Michael Krieger

My name is Michael Krieger, and I am the creator and editor of Liberty Blitzkrieg. I'm originally from New York City.

As far as my academic and professional background, I attended college at Duke University where I earned a double major in Economics and Spanish. After completing my studies in 2000, I took a job at Lehman Brothers where I worked with the Oil analyst in the Equity Research Department.  In 2005, I joined Sanford C. Bernstein where I served as the Commodities Analyst on the trading floor. About halfway through my time there, I started to branch out and write opinions on bigger picture "macro" topics that no one else at the firm was covering. These opinion pieces were extremely popular throughout the global investment community, and I traveled around providing advice to some of the largest mutual funds, pension funds and hedge funds in the world.

I loved my job, but as time passed I started to educate myself about how the monetary and financial system functions and what I discovered disgusted me. I no longer felt satisfied working within the industry, and I resigned in January 2010.  At that point, I started a family investment office and continued to write macro pieces on economic, social and geopolitical topics. That summer, I drove cross country for six weeks and ultimately decided to leave the crowded streets of Manhattan for the open spaces of Boulder, Colorado, where I currently reside.

In the years that followed, I gradually recognized that my true passion centers upon writing on issues of significant societal importance given the extremely challenging times we live in. This realization culminated with me losing interest in financial markets and eventually launching this website in early 2012.

If you are interested in a more detailed description, replete with colorful anecdotes, of how I ended up making this bizarre professional transition, take the time to watch the video below.

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In Liberty,
Michael Krieger

Two Charts: Gold in Euros and Indian Rupees

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While gold in U.S. dollar terms is still over $100/oz from the record hit a year ago, gold in euros is already right at that record and testing a breakout.  This all makes sense considering that the spotlight has been and continues to be on Europe at the moment.  As I mentioned in my latest … Read more

A Total Game Changer in the Gold Market with Samsung’s Deal with Cluff Gold

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Last week’s news of a strategic partnership between Samsung and Cluff Gold is potentially one of the most significant events to happen in the gold market during the entire bull market that began over a decade ago.  The implications of this deal are enormous, and are particularly bullish for mining companies.  This line from Cluff … Read more

Steel Stockpiles Vanish in China

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This is a very interesting story out of China that should serve as a canary in the coalmine for precious metals investors everywhere.  Basically, it appears that banks and other companies that have lent money to China’s steel sector with warehoused steel used as collateral have discovered that the steel in many cases is not … Read more

2013: When Money Printing Meets Supply Constraints

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Historically, the most terrible things – war, genocide, and slavery – have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience. – Howard Zinn We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. – Edward R. Murrow Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. – … Read more

The Gun Has Been Fired: Precious Metals to Hit New Highs

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So I was dead wrong about what the Fed would do in the video blog that I put out last night.  I did not expect them to expand their balance sheet with asset prices as high as they are and the economy supposedly growing.  This is THE signal I have been waiting for (and the … Read more

Video Blog #2: What to Expect from the Fed Tomorrow

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Since nothing else moves the markets these days besides the utterances of insane Central Planners armed with printing presses, I figured it would be a good idea to preview tomorrow’s Fed decision.  I find the setup particularly interesting since the consensus seems to be expecting QE3 and I do not.  Have a watch! Like this … Read more

Forget the Euro…Will Spain Ultimately Break Up?

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In March 2010, I wrote a piece called, Bureaucracy Gone Wild and the Return of Nation-States, in which I wrote: What is truly ironic about the whole mess we find ourselves in is that it seems the greatest fear of those that want to just keep pushing forward on the prior economic model that totally … Read more

Mutiny at the RNC

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A reader recently sent me this video, but I hadn’t had a chance to watch it until the other night.  While the perception amongst most people is that there was some dissent from Ron Paul supporters at the RNC, this video demonstrates that the fracture runs much deeper than the establishment wants you to believe.  … Read more

Changes to LibertyBlitzkrieg.com

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First and foremost, I want to express my most sincere gratitude to everyone who has frequented my site and supported it since its launch only five months ago.  Without you, this site would be nothing and I want to make it clear how much I value your readership, commentary and passion. When I first started … Read more

Guess What? The Feds Claim Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking is Legal

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Cell phones are tracking devices that make phone calls. – Jacob Applebaum in this excellent article titled Leave Your Cell Phone at Home So a recent article from Wired is interesting in that it is an offshoot from the recent judicial ruling that deemed it unconstitutional for police to place a GPS tracking device on … Read more