Tag Archives: Futures

The Derivatives bubble

      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

  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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