Daniel Amerman

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• US Employment May Be Hammered By Euro Plunge

  Published 24 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Overview Still deep in recession / depression, it is possible and perhaps even likely that the US economy will be dealt a sledgehammer blow over…

• Eurozone Rescue: Nuking Savers To Bailout Bankers

  Published 14 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Overview To "save" the euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) chose what some economists were calling the "nuclear option". That sounds dramatic, but for non-economists:…

• Global Deflation, Global Inflation and Australia's Gold Tax Grab

  Published 06 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Overview The week of May 3rd to 6th has rocked the financial world. Stock markets fell around the globe with an almost 2% one-day drop…

• The Fed's Hollowing Out Of US Banks

  Published 29 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Overview Have the Federal Reserve's unprecedented market and banking interventions fundamentally weakened America's banks? In this article, we will illustrate how the Federal Reserve has…

• German Windfall Profits From Exiting The Euro

  Published 19 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Overview Germany is a nation that fears inflation for good historical reason, and among the nations of the world, Germany places a particularly high priority…

• Futile Attempts To Reflate The Housing Bubble and The Deadly Cost

  Published 25 March 2010 | viewed 1,549 times

  Overview When a financial bubble bursts - can it be reflated? And what are the risks for all of us the reflation attempt fails? In…

• Containing Inflation Via Unlimited Money Creation: The Feds Strategy

  Published 04 February 2010 | viewed 3,777 times

  Overview The Federal Reserve was well aware of the severe inflationary dangers when it directly created almost a trillion dollars as part of its separate…

• Creating A Trillion From Thin Air

  Published 29 January 2010 | viewed 3,388 times

  Overview The Federal Reserve reported a $45 billion profit for 2009, making it the most profitable financial institution in the nation. Many news outlets put…

• Surviving The Cure For Asset Deflation

  Published 03 December 2009 | viewed 4,265 times

  Overview The US and other governments around the world have a major problem: powerful asset deflation has taken hold, and governments lack the power to…

• An 80% Sham Market, Zombie Armies and Cheating Investors

  Published 06 November 2009 | viewed 3,716 times

  Overview About 80% of net issuance of total US Treasury and Agency debt has become an artificial market, lacking real investors, and relying on the…

• Inflation Supply Shock Inferno (Crisis & Globalization II)

  Published 29 October 2009 | viewed 3,561 times

  Overview The gasoline for rampant inflation already permeates the US economy - and all it will take is one bad day for a series of…

• A 28% Plunge In Our Standard Of Living

  Published 22 October 2009 | viewed 4,920 times

  Crisis & Globalization I For the average person, what is the immediate danger from the financial crisis? Not just the financial crisis itself, but the…

• Can Theory and Jargon Destroy Your Net Worth?

  Published 08 October 2009 | viewed 4,216 times

  Inflation/ Deflation Debate with reply to Shedlock Overview Could how you define inflation have a major affect on your financial security in these times of…

• Bailout Lies Threaten Your Savings

  Published 17 September 2009 | viewed 3,842 times

  Overview There is a headline that has been all over the media ever since September 2008: "Bank Bailout Will Soak Taxpayers." As obviously true as…

• The Mythical Retirement Magic Money Machine

  Published 10 September 2009 | viewed 3,586 times

  Overview Is it just bad luck that your retirement investments are currently worth much less than what you had been told to expect? Something nobody…

• Puncturing Deflation Myths, Part 1

  Published 12 February 2009 | viewed 7,999 times

  Inflation During The Great Depression Overview As the financial crisis continues to deepen, many people are deeply concerned that collapsing credit availability will lead to…

• AIG's Dangerous Collapse and A Credit Derivatives Risk Primer

  Published 17 September 2008 | viewed 7,844 times

  Overview While it may look superficially similar to the recent implosions of such investment giants as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman, the takeover and…

• The Hidden Bailout Of $1.4 Trillion In Fannie / Freddie Credit-Default Swaps

  Published 10 September 2008 | viewed 8,475 times

  Overview Something extraordinary happened on Monday, September the 8th, 2008. The government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac triggered the pending settlement of $1.4…

• Real US Housing Losses Are $6 Trillion

  Published 05 September 2008 | viewed 5,780 times

  Overview Actual losses in the US real estate market are much higher than what you have been reading in the newspapers recently. Using a combination…

• 2008 US Election and Quadrupling The Inflation Tax

  Published 14 August 2008 | viewed 3,150 times

  Overview US presidential candidate Barack Obama has proposed increasing the capital gains tax from 15% to 25%. Unfortunately, the biggest component of investment taxes during…