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Snow Job in May

2011-05-06T16:20:50Z

It is difficult to express just how warped US markets have become, though, from the movements of the past two trading days, a case can be made that the markets are being guided by forces that are distinctively not based on free market ideology nor statistics that can be trusted within any degree of accuracy.
Taking a look first on the massive downdraft in commodities - mostly silver and crude oil - from Thursday's trading, one should look no further than the CME (Chicago Mercantile (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, USA

MoneyDaily: Death of Osama bin Laden Springs Bernanke Trap

2011-05-02T20:58:03Z

Whether or not one accepts the story of the demise of Osama bin Laden as gospel or Golem, there is no doubting that the mainstream news media is treating it as the truth, and celebrating it with requisite aplomb.
It served as the leading commentary to an otherwise dull Monday, especially in the financial markets. At one time, the capture or death of the man who was widely recognized as the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks was thought to able to create a market rally of dizzying proportions, (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, Attack-Terrorism, USA

Canada Expands Free Trade with Israel - May Lose UN seat Vote

2010-10-12T08:29:04Z

Canada is Israel's best friend. So said Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman when he visited there. Canada has both a sweeping Security Agreement and Free Trade Agreement with Israel. Canada was the first to cut all aid and support to Gaza after the democratic election of Hamas. It also banned Viva Palestina and ex British MP George Galloway from entering on the grounds he was a 'terrorist'. 'We need more international friends like Canada', said Lieberman. Now Canada has announced (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, International, Canada-Québec

Ultimately, Don Quixote will Triumph

2010-09-14T18:43:35Z

Ultimately, Don Quixote will Triumph
Sonntag, 12. September 2010 22:23 von Lars Schall
Bill Murphy, the chairman of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, gave chaostheorien.de an exclusive interview, in which he stressed the importance of a clear understanding of the gold market. Moreover, he explained why central banks can't prevent the gold price from rising anymore, and said: “The Gold Cartel have been winning battles in the last ten years, but they're losing the war.“
Bill Murphy (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, Economy-budget, USA

GOLD ENTERING A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE

2010-09-07T19:35:51Z

GOLD ENTERING A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE
Fundamental and technical factors for gold are now in total harmony and gold is entering a virtuous circle that will drive the price up at its fastest pace since this bull market started in 1999. It is a fact that gold in US dollars (and many other currencies) has gone up 400% in eleven years or 16% per annum annualised. It is a fact that the US dollar has declined 80% in value against gold since 1999. It is a fact that the dollar and most other currencies (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, Economy-budget

Marc Faber and Peter Schiff on the U.S. Bond Bubble

2010-08-28T21:25:25Z

Marc Faber and Peter Schiff on the U.S. Bond Bubble
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010
One of the things I strive to do as an investor is to stand apart from the herd. By understanding human psychology, which basically explains bubbles and panics, removing myself from the herd becomes a lot easier.
There is a monumental bond bubble brewing that is incorrectly being justified as fundamentally sound (much in the way inflated home prices were 4 years ago). I just don't see the risk/reward being in (…)

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A BOND BUBBLE?

2010-08-28T21:20:14Z

A BOND BUBBLE?
28 AUGUST 2010 BY ANNALY CAPITAL By Annaly Capital Management:
The “bond bubble” discussion in the mainstream media has become deafening lately. Some of the commentary has been thoughtful and interesting, but not all of it. Much of the bubble-watch has focused on asset flows into fixed income funds, the total return of Treasuries over the last 10 years, and the theoretical possibility of a bubble in an asset class that guarantees return of principal.
Asset class inflows (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, Economy-budget

HOMEOWNERS' REBELLION: COULD 62 MILLION HOMES BE FORECLOSURE-PROOF?

2010-08-23T16:32:08Z

HOMEOWNERS' REBELLION: COULD 62 MILLION HOMES BE FORECLOSURE-PROOF?
Ellen Brown, August 18th, 2010 http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/homeowners.php
Over 62 million mortgages are now held in the name of MERS, an electronic recording system devised by and for the convenience of the mortgage industry. A California bankruptcy court, following landmark cases in other jurisdictions, recently held that this electronic shortcut makes it impossible for banks to establish their ownership of (…)

- contributions / Trade-Exchange Rates, Economy-budget, USA

Is a Crash Coming? Ten Reasons to Be Cautious

2010-08-14T17:17:41Z

Is a Crash Coming? Ten Reasons to Be Cautious
By BRETT ARENDS
Could Wall Street be about to crash again?
This week's bone-rattlers may be making you wonder.
I don't make predictions. That's a sucker's game. And I'm certainly not doing so now.
But way too many people are way too complacent this summer. Here are 10 reasons to watch out.
1. The market is already expensive. Stocks are about 20 times cyclically-adjusted earnings, according to data compiled by Yale University economics (…)

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Stagnating economic crisis in the U.S..

2010-08-11T02:19:07Z

The euphoria of Wall Street (and by extrapolation from the rest of world stock) following the results of so-called "stress test" of financial institutions conducted by the U.S. administration and the drip of negative economic data below the most pessimistic forecasts would have helped the overweight green shoots of the economy (estimated 3% of GDP by 2010 and substantial improvement in results of the Banks and Wall Strett).
It would thus produced a change in market expectations, there are (…)

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