Archive for January, 2010
« Previous EntriesBig Brother Tightens the Noose on Hard Assets
Friday, January 29th, 2010Increasingly, it would seem the government is intent on curbing speculation and contract ownership of core commodities.
Sovereign: Estate Tax in 2010…
Friday, January 29th, 2010While Congress was debating Obamacare last month, the U.S. estate tax ended on December 31, 2009.
Silver: The Once and Future Money
Friday, January 29th, 2010Gold gets respect as hard money in times of trouble — like when the printing press gets thrown into overdrive. But throughout history, silver has been the real day-to-day monetary system.
Global Investor: Government Leverage Set to Skyrocket in 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010The odds continue to grow that some sort of bungled central bank policy or combination of policies among the industrialized central banks will trigger the next financial crisis – probably in the debt markets or/and foreign exchange.
Dalal Street Slides. Why you should be excited!
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Issue #16 Dear Dalal Street Insider Subscriber, Click here to view the PDF We should be careful what we wish for. When I wrote to you last week, I was lamenting the lack of movement on Dalal Street. And my wish for movement was granted. Dalal Street started sliding last Friday and has had a [...]
Spend-or-Suicide
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Later this evening, you’re going to get the unique chance to watch what some are calling career suicide on national broadcast television.
The Four Horsemen of 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Back in early 2008, I remember a colleague of mine predicting the impossible.
Commodities Crushed on China’s Tightening Credit, Stronger Dollar
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Dear Commodity Trend Alert Investor – Click Here to View the PDF Version January is turning into a nasty month for commodity bulls – and bulls on just about everything else with a risk bias. Yes, markets do go down or have we forgotten what happened in 2008 and early 2009? Risk is out there. [...]
Expect the Unexpected
Monday, January 25th, 2010Last week, Kat von Rohr told you that the PowerShares U.S. Dollar Bullish fund (NYSE: UUP) – the most popular “pro-dollar” fund in the U.S. – was running out of shares in December.
Sovereign: More Patriot Act Abuse
Monday, January 25th, 2010The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released yet another damning report today (PDF) on the FBI’s use of National Security Letters (NSLs).
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