Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End – WSJ
For decades the dollar has served as the world’s main reserve currency, but, argues Barry Eichengreen, it will soon have to share that role. Here’s why—and what it will mean for international markets and companies.
The Mad Dog of Libya Keeps Laughing
There was something truly sad in watching the interview that Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi recently gave to Christiane Amanpour. He met with her and two other journalists in the lobby of a local hotel in Tripoli, apparently unafraid of possible assassination attempts.
FTMDaily News Update – The Big Government Bloat
In the news this morning: A new GAO report shows massive overlap in government spending, more Mideast news, and more…
What’s That In Your Genes? TSA Now Wants to Harvest Your DNA
In a move that sounds strikingly Orwellian, the Department of Homeland Security will reportedly begin random DNA testing at airports this coming summer.
A Federal Government Shutdown: Will They or Won’t They?
The ball is currently in the Democrat’s court. That’s the consensus that the House of Representatives and Speaker of the House John Boehner have offered regarding a possible government shutdown.
How the Middle East Crisis Will Impact the U.S. Economy
The world has been watching and waiting to see what would happen with the Middle East Crisis for the past few weeks now, ever since Tunisia managed to overthrow their leader and declare an age of democracy in that country.
An Interview with Grant Jeffrey on his Book, Shadow Government
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Listen as FTM Weekly Radio Host, Jerry Robinson, interviews researcher and author Grant Jeffrey about his book, Shadow Government: How the Secret Global Elite Are Using Surveillance Against You. In this interview, Jeffrey and Robinson discuss the current efforts of the global elite to form a one-world government. Enjoy!
Special Guest Interview: Grant Jeffrey (Best-Selling Author, Prophecy Expert, Documentary Filmmaker)
Grant Jeffrey the chairman of Frontier Research Publications, Inc and is the best-selling author of over 27 books, including Shadow Government: How the Secret Global Elite Are Using Surveillance Against You. Grant is recognized as one of the leading teachers on Bible prophecy and an intelligent defense of the Christian faith.
Security cameras, surveillance of your financial transactions, radio frequency spy chips hidden in consumer products, tracking of your Internet searches, and eavesdropping on your e-mail and phone calls. Without your knowledge or consent, every aspect of your life is observed and recorded. But who is watching the watchers?
About the Host: Jerry Robinson (FTMDaily.com) (Published Author, Conference Speaker, Economist) Jerry Robinson is an economist, published author, columnist, international conference speaker, and the editor of the financial website, FTMDaily.com. In addition, Robinson hosts a weekly radio program entitled Follow the Money Weekly, an hour long radio show dedicated to deciphering the week's economic and geopolitical news. You can hear more interviews online at https://followthemoney.com
Exposing the Shadow Government: An Interview with Grant Jeffrey
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Who is watching the watchers? We are exposing the shadow government in our special guest interview with Grant Jeffrey. Jeffrey takes on big brother government in his book, Shadow Government: How the Secret Global Elite Are Using Surveillance Against You
FTMDaily News Update – Israel Under Fire
In Israel, the heat is on… In a rare turn of events, the U.S. has told Arab governments that it will stand in agreement with them in issuing a U.N. Security Council.
Give Us Your Opinion: What Would You Cut From the U.S. Federal Budget To Help Lower Government Spending?
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Did President Obama’s speech comfort and inspire you or did it increase your concerns about our country’s future?
FTM Morning News Update – Thursday – Feb. 3, 2011
Egypt.. Egypt continues to descend into chaos this morning.
Give Us Your Opinion: Did President Obama’s State of the Union Speech Inspire or Concern You?
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Do you think that States should be allowed to file for bankruptcy protection? 100% of you voted that the states should not be allowed to file for Federal bankruptcy protection but many of you had some interesting comments.
FTMQuarterly Newsletter – Winter 2011 Issue (PDF)
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Chinese president: It’s time to dump the dollar
On the eve of a U.S. visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao made the boldest statement yet on the future of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency, calling the current global monetary exchange system “a product of the past” while promoting his own country’s currency as a replacement.
Protecting Your Privacy Both Online and Offline – An Interview with Trace Mayer, JD
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Listen as FTM Weekly Radio Host, Jerry Robinson, interviews Trace Mayer, JD, about keeping our personal privacy in the digital age.
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What Jerry Thinks: Wikileaks – Free Speech On Trial
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Jerry Robinson is an economist, researcher, published author, columnist, international conference speaker, and the editor of the financial website, FTMDaily.com. In addition, Robinson hosts a weekly radio program entitled Follow the Money Weekly, an hour long radio show dedicated to deciphering the week’s economic and geopolitical news.
Give Us Your Opinion: How much control should the Federal government have over the American media?
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This week, I want to get your thoughts on Federal government regulation of the media. In a recent interview, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, has called for greater Federal oversight and regulation of how the media reports the news.
Give Us Your Opinion: Do you think that the Federal government’s attempts to “protect” the internet would be a good thing or a bad thing?
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This week, I want to get your thoughts on Federal government regulation of the internet. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated its intention to begin policing and regulating the world wide web.
What Jerry Thinks: Stop the TSA!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, what’s happening in our nation’s airports right now is quite simply mind-boggling. Through the power invested into them by a bloated and power hungry Federal Government and the Homeland Security department, the Transportation Security Administration (also known as the TSA) is now able to treat law-abiding American citizens who want to travel by airplane as criminals and terrorists without probable cause.
Give Us Your Opinion: Is President Obama in Denial?
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This Sunday, an exclusive post-mid-term election interview with President Barack Obama will air on 60 Minutes. We have obtained a short preview of the interview and I want to play a brief clip of it for you and ask for your opinion. In the interview, President Obama seems to imply that his political problems are rooted in his lack of communication skills and a lack of persuasion.
Federal Reserve Announces Massive New Money Printing Campaign: Read The Fed Statement Here
“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September confirms that the pace of recovery in output and employment continues to be slow. Household spending is increasing gradually, but remains constrained by high unemployment, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit.
Give Us Your Opinion: Is Facebook A Wise Use of Time?
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Millionaires Have No Time for Facebook. The main reason: the wealthy are squeezed for time. Apparently, catching up with old high-school friends and adopting virtual sheep on FarmVille is less of a priority that running a business.
What Jerry Thinks: Profiting from the Mid-Term Elections
Tuesday evening at 8:30pm CST… Just a quick note as I am watching the election results come in on the network news tonight. I am enjoying getting the full spectrum of political viewpoints changing channels from CNN to FoxNews and then to MSNBC. Quite a big difference… All journalism today is opinion. Very little objectivity to be found.
What Jerry Thinks: ‘Big Brother’ is Watching
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A story was published this week out of London in the Telegraph that was entitled: “Every Email and Website to be stored.” The report details the plans of the British government to record and store every email, every phone call, and every website visit of every British citizen who uses a telephone or the internet.
Get Ready for Big Inflation
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Most of you are aware that there has been little improvement in the over all economic outlook… The official unemployment rate has risen from 5% at the beginning of the recession in December 2007 to 9.6% in September 2010.
What Jerry Thinks: On Ron Paul and Ending the Federal Reserve
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This week, U.S. Congressman Ron Paul continued his tireless campaign to end the Federal Reserve. On Thursday, Dr. Paul was interviewed over at the Fox Business Network.
Week in Review with Jerry Robinson (8/23-8/29)
Last week offered much in the way of understanding how things may be beginning to unfold at the Federal Reserve. After the August 10 Fed Board meeting where tensions reportedly flared among members over when to begin a new round of quantitative easing, came the Fed’s annual retreat to Jackson Hole where Bernanke undoubtedly revealed the Fed’s stance as a deflation fighter. You can read his entire speech
How Hyperinflation Will Happen (Part 1 & 2)
Last week, I read an interesting article that explained a potential scenario of how hyperinflation could occur in the not too distant future. The article was so popular with readers that the author, Gonzalo Lira (a filmmaker of all things), wrote a part two to follow up the first article.
Getting Ready For A Dollar Collapse? (Wall Street Journal)
Could the Federal Reserve’s decision to restart its quantitative easing program trigger a dollar collapse?
Week in Review with Jerry Robinson
Of course, the big news last week came out of the Middle East. The U.S. announced new peace talks set to take place next month between Israel and the Palestinians. And after years of delays, Iran finally began loading tons of uranium fuel into their first nuclear reactor (Russian-built) on Saturday.
Wars and Rumors of War
This weekend, Iran goes atomic. On August 21, Iran will bring the nation’s first nuclear power reactor online when it loads a shipment of nuclear fuel into the core of the Bushehr nuclear plant.
Jerry Robinson Interviews Economist and Author, F. William Engdahl
Listen as Jerry Robinson talks with F. William Engdahl about his ground-breaking new book, Gods of Money: Wall Street and the Death of the American Century.
Jerry Robinson Interviews Economist and Author, F. William Engdahl
Listen as Jerry Robinson talks with F. William Engdahl about his ground-breaking new book, Gods of Money: Wall Street and the Death of the American Century. You may be surprised by Mr. Engdahl’s take on the recent Euro crisis.
Nancy Pelosi Steps Right Over the Third Rail
While checking the news on Sunday, I ran across this headline on the Drudge Report…
Inflating War: Central banking and militarism are intimately linked
“One can say without exaggeration that inflation is an indispensable means of militarism,” Ludwig von Mises wrote. “Without it, the repercussions of war on welfare become obvious much more quickly and penetratingly; war weariness would set in much earlier.”
New Financial Regulation Passes, Gives Fed More Power
After fending off most challenges to its independence and winning new powers to oversee big financial firms, the Federal Reserve has emerged from a bruising debate on the overhaul of U.S. financial rules as perhaps the pre-eminent regulator in the sector. But that could only bring it added blame if things go wrong again.
Obama faces growing credibility crisis
The Obama presidency”Barack Obama’s chief spokesman, got into hot water this week for daring to speak the truth – that the Democrats could lose control of the House of Representatives in November. But it could be even worse than that.
(VIDEO) – THE ECONOMIC HITMEN
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Chinese airport closed after fiery UFO is spotted flying over city
A Chinese airport was closed after a mysterious object was spotted in the sky.