Monthly Archives: April 2012

The financial crisis of 2008 should have been a moment in people’s lives that caused reflection, that caused them to change bad habits, that, frankly, caused them to wake up. How many people did this, I don’t honestly know. Judging … Continue reading →

The Silver Parabola (on Youtube) Thanks to SilverandGoldNow for attaching my work to their video. Interesting discussion with Simon Hobbs of CNBC at the end. The main point he misses is that whether or not more and more debt WAS … Continue reading →

This morning we have been treated to another episode of “The Evil Oil Speculator Chronicles,” courtesy of the President. (In case you missed it, he is proposing something like 25 million dollars to beef up regulation in the futures markets.) … Continue reading →

I missed this story, which was posted over the weekend at jsmineset.com. If it is too technical for you, I can sum it up pretty easily: floor traders walking off the floor is one more hit to investor/speculator confidence. I … Continue reading →

A few days ago, CNBC aired an interview with famed JP Morgan commodities trader, Blythe Masters. In it, she repeated the standard assertions made by JP Morgan and other large banks that the silver market is not manipulated. I thought … Continue reading →

From Bloomberg this morning, regarding the issue of the “shadow inventory” just waiting to further drag down home prices: “As many as 1.25 million of America’s least cared for homes are headed for auction after a year-long probe into foreclosure … Continue reading →