by Aaron Krowne Founder, The Implode-o-Meter There’s been plenty of press about the gold (and silver) “crash” of April 12 and 15th, most of it yielding a not-so-subtle schadenfreude stench. This is not so surprising, as anyone who has been openly positive about the precious metals’ prospects given today’s “new normal” of unprecedented “high-powered” money-printing…
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The Fed’s Con Appears To Be Working But The Curtain Is Rising On The Third Act
by Lee Adler • • 1 Comment
In today’s conomic news, the mainstream media focused on the disappointment surrounding the FOMC Minutes, the massaged and sanitized fairy tale about what the participants said at last month’s FOMC confab. The market was shocked! SHOCKED! that most of the members saw no need for additional QE, unless things got worse. I had concluded that…
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Dr. Bernankestein’s Latest Mad Monster Creation
by Aaron Krowne • • 0 Comments
How well will Bernanke’s new “sterilized QE” idea work to support the bond market while reigning in inflation? Not well at all. Let us count the ways (and the unintended consequences)…
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Reality Optional Nation
by a Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
One historian, Michael Klare of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass, made the trenchant point last week that oil nations which undergo political upheaval invariably end up producing far less oil, permanently, no matter whether the political outcome i…
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The Visible Hand of The Market (Manipulation Division) Professional Edition
by Lee Adler • • 0 Comments
Yesterday’s thrust signals a short term cycle upturn and possible 13 week cycle turn where these cycles could be in gear to the upside for a couple of weeks. However, they face possible headwinds from a 6 month cycle still apparently in a sideways down phase. Whether that will be an impediment or not… Follow…
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CFTC Commissioner Raises Alarm Over Silver Market Manipulation
by a Wall Street Examiner •
So how are those Yankees doing? When is American Idol on again?
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http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2010/10/cftc-commissioner-raises-alarm-
over.html
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SHOCKED! Corruption at the Fed- Professional Edition
by Lee Adler • • 1 Comment
The Fed did a coupon purchase today and the maturities were very long—out to 30 years. The Fed got nervous when they saw the results of last week’s 30 year bond auction. Primary dealers are already loaded to the gills with long term Treasuries and they are taking heavy losses as a result. This morning’s…
