Category Archives: Commodities

Pirates Of The ‘Carry-On-Regardless’

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

With the cries of change the government getting louder, I caution and ask the question will we be any better off?

Make no mistake I want to have a change of government and I want to jail All
the corrupt Basta***

Responsible for the mess we are now in.

What exactly will the new government do about the political gangsters responsible for the mess we are now in?
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The Economist comments

Posted on March 21, 2010 by

  Mar 17th 2010, 15:50 by R.A. | WASHINGTON PAUL KRUGMAN continues to push back against my criticism of his get-tough approach to the Chinese dollar peg. New posts on the subject are here, and here. The first concerns the … Continue reading →

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Irish Banks Derivative trading losses

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

I believe that the banks Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Anglo Irish Bank are all hopelessly exposed to huge losses as a result of Derivative trading They should be asked to come clean and give categorical assurances on their … Continue reading →

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The Derivatives bubble

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

      Derivatives have grew into a massive bubble, some USD 1,144 Trillion by 2007. The new derivatives bubble was fuelled by five key economic and political trends: Sarbanes-Oxley increased corporate disclosures and government oversight Federal Reserve’s cheap money … Continue reading →

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Russian-Roulette

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

  Let’s consider a well publicized recent sale of Russian gold bullion to itself: I noticed this article to-day by Rob Kirby And it is a very worrying development indeed! Russia sells gold to itself December 14, 2009 3:47pm by … Continue reading →

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“Commodity Super Cycle”

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

  This is an excellent article by Gary Dorsch January 6, 2010 Taken from http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/dorsch/2010/0106.html “Anybody interested in the current position of the world’s economy should and must read this article” TC The colossal V-shaped recovery of the global stock … Continue reading →

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