Friday, September 23, 2011

Greeks strike over new austerity measures

From: AlJazeeraEnglish  | Sep 22, 2011  
 
Mass protests and strikes hits Athens as anger mounts over a new wave of severe austerity cuts by Greek government.

Webster Tarpley - The Future of Libyan Revolution

From: PressTVGlobalNews  | Sep 21, 2011

The wise learn more from their enemies than they do from their friends

In a disgusting show of manners the US, France and other nations who can't handle the Truth walk out during a speech by Iran's president to the UN General Assembly. Try your best to listen to the English translation of the speech, the most amount of Truth ever uttered by a politician in 1min 30secs in the history of the UN.

Silver on sale, rent a truck


With with gold and silver selling off last night there should be increased physical buying in the markets today. Many investors, particularly those after silver, have been waiting on the sidelines for a sharp drop from the US$40/oz levels. With silver currently trading around US$36/oz, approx 8% down from yesterday's New York closing, Asian buying will be strong today.

For those students of history who would like to know more about the history of the "Silver Standard" and why Chinese and Indian buyers with a long term historical view are rediscovering silver, after generations of derision, read the first part of Charles Savoie's master work on "Britain Against Silver" here

US stocks sharply lower

From: AssociatedPress  | Sep 22, 2011 
 
Stocks have closed sharply lower after investors sold stocks with abandon, convinced that the U.S. and the world are headed for a new recession. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 527 points.

Aussie dollar dives in black day for global sharemarkets

 Chart from xe.com

From The Sydney Morning Herald:


The Australian dollar is in freefall this morning, plunging to near two-year lows overnight as stockmarkets in the United States and Europe were battered by fears of a global recession.

At 5.30am (AEST) the Australian dollar had slipped to 97.29 US cents, more than two and a half cents down from yesterday's 5pm close of 100.18 US cents, and down 5 US cents since Wednesday. The last time the local unit languished in the 97 US cent range was early December, 2010.

The dive came as stockmarkets across the globe sank into a sea of losses amid predictions and warnings of a slowing world economy, unable to overcome worries over debt problems and poor performance in Europe and the United States.

Sharemarket gloom

Investors will watch the Australian share market anxiously when it opens today after another bloodbath on overseas markets overnight, with top economists and politicians warning the world's economy appears to be in for a rough ride.

Read more:

http://www.smh.com.au/business/dollar-dives-in-black-day-for-global-sharemarkets-20110923-1knsq.html#ixzz1YiTG2G2G

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Keiser Report: Troika Tanks & Junta Bots

by on Sep 22, 2011

This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert discuss Vince Cable's "economic equivalent of war." They also notice politicians talking tanks and scapegoats for Greece and Christine Lagarde, the "junta-bot", meeting with other unelected officials. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Reggie Middleton.

Fed to Shift to Longer-Term Treasury Holdings

SGT Report redux - America Falls

From: SGTbull07  | Sep 19, 2011


Michael Pento - US needs free markets

From: RTAmerica  | Sep 21, 2011 

According to the IMF there is little sunshine in the forecast when it comes to global growth in the year ahead. It also says if major changes are not made soon, the US and the Eurozone will plummet back into recession. There are tough times looming over the US and European economies, and Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies explains what it means.