US Debt Hole Goes All the Way to China
Is China on the way to making the yuan the world’s new reserve currency? More to the point, are the Federal Reserve and the Obama Administration playing an active role in reducing the greenback to...
View ArticleBank Bailouts and Voodoo Economics
Does the phrase “voodoo economics” sound familiar? To some of you it might. Back in 1980, when Ronald Reagan was running for the Republican presidential nomination, his rival George H.W. Bush made...
View ArticleA Twist on Greek Elections
It appears that the good news out of Greece on Sunday just wasn’t’ good enough. You could compare it to Greece exchanging its lifeboat, exposed to the elements and the dangers of being in a very small...
View ArticleWhat-the-Fed is Going On?
What’s the next trade now that the Federal Reserve has made its announcement? Is the Fed announcement of the status quo good news or bad? What can you tell from the Dow’s reaction? What should you do...
View ArticleChina and the Fed: Partners in Crime?
The Chinese-negotiated dollar exclusion zones around the world that I have been talking about recently have yet to really become front-page news… But it's beginning to more and more like the US dollar...
View ArticleAmerica’s Golden Years
Yesterday I talked about the planned devaluation of the US dollar by the Federal Reserve and the eventual replacement of the dollar by the Chinese yuan in international trade transactions. The...
View ArticleSomeone Else’s Economy
To comment on this or any other article, go to Facebook, Twitter, or our Youtube channel. I was talking to a small business owner over the weekend—you know—and I reminded him not to feel too good about...
View ArticleSeeing the ‘Lie’ in Libor
To comment on this or any other article, go to Facebook, Twitter, or our Youtube channel. I don’t know about you, but if push came to shove, I don’t know that I could nail down all the damage of the...
View ArticleChina, Gold, and the Dollar, Part 6: What Should the Individual Do?
Part 5 of the interview series ended with Craig R. Smith suggesting that our own federal government has proven that it is unable to do what is necessary to save the system. Part 6, the last of this...
View ArticleGame Over?
To comment on this or any other article, go to Facebook, Twitter, our Youtube page, or see below. And the hits just keep coming… With the recent Libor scandal, I thought it wise to talk a little more...
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