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April 28
Launch of Barclays' Silver ETF Imminent
Energy Economics 101 - the Culprit is U.S.!
April 27
Bernanke Issues Fresh Warning on Inflation
Final Days of US Dollar?
Peak Oil Crisis - Shortages Ahead?
Barclays' Silver ETF Could Be OKed in Days -Source
Chinese Oil Safari Hits Nigeria
Russia Oil Giant Becomes 2nd Largest in the World: President
Iran Oil Bourse Next Week
How China Is Winning the Oil Race
Shouldn't We Drill U.S. Oil Before China Does?
The Threat to a Fistful of Petrodollars
April 26
Gas Prices May Hit $4 Before Falling Back
Oil Could Reach 100 Dollars in case of Deadlock Over Iran: Russian Official
Either Way, I've Got the SMWs
Iran Issues Oil Warning
Silver Market at a Watershed
Gold Could Shine at 10 Times the Price
April 25
If GM Fails, Then What?
The Housing Bubble Has Popped
The Federal Reserve and Housing: A Cluster of Errors?
A Review of Last Week's Silver Streak
Copper Rises to $7,000 for First Time, Leading Metals Rally
April 24
$100 a Barrel Oil Looms in USs' Future, Says One Commodities Expert
Cash Is Trash!
Dollar Falls After Sweden Echoes Global Switch to Euros
BGI Pledges Silver Fund Go-Ahead Despite Rout in the Metals Markets
Dollar Too Unstable to be Reliable - Russian Minister
Ford Posts $1.2B Loss in First Quarter
Will Iran Tighten the Reins on the Global Petro Supply?
April 21
Gold Will Go to $3000/Oz
Gasoline Shortages Continue on Friday
Gold Bull with Numerous Legs
U.S. Economy: Leading Indicators Index Falls for 2nd Month
April 20
Chavez Taking Decisive Steps to Turn Off Oil Taps to U.S.
Chavez: Oil Will Be Destroyed if Attacked
Oil Scales Fresh Peak in London
Venezuela Reaches Landmark 75% Debt Retirement
US Hits Back Over 'Questionable' IMF Comments
April 19
It's a Gold Rush as Savers Sock the Bars Away
Many Ask, 'Where Will Cooling Housing Market End Up?'
Jim Rogers Says Gold Will Reach $1,000 as Commodity Prices
Housing Nosedives
I See a Silver Moon Rising
April 18
Oil Hits Record $72 on Iran Fears
Barrel of Trouble: Rising Oil Prices 'a Threat to World Economies'
Bonging the Silver Gong
Bond Market Bozos
The Four Deficits Confronting U.S.
The Real Plan to Pay Off the Debt
April 17
Dollar Falls in Asia on Media Reports Suggesting China May Cut Treasury Holdings
Oil Prices Set New Record of 71.40 Dollars a Barrel
Crude Oil Rises to $70 a Barrel in New York on Gasoline Demand
China's Growth Tops 10% Ahead of US Talks
Japan's Bonds Slide for 8th Week, Longest Stretch in 2 Decades
April 14
The Fundamental Difference
US Counts Cost of Treasury Yields
Gold Boom 'Could Match 1980 Peak'
April 13
Gold’S Bull Run Could Reach $850
Why Gold Must Inevitably Rise
Trilateral Governance of N. America: Another Reason to Invest in Gold
IMF Warns Over Credit Derivative Liquidity
Global Trade War Update
April 12
Experts Advise No Hurry to Sell Family Silver
Ready for $262 a Barrel Oil?
Oil Prices Rise Above $69 a Barrel
Gold Breaks Through $600 Barrier. Now What?
April 11
Gold Passes $600, Silver Hits 23-Year Peak
The Silver Deficit
Big Moves Ahead in Silver - April 9th 2006
April 10
Europe Simulates Financial Meltdown
How Many Bubbles Before the Fatal One?
Prelude to Stocks Disaster and Gold Opportunities
April 7
America's Total Debt Report - Update 2006
April 6
Gold Rises in London, Nears $600, as Oil Gains Spur Fund Buying
$3 a Gallon? It Can and Likely Will Happen AgainGold Powers to 25-Year High Ahead of ECB, Jobs Data
Time for Gulf Economies to Increase Gold Reserves
Toyota Sales Up in March; Ford, GM Down
China, Russia Worst Pirates of U.S. Goods — Lawmakers
April 5
How High is High?
Silver Supernova!
Deadly Dollar Dominos
Hype Machine Ignores Gold & Silver
Senate Pushes War, Hurricane Bill to $100B
April 4
Good News! The Rich Get Richer
On the Money: The Retirement Angel
New Federal Reserve chairman Bernanke to Bring Unforgettable Surprises for the Dollar?
Should GCC Countries Diversify Reserves Away From the US Dollar?
April 3
Foreclosure Shock
March 31
UAE, Saudi Considering to Move Reserves Out of Dollar
Supply Fears Drive Gold to Highest in 25 Years
The High Cost of Inflation
March 30
Spot Gold, Silver Hit Multidecade Highs
Time to Boost Gold Reserves
A Rustling in the Bushes
National Debt Clock Can't Keep Up with Bush's Spending
David Walker
GM Shares Down Over 4 Percent on Delphi Worries
March 29
GM Firing Salaried Workers at About 30 U.S. Locations
The "Danger Years" for Homeowners
March 28
Fed Likely to Hike Rates Again
GM to Cut More Jobs
Dubai Bourse Looks Beyond Gold
China Should Tap FX Reserves to Buy Gold - Banker
March 27
China's Gold Reserves Double in Value
US-China Trade War Looms
What About Gold Here?
The Hyperinflationary Depression
US Living on Borrowed Time - and Money
Illuminati Cash 'Slush Fund' Estimated at $65 Trillion
GM to Fire Salaried Staff Through April, People Say
March 24
Silver Hits New 22-Year High
Silver Outshines Gold as Traders Eye Silver ETF
The Coup de Grace to the Economy
March 23
Full Faith and Credit! ROTFL
Let the Fun(d) Begin!
March 22
Bear Stearns Warns Against Airline Stocks Due to 'Imminent'
Russia, China set 2011 as Date for Start of $10Bln Gas Pipeline Project
Silver Jumps to 22-Year High, Gold Drifts Lower
Refco Currency Unit Talks Collapse; Examiner Named
March 21
Why the Commodities Boom is Different This Time
The Wages of Neo-Liberalism Part 1: Core contradictions
Massive World Speculation Dominos
March 20
The Spiraling Costs of Uncle Sam's Deficits
US$: Forget Iran, the Problem's at Home
Neo-protectionism Puts US dollar at Risk
March 17
Signals From the Banking World
Gold & Silver Report Snippet
Just How High Can Gold & Silver Go?
Audit: Katrina Contracts Wasted Millions
GM Revises Reported 2005 Loss to $10.6B
Buy 'em Both. And Oil!
Russia Has World’s Fifth Largest Gold and Currency Reserves
House OK's $92B in War, Hurricane Spending
March 16
Approved: National Debt $9,000,000,000,000.00
Nigeria’s Political Mess Will Keep Oil Prices Higher Than Ever
March 15
Markets Oblivious to Geopolitical Risks
I Like Gold. Listen...
Crude-Oil Prices Surge on Forecasts for Drop in U.S. Gasoline Inventories
Bernanke Urges Cuts in Federal Budget Deficit to Preserve Prosperity
March 14
Ports Fallout - Arab Central Banks Move Assets Out of Dollar
Syrian Bank 'Blacklisted' by US
Analysts Say Gold Correction May Be Nearing End
Iran Complains Foreign Banks Restricting its Dollar Dealing
Russell on the Markets & Gold
US to Study Hedge Fund, Derivatives Risks
US Federal Deficit Rises to Record in February
March 13
Foreclosures Forecast to Rise
Banks Fear Minimum Credit Card Payments
The Fed Officially Kicks Off the Next Recession
Gas Prices Up Even as Crude Goes Lower
March 10
U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops, Poll Shows
March 9
Retirement Fund Tapped to Avoid National Debt Limit
Trade Gap Widens in January to Record $68.5 Bln
How Would Gold React to a Pandemic?
He's Got His Grumkin Up his Gorfhole
Ford Assembly Line Shuts Down in Hazelwood
The Economics and Power Trap
March 7
Could Japan Cause a US House Price Crash?
Losing the Stimulus of Equity Extractions
LSE to Launch Silver Tracker Fund
How U.S. Tax Dollars Fund Hamas
March 6
Buffett Links Hurricane Insurance to Climate
America's Glorious Empire of Debt
What a Difference 20 Years Make in Crude Oil Prices
March 3
Silver Tops $10 for 1st Time Since 1984: World's Biggest Mover
$10,000 Gold & $700 Silver
Silver Zoom Ignored
March 2
Ominous Warnings and Dire Predictions of World's Financial Experts - Part 1
Currency Carry Trades Face Trouble
Richard Russell on Gold, Silver & US$
Bernanke's Yield Curve Fallacy
Jewellers, Carmakers Turning to Palladium
It's Always the Damned Banks!
March 1
Is a New World Order Evolving? A Shift From Dollars to Euros & Gold Will Impact You
When the Dollars Stop Making Sense
Norwegian Bourse Director Wants Oil Bourse - Priced In Euros
February 28
US Jan New Home Sales Hit Slowest Pace in a Year
Shadowing Reality - Economist Keeps Tabs on Government’s “Creative” Statistical Reports
Kelda Group Sells US Water Business to Macquarie Bank
Global Credit Ocean Dries Up
February 27
Defaults Soaring in State
West's Gold Vanishing in China Once Again
Solid Gold Success in China
China a Golden Opportunity for Indian Jewelers
February 24
Noland: Justifications & Questions
Oil Prices Jump Almost $2 Amid Terror Fears
Bottom Line IMF Pay Back
February 23
Real Silver Highs
BIS Calls For Global Currency
Gather Up Your Gold, Your Guns & Get Gas
February 22
Gold & Silver: Explosion Ahead!
When Gold Flies to the Moon
February 21
Oil Up $1.50 After Nigeria Attacks, OPEC Hints
Iran, Cuba Sign Banking Agreement
February 20
Islam’s Financial Power
The Psychology of a Falling Dollar
February 17
Gold: Phase II is Here
Gold Gets Safe-Haven Boost
The End of Dollar Hegemony
Fed Chairman Warns Congress on China Surplus
Nigeria Oil 'Total War' Warning
Venezuela Puts Pressure on Opec to Cut Its Output
Helicopter Ben Gets Ready to Take the Fall
February 16
Why Your Blood Seems Frozen in Your Veins
Sanguine Schultz Sees $2,000 Gold
Bernanke: Higher US Rates May Be Needed
Why USFed Hikes, Unspoken
The Oceans as Carbon Dioxide Sinks Increasing our Understanding
February 15
Is This the Last Great Buying Opportunity for Gold?
The Global Money and Currency Markets
Administration Promises Crack Down on China After Record Deficit
The Veil of Materialism
February 14
Russia’s Largest Silver Miner Plans London IPO in November 2006
Potentially Dangerous Forces Looming in the Horizon
Iran's Euro-Denominated Oil Bourse to open in March: US Dollar Crisis on the Horizon
Senators Hear ‘Shocking Examples' of Tax Dollars Wasted by FEMA
February 13
New, Improved Confusion on Gold & Silver
February 10
Volkswagen to Cut 20,000 Workers
The Big Dipper
America's Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High
Forex Reserves Should be Cut by Half: Chinese Banker
February 9
Terror Threat Responsible for High Gold Price - Greenspan
Oil and Metals Recover From Large Knocks
Dubai, the New Power in Gold!
Gold Gains as Biggest Drop in Eight Years Spurs Jewelry Buy
Bank of America to Begin Trading Metals in Summer
DJ China Plans CNY500 Mln-CNY1 Bln Gold Invest Fund This Year
Look! I'm Still Laughing!
February 8
Inelastic Gold Supply
Cheuvreux Gold Report
Russia Emerges From Default With Bonds Overseas Investors Covet
National Foreclosures Increase in Every Quarter of 2005
Why Imbalances Matter: "Deficits Just Keep Piling Up"
February 6
Palladium Outshines the Pack
The Next Major Stop for Gold, $875
Our Worst Nightmare….the Housing Bubble
Slave Revolt
February 3
Gold Reaches 25-Year High as Oil Gains Renew Inflation Concerns
Gold Rally Not a Bubble
USA Removal of Chavez Would Cause Civil War; Push Price of Oil to US$200!
Is the Declining Dollar Causing High Oil Prices?
February 2
Nine (Angry) Little Round, Red Heads
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Paper Money?
February 1
Negative Q4 Real GDP, Really
Prince of Paper Ascends the Throne
Time Cuts 100 Editorial and Publishing Jobs
January 31
Basic U.S. Medical Care 'Ready to Collapse'
Your Monthly Credit Card Payment Just Doubled
Market Summary - Silver Rocket
Bernanke Planning: A Nasty Surprise?
The Fourth Major Currency
The Middle Class on the Precipice
The Greenspan Legacy
Why Treasures in Safe Deposit Boxes Get 'Lost'
January 30
The Times They Are a-Changing — must read
Ready for $262/Barrel Oil?
U.S. in Technical Default
Silver ETF Packs Punch
January 27
Yale Study: Not Enough Metals in Earth to Meet Global Demand
January 26
The "Flim-Flam" Act
Economist Magazine Warns 'Danger Time' for U.S
GM Loses $4.8 Billion in Fourth Quarter
Mozart's Birthday is Only 1 Day of Happiness
January 25
What Will Happen to Gold Shares in a Crashing U.S. Stock Market?
Dollar and the Almighty Buck
Russian GDP Grew 6% in 2005 — Official
January 24
DaimlerChrysler to Eliminate 6,000 Jobs
The Dragon at Detroit's Gate
I, Greenspan
Goldman Sachs "Death Star" Now Over Tokyo
January 23
Hurricane Katrina: The Storm and the Metaphor —Shelter Anyone?
Stock Crash Alert
Bank of America's Profit Unexpectedly Falls on Bankruptcies
Japan Investors Favour Gold as Alternative Asset
'Black Monday' Looms Over Ford's Future
Swiss Banking Giant UBS AG Stops Doing Business With Iran. A Similar Policy Implemented Against Syria
Iran Moves Assets to China, East Asia
January 20
Iran Moving Currency As Pre-Emptive Move
U.S. Homebuilding Slows
Buffett Sounds Warning on U.S. Trade Deficit--Again
Nasdaq Glitch Results in Incorrect Quotes
January 19
Hahaha! It's Not IF Gold Will Go Up, My DLML
U.S. Consumers Reeling From Higher Debt Burden: John Wasik
43% of First-Time Home Buyers Put No Money Down
The World's Cumulative Gold and Silver Production
Earth's Limited Supply of Metals Raises Concern
Japan's Turmoil Could Hit U.S. Investors
Buffett Warns of Trouble
Ice Station Retirement
January 18
Selling Stampede Threatens to Shut Down Tokyo Bourse
Japan Stocks Drop; Loss in Market Value Tops $300 Bln This Week
Major World Indices
Oil Prices Rise Near $67 a Barrel
Enron - The Smokin' Cannon of 9/11?
Accounting Changes May Squeeze Pensions
January 17
Gold's Going Much Higher; Thank China
The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse
The Looming Fiat Currency Train Wreck
Nikkei Ends Below 16,000, Livedoor Spurs Selling
The Sacrifice Ratio
January 16
Gold and Silver Review
The Dollar May Fall This March
Trans Texas Corridor Catastrophe
January 13
Russia’s Gold and Forex Reserves Reach New Record High at $182Bln
Doug Casey's Economic Outlook for 2006
Platinum Hits 26-Year High, Gold Eyes New Peaks
Americans Saving Less Than Nothing
Venezuela Proposes 'Bank of the South'
January 12
Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record 2M in 2005
Moody's Cuts Ford's Ratings Deeper into Junk
Gold at Fahrenheit 451
January 11
Cost Competition: GM to Cut Its Sticker Prices on Most Autos
The Middle Class on the Precipice
All A-Tremble
January 10
Bush-America Seems Prosperous Only Because We are Running Up the National Debt
January 9
Gold Climbs to New Highs
Gold and Silver Review
Inflation - Who Says it's Dead?
Dumping of US Dollar Could Trigger 'Economic September 11' — reposting, pertinent article
January 6
China Hints at Shift Away From Dollar
January 5
The Approaching War With Iran
Dollar Extends Slide After Fed Minutes
You Were Killed by Your Own Banks
January 4
Gold Smashes Dollar in 2006
FOREX-Dollar Losses Deepen After Earthquake Reports
World's Biggest Bank Opens in Japan
January 3
World Oil Prices Climb as Russia-Ukraine Standoff Continues
Russia, Ukraine Trade Insults in Gas Dispute
Mushrooming Crisis
Federal Entitlement Programs More Costly
Refco Unit Says Owes Customers $4.16 Bln
Gold Rises to a Three-Week High in London as Dollar Weakens
Now Banks Help You Invest in Gold
Real Terrorists Rape Consumers
January 2
Fuel Rules Mean No Relief for Oil Prices in 2006