Feature Article #1
A Frightening Indictment from the Bailout
This extract was taken from the WSJ, an analysis from Seeking Alpha, in a surprisingly open piece, which seems to justify all the worries we all have concerning the nature of the US TARP $700 billion Bailout. While certain people…
Feature Article #2
Bernanke and Paulson - Monkey Business
So, as we breath a small sigh of relief and trust, the bail-out remedy has been dissolved into the financial institutions — still fizzing – and we wait for its effect. My blind and shaky faith in both Paulson’s and…
Feature Article #3
How $700 Billion from The Paulson Plan will become $70 Trillion via The Treasury and The Fed
Here is a fairly simple description of how - by the wondrous banking mechanism known as “Fractional Reserve Lending” - $700 Billion(The Paulson Plan) turns into $70 Trillion by a simple wave of the Fed’s magic wand.
Fractional Reserve Lending(FRL)…
Feature Article #4
Political Compass
Well, in the middle of moving into a new place, time is of the essence so, in the spirit of brevity, I’ll simply leave you with a website to measure your political compass: www.politicalcompass.org/test
It doesn’t take long, take the test…
Feature Article #5
The $700 Billion Bail-Out vs. US Bankruptcy
The compounded difficulties of an inflating and volatile dollar, the US fiscal debt, the cost of oil, the sub-prime credit problems and market turmoil are all contributing massively towards America’s coming bankruptcy. These problems are all incestuously connected to each…
Feature Article #6
Space Race 2: Electric Boogaloo
Well, still feeling ranty, so let’s stay on the China vs. USA theme for another post, shall we? Let’s go back to space, where Chinese astronauts are currently orbiting Earth aboard the Shenzhou VII after blasting off from a remote…
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NIC Report: US Geopolitical Influence to Diminish by 2025
In a report just out from the US National Intelligence Council called Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, the assessments therein will be used to predict possible world “futures” with application to current US political strategies. Points made in the…
Dollar Health: A Word from the Bears
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Gordon Brown and the G20 - Krugman’s Verdict
The first assessments of the current G20 Financial Summit are out. And amid the muddle and fumblings of other countries as to what can be done, one leader seems to have quietly taken the reins of this gathering with a…
As China Slowly Dumps the Dollar
In my last blog about the dollar - China and Russia to De-Emphasize the World Trade Dollar I discussed the meeting that occurred between these two countries over two weeks ago. I stated that it was their avowed intention - more…
Insider Concerns at The Federal Reserve
In 1910, in a quiet backwater in Georgia at The Jekyl Island Hunt Club, there was a meeting whose simple purpose was the formation of US The Federal Reserve. Those who attended were: Senator Nelson Aldrich (Nelson Rockefeller’s maternal grandfather);…
The Dollar’s Last Gasp ?
Nobody I know really understands the vastness or the complexity of the Derivatives Market. But the evidence appears to be that the dollar, amidst much reverse spin from the US government corridors, is squirming and hurting bad. But how is…
China and Russia to De-Emphasize World Trade Dollar
In a recent and significant article from Reuters entitled “China PM calls on Russia to Fight Crisis Together”, concerning a meeting of government heads between China and Russia in Moscow, Chinese Minister Wen Jiabao explained:
“We need a new [World Financial]…
The Rape of Paper and the Lies of Freedom
These days, I am continually astonished at America’s seeming blind faith in elected leaders such as George Bush Jnr. During this man’s memorable rule, he has alienated other countries once friendly to the US, he has initiated clumsy shadow-agenda strategies that even a three year old could easily discern, he has driven the stake of war aggressively into foreign lands, he is incapable of unselfish diplomacy and probably couldn’t even spell the word, but worst by far - he has lied to his own people about the American economy. Spend, Spend, Spend. Lies, Lies, Lies. In this article, I will show the current state of the US money supply(including the up to date M3 chart), unemployment, GNP/GDP, CPI etc. I will focus mainly on the dollar and I will be reporting this without bias, without “seasonal” or “Infation” or “cyclical” adjustments and, unlike the US government, I will be using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP) and accurate, simple graphical charts. Here is your chance to really see the unabridged version of the State of the Union. The real figures. It’s not pretty and you can believe what you like, but I wont lie…
Truth to Power: As Europe Prostitutes Itself to Russia
In the quiet battleground of world geopolitics, Europe is key. And while America continues to regard Russia as “friendly”, despite Russia’s behaviour over recent years, Russia’s grasp on Europe becomes discreetly tighter and tighter. This is easily discernible from what both Medvedev and Putin have been openly saying about their American buddies. Russia reacted with great speed against the stupidity and blatant foolishness of the Polish missile threat from America, putting her nuclear bombers back into the air and recently expanding the nuclear and destructive capability of her navy. And what of the Georgia conflict ? I am forced to admit that NATO’s reaction to this event could not have been more feeble, American support greatly lacking here, because of her diseased markets, still writhing even now in their prolonged financial agony. It seems that Russia is fast on the rise, Putin has already grasped his main chance, and Europe must, in the end, succumb to this new and bristling hegemon to become the next faithful satellite. Europe will have to do this for her own industrial survival and simply has no choice. I believe that this shift is happening now.
Nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan
From AP :
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Nine Chinese oil workers were kidnapped in an oil-rich region of southwestern Sudan in the latest attack on China’s interests in the African country, officials said Sunday.
Sudanese officials blamed a Darfur rebel group for Saturday’s kidnapping, calling it…
Awaiting The Election-Maybe
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The biggest guess is the relationship of the US election…
Get Those Terrorists!
Quick. Which nation is a terror threat: Iceland or North Korea? If you answered North Korea, you’re sane, but, unfortunately, wrong. At least if you ask the US or UK governments. Yep, while the US government has removed North Korea…
World Bank Report - The Safest Countries for Your Savings
Survey - Canada Rated World’s Soundest Bank System
In a report from Reuters yesterday, here are the latest “safe bank” ratings. This article presents ratings of both weak and rock solid banks and rates the banks per country. It’s an interesting…
Fear and Loathing (far from Las Vegas)
Another Monday, another meltdown. Today it’s Europe’s turn to pour a little gas on the financial fear factor fire. While it might have been the European Day of Languages a couple of Fridays ago, the latest round of panic is threatening…
Putin Timoshenko Meet
Vladimir Putin stated yesterday that it was sad a meeting proposed for improving relations would have to be conducted instead on the stage of conflict. He chastized Ukraine, represented by Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko for arming Georgia during the recent…
Russian Nuclear Missile Cruiser To Dock In Syria
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At best, the Russians will collect…