By John Rubino for Dollar Collapse

Europe’s leaders — that is to say German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the bureaucrats running the various eurozone agencies from Brussels — have looked into the abyss and don’t like what they see. Specifically, a default and departure by even a relatively insignificant country like Greece might start a contagion that cripples or destroys the whole eurozone.

So despite the posturing now going on about a Greek exit Read More »

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By Jack Kneafsey

King World News again had some very interesting comments on its site from an interview with acclaimed money manager, Caesar Bryan from Gabelli & Co., regarding his current thinking on gold itself and the mining shares.

He comments that “The fundamental story for gold has not changed, and if it has, it has changed for the better. There is simply too much debt, both here and in Europe.  In this environment Read More »

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EDITOR’S COMMENT: Chris Mayer provides us with an excellent perspective into what is really happening in some real estate markets, such as those that were severely depressed throughout the State of Florida, for example. As we’ve been mentioning for the past couple of months, it certainly appears as if the residential home market is bouncing along the bottom. In certain areas, as you’ve read, there are actually bidding wars breaking out because Read More »

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By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors

There was a strong reaction on Tuesday to the elevated debt crisis in Europe, with commodities and equities being indiscriminately sold. Gold fell 3 percent this week, losing its safe haven status as the dollar grew stronger and the 10-year government note headed lower.

The markets generally overreact to negative news, however, investors should keep in mind gold’s normal monthly historical volatility. Read More »

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By John Browne, Senior Economic Consultant to Euro Pacific Capital

One month ago it appeared that Germany held the whip hand in its titanic struggle against those seeking to cure all economic ills with the snake oil of currency debasement. Now, it appears that the ground beneath its feet is being swept away in a flood of popular unrest and political exploitation. The recent elections in Europe, which highlight both the strong grass Read More »

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By The Daily Bell

Crisis escalates as insurrection breaks German control of Europe … The political dam has broken in Europe. German Chancellor Angela Merkel no longer has enough allies in the club of EU prime ministers to impose her hairshirt agenda. Her methodical plans are disintegrating on every front. For Germany it is a moment of truth. Berlin has put off hard choices since the crisis began … – UK Telegraph

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By Jeffrey Tucker

When the Financial Times started its series on “Capitalism in Crisis,” I winced. Here we go yet again, an attempt to blame private enterprise for what are actually the failures of the state and paper money. And some writers — but not all — in the series have done exactly this, while obscuring the differences between free and unfree markets by referring only to the way “the system” has failed.

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Why gold might be setting up for a big move higher

By Michael J. Kosares

Counter-intuitive forces are at work in the gold market. Europe is moving toward dissolution – erratically to be sure but inevitably nevertheless. Intuition tells us that gold should be moving higher under the circumstances, after all, we are talking about the beginning phases of a major currency, and perhaps economic, collapse.

But it isn’t. It is headed south. To what Read More »

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EDITOR’S COMMENT: Here is another very well written and in-depth commentary that should answer, once and for all, some of the economic or financial questions that have been nagging you lately. Especially since, your own personal experiences and observations do not reflect what you are hearing from our government and from our media!

By Economic Noise

The contrast between what we see in our every day lives is not consistent with what government tells Read More »

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