Comex likely won't be able to deliver on it's gold obligations within the next two months. (48% of reserves as of 12/31 has been requested for physical delivery. If all is requested Comex will be short over 4 million ounces)
This will crash the price on the exchange because they can't deliver.
This could lead to a new Roosevelt like gold seizure but I doubt it.
Physical gold and silver will continue to greatly increase
Dollar will continue to decline.
Retails chains will begin filling for bankruptcy the first few months of the year putting countless of others out of work.
Compounded by larger companies downsizing such as Microsoft.
Less jobs and spending means more foreclosures and business closings.
Commercial properties will be the next real estate bubble to burst mostly due to the above but also values.
Auto manufacturers will continue to have problems
Loads of cash will be flushed into the marketplace with the idea of fixing the problem creating hyper-inflation and final demise of the dollar along with most other currencies.
The hyper-inflation will make it hard for your average person to obtain the basic of needs.
Within the next 2 years complete breakdown of the economy and society in general (civil unrest). Unless the following is offered up quicker than I believe.
All of the above will give them reason to sell the public on NAU and a new currency.
The new currency offered will be a world currency partially backed by gold still allowing for fractional banking scam.