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Pondering Our Collapse While We Watch Others Fall

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

The current dollar rally wont endure, questions for the future of the Euro, No collapse of currency overnight, but we see it coming, record low interest rates drive bond purchases, Fed will continue to feed the economy, the threat is deflationary depression, China continues to dump dollars, US in a box, Fannie and Freddie bondholders should not hold their breath, unemployed are also exhausted...

The Albatross of Sovereign Debt

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Sovereign Debt hinders nation states, Interrogations for the Fed to answer, debt burdened California, Fed integrity in question, Gold still a good investment play, unemployment benefits for now, volatile swings in housing demand,

Economic Downturn hits Lenders and Borrowers Alike

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Commercial real estate in trouble, lenders will be hit as hard as borrowers, Greece suffers heavily during downturn, Germany wont buy any more greek sovereign debt, M3 and M4 down to nothing, China remains as largest holder of US debt. IMF comments on US dollar, debt problems in Florida and California, child labor at factories that supply Apple computers

Chicago Resource Expo

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Chicago Resource Expo, April 23rd and 24th, 2010 at the Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn Convention Center in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Big Players Get Out Of Risk And In To Gold

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Who will be the buyers of US bonds? Questionable Fed policy to keep economy afloat, liquidity drain to keep pressure on gold and silver, George Soros putting his money in gold companies, upheaval in currency markets, TARP was to pay out the people responsible, difficulties for small and mid-sized banks.

Bonuses for Wall Street And Unemployment Elsewhere Continue To Grow

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

The motivations of men in high places, Goldman and Greece, dollar rally will soon end, trillions in debt while Wall Street makes record profits, shareholders pay for fraud proposed market reforms do not go very far, Bonuses greater than ever before on Wall Street, more problem lenders.

Signs of Recovery And Signs of Warning

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Some recovery noted, finally, subprimes proven unsustainable, insurers and secret payments, tax credit may boost real property, Fed sits on Bear Stearns garbage, The massive markdown of Maiden Lane, warning signs for the market says Greenspan

Economy Stagnant When Action Is What Is Needed

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Probable head count in Census around 320 Million, What is Bernanke hiding at the Fed? No end to zero interest rates after 14 months, China to change some things, Greek basket case, California even worse than Greece, home owners stuck with houses worth less than what they paid

Bulls and Bears Sound Off But Fed Reserved

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

The relationship Goldman-Sachs has with Greece, Obama poses a threat to the Internet, are we to exchange our freedom of the internet for Net Nannies? Large amount of exposure for US banks in financially troubled european countries, China dumps US assets, Bull and Bear Survey,

Revising The Economic Problems Wont Make Them Go Away

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

The threat of an inflationary depression around the world, metals will survive, currencies will not, Banks holding most of US deposits are broke, Paul Volcker would be a better chairman of the Fed, we need Glass-Steagall back, your deposits bailed out the bankers, nothing anyone can do for Greece, numbers and analysis from the Household Survey.

The second wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures will hit the economy this year

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

The second wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures will hit the economy this year. Not only will we have failure in prime loans and option-arm loans, but we are faced with a new crop of subprime and ALT-A loans put into motion by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and FHA.

America Not Near To Solving Its Debt Problems

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

tech industry salaries down 14 percent but healthy, unemployment not going away elsewhere, foreigners buying less USA, calling for blood on Wall Street, stock market set to decline more, finger pointed directly at the FED and its owners for the problems that have been caused.

A New Approach To Regulating Wall Street Could Be More Than Wishful Thinking

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

The return of Paul Volcker, bailed out banks out of touch, greedy and arrogant and are due for a change, can there be jail time for Wall Street gangsters? Other countries in a fragile economic state, just as ours is, Bernanke bailed out himself, SEC secret files.

We Are In A Depression, Not A Recovery

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Accept that we are now in a depression, Stock Markets still grossly overvalued, poverty rates increase across midwest, a lots opportunity to regulate the banks,Goldman Sachs reports record profits and still bonusing employees richly, mainstream America goes on a financial diet, suburbs now home to American poor.

Economic Mistakes of Years Ago Repeated Again Today

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

More bailouts were predicted a year ago, will the unemployed be bailed out indefinitely while jobs and money are exported? Fed has been buying government debt, leverage is in vogue again, Fed blowout profit for 2009, more banks closed, real misery exists far beyond official numbers, state of Illinois exposed.

Fed and Banks Profits Soar In Economic Downturn

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

A weak dollar balances nothing, banks taking as much risk as ever, and more, the economy has been eating its own young, Fed makes new credit card rules, significant increase in securities earnings due to Fed response to downturn, pondering the derivative collapse, Obama plans to tax the banks, parasites also profiting wildly, rail traffic still derailed.

More Market Infintalism, High Unemployment, Shrinkage

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Fed credit report says Americans now borrowing a lot less, Goldman Sachs fingered for causing the economic crisis, personal bankruptcies soar, mortgage market shrinking, vacancies grow, tax collections shrink, banks create extraordinary means to keep afloat

The Magnitude Of The Downturn Has Set In

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Bankruptcy filings increased by a third, job market improvements only amount to less of a slowdown, industries coping with economic downturn, Fed still being deceptive, new unemployment filings also up, xmas presents from Geithner for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Still In A Credit Crisis, New Liquidity Threatens Inflation

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Market manipulations never fail to shock us, 13 trillion spent into a pit of debt and no relief in sight, unemployment numbers probably higher than they appear, crooks bailed out, taxpayer pays for it, bank lending way down, inflation predicted

2010 Full of Uncertainty But Economic Knowledge Can Help

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Rewards for incompetence again, few writers bearish anymore, unprecedented borrowing, conditions for business not improving, Wall Street backed up for next time, duties on steel entering China, Blackwater trial whitewashed, back to Glass-Steagall to bring order to the markets

Forward With Caution After Exposing The Fed

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Currencies to continue to fall against gold, dollar rally unsustainable, Fed audit a good move, credit crisis for America and England, small gains in some places, plunges elsewhere,

The Rotten Underpinnings Of Our Financial System Exposed

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Money supply narrows, troubled banks still on life support, debt and problems will cascade through bond and stock markets, little or no criminal charges against banks and other lenders who bought up toxic waste debts, political influence helps poor banks, profits dont stop Goldman Sachs from generous bailouts and debt forgiveness.

Two Years Of Failure In Directing The Economy

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Dollar mini rally to end soon, look forward to low interest rates and mega monetization, we dont buy into the claimed recovery, Fed and Wall street cover up their problems, 124 banks failed this year to date, tax break for bailed out Citigroup, Banks manipulating their own books, an economic situation created by design

The Greatest Outpouring Of Money And Credit In History

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

12.7 trillion donated to bankers, solving a problem they created, buy bonds, or gamble in the markets? Inflation on the way, could the US default on its debt? Food aid and unemployment rising together, yet another bank collapse, Dubai bailed out.

Figures Indicate Declines In Net Worth And A Difficult Path To Recovery

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

real property value losses and a recovery hindered by more foreclosures and higher interest rates, employment to remain flat, figures indicate record losses, continued worries for the economy,

Forecasting Instability For The Year To Come

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Numbers up front, markets predicted to be unstable in coming year, commercial mortgage default rate doubles, no laws where there should be, forcasting a devaluation courtesy of the Fed, not a recession, a depression

Wealthiest Plan on Surviving Financial Chaos

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Incredulous ideas about the economy from the mouths of the captains of industry, wealthiest have jump on gold accumulation, gold has been ping ponged

We Are Not Yet Buying Into The Idea Of Recovery

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Dubai faces bankruptcy, profits coming from cost cutting, growth not what it is claimed, profits for offshore profits remain in tax-free havens, Fed in Congress crosshairs, stimulus package not reaching small business.

Potential For Fed To Hyperinflate

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

always the question about what the Fed will do, more pressure on small and medium banks, municipal bond meltdown, bailouts cant go on indefinitely, looking at the banks, and recalling the French Revolution, the truth of fractional banking

Gold Is Quality, Stability, And Safety

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Important reasons for gold to be at a new high, we forsee an end to market stimulus, no control of monetary or fiscal policy will result in higher highs for gold, economic downturns still a concern for the future