By Central Bank News (Guest Post) We took a look at the monetary policy interest rate activity of the world’s central banks during the first half of 2011. The key takeaway is that monetary policy tightening has been the...
Read MoreBy Andrew Butter (Guest Post) As the bankers queued up to get served their pound of flesh of Sparta, which is all that’s currently on offer, it’s hard not to notice the striking similarities between the Greece of...
Read MoreBy EconMatters The CPC (Communist Party of China) was founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai with a large working class support base. After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen(å«ä¸å±±)–China’s Founding Father (recognized by...
Read MoreJW Jones via The Technical (Guest Post) Traders Investors and traders alike were watching the action unfold across the pond earlier this week. It was seemingly a foregone conclusion that Greece would get the bailout they desired...
Read MoreBy Commodities Now (Guest Post) According to a June 2011 survey by ETF Securities, 90% of European investors have increased their holdings in precious metals over the past five years – this has mostly been driven by...
Read MoreBy Central Bank News (Guest Post) Over the past week there were 6 central banks announcing monetary policy decisions. Only Kenya (+175bps to 8.00%), and Taiwan (12.5bps to 1.875) increased interest rates. Meanwhile the central...
Read MoreBy Kurt Cobb (Guest Post) In his latest book entitled Bottleneck sociologist and ecologist William Catton Jr. explains in detail why he believes human society is destined for a major dieoff, a “bottleneck” from which...
Read MoreBy Dr. Mark J. Perry (Guest Post) From the Percolator Blog: “…..the Senate voted 73-27 in favor of repealing a $6 billion tax credit for ethanol producers. The measure would end a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit for...
Read MoreBy Michael Pettis Much of last week’s newsletter was on the data that was released on inflation, new loans, investment, etc. One thing worth noting in the current environment is that small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...
Read MoreCourtesy CreditLoan.com (Guest Post) Most call it one of the biggest financial crises in living memory. Others call it one great big Ponzi scheme. Whatever you want to call it, a bunch of people lost a bunch of money and the...
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