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As we get a breather in the indiscriminate sell-off, I think it is a good time to consider what it is that actually drives the faith of various emerging markets.
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Did you know that U.S. banks have more than 1.8 trillion dollars parked at the Federal Reserve and that the Fed is actually paying them not to lend that money to us?
Did you know that you are involved in the most massive Ponzi scheme that has ever existed?
Did you actually think that mortgage rates were going to stay at all-time lows forever?
It's been a long time since Hilsenrath actually reported news instead of serve as a leak dissemination service for the New York Fed.
Marc Faber on the state of the markets
"All due respect, you got no f----g idea what it's like to be Number One. Every decision you make affects every facet of every other f-----g thing. It's too much to deal with almost." – Tony Soprano
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on the way out the door, but the consequences of the bond bubble that he has helped to create will stay with us for a very, very long time. During Bernanke’s tenure, interest rates on U.S. Treasuries have fal
U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, talks about the outlook for immigration legislation, Federal Reserve policy and the government's surveillance programs. He speaks with Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers."
Charles Gave Warns: "Should The Fed Lose Control, The Downside Move In Markets May Be Terrifying"
The airwaves are full of stories of economic recovery. One trumpeted recently has been the rapid recovery in housing, at least as measured in prices.
Bill Bergman-a former Federal Reserve (Chicago branch) economist and policy analyst raised concerns about unusual currency transactions pre- 9-11----including billions in one hundred dollar bills.
Ron Paul speech at the Mises Institute:
A Justice official insisted no financial company is too big to jail, in the latest effort to backpedal from statements made by Attorney General Holder that it can "become difficult" to prosecute major financial institutions accused of wrongdoing
Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.
Over the past month there has been a statistically improbable concurrence of events that can only be explained as a conspiracy to protect the dollar from the Federal Reserve's policy of Quantitative Easing (QE).
Ars Technica reports on the finer details of how the government was able to seize a bunch of cash from Mt. Gox, the world's largest Bitcoin exchange.
The Dow rose another 48 points yesterday. Gold was up $24 per ounce.
Public life bumbles along under a combination of false pretenses and self-imposed delusions.
If the American people truly understood how the Federal Reserve system works and what it has done to us, they would be screaming for it to be abolished immediately.
Last week at its regular policy-setting meeting, the Federal Reserve announced it would double down on the policies that have failed to produce anything but a stagnant economy. It was a disappointing, but not surprising, move.
This is a fairly shocking video in the sense that the gentleman being interviewed is a former Fed official. He calls for a free-market gold and silver standard along with competing currencies – just what we've been suggesting.
Last week at its regular policy-setting meeting, the Federal Reserve announced it would double down on the policies that have failed to produce anything but a stagnant economy. It was a disappointing, but not surprising, move. The Fed affirmed tha
Previously, it was Seth Klarman, one of the most respected value investors of all time warning against the hubris of economists, the complacency of investors and the stupidity of politicians.
Former Fed Governor Warsh Admits "There Is No Plan B"
Possible Fed Successor Has Admirers and Foe ... Ms. Yellen is now widely viewed as a logical candidate to succeed the current Fed chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, when his term ends in January 2014.
In what could to grow into a class action in US courts, a Chinese woman is suing the Federal Reserve after discovering that the real value of the USD250 she put in an account in 2006 had shrunk by 30%.