Bud Conrad

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• Why Healthcare Is Killing America

  Published 12 June 2009 | viewed 2,496 times

  Healthcare is the biggest segment of our economy. In the debate over who should pay for what or, increasingly, for whom, most people don't stop…

• Bad, Worse, or Worst?

  Published 21 April 2009 | viewed 3,860 times

  An assessment how serious the current crisis is likely to get It's time to call the global crisis what it is: the worst financial collapse…

• Uncharted Waters

  Published 30 January 2009 | viewed 4,643 times

  These are uncharted waters, indeed. The shenanigans being foisted upon us by Washington are unprecedented at least since World War II, and probably ever. There…

• Battle of the Flations

  Published 18 December 2008 | viewed 3,821 times

  One of the most hotly debated topics among financial talking heads these days is, "Deflation or inflation, what is it going to be?" There is…

• What's Up, Doc?

  Published 10 November 2008 | viewed 1,793 times

  Under Bernanke's direction, the Federal Reserve has completely rewritten its mission. Many articles in the International Speculator and The Casey Report have reported the strange…

• The World as We See It

  Published 04 September 2008 | viewed 3,895 times

  4 reasons why this may be the worst crisis since the 1930s - and 4 projections for what's going to happen The Casey Report Webinar…

• Where Is the Economy Going in the Next Six Months?

  Published 25 July 2008 | viewed 3,387 times

  As investors, the question we have to focus most of our attention on just now is what impact the credit crisis, the bursting housing bubble…

• Rising Global Interest Rates Point to Good Times for Gold

  Published 20 July 2006 | viewed 4,480 times

  Interest rates around the globe are going up because inflation and default risk are going up. Lenders want to be compensated for the chance they…

• Interest Rates are Headed Higher in the Long Term

  Published 21 July 2005 | viewed 8,904 times

  Interest rates are low because of newly created money Interest rates have surprised most economists in the last year, as it was expected that long…

• The US Trade Deficit is Unsustainable

  Published 01 June 2005 | viewed 10,498 times

  Introduction The US has been borrowing from willing foreigners to maintain its lifestyle, even as we have become uncompetitive in world manufacturing markets. This article…

• Japan and China Stop Buying US Debt. Is Caribbean Take-Over Safe?

  Published 20 May 2005 | viewed 13,040 times

  I have been analyzing interest rates because they can affect all the rest of our investments. The lynchpin to the projection of US rates is…

• Trade Deficits, Budget Deficits, and the Dollar affect Oil and Gold

  Published 09 April 2005 | viewed 8,216 times

  As I step back to see the big picture of where the major economic forces are likely to drive our investments, I look to the…

• Rates Rise as Credit Markets Receive Smaller Treasury Purchases

  Published 15 March 2005 | viewed 5,752 times

  The Foreign Connection Carousel This week I take a bigger view of how the credit markets work, to put into context the specific measure of…

• Is Gold a Better Investment than Oil?

  Published 07 March 2005 | viewed 8,868 times

  We've heard a lot about oil prices flirting with new highs of $55/barrel, and seen prices correspondingly rise at the gas pump. We hear that…

• Foreign Central Banks Bought $20B of Treasuries Last Week

  Published 25 February 2005 | viewed 5,412 times

  As new data on foreign investment pours in each week, I look to see whether the bail-out of our deficit continues. This week foreign purchases…