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| 05/08/2013 - | Deposit Confiscation: Can it happen here? |
| 05/08/2013 - | Europe: Picture quiz |
| 05/08/2013 - | Eurozone: Financial transactions tax |
| 05/08/2013 - | Financial Markets: Interest rate swaps |
| 05/06/2013 - | China: Slowing economy? |
| 05/06/2013 - | Eurozone: Austerity, Euro, France |
| 05/06/2013 - | Financial Markets: What should investors do? |
| 05/06/2013 - | Portugal: Public sector jobs, etc. |
| 05/01/2013 - | Car Loans: Postponement strategy |
| 05/01/2013 - | Earnings Season: Tread with caution |
| 05/01/2013 - | Economy: In today's news |
| 05/01/2013 - | United States: Q1 2013 GDP |
| 05/01/2013 - | Zimbabwe: Non-compensatory takings |
| 04/25/2013 - | Banks: Too big to fail |
| 04/25/2013 - | Europe: Spain, United Kingdom |
| 04/25/2013 - | Financial Markets: A very big deal |
| 04/25/2013 - | Infrastructure: Problematic |
| 04/25/2013 - | United States: Shadow economy |
| 04/22/2013 - | Austerity/Growth: "We're not in Kansas anymore" |
| 04/22/2013 - | Financial Markets: Investors and traders |
| 04/22/2013 - | France: China currency swap line |
| 04/22/2013 - | Mexico: 4% mining royalty tax |
| 04/22/2013 - | World: Recession update |
| 04/18/2013 - | Eurozone: Contagion risk! |
| 04/18/2013 - | Eurozone: Poland and Romania? |
| 04/18/2013 - | IMF: Eurozone corporate debt - global report |
| 04/18/2013 - | Unemployment: And job vacancies |
| 04/15/2013 - | China: 2012 GDP growth |
| 04/15/2013 - | Gold: Friday's (and Today's) price drop |
| 04/15/2013 - | Portugal: Former PM on Portugal debt |
| 04/15/2013 - | United States: Retail sales and consumer confidence |
| 04/10/2013 - | France: Important update? |
| 04/10/2013 - | Gold: Junior explorers and developers |
| 04/10/2013 - | Portugal: Court blocks austerity |
| 04/10/2013 - | United States: Bank stress tests |
| 04/10/2013 - | Water: Looming scarcity by geography |
| 04/05/2013 - | 4D Printing: Very interesting Video |
| 04/05/2013 - | Experts: Rely on foxes! |
| 04/05/2013 - | Germany: Deutsche Bank derivatives audit |
| 04/05/2013 - | Technology: And jobs generally |
| 04/05/2013 - | United States: Jobs, trade deficit, and transfer pricing |
| 04/05/2013 - | World: Dangerous travel destinations |
| 04/03/2013 - | Australia/China: Direct currency conversion |
| 04/03/2013 - | Canada: BC sales tax change - company impact |
| 04/03/2013 - | Gold: Resource sectors challenges/opportunities |
| 04/03/2013 - | The Netherlands: An economy in trouble? |
| 03/28/2013 - | Cyprus: A precedent? |
| 03/28/2013 - | Financial Markets: Canaries and coal mines? |
| 03/28/2013 - | Gold (and Silver): Where from here? |
| 03/28/2013 - | Spain: Bank and economic update! |
| 03/26/2013 - | Big Oil: Why in North American Shale Plays? |
| 03/26/2013 - | Cyprus: Commentary on last minute bailout deal |
| 03/26/2013 - | Slovenia: The importance of growth! |
| 03/26/2013 - | United States: IMF 2013 growth forecast |
| 03/20/2013 - | Financial Markets: Rogers and Roubini |
| 03/20/2013 - | Gold Stocks: The hidden assumption |
| 03/20/2013 - | Greenland: Worth watching? |
| 03/20/2013 - | United States: Bubbles - and not gold? |
| 03/17/2013 - | Cyprus: Bank deposit levy - how important? |
| 03/14/2013 - | European Union: Updates |
| 03/14/2013 - | Silver: Will industrial uses increase significantly |
| 03/14/2013 - | United Kingdom: Triple dip recession? |
| 03/12/2013 - | China: Uneven economic recovery |
| 03/12/2013 - | Manufacturing: 3D printing - a disruptive technology? |
| 03/12/2013 - | Roubini: Italy and the United States |
| 03/07/2013 - | Germany: Key to world economy? |
| 03/07/2013 - | Mining: Capital constraints! |
| 03/07/2013 - | Mining: Country risk |
| 03/07/2013 - | United States: Manufacturing Jobs % |
| 03/07/2013 - | United States: What, me worry? |
| 03/05/2013 - | Globalization: A good or bad thing? |
| 03/05/2013 - | Greece: Corporate and Consumer Loans |
| 03/05/2013 - | Manufacturing: 3D printing video |
| 03/05/2013 - | Manufacturing: Coming 3rd Industrial Revolution? |
| 03/05/2013 - | United States: A sort-of Grover Norquist |
| 03/02/2013 - | U.S.: Sequester and negative economics? |
| 03/01/2013 - | Europe: Unemployment |
| 03/01/2013 - | Financial Markets: How reactive to short-term news! |
| 03/01/2013 - | Shale Oil & Gas: A fatally flawed miracle |
| 03/01/2013 - | United States: Automatic budget cuts |
| 02/28/2013 - | Canada Takeovers: Extended poison pills? |
| 02/28/2013 - | China: Competitive developments |
| 02/28/2013 - | False Dichotomy: Mainstream vs. 'doomers' |
| 02/28/2013 - | Mining: Strategic acquisitions |
| 02/28/2013 - | Spain: Q4 GDP decline |
| 02/26/2013 - | Corporate: Recent mining company writedowns |
| 02/26/2013 - | Italy: Election results spell trouble ahead |
| 02/26/2013 - | Slovenia: Headed toward bailout? |
| 02/25/2013 - | European Union: Transaction tax |
| 02/25/2013 - | Mining: Enhanced risks require higher rewards |
| 02/25/2013 - | United Kingdom: Sovereign debt downgrade |
| 02/25/2013 - | United States: Economy - broken? |
| 02/22/2013 - | Banks - wobbly? |
| 02/22/2013 - | Eurozone: 2013 GDP forecast updates |
| 02/22/2013 - | France: Spending freezes to meet EU targets |
| 02/22/2013 - | United States: Retirees - financial decline |
| 02/21/2013 - | Gold: More on the risk-free gold price |
| 02/21/2013 - | Addendum: To commentary yesterday on U.S. Sustainable Growth |
| 02/21/2013 - | Argentina: Government to subsidize natural gas prices |
| 02/21/2013 - | France: The eurozone's biggest problem? |
| 02/21/2013 - | United Kingdom: Quantitative easing and inflation |
| 02/20/2013 - | Italy: Election concerns |
| 02/20/2013 - | Spain: An unwanted event |
| 02/20/2013 - | United Kingdom: Banks - market-to-market issues? |
| 02/20/2013 - | United States: China central bank on the U.S.$ |
| 02/20/2013 - | United States: Sustainable growth, go-forward scenarios, most likely? |
| 02/19/2013 - | Manufacturing: 3D Printing and economic change |
| 02/19/2013 - | Credit downgrade: Moody's downgrades McGraw-Hill (and S&P) |
| 02/19/2013 - | G20 Meeting: Currency war, deficit cutting |
| 02/19/2013 - | Manufacturing: 2012 statistics |
| 02/19/2013 - | Spain/Portugal - Protest marches |
| 02/14/2013 - | China: Now largest trading nation |
| 02/14/2013 - | Europe/United States - Free Trade Agreement? |
| 02/13/2013 - | United States: State of The Union Address |
| 02/13/2013 - | Silver Wheaton: Important transaction/interesting business model |
| 02/13/2013 - | United States: VAT as a manufacturing decline remedy? |
| 02/12/2013 - | Financial Markets: High frequency forecasting |
| 02/12/2013 - | IMF: Forward commitment capacity |
| 02/12/2013 - | United States: State of The Union - Unemployment - headed where? |
| 02/11/2013 - | United Kingdom: Growth, business confidence |
| 02/11/2013 - | United States: Federal deficit musing |
| 02/11/2013 - | United States: Trade deficit - December and 2012 |
| 02/08/2013 - | Automation: Tomorrow's manufacturing? |
| 02/08/2013 - | Ireland: New debt deal |
| 02/08/2013 - | Resources: Producer and consumer countries at odds |
| 02/07/2013 - | Financial Markets: Credit versus equity returns - and risk |
| 02/07/2013 - | Growth: In the context of share price |
| 02/07/2013 - | Ireland: Restructure of bail-out debt? |
| 02/06/2013 - | Credit Rating Agencies: A pox on your 'credit rating' house |
| 02/06/2013 - | Mongolia: Proposed mining law |
| 02/06/2013 - | United States: Debt ceiling fight deferred |
| 02/06/2013 - | United States: Hand to mouth living |
| 02/04/2013 - | Argentina: IMF on inflation and censure |
| 02/04/2013 - | Financial Markets: Rush to equities by small investors? |
| 02/04/2013 - | Spain: Economic update, corruption charges, bank profits |
| 02/04/2013 - | The Netherlands: Bank nationalization |
| 02/01/2013 - | Australia: Economy overview |
| 02/01/2013 - | Europe: Auto sales and manufacturing |
| 02/01/2013 - | Portugal: Citizenry and financial markets seem at odds |
| 02/01/2013 - | United States: America in decline - wrong question? |
| 02/01/2013 - | United States: Personal incomes |
| 01/31/2013 - | Currency War: Coming to you soon? |
| 01/31/2013 - | Europe - Gold - Societal breakdown |
| 01/31/2013 - | Risk: Conflicted news reports and economic estimates |
| 01/31/2013 - | United States: Federal Reserve release January 30 |
| 01/31/2013 - | United States: Q4 2012 GDP |
| 01/29/2013 - | Canada: Canadian bank credit downgrades |
| 01/29/2013 - | France: 'Totally bankrupt comment' by politician |
| 01/29/2013 - | United States (and elsewhere): Understated Inflation statistics? |
| 01/28/2013 - | European Central Bank: Eurozone banks to repay portion of emergency loans |
| 01/28/2013 - | U.S. Financial Markets: Back to pre-crisis highs! |
| 01/28/2013 - | Italy: Italy's oldest bank 'bailed-out' |
| 01/28/2013 - | Spain: Government aid to long-term jobless |
| 01/28/2013 - | United Kingdom: Q4 GDP negative |
| 01/28/2013 - | United States: Manufacturing data confusion |
| 01/24/2013 - | Global Unemployment: Shocking if true |
| 01/24/2013 - | Italy: Balanced 2013 federal budget? |
| 01/24/2013 - | Spain: Spanish youth unemployment |
| 01/24/2013 - | World Economy: The only certainty is uncertainty! |
| 01/23/2013 - | Canada: Minerals and metals exploration spending |
| 01/23/2013 - | Corporate Governance: A deal that's going to get bigger |
| 01/23/2013 - | Growth: The trillion dollar question |
| 01/23/2013 - | United Kingdom: House prices recover, houses for sale increases |
| 01/22/2013 - | Currencies: Currency war risk? |
| 01/22/2013 - | Junior Mining: Don't underestimate the importance of cash |
| 01/22/2013 - | United States: Oil imports summary |
| 01/21/2013 - | China: Caterpillar accounting issue |
| 01/21/2013 - | China: R&D spending 2012 and ... |
| 01/21/2013 - | Spain: Non-performing (bad) bank loans increase |
| 01/21/2013 - | United States: Could the Federal Reserve 'miss twice'? |
| 01/18/2013 - | China: Slowest growth in 13 years |
| 01/18/2013 - | Columbia: Update on 'wilderness park mining' |
| 01/18/2013 - | Eurozone: Declining house prices |
| 01/17/2013 - | Oil & Gas: BP CEO on peak oil and U.S. energy independence |
| 01/17/2013 - | Gold: 50 gram gold 'chocolate bars' |
| 01/16/2013 - | United States: The Illusion of U.S. Energy Independence |
| 01/16/2013 - | Daily News Feature: Save time in your busy day |
| 01/16/2013 - | Eurozone: German and Spain banks |
| 01/16/2013 - | Gold: Germany repatriation |
| 01/16/2013 - | Silver: Manipulation case dismissed |
| 01/16/2013 - | United Kingdom: Retailer distress |
| 01/16/2013 - | United States: Debt ceiling, credit rating |
| 01/15/2013 - | New Website: Introducing EconomicStraightTalk.com |
| 01/15/2013 - | Gold: The risk premium inherent in gold prices |
| 01/15/2013 - | Canada: Net trade deficit rises, concerns ought to rise |
| 01/15/2013 - | Germany: Q4 2012 GDP contracts |
| 01/15/2013 - | South Africa: Platinum mines mothballed |
| 01/14/2013 - | Economic Growth: Credit Suisse's 2013 growth forecasts |
| 01/14/2013 - | Madagascar: Protesters and country risk |
| 01/14/2013 - | Mining: Equity Financing Overview |
| 01/14/2013 - | Spain: Industrial production suffers in November |
| 01/14/2013 - | United Kingdom: Q4 2012 GDP |
| 01/14/2013 - | United States: November net trade deficit higher |
| 01/14/2013 - | United States: Ongoing economic revisions |
| 01/14/2013 - | United States: Reliance on imported 'non-fuel' minerals |
| 01/11/2013 - | Colombia: Gold mining prohibition |
| 01/11/2013 - | Cyprus: Eurozone passing on debt restructuring? |
| 01/11/2013 - | Mining: Anyone can file a lawsuit! |
| 01/11/2013 - | United Kingdom: Where is growth going to come from? |
| 01/11/2013 - | United States: 2013 recession probability |
| 01/10/2013 - | Announcing: A new special feature |
| 01/10/2013 - | China: Strategic resource acquisitions |
| 01/10/2013 - | Financial Markets: Shift from stock-pickers? |
| 01/10/2013 - | France: In 'mild recession' |
| 01/10/2013 - | Globalization: Or deglobalization? |
| 01/09/2013 - | Automation: The great decoupling |
| 01/09/2013 - | Bolivia: Utility nationalization! |
| 01/09/2013 - | Canada (and U.S.): Chief financial officer surveys |
| 01/09/2013 - | China: Wealthy chinese moving abroad |
| 01/09/2013 - | Japan: Unlimited quantitative easing? |
| 01/09/2013 - | World: The ponzi finance end game |
| 01/08/2013 - | Arctic Offshore Oil: U.S. Congressmen attack Shell |
| 01/08/2013 - | Eurozone: Gloom and endgame |
| 01/08/2013 - | Greece: Sign of the times |
| 01/08/2013 - | News Headlines: Don't be taken in by sensational headlines! |
| 01/08/2013 - | United States: Friday's U.S. jobs report - the devil again is in the details |
| 01/07/2013 - | Federal Reserve: Mr. Bernanke's tightrope |
| 01/07/2013 - | France: Further retail sales contraction |
| 01/07/2013 - | Portugal: Ms. Lagarde sticks her neck out! |
| 01/07/2013 - | United Kingdom: Two 2014 radar screen blips |
| 01/07/2013 - | United States: Derivatives trading rules compliance |
| 01/04/2013 - | Ireland: Bank branch closings |
| 01/04/2013 - | Spain: 60% of companies showing losses? |
| 01/04/2013 - | Spain: Humpty Dumpty? |
| 01/04/2013 - | United States: Debt ceiling next on agenda! |
| 01/04/2013 - | Venezuela: 2012 inflation estimate - 19.9% |
| 01/03/2013 - | Spain: Bankia and its parent! |
| 01/03/2013 - | United States: Fiscal cliff, debt ceiling |
| 01/03/2013 - | United States: 'Negative watch' from China |
| 12/21/2012 - | China: Manufacturing output exceeds U.S. - is that OK? |
| 12/21/2012 - | Gold: Supply 'crunch' coming? |
| 12/21/2012 - | United States: Fiscal cliff negotiations |
| 12/21/2012 - | United States: Metals levy on Federal land mining operations? |
| 12/20/2012 - | Banking: Libor settlement - pending crisis? |
| 12/20/2012 - | Cote d'Ivoire: New tax on gold profits |
| 12/20/2012 - | Developed Countries: Automation and unemployment |
| 12/20/2012 - | Japan: Immediate new stimulus |
| 12/19/2012 - | Country Risk: How well understood? |
| 12/19/2012 - | Experts: Stock and commodities price commentators |
| 12/19/2012 - | Gold: Gold price 2014 - an article worth reading |
| 12/19/2012 - | Japan: Exports, Prime Ministerial change |
| 12/18/2012 - | Cyprus: At risk of near-term default? |
| 12/18/2012 - | Financial Markets: Banks, too big to prosecute? |
| 12/18/2012 - | IMF Statement: Questionable! |
| 12/18/2012 - | Spain: 'Bad' bank loans - new high in October |
| 12/18/2012 - | United Kingdom - Fuel Poverty |
| 12/17/2012 - | Correction to Friday commentary |
| 12/17/2012 - | Eurozone: Economic slowdown ECB worry |
| 12/17/2012 - | Gold: Junior Explorers and Producers |
| 12/17/2012 - | Guinea: On country risk |
| 12/17/2012 - | United States: Fiscal cliff and debt ceiling |
| 12/14/2012 - | Greece: A proxy worth watching |
| 12/14/2012 - | Mali: Politics, societal disruption, and its gold industry |
| 12/14/2012 - | Mining: Sources of equity funding |
| 12/14/2012 - | Spain: PM claims bailout not "needed today" |
| 12/14/2012 - | United States: Net trade deficits |
| 12/13/2012 - | Europe: New European Central Bank powers |
| 12/13/2012 - | Financial Reporting: Speculation on SEC 'action against China-based auditors |
| 12/13/2012 - | United States: Federal Reserve December 12, 2012 Press Release |
| 12/12/2012 - | Eurozone: October factory output falls further |
| 12/12/2012 - | Italy: A country coming under the 'economic microscope' |
| 12/12/2012 - | United States: Right to work |
| 12/10/2012 - | China: Promise of improved growth? |
| 12/10/2012 - | End Game: On sovereign debt repudiation |
| 12/10/2012 - | Italy: Industrial production |
| 12/10/2012 - | United States: Unemployment and unemployment benefits |
| 12/07/2012 - | Eurozone: France and momentum |
| 12/07/2012 - | Financial Markets: High frequency Algorithmic Trading |
| 12/07/2012 - | Greece: Where will the other 20 billion euro debt come from? |
| 12/07/2012 - | United Kingdom: Fitch warns on credit rating |
| 12/06/2012 - | Financial Derivatives: Network risk of contagion |
| 12/06/2012 - | Financial Markets: Are Historic Price-Earnings Ratios Meaningful? |
| 12/06/2012 - | United States: More on shale oil! |
| 12/05/2012 - | Base Metals: Supply constraints and 2013 prices |
| 12/05/2012 - | Eurozone: Economic update |
| 12/05/2012 - | Regulation and Financial Reporting: Sino-Forest Corp. |
| 12/05/2012 - | Silver: Global production 2002 - 2011 with commentary |
| 12/04/2012 - | China: Auditors and Security Law Violations? |
| 12/04/2012 - | Eurozone: Moody's downgrade and unemployment |
| 12/04/2012 - | World Economies: November PMIs - Green Shoots? |
| 12/03/2012 - | China: Back in the 'green shoot' business |
| 12/03/2012 - | Greece; Dutch auction announced for sovereign debt buyback |
| 12/03/2012 - | Greece: Greek pension funds won't participate in Greek debt buy-back |
| 12/01/2012 - | Eurozone: The stuff of dreams |
| 12/01/2012 - | Italy: Reported October unemployment rate 11.!% |
| 12/01/2012 - | Mining: Key issues affecting the mining industry |
| 12/01/2012 - | United Kingdom: Banks and bank reporting generally |
| 11/30/2012 - | Eurozone: The stuff of dreams |
| 11/30/2012 - | Italy: Reported October unemployment rate 11.!% |
| 11/30/2012 - | Mining: Key issues affecting the mining industry |
| 11/30/2012 - | United Kingdom: Banks and bank reporting generally |
| 11/29/2012 - | Economic Growth - The 64 trillion dollar question |
| 11/29/2012 - | Germany: Unemployment increases slightly |
| 11/29/2012 - | Portugal: 2013 austerity budget passed |
| 11/29/2012 - | United States: Housing recovery - a big 'green shoot' or not? |
| 11/27/2012 - | Financial Markets: and technology |
| 11/27/2012 - | Greece: Greek debt reduction deal agreed, funding 'moved along' |
| 11/27/2012 - | World Economy: OECD reduces 2012 - 2013 GDP forecasts |
| 11/26/2012 - | Egypt: Don't think in isolation |
| 11/26/2012 - | Spain: Catalonia Province independence? |
| 11/26/2012 - | United States: Is oil and gas self-sufficiency realistic? |
| 11/23/2012 - | European Union: Budget talks break-down from 20,000 feet |
| 11/23/2012 - | Government Funding: Public-Private infrastructure projects - the 'story behind the story' |
| 11/23/2012 - | United States: Hostess Brands - a 'cookie-cutter' experience? |
| 11/22/2012 - | Big Picture Predictions |
| 11/22/2012 - | Eurozone: Ongoing economic deterioration |
| 11/22/2012 - | Financial Markets: High frequency trading and small cap stocks - resource exploration stocks |
| 11/22/2012 - | Greece: Exports said to 'jump' - significance? |
| 11/21/2012 - | Argentina: Nationwide strike yesterday - Hostess Brands revisited |
| 11/21/2012 - | Greece: No debt agreement as of this morning |
| 11/21/2012 - | Kenya: Country risk indicator? |
| 11/21/2012 - | United Kingdom: Moody's to revisit credit rating in early 2013 |
| 11/21/2012 - | United States: Housing starts - real green shoot? |
| 11/20/2012 - | China: Hu Jintao's 10 years and economic legacy |
| 11/20/2012 - | France: Moody's reduces credit rating |
| 11/20/2012 - | Gold: Does finding difficulty auger well for the gold price? |
| 11/20/2012 - | Italy: September industrial orders - watch closely |
| 11/20/2012 - | Spain: Bank 'bad loans' September increase |
| 11/19/2012 - | New Newsletter Format |
| 11/19/2012 - | Dominican Republic: Country risk issues |
| 11/19/2012 - | Greece: Read this and think of commercial realism! |
| 11/19/2012 - | Greece: Third-party funding sources? |
| 11/19/2012 - | United States: Fiscal cliff negotiation - so it begins as it left off |
| 11/19/2012 - | United States: Its not about Hostess and Twinkies |
| 11/14/2012 - | Canada: Business owner retirements |
| 11/14/2012 - | Canada: Creeping Deficit Expansion |
| 11/14/2012 - | Japan: Government to downgrade economy assessment |
| 11/14/2012 - | United States: October federal budget deficit exceeds expectations |
| 10/25/2012 - | Eurozone – will its economics lead to a ‘creeping takeover’ by Germany? |
| 10/25/2012 - | German Manufacturing reported as weakening this month |
| 10/25/2012 - | Greece – still no deal |
| 10/25/2012 - | Spain passes 2013 austerity budget |
| 10/25/2012 - | U.S. Postal Service – out of cash! – an essential service? |
| 10/23/2012 - | Canada – again, don’t think ‘it can’t happen here’ |
| 10/23/2012 - | German banks – Moody’s continues to be negative |
| 10/23/2012 - | Spain worst-case bank stress test scenario looking more realistic |
| 10/23/2012 - | U.S. Fiscal Cliff said not to be priced in to financial markets! |
| 10/23/2012 - | Greece – twist on country risk, two local groups clash over gold mine development |
| 10/22/2012 - | Canada announces preliminary turndown of Progress Energy takeover by Malaysia |
| 10/22/2012 - | Greece to run out of cash on November 16 absent receipt of further bailout funding |
| 10/22/2012 - | Greece, Portugal, Spain, and … – anti-austerity protests |
| 10/22/2012 - | Portugal – going the way of Greece? |
| 10/22/2012 - | World Gold Council – conflict free gold standard |
| 10/19/2012 - | Canada’s Household Debt |
| 10/19/2012 - | China’s economic growth may be better than recently thought |
| 10/19/2012 - | Consequence of Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain exiting the Eurozone |
| 10/19/2012 - | Bank of England and stimulus |
| 10/19/2012 - | U.S. September housing starts up – a real ‘green shoot’ or not? |
| 10/19/2012 - | South Africa – a positive story. Could it signal a potential ‘role model community’ in a mining district? |
| 10/18/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Moody’s decides not to downgrade Spain’s sovereign debt further – market reaction interesting |
| 10/18/2012 - | North America , United States: The U.S. consumer and the ‘right question’! |
| 10/18/2012 - | Financial Markets: ‘Rules’ for investors (and traders) to consider |
| 10/18/2012 - | Asia , Mongolia: Mongolia proposed increased Rio Tinto project participation |
| 10/17/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. August net trade deficit reported at U.S.$44.2 billion |
| 10/17/2012 - | Financial Markets , How worried should one be about the financial markets? |
| 10/17/2012 - | Gold: South Africa labour unrest and tensions – how may that affect gold? |
| 10/17/2012 - | Africa , Burkina Faso: Is Burkina Faso mining at risk from Islamist Groups? |
| 10/16/2012 - | North America , United States: Six simple U.S. economic charts worth thinking carefully about |
| 10/16/2012 - | Corporate Governance: Corporate Governance – General, Bonusing and Stock Options |
| 10/16/2012 - | Corporate Governance: Keep Liberty Silver ongoing corporate developments on your radar screen |
| 10/15/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Update on Greece |
| 10/15/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spanish request for financial aid now in November? |
| 10/15/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. reports 2012 Federal Deficit of $1.09 trillion |
| 10/15/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain through the eyes of Reggie Middleton |
| 10/12/2012 - | Eurozone: More time for Greece to meet budget-cutting goals? |
| 10/12/2012 - | North America , United States: A reality check on the possibility of the United States being energy independent by 2020 |
| 10/12/2012 - | Eurozone , Portugal: Portugal government has approved &ldquo,most austere budget in decades&rdquo, |
| 10/12/2012 - | World: 56 Episodes of Hyperinflation |
| 10/12/2012 - | World: International Monetary Fund October 2012 world economic assessment |
| 10/12/2012 - | Financial Markets: High Frequency Trading |
| 10/12/2012 - | Central and South America: Gold exploration and social unrest in Central and South America |
| 10/11/2012 - | Eurozone: IMF head Christine Lagarde suggests Greece and Spain should be given more time |
| 10/11/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: S&,P downgrades Spain’s debt to ‘almost junk’, and 2013 GDP forecasts |
| 10/11/2012 - | World , Economy: Economic recovery in developed countries – stagnation? |
| 10/11/2012 - | World , Fiat Currencies: The Chinese yuan just hit a 19-year high against the U.S.$ |
| 10/10/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain headed in a downward spiral? |
| 10/10/2012 - | North America , United States: Quantitative easing |
| 10/10/2012 - | Asia , China: World Bank cuts East Asia and China growth forecasts |
| 10/10/2012 - | North America , Canada: Canada-China investment treaty |
| 10/10/2012 - | South America , Venezuela: Importance of Chavez’ re-election as Venezuela President to companies doing business in South America |
| 10/09/2012 - | World , Economy: IMF lowers global growth forecasts, and likely that of the United Kingdom |
| 10/09/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Watch for possible important developments in Greece this week |
| 10/09/2012 - | North America , United States: Are all jobs created equal, and what does the U.S. reported unemployment rate really mean? |
| 10/09/2012 - | Eurozone: Meetings this week and next on Eurozone generally and Spain (likely) specifically |
| 10/09/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s borrowing costs go above 6% once again |
| 10/04/2012 - | Financial Markets: On financial advisors |
| 10/04/2012 - | World , Financial Reporting: Mark-to-market rule changes – when will they come ‘home to roost’? |
| 10/04/2012 - | North America , Canada: Canadian province/province 2012 growth estimates reduced |
| 10/03/2012 - | World , Resources: Indigenous peoples – country risk |
| 10/03/2012 - | Asia , China: China and global economic recovery |
| 10/03/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Fitch comments on UK credit rating |
| 10/03/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greek retail sales down significantly in July |
| 10/02/2012 - | Valuation Theory: Free cash flow – the best valuation metric |
| 10/02/2012 - | North America , The United States: The positive spin being put on ‘green shoots’ and other things! |
| 10/02/2012 - | Asia , China: China’s September export orders continue to show contraction |
| 10/01/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Consultancy says Spain’s banks could need 60 billion euros |
| 10/01/2012 - | North America , United States: Commodity price trends as economic and stock market indicators |
| 10/01/2012 - | Eurozone , Portugal , Spain: Austerity protests in Portugal and Spain on Saturday |
| 10/01/2012 - | North America , United States: Bankers complain about bank regulations and capital requirements |
| 09/28/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s federal budget announces large spending cuts, lengthy debate to begin, unlikely to end well |
| 09/28/2012 - | Eurozone , Italy: Italian anti-austerity protest and bleak economic report on southern region |
| 09/28/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. August durable goods orders drop by 13.2%, not the 5% expected |
| 09/27/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: A different way to say the same thing about Spain |
| 09/27/2012 - | North America , United States: Christine Lagarde on the U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’ |
| 09/27/2012 - | South America , Peru: Peru – but one more ‘country risk’ consideration |
| 09/25/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: One-third of Athens commercial district businesses closed |
| 09/25/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Germany losing patience with Spain |
| 09/25/2012 - | North America , Canada: Don’t think it can’t happen in Canada |
| 09/25/2012 - | Precious Metals , Gold: Gold in inflationary and deflationary scenarios |
| 09/24/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greek debt report may be delayed for U.S. political reasons |
| 09/24/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain to increase retirement age and freeze pensions? |
| 09/24/2012 - | Eurozone , General: Eurozone leverage upon leverage? |
| 09/24/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: German business sentiment drops for fifth straight month |
| 09/21/2012 - | World , Economy: Should country specific trade surpluses and deficits be seen as positive, neutral, or negative? |
| 09/21/2012 - | Eurozone , Portugal: Portuguese protests against austerity |
| 09/21/2012 - | Asia , China: Chinese latest factory output numbers down in September – BHP Billiton on China iron ore demand |
| 09/21/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greece announces asset sales |
| 09/21/2012 - | Africa , Zambia: Zambia to publicly declare mining revenues |
| 09/20/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Politicians and journalists least trusted |
| 09/20/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Investment bankers ‘short term’ performance oriented |
| 09/20/2012 - | Europe: European banking union proposal |
| 09/20/2012 - | Europe: European car sales down in August |
| 09/20/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s banks seeing increased customer fund outflows |
| 09/18/2012 - | World , Economy: Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) on deleveraging (and other things) |
| 09/18/2012 - | North America , United States: How negative might U.S. QE3 announced September 13 really be? |
| 09/18/2012 - | Eurozone , Banking: Agreement on ECB direct bank assistance unlikely by year-end |
| 09/18/2012 - | Eurozone , France , Germany: Recent German/French poll on euro |
| 09/18/2012 - | Oceania , Australia: Mining executives less optimistic about investing in Australia |
| 09/17/2012 - | Eurozone , Netherlands: Possible importance of results of Wednesday, September 12 Netherland’s general election result |
| 09/17/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: And so it continues against austerity in Spain! |
| 09/17/2012 - | World: Youth Unemployment: Sudan demonstration at the German embassy |
| 09/17/2012 - | Middle East , Iran , Israel: Escalation of Israeli concern over Iran needs continuous monitoring |
| 09/17/2012 - | Africa , Cote d’Ivoire: More on proposed Cote d’Ivoire gold mining windfall tax |
| 09/14/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Consider what game Spain may be playing |
| 09/14/2012 - | North America , United States: Fed Chair introduces new quantitative easing – can it succeed? |
| 09/14/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: Germany and the latest ECB proposal |
| 09/14/2012 - | Financial Markets: BlackRock head trader on financial markets liquidity |
| 09/14/2012 - | North America , Canada: Canada not suffering economically – yet! |
| 09/14/2012 - | Africa , Cote d’Ivoire: African countries look to increase shares of mineral extraction revenues/profits |
| 09/11/2012 - | North America , Canada: Canadian auto workers – is it really ‘business as usual’? |
| 09/11/2012 - | Asia , China: China’s latest trade numbers |
| 09/11/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Moody’s negative on U.K. Banks |
| 09/11/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: Tomorrow’s (September 12) German Constitutional Court Ruling |
| 09/11/2012 - | North America , United States: In the U.S. a lot of new jobs are low-wage jobs |
| 09/11/2012 - | Asia , Mongolia: Mongolia to increase control over its resources? |
| 09/10/2012 - | World , Economy: Roubini sees ‘perfect world economic storm’ – why is this new ‘news’? |
| 09/10/2012 - | World , North America , Canada: Coming changes to Canada’s GDP measurements |
| 09/10/2012 - | Eurozone: Germans voice concerns over ECB’s Outright Monetary Transactions Program |
| 09/10/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: UK business optimism index lower, PMI index higher |
| 09/10/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. August jobs report |
| 09/10/2012 - | North America , United States: ‘Bad jobs’ versus ‘Good jobs’ |
| 09/07/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany , Greece: Are German Parliamentarians Dutch Burghers or are they Germans? |
| 09/07/2012 - | Financial Markets: SEC study concludes on U.S. retail investor |
| 09/07/2012 - | North America , Canada: Importance of increased third-party Canadian oil sands activity? |
| 09/07/2012 - | Asia , China: China one trillion yuan stimulus (quantitative easing) plan |
| 09/07/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: UK industrial output, inflation, up in July |
| 09/07/2012 - | Eurozone , General: ECB introduces Outright Monetary Transactions Program |
| 09/07/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: German exports strong in July |
| 09/06/2012 - | North America , Canada: Survey of ‘about to be retired’ persons |
| 09/06/2012 - | North America , United States: President Clinton’s Speech Last Evening |
| 09/06/2012 - | North America , United States: The Republicans are asking a good question |
| 09/06/2012 - | World , Banking , Eurozone , Gold: Listen to Reggie Middleton on banks, the Eurozone, trading versus investing, and (importantly) on gold |
| 09/06/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greek Unemployment |
| 09/05/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. structural unemployment – the trillion $ question |
| 09/05/2012 - | World , Infrastructure: Prospective infrastructure spending – how does that crossword puzzle piece fit in? |
| 09/05/2012 - | Asia , China: More reports on China’s slowing manufacturing sector |
| 09/05/2012 - | Europe , European Union: Moody’s cuts EU outlook to ‘negative’ |
| 09/05/2012 - | Eurozone , Manufacturing: August Eurozone manufacturing PMI worse than first thought |
| 09/05/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain said to ‘warn’ over bailout terms |
| 09/05/2012 - | Oceania , Australia: Australia central bank rate unchanged, says China outlook uncertain |
| 09/05/2012 - | South America , Peru: Peru and the environment – tougher penalties? |
| 09/04/2012 - | North America , United States: Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke from Jackson Hole – August 31, 2012 |
| 09/04/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: German central banker said to have threatened resignation |
| 09/04/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Large Spanish bank reports H1 loss, receives immediate financial aid |
| 08/31/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain: To be forewarned is to be forearmed |
| 08/31/2012 - | North America , United States: Republican Convention – Mr. Romney and ‘more on Mr. Ryan’ |
| 08/31/2012 - | Asia , China: Moody’s on China Banks |
| 08/31/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Second Spain region seeks bailout, recession number worse |
| 08/30/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. Vice-Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan at Tampa Republican Convention |
| 08/30/2012 - | South America , Bolivia: Watch Bolivia for developments on the country risk front |
| 08/30/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Inflation in Spain increases in August |
| 08/30/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. Q2 GDP now reported |
| 08/30/2012 - | South America , Peru: Peruvian Environmental Ministry may have increased powers over new mines |
| 08/28/2012 - | World , Container Shipping: World shipping crisis? |
| 08/28/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain: where there is smoke, usually there is fire |
| 08/28/2012 - | Financial Markets: Are hedge funds holding historic cash amounts? |
| 08/28/2012 - | World , Depression: Will it come to America, and will every country follow? |
| 08/28/2012 - | Asia , China , Japan: Acceleration of decelerating economic news? |
| 08/28/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s 2010 and 2011 economic results worse than previously thought, July bank deposits down |
| 08/27/2012 - | Asia , China: China and significant new stimulus |
| 08/27/2012 - | Europe , Eurozone: George Soros interview in June – a ‘must watch if you have wealth to protect’ |
| 08/27/2012 - | Eurozone , Netherlands: September 12 election and austerity |
| 08/27/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: UK economists on continuing austerity |
| 08/27/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Update on Britain’s structural deficit |
| 08/27/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany , Greece: Eurozone update |
| 08/24/2012 - | Asia , China: Chinese manufacturing index drops further in August |
| 08/24/2012 - | North America , United States: The Federal Reserve and quantitative easing! |
| 08/24/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Has Germany hit the wall on Greek fiscal support? |
| 08/24/2012 - | Oceania , Australia: Is the resources boom over? |
| 08/24/2012 - | South America , Peru: Local opinion negative on major gold project |
| 08/23/2012 - | European Union , Eurozone: Views from the streets of the former East Germany, Poland, and other interesting places |
| 08/23/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. Politics – how can this make sense? |
| 08/23/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece , Spain: Greek Needs More – Spain Deficit |
| 08/22/2012 - | Gold: Gold infographic on world resource, and background data |
| 08/22/2012 - | North America , United States: Is depression inevitable? |
| 08/22/2012 - | North America , United States: U.S. main street standard of living |
| 08/21/2012 - | World , Mining: Financing issues and consequences |
| 08/21/2012 - | North America , The United States: Economic recovery – what does it mean? |
| 08/20/2012 - | Financial Markets: High Frequency Algorithmic Trading Overviewed |
| 08/20/2012 - | North America , United States: Paul Krugman on deficit spending |
| 08/20/2012 - | North America , The United States: Positive spin on U.S. trade deficits – who is kidding who? |
| 08/17/2012 - | Financial Markets: So what do I worry about? |
| 08/17/2012 - | Financial Reporting: Mark-to-market rule change raises its ugly head once again |
| 08/17/2012 - | South America , Venezuela: Venezuela joins South America regional trading bloc |
| 08/16/2012 - | North America , United States: A positive opinion on U.S. jobs! |
| 08/16/2012 - | North America , United States: The Importance of Internal Consistency |
| 08/16/2012 - | World , Economy: Is the world economy ‘a house of cards’? |
| 08/16/2012 - | Oceania , Australia: Australian-listed mining explorers looking abroad |
| 08/15/2012 - | North America , United States: Return of manufacturing to America? |
| 08/15/2012 - | Financial Markets: An investment advisor comments on this Newsletter |
| 08/15/2012 - | North America , United States: Chairman Bernanke’s views in February 2009 |
| 08/14/2012 - | World , Employment: Unions at risk |
| 08/14/2012 - | North America , United States: The U.S. National Debt as seen in February 2009 |
| 08/14/2012 - | North America , United States: Transaction account guarantee (TAG) program |
| 08/13/2012 - | World , Banking: More on whether there should be a reversion to segregated banking activities |
| 08/13/2012 - | North America , United States: Why didn’t the forecasters figure it out? |
| 08/13/2012 - | Financial Markets , Cash and courage |
| 08/10/2012 - | Eurozone , Italy: Corporate interest rates thwarting competitiveness – really? |
| 08/10/2012 - | North America , United States: President Obama in January 2009 and now |
| 08/10/2012 - | South America , Ecuador: Ecuador to introduce constructive mining reforms |
| 08/09/2012 - | World , Statistics: Consider the timing of reporting |
| 08/09/2012 - | North America , United States: October 2008 and now |
| 08/08/2012 - | Eurozone , Italy: Update on Italy |
| 08/08/2012 - | World , Economy: The consequences of contagion? |
| 08/08/2012 - | World , Economy: Are Central Banks now emasculated? |
| 08/08/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Precedent setting austerity to begin |
| 08/08/2012 - | Eurozone , Italy: S&,P downgrades 15 Italian banks |
| 08/08/2012 - | Central America , Guatemala: Reversal of previous position on mining ownership by State |
| 08/07/2012 - | North America , United States: Overview of August 2 U.S. jobs report |
| 08/07/2012 - | Financial Markets: The financial markets short-term view |
| 08/07/2012 - | World , Economy: Continuation of global slowdown? |
| 08/03/2012 - | North America , United States: This morning’s U.S. jobs report |
| 08/03/2012 - | North America , United States: Mr. Bernanke’s postponement strategy? |
| 08/03/2012 - | Asia , China: Are Chinese consumer sales slowing? |
| 08/03/2012 - | Eurozone , Cyprus: Fitch, Moody’s and S&,P downgrade Cyprus |
| 08/03/2012 - | Eurozone , Germany: Downturn becoming ‘entrenched’ in Germany? |
| 08/03/2012 - | Eurozone , Slovenia: Moody’s downgrades Slovenia |
| 08/03/2012 - | South America , Bolivia: Third business nationalization in three months |
| 08/02/2012 - | World , Employment: A circular problem – capital spending decision-making and unemployment |
| 08/02/2012 - | Asia , China: Is China catching pneumonia? |
| 08/02/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Postponing the inevitable |
| 08/02/2012 - | North America , United States: Early unofficial July jobs report |
| 08/02/2012 - | North America , United States: More Iranian Sanctions |
| 08/01/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greece on the brink? |
| 08/01/2012 - | Eurozone , Italy: Italy’s new unemployment numbers |
| 08/01/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s Q2 2012 GDP growth and consumer prices |
| 08/01/2012 - | Oceania , Australia: Western Australian region-specific coal operations stopped |
| 07/31/2012 - | Financial Markets: Can the equity markets be making sense? |
| 07/31/2012 - | North America , United States: Mr. Bernanke has to know! |
| 07/31/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Spain’s unemployment even higher |
| 07/31/2012 - | Financial Markets: SEC vote on algorithmic trading |
| 07/30/2012 - | North America , Canada: Update, Canada’s economy from 10,000 feet |
| 07/30/2012 - | Asia , China: China not exempt from protests and societal disorder |
| 07/30/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greece on the cusp |
| 07/30/2012 - | Eurozone , Spain: Is required Spain bailout funding possible? |
| 07/30/2012 - | Africa , Tanzania: Tanzania increases corporate income tax |
| 07/27/2012 - | World , Mining: Mining cost increases – negatives and positives |
| 07/27/2012 - | Eurozone: Industrial orders |
| 07/27/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Greek Government struggling with austerity |
| 07/27/2012 - | Eurozone , Slovenia: An economic trickle in the Eurozone dyke? |
| 07/27/2012 - | North America , Canada: British Columbia Premier – musings or more? |
| 07/26/2012 - | Europe , United Kingdom: Continuing UK recession |
| 07/26/2012 - | North America , Canada: Does Nexen open the door wide? |
| 07/26/2012 - | Asia , China: Foreign agriculture projects |
| 07/26/2012 - | Eurozone , France: Begin thinking seriously about France |
| 07/26/2012 - | Eurozone , Greece: Why is this a surprise? |
| 07/26/2012 - | North America , Canada: From Assembly of First Nations Chief |
| 07/24/2012 - | Asia , China: China continues to buy strategic assets |
| 07/24/2012 - | Eurozone: Updates from the Eurozone |
| 07/24/2012 - | North America , United States: Manufacturing returning to U.S.? |
| 07/20/2012 - | Today’s Detailed Commentaries |
| 07/20/2012 - | Snippets From Today’s Brief Commentaries |
| 07/20/2012 - | Brief Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/20/2012 - | Brief Country Risk Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/19/2012 - | Today’s Detailed Commentaries |
| 07/19/2012 - | Snippets From Today’s Commentaries |
| 07/19/2012 - | Brief Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/18/2012 - | Snippets From Today’s Commentaries |
| 07/18/2012 - | Brief Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/17/2012 - | Snippets From Today’s Brief Commentaries |
| 07/17/2012 - | Brief Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/17/2012 - | Brief Country Risk Commentaries prompted by world headlines |
| 07/13/2012 - | Spain on the brink? |
| 07/13/2012 - | Trust and the banks |
| 07/06/2012 - | Bank and Investment Bank credibility! |
| 07/06/2012 - | June U.S. Jobs Report |
| 06/21/2012 - | U.S. – More Soft Quantitative Easing |
| 06/21/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/20/2012 - | Euro Crisis – Impact on Asian Economies |
| 06/20/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/20/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/19/2012 - | Very Important News Today? |
| 06/19/2012 - | Germany – Between a Rock and Hard Place |
| 06/19/2012 - | Today’s Fourteen Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/19/2012 - | Today’s Two Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/18/2012 - | Greece – Through The Looking Glass |
| 06/18/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/18/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/18/2012 - | So Why Did Chinese President Visit Tiny Denmark? |
| 06/13/2012 - | Error in Yesterday’s Newsletter! |
| 06/13/2012 - | Inflation or Deflation? |
| 06/13/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/12/2012 - | Read and Think Carefully About This! |
| 06/12/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/12/2012 - | Derivatives |
| 06/11/2012 - | Spain Bank ‘Bail-out’ – Dream On! |
| 06/11/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/11/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/11/2012 - | Asian Markets Overnight, European Markets This Morning! |
| 06/08/2012 - | Yesterday’s Gold/Silver Prices – Sign of Times |
| 06/08/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think for Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/08/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think for Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/06/2012 - | Uncleared Derivatives To Be Regulated? |
| 06/06/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think for Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/06/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think for Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/06/2012 - | Climate Change – Worthwhile Short Read |
| 06/04/2012 - | U.S. Quantitative Easing, The Sharks Are Circling, and Gold Backed Eurobonds? |
| 06/04/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ World Headlines |
| 06/04/2012 - | Today’s Filtered ‘Think For Yourself’ Country Risk World Headlines |
| 06/04/2012 - | China Influence On America? |
| 06/01/2012 - | Too Much Is Happening Too Fast! |
| 06/01/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 06/01/2012 - | Near-term Central Bank Intervention? |
| 06/01/2012 - | U.S. Q1 2012 GDP Revised Downward |
| 05/29/2012 - | Spain – Significance of Apparent Lack of Knowledge? |
| 05/29/2012 - | Today’s ‘ Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/29/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves Country Risk’ World Headlines |
| 05/29/2012 - | Must Read – Think For Yourself Article! |
| 05/25/2012 - | World Economics in a Nutshell! |
| 05/25/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves' World Headlines |
| 05/25/2012 - | Major Spanish Bank Trading Suspended Pending News! |
| 05/24/2012 - | Canadians and Home Mortgages - A Surprising Statistic! |
| 05/24/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves' World Headlines |
| 05/24/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves Country Risk' World Headlines |
| 05/24/2012 - | Transparency - Real or Imagined? |
| 05/23/2012 - | Fitch on Banks! , |
| 05/23/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves' World Headlines |
| 05/23/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves Country Risk' World Headlines |
| 05/23/2012 - | Francine McKenna on JP Morgan (and Goldman)! |
| 05/22/2012 - | Gold Miner Requirement - U.S.$3,000 Gold Price Within 5 Years! |
| 05/22/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves' World Headlines |
| 05/22/2012 - | Americans Focus on Europe Crisis , , |
| 05/21/2012 - | Greek Eurozone Exit Consequences? |
| 05/21/2012 - | Today’s ‘ Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/21/2012 - | G8 Weekend Summit? |
| 05/18/2012 - | Q1 2012 Europe and Eurozone GDP! |
| 05/18/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/17/2012 - | An Accident Waiting to Happen, or ‘Ever Closer To The Cliff’! |
| 05/17/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/17/2012 - | JP Morgan – Aftermath? |
| 05/16/2012 - | After Spain, is Italy Next? |
| 05/16/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/16/2012 - | Prospective Resource Prices? |
| 05/16/2012 - | President Obama – How Long Is The Straw? |
| 05/14/2012 - | Spain and Spanish Bank Dilemma! |
| 05/14/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/14/2012 - | Excellent Gold Slideshow! |
| 05/11/2012 - | Mining Cost Escalation – Impact? |
| 05/11/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/11/2012 - | Spain’s Banking – Important Update! |
| 05/11/2012 - | How Important Will This Prove To Be? |
| 05/10/2012 - | China Banking Camel In U.S. Tent? |
| 05/10/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/10/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves Country Risk’ World Headlines |
| 05/10/2012 - | Spain and Its Banks! |
| 05/09/2012 - | No Alternative To Austerity |
| 05/09/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/09/2012 - | Global Growth Slows |
| 05/09/2012 - | Can It Happen In America, the UK, etc.? |
| 05/08/2012 - | Marc Faber On Biased Views! |
| 05/08/2012 - | EU Extraordinary Summit Meeting |
| 05/08/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/08/2012 - | U.S. Federal Shortfall |
| 05/07/2012 - | Greece - From The Horse's Mouth |
| 05/07/2012 - | France - No Austerity, More Socialism? |
| 05/07/2012 - | Today's 'Speak For Themselves' World Headlines |
| 05/01/2012 - | Earnings Don’t Always Reflect Expectations |
| 05/01/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 05/01/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves Country Risk’ World Headlines |
| 05/01/2012 - | Really Mr. Geithner? |
| 04/30/2012 - | Sprott On Economic Fundamentals (and Gold) |
| 04/30/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/30/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves Country Risk’ World Headlines |
| 04/30/2012 - | Peru – Major Gold Mining Project! |
| 04/27/2012 - | Decline Momentum Change In Eurozone? |
| 04/27/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/27/2012 - | Another View On China Growth |
| 04/26/2012 - | Spanish Banks – IMF Report |
| 04/26/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/26/2012 - | China and Commodity Markets! |
| 04/24/2012 - | IMF World Economic Outlook |
| 04/24/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/24/2012 - | U.S. Consumer Stress! |
| 04/23/2012 - | April 20 IMF U.S.$ Fund Raise |
| 04/23/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/23/2012 - | Netherlands – Important Government Update? |
| 04/20/2012 - | Commodity Production Cost Curves |
| 04/20/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/20/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves Country Risk’ World Headlines |
| 04/20/2012 - | Eurozone – Importance of Growth |
| 04/19/2012 - | Can Italy Be Far Behind? |
| 04/19/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/19/2012 - | Today’s ‘How Crazy Is This’ World Headlines |
| 04/19/2012 - | Indonesia Country Risk |
| 04/18/2012 - | Fundamental and Simply Said |
| 04/18/2012 - | Smart People Worry, Really Smart People Worry Logically and Unemotionally |
| 04/18/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/18/2012 - | Argentina To Seize Control Of Energy Company |
| 04/17/2012 - | Must Understand Issue – U.S. Unemployment! |
| 04/17/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/17/2012 - | BRICS Move Against U.S.$? |
| 04/16/2012 - | Effective Today – Increased Yuan Trading Band! |
| 04/16/2012 - | Today’s ‘ Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/16/2012 - | IMF Funding/Voting – A Big Deal! |
| 04/13/2012 - | Gold, Interest Rates, Price Forecasts? |
| 04/13/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/13/2012 - | Investment In, % Shift To, Physical Gold? |
| 04/12/2012 - | Gold, Inflation, Other Factors! |
| 04/12/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/11/2012 - | Gold – On The Way Down? |
| 04/11/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ World Headlines |
| 04/11/2012 - | China/Japan Collaboration! |
| 04/10/2012 - | Social Unrest – World Food Prices! |
| 04/10/2012 - | Today’s ‘ Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/10/2012 - | Greece – Grasping At Straws! |
| 04/10/2012 - | Country Risk – Zimbabwe? |
| 04/09/2012 - | Country Risk Must Read! |
| 04/09/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/09/2012 - | Important – Service Jobs Migration? |
| 04/05/2012 - | Are American Multinationals American? |
| 04/05/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/05/2012 - | U.S. Oil – North Carolina Dinner Party! |
| 04/04/2012 - | China’s View of the World? |
| 04/04/2012 - | Today’s ‘ Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/04/2012 - | Manufacturing – Big Time Important – Must Read! |
| 04/03/2012 - | A Very Good Question! |
| 04/03/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/03/2012 - | Big Banks – Moody’s – A Big Deal? |
| 04/02/2012 - | Gold – Is It About ‘Price’ or About ‘Value’ – Balanced Article! |
| 04/02/2012 - | Today’s ‘Speak For Themselves’ Headlines |
| 04/02/2012 - | Myth or Reality – U.S. Economic Recovery? |
| 03/30/2012 - | Gold – Wrongly Based Prognostication! |
| 03/30/2012 - | Gold – A Better Based Prognostication! |
| 03/30/2012 - | Position Taken – Madrid’s High-End Escorts! |
| 03/30/2012 - | Negative Outlook – Portuguese Banks! |
| 03/29/2012 - | Worrisome – Ben Bernanke Seems Uncertain! |
| 03/29/2012 - | Mining – Where Not To Invest? |
| 03/29/2012 - | Some Agree With Me On Spain! |
| 03/28/2012 - | Trillion $ Question – Is China Faltering? |
| 03/28/2012 - | Resource Conference Micro-Site |
| 03/28/2012 - | Always Recovery! |
| 03/27/2012 - | Silver, Algorithms, And The Bible! |
| 03/27/2012 - | Important Company Risks Ahead? |
| 03/27/2012 - | Country Risk – Now Brazil! |
| 03/23/2012 - | Financial Markets/Economic Events Disconnect? |
| 03/23/2012 - | Greek Tragedy – Read This! |
| 03/23/2012 - | UK Budget Deficit Doubles! |
| 03/23/2012 - | Portugal – Anti-Austerity Strike! |
| 03/23/2012 - | Eurozone – Unexpected Decline – Come On! |
| 03/22/2012 - | Physical Gold and Silver! |
| 03/22/2012 - | Collapses – Economic or Otherwise! |
| 03/22/2012 - | Last Week’s J.P. Morgan Whistleblower! |
| 03/22/2012 - | More Whistle-Blowers – Almost Certainly! |
| 03/21/2012 - | A Critical U.S. Economic Trend Measurement? |
| 03/21/2012 - | Meredith Whitney Resurfaces! |
| 03/21/2012 - | Pimco Chief: Portugal Next Greece! |
| 03/21/2012 - | Will China Financially Support The Eurozone? |
| 03/20/2012 - | Nouriel Roubini – Downside Risks! |
| 03/20/2012 - | Is ‘News’ Important? |
| 03/20/2012 - | Derivatives – On Wall Street Reform! |
| 03/19/2012 - | When Does Fiat Currency Run Out? |
| 03/19/2012 - | Skills – Do They Fit Jobs? |
| 03/19/2012 - | Washington Gridlock – Implications! |
| 03/19/2012 - | What People Read – Business Journalists – Interesting! |
| 03/16/2012 - | The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Stress Tests |
| 03/16/2012 - | Commentary From A Goldman Former Employee! |
| 03/16/2012 - | U.S. February Jobs Report! |
| 03/15/2012 - | Credit Default Swaps Commentary! |
| 03/15/2012 - | Fitch Upgrades New Greek Debt! |
| 03/15/2012 - | Federal Reserve Bank ‘Stress Tests’? |
| 03/15/2012 - | More On Purchasing Managers Indexes! |
| 03/15/2012 - | Internet Magic! |
| 03/14/2012 - | Emerging Economies – At Lower Risk? |
| 03/14/2012 - | U.S. (and Other Country) Pensions – A Big Deal? |
| 03/14/2012 - | Gold Storage – Germany and Switzerland? |
| 03/14/2012 - | OPEC 2012 Oil Demand Forecast! |
| 03/14/2012 - | Company Dividends In Physical Gold and Silver! |
| 03/14/2012 - | China Yuan – Market Supply/Demand? |
| 03/13/2012 - | Bullish or Bearish on China? |
| 03/13/2012 - | Youth Unemployment – Reach Your Own Conclusion! |
| 03/13/2012 - | Spain – Now European Union Focus? |
| 03/13/2012 - | Spanish Unrest – More To Come? |
| 03/13/2012 - | Is Portugal On Your Radar Screen? |
| 03/13/2012 - | Australia – Mining Capital Raisings Fall! |
| 03/13/2012 - | Crisis and the Gold Price? |
| 03/12/2012 - | Daily Newsletter Commentaries and Style |
| 03/12/2012 - | Significance Of The Greece Default? |
| 03/12/2012 - | Gold’s Price This Morning |
| 03/12/2012 - | China February Trade Deficit |
| 03/12/2012 - | Britain’s Emergency Response Cut-back! |
| 03/12/2012 - | Importance Of Inflation To Gold’s Price? |
| 03/08/2012 - | Gold Confiscation 1934 v. 2012? |
| 03/08/2012 - | Barrick Gold and Country Risk! |
| 03/08/2012 - | Strait of Hormuz – An Interesting Overview |
| 03/06/2012 - | Watch Spain Carefully! |
| 03/06/2012 - | Unemployment Rates in the Eurozone! |
| 03/06/2012 - | China Lowers GDP Estimate! |
| 03/06/2012 - | The Eurozone – The World? |
| 03/06/2012 - | Very Bad Signs! |
| 03/05/2012 - | Sprott on Gold &, Silver |
| 03/05/2012 - | Greece – Credit Default Swaps and Moody’s Downgrade! |
| 03/05/2012 - | The Financial Markets – Artificial Intelligence – A Big Deal! |
| 03/01/2012 - | Mark-to-Market Again! |
| 03/01/2012 - | Fed Chair Bernanke – Gold &, Silver Price Drops? |
| 03/01/2012 - | Italian Bond Auction – One Has To Wonder! |
| 03/01/2012 - | Pick Your Favoured Websites Carefully! |
| 02/29/2012 - | Greed versus Fear! |
| 02/29/2012 - | Standard &, Poor’s on Greece! |
| 02/29/2012 - | Don Coxe on Gold and Other Commodities |
| 02/24/2012 - | Greece From Main Street! |
| 02/24/2012 - | A Big Deal You May Not Be Aware Of! |
| 02/24/2012 - | Are Financial Markets Disconnected From Reality? |
| 02/24/2012 - | President’s 2012 Economic Report – U.S. Tax Cuts, War Costs, Etc. |
| 02/23/2012 - | Argentina and Chile! |
| 02/23/2012 - | Greek Bailout – What’s New? |
| 02/23/2012 - | Spain Debt Yields – Where’s The Beef? |
| 02/15/2012 - | A New Greece? |
| 02/15/2012 - | Congress Does The Right Thing! |
| 02/15/2012 - | U.K Quantitative Easing |
| 02/09/2012 - | Bernanke – February 2, 2012 – U.S. Presidential Election! |
| 02/09/2012 - | President Obama’s Performance – Iran In Context? |
| 02/09/2012 - | U.S. Department of Labor Job Projections – 2020! |
| 02/07/2012 - | U.S. January Jobs Report! |
| 02/07/2012 - | Barclays PLC Compensation Cuts! |
| 02/07/2012 - | Do Cyprus Bank Downgrades Matter? |
| 02/02/2012 - | Christine Lagarde – Listen Between the Lines! |
| 02/02/2012 - | U.K. In Technical Double Dip? |
| 02/02/2012 - | Portugal – Further News Coming? |
| 02/02/2012 - | Spain – Q4 Economic Contraction! |
| 01/31/2012 - | World Leaders – Greek Emotion? |
| 01/31/2012 - | Robbing Peter to Pay Paul – U.S. Life-Style &, Societal Issue? |
| 01/31/2012 - | Should The Rating Agencies Be Listened To? |
| 01/30/2012 - | Roubini at Davos! |
| 01/30/2012 - | Commodities – The Next Decade? |
| 01/30/2012 - | George Soros On Europe and Riots! |
| 01/30/2012 - | Iran To Be Paid In Gold? |
| 01/27/2012 - | The Baltic Dry Index! |
| 01/27/2012 - | Country Risk Issue! |
| 01/27/2012 - | 2012 Recession Expectation! |
| 01/26/2012 - | Ray Dalio – October 20, 2011 Interview! |
| 01/26/2012 - | Venezuela Nationalization – Exxon? |
| 01/26/2012 - | Experts v. The Canadian Public? |
| 01/25/2012 - | The State of The Union! |
| 01/25/2012 - | Greece On The Precipice? |
| 01/25/2012 - | Eurozone Humpty-Dumpty Crack? |
| 01/25/2012 - | China Acquisitions! |
| 01/25/2012 - | U.S. Change In Tax Depreciation Rules! |
| 01/24/2012 - | Consequence of Iranian Oil Embargo? |
| 01/24/2012 - | IMF Cuts 2012 Global Forecast! |
| 01/24/2012 - | SEC ‘Settlement Language’ Change – Ridiculous? |
| 01/24/2012 - | Gold’s Industrial Uses! |
| 01/23/2012 - | Follow-up On Greece! |
| 01/23/2012 - | Follow-up Commentary – Agreement Close on Greek Debt Principal Write-down? |
| 01/23/2012 - | IMF U.S. $1 Trillion Proposal! |
| 01/23/2012 - | Will Keystone XL Turndown Cost Obama His Job? |
| 01/20/2012 - | Cambridge House Booth &, Presentations! |
| 01/20/2012 - | November U.S. Net Trade Deficit! |
| 01/20/2012 - | Moody’s Gives France (Temporary?) Reprieve! |
| 01/20/2012 - | Global Economic Risks – More of the Same! |
| 01/20/2012 - | Hopeless At Seeing Reality! |
| 01/19/2012 - | Cambridge House Booth &, Presentations! |
| 01/19/2012 - | World Bank 2012 Economic Commentary! |
| 01/19/2012 - | Will Manufacturing Jobs Return To America? |
| 01/19/2012 - | More on Possible Greece Default! |
| 01/18/2012 - | Global Risk Charts! |
| 01/18/2012 - | Fitch Downgrades Russia! |
| 01/18/2012 - | Greece To Default Soon? – Sensationalist Headline? |
| 01/18/2012 - | IMF Executive Warning! |
| 01/18/2012 - | Gold Mining Company 2012 Price Forecasts! |
| 01/16/2012 - | Greece Closer to Bankruptcy? |
| 01/16/2012 - | S&,P Eurozone Downgrades! |
| 01/16/2012 - | Pressure On Investment Advisors? |
| 01/16/2012 - | Gurus and Predictions? |
| 01/13/2012 - | So, Who Is The Contrarian? |
| 01/13/2012 - | Compendium of ‘Employment Assist Articles’! |
| 01/13/2012 - | IMF’s Christine Lagarde on the Euro? |
| 01/13/2012 - | U.S. Military Strategy? |
| 01/13/2012 - | Eurozone Retail Sales – November Drop! |
| 01/12/2012 - | 2012 – More Difficult Than 2011? |
| 01/12/2012 - | Gold v. The Equity Markets? |
| 01/12/2012 - | Hedge Funds Challenge IMF? |
| 01/12/2012 - | Bankers – Risky Behavior Rewarded? |
| 01/11/2012 - | 2011 In Nine Charts! |
| 01/11/2012 - | WSJ – Five 2012 Economic Trends To Watch! |
| 01/11/2012 - | The Importance of Spain’s Deficit? |
| 01/11/2012 - | More On Peru – Country Risk! |
| 01/10/2012 - | Experts and Interviewers! |
| 01/10/2012 - | Startling U.S. Economic Charts? |
| 01/10/2012 - | Will 2012 See Euro Country Loss – Crying Wolf? |
| 01/10/2012 - | The United Kingdom and Ireland! |
| 01/09/2012 - | America’s Top Export – Fuel! |
| 01/09/2012 - | Hungary Debt Rated ‘Junk’ |
| 01/09/2012 - | Deus Ex Machina – A Latin Phrase Relevant To Gold? |
| 01/09/2012 - | 2012 China GDP Growth Risk! |
| 01/06/2012 - | Iran v. United States! |
| 01/06/2012 - | Yuan Hits New High! |
| 01/06/2012 - | United Kingdom House Prices! |
| 01/06/2012 - | New Japanese Gold Tax! |
| 01/06/2012 - | Gold – Five Influential Pricing Factors |
| 01/05/2012 - | Iran – Playing Chicken? |
| 01/05/2012 - | Labour Disruption/Strikes Ahead? |
| 01/05/2012 - | Silver Video Worth Watching |
| 01/05/2012 - | So, What Do Bears Do? |
| 01/04/2012 - | 2012 – 30 Hottest Geopolitical Hotspots! |
| 01/04/2012 - | Strait of Hormuz! |
| 01/04/2012 - | Blockage – Will It Prove To Be A Problem? |
| 01/03/2012 - | 2012 Predictions! |
| 01/03/2012 - | U.S. Treasuries! |