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Month: December 2014

Gold and the Seasonal Bounce

While gold is choppy, nothing seems different from the general overview that it should rise into its normal seasonal turning point. From there, it appears that gold...

Cheney Covers-Up His Role in the Torture Scandal – Blames Bush Very Clever

When you listen to a politician, pay very close attention to his qualifying words. This is how they lie. Former Real President Dick Cheney in his own defense claims...

CIA & Torture – All Americans Are Now At Risk When Captured

Lost in all the defense of uncivilized and unethical behavior that should be criminally punished in the CIA Torture scandal, is the simple fact that human beings...

Banks Win Big Time – Another Bailout is in the Wind.

After months of hard-fought negotiations over agency dollars and policy provisions, the net result is a 1,600 page bill released last night.The deal was announced...

Dow Jones Update Dec 10, 2014

The Dow did not elect any bearish reversals. During a breakout, the market typically falls back to retest the channel from which it broke-out. Any sustainable pause...

It is Now a Felony to Tape the Police Abuse in Illinois

A new bill passed last week in Illinois would make it a felony to secretly tape any “private conversations,” with steeper punishments for those...

World Share Market Crash

The US market has been hit in sympathy because of the chaos outside. This should be expected. We have warned that China peaked in 2007 and is headed lower. The US...

Political Reform in Thailand – Is there Hope After all?

The demands for political reform in Thailand are interesting. They give some hope that real democracy can perhaps work. The National Reform Council panel on...

EU Approves Bank Bailouts

After a long debate in the EU, the ESM may now help ailing banks directly. The euro bailout fund could jump in but only viable large institutions if all other...

Here We Go Again – the Effective Repeal of Dodd-Frank As Xmas Gift to Bankers?

The high-flying banks are at it again. There has been lobbying going on to sneak a clause in the continuing resolution to fund the government over the holidays for...