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An Absolute Disaster?

Last Thursday the DOW surpassed 17,000 for the first time ever.  What a marvelous achievement.  The combined forces of mass money creation and speculative fervor have bid up the market to levels a person of sound mind and honest intentions … Continue reading

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Janet Yellen’s Unwise and Inhumane Policies

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the 0.4 percent May CPI increase is noise.  Perhaps she is right and it is noise.  But just what type of noise is it? Is it the type of noise to ignore…like a street … Continue reading

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What Is Really Backing the Dollar

Japan can’t seem to catch a break.  In February, they notched their 20th straight monthly trade deficit.  Like America, Japan now imports more than it exports.  In other words, as a country, Japan grows poorer each month. This, alas, was … Continue reading

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Paper Gold Ain’t as Good as the Real Thing

Paper Gold Ain’t as Good as the Real Thing By Doug French, Contributing Editor, Casey Research For the first time ever, the majority of Americans are scared of their own federal government.  A Pew Research poll found that 53 percent … Continue reading

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