Entries from September 2008

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Will Bush Quote Franklin Tonight?

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their [...]

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The Deflation Bogeyman, Part 2 (Expected Returns, 8/20/10)
Best Investments During Inflation (market folly, 8/10/10)
Are Bank Stocks Such a Good Buy? (naked capitalism, 8/17/10)
Read more on Deflation, Currency, Banking at Wikinvest

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

You Saw Today’s News Yesterday - right here.

That piece about Japanese Banks that I wrote yesterday, well, the long-winded journalistsare finally covering it today. 
Now for a rant. I submitted my well-researched, cross referenced, prophetic and actionable article to what I consider a respectable financial blog content aggregator and they passed it up because it wasn’t “in-depth.”  Seems they have their priorities wrong. If the weightiest matters are correctly discerned, [...]

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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Turning Japanese, EWJ and FXY

Now that U.S. Treasuries yields are in the negative  (due to inflation), does it makes sense that U.S. banks would become acquisition targets for Japanese banks who had 0% treasuries for over a decade and are finally emerging from their own crisis?
Press Release Date: September 23, 2008
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the approval of an application by [...]

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Friday, September 19th, 2008

SEC Freezes Shorts, My Prediction

Okay, shorting is prohibited until October 2, 2008. Good to know. Sometimes circuit breakers (trading halts) are necessary to keep things from burning to the ground. Sometimes uptick rules are employed. And sometimes, just sometimes, economies collapse despite government intervention (think of Russia and Rubles). While on the topic of monetary disasters, it seems wise to consider [...]

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Why a War Can Kill a Currency and ‘Also’ Hand You 400% or More (Contrarian Profits, 8/14/08)
Russia Was A Better Investment Than the USA In The Last Decade (The Prudent Investor - Seeing To..., 8/6/10)
A Burgeoning Relationship (When Giants Fall, 8/15/10)
Read more on Russian Ruble (RUB), Investing in Russia at Wikinvest

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Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Food Banks Fail Too

The International Monetary Fund recently declared that the US has not seen times like this since the 1930’s. Well, the above photo was taken in that time frame. So who cares about financial markets, right?
Well, after money fails, food is next. Here are two articles, one regarding domestic subsistence conditions, the other regarding International [...]

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Adjusting, Adjusting, and Adjusting (Financial Armageddon, 6/21/10)
The Future Food Shortage (Learn Mining News, 6/29/10)
The World’s Biggest Food Fight (Investment U, 6/18/10)
Read more on Food & Beverage, International Monetary Fund (IMF) at Wikinvest

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