Alex Wallenwein

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• G-7: What They Were Really Saying

  Published 12 February 2004 | viewed 3,550 times

  Now that the G-7 meeting is finally over, and the markets proved what everybody (mostly) was expecting - namely, that it would make no difference…

• Oil for Gold!

  Published 27 January 2004 | viewed 4,868 times

  On January 18, 2004, Reuters reported that former Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahatir Mohamed, advised Saudi Arabia to demand gold for its oil. For a couple…

• Who Rules the World, Really?

  Published 20 January 2004 | viewed 3,982 times

  It used to be that Greenspan's "fedspeak" moved the world's currency and investment markets. No longer. The baton has passed, and it has passed to…

• Gold-Bull ... or Bear Crap?

  Published 12 January 2004 | viewed 4,544 times

  Is there really a gold bull market??? That is a question that has been discussed quite a bit recently. The issue is: the incredible gold-bull…

• Doomerang!

  Published 05 January 2004 | viewed 4,966 times

  Of course you know what a boomerang is: it's one of those neat Australian Aborigine contraptions that, when hurled in just the right way, will…

• The Dropping Knife

  Published 27 December 2003 | viewed 4,089 times

  One thing is beyond dispute: The US economy seems to be booming - while the dollar keeps falling. The obvious question is: how long can…

• Euro - Toast?

  Published 12 December 2003 | viewed 3,559 times

  Is the euro now "toast" as well? Whatever happened to the European "Growth and Stability Pact" during the last two weeks of November week may…

• Dear Mr. President, Chairman Greenspan

  Published 27 November 2003 | viewed 4,178 times

  The following letter under the same heading is intended as a petition. The goal is to get as many financial analysts, precious metals commentators, free-market…

• Euro vs Dollar "Q & A"

  Published 19 November 2003 | viewed 6,957 times

  - Why is the euro supposed to be so "superior" to other currencies? - How can the Euro, still being a mere fiat currency, survive…

• Is a New Gold Standard the Answer?

  Published 12 November 2003 | viewed 5,331 times

  Ordinarily, euro vs dollar' thinking holds that the days of the gold standard are over - for good. This is so because the 'euro model'…

• The Anti-Gold Camps Last 'Big Guns'

  Published 30 October 2003 | viewed 4,471 times

  As laid out in previous essays, the anti-gold forces are on their last float of ice, ice that is quickly melting away before the new…

• Changing Course

  Published 25 October 2003 | viewed 4,020 times

  Changing course is often hard - even when it is clearly for the better. And that is true especially when trying to change the course…

• Saving Gold to Save America?

  Published 15 October 2003 | viewed 3,622 times

  If your government is derelict in its duties, you're the one who is stuck with the job. Fortunately in this case, this is in fact…

• What Is Value?

  Published 08 October 2003 | viewed 5,465 times

  Does the mountain subside under the hikers climbing feet? Does it rise, when the hiker descends it? When thinking about gold and its value relative…

• Is the Dollar 'Toast'?

  Published 25 September 2003 | viewed 4,462 times

  Yes. The only remaining question is: how dark would you like it? The Europeans would like it to be a light, golden crisp. The more…

• More Rope to Hang the Dollar?

  Published 19 August 2003 | viewed 3,453 times

  First of all, lets get one thing out of the way: For many Americans, the dollar has become a national symbol for US economic power,…