in to some safe and solid global currencies.
Now I'm not talking about risky or leveraged investments like FOREX.
This report focuses on three easy and stable currency investments in three countries, Australia, South Africa, and Brazil.
Economies that are backed heavily by gold and natural resources.
And all three picks offer safe, profit potential between 20% and 85% in the short term.
Plus, you can buy them quickly with an online account or through your regular broker just like stocks.
The second report we call "Currency Wars: A Prolonged Conflict."
You can see from history that Currency Wars can last 20 years or longer.
So here, James and I specifically set out to identify long-term investments, best suited for an enduring Currency War between the U.S., China, and the rest of the world.
We're focusing primarily on commodity plays like precious metals, food, and energy.
For example, the report shares an agricultural fund we believe could return 40% in the near term.
Another investment focuses on coal.
Coal is getting a bad rap in America, but it still controls 30% of the world's energy market.
That's the highest rate it's been in 40 years.
And as China and India continue to develop, they will lean more and more on coal, because it's cheap.
So we've targeted a coal ETF that, our analysis shows, could return 102% or more.
Natural gas is another interesting opportunity, especially where Europe is concerned.
Now you've got Germany transitioning away from nuclear power.
You've got all of Europe trying to lessen their dependence on oil.
So they're targeting natural gas because, like coal, it's cheap and plentiful.
We've found a natural gas company in Norway our research leads us to believe is sitting on an 84% return on the low end.
Now, as James discussed during the investigation, gold will play a big role in this Currency War.
And we both believe it could hit $3,000 or $5,000 an ounce or more, with silver's rise following right behind.
So this report also documents gold and silver ETFs that could return as much as 70% in the short term, and their long-term potential is limitless.
We also have discovered a lucrative mining company that focuses on gold, silver, and the highly coveted, rare earth metals.
There are eight total investments in this second report.
Now, the third report is called, "Currency Wars: 24 Hours at a Time."
It focuses on some of the day-to-day personal finance decisions Americans will face during the early and later stages of this Currency War.
We discuss what debt to prioritize paying off, what type of life insurance to carry, what kind of careers will be the safest, and how to make sure you have enough money for a safe retirement in unsafe times.
John Burke:
This is truly a comprehensive solution.
One I feel is critical for Americans during these troubling times.
The conservative value of the Currency Wars Defense Blueprint is $116.
And you can get it today by joining James and Sean in the revolutionary new publication, the Ultimate Wealth Report.
James, tell me about the Ultimate Wealth Report.
James Rickards:
The Currency War is happening right now.
It's going to take a long time to play out, and the outcome is completely unknown.
So what Sean and I set out to create was an entirely new way to deliver the necessary intelligence and investment guidance people need in order to get a true read on the world we live in.
So, with the Ultimate Wealth Report we focus on our particular areas of expertise to accomplish this.
Sean Hyman:
Let me speak to what James just said.
James is currently a military adviser, a consultant to the Director of National Intelligence, and the senior managing director of a Threat Finance & Market Intelligence firm that was founded by former CIA members.
But, he's also spent over three decades as an investment banker and portfolio manager.
So I believe he can provide a fairly unique viewpoint on the world and the markets.
James Rickards:
And most people know Sean as one of the world's premier international currency traders.
But his knowledge of all investments, precious metals, energy, stocks, is unprecedented.
Anybody who watches the financial news programs has most likely seen him discussing the markets.
That's why I'm excited to team up with him on the Ultimate Wealth Report.
John Burke:
Now, what I really like about the Ultimate Wealth Report is that it has two distinct parts to it.
Part one focuses on James' research into issues like Currency Wars.
This is what he does for a living.
There is a reason the Pentagon and national intelligence community look to him for answers.
It's rare that somebody with access to, oftentimes, classified intelligence comes out to share their viewpoints.
And then, the other part of the publication focuses on sharing investment opportunities you feel can offer the best combination of wealth protection and profit opportunities.
Sean Hyman:
You summed it up perfectly.
We could be targeting currency ETFs and commodity stocks one month.
And then gold plays and international dividend opportunities the next.
Plus, to go with the publication, we also send weekly videos and market commentary to subscribers.
We've created a members-only website where we keep special news events and archives.
And there's also a library of bonus reports that contain some exciting investments.
John Burke:
The Currency Wars Defense Blueprint and the Ultimate Wealth Report form a complete solution that provides the support Americans need.
James Rickards, a special thank you for agreeing to put together this investigation, and for sharing your insights into the rise of global Currency Wars.
James Rickards:
I'm happy to get the word out.
John Burke:
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The Great Synagogue (Tempio Maggiore) of Rome was built to a striking modern design in 1904.
Shortly after the unification of Italy in 1870, Victor Emmanuel II dismantled the Roman Ghetto and granted the Jews of Rome full citizenship. The building that had previously housed the ghetto synagogue was demolished and the community began making plans for a new and impressive building.
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Moonlight Team Glance Hi, this team has done fairly well and i've managed to do very well with it but I know there is improvements I can do to make it better with your help. My team is very basic I have my 3 walls to deal with most of UU offensive powerhouses and 3 offensive pokemon. The team I think works well because in a couple of days I got to my peak. Proof http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1z18tpk&s=6 Team building Process Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide I started off with umbreon because it's a great special wall. Then I needed to cover umbreon weakness so gligar did the job and has good synergy. I needed a spinner as well and blastoise fitted nicely with this defensive core I needed a revenge killer for my team and I thought why not use the king of uu? It has great stab combination and only good checks to it are ghost types and gligar. I started to use yanmega and it has swept many teams and saved my ass several times from being swept. It's a excellent pokemon and deservse more love, thought it's hindered from pesky stealth rocks. Zapdos patched up my team as I made it my set up pokemon. It helps out with the flying weakness. Terraspin Credits to guardianofire from deviantArt Blastoise @ Leftovers Ability: Torrent Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk) Evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Moves: -Scald -Rapid Spin -Toxic -RoarBlastoise is a neccesity because I have 2 pokemon weak to stealth rocks and my 2nd defensive wall. It takes moves that gligar cannot take such as ice moves. Scald is Blastoise only offensive move but a great move because those 30% burn can help me out a lot. Rapid spin is a obvious move getting rid of those hazards. Toxic a great move to use against other walls wearing them down. Roar is a nice move because it can phase out sweepers getting too greedy. Moonlight Umbreon @ Leftovers Ability: Synchronize Nature: Careful (+SDef, -SpA) Evs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Def Moves: -Wish -Protect -Foul Play -Heal BellUmbreon has always been my favourite eveelution and it's a great pokemon to sponge special attacks with it's base 130 SDef. The evs are pretty straight forward maximize the HP and SDef. Wish is a great move because I can pass it onto Blastoise which doesn't have reliable recovery. Protect is a good move to scout choice locked pokemon helps out with wish. Foul Play is a excellent move choice for umbreon because it can help take out Physical attackers such as OHKO Darmanitan after SR and 3HKO's heracross! Heal bell is a perfect move because my team does not like to get statused. Possible changes Chansey dropped to UU. I really don't like chansey in general but I may consider using it instead of Umbreon (Thought that would defeat the purpose the team name). Chansey for BL! Jet RayGligar @ Eviolite Ability: Immunity Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA) Evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Moves: -Earthquake -Stealth Rocks -Roost -U-TurnGligar patches up my defensive core having the resistance to fighting and bug which umbreon fears. Earthquake is a nice stab move to hit frail sweepers. Stealth rocks is must need for every team. Roost is nice reliable recovery for gligar. U-Turn helps me keep the momentum on my side. I could possibly change it to toxic because I find my self in a pickle agaisnt SD Heracross. XLR8 Heracross @ Choice Scarf Ability: Moxie Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SDef Moves: -Close Combat -Megahorn -Stone Edge -Earthquake/Sleep TalkHeracross a great revenge killer with it's great attack stat, average speed which is patched up with a choice scarf. Close Combat is great stab move able to hit those bulky normal type (Snorlax). Megahorn hits those grass types and a move to lock my self into if I don't want those defence drops from close combat. Stone Edge hits the flying types such as Crobat and Zapdos for super effective damage. The toss is up Earthquake or sleep talk and I've leaned toward Earthquake more because it helps me against the Nidos and Raikou. Overall Heracross can sweep teams that aren't prepared for it or I've eliminated the threats toward heracross. Possible changes I have an alternative team that has scarfed Mienshao instead of heracross which is doing surprising well so I may change it Mienshao in the future. Stinkfly Yanmega @ Life Orb Ability: Speed Boost Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) Evs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def Moves: -Bug Buzz -Air Slash -Giga Drain -ProtectYanmega is a fantastic late game sweeper after special walls like snorlax are gone. Bug Buzz hits those dark and grass types for some nice super effective damage. Air Slash deals with those fighting types. 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If umbreon isn't at full health RD set can sweep me and choice specs hits like a truck. Defensive Nasty plot will sweep me. Zapdos isn't fast enough if it's running max speed and can flinch me to death. Heracross can only OHKO if it's under 60% health. It can cripple my umbreon with trick and overheat/volt switch the rest of my team mix sweeper hits all my walls neutrally and i'm swept by it if zapdos goes down. CB set too strong Annyoing as fuck especially rest sleep talk set. I mostly get stopped by the same defensive core as mine with the exception of snorlax over umbreon and if they have a frolass setting up spikes. I play my blastoise sometimes too carelessly and after blastoise gets taken down they can switch to their walls and my pokemon will die from hazards. [size=+2]Importable[/size] Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide Terraspin (Blastoise) @ Leftovers Trait: Torrent EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Rapid Spin - Scald - Toxic - Roar Moonlight (Umbreon) @ Leftovers Trait: Synchronize Shiny: Yes EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Careful Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Wish - Heal Bell - Foul Play - Protect Jet Ray (Gligar) @ Eviolite Trait: Immunity EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Impish Nature - Stealth Rock - Roost - Earthquake - U-turn XLR8 (Heracross) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Moxie EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Jolly Nature - Close Combat - Megahorn - Stone Edge - Earthquake Stinkfly (Yanmega) @ Life Orb Trait: Speed Boost Shiny: Yes EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Air Slash - Bug Buzz - Giga Drain - Protect Big Chill (Zapdos) @ Life Orb Trait: Pressure Shiny: Yes EVs: 180 HP / 252 SAtk / 76 Spd Modest Nature IVs: 3 Atk / 30 Def - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power [Ice] - Roost - Agility
Hi. This is a fairly solid team you have here, however there are some weaknesses. Firstly, SubCM Raikou decimates your entire team with ease, as Umbreon fails to break it's substitutes with Foul Play. It can quite easily set-up a Substitute on almost any of your pokes, and can quite easily 6-0 you almost every time. As you have mentioned, Rotom-Heat is also a rather large issue, if it can land a Trick on Umbreon of course. Therefore, I recommend using Rhyperior over Yanmega. Yanmega doesn't add anything defensively, since it is completely crippled by Stealth Rock, and you already have a cleaner in the form of Heracross. Rhyperior solves all of our issues with electric types, thanks to a resistance to both of Rotom-H's STAB moves. Rhyperior also deals with the majority of Raikou very nicely too, although does fail miserably against HP Grass variants. Also, with Stealth Rock on Rhyperior, you free up a moveslot for gligar. I recommend using Aerial Ace on Gligar, because that lets you beat SD heracross easily, which is pne of the biggest stall killers around. However, Cofagrigus is still an incredibly huge threat to you, as is Chandelure as it 2HKO's everything on your team. Chansey over Umbreon therefore seems like an excellent fit. Chansey has Toxic to deal with Cofagrigus reliably, and is not 2HKO'd by anything Chandelure can throw at it, and can slowly kill it with Toxic-if it's not Specs though and is subsplit, then Rhyperior can deal with it nicely. Chansey also helps against the empoleon weakness, as it can take even torrent boosted surfs with ease. Finally, I recommend running a more defensive Zapdos spread. Zapdos is pretty great on stall teams, since it is able to counter Bisharp, Tornadus and Cobalion and Escavalier very nicely, and stops you from being destroyed by Iron Head Durant, as well as Honchkrow. Here are the sets for Rhyperior, Chansey and Zapdos: Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide Rhyperior @ Leftovers Trait: Solid Rock EVs: 248 HP / 244 SDef / 16 Atk Adamant Nature - Earthquake - Rock Blast - Stealth Rock - Roar Chansey (F) @ Eviolite Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Bold Nature - Seismic Toss - Toxic - Wish - Protect Zapdos @ Leftovers Trait: Pressure EVs: 248 HP / 16 Spd / 244 Def Bold Nature - Roost - Thunderbolt - Heat Wave - Roar GL and I hope I helped.
Thanks for the rate! I've never had a problem with raikou because foul play breaks Raikou sub 100% of the time (does like 30% or so) and umbreon has always won against it. I'll try the rhyperior out and the zapdos i'm not sure about cause then i'll really only have 1 offensive pokemon while my other 5 are defensive. I'm not really much of a stall person as well.


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