Why You Should be Freaked Out About the Stock Market I doubt you will see this chart in the mainstream media any time soon… if EVER. This is a chart of the US monetary base. In simple terms, it charts how much money the Fed has pumped into the system (at least that it admits). …
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SBS Dateline’s Documentary On China’s “64 Million Empty Apartments” Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/25/2011 07:43 -0400 While Zero Hedge readers have long known about the eerie phenomenon known as China’s ghost cities (and ghost malls), Australia’s SBS’ Dateline has done a terrific documentary on the topic of “64 million empty apartments in China.” As …
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ZeroHedge.com by Tyler Durden on 03/24/2011 21:24 -0400 Something very notable happened today receiving exactly zero recognition by the mainstream press: the process of winding down the Supplementary Financing Program ended, with either zero (assuming the entire $25 billion in 56 Day CMB matured without rolling) or $5 billion (as per the Treasury’s disclosure), remaining …
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The U.S. dollar and yen are under pressure again today while gold and silver have taken breathers after yesterday’s gains (see table). Rather than gold and silver rising in price, we are seeing the continual devaluation of the U.S. dollar, the yen and all fiat currencies and thus their prices falling against the precious metals. …
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Guest Post: Oil Juggernaut Unleashed Submitted by Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com The prevalence of crude is undeniable. You might dabble in green-think cultism or you might drive an obnoxious monolith of a Hummer (what I like to call an “overcompensation-mobile”), but neither philosophy of consumption dares to contradict that this world runs on oil. Petroleum is …
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