Mike Shedlock

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• The Bailout Failed: Whats Next?

  Published 29 September 2008 | viewed 5,457 times

  We won the battle. Please remember this is a war. Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Treasury Secretary Paulson, Obama, and McCain all still want to pass…

• Final Push To Kill The Bailout Monstrosity

  Published 29 September 2008 | viewed 6,006 times

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank are the biggest cheerleaders for a Republican administration sponsored $700 billion giveaway. Both have…

• Nouriel Roubini: Paulson Plan is a Disgrace

  Published 26 September 2008 | viewed 9,578 times

  Inquiring minds are interested in Nouriel Roubini's thoughts on the Paulson Plan. Please consider the RGE Conference Call on the Economic and Financial Outlook..and why…

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Sells Out

  Published 25 September 2008 | viewed 6,426 times

  MarketWatch is reporting House Speaker Pelosi reassures market on rescue plan. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that financial markets can rest assured…

• Ron Paul Says "Call Them!"

  Published 24 September 2008 | viewed 6,154 times

  In a Letter from Ron: Time is running out Ron Paul is urging everyone to "Call Them!". With a Rasmussen poll finding support for the…

• Treasury Auction Scam and How To Stop It

  Published 23 September 2008 | viewed 4,782 times

  As more and more details of the Paulson proposal become clear, the smellier the package is. Today Bernanke admitted the Treasury has no intention of…

• Senate Majority Leader Reid: "No Blank Check" for Wall Street Bailout

  Published 23 September 2008 | viewed 3,974 times

  The ReviewJournal is reporting Reid says "no blank check" for Wall Street bailout. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that Democrats in Congress will…

• Phone And Fax Numbers For All US Senators; More On What To Do

  Published 22 September 2008 | viewed 7,857 times

  Here is a list of phone, fax, and email address for all US senators: United States Senate 110th Congress Phone, Fax, Email Addresses Here is…

• Lies From Paulson Keep Stacking Up: What You Can Do About It

  Published 21 September 2008 | viewed 7,240 times

  Somehow Paulson has gone from "Our banking system is a safe and a sound one" (See You Know The Banking System Is Unsound When....) to…

• Bush Administration Seeks "Dictatorial Power"

  Published 21 September 2008 | viewed 5,993 times

  Bloomberg is reporting Treasury Seeks Authority to Buy Mortgages Unchecked by Courts. The Bush administration sought unchecked power from Congress to buy $700 billion in…

• Congressional Leaders Stunned That Bernanke Finally Admits The Truth

  Published 19 September 2008 | viewed 7,539 times

  The New York Times is reporting Congressional Leaders Stunned by Warnings It was a room full of pople who rarely hold their tongues. But as…

• Stock Market Cheers Fiscal Insanity

  Published 18 September 2008 | viewed 7,746 times

  The biggest stock market rallies occur in bear markets. Today we witnessed one of the biggest bear market rallies in history on Plans To Shore…

• Global Financial Seizures Continue, Gold Soars

  Published 17 September 2008 | viewed 5,060 times

  Gold bulls have something to smile about today as it is soaring by more than $50 in the wake of renewed financial seizures. The markets…

• Telling Action In Euro, Dollar As ECB Holds Rates

  Published 05 September 2008 | viewed 4,360 times

  Today Trichet went to a 'neutral bias' as noted in ECB holds key rate steady at 4.25% The European Central Bank left its key lending…

• Commodity Hedge Fund Ospraie Shuts Down After Losses

  Published 03 September 2008 | viewed 5,159 times

  The Guardian is reporting Ospraie fund to close after August hit. Hedge fund manager Ospraie Management LLC will close its flagship fund after it plunged…

• Conspiracy Theory Psychology

  Published 28 August 2008 | viewed 1,843 times

  In recent posts I have taken a look at various conspiracy theories on the rise of the dollar, the shortage of silver, and the manipulation…

• Revisiting the M3 Contraction

  Published 21 August 2008 | viewed 2,963 times

  Many have been writing asking how the chart and commentary in M3 Contraction - The Future Is Now can possibly be correct. Here is the…

• EBay Cuts Fixed-Price Fees By 70%

  Published 20 August 2008 | viewed 2,832 times

  Competition for customers between eBay (EBAY) and Amazon (AMZN) is heating up. In an attempt to win market share EBay Cuts Fixed-Price Fees More Than…

• M3 Contraction - The Future Is Now

  Published 19 August 2008 | viewed 4,373 times

  The Telegraph is reporting Sharp US money supply contraction points to Wall Street crunch ahead. The US money supply has experienced the sharpest contraction in…

• Australia Reserve Bank "Shocked" by the Severity of the Slowdown

  Published 12 August 2008 | viewed 3,353 times

  The Age is reporting Australia's Reserve Bank says it's worried. Australia's Reserve Bank has expressed deep concern about Australia's economic outlook, presenting forecasts that suggest…