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December 22
USD - 07 a Final Year?
Americans Spend Every Cent - and More
American Macroeconomics Concerns
Philadelphia-Area Manufacturing Shrinks
December 21
BofA Throws Out Customer Who Refuses to Give Thumbprint
December 20
Study Predicts Foreclosure for 1 in 5 Subprime Loans
Report Reveals 2.2 Million Borrowers Face Foreclosure on Subprime Home Loans
Another Accidental Medication Error!
The Euro-Yen Crossfire
"Money is too Important" to Trust with Central Bankers!
Florida Foreclosure Figures Tell State's Sad Story
Another Bubble Close to Bursting
December 19
Last Warning! Three-Pronged Collapse ... Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate
Venezuela, Oil Producers Buy Euro as Dollar, Oil Fall
U.S. Files Charges in Fannie Mae Accounting Case
No More Bubbles to Bail Out the Housing Bubble
Peak Debt - US Debt & GDP Growth
Wholesale Prices Surge; Housing Rebounds
Credit Union Locked Today - Letter From Listener
Newport Beach Wells Fargo Runs Out of Money - Letter From Listener
December 18
U.S., China Clash on Currency
ATM System Called Unsafe
Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue is of Far-Reaching Significance
Ben and Hank's Not So Excellent Adventure
Manage Reserves But Avoid Yuan Jump - China Official
U.S. Mint Idiocy Continues
The Next Rogue Wave
December 15
How Dangerous is the Dollar Drop?
New Rules Outlaw Melting Pennies, Nickels for Profit
December 14
Debut of the 'Amero'
USD Shoe About to Drop?
I Scream. I Weep. I Sigh. I Am Tired.
True Deficit: $3.5 Trillion
December 13
Gold and Dollar Decoupling
Mining and the Markets
Analysts: Dollar Collapse Would Result in 'Amero'
ECB Warns of 'Herd-Like' Mentality in Derivatives
Wall Street Earnings May Peak After Three Years of Record Gains
A Doomed Currency
Barclays: Investors Shift to Commodities
December 12
DaimlerChrysler Warning on Jobs
Economic Storm Brewing in America
December 11
So You Think Your 401(k) Money is Safe
The Plan to Destroy America – Via the Dollar
Ford Has Script for Salaried Buyouts
Franklin, U.S. Bancorp Buy Fewer Treasuries as Dollar Slide
Oil Producers Shun Dollar
Buck & Housing Three Bears: Ripples, Momentum, Feedback
December 8
Dollar Support Wanes as World Economy Looks Elsewhere
What Statistics on Home Sales Aren’t Saying
Best Quotes of November 2006
December 7
Top-Level Insiders Selling Their Stock
Iran Replaces Dollar With Euro in Most Oil Dealings
December 6
Chinese Gold Consumption to Grow 17 Percent This Year to Record 350 Tons
The Earthling Insanity 'End-Game'
OPEC to Take Weak Dollar into Account
China Seeks Direct Talks With OPEC
USSR was Better Prepared for Peak Oil Than the US
As Fuel Prices Soar, A Country Unravels
Dollar's Sharp Fall Revives Fears of Global Economic Imbalances
Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was Better Prepared for Peak Oil Than the US
Dollar Traders on Edge as They Suspect Fed is Wrong
Georgia Foreclosures Jump 99%; Rate is Nation's 3rd Highest
December 5
Is Stagflation on the Horizon For 2007?
The Road to Commodity-ville
Keep Milking the Cash Cow
December 4
Russia Ready to Neutralize U.S. Economy
Chartists See Gold and Silver Scaling New Peaks
The Age-Old Message: Ingot We Trust
Plunging Dollar Will Set World Markets Reeling
The Mike Tyson Economy
Stillwater Mining Co. Pushing its Palladium into Jewelry Market
December 1
US Consumer's Insolvency, a Catalyst of the Impact Phase of the Global Systemic Crisis
The Coming Collapse in Housing
Swiss Get into a Twist Over Carry Trading Craze
Bank Run
Will China Lead a Stampede Out of the US Dollar?
November 30
Holiday Job Cuts Gain Momentum
Where the H*ll Are the "OFF" Switches?
Gold Heads for Second Monthly Advance as Dollar Keeps Sliding
38,000 Take Ford Buyouts
November 29
Dollar Plunge to Near 15-Year Low
A Mortgage Broker's Synopsis
The Hyperinflationary Depression
London Stock Trader Urges Move to 'Amero'
Dollar’s Dive Reflects Fundamentals
Ford Says 38,000 Have Accepted Buyouts
Airbus Could Trigger 'Nuclear Option' of Currency Controls
November 28
Durable Orders Fall 8.3%, Most in Six Years
Gold May Advance on Expectations Dollar's Slide Will Continue
Stormy End to November May Spell Disaster for the Dollar
BNP Says Dollar's Slide to `Destroy' Carry Trade: Chart of Day
British Financial Warfare: 1929; 1931- 33: How the City of London Created the Great Depression
Expedited Funds Availability Act
November 27
Gold and US$
Death Knell of the US Dollar...
US Dollar 'Will Keep Falling'
RBC Glitch Causes Canada-Wide Banking Chaos
Royal Bank Glitch Affects Debit, Credit Transactions at Stores Across Canada
Challenge to Congress
November 24
Platinum Has 'Long-Term Strength'
Medical, Biocide Research May Open New Markets for Silver
Dollar Sinks, Hitting Stocks, Boosting Bonds
Euro Hits 19-Month High as Dollar Sinks
November 22
Reviewing the Systemic Case for Gold Investment
Euphoric Markets 'Ignore Global Risk'
November 21
Platinum Rises to Record on Speculation Over Fund Introduct
Soaring Platinum Brings Mining Rebound
Banks and Bubbles III: “We're Getting Ourselves Back on the Playing Field”
Home Prices Drop in 45 Metro Areas; Sales Fall in 38 States
In Glitter and Glory, the Rock of All Ages
World Economy May Disappoint Next Year
Bizzaro Knights of the Federal Reserve
Hard US Lessons, Harder Landings
November 20
The Biggest Bubble of All - Derivatives
November 17
Banks Told to Predict Effects of a 40% Crash in House Prices
Housing Construction Plunges in October
Costello Fears Rural Depression
November 16
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold 2006
Banks Warned of 'End to the Good Times'
You Want Me to Drink Oil?
Rubin, Volcker Say Investors May Avoid Buying Dollars
November 15
Gold to Cross Record of $850 an Ounce
Dollar Firms vs Yen, Swiss Franc, Fed Minutes Eyed
Decreasing Value of US Debt and Equities
Silver to Hit $15/oz on Investor Demand -GFMS
November 14
Gold Predicted to Break Record High
Renewed Rise Has Begun
Chinese Individuals Take a Shine to Gold
China Will Affect the Gold Price - Why?
Us and Them
Time for Action?
Iran Cuts Dollar-Based Transactions to 'Minimum
November 10
Gold Gains Most Since July as Dollar Drops on China Report
Forex - US Dollar Weaker in Late Singapore on Japan, China Central Bank Comments
Dollar, Gold Move on China's Diversification Talk
When the Home Equity Cookie Jar is Empty
November 9
Like I Said, Insane!
November 8
World Financial Markets Rattled by US Elections
Spent Dollar Momentum
Chasing Cash-Poor Consumers
November 7
In Arizona, ‘For Sale’ is a Sign of the Times
Timing is Everything
Investors Regroup as Swaps Panic Hits
Exploding U.S. Grain Demand for Automotive Fuel Threatens World Food Security and Political Stability
November 6
Iraq War Will Cost More-than-$2-Trillion
November 3
Syria Switches to the Euro Due to US Sanctions
November 2
U.S. Economy Wrecks Housing
White-collar Outsourcing Pressure Builds
Best Quotes of October 2006
Post US Election Anti Investment Pussyfooting
November 1
Markets About to Turn the Screws on the Fed?
Bank of Italy Announces Job Cuts
"Droplet Splatter Dispersion" Exceeded
U.S. Economy: Consumers, Business Are Less Optimistic
The Dollar's Full-System Meltdown
Gold Rises in London on Concern U.S. Economy is Slowing
UAE Considers Cut in Dollar Reserves
October 31
Coming Soon: the Big Auto Sell-Off
Dura Auto Files for Bankruptcy as Parts Demand Falls
Home Foreclosures on the Rise
Former World Bank Chief Economist Predicts Global Crash
Newsaper Circulation Drops at Daily Publications Again Nationwide
Paulson Re-Activates Secretive Support Team to Prevent Markets Meltdown
...Keeping Its Citizens "Stupid"
Swedish Welfare State Collapses as Immigrants Wage War
October 30
GAO Chief Warns Economic Disaster Looms
Investors Warned of Post-Election Disaster
Gold Primed for November Rally
October 27
Dollar Declines as New Home Prices Fall the Most Since 1970
America and the Dollar Illusion
How Chow Do Pan Ho Wan?
October 26
Sales of Existing Homes Fall; Median Price Drops by Record Amount
Deutsche Bank Confirms Interest in Buying Yukos and Its Debts
Russia’s GDP Growth Exceeds Forecasts, Expected at 6.7% by Year End
October 24
Greenspan Warns Russian Authorities Against Investing in U.S. Dollar
How does the US Dollar Defy the Law of Gravity?
An Eerie Stillness
October 23
Unstoppable Chinese Growth & Gold
Endless Credit-Creation!
October 20
Time: The Waiting Game
OPEC Surprises With Deeper Oil Cut
October 19
More Californians Going into Foreclosure
Home-Equity Loan Delinquencies Increase, Moody's Says
A Dangerous Game
October 18
Crggkom Plgrrgg Irqbl
Michigan Workers, Pushed Out of Auto Jobs, Lose Houses, To
US Weather Futures Warm to Investors as Hedge Tool
Medieval Booms and Historical and Economic Amnesia
Kool Aid & Krispy Kremes
Gazprom's Iron Fist
October 17
Fallen Empire
Grain Fortunes
Yen Gains; Russia's Central Bank Says Boosting Reserve Holdings
The Coming Correction
Big Downturn Seen for Some Home Markets
Wobbling Real Estate Market Sparks Fears of Banking Implosion
October 16
The Coming Correction
Foreclosure Activity Skyrockets in East Bay
Foreclosure Rates Stay High
Pensions Past and Future
October 13
Mega-Storm Signposts
Japan: A boom Without Much Bang
October 12
Debt and Snakes etc.
October 10
Two More Reasons a Monetary Crisis is Inevitable and Gold is Going to the Moon
October 5
Black Boxes and Dead Hedge Funds
Oil Dives Below $59, OPEC Head Calls for More Cuts
October 4
XXX
Americans Spend More of Incomes on Homes
Fed, SEC Warn Derivatives Growth Demands Borderless Regulation
October 3
The Master Plan for the World and its effect on Resource Stocks
Consumer Spending Plunges in August to Lowest in a Year
As Jobs Leave America's Shores... The New Face of Class War
Stats Show Dramatic Slowdown in California Housing Market
October 2
Russia Has More Banks than the Whole Europe
Wall St Firms to Launch Alternative Trading System
Electronic Credit Derivative Trades Double
September 29
What a US Recession Means for China
Falling US Gas Prices Boost Bush Poll Numbers
Electronic Credit Derivative Trades Double
Falling US Gas Prices Boost Bush Poll Numbers
September 28
Silver Bulls Seize Day at Major Gold Industry Parley
September 27
Tipping Point-Ville!
September 26
U.S. Economy: Previously Owned Home Prices Decline
Army Warns Rumsfeld It's Billions Short
Pessimistic Stock Guru Goes With the Short Answer
Oil Drop Robs Mutual Funds of $4.5 Billion; Fidelity Falls
Stay Focused on Gold's Major Trend
Hedge, I Win...fails, You Lose
September 25
South Africa: Central Banks Quicken Pace of Gold Sales
The Unthinkable is the Most Likely Scenario
September 21
Get Ready to Buy Silver
Japan Slaps Financial Sanctions on North Korea
Toyota Gears Up to Overtake GM as No 1
Fannie Mae Could Lose $29B in Housing Bust
$29 Billion and Counting?
Economic Hell
September 20
Chrysler Will Cut Shipments by 90,000
U.S. Treasuries Prices Ease as Foreign Inflows Fall
Lies of Hungarian PM Spark Protests and Clashes
What's Behind the Meltdown in the Commodity Markets?
A Tightening Farce
September 19
Amaranth Says Funds Lost 50% This Month on Gas Trades
The Cornucopia Institute
September 18
Feds Lower Boom on Alternative Money
Chavez Proposes Creation of 'Bank of the South'
September 15
Ford to Offer Buyouts to U.S. Employees
IMF: China Leading World Economic Upturn
September 14
Hear Me, Doomed Ones!
September 13
IMF Identifies Risk of 'Disorderly' U.S. Dollar Drop
Thirst for Cash That Threatens a Crash
Chinese Revaluation 'Would Hit US'
U.S. Moves to Isolate Iranian Banks
September 12
Why Gold Is Plunging?
It’s Going to be Silver in the Coming Days
Paulson Weighs Disaster Plan
Ben Bernanke & the New International Economic Order
September 11
9-11 - The New White-Wash & Buckets of Money
September 7
...As I Lock the Door of the Bunker
September 6
Nightmare Mortgages
Chevron Hits Oil in Major Gulf of Mexico Well
Copper Heats Up
India Set to be World's Gold Hub
Russia Allows Ruble to Climb to 6 1/2 Year High Agains
Intel Layoffs Could Be Huge
September 5
The Silver Bullet
September 1
The Danger of Home Underinsurance
It Seems So Far Away