Alex Wallenwein

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• Gold in Second Gear - Fed Out of Gas!

  Published 16 November 2007 | viewed 4,671 times

  As observed in August, gold has broken out of its first gear and ratcheted into second gear back in early 2006, not long before its…

• Will Gold Deflate

  Published 03 November 2007 | viewed 5,537 times

  Of course not. Ever tried deflating a balloon that hasn't been blown up yet? Kind of hard to do, isn't it? When we think and…

• The Tiger and the Tightrope: Part II The Remedy

  Published 18 October 2007 | viewed 5,145 times

  Last week's Euro vs Dollar Update summed up how we got where we are today in the world financial system and attempted a diagnosis of…

• The Tiger and the Tightrope

  Published 11 October 2007 | viewed 4,492 times

  After years of official denials and ridiculing so-called 'conspiracy theorists', Citigroup now openly admits to gold price manipulation among central banks. Adrian Ash at the…

• Ron Paul, Godzilla, The Fed - and Gold

  Published 08 September 2007 | viewed 11,075 times

  Ron Paul has been saying it all along, for decades, now - and it's finally happening. We are facing very serious domestic and international problems…

• The HUI's Lucky Seven (or Eight)

  Published 04 September 2007 | viewed 4,051 times

  7 Reasons Why the HUI Will Explode Upwards Soon Even more so than gold itself, the HUI has undergone a prolonged sideways period with extreme…

• The Dow's Cold Right Shoulder

  Published 20 July 2006 | viewed 5,141 times

  Showing someone the "cold shoulder" has been a common expression in the English language since 1816. US stock investors are soon going to find out…

• The UAE's Golden Head-fake

  Published 06 July 2006 | viewed 4,893 times

  On July 3, 2006, the United Arab Emirate's Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, governor of the Emirates' central bank, announced officially that the UAE "may buy…

• Just Speculating ...?

  Published 02 July 2006 | viewed 5,393 times

  CFR, white house, and US investment firms' deliberate support for Communist China are of course just speculation - but then again ... Recent developments within…

• Crashing the Dow

  Published 14 June 2006 | viewed 9,367 times

  The "Told'Ya So" Economy "TYS" is something you can say only so many times before it gets boring. Since about July of last year, public…

• Are You Ready to Rock?

  Published 01 April 2006 | viewed 7,796 times

  Gold just shot past its previous high of just below $575/oz. Silver hasn't even felt the recent slouch that has prevailed against gold for a…

• Reg Howe's BIS Gold Shocker - and what it means to You

  Published 27 March 2006 | viewed 12,541 times

  Reg Howe's most recent commentary about the BIS' admission that it was involved in the rigging of gold prices (and regards such as "good policy")…

• Why the Dollar's Uptick?

  Published 16 February 2006 | viewed 4,533 times

  Just a few weeks ago, the dollar nearly bombed. It hit a low of less than 88 points on the US Dollar Index on January…

• China's Dirty Loans (Part II)

  Published 27 January 2006 | viewed 5,903 times

  This is installment No. 2 to the original article titled "China's Dirty Trick." An "update", if you will. The original can be viewed from the…

• Why Are Gold-Hedgers 'Winning'?

  Published 30 December 2005 | viewed 5,683 times

  It makes no sense for the XAU, which is said to be composed mainly of gold miners who sell their production forward (for newcomers: so-called…

• Being 'Andy Smith'

  Published 26 December 2005 | viewed 5,675 times

  Being Andy Smith isn't that hard. It just requires lots of faith Being Andy Smith (yes, that former Mitsui guy), if anyone should actually aspire…

• The Priests of High Finance

  Published 19 December 2005 | viewed 5,217 times

  Understanding gold means understanding money - pure and simple. And that's not just because gold is money. It is the very concept of money that…

• Is It Spike-and-Bust - or Stairway to Heaven?

  Published 12 December 2005 | viewed 7,731 times

  Gold bugs always talk about "to da moon!" when they get excited. Everybody sits there, on their little stash of gold (or rather paper claims…

• Of Golden Dreams - and Royal Hangovers

  Published 09 December 2005 | viewed 4,647 times

  Gold has passed the $500 test, and so far it looks like it will graduate from currency school summa cum laude. But Monitor subscribers have…

• Phony Wealth = Phony Power

  Published 25 November 2005 | viewed 5,217 times

  ... and that makes the US a very vulnerable country. America 's formidable wealth is, deplorably, based on a lie - or at least it…