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July 29
A Snowball in the Making: China's Basket of Currencies
Credit Card Issuers Boost Interest Rates, Late Fees
Federal Deficit Reality: An Update
Crude Oil Climbs to Two-Week High After BP Texas Refinery Blast
July 28
It's a Scary New World
July 27
Home Builder 'Babies' / San Diego / Yuan
July 26
Olive Oil Prices Set to Soar as Drought Hits Crops
July 25
Silver - Cot Structure Suggests Something is Afoot
The Prick that Bursts the Housing Bubble
China's Yuan Revaluation Starts Another Stage of US Dollar Demise Worldwide
Ford Workers Await Word
More Power to the Ringgit
Oil Manoeuvre by China, India Challenge Washington on Energy and Security Fronts
July 22
Oil Industry Awash in Record Levels of Cash
Copper Rises to Record in London Amid Strike, China Demand
Beijing's 'Thursday Surprise'
July 21
China Loosens Yuan Peg to Dollar for First Time in a Decade
China Revalues Yuan
July 20
Greenspan Signals Further Rate Increases
Kodak Is Cutting Up to 10,000 More Jobs
Unocal Backs Sweetened $17 Bln Chevron Bid
China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access
July 19
Ex CIA Official: Bin Laden Bleeding U.S. Economy
Housing Bubble: Bankrupting Suburbia
New-Home Building Flat: June Pace May Signal Market Cooling
Hewlett-Packard to Cut 14,500 Jobs
The World's Final Consumer
July 18
Crude Oil Gains; Hurricane Emily Shuts Most Output From Mexico
US Expects Chinese Currency Revaluation
July 15
Misleading Economic Indicators
Why Iraq Oil Money Hasn't Fueled Rebuilding
July 14
China Oil Bid Tests US Free Market Rhetoric
HP's May Cut 15,000 Jobs
July 13
Filled with the Fire of Gold!
Former Wall Street Whiz Kid Says Gold Equals Insurance
July 12
China, Nigeria Sign Oil Supply Pact
Russia's Lukoil Indicates Interest in Oil Sector
July 11
Gas Prices Hit Record $2.33 a Gallon
July 8
Russia’s Gold and Forex Reserves Reach Record High of $151.8Bln
Monetary Incest
U.S. Adds 146,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment Drops to 5%, Lowest Since 9/11
Federal Deficit Reality: An Update
July 7
China 'to Allow Bank Gold Sales'
Oil Tops $61, Hits Record High Amid Hurricane Fears
IRS Questions Hinn's Tax-Exempt Status
Precious-Metals 'Demand Shock' Possible - Economist
July 6
Chinese Bid for Unocal: More than Meets the Eye
Recent China Revelations
July 5
Financial Terrorism
Oil 'Will Hit $100 by Winter'
July 1
Bank of America to Buy MBNA in $35B Deal
China: U.S. Dollar May Not be Worth the Paper it is Printed on
Chrysler May Match GM Employee Deals for All
USA to Import 50 Million Tons of Crude from Russia a Year
June 29
Heading for the "Puke Point"
Cheaper Gas Ahead?
June 28
Even With No Bubble, Housing Could Be in Trouble
IBM to Hire 14,000 in India, Cuts 13,000 Jobs in U.S. and Europe
Chavez Out to Prove World's Largest Oil Reserves
June 27
Gold Rush May Mean Inflation Bust
Unrest 'Could Double' Oil Price
American CEOs Can Be Outsourced from India too!
Revaluation Controversy Rages on in Washington
June 24
In Denial of Crisis: Part III
Backstreet's Back (Time to Sell)
June 23
Chinese Oil Giant in Takeover Bid for U.S. Corporation
Haier Group Bids Us$1.3Bn for Maytag
Allstate to Hike Homeowner Premiums Nearly 30%
I Think I Swallowed my Tongue!
June 22
All Right, So What's the Plan?
Social Security Changes Policy, Eases FBI Access
ID Data Breaches: As Rampant As It Seems
Bankruptcy - Just Do It!
The Whereabouts of China's Currency Stash
June 21
U.S. Bullies China - Dollar Crisis Looming
The Bubble's New Home
Gas to Pinch Pocket Tighter
Real Estate Boom, Mortgage Refinance Craze in US Can Continue for Many Years Though The Risk is High
June 20
Gold May Rise on Speculation Central Banks Will Reduce Sales
European Crisis Adds to Market Rush for Gold
International Trade Deficit at New High
The Bottom Line: A Debt Summary
What's Driving Gas Prices? Part 1: Refiners Maintain a Firm but Legal Grip on Supplies
What's Driving Gas Prices? Part 2: Zones of Contention in Gasoline Pricing
After the Fall
Foreign Investment in the US is Slowing
June 17
Mastercard Says More Than 40 Million Cards Potentially Exposed to Fraud
House Passes Bill to Slash Funds to U.N.
Gold Hits 6-Week High in Europe, Funds Buying
Oil Jumps to Record $58.60 as Demand May Outpace Production
Malaysia to Convince More OIC Countries to Use Gold Dinar
JP Morgan Dropped From Gold Conspiracy Case
June 16
Gold at 6-Week High, Buying in Other Currencies
Gold Reconsidered
Michigan Sees More Jobs Slip Away
Italians Consider Trashing Euro, Returning to Lira
June 15
The Coming Trade War and Global Depression
House Prices Mark Fastest Fall Since 1992
June 14
Silver ETF May Cause Spike
US Inflation Eases as Retail Sales Fall
Crude Oil Surges as Refiners Try to Meet Growing Fuel Demand
June 13
Federal Pension Insurance Staggers Under New Load
The Overlooked $2.3 Trillion Deficit
Tide Pushing Shellfishers into Red
June 10
Volcker: U.S. Economic Crisis Imminent
Trade Gap Widens to $57B in April
June 9
Why Gold Rigging is Ignored by the Media
Pizza to the People!
Banksters and Markets!
Report: Pension Gap Could Soar
Economic Crash: Planned?
German, Swiss Bond Yields Fall to Records as Growth Stagnates
June 8
Some Annotations on the Gold Market
June 7
Greenspan: Trouble Ahead for Hedge
GM Plans to Cut 25,000 U.S. Jobs by 2008
Debt Ceiling or Debt Floor?
Oil Prices Rise Above $55 Amid Supply Fears
Personal Data for 3.9 Million CitiBank Customers Lost in Transit
June 6
Physical Gold Demand is Outstripping Supply
The Dollar: Time for a Change
Will You Survive The Coming Financial Crash?
June 3
Auto Layoffs Push Jobless Claims Higher
Gimme All My Money...
Euro Slides to Eight-Month Low Vs. Dollar
Commodities are Hot, ButfFor How Long?
Oil and Food: A New Security Challenge
What's Worrying Greenspan?
The US Trade Deficit is Unsustainable
June 2
Housing Prices Soar Another 12.5%
Mr. Magoo Takes his Viagra
United Strikes Deals With Unions; Averts Walkout
Thoughts on a Second Great Depression
June 1
Financial Endgame Slowly Plays Out - and Then…the Sudden Systemic Implosion Which Will Usher in the Brave New World
Indian-American Economist Alleges "Greenspan's Fraud"
U.S. Living Beyond Means, Dodge Warns
GCC Urged to Peg Its Currency to Gold
May 31
French 'No' Sinks Euro Over 1% to 7-Month Lows
One Last Trick Up the Dollar's Sleeve?
Freezing Gas Prices
Mass Layoffs Summary
Incomprehensible Amounts of Money
May 30
The State is Ready to Cease the Export of Platinum Group Metals
Russian Audit Chamber Requests Investigation of Fate of 350 Tons of Palladium
Euro Drops to Lowest Level of the Year
Many Buyers Opt for Risky Mortgages
A Bane Amid the Housing Boom: Rising Foreclosures
U.S. Michigan Sentiment Index Falls for Fifth Month
Russell on Gold & US Dollar
May 27
New Call to Break Up GM, Sell off Choice Segments to Sharks, Then Plunge it into Bankruptcy
U.S. Banks Knowingly Fund Mortgages to Illegals
Shanghai Citizens Dump US Dollars
Russian Audit Chamber Requests Investigation of Fate of 350 Tons of Palladium
Top Russian Oil Producer Lukoil Seeks $1Bln Venezuela Deal
Serious Fiscal Turmoil in China Can Bring The World Economies to Its Knees
Emperor Greenspan has No Clothes
May 26
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
May 25
Danger Ahead for the World Economy: OECD
DOD Budget a 'Train Wreck': Analysts
The Next Reserve Currency
Northwest Aims to Cut Half of Mechanics' Jobs
UBS Believes Gold Could Rally Soon
May 24
Congress and the Federal Reserve Erode Your Dollars
Gold/HUI Divorce? Part 2
Real Estate Bubble 2
The Bursting Asset Bubbles - Wall Street, October 1929
The Price of Asian Conflict
May 23
Pensions Face Uncertain Future
Running on Empty
May 20
Forex - Euro Rally Fizzles Out as Political Concerns Mount
Russian Expert Predicts Oil Prices of $80 Per Barrel by August
As India and China Open up, Latin America Slowly Closing Their Doors to Western Corporate Interests
S Korea Rules Out Further Currency Intervention
U.S. MBA'S Mortgage Applications Index Fell 10.5% Last Week
China Broadens Forex System
May 19
Lawn Sprinkler Economics
Domestic Threats to China's Rise
Will China (and India) Revalue Their Currency?
What Do Yuant From Us?
May 18
Foreign Investors Sell U.S. Assets
Fears for Dollar as Central Banks Sell U.S. Assets
Toughening Its Line, U.S. Warns China on Currency
Gloom Gathers over World Economy
California Home Prices Reach New High - Confounds Economists
US Dollar Takes Global Rise, Euro Surrenders
May 17
Let Them Eat Indexes!
To Infinity - And Beyond!
May 16
City Hedge Funds Head for Domino Collapse
US Begging for Dollar Devaluation
May 13
Is Your Retirement Money Safe?
Letters at 3am: $4 a Gallon - Commentary
Taxes, Gasoline, and the Coming Economic Slowdown
Japanese Banks Bullish on Brazil, Russia, India, China – the BRIC Alliance of Emerging Nations
Deutsche Bank Faces Sanctions
May 12
We're Freaking Doomed, Dude
May 11
Real Wages Fall at Fastest Rate in 14 Years
United in Bankruptcy Court Over Pensions
Trade Gap Lowest in 6 Months U.S.
Delta Air Struggle Raises Bankruptcy Fear
Stocks Plummet on Hedge Fund Rumors
China's Stock Market Tumbles to Six-Year Low
May 10
Gold Expected to Resume Bull Run, Hit US$500
Greater China
India Will Be Key to Further Worldwide Commodity Demand as the Country Finally Competes with China in Growth, Prosperity and Military Strength
Huffington Post Exclusive: Embargoed Book Claims Saudi Oil Infrastructure Rigged For Catastrophic Self-Destruction
May 9
Still Think Ford, General Motors Can't Go Bust?: Mark Gilbert
GM Puts Brakes on Economy
Debt Slavery: What the Bankruptcy Bill Could Do to You
Crude Oil Prices Climb in Light Trading
Wall St. Uncertainty Outweighs Good News
May 6
Greenspan Warns on Fannie, Freddie Again
The 4 Derivative U.S. Dictators: Secrets of the Plunge Protection Team
Oil Troubles for Chavez in Venezuela
May 5
Wake Up or Be Eaten Alive by Inflation!
Risky Lending Spurs 'Bubble'
Gold picks up in Europe as Dollar Struggles
U.S. May Bring Back 30-Year Treasury Bond
May 4
Will Oil Strike $380 a Barrel by 2015?
You Want a Piece of the Mogambo, Punk?
Bear's Shadow Falls Over Financial Markets
Daily Forex Commentary
Dollar Falls Against Euro, Yen; Fed May Slow Rate Increases
May 3
Demand for Gold From Around the World Puts Ever More Pressure on Supply
The Public Has Yet To Discover Gold
Yuan Not the Cause of US Trade Gap: China
Original Sin
May 2
Four Busted in $250B Bond Scam (Historical Reference)
April 29
The Three Trillion Dollar Plot
Inflation Eats Into Consumer Spending
Flexible Chinese Currency by End of 2005 May Change World Commerce Forever
The Seven "D's" of the Developing Disaster
April 28
Detroit's Woe, America's Worry
Pricey Oil's Path to Your Pocket
House Approves $1 Gold Coin
April 27
The Great Wealth Deception
U.S. March Durable Goods Orders Down 2.8%
An Economic 9-11?
Greenspan Fading Away
April 26
Gold Eyes $440 Level, Watching Dollar - London Bullion Report
. . . a 5000 Year Track Record
Oil Wars
Saudi Gives Bush No Assurance on Short-Term Oil
April 25
Platinum Production Costs Soar
Canada: Class Action Accuses Banks of Illegal Creation of Money
The Marginal Home Buyer
Temporary Stock Market Crash in America, and Then Sharp Recovery Based on False Rumor by Media?
April 22
The Coming Crisis
Oil Bourse Closer to Reality
The End of Oil is Closer Than You Think
Poll: High Gas Prices Forcing Changes in Americans' Live
An Economy on Thin Ice
Hotel-room Boom Makes Discounts Scarce
April 21
House Ready to Pass Energy Bill
President Signs Bankruptcy Bill
2 Brits Nabbed With $3 Trillion in Fake US Fed Notes
Creeping Specter of World Economic Slowdown
Oil / Black Gold / Texas T
The True Federal Budget Deficit Is $880 Billion
April 20
GM Girds for New Cutbacks
The Dollar Danger
U.S. Core Producer Prices Benign
Outsourcing the American Economy: A Greater Threat Than Terrorism
China Revaluation Would Hit U.S. Bonds, Dollar-Merrill
U.S. Pension Guarantees are at Risk
Daddy! Wake Up! Where is All My Money?
April 19
General Motors Reports $1.1 Billion First-Quarter Loss
Gold & Supply
America's Riotous Real Estate
April 13
Oil Below $51 on Inventories
Understanding the Gold / Dow Ratio: I Want to Turn to Gold...
April 12
U.S. Trade Gap Reaches All-Time High
You Need Us and We Need You
April 11
Manipulated Shortage
Daily Forex Commentary
The Runaway Economy Cover Up
Truckers Mount Gas Price Protest in C. Florida
Where Does Your Tax $$ Go?
$7,782,816,546,352 in Debt
April 8
U.S. Report Sees Gasoline Prices Moving Higher Still
Rate Hikes May Create 'Perfect Storm'
Higher Mortgage Rates Ready to Bite - Soon
World Bank Warns on Dollar 'Risk' for Poor
Is World Bank Wrong Again?
April 7
Silver, Silver, Everywhere — must read
The Gold Cartel is Dead Meat!
Part 1: China Shock: How China Will Change Your Business
Part 2: Half a World Away, an Entrepreneur Grapples With (and Profits From) China's Boom
Part 3: The Formula: Design in the U.S., Engineer in Taiwan, Build in China
First-Time Jobless Claims Drop Sharply
Some Days, It's Not Even Worth Chewing Through the Restraints
April 6
Debt Slavery: What the Bankruptcy Bill Could Do to You
More Chinese Banking Corruption Revealed – Heading for a Total Financial Collapse
Trade War: US vs the Rest of the World
April 5
Fuel Surcharges Squeeze Suppliers
Ford Cuts White Collar Jobs
Start of the Energy World War?
Panic in Pakistan, World Next?
Freddie Mac 2004 Income Falls 42% as Derivatives Drop
Global Markets-Oil, Economic Worries Hit Shares, Dollar Gains
The Invisible Hand (of the U.S. Government) in Financial Markets
April 4
What Fresh Hell is This?
April 1
Goldman Sees Oil Price 'Super Spike' to $105/Barrel
Worldwide Cyclical Stagflation Within a Secular Deflation – What Does This Mean For Your Future?
Markets at Crossroads
Gas Costs Change Lifestyles
Oil Rises, Gasoline Surges to a Record as Fuel Supplies Decline