Ron Paul vs. The Fed: What’s the Real Inflation Rate?
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Listen as Rep. Ron Paul confronts Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on the real inflation rate and competing currencies.
Gold Soars to Record Above $1,800 As Stocks Fall Hard
It is another embarrassing day for those who claim that gold is bad investment, or in a “bubble.” Gold soars to record above $1,800 as stocks fall hard.
Oil Prices Rise On Lower Than Expected Supplies
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday after a government report showed that U.S. oil inventories shrank more than expected last week and a new report forecast strong global demand. There’s lots of volatility in oil prices.
FTMDaily News Update – What’s Behind Russia’s Dramatic Economic Rise?
In 2010, the Russian MICEX Index has returned over 22%. And now in 2011, the index is already up 15%.
(In contrast, China is up only 5% so far this year. Brazil is down around 2% for the year while India has lost 10% so this year.)
So what’s behind Russia’s recent and dramatic rise?
Fear Strikes the Financial Markets
by Jerry Robinson Bad News Weighs on the Financial Markets… Bad economic reports from China, Spain, and the U.S., sent stocks tumbling on Thursday to their biggest one day point drop since in five months. First, U.S. investors did not quite know how to respond to a surprise Chinese trade deficit from the month of […]
The Gas Shocks of the Future Are Here Today in Israel
You walk up to the gas pump and check the price. $7.94 per gallon the meter reads. You shrug and begin to fill up your tank, watching in numbed silence as the numbers race by. By the time you’re done, the total cost to fill up your tank of gas is $238.20. A fantasy?
Oil Price Shock + Food Price Shock= End of America’s “Recovery”
In the news today: Rising food and oil prices could complicate U.S. “recovery” efforts, the Libyan “Butcher” stands defiant, and more…