We are seeing warious forms of shaking the trees in the economic battle between east and west.
Other battle is between real value in precious metals and other commodities versus hollow value of paper money.

Jim, like many like him are not losing it. They are being kicked on the shins by the global
manipulators. When it will collapse no one knows but outcome is inevitable imho.

Watters of Standard and Poors commented at CNBC, am paraphrasing - Earnings outlook looks better for companies in Europe than in the US.
( I moved most of my assets from N.America to Europe several years ago due to same thinking, also am portion of every year in Europe.)

Life will go on but how and where?