Oil and Dollar decoupling - Good news for gold - Ron Paul was right
on Oct 6, 2009 in dollar gold China Japan Ron Paul france Russia inflation gulf Note: I am not an investment advisor and nothing I state should be taken as investment advice. Please consult your own private professional financial advisor for help in making investment decisions.The Independent newspaper out of Britain has an amaz...

Update on Brazilian economy
on Oct 6, 2009 in developing countries emerging economies Olympics SeekingAlpha Brazil Note: I am not an investment advisor and nothing I state should be taken as investment advice. Please consult your own private professional financial advisor for help in making investment decisions.A few days ago I posted about Brazil's economic rise...

The Depression Has Begun
on Oct 4, 2009 in dollar Depression free market debt edward harrison Keynesianism asset prices stimulus SeekingAlpha SeekingAlpha is a great website. The economic analysis offered there is usually several times better than whatever you can get in the mainstream media.Edward Harrison's new article 'Recession Is Over; Depression Has Begun' is case in point.Harrison t...

Brazil's economy on the rise
on Oct 3, 2009 in developing countries emerging economies China Rio de Janeiro Olympics Latin America Mexico Brazil Note: I am not an investment advisor and nothing I state should be taken as investment advice. Please consult your own private professional financial advisor for help in making investment decisions.The big news yesterday was that the 2016 Summer Olym...

Ten reasons for a stock market crash?
on Oct 3, 2009 in stock market europe dollar credit China Obama bears protectionism crash SeekingAlpha Note: I am not an investment advisor and nothing I state should be taken as investment advice. Please consult your own private professional financial advisor for help in making investment decisions.The stock market has taken a dive the past two days.

Third Poll Results - Healthcare
on Oct 3, 2009 in poll healthcare third poll The third poll on my blog has ended.The question I posed was: Do you support healthcare reform in the U.S.?The results were:1. Yes, I support instituting a universal healthcare system: 3 votes (3%)2. Yes, with a public option: 8 votes (8%)3. Yes, but...

Marc Faber Update (9/28/09)
on Sep 28, 2009 in stock market dollar gold recession marc faber Asia US Note: I am not an investment advisor and nothing I state should be taken as investment advice. Please consult your own private professional financial advisor for help in making investment decisionsMarc Faber is back in the news. Who is Marc Faber? He...

World Bank President: U.S. shouldn't take Dollar's status for granted
on Sep 28, 2009 in George W. Bush Robert Zoellick dollar reserve currency World Bank The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, is asserting that “The United States would be mistaken to take for granted the dollar’s place as the world’s predominant reserve currency." This is according to excerpts of a speech which Zoelli...

Iran, Oil and Energy Security
on Sep 26, 2009 in oil recession Iran Nigeria If you've been watching the news you know that tensions between Iran and the U.S. are very high. We should consider the possible economic repercussions ...The first thought that comes to mind is, of course, about oil. Oil prices did rise in New York...

What I'm Reading (9/25/09 edition)
on Sep 25, 2009 in retail banking Depression unemployment China Julian Robertson debt Japan Spain Citi inflation *The founder and Chairman of Tiger Management, Julian Robertson, warned that the U.S. faces a financial "armageddon" if China and Japan stop buying U.S. debt or start selling off the bonds they already own. He advised that the U.S. should "quit spend...