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    • Enlightening the Gold Bugs

      This ain't any fantazy. This story will probably become reality. There is one important factor however which hasn't been touched. At a certain point - and this scenario repeats itself in history - "we the people" get hungry and wake up and stop playing this sickening game. As a result, we have revolutions, Kings and Queens are beheaded; countries break free (the Boston Tea party - or taxation - was the origin of the USA) and start with a fresh sound constitution.
      Dec 26 16:22 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Eleven Profitable Stocks Under $10 - Barron's
      I really don't see how Starbuck can possibly improve its earnings...with falling consumer spending power...no way!
      Dec 14 11:49 am |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Economists agree that the long-term solution for restoring economic growth lies in raising productivity, whose growth has slowed dramatically since 2002. A preview of the Private Equity Council's report on productivity examines what's behind the slowdown, and how to fix it.
      I am sorry, but rising productivity has little or no effect as long as the action happens in China and not in the USA or the EU. It is high time economists understand the manufacturing engine must be repatriated for the odds that the Western world is ot survice with 'services' is ZERO.
      Dec 14 11:47 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View news story
    • Globalization, Greed and Outsourcing: Nothing More Than a Huge Trap
      I want to thank Blib for his comment. He sure understands what is failing in today's society. Galbraith also did and his analyse can be read in "The Age of Uncertainty".
      Dec 05 13:44 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Globalization, Greed and Outsourcing: Nothing More Than a Huge Trap
      Ludwig von Mises is the reference by excellence. I advice every body to read some of his books. "Human Behaviour" in particular.
      Dec 05 08:28 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The Fundamental Value of Real Estate
      The real value of Real Estate is 100 times the real or hypothetical monthly rent. A house renting for $ 500 is worth $ 50,000!
      Nov 25 17:59 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The End of the Gold Carry Trade
      Difficult topic to understand. What I doubt however is that Gold offers the same safety as US government debt. If this is true, I would not even consider buying it. Don't we buy Gold because we don't trust the authorities, the fiat paper money and the debt issued by them? Having said this, it is not the first time that Government repudiates its debt and the odds are that they will do it again some day.
      Nov 24 06:43 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Demand for gold hit an all-time quarterly high in Q3, World Gold Council says, with investment demand leading the way. It blames gold's weak Q3 price performance on hedge fund liquidations to raise cash and meet redemption requests. (ETF: GLD)
      $ 730 Gold is a derivative joke!
      Nov 19 11:08 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View news story
    • 11 Stocks Selling Below Cash
      We think it is particularly dangerous to advise Banks and Financials. There is no indication yet as to how the Credit Crunch and the derivatives will affect the balance sheets. More important, we have no idea how dangerous the off-balance items can be.
      Nov 13 13:48 pm |Rating: 0 -1 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Keeping an Eye on the Dollar, Gold
      We cannot buy the Deflation scenario sold by the Authorities. Billions have been injected both by the FED, the ECB and the UK. Monetary inflation always resul tin pice inflation whichever state the economy is in.

      Having said this, we suspect the PPTeam to do whatever is requested to keep the Chinese, Japanese and other holders of US dollars and treasuries happy as long as possible.

      Last week the Saudis bought $ 3,5 BILLION of Gold. Would they suspect something?
      Nov 13 13:44 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The Reykjavik Scenario (or How Interest Rates Can't Control Monetary Inflation)
      The action of volcker on the Money supply should also be commented.
      Oct 30 17:25 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The Reykjavik Scenario (or How Interest Rates Can't Control Monetary Inflation)
      NOT true: But if the Iceland authorities now put rates high enough, they will kill the inflation stone cold dead. It won't!

      Monetary inflation is the result of the creation of Fiat Money out of thin air. Monetary inflation ALWAYS results into a price inflation whatever the level of interest rates is...
      History shows this over and over again: Weimar, Zimbabwe, the Civil war in the USA, the american independence,...Please make your home work and get a good history book.
      Oct 30 08:16 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The Reykjavik Scenario (or How Interest Rates Can't Control Monetary Inflation)
      The latest figures of M1, M2 and M3 show an Increase rather than a decrease. There is NO massive decrease of M3. Authorities are in NO position to decrease the Money supply. On the contrary, they are now using the Deflation propaganda to continue to increase the total Money supply...
      Oct 30 07:36 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • The Reykjavik Scenario (or How Interest Rates Can't Control Monetary Inflation)
      At this time, in the USA the Velocity of money is falling. This is a normal phenomenon as people start to stop spending in expectation of falling prices. The day Velocity picks up again it will because people will realize Inflation is here to stay and will get worse. This action will lead us into hyperinflation.
      Oct 30 07:22 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
    • Some True Safe Havens Are Still (Surprisingly) Undervalued
      People with negative comments clearly don't understand nor even try to understand what is happening right now. Sometimes in the short run, the price of something keeps on dropping, but in the medium run, it becomes your life line (like a parachute).
      Oct 05 11:59 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article

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