Archive - Dec 2011 - Blog entry
December 28th
Beijing's Great Bailout to Defuse Ticking Local Debt Bombs
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/28/2011 15:40 -0500Since Chinese local governments, unlike the U.S. municipality, do not have the option of filing for bankruptcy, Beijing most likely would need to do a great bailout of local authorities either in installments or at one fell swoop
The Tide Is Turning Against SOPA … And We Might Actually Succeed In Stopping It
Submitted by George Washington on 12/28/2011 12:23 -0500Time to redouble our efforts … the tide may be turning, and we have a chance of winning.
The Little Known, Yet Significant "Domino Effect" Powers Of Small EU Nations: Greece & Iceland
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/28/2011 12:04 -0500Greece as the Davie in David & Goliath: A video tale
January 16th: “Occupy the Federal Reserve”
Submitted by George Washington on 12/28/2011 00:11 -0500Hi, Ben!
December 27th
Twisted Tuesday - Treasuries are not an Option
Submitted by ilene on 12/27/2011 16:08 -0500If Operation Twist isn't enough to get us through 2012 - what's going to be left in the Fed's tool belt once the Global panic into Dollars begins to subside?
The Chickens Have Finally Come Home To Roost At Sears
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/27/2011 14:29 -0500I was a little early, but I was right about the department store chain ran by a hedge fund manager...
Hypocrite Alert: SOPA Supporters Encouraged People to Use File-Sharing Software for Pirating Copyrighted Material
Submitted by George Washington on 12/27/2011 12:06 -0500Were the biggest anti-drug crusaders the main pushers?
Debt Crisis 2012: Forget Europe, Check Out Japan
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/27/2011 09:56 -0500In addition to the current Euro crisis, Japan, the world's third largest economy, could have its own debt crisis bigger than the Euro Zone as early as 2012.
Ruminations on Greece's Sovereign Debt Crisis
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/27/2011 08:22 -0500One in a series of financial discussions of a more conversational nature.
2012 - Things that will happen
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 12/27/2011 06:34 -0500My thoughts on the coming year.
Study: Fukushima Radiation Has Already Killed 14,000 Americans
Submitted by George Washington on 12/27/2011 01:53 -0500It is difficult to know what the health affects to Americans and Canadians really are, given that governments are trying to cover it up
Did Bankers Deliberately Crash MF Global to Crash Gold and Silver Prices?
Submitted by smartknowledgeu on 12/27/2011 00:20 -0500Did bankers use the MF Global bankruptcy to suppress gold and silver prices and create the panicked appearance of collapsing precious metals to give themselves additional precious time to delay the crash of the Euro and the US Dollar? As crazy as this sounds, a closer investigation of some key data seems to imply this possibility.
December 26th
The Endgame: Japan Makes Another Move
Submitted by testosteronepit on 12/26/2011 14:39 -0500In the wrong direction. And the finance minister's solutions: a consumption tax and a miracle....
Bull Markets, Buying Opportunities, and Gold
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 12/26/2011 10:48 -0500Gold's sell off presents a buying opportunity!
All HaiL THe MiGHTY CoN!
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/26/2011 02:05 -0500“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”--Genghis Kahn
