Category Archives: Financial

Who Said Ben Bernanke Does Not Have A Sense of Humor?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by DRenegade

The following excerpt shows that Ben Bernanke has a sense of humor. Don’t let his dry demeanor fool you. Beneath his calm exterior is a repressed sense of the macabre that is waiting to be unleashed. David DeGerolamo Bernanke Says … Continue reading →

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Wait – We Were Told That The Greek Crisis Was Solved

Posted on September 28, 2011 by DRenegade

The announcement below from Eurozone lenders “hints” that they trust Greece but want to verify the Greek’s austerity plans before they give them aid. Translation: the Greek people will not get more welfare until they prove their resolve to act responsibly. … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by DRenegade

What’s wrong with the above graph of the stock market trading session today (September 27, 2011) showing a gain of 147 points? The first problem is today’s volume of 119,501,438 instead of the three month average of 213,568,870 shares traded. When … Continue reading →

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How Much Will An IMF Bailout Cost the United States?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by DRenegade

The International Monetary Fund is broke and needs a bailout of $1.4 trillion. Since the United States is a member of the One World Order cartel composed of the Federal Reserve, IMF and World Bank, we have to pay our … Continue reading →

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Copper Is Signally Ben Bernanke’s Greatest Fear: Deflation

Posted on September 24, 2011 by DRenegade

Precious metals have taken a direct hit this past week as their prices collapsed. Silver dropped over 25% and gold lost over $200/oz. The following article outlines a cogent argument for watching the price of copper. If he is correct, … Continue reading →

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Economics and Investing from SurvivalBlog.com

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

I’m sure that you saw the many screaming headlines on Thursday, the global markets are melting down, and the pillars of the EU are crumbling. There were two notable oddities  amidst Thursday’s panic for those of us that hedge with … Continue reading →

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Zerohedge.com for an Analysis of Operation Twist

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

The following article from zerohedge.com is shown in its entirety so that the picture of Ben Bernanke at the end is not missed. Not only does this site provide information and analysis on the world’s financial markets that is current, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Federal Reserve Action Explained – Frank Roche

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

Unless you were listening to CNBC or The Frank Roche Show (and I wasn’’t even on the air), the talking heads are struggling to explain the Fed action taken yesterday, 9/21/2011.  Allow me.  As they do eight times per year, … Continue reading →

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We Live in a World that Is Changing at a Breathtaking Pace

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

The United Nations is essentially an expression of the moral nature of man’s aspirations? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfNZihRxdoM I agree with Glenn Beck: The United States needs to get out of the United Nations and the United Nations needs to get out of … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Slavery Footprint?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

Catchy title but slavery should never be tolerated in any form. Slavery ranges from full property where the slave’s owner can kill him or her without any repercussions through the confiscation/extortion of property at the other end. This last form … Continue reading →

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Fear Is In The Air

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DRenegade

The CBOE MKT VOLATILITY IDX (VIX) measures volatility in the stock market but it is generally called the fear index. If you had invested in fear on Monday morning, you would have realized a 34.21% profit in four days. Playing  Monday morning … Continue reading →

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Bernanke’s Hail Mary?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by DRenegade

The Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting results will be announced today. Ben Bernanke’s arsenal is running low to revive the world’s economy. The rumors before the announcement are that he will institute “Operation Twist” which was last used in the 1960s. As … Continue reading →

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Papers, Please

Posted on September 20, 2011 by DRenegade

“Papers, Please” was a common request of German citizens during World War II. Everyone had to have proper documentation at all times in order to function on a daily basis. In the United States, our government has transformed the simple … Continue reading →

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U.S. Stock Futures Extend Losses After Italy Cut

Posted on September 19, 2011 by DRenegade

S&P Downgrades Italy; Euro, Futures Tumble The negative outlook reflects Standard & Poor’s view of risks to the Italian government’s fiscal targets over 2011-2014, as well as the uncertainties on the timely implementation of growth-enhancing reforms. In our view, these … Continue reading →

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Italy Downgraded by Standard & Poor’s

Posted on September 19, 2011 by DRenegade

While the media has focused the world’s attention on the economic collapse of Greece, Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Italy’s credit rating. If Italy falls, the exposure to France’s banking institutions will affect the entire European Union. David DeGerolamo Italian downgrade … Continue reading →

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