Parsing on average 500+ news pieces on an almost daily basis and trying to keep up with the continuously growing stack of yet unread books I begin to feel a little bored of this perma-diet of geopolitical, local and economic news that are modern history. While I have the highest respect for writers ... Read more

Neither CNBC, the Bull Street Journal or the Debt Times have covered the latest earth-shaking news reported in the new media concerning gold price suppression by governments and central banks. Let me first send respectful hat tips to Zerohedge , EconomicPolicyJournal.com and GATA who all came ... Read more

The German Bundesbank has announced it will sell a maximum of 6.5 tons of gold in the current fiscal year under the Central Bank Gold Sales Agreement (CBGSA.) Germany sits on a hoard of 3,408 tons, the second largest gold stash behind the USA. The Bundesbank has always fiercely rejected all atte ... Read more

Pls somebody shake me awake and tell this is not ther USA 2009. VIDEO: Pittsburgh students are attacked with non-lethal sound canons. But look at the martiality of these government's goons. The whole scene reminds me of junta-like regimes that quell any and all democracy (which is the right of t ... Read more

Tired of the Simpsons on morning TV for a first shot of eye-blinking humour and irony? Well, then better change to the REAL REALITY LIVE TV C-SPAN . Another good source for the best soundbites from idealess politicians is youtube.com I normally see video as a time consuming habit. Better utiliz ... Read more

Never mind that you lost money in last year's markets. So did Warren Buffett and many other investment legends, publishing losses in the >30% range. But there's always a good thing for some minority in every bear market. If you are European you are now on the top of the world as North America has ... Read more

A screenshot from my web stats. Does the Fed start thinking about something so far unthinkable? SCREENSHOT: FRB = Federal Reserve Board. Frit= Federal Reserve Information Technology. Click to enlarge.I presume silver may perform well despite mountains of COMEX short contracts. One can print u ... Read more

For what it's worth (FWIW), here a link to the latest FOMC Minutes from August 11/12 . As the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) has a rather dismal track record, read them, play Klondike or smoke one of those worldwide unseen green shoots that seem to be exclusively available at CNBC. Mental v ... Read more

On Tuesday the IMF published a research paper that states "Euro Area Monetary Policy in Uncharted Waters". It is time to ring the bell for the Euro system when the IMF manages to publish a 36-page paper without a single absolute € figure of the size of the mass-printing actions of the European ... Read more

H/T to Gabi for this one ... Read the full post ... Read more