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Roosevelt and Gold Confiscation

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

The year was 1933. Herbert Hoover was still President. Franklin Delano Roosevelt waited in the wings to be sworn in as the new President of the united States...

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Economic Lessons from Alexander Pope

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Luckily, I had been transferring lots of money from the operating account at the bank into cash in the office safe in case of some kind of emergency. And sure…

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Merk Economic Calendar: Week Ahead In US Financial Markets (June 9-13 2008)

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke will headline a major week of Fed talk when he speaks at conference on inflation on Monday evening. The market will be closely observing his keynote…

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Endeavour Silver, An Undiscovered Silver Mine by Wall St.?

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Endeavour Silver (EXK) is a Canadian junior silver mining company with its headquarters in Vancouver. However, almost all its manpower, assets and resources are in Mexico. Their main focus is…

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Oil in a Bubble?

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

We keep hearing that oil is in a bubble. Google "oil in a bubble" and watch scores of articles pop up. There are recent articles on CNN Money, the Guardian…

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Bernanke Receives Standing-Eight Count

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

It is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone that in the world of central bankers there is only one credibility champ. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned about the price pressures…

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Blind Faith and Liberty

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Fast forward to the second Great Crash of the 21st century, and protecting the market from itself is already looking costly in terms of today's money. Defending the derivatives market…

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The Fed's Strong Dollar Policy

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Ever since Robert Rubin began the tradition in the mid-1990s, it has been a significant element of the Treasury Secretary's job description to continuously state that a strong dollar is…

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Merk Market Outlook: Inflation One-Year Ahead - A Look at the Inflation and the Consumer Price Index

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

The recent rise in inflation has not yet been properly captured by the variety of inflation indexes used by the market to assess the pricing environment. The publication of the…

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Gaming Oil Corrections

Jun 06, 2008 at 00:00

Without a doubt, crude oil is the most important commodity on our planet. Hypothetically if it vanished overnight, our entire modern world would collapse. No goods could move without the…