July 2009

Best of the Web

Who Are The Real Traitors? – The Burning Platform
Jay Taylor: In Precious Metals, Cash Flow is King – Gold Report
Equity Market Risks Are Rising – Brian Bloom
Richard Ebeling on Higher Interest Rates, Collectivism and the Coming Collapse – Daily Bell
Stock-Market Crashes Through the Ages – Zero Hedge
Opt Out of PRISM – Prism Break
Is Gold at a Turning Point? – Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
Collateral Transformation – Financial Sense
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden  Interview – YouTube
How America Became Orwellian – Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Economic Infographs – Demonocracy
Nouriel Roubini Seriously Misguided on Gold, Equities & More – Mike Shedlock
Bill Fleckenstein Interview – King World News
Government Policies Exacerbate Credit Crunch – Mike Shedlock
“Dangerous Divergences” Between Bonds and Stocks, – Global Money Trends
Gold Charts – Valcambi Gold

Best of the Web Archives

Breaking News

The Economy

6/19    Jim Puplava offers financial sense and some positive news – GoldMoney
6/19    Hedge funds brace for renewed debt crisis – Reuters
6/19    Biggest bond bubble in history is turning into carnage – Market Shadows
6/19    Spike in margin debt could signal a stock market crash ahead – ETF Daily News
6/19    Japan exports surge most since 2010 in boost for Abe – Bloomberg
6/18    5 signs that China is about to fall off a debt cliff – Quartz
6/18    The gold clock goes tic-tock on SE Asia – Seeking Alpha
6/18    European car sales fall to 20-year low amid unemployment – Bloomberg
6/18    IBS said to start US job cuts today amid global reduction – Bloomberg
6/18    Bonds at risk - where to hide? – MERK
6/18    Pettis on China, Europe, Japan – Mish
6/18    Market calls Fed's bluff – SafeHaven
6/18    Foreign flows wreak havoc in SE Asia – MSN
6/18    Fitch says China credit bubble unprecedented in modern world history – Telegraph
6/18    China exposed as Abenomics trade ends – Market Watch
6/18    Moody's warns on China local government debt, financial vehicles – China Business
6/18    How May 22 changed everything for the S&P 500 index – ETF Daily News
6/17    Good New York Fed manufacturing news not as good as it looks – CNBC

Precious Metals

6/19    Silver price to rise as top miner's high grade production evaporates – SilverSeek
6/19    Amazing silver data came from citizen journalist – GoldSilver.com
6/18    India declares war on Gold – GoldSeek
6/18    All the gold in Fort What's-It's-Name – Deviant Investor
6/18    Contrarian gold stocks 2 – GoldSeek
6/18    Hedge funds cut gold bets as Paulson's loss widens – Bloomberg
6/18    The hidden costs of precious-metals miners' optimism – Casey Research
6/18    US Treasury gold - is it there? – Gold Silver Worlds
6/18    Gold: dead cat bounce or raging bull? – Casey Research
6/17    Gold demand extraordinary in Vietnam – Gold Core
6/17    The ultimate win for precious metals – USAWatchdog
6/17    Tips are the pits as yields rise but inflation doesn't – Barron's
6/16    Gold is being supplied by western governments – GoldMoney
6/16    COMEX options interest in super high gold prices by end-August – GoldSilver
6/16    Three disastrously false but enduring premises about gold – GATA
6/16    Gold is not just a commodity. It is money – GoldMoney

Inflation/Deflation

6/19    Draghi loses war for growth with euro beating peers – BusinessWeek
6/19    Inflation remains largely flat – CBS
6/19    Now the yen is joining in the battering of emerging markets – MSN
6/19    Brazilian currency touches four-year low prompting intervention – Mish
6/18    Venezuela on the brink of hyperinflation – Economonitor
6/18    Bitcoin is 'real currency,' CTFC's Chilton tells Yahoo's 'Daily Ticker' – GATA
6/18    US consumer prices edge higher in May – MarketWatch
6/18    Asia currency sell-off goes from bad to ugly – CNBC
6/18    Has inflation fueled the two-income household trap in the US? – My Budget 360
6/16    Inflation: robbing you since the 10th century – Casey Research
6/16    Emerging nations stem capital flows – South China Morning Post
6/14    U.S. wholesale prices jump 0.5% in May – MarketWatch
6/14    Inflation is instantaneous – SafeHaven

Real Estate Bubble

6/19    Houston home sales break an all-time record – Culture Map
6/18    Inventory of homes for sale up 10 percent in Denver in May – Denver Post
6/18    Is now the time to take advantage of the current buyer's market? – Money Forever
6/18    Housing starts rise in May – MarketWatch
6/18    Redfin: "Here comes the inventory" – Calculated Risk
6/17    Home-builder confidence in US rises to a seven-year high – Bloomberg
6/16    Glendale home prices rise again – Glendale News-Press
6/16    Housing inventory has increased nationwide since January – Mortgage Orb
6/16    US vacation home rebound lifts Hilton head to Hawaii – Bloomberg
6/14    The signs of real estate mania in California – Dr. Housing Bubble
6/14    Mortgage rates aren't going back down – Yahoo! Finance
6/14    "Mortgage rates on six week streak higher" – Calculated Risk
6/13    If there is a "housing recovery" then this chart can't be right – Zero Hedge
6/13    Triangle home sales surge while inventory levels continue to fall – News Observer
6/13    Conventional sales in May highest in years – Calculated Risk

Ron Paul

6/16    Ron Paul destroys White House claims about Syria – Activist Post
6/13    Ron Paul on the House floor in 1984 warning about the surveillance state – Liberty Crier
6/12    Ron Paul blasts NSA defenders on Piers Morgan – Liberty Crier
6/11    Rejecting authoritarian government is our greatest priority – Peak Prosperity
6/10    Ron Paul: "It's going to get much, much worse" – Zero Hedge
6/10    Government spying: should we be shocked? – Lew Rockwell
6/08    Ron Paul: NSA's PRISM is an awakening call – Liberty Crier
6/03    Iraq collapse shows bankruptcy of interventionism – SafeHaven
6/02    The real meaning of President Obama's national security speeches – AntiWar
5/21    Ron Paul: "The IRS's job is to violate our liberties" – Zero Hedge
5/20    Ron Pau's revolution continues (interview) – Liberty Crier

Offshore Investing

6/18    Swiss bankers stripped of secrecy as data swap embraced – Bloomberg
6/18    The world's best-paying gig? – International Living
6/15    This beach town's getting a new boardwalk – Path Finder
6/13    "Switzerland outlines plan to relax bank secrecy laws" – Liberty Crier
6/13    Bitcoin: internationalization's new best friend – International Man
6/12    A beach-view lot in an English-speaking paradise for $73,000 – Path Finder
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