Category Archives: Financial

I Am A Citizen-Soldier

I am a citizen-soldier; I am the very man in whom our founding fathers invested their hopes and their dreams. I am a citizen-soldier; My Liberty is my own burden to bear, and I shall do so with dignity, and … Continue reading

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NYSE Reports 50% Drop In August Stock Trading Volume

Last August, a 400 point move in the DJIA was the norm. This August, a 50+ point drop in the second coming of the “Balls to the Wall” DJIA was the green light for sheer market panic. While unknown if … Continue reading

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Matthew Stein: How Prepared Are You?

During the height of the ‘Goldilocks economy’ of the mid-1990s, Mat Stein wrote When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, a master compendium of do-it-yourself preparation skills. Fast-forward to today’s Great Recession, drought-stricken, $100+ oil, … Continue reading

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Germany Must Accept the “Cost” of Leadership

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLMxjMasWo

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Why the BLS Job Numbers are Wrong

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdI72hhgNU

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SUBPRIME AUTO NATION

Have you heard the news? Auto sales are booming. Total sales for the month of August were 1,285,202 vehicles, according to Autodata Corp, the highest monthly sales figure for any August since 2007, when 1.47 million autos were sold in … Continue reading

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Name The New Reserve Currency: China Imports More Gold In 2012 Than All ECB Holdings

The last time we looked at monthly Chinese imports of gold from Hong Kong in 2012, the comparable country in question was Portugal (whose citizens, if not central bank, incidentally have run out of gold to sell), because that is whose total gold … Continue reading

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Since the Knight-algo was put-to-death, NYSE volumes have coincidentally plunged by 40%!

The above picture appears to be an algo testing out its ability to rapidly back away from the market from multiple exchanges when a large, informed order appears. Based on this chart, it looks like HFT is able to withdraw … Continue reading

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So China and Russia Were Correct in Their Analysis of Gold

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JP Morgan and Goldman See $1,800/oz Gold By Year End – Iran, Middle East and Inflation Risks Cited

Research houses, analysts and banks are revising their estimates for year end 2012 gold prices higher. They believe that concerns about inflation and demands for gold as a store of value should lead to higher gold prices by the end … Continue reading

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Democrats: Let’s Ban Profits!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07fTsF5BiSM From YouTube: Posing as an anti-business crusader, Peter Schiff found a number of DNC delegates and attendees who support explicitly outlawing profitability. We deliberately avoided speaking with the occupy protestors camping outside in tents to get a more “mainstream” … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Markets: Both from CNNMoney.com

Both of these articles come from CNNMoney.com (on the same page). Which is right? Both are correct: we are getting out of the rigged stock market and Europeans are flocking to find a safe haven anywhere. Then ask yourself who … Continue reading

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European Stocks Could Correct Up to 20%: Marc Faber

European stocks, which have been in a broad upswing for the past three months, could retreat by up to 20 percent, presenting an opportunity to move back into the market, says Marc Faber, author of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report. … Continue reading

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Draghi Market Response: EUR Down, Gold Down, EU Bond Yields Down, EU Stocks Down, US Stocks Surge

UPDATE: US equities surge on day-session open (as AAPL hits low of day) Perception; Independence; Conditionality; Unlimited; Fully-Effective-Backstop. Draghi ‘nailed-it’ on the drinking game but it seems the world is not amused. The market’s reaction to the new OMT is … Continue reading

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This Is How We Enslave Our Children

If California could print their own money, they would not have to propose fiscally prudent measures to save their children’s future as outlined below. We elect politicians in Washington that the political parties allow us to vote for but the … Continue reading

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