Top 3 Central Banks Account For Up To 25% Of Developed World GDP!

- Top Three Central Banks Account For Up To 25% Of Developed World GDP (ZeroHedge, Jan. 5, 2012): For anyone who still hasn’t grasped the magnitude of the central planning intervention over the past four years, the following two charts should explain it all rather effectively. As the bottom chart shows, currently the central banks [...] continue reading world news

EURUSD Dips Below 1.28 As All Hell Breaks Loose In Italian Financials

?- EURUSD Dips Below 1.28 As All Hell Breaks Loose In Italian Financials (ZeroHedge, Jan. 5, 2012): Much to the chagrin of the US Department of Mass Disinformation, the market has completely ignored the ridiculous ADP data, and has focused squarely on what is happening in Milan where the serial halting of bank trading has [...] continue reading world news

Crude Surges On News Europe Agrees To Ban Iran Oil Imports

See also: - President Obama Signs ‘Toughest Yet’ (= Warlike) Iran Sanctions (Which Are Part Of The NDAA) Into Law: Effectively, the measures will force companies and financial institutions throughout the world to choose between the United States and Iran as their business partner. We are already at war with Iran! In other news: - [...] continue reading world news

TrimTabs President & CEO Charles Biderman: The Best Investment Ideas for 2012: Long Gold, Short EUR And Stop Praying For A Miracle

- Biderman On 2012: Long Gold, Short EUR And Stop Praying For A Miracle (ZeroHedge,Dec. 31, 2011): Wearing a shirt that only a mother could love, Charles Biderman of TrimTabs offers his insightful perspective on the year ahead. Against the backdrop of a fog-bound Sausalito, Biderman sees only one path over the medium-term for Gold [...] continue reading world news

President Obama Signs ‘Toughest Yet’ (= Warlike) Iran Sanctions (Which Are Part Of The NDAA) Into Law

And so it begins. Got gold and silver? - Obama signs ‘toughest yet’ Iran sanctions (Deutsche Welle, Jan. 1, 2012): Mounting tensions between the United States and Iran are likely to flare even further after US President Barack Obama has signed new sanctions against Iran’s financial and oil sectors. US President Barack Obama has signed [...] continue reading world news

US: As ’11 Just Ended Here Are 11 Charts Of 11 Disturbing 11 Year Trends

- As ’11 Ends, 11 Charts Of 11 Disturbing 11 Year Trends (ZeroHedge, Dec. 30, 2011): As we pop the corks of our proverbial champagne this weekend with an eye to a better year ahead, perhaps it is worth thinking about these 11 incredible trends that have evolved in a rather disturbing manner over the [...] continue reading world news

SOPA: Google, Amazon, And Facebook Consider Unprecedented Internet Black Out

For your (dis-)information. Anti-SOPA pop-up banners online protest a law that many argue will dramatically alter the Internet. – Will Google, Amazon, and Facebook Black Out the Net? (FOX News, Dec. 30, 2011): In the growing battle for the future of the Web, some of the biggest sites online — Google, Facebook, and other tech [...] continue reading world news