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Exercises in Futility

Something rather inconvenient is going on.  Quite frankly, we don’t like it one bit.  Despite all the assurances of robust economic recovery, the opposite appears to be happening. The economy isn’t climbing up.  It’s slipping back.  In fact, last week … Continue reading

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The High Point of China’s Economic Boom

Sometime in the early 1980s, goes the popular lore, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping looked out across the vast people’s communes and pronounced, “To get rich is glorious.” Suddenly, without hesitation, the people put down their rakes, walked off the farm … Continue reading

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Market Moves Ahead Should be Good for Gold, Bad for the US Dollar

Market Moves Ahead Should be Good for Gold, Bad for the US Dollar By John Williams, Shadowstats Nothing is normal: not the economy, not the financial system, not the financial markets and not the political system.  The financial system still … Continue reading

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Programs to Control the Uncontrollable

Things are melting up – and melting down – the world over.  What’s more, summer’s only just begun.  While Americans were dreaming of block parties and beach bashes as they punched out for the Independence Day holiday Wednesday afternoon, Cairo … Continue reading

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