Bill Fleckenstein on the Gold & Silver Markets

Bill Fleckenstein, President of Fleckenstein Capital, discusses the Gold and Silver markets with Eric King of King World News......listen here

Egon von Greyerz and James Turk discuss how gold can preserve your wealth

by GoldMoneyNews on May 28, 2011

Egon and James Turk discuss why gold is the best way to preserve wealth for the long term and how we are living through very interesting times for the gold market. Central banks are debasing all major currencies and this will lead to much higher gold prices.

Egyptian Banker Arrested in NYC Hotel Attack

Am I overly suspicious because I don't believe in coincidences? Does a coincidence get bigger than this story?

Russia’s Central bank unexpectedly lifts deposit interest rate

By Associated Press, Published: May 30

MOSCOW — Russia on Monday unexpectedly raised its deposit interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5 percent in a bid to curb inflation.

Russia’s Central Bank said in a statement that the new deposit rate would take effect Tuesday, while other rates including the benchmark refinancing rate would remain unchanged.

The bank said the decision was taken to address inflation fears “and risks for sustainable growth.”

The move was a surprise after Central Bank chief Sergei Ignatyev said last week it was “in no hurry” to raise rates.

Although inflation slowed somewhat in May, it is still at 9.7 percent, far above the government’s target of 7 percent.....read on

Keiser Report: Neo-Feudal Gulag Casino State

By RussiaToday on May 31, 2011

This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the oil traders puking on markets and the gold confiscators eyeing Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy. In the second half of the show, Max talks to former chief forex trader for VISA, Jon Matonis of TheMonetaryFuture.blogspot.com, about Bitcoin, the new peer-to-peer crypto-currency.