Category Archives: The US Dollar

The Global Financial System is at Risk of Total Collapse.

August 21, 2013 – Felix Zulauf’s Barron’s Round Table Economic Forecast and its Real Ugly: There is too much debt in the industrialized world and the financial system is virtually busted. Real disposable personal income is stagnating or declining. Employment … Continue reading

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Total Gold Holdings in U.S. Dollars by Country – 2011.

October 7, 2012 – World Gold Holdings by Country in Billions of U.S. Dollars: Gold definitely has caught the public’s attention; for proof, just look at the number of cash for gold ads. Gold has been rising since 2001 and it’s … Continue reading

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A Long Way to Go…A Tough Road to Hoe!

February 23, 2012 – How Much Was That: Congressman Dirksen is quoted as saying, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money!” There is some confusion on when or if he ever said that, however, … Continue reading

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The Currency No One Wants to Bet Against.

February 8, 2012 – The Currency That No One Wants to Bet Against: The Reserve Bank of Australia caught foreign-exchange markets off guard Tuesday by leaving its base rates alone, when a majority of analysts thought it would cut them. … Continue reading

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January 1st to September 30th Price Changes for Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Food, Oil, Currencies and Interest Rates.

October 1, 2011 – January 1st to September 30th Price Changes for Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Food, Oil, Currencies and Interest Rates: The chart above and table below, tell the tale for the investment world for the first nine months of … Continue reading

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Gold Rockets Up on Opening August 8th!

August 8, 2011 – – Monday Opening Prices see Gold Rocketing Upward: Gold jumped to new nominal record levels, rising above $1,700 as investors piled in following the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt. After rising $46 on Friday, gold rose … Continue reading

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Gold Rockets to New Record High of $1,663.50 an Ounce!

August 4, 2011 – – Gold Rockets to New Record High of $1,663.50 an Ounce: Fears of a recession sent gold futures to a record settlement price Wednesday, its fifth in eight sessions, as its safety appeal pulled in investors … Continue reading

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Gold Continues To Shine.

July 24, 2011 – – Gold Continues to Shine:  From the low price reached, during the week ending  October 24, 2008; through last Friday (July 22, 2011) Gold has increased in price by +129% (nearest futures contract).  It currently is … Continue reading

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Gold Ta Da Moon!

Gold has gone up 127% since Jan. 3, 2011 (see chart, above, of weekly nearest futures contract prices). This compares well to other commodities shown below (2011 increase or decrease): 0 Crude Oil: -2% 0 S&P 500 E-Mini: +5% 0 … Continue reading

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U.S. Federal Reserve Warning – – Sell Everything (almost)!

This morning, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee announced that it will NOT continue stimulus packages after QEII ends in June, 2011. Additionally, they stated that they will hold interest rates near zero, “. . .for an extended period of … Continue reading

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